Zabin L S, Hardy J B, Smith E A, Hirsch M B
J Adolesc Health Care. 1986 Sep;7(5):320-31. doi: 10.1016/s0197-0070(86)80160-7.
A study of inner-city Black and Caucasian males and females in two junior and two senior high schools provided data on sexual knowledge, attitudes and behaviors, and substance use based on over 2500 anonymous, voluntary self-administered questionnaires. Substance use was high among Caucasians, particularly females. Females smoked more cigarettes than males and men drank more alcohol. Marijuana smoking showed only small racial, age, and gender differences. Compared to Blacks, Caucasians used more hard drugs. Using an index scoring types of substances and frequencies of use, sexually active students were higher than virgins in all subgroups, with those who initiated intercourse early appearing highest on the index. A regression model explaining 21% of the variance in substance use showed independent effects of age, race, gender, and sexual activity. The importance of an index for screening early use is discussed, and research on the relationship of low-level youthful experimentation with future dysfunctional use is proposed.
一项针对两所初中和两所高中的市中心黑人与白人男性及女性的研究，基于2500多份匿名、自愿自行填写的问卷，提供了关于性知识、态度和行为以及物质使用情况的数据。白人中的物质使用情况较为普遍，尤其是女性。女性吸烟比男性多，男性饮酒比女性多。吸食大麻仅在种族、年龄和性别上存在细微差异。与黑人相比，白人使用更多的硬性毒品。使用一个对物质类型和使用频率进行评分的指数，所有亚组中性活跃的学生在该指数上高于处女，其中过早开始性交的学生在指数上最高。一个解释物质使用中21%方差的回归模型显示了年龄、种族、性别和性活动的独立影响。讨论了用于筛查早期使用情况的指数的重要性，并提出了关于青少年低水平尝试与未来功能失调性使用之间关系的研究。
