| Table 1. Percentage (and standard errors) of unmarried, sexually active 14-22-year-olds who used a condom at last intercourse and who had more than one sexual partner in the past three months, by demographic and substance-use characteristics, according to gender, 1992 Youth Risk Behavior Survey | ||||
| Characteristic | Males | Females | ||
| Used condom at last intercourse | Had >=2 partners in past 3 mos. | Used condom at last intercourse | Had >=2 partners in past 3 mos. | |
| (N=1,728) | (N=1,744) | (N=1,723) | (N=1,731) | |
| Total | 56.7 (1.5) | 37.6 (1.3) | 41.1 (1.5) | 17.7 (1.0) |
| Age | ||||
| 14-15 | 77.3 (3.0) | 37.0 (3.8) | 51.9 (4.2) | 23.3 (3.4) |
| 16-17 | 65.1 (2.8) | 41.8 (2.8) | 47.7 (3.1) | 15.5 (2.0) |
| 18-19 | 54.9 (2.7) | 38.9 (2.4) | 42.2 (2.8) | 17.2 (1.9) |
| 20-22 | 45.4 (2.4) | 33.9 (2.2) | 32.2 (2.1) | 17.8 (1.7) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| White non-Hispanic | 53.7 (2.0) | 30.1 (1.6) | 38.8 (1.9) | 18.1 (1.3) |
| Black non-Hispanic | 64.4 (2.8) | 54.9 (3.1) | 51.8 (3.4) | 16.3 (1.9) |
| Hispanic | 54.1 (3.3) | 38.4 (2.8) | 35.2 (3.8) | 18.1 (3.0) |
| Other | 66.9 (5.8) | 53.2 (6.6) | 40.6 (7.8) | 18.3 (5.2) |
| No. of recent alcohol/drug use behaviors* | ||||
| 0 | 63.6 (2.9) | 25.5 (2.3) | 44.2 (2.8) | 7.8 (1.3) |
| 1 | 62.4 (3.6) | 26.4 (3.1) | 43.8 (3.2) | 12.9 (1.9) |
| 2 | 56.3 (2.9) | 35.8 (2.6) | 38.9 (2.8) | 18.5 (2.0) |
| 3 | 53.0 (3.0) | 47.9 (3.0) | 41.8 (3.6) | 30.0 (3.1) |
| 4 | 42.2 (4.3) | 56.1 (4.3) | 26.0 (4.9) | 47.9 (5.2) |
| No. of different substances ever used† | ||||
| 0 | 77.6 (5.0) | 21.7 (5.7) | 67.3 (6.7) | 5.9 (2.5) |
| 1 | 67.6 (3.8) | 33.5 (3.5) | 56.0 (3.9) | 6.1 (1.6) |
| 2 | 63.5 (2.6) | 33.0 (2.7) | 44.3 (2.6) | 14.6 (1.7) |
| 3 | 51.4 (3.0) | 39.2 (2.9) | 34.8 (2.6) | 19.6 (2.0) |
| 4 | 51.6 (3.8) | 44.3 (3.9) | 35.8 (3.8) | 25.4 (3.4) |
| 5 | 35.2 (4.7) | 36.8 (4.6) | 22.8 (3.9) | 35.2 (4.7) |
| Used alcohol/drugs at last intercourse | ||||
| Yes | 53.8 (3.0) | 61.3 (3.0) | 36.2 (3.7) | 43.8 (4.0) |
| No | 57.4 (1.6) | 31.6 (1.4) | 41.9 (1.6) | 13.5 (1.0) |
| Age at initiation of alcohol use‡ | ||||
| Never used | 64.4 (6.9) | 31.5 (6.7) | 55.2 (8.2) | 8.0 (3.3) |
| >=17 yrs. | 60.8 (3.7) | 36.6 (3.8) | 43.4 (3.5) | 12.4 (2.2) |
| 15-16 yrs. | 45.6 (3.3) | 33.9 (2.9) | 33.9 (2.7) | 20.4 (2.5) |
| 11-14 yrs. | 46.9 (3.2) | 35.7 (3.1) | 29.3 (2.9) | 19.8 (2.6) |
| <10 yrs. | 42.5 (4.8) | 44.2 (5.3) | 43.5 (7.7) | 31.4 (7.9) |
| *The behaviors included are no recent use (0), any recent use, binge drinking of five drinks in a row, driving after drinking and marijuana use (one point each). †The specific substances included are never used (0) and ever used alcohol, cigarettes, marijuana, cocaine and other illicit drugs (one point each). ‡18-22-year-olds only (1,073 males and 1,063 females with data on condom use at last intercourse, and 1,082 males and 1,066 females with data on multiple partners in past 3 months). | ||||
| Table 2. Adjusted odds ratios (and 95% confidence intervals) from logistic regression analyses predicting the effects of various characteristics on the likelihood of condom use at last intercourse and of recent multiple partners, by gender, 1992 Youth Risk Behavior Survey | ||||
| Characteristic | Males | Females | ||
| Used condom at last intercourse | Had >=2 partners in past 3 mos. | Used condom at last intercourse | Had >=2 partners in past 3 mos. | |
| Recent alcohol/drug use behavior score* | 0.98 (0.87-1.11) | 1.48 (1.31-1.67) | 1.12 (0.98-1.27) | 1.45 (1.25-1.69) |
| Lifetime use of substances score* | 0.78 (0.69-0.88) | 0.99 (0.87-1.12) | 0.70 (0.62-0.79) | 1.23 (1.05-1.43) |
| Used alcohol or other drug at last intercourse | 1.17 (0.83-1.65) | 2.65 (1.86-3.78) | 0.95 (0.65-1.40) | 3.08 (2.07-4.58) |
| Age† | 0.83 (0.78-0.88) | 0.90 (0.84-0.96) | 0.89 (0.84-0.94) | 0.94 (0.88-1.01) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| Black non-Hispanic | 1.31 (0.95-1.81) | 3.81 (2.64-5.49) | 1.47 (1.06-2.05) | 1.55 (1.06-2.26) |
| Hispanic | 0.93 (0.67-1.31) | 1.69 (1.23-2.31) | 0.75 (0.49-1.14) | 1.20 (0.76-1.89) |
| Other | 1.88 (1.02-3.46) | 3.44 (1.80-6.55) | 1.26 (0.58-2.73) | 1.10 (0.55-2.18) |
| White non-Hispanic | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| R2 | .08 | .15 | .06 | .12 |
| *Odds ratios, adjusted for age and race or ethnicity, reflect the odds associated with a 1-point increase in the scale score. The lifetime number of substances ever-used scale ranged from 0 to 5; the recent substance behaviors scale ranged from 0 to 4. †Adjusted odds ratios reflect the odds associated with a 1-year increase in age. | ||||
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