Neighborhood Characteristics and Youth Marijuana Use

摘要

Almost 23 percent of youths perceived that their neighborhoods have a lot of crime; 27 percent perceived a lot of drug selling. Among youths, blacks and Hispanics more often perceived a lot of crime, drug selling, street fights, abandoned buildings, and graffiti than did whites or Asians. Marijuana use was higher among youths who perceived high rates of these neighborhood characteristics than among youths who perceived low rates.