APPENDIX C

Selected Standard Error Tables for Past Year Marijuana Use

Community Domain Risk Factor	N (in 1,000s)	Used Marijuana in Past Year		Level of Past Year Marijuana Use
				1-11 Days in Past Year	12-50 Days in Past Year	51+ Days in Past Year
Drug Availability
Marijuana
Fairly easy-very easy to get	12,824	1.23		0.79	0.52	0.64
Fairly difficult-probably impossible to get	9,408	0.32		0.23	0.19	0.11
Cocaine
Fairly easy-very easy to get	6,718	1.48		0.89	0.69	0.88
Fairly difficult-probably impossible to get	15,458	0.89		0.53	0.31	0.40
Crack
Fairly easy-very easy to get	6,396	1.38		0.77	0.68	0.82
Fairly difficult-probably impossible to get	15,796	0.85		0.59	0.34	0.40
LSD
Fairly easy-very easy to get	6,152	1.63		0.93	0.73	1.04
Fairly difficult-probably impossible to get	15,929	0.63		0.48	0.25	0.34
Heroin
Fairly easy-very easy to get	4,735	1.79		1.12	0.86	0.86
Fairly difficult-probably impossible to get	17,472	0.80		0.50	0.30	0.43
Anyone Offered/Tried to Sell Marijuana
Yes	7,410	1.69		1.32	0.87	0.99
No	13,894	0.32		0.26	0.13	0.10
Anyone Offered/Tried to Sell Cocaine
Yes	2,049	2.66		2.13	1.44	2.53
No	19,094	0.71		0.49	0.32	0.30

Note: Prevalence estimates for the data in this table are shown in Table B.11 in Appendix B.

¹Respondents were asked to indicate on how many days in the past 12 months they had used marijuana or hashish; responses were grouped into three categories. The percentage "Used Marijuana in Past Year" is the sum of the percentages from the three past year level of use categories in each row.

Source: Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, 1997 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse.

Family Domain Risk Factor	N (in 1,000s)	Used Marijuana in Past Year		Level of Past Year Marijuana Use
				1-11 Days in Past Year	12-50 Days in Past Year	51+ Days in Past Year
Family Management
Parental Strictness About Dress
Not at all strict	9,697	1.19		0.82	0.49	0.75
Just strict enough	10,632	0.66		0.54	0.34	0.30
Too strict	1,495	2.30		2.10	0.73	0.82
Parental Strictness About Homework
Not at all strict	5,460	1.43		0.93	0.56	0.94
Just strict enough	12,429	0.92		0.72	0.37	0.45
Too strict	3,857	1.21		0.82	0.68	0.55
Parental Strictness About Curfew
Not at all strict	2,757	1.81		1.21	0.87	1.30
Just strict enough	13,473	0.93		0.54	0.37	0.50
Too strict	5,517	1.19		1.20	0.51	0.58
Family Conflict
Argued with Parents in Past Year
At least several times per week	5,510	1.74		1.15	0.70	1.00
Once per week-once per month	9,872	1.09		0.72	0.48	0.53
Rarely or never	6,511	0.87		0.57	0.30	0.45

See notes at end of table.

Table C.15SEb (continued)

Family Domain Risk Factor	N (in 1,000s)	Used Marijuana in Past Year		Level of Past Year Marijuana Use
				1-11 Days in Past Year	12-50 Days in Past Year	51+ Days in Past Year
Parents' Attitudes Toward Cigarette, Marijuana, and Alcohol Use
If Smoked 1+ Packs of Cigarettes Per Day
Not at all upset	1,007	3.63		3.82	2.02	3.12
Somewhat upset	3,096	2.27		1.83	1.00	1.90
Very upset	17,894	0.63		0.40	0.26	0.34
If Tried Marijuana Once or Twice
Not at all upset	893	3.90		3.11	2.31	3.96
Somewhat upset	3,368	2.22		1.80	1.78	1.65
Very upset	17,729	0.72		0.42	0.23	0.27
If Smoked Marijuana Once a Month
Not at all upset	661	4.01		2.11	2.80	4.38
Somewhat upset	1,706	3.49		2.41	2.17	2.88
Very upset	19,600	0.70		0.51	0.26	0.26
If Smoked Marijuana 1-2 Times a Week
Not at all upset	537	4.83		1.97	1.19	4.70
Somewhat upset	771	4.25		3.35	2.34	4.15
Very upset	20,659	0.79		0.51	0.30	0.36
If Had 5+ Drinks 1-2 Times a Week
Not at all upset	663	4.14		1.41	2.61	3.13
Somewhat upset	1,804	2.47		1.93	1.66	2.02
Very upset	19,506	0.77		0.55	0.26	0.35

See notes at end of table.

