The Long Term Impact of Adolescent Risky Behaviors and Family Environment. Appendix C: New Categories of Risky Behavior Variables for Regressions of Different Adult Outcomes Among Early Initiators

08/01/2001

Table C1: Definitions of Early Initiators for each Outcome/Behavior Pairing

Adult Outcomes

 Age of alcohol initiation Age of marijuana initiation Age of cocaine initiation Age of sex initiation Number of crimes/delinquencies

Alcohol abuse or dependence ~ 30

 11-17 11-19 11-15 11-19 9 +

Past-month drug use ~ 30

 11-19 11-19 11-19 11-17 9 +

Ever in Jail by 33

 11-15 11-15 11-15 11-17 1 +

Ever in poverty ages 25-29

 No Differences by Age No Differences by Age 11-15 11-17 9 +

Years in poverty ages 25-29

 No Differences by Age 11-17 11-17 11-17 9 +

Ever on welfare Ages 21- 33

 No Differences by Age 11-17 11-15 11-17 9 +

Years on welfare Ages 21-33

 No Differences by Age 11-17 11-17 11-17 9 +

Percent time employed from leaving school to age 33

 11-19 11-19 11-17 11-15 9 +

Age when reached 2 years of tenure since leaving school

 11-17 11-17 11-15 11-15 1 +

Marital and Fertility status at age 33

 No differences by Age No differences by Age No differences by Age 11-17 9 +

 

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