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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Subst Abus. 2013;34(3):283–291. doi: 10.1080/08897077.2013.772934

Table 1.

Proportions of sexual and reproductive service utilization, according to use of substances, among young women in the United States

All Young Women (N=4,421) Sexually-Experienced Women (N=2,782)
SRH Service Use No Use SRH Service Use No Use
Use of Substance in Last 12 Months n=2,587 % n=1,834 % P-value n=2,206 % n=576 % P-value
Tobacco (smoked cigarettes) <0.001 0.60
    None (n=3,383, 77%) 51 49 79 21
    Less than daily (n=629, 14%) 73 27 81 19
    Daily (n=403, 9%) 75 25 78 22
Alcohol (drinks) <0.001 0.002
    None (n=1,154, 26%) 31 69 69 31
    Once or twice (n=941, 21%) 54 46 78 22
    Several times (n=762, 17%) 62 38 78 22
    Monthly (n=690, 16%) 71 29 81 19
    Weekly (n=770, 17%) 78 22 83 17
    Daily (n=94, 2%) 79 21 86 14
Binge Drinking (≥5 drinks/few hrs)* <0.001 0.33
    None (n=1,206, 27%) 59 41 80 20
    Once or twice (n=809, 18%) 64 36 78 22
    Several times (n=435, 10%) 67 32 80 20
    Monthly (n=468, 11%) 77 23 86 15
    Weekly (n=319, 7%) 74 26 82 18
    Daily (n=20, 1%) 83 17 87 13
Marijuana <0.001 0.07
    None (n=3,168, 72%) 50 50 77 23
    Once or twice (n=494, 11%) 70 30 80 20
    Several times (n=282, 6%) 71 29 80 20
    Monthly (n=137, 3%) 78 22 88 12
    Weekly (n=127, 3%) 78 22 90 10
    Daily (n=181, 4%) 72 28 82 19
Other Illicit Drugsa <0.001 0.99
    None (n=4,223, 96%) 55 45 79 21
    Any use (n=187, 4%) 76 24 79 21

SRH = sexual and reproductive health. Results are weighted proportions (%) using SRH services by substance use frequency for all young women and for sexually-experienced women. P-values (p) from unadjusted chi-square tests.

*

Assessed only among those participants who reported alcohol use in the previous 12 months. Hrs = hours.

a

Other illicit drugs may include crack, cocaine, and nonprescription injectables.