Table 3. Routes, Cost, Sources, Motives and Experience with IUPS by Gender (N = 257 students).
Gender | χ2 p-value | ||
---|---|---|---|
Route - Student indicated “Yes” to the following routes: | Males | Females | |
Mouth | N=90 (88.24%) | N=100 (86.96%) | 0.776 |
Nose | N=25 (30.12%) | N=27 (27.00%) | 0.641 |
Veins | N=1 (1.27%) | N=4 (4.12%) | 0.256 |
Smoke- | N=27 (33.33%) | N=40 (29.60%) | 0.383 |
Other | N=1 (1.72%) | N=3 (4.92%) | 0.334 |
Cost-Student indicated “Yes” to the following costs: | |||
No Charge | N=60 (70.59%) | N=83 (80.58%) | 0.110 |
$1-$5 | N=44 (52.38%) | N=45 (48.39%) | 0.596 |
$6-$10 | N=35 (43.75%) | N=31 (35.63%) | 0.284 |
More than $10 | N=13 (18.06%) | N=16 (19.51%) | 0.818 |
Source-Student indicated “Yes” to the following sources: | |||
Myself | N=13 (15.66%) | N=14 (15.73%) | 0.990 |
Friend | N=88 (90.72%) | N=98 (89.09%) | 0.698 |
Family | N=14 (17.50%) | N=16 (18.18%) | 0.908 |
Acquaintance | N=47 (54.65%) | N=50 (52.63%) | 0.786 |
Internet | N=3 (3.80%) | N=3 (3.41%) | 0.893 |
Other | N=0 (0.00%) | N=2 (3.23%) | 0.138 |
Motives-Student indicated “Yes” to the following motives: | |||
To Improve Focus | N=69 (71.88%) | N=77 (70.64%) | 0.846 |
To Make Studying More Enjoyable | N=46 (52.87%) | N=41 (41.00%) | 0.104 |
To Stay Awake | N=54 (59.34%) | N=65 (63.73%) | 0.532 |
To Improve Concentration | N=67 (72.83%) | N=74 (71.15%) | 0.795 |
To Lose Weight | N=3 (3.57%) | N=14 (15.05%) | 0.010* |
To Party Longer | N=29 (33.72%) | N=31 (31.63%) | 0.763 |
To Experiment | N=51 (57.95%) | N=61 (60.40%) | 0.733 |
Other | N=4 (6.78%) | N=8 (15.69%) | 0.135 |
Experience: Frequency of IUPS Desired Outcomes | |||
Not Applicable*** | N=7 (33.33%) | N=14 (66.67%) | 0.192 |
None of the time | N=6 (31.58%) | N=13 (68.42%) | |
A little of the time | N=19 (48.72%) | N=20 (51.28%) | |
Some of the time | N=11 (32.35%) | N=23 (67.65%) | |
Most of the time | N=41 (53.95%) | N=35 (46.05%) | |
All of the time | N=20 (55.56%) | N=16 (44.44%) |
Refers to p-values significant at p<0.05
Represents students who are lifetime misusers, but marked Not Applicable to this item