College attendance type and subsequent alcohol and marijuana use in the U.S.

ABSTRACT:

Background

College attendance is a risk factor for frequent and heavy drinking and marijuana initiation but less is known about the extent to which risk varies by type of college attendance and across age.

Methods

Using panel data of young adults who were high school seniors in 1990-1998 from the Monitoring the Future study (n = 13,123), we examined the associations between college attendance at age 19/20 (4-year college full-time, other college, and non-attendance) and subsequent alcohol and marijuana use at age 21/22, 25/26, 29/30 and 35. Inverse propensity score weighting was used to balance the three college groups on pre-existing differences when examining associations with substance use outcomes.

Results

Compared to non-attendance, attending a 4-year college ful

SUBMITTER: Jang JB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6923146 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature