Allen O, Page R M
University of Mississippi, School of Nursing, Jackson 39216.
Adolescence. 1994 Summer;29(114):401-4.
The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which the use of substances varies between black and white students in a sample of primarily rural Mississippi adolescents. It was found that black adolescent males were significantly less likely than white adolescent males to drink alcohol, get drunk, smoke cigarettes, use smokeless tobacco, hallucinogens, and sedatives. Black adolescent females were significantly less likely than white adolescent females to drink alcohol, get drunk, smoke cigarettes, and use marijuana. Differences in proportions of black and white females were more pronounced than differences between black and white males. Possible reasons for these differences are explored.
本研究的目的是确定在以密西西比州农村青少年为主的样本中，黑人和白人学生在物质使用方面的差异程度。研究发现，黑人青少年男性饮酒、醉酒、吸烟、使用无烟烟草、致幻剂和镇静剂的可能性显著低于白人青少年男性。黑人青少年女性饮酒、醉酒、吸烟和使用大麻的可能性显著低于白人青少年女性。黑人和白人女性在比例上的差异比黑人和白人男性之间的差异更为明显。本文探讨了这些差异可能存在的原因。
