Characteristics of Teen Substance Users: A Data-Driven Learning Guide

Interpretation & Summary

Demographic Characteristics

Do males or females seem more likely to report alcohol use in the past 30 days?

Is the relationship between sex and substance use similar for alcohol and marijuana?

Which racial group reports the lowest alcohol use in the past 30 days?

Does marijuana use follow the same pattern as alcohol use among the racial groups?

Religiosity

Do those who attend religious services more frequently tend to report less alcohol use?

How does marijuana use relate to frequency of attending religious services?

Do religious attendance and religious importance have similar relationships to substance use?

Work

Does there seem to be a relationship between number of hours worked and substance use?

Aspirations for the Future

Does alcohol use vary by college aspirations? How big is the difference?

Are adolescents with college aspirations more or less likely to use marijuana than those without college aspirations?

Do you expect those with aspirations to join the military to be more, less, or equally likely to have consumed a drink in the past 30 days than those who do not aspire to join the military?

Do you feel that those with military aspirations are more, less, or equally likely to have used marijuana in the past 30 days than respondents who do not have military aspirations? How do you interpret the difference?

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