FDU PublicMind - March 7, 2007 Release

Tables

Days per week ate meals with family during high school: M = 4.79, SD = 1.96

*Days*	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
%	4.0	4.0	6.8	7.6	14.7	24.3	12.0	26.7

Perceived parental oversight during high school (1 = “Never,” 2 = “Sometimes,” 3 = “Most of the time, 4 = “Always”)

When I was in high school:	%
When I was in high school:	1	2	3	4	*Mean (SD)*
my parent(s) knew where I was and when I went out.	2	20	45	32	3.1 (0.8)
my parent(s) knew who I was with when I went out.	3	25	45	28	3.0 (0.8)
my parent(s) knew what I was doing when I went out.	7	34	43	16	2.7 (0.8)

Perceived family involvement (e.g., going on family outings, spending time together, watching TV together, playing board games together) (rated as 1 = “not at all” to 5 = “extremely”): M = 3.2, SD = 1.1

Response	1	2	3	4	5
%	7	20	34	30	9

Perceived family communication (e.g., feeling comfortable talking with family about problems/issues/concerns) (1 = “Poor”, 5 = “Excellent”): M = 3.0, SD = 1.2

response	1	2	3	4	5
%	12	20	33	26	9

Importance of others opinions when it came to decision whether or not to use alcohol and drugs (rated as 1 = “not at all” to 5 = “extremely”)

	%
Friends' opinions	1	2	3	4	5	*M (SD)*
Alcohol	34	18	28	14	7	2.4 (1.3)
Marijuana	46	14	24	10	6	2.2 (1.3)
Other drugs	64	8	16	6	5	1.8 (1.2)
Parent's opinions
Alcohol	15	16	23	24	22	3.2 (1.4)
Marijuana	15	12	21	25	28	3.4 (1.4)
Other drugs	15	11	16	24	34	3.5 (1.4)

Note. Other drugs (e.g., heroin, cocaine, meth, etc.)

How frequently do you presently see or hear commercials or ads telling you about the risks of drugs or alcohol? M = 3.6, SD = 1.2

*Response*	%
More than once a day, (6)	5
everyday or almost everyday, (5)	20
1-3 times per week, (4)	32
1-3 times per month, (3)	21
less than once per month, (2)	18
not at all (1)	4

Do these ads now make you more aware of the risks of using drugs and alcohol? M = 1.8 , SD = 0.7

*No, not at all (1)*	*Yes, a little (2)*	*Yes, a lot (3)*	DK
33%	49%	14%	4%

Recency of alcohol and drug use:

	*Within the last week*	*More than a week ago, but less than 30 day*	*More than 30 days ago, but less than a year*	*Not in the past year*	*I have never used*
Alcohol	50	22	14	9	5
Marijuana	7	2	10	36	46
Cocaine/Crack	1	0	1	10	87
Heroin	0	0	0	4	96
Ecstasy	0	0	1	17	82
Methamphetamine	0	0	0	6	93
Inhalants	0	0	0	7	93
Steroids	0	0	0	4	96
Prescription drugs^a	1	2	6	15	76
Note. ^aTaking medications not as prescribed by doctor.

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