From: Race/ethnicity differences in risk and protective factors for marijuana use among U.S. adolescents
Variables | Group | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Race | White | 52.62% |
Black | 13.64% | |
Hispanic | 23.98% | |
Asian | 5.37% | |
Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islander | 0.44% | |
Native-Americans | 0.63% | |
Mixed-race | 3.32% | |
Gender | Male | 50.94% |
Female | 49.06% | |
Poverty level | < 100% | 21.69% |
100–199% | 21.80% | |
200%+ | 56.51% | |
Urbanicity | Large metro | 54.39% |
Small metro | 39.77% | |
Non-metro | 5.84% | |
Age | 12–13 | 31.58% |
14–15 | 34.32% | |
16–17 | 34.10% | |
Perceived availability of marijuana | Yes | 45.61% |
Parental disapproval of marijuana use | Yes | 94.16% |
Peer disapproval of marijuana use | Yes | 78.92% |
Close friends disapproval of marijuana use | Yes | 78.28% |
Risk perception of marijuana use | Yes | 37.29% |
Past month marijuana use | Yes | 6.85% |
Past year marijuana use | Yes | 12.67% |
Lifetime marijuana use | Yes | 15.52% |