Among males, 23% said they had tried or used illicit
drugs, and 8% said they had used illicit drugs within ‘‘... the past few months.’’ The prevalence of drug use was lower among females: only 2% reported having ever tried or used drugs, and none reported drug use in the previous several months. For both findings, the difference in the prevalence between males and females was statistically significant (P < 0.05, chi-squared test).
Participants were also asked if they had been victims of
personal violence within the previous 12 months. For both males and females, the reported prevalence was identical (5%), but there was a substantial difference regarding where the violence had transpired. Among males, most violent incidents were reported to have occurred away from home or the workplace, mostly in public settings. However, among females, the majority of incidents (10 out 12 self-reported cases) occurred in the home and had resulted from domestic violence.