Research Article
Early Adolescents and Substance Use
Table 1
Characteristics of interviewed subjects.
| | | Males (594) | Females (706) | Males % | Females % | |
| Age (years) | 13 | 97 | 110 | 16.3 | 15.6 | 0.48 | 14 | 280 | 325 | 47.1 | 46.0 | | 15 | 172 | 200 | 29.0 | 28.3 | | 16 | 45 | 71 | 7.6 | 10.1 | |
| Nationality | Italian | 530 | 654 | 89.2 | 92.6 | 0.03 | Other | 64 | 52 | 10.8 | 7.4 | |
| Lives with | Both natural parents | 501 | 556 | 84.3 | 78.8 | 0.04 | Only one parent | 78 | 127 | 13.1 | 18.0 | | Stepfamily | 15 | 22 | 2.5 | 3.1 | |
| Do parents work? | Only one | 110 | 127 | 18.5 | 18.0 | 0.81 | Both | 484 | 579 | 81.5 | 82.0 | |
| Monthly allowance | ≤50 euros | 266 | 300 | 44.8 | 42.5 | 0.68 | >50 euros | 46 | 54 | 7.7 | 7.7 | | No allowance | 282 | 352 | 49.9 | 47.5 | |
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