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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2016;27(2):815–833. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2016.0061

Table 2.

Hoʻouna Pono Variable Names and Survey Items

Culture/Enculturation (9 Items), α(pre-test) = .79
# Variable Item
1 UNDERSTAND Rate your ability to understand the Hawaiian Language*
2 SPEAK Rate your ability to speak the Hawaiian language**
3 TRADITIONS How important is it to you to maintain Hawaiian cultural traditions?^
4 SENSE I have a clear sense of my ethnic background.@
5 HAPPY I am happy that I am a member of the group I belong to.@
6 BELONG I have a strong sense of belonging to my own ethnic group.@
7 PRIDE I have a lot of pride in my ethnic group.@
8 ATTACH I feel a strong attachment towards my own ethnic group.@
9 CULT GOOD I feel good about my cultural or ethnic background.@
Risk/Protective Factors (including Drug Use Frequency, 14 Items)%, α(pre-test, risk) = .57;, α(pre-test, protective) = .50
# Variable Item
10 SPORTS How often, in the last 4 weeks, have you played on a sports team?
11 RELIGION How often, in the last 4 weeks, have you went to church or religious activity?
12 FIGHT How often, in the last 4 weeks, have you got in a fight?
13 TEACHER How often, in the last 4 weeks, have you helped a teacher?
14 FAMILY How often, in the last 4 weeks, have you spent time at home with your family?
15 OFFER How often, in the last 4 weeks, have you been offered alcohol, cigarettes, marijuana, or other drugs?
16 ALCOHOL How often, in the last 4 weeks, have you drank alcohol (beer or liquor)?
17 CIGARETTES How often, in the last 4 weeks, have you smoked cigarettes?
18 MARIJUANA How often, in the last 4 weeks, have you smoked marijuana?
19 ICE How often, in the last 4 weeks, have you used “ice”?
20 HARD DRUG How often, in the last 4 weeks, have you used hard drugs other than “ice” (like crack, cocaine, speed, ecstasy, sniffing glue or paint)?
21 VOLUNTEER How often, in the last 4 weeks, have you volunteered in the community?
22 CLUB How often, in the last 4 weeks, have you spent time at the Boys & Girls Club or a place like that?
23 NEIGHBOR How often, in the last 4 weeks, have you helped someone in your neighborhood?
Resistance Strategies (6 Items)#, α(pre-test) = .92
# Variable Item
24 AVOID In the last 30 days, how often have you avoided people or places because you might be offered alcohol, cigarettes, marijuana, or other drugs?
25 SAY NO When alcohol, cigarettes, marijuana, or other drugs were offered to you in the last 30 days, how often did you say “no” without giving a reason why?
26 EXPLAIN When alcohol, cigarettes, marijuana, or other drugs were offered to you in the last 30 days, how often did you give an explanation or excuse to turn down the offer?
27 LEAVE When alcohol, cigarettes, marijuana, or other drugs were offered to you in the last 30 days, how often did you decide to leave the situation without accepting the offer?
28 ANGER When alcohol, cigarettes, marijuana, or other drugs were offered to you in the last 30 days, how often did you express extreme anger as a response to the person offering you drugs?
29 MOVE When alcohol, cigarettes, marijuana, or other drugs were offered to you in the last 30 days, how often did you move to another location or next to another person to discourage the drug offer from occurring?
Risk Assessment (14 Items), α(pre-test) = .83 (If someone offered you alcohol, how much would you consider each of the following before accepting or rejecting the offer? I would think about…)&
# Variable Item
30 HEALTH …what it might do to my health.
31 FRIENDS …how many of my friends drink alcohol.
32 MAD …the possibility that the person who offered me alcohol might get mad if I said no.
33 POPULAR …whether drinking alcohol would make me more or less popular.
34 PARENT …how my parent(s) would feel if they found out I drank alcohol.
35 AUNT/UNCLE …how my auntie(s) or uncle(s) would feel if they found out I drank alcohol.
36 COUSIN …how my cousin(s) would feel if they found out I drank alcohol.
37 CONCENTRATE …how drinking alcohol might mess up my concentration.
38 ARREST …the possibility that I might get arrested.
39 FUN …the possibility that I will have fun while drinking alcohol.
40 PPUNISH …the possibility that my parents might find out and punish me.
41 AUPUNISH …the possibility that my auntie(s) or uncle(s) might find out and punish me.
42 CPUNISH …the possibility that my cousin(s) might find out and punish me.
43 FEEL GOOD …the possibility that drinking alcohol might make me feel good.
*

“I don’t understand Hawaiian” to “I understand Hawaiian very well”

**

“I can’t speak Hawaiian” to “I can speak Hawaiian very well”

^

“Not Important” to “Very Important”

@

“Strongly Disagree” to “Strongly Agree”

%

“Never” to “Almost Every Day”

#

“Never” to “4 or more times”

&

“Not at All” to “A Lot”