Table 1.
Variable | N | % |
---|---|---|
Age | ||
<18 years | 2,874 | 44.3 |
≥18 years | 3,462 | 53.4 |
Age Missing | 145 | 2.2 |
Sex | ||
Male | 3,110 | 48.0 |
Female | 3,132 | 48.3 |
Sex Missing | 239 | 3.7 |
Race | ||
White | 4,407 | 68.0 |
Other Race | 962 | 14.9 |
Race missing | 1,111 | 17.1 |
Parent Educational Attainment | ||
Low Education | 1,865 | 28.8 |
Middle Education | 1,872 | 28.9 |
High Education | 2,352 | 36.3 |
Education Missing | 392 | 6.0 |
Population Density | ||
Non-MSA | 1,298 | 20.0 |
MSA | 5,183 | 80.0 |
Recent (12 Month) Marijuana Use | ||
1–2 Times | 1,763 | 27.2 |
3–5 Times | 1,120 | 17.3 |
6–9 Times | 747 | 11.5 |
10–19 Times | 690 | 10.6 |
20–39 Times | 550 | 8.5 |
40+ Times | 1,611 | 24.9 |
Recent (12 Month) Illicit Drug Use | ||
Powder Cocaine | 627 | 6.7 |
Crack | 236 | 3.6 |
Heroin | 125 | 1.9 |
LSD | 517 | 8.0 |
Other Hallucinogens | 835 | 12.9 |
Amphetamine/Stimulants (nonmedical) | 966 | 14.9 |
Tranquilizers/Benzodiazepines (nonmedical) | 745 | 11.5 |
Narcotics (other than heroin, nonmedical) | 1,158 | 17.9 |
Recent (12 Month) Alcohol Drug Use | ||
0–2 Times | 883 | 13.6 |
3–9 Times | 1,934 | 29.8 |
10–39 Times | 2,416 | 37.3 |
40+ Times | 1,248 | 19.3 |
Lifetime Cigarette Use | ||
0 Times | 1,356 | 20.9 |
1–2 Times | 1,682 | 26.0 |
Smoke Occasionally | 1,644 | 25.4 |
Smoke Regularly | 1,799 | 27.8 |
Reasons for Marijuana Use | ||
Social/Recreational | ||
“To experiment—to see what it’s like” | 4,167 | 64.3 |
“To feel good or get high” | 4,664 | 72.0 |
“To have a good time with my friends” | 4,318 | 66.6 |
“To fit in with a group I like” | 502 | 7.7 |
“Because of boredom, nothing else to do” | 2,029 | 31.3 |
Coping with Negative Affect | ||
“To relax or relieve tension” | 3,869 | 59.7 |
“To get away from my problems or troubles” | 1,706 | 26.3 |
“Because of anger or frustration” | 1,200 | 18.5 |
Compulsive Use | ||
“To get through the day” | 732 | 11.3 |
“Because I am ‘hooked’—I have to have it” | 253 | 3.9 |
Drug Effect | ||
“To increase the effects of some other drug(s)” | 711 | 11.0 |
“To decrease (offset) the effects of some other drug(s)” | 162 | 2.5 |
Miscellaneous | ||
“To seek deeper insights and understanding” | 1,283 | 19.8 |
Note. MSA = metropolitan statistical area.