Table 1.
Baseline (N = 1040) | ||
Male (n = 503) | Female (n = 537) | |
M (SD)/Frequency | M (SD)/Frequency | |
Age | 14.8 (0.93)a | 14.8 (0.89)a |
Parental education1 | 3.29 (1.34)a | 3.13 (1.34)a |
Acculturation2 | 16.0 (3.15)a | 15.5 (3.30)b |
Social self-control3 | 29.3 (5.45)a | 28.0 (5.65)b |
Peer substance use4 | 4.74 (5.55)a | 5.49 (5.60)b |
% Cigarette users | 10%a | 8%a |
% Alcohol users | 29%a | 36%b |
% Marijuana users | 15%a | 15%a |
% Hard drug users | 4%a | 5%a |
Follow-up (N = 846) | ||
Male (n = 396) | Female (n = 450) | |
Frequency | Frequency | |
% Cigarette users | 15%a | 11%a |
% Alcohol users | 38%a | 37%a |
% Marijuana users | 18%a | 13%b |
% Hard drug users | 7%a | 6%a |
Note. Same-letter subscript across row denotes absence of statistically significant gender difference (p < .05) for the corresponding variable. Different-letter subscript across row denotes statistically significant gender difference (p < .05). Substance use frequency corresponds to any use in past 30-day.
Coded as 1 = not completed elementary school, 2 = not completed high school, 3 = completed high school, 4 = some college or job training, 5 = completed college, 6 = completed graduate school;
Higher score indicates greater English language use;
Higher score indicates higher social self-control;
Higher score indicates greater number of peers using cigarettes, alcohol, marijuana, and hard drugs.