esults were basically the same, except that males and females who smoked marijuana had even higher percentages of two or more sex partners (32.2% for males and 20.1% for females) than in the initial data. Once again, the data was highly statistically significant and moderately correlated.We then theorized that females tend to have more close friendships than men. This is due to the fact that women are often more open with one another and love to talk. Males may experiment with drugs in order to fill the time frame they would be spending with friends, while women fill their time with their friends talking or shopping. Created from this theory, was our hypothesis that males are more likely to smoke marijuana than females. In order to test these ideas, we had to use the measure of marijuana as our dependent variable operationalized, and the independent variable of gender, or rather respondents sex. These are the results:Table III. Gender and Whether a Person Thinks That Marijuana Should be Made Legal or NotThe data showed that men were more likely than women (31.4% to 23.3%) to favor the legalization of marijuana, thus leading us to infer that they are more likely to smoke marijuana. Also, men were less likely than women to feel that marijuana should not be made legal. Although the results were extremely statistically significant, the correlation was very weak. When we controlled for level of employment, the results were pretty much the same. No matter if they were working or unemployed, females were much less likely to favor the legalization of marijuana. Once again, the results were highly significant, yet weakly correlated.The next theory we tested was that people who work experience more social integration than those who are unemployed. Because marijuana alters the minds thinking process, people who work are less likely to use the drug because they do not want their performance to be effected. From our theory, we develope...