Table C.15SEc (continued)

Family Domain Risk Factor	N (in 1,000s)	Used Marijuana in Past Year		Level of Past Year Marijuana Use
				1-11 Days in Past Year	12-50 Days in Past Year	51+ Days in Past Year
Parents' Attitudes Toward Inhalant, Heroin, and Cocaine Use
If Tried Inhalants Once or Twice
Not at all upset	522	4.75		2.59	1.40	3.55
Somewhat upset	1,822	2.99		1.88	0.94	2.58
Very upset	19,645	0.69		0.45	0.32	0.31
If Tried Heroin Once or Twice
Not at all upset	404	3.66		1.61	1.14*	3.11
Somewhat upset	624	4.48		3.87	0.73	2.64
Very upset	20,948	0.76		0.46	0.30	0.39
If Used Cocaine Once a Month
Not at all upset	404	3.67		1.60	1.14*	3.13
Somewhat upset	317	7.09*		2.44*	1.54	7.47*
Very upset	21,255	0.75		0.49	0.29	0.36

Note: Prevalence estimates for the data in this table are shown in Table B.15 in Appendix B.

*Denotes low precision.

¹Respondents were asked to indicate on how many days in the past 12 months they had used marijuana or hashish; responses were grouped into three categories. The percentage "Used Marijuana in Past Year" is the sum of the percentages from the three past year level of use categories in each row.

Source: Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, 1997 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse.

Peer/Individual Domain Risk Factor	N (in 1,000s)	Used Marijuana in Past Year		Level of Past Year Marijuana Use
				1-11 Days in Past Year	12-50 Days in Past Year	51+ Days in Past Year
Friends' Attitudes Toward Cigarette, Marijuana, and Alcohol Use
If Smoked 1+ Packs of Cigarettes Per Day
Not at all upset	6,142	1.96		1.33	0.86	1.16
Somewhat upset	7,071	1.03		0.79	0.57	0.67
Very upset	8,741	0.44		0.36	0.16	0.14
If Tried Marijuana Once or Twice
Not at all upset	5,875	2.00		1.58	0.98	1.23
Somewhat upset	5,945	0.79		0.59	0.31	0.45
Very upset	10,122	0.37		0.30	0.06	0.18
If Smoked Marijuana Once a Month
Not at all upset	5,277	2.03		1.50	1.10	1.31
Somewhat upset	5,446	1.04		0.92	0.26	0.58
Very upset	11,196	0.40		0.33	0.07	0.15
If Smoked Marijuana 1-2 Times a Week
Not at all upset	4,198	2.21		1.48	1.34	1.47
Somewhat upset	5,073	1.51		1.48	0.56	0.71
Very upset	12,676	0.39		0.31	0.08	0.71
If Had 5+ Drinks 1-2 Times a Week
Not at all upset	4,851	2.17		1.43	1.02	1.31
Somewhat upset	5,463	1.22		0.91	0.54	0.79
Very upset	11,623	0.69		0.52	0.22	0.27

See notes at end of table.

Table C.19SEb (continued)

Peer/Individual Domain Risk Factor	N (in 1,000s)	Used Marijuana in Past Year		Level of Past Year Marijuana Use
				1-11 Days in Past Year	12-50 Days in Past Year	51+ Days In Past Year
Friends' Attitudes Toward Inhalant, Heroin, and Cocaine Use
If Tried Inhalants Once or Twice
Not at all upset	3,324	2.10		1.72	1.28	1.31
Somewhat upset	5,966	1.38		0.88	0.76	0.81
Very upset	12,634	0.66		0.55	0.19	0.34
If Tried Heroin Once or Twice
Not at all upset	1,987	2.46		1.88	1.16	1.59
Somewhat upset	4,883	1.46		1.25	0.70	0.81
Very upset	15,068	0.79		0.51	0.27	0.44
If Used Cocaine Once a Month
Not at all upset	1,871	2.89		1.78	1.13	2.21
Somewhat upset	4,304	1.71		1.09	0.69	1.13
Very upset	15,750	0.78		0.52	0.26	0.37

See notes at end of table.

