Table 2 Substance abuse (smoking, alcohol, ephedrine, speed and ecstasy) among male and female adolescents (F – frequency, % - percentage), Kruskal Wallis ANOVA and T-test between sexes (H – H value; t – t value; p – level of significance)
BOYS | GIRLS | Kruskal Wallis (T Test) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F | % | F | % | H (t) | p | |
Smoking… | ||||||
I have never smoked (1) | 167 | 38.39 | 324 | 54.27 | ||
Quit smoking (2) | 15 | 3.45 | 30 | 5.03 | ||
Occasionally, from time to time, but not daily (3) | 92 | 21.15 | 139 | 23.28 | ||
Less than 10 cigarettes per day (4) | 106 | 24.37 | 72 | 12.06 | ||
10-20 cigarettes per day (5) | 46 | 10.57 | 22 | 3.69 | ||
More than a pack per day (6) | ||||||
Missing | 9 | 2.07 | 10 | 1.68 | 44.69 | 0.001 |
Alcohol drinking (AUDIT) * | ||||||
Non-harmful drinking | 224 | - | 482 | |||
Harmful drinking | 204 | - | 105 | |||
Missing | 7 | 1.61 | 10 | 1.67 | 12.04 | 0.001 |
Ephedrine | ||||||
Never (1) | 415 | 95.40 | 581 | 97.32 | ||
Ever tried (2) | 2 | 0.46 | ||||
Once or twice (3) | 1 | 0.23 | 1 | 0.17 | ||
3-5 time (4) | 2 | 0.46 | ||||
6-9 times (5) | ||||||
10-19 times (6) | 1 | 0.23 | ||||
Missing | 14 | 3.22 | 15 | 2.51 | 5.53 | 0.020 |
Cocaine | ||||||
Never (1) | 406 | 93.33 | 580 | 97.15 | ||
Ever tried (2) | 5 | 1.15 | - | - | ||
Once or twice (3) | 3 | 0.69 | 1 | 0.17 | ||
3-5 times (4) | 1 | 0.23 | - | - | ||
6-9 times (5) | 2 | 0.46 | - | - | ||
10-19 times (6) | 5 | 1.15 | - | - | ||
Missing | 13 | 2.99 | 16 | 2.68 | 19.21 | 0.001 |
Speed and Ecstasy | ||||||
Never (1) | 404 | 92.87 | 578 | 96.82 | ||
Ever tried (2) | 6 | 1.38 | 2 | 0.34 | ||
Once or twice (3) | 4 | 0.92 | 1 | 0.17 | ||
3-5 times (4) | 2 | 0.46 | - | - | ||
6-9 times (5) | 3 | 0.69 | - | - | ||
20-39 times (6) | - | - | - | - | ||
40 and more (7) | 3 | 0.69 | - | - | ||
Missing | 13 | 2.99 | 16 | 2.68 | 16.84 | 0.001 |