| Subcultural differences in alcohol use among youth. | |
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PMID: 6735835 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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A specifically designed anonymous questionnaire concerning the use of alcoholic beverages was given to all young people in residence at the San Diego Job Corps Center. Corpsmembers (n = 335), age 16-22 years (mean 18.7 years) completed the questionnaire. There were 67 Caucasians, 65 Blacks, 111 Hispanics, 69 Indochinese, and 23 others. Eighty-five percent of the corpsmembers reported drinking alcohol 1-5 times weekly during the previous six months, and 14% reported average weekend binges of more than 20 drinks. Sixty percent of the adolescent drinkers reported medical, legal, or vocational problems as a result of their drinking. Some striking differences were noted in the drinking habits of the four major subcultural groups represented: 1) Caucasian males began serious drinking at an earlier age than Black, Hispanic or Indochinese youth; 2) more Hispanic youth than others used multiple drugs in addition to marijuana, which was commonly used by all adolescent drinkers; and 3) recently immigrated Indochinese youth indicated that they had turned to alcohol as a means of forgetting past experiences. |
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Authors:
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M C Morgan; D L Wingard; M E Felice |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of adolescent health care : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine Volume: 5 ISSN: 0197-0070 ISO Abbreviation: J Adolesc Health Care Publication Date: 1984 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1984-08-13 Completed Date: 1984-08-13 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8100395 Medline TA: J Adolesc Health Care Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 191-5 Citation Subset: IM |
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Adolescent Adult Alcohol Drinking* Alcoholic Beverages Alcoholic Intoxication / psychology California Cultural Characteristics* Culture* Female Humans Male Minority Groups / psychology* |
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