Table 1. RAMS-PEER Intervention Surveys and Matched Respondent Demographic Characteristics Among Ninth Grade Students, Rhode Island, 2017.
| Characteristic | RAMS-PEER 2017 Presurvey, N = 1030, n (%)a | RAMS-PEER 2017 Matched Presurvey and Postsurvey, N = 321, n (%)a |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Female | 493 (47.9) | 190 (59.2) |
| Male | 518 (50.3) | 128 (39.9) |
| Other | 19 (1.8) | 3 (0.9) |
| Age, y | ||
| 14 | 551 (53.5) | 127 (39.6) |
| 15 | 462 (44.9) | 188 (58.6) |
| 16 | 11 (1.1) | 5 (1.6) |
| 17 | 6 (0.6) | 1 (0.3) |
| Race | ||
| White | 823 (79.9) | 271 (84.4) |
| Other | 207 (20.1) | 50 (15.6) |
| Grades | ||
| B or better | 908 (88.2) | 299 (93.2) |
| Less than B | 122 (11.8) | 22 (6.9) |
| Daily social media use, h | ||
| <2 | 349 (33.9) | 109 (34.0) |
| 2–4 | 481 (46.7) | 148 (46.1) |
| >5 | 199 (19.3) | 64 (19.9) |
| Missing | 1 (0.1) | 0 |
| How easy or difficult would it be for you to get pain relief pills without going to a doctor? | ||
| Easy | 269 (26.1) | 88 (27.4) |
| Difficult | 400 (38.8) | 142 (44.2) |
| I don't know | 307 (29.8) | 78 (24.3) |
| Missing | 54 (5.2) | 13 (4.0) |
| How easy or difficult would it be for you to ADHD medications without going to a doctor? | ||
| Easy | 205 (19.9) | 74 (23.1) |
| Difficult | 419 (40.7) | 146 (45.5) |
| I don't know | 340 (33.0) | 86 (26.8) |
| Missing | 66 (6.4) | 15 (4.7) |
| Self-reported emotional health | ||
| Good | 715 (69.4) | 219 (68.2) |
| Poor | 63 (6.1) | 19 (5.9) |
| Missing | 252 (24.5) | 83 (25.9) |
| Self-reported hopeless feeling | ||
| Little or no | 594 (57.7) | 169 (52.7) |
| Some time or more | 178 (17.3) | 67 (20.9) |
| Missing | 258 (25.1) | 85 (26.5) |
| Self-reported worthless feeling | ||
| Little or no | 622 (60.4) | 186 (57.9) |
| Some time or more | 150 (14.6) | 50 (15.6) |
| Missing | 258 (25.1) | 85 (26.5) |
Abbreviations: ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; RAMS, Rx for Addiction and Medication Safety.
a
Values of polytomous variables might not sum to 100% due to rounding.