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Table 2 Characteristics of AI/AN youth participants (NM-YRRS, 2019)

From: A trend analysis of the prevalence of opioid misuse, social support, and suicide attempt among American Indian/Alaska native high school students in New Mexico: 2009–2019 Youth Risk Resiliency Survey (YRRS)

 

Total

n (%1)

Opioid Misuse

n (%2)

No Opioid Misuse

n (%2)

P-value

Suicide attempt

n (%2)

No Suicide attempt

n (%2)

P-value

Total

3,641(100)

469 (12.9)

3172 (87.1)

NA

467 (12.6)

3174 (87.4)

NA

Social Support (SS)

 Low SS

661 (17.7)

142 (18.9)

519 (81.1)

 < 0.0001

145 (21.3)

516 (78.7)

 < 0.0001

 Moderate SS

1,180(33.0)

175 (16.3)

1,005 (83.7)

191 (16.3)

989 (83.7)

 High SS

1,800 (49.3)

152 (8.5)

1,648 (91.5)

131 (7.0)

1,669 (93.0)

Age (years)

 ≤ 14

772 (20.5)

78 (11.3)

694 (88.7)

0.04

107 (15.0)

665 (85.0)

0.02

 15

905 (25.1)

139 (16.6)

766 (83.4)

138 (14.4)

767 (85.6)

 16

983 (26.4)

139 (13.0)

844 (87.0)

125 (13.1)

858 (86.9)

 ≥ 17

981 (28.0)

113 (10.6)

868 (89.4)

97 (8.8)

884 (91.2)

Sex

 Female

1,903 (50.1)

254 (13.0)

1,649 (87.0)

0.91

309 (16.5)

1,594 (83.5)

 < 0.0001

 Male

1,738 (49.9)

215 (12.8)

1,523 (87.2)

159 (8.7)

1,580 (91.3)

Grade

 9th

1,071 (28.3)

123 (12.0)

948 (88.0)

0.002

157 (14.5)

914 (85.5)

0.01

 10th

924 (26.0)

143 (17.7)

781 (82.3)

129(14.0)

795 (86.0)

 11th

926 (25.3)

119 (11.1)

807 (88.9)

106 (12.3)

820 (87.7)

 12th

701 (20.4)

77 (9.2)

624 (90.8)

68 (7.4)

633 (92.6)

Academic Performance

 A’s / B’s (high grades)

2,235 (69.9)

237 (10.9)

1,998 (89.1)

0.0004

226 (10.3)

2,009 (89.7)

 < 0.0001

 C, D, or F’s (poor grades)

933 (30.1)

171 (17.7)

762 (82.3)

173 (16.8)

760 (83.2)

Reservation

 Tribal land

696 (13.1)

90 (12.4)

606 (87.6)

0.59

95 (13.8)

601 (86.2)

0.18

 Non-tribal land

2,728 (86.9)

358 (13.5)

2,370 (86.5)

330 (11.6)

2,398 (88.4)

Residency

 Rural

2,561 (67.3)

346 (14.1)

2,215 (85.9)

0.17

329 (12.5)

2,232 (87.5)

0.17

 Urban

863 (32.7)

102 (11.7)

761 (88.3)

96 (10.6)

767 (89.4)

Maternal Education Level

 < High School

530 (16.6)

85 (14.9)

445 (85.1)

0.60

80 (18.3)

450 (81.7)

0.01

 High School

1,574 (51.5)

192 (12.7)

1,382 (87.3)

200 (12.3)

1,374 (87.7)

 ≥ College

963 (31.9)

127 (12.8)

836 (87.2)

110 (10.0)

853 (90.0)

Sexual Identity

 Heterosexual

2,852 (79.5)

294 (10.6)

2,558 (89.4)

 < 0.0001

268 (8.7)

2,584 (91.3)

 < 0.0001

 Gay/Lesbian

109 (3.0)

33 (32.5)

76 (67.5)

27 (24.8)

83 (75.2)

 Bisexual

447 (12.7)

99 (19.6)

348 (80.4)

132 (32.5)

315 (67.5)

 Questioning

169 (4.8)

35 (21.1)

134 (78.9)

38 (19.4)

131 (80.6)

  1. 1% = column percentage
  2. 2% = row percentage