Table 2.
Associations of Cocaine and Methamphetamine Use with Socio-Demographic, Health and Behavioral Characteristics
| Characteristics | % Ever Use Cocaine |
P-Valuea | % Ever Use Methamphetamine |
P-Valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender: | .663 | .262 | ||
| Male | 60.0 | 56.5 | ||
| Female | 56.1 | 46.3 | ||
| Age: | .022 | .001 | ||
| 15–19 | 43.9 | 26.8 | ||
| 20–25 | 64.4 | 63.5 | ||
| Race/Ethnicity: | .181 | .809 | ||
| African-American | 38.1 | 47.6 | ||
| White | 65.1 | 58.1 | ||
| Hispanic | 57.9 | 47.4 | ||
| Mixed | 64.7 | 47.1 | ||
| Other | 46.2 | 53.9 | ||
| Education: | .041 | .725 | ||
| High School/GED | 65.6 | 52.7 | ||
| < 12 years | 49.2 | 55.6 | ||
| Working Full-Time or Part-Time: | .283 | .284 | ||
| Yes | 70 | 12.8 | 65.0 | |
| No | 57.4 | 87.2 | 52.2 | |
| Person of Faith | .533 | .035 | ||
| Yes | 56.5 | 45.9 | ||
| No | 61.4 | 62.9 | ||
| Foster Care History: | .458 | .001 | ||
| Yes | 63.6 | 75.0 | ||
| No | 57.1 | 45.5 | ||
| Primary Support: | ||||
| Drug/Alc Users | 71.7 | .011 | 60.0 | .434 |
| Non-Users | 66.7 | 57.1 | ||
| Both Equally | 50.0 | 50.0 | ||
| No Support | 27.3 | 36.4 | ||
| Juvenile Hall/Jail/Prison: | .018 | .001 | ||
| Yes | 65.1 | 67.0 | ||
| No | 44.9 | 24.5 | ||
| Depressedb: | .389 | .553 | ||
| Yes | 62.2 | 56.1 | ||
| No | 55.4 | 51.4 | ||
| ≥ 10 Lifetime Partners | .001 | . | .003 | |
| Yes | 72.3 | 65.1 | ||
| No | 43.8 | 41.1 | ||
| Ever Traded Sex for Money | .030 | .001 | ||
| Yes | 81.0 | 90.5 | ||
| No | 56.0 | 48.5 | ||
| Injection Drug Use: | .001 | .001 | ||
| Yes | 86.1 | 83.7 | ||
| No | 48.7 | 42.5 | ||
| Recentc Alcohol Use: | .005 | .070 | ||
| Yes | 63.2 | 56.6 | ||
| No | 30.0 | 35.0 |
Chi-square test
CES-D ≥ 16
Past 6 months