Table 1.

Demographic information and comparisons by latent class membership.

			Latent Class Comparisons
	Full Sample (N = 404)		Dabblers (n = 229)		Primary Stimulant (n = 90)		Primary Downers (n = 58)		Extensive Regulars (n = 27)
Demographic Characteristics	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	Test Statistic
Race/Ethnicity											χ2(3) = 2.50, ns
White	270	66.8	159	69.4	60	66.7	35	60.3	16	59.3
Non-White	134	33.2	70	30.6	30	33.3	23	39.7	11	40.7
Gender											χ2(9) = 13.19, ns
LGBQ Male	113	28.0	74	32.3	17	18.9	14	24.1	8	29.6
Straight Male	108	26.7	52	22.7	28	31.1	21	36.2	7	25.9
LGBQ Female	81	20.0	46	20.1	16	17.8	14	24.1	5	18.5
Straight Female	102	25.2	57	24.9	29	32.2	9	15.5	7	25.9
Relationship Status											χ2(3) = 1.19, ns
Single	225	55.7	128	55.9	49	54.4	35	60.3	13	48.1
Partnered	179	44.3	101	44.1	41	45.6	23	39.7	14	51.9
Education											χ2(3) = 1.63, ns
Less than 4-year degree	176	43.6	97	42.4	37	41.1	28	48.3	14	51.9
4-year degree or higher	228	56.4	132	57.6	53	58.9	30	51.7	13	48.1
Parental Socioeconomic Status1											χ2(6) = 5.03, ns
Poor or working class	92	22.9	48	21.1	25	28.1	14	24.1	5	18.5
Middle class	157	39.2	98	43.2	29	32.6	21	36.3	9	33.3
Upper middle class or rich	152	37.9	81	35.7	35	39.3	23	39.7	13	48.1
Current Income2											χ2(6) = 2.55, ns
Less than $20k per year	194	49.4	111	49.8	39	44.3	329	51.8	15	57.7
$20k to $39.9k per year	109	27.7	63	28.3	25	28.4	14	25.0	7	26.9
$40k per year or more	90	22.9	49	22.0	24	27.3	13	23.2	4	15.4
Employment Status											χ2(6) = 6.56, ns
Unemployed	84	20.8	44	19.2	17	18.9	14	24.1	9	33.3
Part-time employment	162	40.1	91	39.7	36	40.0	22	37.9	13	48.1
Full-time employment	158	39.1	94	41.0	37	41.1	22	37.9	5	18.5
	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD	Test Statistic
Age	24.6	2.7	24.5	2.8	24.7	2.6	24.6	2.7	25.0	1.9	F(3, 400) = 0.34, ns

Note.

¹Three participants did not report parental class background.

²11 participants did not report current income.