SPSS Statistics: Social Science Research

SPSS Statistics: Social Science Research

SHORT NAME LONG NAME % Yes

CIGEVER Ever smoked a cigarette 67.0%

ALCEVER - Ever had a drink of alcoholic beverage -- 81.6% Yes

MJEVER - Ever used marijuana / hashish -- 36.9% Yes

COCEVER -- Ever used cocaine -- 12.3% Yes

CRKEVER - Ever used crack -- 22.4% Yes

HEREVER - Ever used heroin -- 1.4% Yes

The sample in this study is 48.1% male and 51.9% female.

In this sample, alcohol was the most commonly used drug, with 81.6% of the sample reporting that they had 'ever' had an alcoholic drink. Smoking cigarettes and using marijuana were also more common than other drugs, with 67% of individuals surveyed reporting that they had tried at least one cigarette and 36.9% of the sample reporting at least a single use of marijuana or hashish. The least commonly used drug by individuals in this sample was heroin, with only 1.4% of the sample having ever used heroin. Cocaine and crack were also used infrequently, although twice as many people used crack at least once as compared to those who used cocaine (22.4% vs. 12.3%).

H2: Males are more likely than females to have ever used cocaine.

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% "yes" male % "yes" female

CIGEVER - male -- 34.7%, female, 32.3%

ALCEVER - male -- 41.1%, female 40.5%

MJEVER -- male 19.7%, female 17.1%

COCEVER -- male 7.2%, female 5.1%

CRKEVER - male 13.9%, female 8.6%

HEREVER -- male .9%, female, .5%

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H1: Females are more likely than males to have ever smoked a cigarette.

This hypothesis is not supported by the data. In this sample, 34.7% of those who had ever tried a cigarette were male, while 32.3% of those who had ever tried a cigarette were female.

H2: Males are more likely than females to have ever used cocaine.

This hypothesis is supported by the data. Of those who had ever tried cocaine, 13.9% were male and 8.6% were female.

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