Table 1 Characteristics of youth accessing integrated youth services during the pre-pandemic and pandemic periods
Characteristic | Overall | Pre-pandemic | Pandemic | Chi-square | DF | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 6022 No. (%) | n = 5066 No. (%) | n = 956 No. (%) | ||||
Demographic Characteristics | ||||||
Age group: | 9.68 | 3 | 0.021 | |||
10–14 | 711 (12) | 625 (12) | 86 (9) | |||
15–19 | 2281 (38) | 1902 (37) | 379 (40) | |||
20–24 | 2972 (49) | 2493 (49) | 479 (50) | |||
Missing | 58 (1) | 46 (1) | 12 (1) | |||
Gender identity: | 8.42 | 2 | 0.015 | |||
Man | 2033 (34) | 1699 (33) | 334 (35) | |||
Woman | 3444 (57) | 2929 (58) | 515 (54) | |||
Gender diverse/other a | 545 (9) | 438 (9) | 107 (11) | |||
Race: b | 19.86 | 2 | < 0.001 | |||
White | 3870 (64) | 3316 (65) | 554 (58) | |||
Non-white | 2031 (34) | 1653 (33) | 378 (40) | |||
Missing | 121 (2) | 97 (2) | 24 (2) | |||
Lifetime or past year substance use patterns | ||||||
Lifetime prescription drug use: c | 13.93 | 2 | 0.001 | |||
Yes | 1740 (29) | 1429 (28) | 311 (32) | |||
No | 3697 (61) | 3119 (62) | 578 (61) | |||
Missing | 585 (10) | 518 (10) | 67 (7) | |||
Lifetime illicit drug use: d | 75.84 | 2 | < 0.001 | |||
Yes | 2250 (37) | 1774 (35) | 476 (50) | |||
No | 3187 (53) | 2774 (55) | 413 (43) | |||
Missing | 585 (10) | 518 (10) | 67 (7) | |||
Lifetime injection drug use: | 9.58 | 2 | 0.008 | |||
Yes | 110 (2) | 93 (2) | 17 (2) | |||
No | 5555 (92) | 4652 (92) | 903 (94) | |||
Missing | 357 (6) | 321 (6) | 36 (4) | |||
GAIN-SS past year likelihood of substance use service need: e | 376.51 | 2 | < 0.001 | |||
Low likelihood | 2021 (34) | 1960 (39) | 61 (6) | |||
Moderate likelihood | 1901 (32) | 1477 (29) | 424 (44) | |||
High likelihood | 2100 (35) | 1629 (32) | 471 (49) | |||
Current or past month substance use patterns: | ||||||
Regular alcohol use: f | 138.76 | 3 | < 0.001 | |||
Never tried | 732 (12) | 720 (14) | 12 (1) | |||
Irregular | 3963 (66) | 3241 (64) | 722 (75) | |||
Regular | 462 (8) | 364 (7) | 98 (10) | |||
Missing | 865 (14) | 741 (15) | 124 (13) | |||
Regular cannabis use: f | 207.77 | 3 | < 0.001 | |||
Never tried | 1391 (23) | 1331 (26) | 60 (6) | |||
Irregular | 1919 (32) | 1575 (31) | 344 (36) | |||
Regular | 1690 (28) | 1303 (26) | 387 (40) | |||
Missing | 1022 (17) | 857 (17) | 165 (17) | |||
Past month prescription drug use: c | 3.60 | 2 | 0.165 | |||
Yes | 560 (9) | 467 (9) | 93 (10) | |||
No | 4695 (78) | 3936 (78) | 759 (79) | |||
Missing | 767 (13) | 663 (13) | 104 (11) | |||
Past month illicit drug use: d | 14.98 | 2 | 0.001 | |||
Yes | 767 (13) | 611 (12) | 156 (16) | |||
No | 4488 (74) | 3792 (75) | 696 (73) | |||
Missing | 767 (13) | 663 (13) | 104 (11) | |||
GAIN-SS past month likelihood of substance use service need: e | 186.99 | 2 | < 0.001 | |||
Low likelihood | 2992 (50) | 2710 (53) | 282 (29) | |||
Moderate likelihood | 1807 (30) | 1392 (27) | 415 (43) | |||
High likelihood | 1223 (20) | 964 (19) | 259 (27) | |||