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.