TABLE 1.
Demographics of University Students Based on Nonmedical Use of Sedatives/Tranquilizers
| Variable | Students Who Currently Misuse Prescription Sedative/Tranquilizers (n = 73) | Students Who Have Misused Prescription Sedative/Tranquilizers in the Past (n = 94) | Students Who Have Never misused prescription Sedative/Tranquilizers (n = 3358) | Statistic Likelihood Ratio | P Value | Effect SizeCramer V |
| Sex, female, n (%) | 46 (63.9) | 49 (55.1) | 1940 (60.9) | LR = 4.566; df = 6 | 0.601 | 0.030 |
| Year in college, n (%) | ||||||
| Undergraduate | 52 (71.2) | 63 (67.0) | 2204 (65.6) | LR = 2.159; df = 4 | 0.707 | 0.011 |
| Graduate | 21 (28.8) | 30 (31.9) | 1135 (33.8) | |||
| Non-degree | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.1) | 19 (0.6) | |||
| Race/ethnicity, Caucasian | 56 (77.8) | 71 (79.8) | 2402 (75.4) | LR = 1.124; df = 2 | 0.570 | 0.018 |
| Full time student, n (%) | 68 (93.2) | 75 (79.8) | 3103 (92.5) | LR = 14.892; df = 2 | 0.001 * | 0.076 |
| Grade Point Average, GPA | ||||||
| Less than 3.00 | 11 (15.1) | 19 (20.2) | 331 (10.0) | LR = 10.008; df = 2 | 0.007 * | 0.059 |
| 3.00 or higher | 62 (84.9) | 75 (79.8) | 2986 (90.0) | |||
*P < 0.05, Bonferroni-corrected.
Df, degrees of freedom; LR, likelihood ratio.