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Table 1 Sample characteristics (unweighted N= 10,050)

From: Perceived neighborhood illicit drug selling, peer illicit drug disapproval and illicit drug use among U.S. high school seniors

Variable

N

Unweighted %

Age, years

  

< 18 years

4,340

43.2

≥ 18 years

5,678

56.5

Missing

32

0.3

Sex

  

Male

4,521

44.9

Female

5,129

51.3

Missing

400

3.8

Race/ethnicity

  

White

6,114

62.3

Black

1,092

10.6

Hispanic

1,403

13.8

Missing

1,441

13.4

Population density

  

Non-Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

2,007

22.4

Small MSA

4,673

49.2

Large MSA

3,370

28.4

Religiosity

  

Low

3,124

31.2

Moderate

2,228

21.5

High

2,386

24.4

Missing

2,312

23.0

Parent education

  

Low

2,870

28.7

Moderate

2,853

28.9

High

4,027

39.4

Missing

300

3.0

Evenings out per week for fun

  

0-1

2,652

27.3

2-3

5,127

50.5

4-7

2,188

21.3

Missing data

83

0.9

Friend marijuana disapproval

  

None

4,295

41.5

Disapproval, but not strongly

2,325

23.0

Strongly disapprove

3,430

35.5

Friend cocaine disapproval

  

None

994

9.8

Disapproval, but not strongly

1,843

18.1

Strongly disapprove

7,213

72.1

Perceived neighborhood drug sales

  

Never

6,120

61.8

A few times per year

1,607

15.7

Once or twice a month

769

7.7

One or more per week

779

7.3

Almost every day

775

7.6

12-month illicit drug use

  

None

6,372

64.0

Use of marijuana only

1,972

18.8

Use of one illicit drug

747

7.3

Use of more than one illicit drug

959

9.9

30-day illicit drug use

  

None

7,803

77.8

Use of marijuana only

1,412

13.8

Use of one illicit drug

440

4.4

Use of more than one illicit drug

395

4.1