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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 31.
Published in final edited form as: Subst Use Misuse. 2014 Dec 10;50(3):328–339. doi: 10.3109/10826084.2014.980953

Table 1.

Descriptive Sample Demographics by Age and Gender

Variable Age (14–18)
N=161, 26.9%
Age (19–24)
N=438, 73.1%

Male
(97, 60.3%)
Female
(64, 39.7%)
Male
(255, 58.2%)
Female
(183, 41.8%)
Race
    African American 57 (58.8%) 40(62.5%) 146(57.3%) 106 (57.9%)
    Caucasian 28(28.9%) 17(26.6%) 90 (35.3%) 59(32.2%)
    Other 12(12.4%) 7(10.9%) 19(7.5%) 18(9.8%)
Received Public Assistance*** 65(67.1%) 46(71.9%) 167(65.5%) 159(86.9%) ***
Drop out of School 23(23.7%) 16(25.0%) 86(33.7%) 55 (30.1%)
% Treated for Violent Injury in ED 57(58.8%) 37(57.8%) 149(58.4%) 106(57.9%)
% of Sample Using Substances 30 Days Prior to ED
Visit Based on TLFB
    Alcohol 4.5% 6.5%** 13.2% 12.6%
    Marijuana 46.7% 41.2%*** 59.1% 48.1%***
    Cocaine *** 0.1% 0.1% 0.3% 1.8%***
    Non-medical use of prescription drug 2.6% 0.3%*** 3.7% 1.9%***
    Non-medical use of prescription
sedative***
2.3% 0.2%*** 1.4% 0.6%***
    Non-medical use of prescription opiate*** 0.3% 0.1% 2.3% 1.4%***

Note.

*

p<.05

**

p<.01

***

p<.0001.

Indicates significant differences between males and females within age group.