Journal article
Familial Influences on Substance Use by Adolescents and Young Adults
Abstract
This study uses data from the Ontario Health Survey to examine within-family influences (sibship number, age and sex composition; family structure and parental substance use) on the use of tobacco, alcohol and marijuana in households (N=4,643) among offspring aged 12 to 24 years. Using a modification of the kappa statistic, concordance among siblings is modest generally and undifferentiated across substance type. Concordance is stronger among …
Authors
Boyle MH; Sanford M; Szatmari P; Merikangas K; Offord DR
Journal
Canadian Journal of Public Health, Vol. 92, No. 3, pp. 206–209
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
May 2001
DOI
10.1007/bf03404307
ISSN
0008-4263