Table C.19SEc (continued)

Peer/Individual Domain Risk Factor	N (in 1,000s)	Used Marijuana in Past Year		Level of Past Year Marijuana Use
				1-11 Days in Past Year	12-50 Days in Past Year	51+ Days in Past Year
Friends' Use of Drugs
At Least a Few Close Friends Smoked 1+ Packs of Cigarettes Per Day
Yes	11,621	1.33		0.80	0.52	0.67
No	10,237	0.48		0.50	0.16	0.17
At Least a Few Close Friends Had 5+ Drinks 1-2 Times a Week
Yes	9,515	1.34		0.91	0.64	0.78
No	12,346	0.67		0.48	0.24	0.26
At Least a Few Close Friends Tried or Used Marijuana
Yes	11,894	1.23		0.87	0.56	0.66
No	9,980	0.21		0.17	0.06	0.10
At Least a Few Close Friends Tried Inhalants or Heroin Once or Twice or Used Cocaine Monthly
Yes	6,497	1.64		1.10	0.73	1.08
No	15,314	0.59		0.52	0.29	0.23

See notes at end of table.

Table C.19SEd (continued)

Peer/Individual Domain Risk Factor	N (in 1,000s)	Used Marijuana in Past Year		Level of Past Year Marijuana Use
				1-11 Days in Past Year	12-50 Days in Past Year	51+ Days in Past Year
Perception of Risk of Drug Use
If Smoke Marijuana Once a Month
Great risk	6,888	0.44		0.36	0.15	0.29
No risk- moderate risk	15,358	1.02		0.67	0.42	0.54
If Have 5+ Drinks 1-2 Times a Week
Great risk	10,341	0.72		0.58	0.25	0.32
No risk- moderate risk	11,901	1.24		0.72	0.47	0.60
If Smoke 1+ Packs of Cigarettes Per Day
Great risk	11,980	0.72		0.47	0.29	0.41
No risk- moderate risk	10,338	1.15		0.77	0.52	0.67
If Use Cocaine Once a Month
Great risk	12,069	0.98		0.70	0.36	0.43
No risk- moderate risk	10,153	0.95		0.68	0.49	0.65

See notes at end of table.

Table C.19SEe (continued)

Peer/Individual Domain Risk Factor	N (in 1,000s)	Used Marijuana in Past Year		Level of Past Year Marijuana Use
				1-11 Days in Past Year	12-50 Days in Past Year	51+ Days in Past Year
Delinquency
Gang Fight in Past Year
Yes	1,696	2.80		1.94	1.38	2.02
No	20,177	0.73		0.49	0.28	0.36
Shoplifted in Past Year
Yes	3,781	2.48		1.77	0.97	1.34
No	18,099	0.56		0.49	0.25	0.28

Note: Prevalence estimates for the data in this table are shown in Table B.19 in Appendix B.

¹Respondents were asked to indicate on how many days in the past 12 months they had used marijuana or hashish; responses were grouped into three categories. The percentage "Used Marijuana in Past Year" is the sum of the percentages from the three past year level of use categories in each row.

Source: Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, 1997 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse.

School Domain Risk Factor	N (in 1,000s)	Used Marijuana in Past Year		Level of Past Year Marijuana Use
				1-11 Days in Past Year	12-50 Days in Past Year	51+ Days in Past Year
Commitment to School
Enrolled in School
No	547	4.79		2.09	2.62	4.70
Yes	21,821	0.75		0.49	0.29	0.35
Academic Performance
Last Semester Grades
Mostly D's or below	517	4.79		3.32	3.19	4.30
Mostly C's or D's	2,305	2.09		1.67	0.77	1.26
Mostly B's or C's	6,667	1.16		0.89	0.57	0.72
Mostly A's or B's	9,828	0.79		0.55	0.36	0.44

Note: Prevalence estimates for the data in this table are shown in Table B.23 in Appendix B.

¹Respondents were asked to indicate on how many days in the past 12 months they had used marijuana or hashish; responses were grouped into three categories. The percentage "Used Marijuana in Past Year" is the sum of the percentages from the three past year level of use categories in each row.

Source: Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, 1997 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse.

General Domain Risk & Protective Factor	N (in 1,000s)	Used Marijuana in Past Year		Level of Past Year Marijuana Use
				1-11 Days in Past Year	12-50 Days in Past Year	51+ Days in Past Year
Social Support
Would Talk to Parent(s) About Serious Problems
Yes	17,469	0.70		0.46	0.25	0.31
No	4,397	1.72		1.50	0.96	1.06
Would Talk to Some Other Relative(s) About Serious Problems
Yes	14,465	0.82		0.61	0.40	0.39
No	7,373	1.18		0.81	0.43	0.76
Would Talk to Friend(s) About Serious Problems
Yes	18,173	0.88		0.58	0.35	0.43
No	3,670	0.95		0.64	0.45	0.69
Would Talk to Some Other Person(s) About Serious Problems
Yes	12,157	0.91		0.67	0.35	0.34
No	9,679	1.08		0.74	0.45	0.71
Most Likely Talk to Parent(s) About Serious Problems
Yes	11,079	0.62		0.52	0.22	0.34
No	10,735	1.29		0.86	0.60	0.64
Most Likely Talk to Friend(s) About Serious Problems
Yes	9,045	1.37		0.79	0.57	0.76
No	12,769	0.64		0.53	0.29	0.33

See notes at end of table.

