Table 2 Multi-substance use among alternative high school students by socio-demographic characteristic in the past 12 months
| Number of Substances Used in the Past 12 Months a | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic Characteristics |
Never Used Any n (%) |
Used any one n (%) |
Used any two n (%) |
Used all three n (%) | P-Value |
| Total (n = 145) | 31 (21%) | 33 (23%) | 37 (26%) | 44 (30%) | |
| Gender | |||||
| Male (n = 76) | 17 (22%) | 18 (24%) | 15 (20%) | 26 (34%) | 0.389 b |
| Female (n = 69) | 14 (20%) | 15 (22%) | 22 (32%) | 18 (26%) | |
| Race/Ethnicity | |||||
| White (n = 57) | 8 (14%) | 10 (18%) | 16 (28%) | 23 (40%) | 0.095 b |
| Black (n = 46) | 14 (31%) | 12 (26%) | 13 (28%) | 7 (15%) | |
| Other (n = 42) | 9 (22%) | 11 (26%) | 8 (19%) | 14 (33%) | |
| SES | |||||
| Higher (n = 52) | 9 (17%) | 8 (15%) | 16 (31%) | 19 (37%) | 0.251 b |
| Lower (n = 91) | 20 (22%) | 25 (27%) | 21 (23%) | 25 (28%) | |
| Age (n = 145) | |||||
| Mean (SD) | 16.7 (1.3) | 17.1 (1.2) | 17.3 (1.1) | 17.6 (1.0) | 0.032 c |