Table 1.
Participant demographic characteristics.
| Characteristic | Combined sample (N=164), n (%) | Millennial sample (n=111), n (%) | Generation Z sample (n=53), n (%) | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 23.78 (7.06) | 27.66 (5.12) | 15.66 (1.18) | |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 53 (32.3) | 27 (24.3) | 26 (49.1) | |
| Male | 111 (67.7) | 84 (75.7) | 27 (50.9) | |
| Race | ||||
| Black | 82 (50.0) | 70 (63.1) | 12 (22.6) | |
| Nonblack | 82 (50.0) | 41 (36.9) | 41 (77.4) | |
| Ethnicity (Latino) | 65 (39.6) | 24 (21.6) | 41 (77.4) | |
| Education level | ||||
| Did not complete high school | 87 (53.0) | 34 (30.6) | 53 (100.0) | |
| High school graduate or GEDa | 64 (39.0) | 64 (57.7) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Two-year degree or more | 13 (8.0) | 13 (11.7) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Employment status | ||||
| Employed | 40 (24.4) | 34 (30.6) | 6 (11.3) | |
| Unemployed/studying | 124 (75.6) | 77 (69.4) | 47 (88.7) | |
| Primary substance of use | ||||
| Alcohol | 56 (34.1) | 39 (35.1) | 17 (32.1) | |
| Opiates | 39 (23.8) | 33 (29.7) | 6 (11.3) | |
| Cocaine | 22 (13.4) | 17 (15.3) | 5 (9.4) | |
| Amphetamine | 11 (6.7) | 7 (6.3) | 4 (7.5) | |
| Cannabis | 129 (78.7) | 77 (69.4) | 52 (98.1) | |
aGED: general educational development.