Table C.27SEb (continued)

General Domain Risk & Protective Factor	N (in 1,000s)	Used Marijuana in Past Year		Level of Past Year Marijuana Use
				1-11 Days in Past Year	12-50 Days in Past Year	51+ Days in Past Year
Activities
Participated in Past Year
Yes	16,603	0.90		0.63	0.34	0.45
No	5,780	1.15		0.76	0.46	0.89
Number of Extracurricular Activities in Past Year
3 or more activities	8,426	1.10		0.71	0.55	0.47
2 activities	3,779	1.73		1.47	0.47	0.70
1 activity	4,399	1.69		0.85	0.79	1.12
0 activities	5,780	1.15		0.76	0.46	0.89
Sports/Physical Activities
Yes	11,064	1.02		0.70	0.47	0.47
No	8,317	0.99		0.78	0.39	0.63
Church-Related Activities
Yes	2,914	1.22		1.11	0.52	0.53
No	15,806	0.90		0.63	0.38	0.45
Music/Art/Performing Arts
Yes	7,147	1.03		0.61	0.33	0.60
No	11,785	1.05		0.81	0.46	0.53
Club/Youth Group
Yes	8,979	1.30		0.93	0.41	0.50
No	10,209	0.93		0.63	0.48	0.59
Student Government/ROTC/Other Civic Activity
Yes	2,110	1.96		1.40	0.97	1.02
No	16,647	0.83		0.62	0.35	0.43

See notes at end of table.

Table C.27SEc (continued)

General Domain Risk & Protective Factor	N (in 1,000s)	Used Marijuana in Past Year		Level of Past Year Marijuana Use
				1-11 Days in Past Year	12-50 Days in Past Year	51+ Days in Past Year
Religious Beliefs & Practices
Attended Religious Services in Past Year
At least once a week	9,280	0.64		0.45	0.34	0.41
Once or twice a month	4,928	1.74		1.33	0.77	0.74
0-2 times	7,914	1.35		0.77	0.48	0.81
My Religious Beliefs Are Very Important
Agree	18,586	0.76		0.50	0.31	0.37
Disagree	3,489	2.00		1.36	0.85	1.39
My Religious Beliefs Influence My Decisions
Agree	16,688	0.63		0.49	0.32	0.33
Disagree	5,358	1.84		1.18	0.77	1.06
It Is Important for My Friends to Share My Religious Beliefs
Agree	7,124	0.82		0.79	0.25	0.42
Disagree	14,952	1.05		0.63	0.40	0.51

Note: Prevalence estimates for the data in this table are shown in Table B.27 in Appendix B.

¹Respondents were asked to indicate on how many days in the past 12 months they had used marijuana or hashish; responses were grouped into three categories. The percentage "Used Marijuana in Past Year" is the sum of the percentages from the three past year level of use categories in each row.

Source: Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, 1997 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse.

Exposure to Prevention Message	N (in 1,000s)	Used Marijuana in Past Year		Level of Past Year Marijuana Use
				1-11 Days in Past Year	12-50 Days in Past Year	51+ Days in Past Year
Spoken with Parent/Other Adult About Drugs/Alcohol in Past Year
Yes	11,977	0.93		0.67	0.41	0.53
No	9,984	1.06		0.63	0.39	0.52
In-School Alcohol/Drug Education Class in Past Year
Yes	12,763	0.88		0.66	0.30	0.41
No	9,620	1.17		0.68	0.51	0.74
Seen/Heard Alcohol/Drug Prevention Messages Outside of School in Past Year
Yes	18,657	0.84		0.55	0.31	0.43
No	3,384	1.42		1.04	0.61	0.82

Note: Prevalence estimates for the data in this table are shown in Table B.31 in Appendix B.

¹Respondents were asked to indicate on how many days in the past 12 months they had used marijuana or hashish; responses were grouped into three categories. The percentage "Used Marijuana in Past Year" is the sum of the percentages from the three past year level of use categories in each row.

Source: Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, 1997 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse.

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