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Table 1 Sociodemographic, screen time, and alcohol expectancies characteristics of Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study participants (N = 9,008) at Year 2 assessment 2016–2018

From: Problematic social media use and alcohol expectancies in early adolescents

Sociodemographic characteristics

Mean (SD) / %

Age (years)

12.02 (0.66)

Sex (%)

 

  Female

48.67

  Male

51.33

Sexual minority (%)

 

  No

87.65

  Yes

4.45

  Questioning (Maybe)

3.77

  Don’t understand the question

2.99

  Declined to answer

1.14

Race/ethnicity (%)

 

  White

57.36

  Latino / Hispanic

18.74

  Black

14.44

  Asian

5.18

  Native American

3.04

  Other

1.23

Household income (%)

 

  Less than $75,000

45.92

  $75,000 and greater

54.08

Parents’ highest education (%)

 

  High school education or less

13.43

  College education or more

86.57

Parents’ marital status (%)

 

  Married/partnered

71.87

  Not married/unpartnered/single

28.13

Social media

 

Social media time (hours per day)

0.71 (1.62)

Social Media Addiction Questionnaire Scorea

1.84 (0.90)

Alcohol Expectancies

 

Positive

2.99 (0.61)

Negative

2.80 (0.78)

  1. ABCD propensity weights were applied based on the American Community Survey from the US Census. SD = standard deviation
  2. Asked among a subset who reported social media use (n = 5,642)