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Are There Meaningful Differences in Youth ATOD Abuse Across Racial and Ethnic Groups?

Are There Meaningful Differences in Youth ATOD Abuse Across Racial and Ethnic Groups?. Comparisons of White, African-American, and Hispanic Students in Grade 10 on the 2004 KIP Survey (supplemented by Jefferson County data from 2002). African-Americans by county (#).

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Are There Meaningful Differences in Youth ATOD Abuse Across Racial and Ethnic Groups?

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  1. Are There Meaningful Differences in Youth ATOD Abuse Across Racial and Ethnic Groups? Comparisons of White, African-American, and Hispanic Students in Grade 10 on the 2004 KIP Survey (supplemented by Jefferson County data from 2002)

  2. African-Americans by county (#) Although a relatively small minority in Kentucky, there are areas of the state with relatively high concentrations of African-American people. Data source: Kentucky State Data Center, 2000 US Census

  3. Concentration of Hispanic population (#) Although the numbers are relatively low, this map shows where the Hispanic population is located in Kentucky. Data source: Kentucky State Data Center, 2000 US Census

  4. Change in Hispanic population, 1990-2000 (%) There has been significant growth in the size of the Hispanic population of Kentucky. This map shows where this growth has occurred. Data source: Kentucky State Data Center, 2000 US Census

  5. Distribution of Hispanic 10th graders on 2004 KIP survey by county* The greatest number of Hispanic students was seen in Fayette County, but this was nonetheless a relatively small group. While the Hispanic population is growing in Kentucky, there may be insufficient data to conclude what problems Hispanic youth are experiencing. Note: Counties shaded in gray either had no Hispanic students or did not participate in the survey in 2004.

  6. Zip Codes areas in Fayette, Shelby, Graves, and McCracken Counties with relatively higher concentrations of Hispanic students on the 2004 KIP survey. McCracken Shelby Fayette Only thirty-two zip codes (on the 2004 KIP survey) had 10 or more Hispanic KIP students. In only six did the number of Hispanics exceed 4% of all the KIP students in that zip code (the seventh highest of the thirty-two is only 2.9% Hispanic.). In these six zip codes taken together (see map next page), the Hispanic students numbered 225 and accounted for 7.3% of students. Graves

  7. Conclusions • African-American youth in Kentucky are less likely to smoke cigarettes than white and Hispanic youth, but much more likely to use marijuana than white youth. • There are strong indications of greater abuse in general among Hispanic 10th graders, including both legal and illegal substances. However, interpreting this finding is complicated by the small number of responding youth (n=338). • When examined in the context of six Zip Codes, Hispanic students in Grade 8 exhibit high rates (compared to other groups) of alcohol, inhalant, and methamphetamine abuse. • If drinking, inhalant abuse, marijuana, and/or methamphetamine abuse become priority areas of concern, these findings may warrant consideration of a special project component aimed at Hispanic youth in an identified county. • Should marijuana use become a priority concern, these findings may warrant consideration of a special project component in an identified county that has a high concentration of African-American youth.

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