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. 2020 Feb 6;15(2):e0228432. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0228432

Table 1. Descriptive statistics for substance variables from 5th through 12th grade.

Experimentation 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
Full Sample
M .06 .11 .30 .70 1.27 1.75 2.35 2.66
SD .29 .42 .89 1.46 1.95 2.24 2.48 2.56
% No Use 95.60 91.64 83.68 70.68 55.46 45.50 35.33 30.83
N 639 311 576 590 604 589 600 600
Girls
M .04 .11 .27 .73 1.31 1.79 2.25 2.56
SD .21 .44 .81 1.48 1.99 2.29 2.45 2.48
% No Use 97.17 91.45 85.27 69.36 55.74 44.82 36.21 29.84
N 318 152 292 297 305 299 301 305
Boys
M .08 .11 .34 .67 1.24 1.70 2.44 2.76
SD .35 .40 .95 1.44 1.92 2.19 2.50 2.62
% No Use 94.08 91.82 82.04 72.01 55.18 46.21 34.45 31.86
N 321 159 284 293 299 290 299 295
Gender d .14 .00 .08 .04 .04 .04 .08 .08
Frequency of Use 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
Full Sample
M .04 .07 .15 .40 .66 .94 1.22 1.27
SD .40 .77 .94 1.50 1.93 2.32 2.95 2.77
% No Use 98.44 97.43 95.30 87.80 81.13 75.00 72.83 68.17
N 639 311 575 590 604 588 600 600
Girls
M .03 .13 .13 .46 .70 .82 1.02 .92
SD .34 1.09 .74 1.61 2.05 2.03 2.73 2.37
% No Use 99.06 96.71 95.21 85.19 81.64 76.51 76.08 73.11
N 318 152 292 297 305 298 301 305
Boys
M .06 .02 .18 .33 .62 1.08 1.41 1.62
SD .45 .14 1.11 1.38 1.80 2.57 3.14 3.09
% No Use 97.82 98.11 95.41 90.44 80.60 73.45 69.57 63.05
N 321 159 283 293 299 290 299 295
Gender d .08 .14 .05 .07 .04 .11 .13 .25
Substance Intentions 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
Full Sample
M .23 .26 .54 1.25 2.03 2.28 2.69 2.67
SD 1.09 .86 1.74 2.66 3.18 3.43 3.70 3.58
% No Intent 91.09 88.75 83.33 69.49 52.98 49.24 42.00 42.00
N 640 311 576 590 604 589 600 600
Girls
M .19 .16 .56 1.49 2.25 2.31 2.57 2.39
SD 1.07 .66 1.62 2.84 3.36 3.46 3.49 3.29
% No Intent 91.54 92.11 82.88 63.97 50.82 49.16 42.19 42.95
N 319 152 292 297 305 299 301 305
Boys
M .27 .35 .57 1.00 1.80 2.26 2.81 2.95
SD 1.11 1.01 1.86 2.43 2.96 3.38 3.90 3.83
% No Intent 90.65 85.53 83.80 75.09 55.18 49.31 41.81 41.02
N 321 159 284 293 299 290 299 295
Gender d .07 .22 .01 .19 .14 .01 .06 .16
Accessibility 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
Full Sample
M 1.58 .69 2.12 3.27 6.28 6.55 8.78 8.84
SD 3.16 1.73 3.94 4.90 5.79 6.19 6.03 6.27
% No Access 63.98 78.32 59.54 51.95 28.19 29.54 16.00 17.33
N 633 309 571 589 603 589 600 600
Girls
M 1.62 .63 2.98 3.87 6.56 6.38 8.66 8.44
SD 3.35 1.73 4.25 5.38 6.13 6.24 6.10 6.52
% No Access 65.51 82.24 60.82 50.84 28.62 34.45 17.61 20.66
N 316 152 291 297 304 299 301 305
Boys
M 1.54 .74 1.94 2.66 5.98 6.72 8.90 9.25
SD 3.00 1.72 3.58 4.27 5.41 6.11 5.95 5.96
% No Access 62.46 74.52 58.21 53.08 27.76 224.48 14.38 13.90
N 317 157 280 292 299 290 299 295
Gender d .03 .06 .28 .26 .10 .06 .04 .13

M = mean; SD = standard deviation; % No = percentage of youth with scores of 0; N = number of youth reports for a given grade; d = Cohen’s d for mean difference between girls and boys.