Marijuana Use in Post-Collegiate Cohorts: Correlates of Use, Prevalence Patterns, and Factors Associated with Cessation
- 1 April 1973
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Social Problems
- Vol. 20 (4), 514-520
- https://doi.org/10.2307/799712
Abstract
Questionnaire data from random samples of recent post-collegiate cohorts are examined with respect to several behavioral dimensions of marijuana use. The data indicate (1) that both incidence and prevalence are increasing, despite the aging of the cohorts; (2) that selected social correlates of initiation are poor predictors of the extent of use; and (3) that the significant status changes of marriage and entry into parenthood, and not aging per se, account for the frequently observed cessation of use occurring in the mid- to late-20's.Keywords
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