Abstract
This article examines how Blacks and Whites living in neighborhoods with divergent racial and income profiles differed in early onset (by age 14 years) and adolescent lifetime prevalence (by age 18 years) of substance use, with longitudinal data from 473 high-risk boys (58% Black). A latent profile analysis identified four neighborhood classes: Black, lower-income; racially mixed, middle-income; White, middle-income; and White, upper-income. Bivariate analyses showed that Blacks living in racially mixed, middle-income neighborhoods reported the lowest rates of tobacco and marijuana use. Whites living in White, upper-income neighborhoods reported higher substance use prevalence, particularly marijuana. Findings suggest that substance use prevention efforts are critical for Whites in upper-income communities.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 52-74 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| Journal | Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2012 |
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Keywords
- adolescence
- neighborhood racial composition
- race
- substance use
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Exploring the intersection of neighborhood racial and economic composition and individual race on substance use among male adolescents. / Cronley, Courtney; White, Helene R.; Mun, Eun-Young; Lee, Chioun; Finlay, Andrea; Loeber, Rolf.
In: Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, Vol. 11, No. 1, 01.01.2012, p. 52-74.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Exploring the intersection of neighborhood racial and economic composition and individual race on substance use among male adolescents
AU - Cronley, Courtney
AU - White, Helene R.
AU - Mun, Eun-Young
AU - Lee, Chioun
AU - Finlay, Andrea
AU - Loeber, Rolf
PY - 2012/1/1
Y1 - 2012/1/1
N2 - This article examines how Blacks and Whites living in neighborhoods with divergent racial and income profiles differed in early onset (by age 14 years) and adolescent lifetime prevalence (by age 18 years) of substance use, with longitudinal data from 473 high-risk boys (58% Black). A latent profile analysis identified four neighborhood classes: Black, lower-income; racially mixed, middle-income; White, middle-income; and White, upper-income. Bivariate analyses showed that Blacks living in racially mixed, middle-income neighborhoods reported the lowest rates of tobacco and marijuana use. Whites living in White, upper-income neighborhoods reported higher substance use prevalence, particularly marijuana. Findings suggest that substance use prevention efforts are critical for Whites in upper-income communities.
AB - This article examines how Blacks and Whites living in neighborhoods with divergent racial and income profiles differed in early onset (by age 14 years) and adolescent lifetime prevalence (by age 18 years) of substance use, with longitudinal data from 473 high-risk boys (58% Black). A latent profile analysis identified four neighborhood classes: Black, lower-income; racially mixed, middle-income; White, middle-income; and White, upper-income. Bivariate analyses showed that Blacks living in racially mixed, middle-income neighborhoods reported the lowest rates of tobacco and marijuana use. Whites living in White, upper-income neighborhoods reported higher substance use prevalence, particularly marijuana. Findings suggest that substance use prevention efforts are critical for Whites in upper-income communities.
KW - adolescence
KW - neighborhood racial composition
KW - race
KW - substance use
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U2 - 10.1080/15332640.2012.652526
DO - 10.1080/15332640.2012.652526
M3 - Review article
VL - 11
SP - 52
EP - 74
JO - Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse
JF - Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse
SN - 1533-2640
IS - 1
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