Table 2.
Frequency at which Nunavik Inuit adolescents report drinking motives that support their alcohol use, according to sex (NCDS)
| Males (n = 84) | Females (n = 89) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Never–Rarely (%) | Sometimes (%) | Often–Always (%) | Never–Rarely (%) | Sometimes (%) | Often–Always (%) | χ 2 | p | |
| Enhancement motives | ||||||||
| To celebrate | 27.4 | 34.5 | 38.1 | 21.3 | 41.6 | 37.1 | 1.22 | .54 |
| Like the feeling | 15.7 | 37.3 | 47.0 | 16.9 | 38.2 | 44.9 | 0.09 | .96 |
| Is exciting | 26.2 | 50.0 | 23.8 | 36.0 | 43.8 | 20.2 | 1.93 | .38 |
| To get high | 35.7 | 33.3 | 31.0 | 38.2 | 32.6 | 29.2 | 0.12 | .94 |
| Is fun | 14.3 | 32.1 | 53.6 | 10.1 | 36.0 | 53.9 | 0.81 | .67 |
| Makes me feel good | 23.8 | 56.0 | 20.2 | 36.0 | 41.6 | 22.5 | 4.06 | .13 |
| Social motives | ||||||||
| To be sociable | 26.2 | 31.0 | 42.9 | 34.8 | 39.3 | 25.8 | 5.58 | .06 |
| Is what your friends do | 27.4 | 41.7 | 31.0 | 32.6 | 46.1 | 21.3 | 2.11 | .35 |
| Is customary | 26.2 | 47.6 | 26.2 | 30.3 | 41.6 | 28.1 | 0.68 | .71 |
| Social gathering is more enjoyable | 36.9 | 33.3 | 29.8 | 40.4 | 37.1 | 22.5 | 1.20 | .55 |
| Compensatory motives | ||||||||
| To relax | 31.0 | 50.0 | 19.0 | 39.3 | 46.1 | 14.6 | 1.51 | .47 |
| To forget worries | 46.4 | 23.8 | 29.8 | 38.2 | 31.5 | 30.3 | 1.61 | .45 |
| To feel self-confident | 58.3 | 32.1 | 9.5 | 58.4 | 33.7 | 7.9 | 0.17 | .92 |
| Help when depressed | 64.3 | 21.4 | 14.3 | 44.9 | 42.7 | 12.4 | 9.14 | .01 |
| To cheer up | 47.6 | 33.3 | 19.0 | 38.2 | 41.6 | 20.2 | 1.71 | .43 |
Analyses are conducted on a sample of 173 Inuit adolescents due to missing data