Table 2.
Gender and sexual orientation differences in lifetime and recent club drug use (n=400)
| Lifetime drug use |
MDMA/ecstasy (n=351) Percent |
Ketamine (n=206) Percent |
GHB (n=86) Percent |
Methamphetamine (n=169) Percent |
Cocaine (n=378) Percent |
LSD/acid (n=237) Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male (n=200) | 91.0 | 55.0 | 28.5 | 46.5 | 93.0 | 60.5 |
| Female (n=200) | 85.0 | 48.0 | 14.6 | 38.0 | 96.0 | 58.0 |
| Significance, χ2 | NS | NS | a | NS | NS | NS |
| OR (95% CI) | 2.34 (1.42, 3.85) | |||||
| Heterosexual (n=200) | 87.0 | 51.5 | 19.6 | 32.5 | 93.0 | 61.0 |
| Gay/lesbian/bisexual (n=200) | 88.9 | 51.5 | 23.5 | 52.0 | 96.0 | 57.5 |
| Significance, χ2 | NS | NS | NS | a | NS | NS |
| OR (95% CI) | 2.25 (1.50, 3.38) | |||||
| (A) Lesbian and bisexual women (n=100) |
88.0 | 46.0 | 13.0 | 45.0 | 96.0 | 65.0 |
| (B) Heterosexual women (n=100) |
82.0 | 50.0 | 16.0 | 31.0 | 96.0 | 51.0 |
| (C) Gay and bisexual men (n=100) |
89.0 | 57.0 | 34.0 | 59.0 | 96.0 | 50.0 |
| (D) Heterosexual men (n=100) | 92.0 | 53.0 | 23.0 | 34.0 | 90.0 | 71.0 |
| Significance, χ2 (3) | NS | NS | a | a | NS | b |
| Fisher’s exact test p<0.01, differences |
C.A,B | C>B,D | D>B,C | |||
|
Recent drug use (past four months) |
MDMA/ecstasy (n=214) Percent |
Ketamine (n=80) Percent |
GHB (n=20) Percent |
Methamphetamine (n=67) Percent |
Cocaine (n=361) Percent |
LSD/acid (n=78) Percent |
| Male (n=200) | 55.8 | 23.6 | 8.5 | 21.1 | 88.9 | 24.0 |
| Female (n=200) | 51.5 | 16.5 | 1.5 | 12.5 | 92.0 | 15.0 |
| Significance, χ2 | NS | NS | A | c | NS | NS |
| OR (95% CI) | 6.13 (1.77, 21.20) | 1.87 (1.09, 3.21) | ||||
| Heterosexual (n=200) | 57.3 | 23.1 | 4.0 | 15.1 | 87.4 | 12.5 |
| Gay/lesbian/bisexual (n=200) | 50.0 | 17.0 | 6.0 | 18.5 | 93.5 | 7.0 |
| Significance, χ2 | NS | NS | NS | NS | c | b |
| OR (95% CI) | 2.07 (1.03, 4.17) | 2.05 (1.22, 3.42) | ||||
| (A) Lesbian and bisexual women (n=100) |
52.0 | 14.0 | 3.0 | 13.0 | 94.0 | 18.0 |
| (B) Heterosexual women (n=100) |
51.0 | 19.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 90.0 | 12.0 |
| (C) Gay and bisexual men (n=100) |
48.0 | 20.0 | 9.0 | 24.0 | 93.0 | 10.0 |
| (D) Heterosexual men (n=100) | 63.0 | 27.0 | 8.0 | 18.0 | 84.0 | 38.0 |
| Significance, χ2 (3) | NS | NS | NS | NS | NS | a |
| Fisher’s exact test p<0.01, differences |
B<D,C | D>C,B,A | ||||
a
p<0.001
b
p<0.01
c
p<0.05
MDMA = methylenedioxymethamphetamine
GHB = gamma-hydroxybutyrate
LSD = d-lysergic acid diethylamide
NS = not significant
OR = odds ratio
CI = confidence interval