Table 5 Sex- specific and age-adjusted proportions of alcohol consumption and marijuana use by education level
From: Determinants of alcohol consumption and marijuana use among young adults in the Republic of Palau
Education level | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
High | Low | P for difference | High | Low | P for difference | |
(n = 42) | (n =132) | (n = 45) | (n = 133) | |||
Alcohol consumption | ||||||
Ever consumed, % | 94.7 | 92.6 | 0.65 | 73.0 | 73.8 | 0.91 |
Consumed alcohol during the past 12 months, % | 76.0 | 82.6 | 0.35 | 57.0 | 57.4 | 0.96 |
Frequency of alcohol consumption during the past 12 months, % | 0.86 | 0.51 | ||||
Daily | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.7 | ||
5–6 days per week | 4.2 | 4.7 | 0 | 0.8 | ||
1–4 days per week | 14.1 | 23.5 | 2.1 | 8.3 | ||
1–3 days per month | 33.3 | 32.6 | 30.3 | 23.6 | ||
Less than once a month | 46.7 | 37.4 | 67.7 | 66.6 | ||
Consumed alcohol during the past 30 days, % | 58.4 | 69.3 | 0.20 | 41.4 | 34.1 | 0.38 |
Marijuana use | ||||||
Lifetime Marijuana use, % | < 0.001*** | 0.12 | ||||
Non | 32.7 | 20.7 | 55.4 | 44.4 | ||
1 or 2 times | 35.2 | 16.8 | 20.3 | 21.7 | ||
3 or more times | 32.1 | 62.5 | 24.4 | 33.9 | ||
Marijuana use during the past 30 days, % | 0.30 | 0.35 | ||||
No | 73.6 | 65.2 | 75.4 | 82.0 | ||
Yes | 26.4 | 34.8 | 24.6 | 18.0 | ||