title: Underage drinking among Asian American and Pacific Islander adolescents.
abstract: This study assessed the prevalence of alcohol abuse and dependence rates among four major ethnic groups of Hawai'i and examined the relationship among risk factors, protective factors, and demographic variables related to underage drinking. A total of 196 students were administered the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children, the American Drug and Alcohol Survey, and the Prevention Planning Survey. Drinking rates for Native Hawaiian students were significantly higher than those for Japanese and Caucasian students. Multiple logistic regression models accounted for 49% of the variance for any alcohol use. Ethnic group differences were found when data were disaggregated for Asian and Pacific Islander students.
authors: University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawai'i 96813, USA. nishimuras@dop.hawaii.edu
authors: Stephanie T
authors: ST
authors: Nishimura
authors: Earl S
authors: ES
authors: Hishinuma
authors: Deborah
authors: D
authors: Goebert
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D001213:Asian / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D040343:Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; D005260:Female; D006254:Hawaii; D015438:Health Behavior / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D044468:Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012309:Risk-Taking; D044465:White People / Q000706:statistics & numerical data