Date Approved
6-1-2017
Embargo Period
6-2-2017
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
MA School Psychology
Department
Educational Services and Leadership
College
College of Education
Advisor
Callueng, Carmelo
Keywords
Youth Risk Behavior Survey
Subject(s)
High school students--Substance abuse--United States
Disciplines
School Psychology
Abstract
Substance use and abuse have become a rising epidemic all around the United States. Using the data of the 2013 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), this study examined the prevalence of substance use in high school students in the United States. This study hoped to find answers to three questions: 1) Are there gender differences in substance use among high school students in the United States? 2) Are there grade level differences in the substance use? And 3) Are there race differences in substance use? Data for the study included responses from 13,583 students on the 2013 YRBS that were publicly available at the Centers for Disease and Control website. In general, results of chi-Square (chi^2) tests indicated significant grade level and race differences in smoking, alcohol drinking, and drug use. Gender differences in substance use were generally not apparent.
Recommended Citation
Damato, Kelsey E., "Prevalence of substance use in high school students from the United States" (2017). Theses and Dissertations. 2423.
https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/2423
