Table 2 Sociodemographic, Psychosocial, Behavioral, and School-related Correlates with Illicit Drug Offers among Adolescents: NSDUH 2002–2014
From: Trends in drug offers among adolescents in the United States, 2002–2014
Adolescents ages of 12–17 (N = 199,700) | ||||
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Approached by someone selling illicit drugs in past 30 days? | ||||
No (%) | Yes (%) | AOR | 95% CI | |
Sociodemographic Factors | ||||
Age | ||||
12–14 | 92.3 (92.1–92.5) | 7.7 (7.5–7.9) | 1.000 | - |
15–17 | 79.0 (87.6–79.3) | 21.1 (20.7–21.4) | 3.236*** | 3.134–3.343 |
Gender | ||||
Male | 83.1 (82.8–83.4) | 16.9 (16.6–17.2) | 1.000 | - |
Female | 87.9 (87.6–88.2) | 12.1 (11.8–12.4) | 0.658*** | 0.633–0.684 |
Race/Ethnicity | ||||
Black | 83.7 (83.1–84.3) | 16.3 (15.7–16.9) | 1.140*** | 1.082–1.201 |
Hispanic | 83.5 (83.0–84.0) | 16.5 (16.0–17.0) | 1.248*** | 1.191–1.308 |
White | 86.6 (86.3–86.8) | 13.5 (13.2–13.7) | 1.000 | - |
Household Income | ||||
Less than $20,000 | 83.9 (83.4–84.4) | 16.1 (15.7–16.7) | 1.078* | 1.016–1.144 |
$20,000–$39,999 | 84.2 (83.8–84.7) | 15.8 (15.3–16.2) | 1.097** | 1.037–1.160 |
$40,000–$74,999 | 85.9 (85.5–86.3) | 14.1 (13.7–14.5) | 1.020 | 0.972–1.071 |
$75,000 or higher | 86.7 (86.3–87.1) | 13.3 (12.9–13.7) | 1.000 | - |
Father in Household | ||||
Yes | 86.5 (86.2–86.7) | 13.5 (13.3–13.8) | 0.803*** | 0.768–0.839 |
No | 82.7 (82.2–83.1) | 17.3 (16.9–17.8) | 1.000 | - |
Enrolled in School | ||||
Yes | 85.7 (85.5–85.9) | 14.3 (14.1–14.5) | 1.000 | - |
No | 69.1 (66.5–71.6) | 30.9 (28.4–33.5) | 1.550*** | 1.367–1.757 |
Urbanity | ||||
Urban | 85.2 (84.9–85.4) | 14.9 (14.6–15.1) | 1.000 | - |
Rural | 90.1 (89.6–90.6) | 9.9 (9.4–10.4) | 0.628*** | 0.592–0.667 |
Psychosocial Correlates | ||||
Risk propensity | ||||
Low | 91.3 (91.1–91.5) | 8.7 (8.5–9.0) | 1.000 | - |
Medium | 83.3 (82.9–83.8) | 16.7 (16.2–17.1) | 1.987*** | 1.904–2.074 |
High | 74.6 (74.1–75.0) | 25.4 (25.0–25.9) | 3.282*** | 3.157–3.411 |
Religiosity | - | - | 0.447*** | 0.412–0.464 |
Parental factors | ||||
Affirmation | - | - | 0.690*** | 0.676–0.704 |
Fighting with parents | ||||
No | 89.4 (89.2–89.7) | 10.6 (10.3–10.9) | 1.000 | - |
Yes | 82.2 (81.9–82.4) | 17.9 (17.6–18.2) | 1.951*** | 1.880–2.024 |
Behavioral Correlates | ||||
Lifetime Substance Use | ||||
Alcohol Use | ||||
Never used | 93.6 (93.4–93.8) | 6.4 (6.2–6.6) | 1.000 | - |
Used | 72.3 (71.9–72.7) | 27.7 (27.3–28.1) | 4.630*** | 4.449–4.819 |
Marijuana Use | ||||
Never used | 91.3 (91.2–91.5) | 8.7 (8.5–8.8) | 1.000 | - |
Used | 58.0 (57.3–58.7) | 42.0 (41.3–42.7) | 6.030*** | 5.813–6.256 |
Illicit Drug Use | ||||
Never used | 89.9 (89.7–90.1) | 10.2 (9.9–10.4) | 1.000 | - |
Used | 65.1 (64.4–65.7) | 34.9 (34.3–35.6) | 4.301*** | 4.150–4.457 |
Crime/Delinquency | ||||
Stole >$50 | ||||
No | 86.8 (86.6–87.1) | 13.2 (13.0–13.4) | 1.000 | - |
Yes | 52.6 (51.1–54.0) | 47.4 (46.0–48.9) | 4.873*** | 4.570–5.196 |
Fight at School/work | ||||
No | 88.6 (88.4–88.9) | 11.4 (11.2–11.6) | 1.000 | - |
Yes | 73.4 (72.8–74.0) | 26.6 (26.0–27.2) | 2.989*** | 2.879–3.103 |
Involved in a Group Fight | ||||
No | 88.1 (87.9–88.3) | 11.9 (11.7–12.1) | 1.000 | - |
Yes | 69.8 (69.1–70.6) | 30.2 (29.4–30.9) | 3.274*** | 3.154–3.398 |
Arrested/Booked (Past year) | ||||
No | 86.6 (86.4–86.8) | 13.4 (13.2–13.6) | 1.000 | - |
Yes | 53.1 (51.5–54.7) | 46.9 (45.4–48.5) | 4.108*** | 3.846–4.389 |
On Probation | ||||
No | 86.1 (85.9–86.3) | 13.9 (13.7–14.1) | 1.000 | - |
Yes | 53.3 (51.5–55.0) | 46.7 (45.0–48.5) | 3.761*** | 3.480–4.067 |
On Parole | ||||
No | 85.7 (85.5–85.9) | 14.3 (14.1–14.5) | 1.000 | - |
Yes | 49.4 (45.3–53.6) | 50.6 (46.4–54.7) | 4.405*** | 3.667–5.293 |
School-related Factors (n = 148,360) | ||||
Academic engagement | - | - | 0.510*** | 0.492–0.528 |
Grades | ||||
A | 91.8 (91.5–92.2) | 8.2 (7.8–8.5) | 1.000 | - |
B | 85.2 (84.9–85.6) | 14.8 (14.4–15.1) | 1.751*** | 1.663–1.844 |
C | 78.2 (77.6–78.8) | 21.8 (21.2–22.4) | 2.602*** | 2.450–2.763 |
D | 72.1 (70.8–73.3) | 27.9 (26.7–29.2) | 3.695*** | 3.393–4.024 |
Skipping School | ||||
No | 86.7 (86.4–87.0) | 13.3 (13.0–13.6) | 1.000 | - |
Yes | 71.4 (70.5–72.2) | 28.6 (27.8–29.5) | 2.188*** | 2.078–2.303 |