Table 2

Demographic Correlates of Alcohol Consumption
Daily Alcohol Consumption
 Total Sample N = 7,434
 Doesn't Drink N = 4,146
 Less than once a day N = 2,515
 1–2 drinks per day N = 620
 3 or more drinks per day N = 153
 Test χ2 statistic (df)
 P <
% Male
 39%
 32.2
 42.9
 59.2
 77.1
 χ2(3) = 296.2
 0.0001
Mean Age
 77.6 (5.9)
 78.3 (6.0)
 77.0 (5.7)
 76.5 (5.4)
 74.5 (4.0)
 χ2(3) = 157.3
 0.0001
Race




χ2(6) = 182.6
 0.0001
Caucasian
 84.2
 79.2
 90.4
 92.3
 83.7

African-American
 13.8
 18.2
 8.3
 6.3
 13.7

Asian/Pacific Islander/Other
 2.1
 2.6
 1.3
 1.4
 2.6

% Married
 50.7
 45.5
 55.4
 63.4
 64.7
 χ2(3) = 118.7
 0.0001
Mean Education Yrs.
 10.7 (3.8)
 9.8 (3.9)
 11.6 (3.4)
 12.7 (3.2)
 11.2 (3.4)
 χ2(3) = 573.6
 0.0001

Note: Kruskal Wallis tests were used for continuous variables (age, education) as these did not have normal distributions. Means and standard deviations are given for descriptive purposes only.

Turvey et al. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2006 1:8   doi:10.1186/1747-597X-1-8

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