Table II.
Characteristics of the survey population (n = 10 546), Northeast Ohio Youth Health Survey, 2018
| Characteristics | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Race/ethnicity | |
| White, non-Hispanic | 8816 (83.6) |
| Other, non-Hispanic | 668 (6.3) |
| Black or African American, non-Hispanic | 612 (5.8) |
| Hispanic | 450 (4.3) |
| School grade | |
| 7 | 1889 (17.9) |
| 8 | 1983 (18.8) |
| 9 | 1824 (17.3) |
| 10 | 1826 (17.3) |
| 11 | 1679 (15.9) |
| 12 | 1345 (12.8) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 5259 (49.9) |
| Female | 5287 (50.1) |
| Gender/sexual minority | |
| Yes | 1204 (11.4) |
| No | 9342 (88.6) |
| ACEs | |
| Emotional abuse | 2250 (21.3) |
| Physical abuse | 1274 (12.1) |
| Sexual abuse | 756 (7.2) |
| Witnessed intimate partner violence | 633 (6.0) |
| Household substance abuse | 1835 (17.4) |
| Mental illness in household | 2285 (21.7) |
| Parental separation or divorce | 3959 (37.5) |
| Incarcerated household member | 1848 (17.5) |
| Physical neglect | 329 (3.1) |
| Emotional neglect | 1904 (18.1) |
| ACE score | |
| 0 | 4201 (39.8) |
| 1 | 2414 (22.9) |
| ≥1 | 6345 (60.2) |
| 2 | 1340 (12.7) |
| 3 | 898 (8.5) |
| 4 | 615 (5.8) |
| ≥5 | 1078 (10.2) |
| Opioid misuse in the past 30 d | |
| Yes | 195 (1.9) |
| No | 10 351 (98.2) |
| Lifetime misuse of other substances* | |
| Alcohol (n = 10 338) | 4457 (43.1) |
| Marijuana (n = 10 494) | 1724 (16.4) |
| Cocaine (n = 10 529) | 116 (1.1) |
| Ecstasy (n = 10 532) | 135 (1.3) |
| Glue/huffing (n = 10 531) | 159 (1.5) |
| Synthetic marijuana (n = 10 531) | 230 (2.2) |
| Methamphetamine (n = 10 538) | 66 (0.6) |
| Prescription muscle relaxant without a doctor’s prescription (n = 10 529) | 460 (4.4) |
*
Because lifetime misuse of other substances was not included in primary model, participants with missing data on additional substance use variables were not excluded. The n for each substance use variable is noted.