Period, Age, and Cohort Effects on Substance Use among Young Americans: A Decade of Change, 1976-86.

O'Malley, Patrick M.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ379495

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1988

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Period, Age, and Cohort Effects on Substance Use among Young Americans: A Decade of Change, 1976-86.

O'Malley, Patrick M.; And Others

American Journal of Public Health, v78 n10 p1315-21 Oct 1988

Using a cohort-sequential design, identifies period, age, and class effects influencing the use of 12 different classes of drugs, both licit and illicit, by American youth aged 18 to 28 who were surveyed annually between 1976 and 1986. (Author/BJV)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Alcoholism, Cohort Analysis, Drinking, Drug Abuse, Drug Use, Illegal Drug Use, Longitudinal Studies, Social Environment, Socioeconomic Status, Surveys, Young Adults

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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