Table 1.

Alcohol Use among Recent Immigrant Youth from Venezuela and Hispanic Youth in NSDUH

	Venezuelan Youth (2018–2019; N = 373)	NSDUH | Hispanic Youth (2015–17; N = 9,180)
	% (SE)	% (SE)	t	p-value
Past Month Use
Full Sample	14.98 (.018)	8.85(.004)	3.03	< .01
by Age
12–14	4.29 (.016)	3.38(.004)	0.43	ns
15–17	21.53 (.028)†	14.30(.006)†	2.50	< .05
by Sex
Female	12.09 (.024)	9.71(.006)†	0.77	ns
Male	14.41 (.023)	8.02(.004)	3.46	< .001
Lifetime Initiation
Full Sample	51.74 (.026)	27.88(.007)	6.79	< .001
by Age
12–14	37.42 (.038)	13.36(.008)	5.00	< .001
14–17	62.86 (.033)†	42.37(.009)†	4.78	< .001
by Sex
Female	36.81 (.036)	30.39(.010)†	1.25	ns
Male	56.96 (.033)†	25.48(.010)	7.02	< .001

Note: Independent samples t tests compare the prevalence of alcohol use among Venezuelan youth in the VENE Project with the prevalence among Hispanic youth in the NSDUH. Dagger (†) signifies significant (p < .05) differences between subsamples (i.e., age, gender) within each sample.