Postsecondary education and heavy drinking by young adults: the moderating effect of race *.(Statistical Data Included)

From: Journal of Studies on Alcohol | Date: July 1, 2002| Author: Paschall, Mallie J.; Flewelling, Robert L. | Copyright information

Objective: This study examined racial differences in the relationship between postsecondary education (PSE) and heavy drinking among young adults who participated in the 1998 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse. Method: In-home survey data collected from 6,374 18-25 year olds were analyzed to examine black-white differences in the relationship between PSE and past-month heavy drinking (five or more consecutive alcoholic beverages). Logistic regression analyses were conducted to examine ...

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