Table 3.
Substance Use in Past 30 Days among Adolescent Survey Respondents in Pohnpei in 2015, by Demographic Characteristics
| Demographics | Drink Alcohol n (%) | P-value | Chew Betel Nut n (%) | P-value | Chew Tobacco n (%) | P-value | Smoke Tobacco n (%) | P-value |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Male | 439 (37.6) | <.01 | 491 (42.1) | .27 | 280 (24.0) | <.01 | 325 (27.8) | <.01 |
| Female | 284 (23.3) | 486 (39.9) | 225 (18.5) | 193 (15.8) | ||||
| Age Groups | ||||||||
| 12–14 | 78 (14.1) | <.01 | 123 (22.2) | <.01 | 47 (8.5) | <.01 | 51 (9.2) | <.01 |
| 15–16 | 308 (29.2) | 434 (41.1) | 220 (20.8) | 245 (23.2) | ||||
| 17–18 | 337 (43.4) | 420 (54.1) | 238 (30.7) | 222 (28.6) | ||||
| Type of School | ||||||||
| Public | 670 (32.5) | <.01 | 920 (44.6) | <.01 | 473 (23.0) | <.01 | 479 (23.2) | <.01 |
| Private | 53 (16.3) | 57 (17.5) | 32 (9.8) | 39 (12.0) | ||||
| Grade | ||||||||
| 9 | 184 (22.0) | <.01 | 282 (33.7) | <.01 | 119 (14.2) | <.01 | 139 (16.6) | <.01 |
| 10 | 186 (29.9) | 257 (41.3) | 138 (22.2) | 148 (23.8) | ||||
| 11 | 179 (35.6) | 221 (43.9) | 113 (22.5) | 111 (22.1) | ||||
| 12 | 174 (40.9) | 217 (51.5) | 135 (31.8) | 120 (28.3) | ||||