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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 3.

Unadjusted Bivariate Relations between Peer Violence (Aggression and Victimization) and Substance Use.

No
Violence
Peer
Victimization
(Moderate)
Peer
Victimization
(Severe)
Chi-square No
Violence
Peer
Aggression
(Moderate)
Peer
Aggression
(Severe)
Chi-square
Gender (Male) 59.2% 56.3% 71.5% 19.57*** 58.9% 62.2% 62.9% 1.43
Race (AA) 64.8% 59.4% 64.6% 0.41 64.7% 62.2% 58.8% 3.07
Age 20.0 (2.4) 19.6 (2.1) 19.6 (2.4) 5.59* 20.0 (2.4) 19.6 (2.1) 19.5 (2.6) 6.93***
Any Alcohol 10.4% 25.0% 25.2% 78.68*** 10.5% 27.0% 25.3% 54.20***
Binge Drinking 5.9% 15.6% 14.6% 46.86*** 5.9% 18.9% 14.4% 35.54***
Marijuana 51.8% 53.1% 48.1% 1.76 51.8% 40.5% 46.9% 3.72
Cocaine 0.5% 6.3% 1.3% 24.63*** **** **** **** ****
Non-medical
Sedatives
1.1% 3.1% 2.5% 6.57* 1.1% 5.4% 3.1% 12.53**
Opiates 1.3% 3.1% 1.9% 1.71 0.9% 2.7% 1.0% 1.46

Note. Due to small numbers of participants reporting cocaine use, cocaine was unable to be included in aggression model.

*

p≤.05;

**

p≤.01;

***

p≤.001