TABLE 1.
Descriptive Statistics of Latina/os (unweighted). Drug Use and HIV Risk Among Youth (Duhray), 1997–2000. (N=401)
| LATINOS (n=236) |
LATINAS (n=165) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Discrimination (%) | 60.2 | 41.2 | |
| DEMOGRAPHICS | |||
| Latina/o Ethnicity (%) | |||
| Puerto Rican | 67.4 | 65.5 | |
| Dominican | 14.8 | 20.0 | |
| Central/South American | 1.3 | 1.8 | |
| Mexican | 1.7 | 0.6 | |
| Columbian | 0.4 | 0.0 | |
| Cuban | 9.3 | 6.7 | |
| Other | 5.1 | 5.5 | |
| Age, mean (SE) range | 20.8 (2.3) | 20.9 (2.2) | 18–25 |
| Education (%) | |||
| Less than high school | 10.6 | 6.7 | |
| Ninth | 15.3 | 18.2 | |
| Tenth | 21.2 | 17.0 | |
| Eleventh | 25.4 | 25.5 | |
| Twelfth | 27.5 | 32.7 | |
| Currently in school (%) | 26.7 | 33.3 | |
| Currently employed (%) | 39.0 | 26.7 | |
| IMMIGRANT CHARACTERISTICS | |||
| Birthplace (%) | |||
| United States | 67.8 | 66.1 | |
| Puerto Rico | 14.8 | 13.9 | |
| Dominican Republic | 7.6 | 14.6 | |
| Mexico | 1.3 | 1.2 | |
| Ecuador | 5.1 | 0.6 | |
| Other | 3.4 | 3.6 | |
| Length of stay1, mean (SE) range | 11.4 (6.5) | 11.8 (7.2) | 0.5–24 |
| SOCIAL INFLUENCES | |||
| Reported family support (%) | 73.7 | 83.0 | |
| Arrested (%) | 65.7 | 22.4 | |
| Perceived physical characteristics: | |||
| Dark skin and Curly hair (%) | 41.5 | 27.3 | |
| SUBSTANCE USE | |||
| Use of substances in past year (%) | |||
| No use | 8.9 | 26.7 | |
| Alcohol and/or Marijuana use | 35.6 | 52.7 | |
| Hard drug use | 55.5 | 20.6 |
Notes:
US Born refers to those born in the Continental US. Length of stay indicates duration in the US for those not born in the Continental US.
Hard drug use refers to cocaine, heroin, crack, and injected drug use.
1
Latinos n=76; Latinas n=56.