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The formation of a socioeconomic disparity: a case study of cocaine and marijuana use in the 1990s
(La formation d'une disparité socioéconomique : le cas de l'étude de l'usage de cocaïne et de cannabis dans les années 1990.)
Auteur(s) :
MIECH, R. ;
CHILCOAT, H.
Année :
2007
Page(s) :
S171-S176
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Refs biblio. :
10
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
EPI (Epidémiologie / Epidemiology)
Thésaurus mots-clés
CANNABIS
;
CATEGORIE SOCIO-PROFESSIONNELLE
;
INEGALITE
;
COCAINE
;
EVOLUTION
;
PREVALENCE
;
DEMOGRAPHIE
;
ETHNIE
Thésaurus géographique
ETATS-UNIS
Note générale :
American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2007, 32 (6 Suppl.), S171-S176
Résumé :
BACKGROUND: Around the year 1990, the reputation of cocaine use changed from glamorous to undesirable, and at the same time, a socioeconomic disparity in cocaine use emerged. This study examined (1) whether the socioeconomic disparity was created by differential incidence, differential cessation, or both, (2) whether a socioeconomic disparity also developed in marijuana use, and (3) whether disparities formed across race, Hispanic ethnicity, and/or gender.
METHODS: The analyses center on 6544 respondents aged 14-21 in 1979 in the National Longitudinal Survey of 1979 that provided information on past-year use of powder cocaine and marijuana use before and after 1990 - specifically, in 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, and 1998.
RESULTS: Both differential incidence and differential cessation across education contributed to the formation of the socioeconomic disparity in cocaine use, although differential cessation played a more influential role in this cohort. A socioeconomic disparity in marijuana use also came about around the same time. No emerging disparities by race, Hispanic ethnicity, or gender were observed.
CONCLUSIONS: This case study suggests that the redefinition of a health behavior as unhealthy will result in a socioeconomic disparity in the behavior across socioeconomic strata as a result of both differential incidence and cessation, but disparities will not necessarily form by race, ethnicity, or gender. (Authors abstract)
METHODS: The analyses center on 6544 respondents aged 14-21 in 1979 in the National Longitudinal Survey of 1979 that provided information on past-year use of powder cocaine and marijuana use before and after 1990 - specifically, in 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, and 1998.
RESULTS: Both differential incidence and differential cessation across education contributed to the formation of the socioeconomic disparity in cocaine use, although differential cessation played a more influential role in this cohort. A socioeconomic disparity in marijuana use also came about around the same time. No emerging disparities by race, Hispanic ethnicity, or gender were observed.
CONCLUSIONS: This case study suggests that the redefinition of a health behavior as unhealthy will result in a socioeconomic disparity in the behavior across socioeconomic strata as a result of both differential incidence and cessation, but disparities will not necessarily form by race, ethnicity, or gender. (Authors abstract)
Affiliation :
Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Cote :
A03392