Table 1. Participant Baseline Characteristics.
Characteristic | Participants, No. (%) | |
---|---|---|
AB-CASI group (n = 418) | Standard care group (n = 422) | |
Age, mean (SD), y | 37.0 (11.5) | 35.5 (11.0) |
Sex | ||
Female | 206 (49.3) | 201 (47.6) |
Male | 212 (50.7) | 221 (52.4) |
AUDIT score, mean (SD)a | 12.1 (7.8) | 11.9 (8.0) |
Alcohol dependence | 76 (18.2) | 76 (18.0) |
Preferred language | ||
English | 198 (47.4) | 199 (47.2) |
Spanish | 220 (52.6) | 223 (52.8) |
Race | ||
American Indian or Alaska native | 2 (0.5) | 1 (0.2) |
Black or African American | 14 (3.3) | 26 (6.2) |
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 2 (0.5) | 0 |
White | 50 (12.0) | 68 (16.1) |
Other | 347 (83.0) | 321 (76.1) |
No answer provided | 3 (0.7) | 6 (1.4) |
Hispanic originb | ||
Central American | 8 (1.9) | 14 (3.3) |
Cuban | 0 | 1 (0.2) |
Dominican | 18 (4.3) | 28 (6.6) |
Mexican | 24 (5.7) | 19 (4.5) |
Puerto Rican | 352 (84.2) | 345 (81.8) |
South American | 8 (1.9) | 8 (1.9) |
Other | 2 (0.5) | 3 (0.7) |
No answer provided | 6 (1.4) | 4 (0.9) |
Nativity | ||
US mainland | 218 (52.2) | 238 (56.4) |
Other US territory or country | 196 (46.9) | 175 (41.5) |
No answer provided | 4 (1.0) | 9 (2.1) |
Marital status | ||
Divorced or separated | 81 (19.4) | 76 (18.0) |
Married | 71 (17.0) | 54 (12.8) |
Single or never married | 226 (54.1) | 255 (60.4) |
Widowed | 7 (1.7) | 1 (0.2) |
Other | 27 (6.5) | 30 (7.1) |
No answer provided | 6 (1.4) | 6 (1.4) |
Biculturalism score, mean (SD)c | 13.2 (29.0) | 9.9 (28.5) |
Hispanicism score, mean (SD)c | 61.6 (13.5) | 61.0 (14.2) |
Americanism score, mean (SD)c | 48.4 (21.0) | 51.1 (20.4) |
Total cultural involvement score, mean (SD) | 109.9 (20.2) | 112.1 (20.5) |
Educational level | ||
Less than high school | 173 (41.4) | 163 (38.6) |
High school or some college | 205 (49.0) | 214 (50.7) |
Associate’s degree or higher | 31 (7.4) | 38 (9.0) |
Other | 7 (1.7) | 5 (1.2) |
No answer provided | 2 (0.5) | 2 (0.5) |
Has a usual physician | 220 (52.6) | 225 (53.3) |
Health insuranceb | ||
Disability or government services | 7 (1.7) | 9 (2.1) |
Medicaid | 293 (70.1) | 313 (74.2) |
Medicare | 23 (5.5) | 22 (5.2) |
Private PPO | 27 (6.5) | 16 (3.8) |
Other | 1 (0.2) | 0 |
None | 142 (34.0) | 142 (33.6) |
Current smoking | 235 (56.2) | 237 (56.2) |
Abbreviations: AB-CASI, automated bilingual computerized alcohol screening and intervention; AUDIT, Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test; PPO, preferred provider organization.
Score range, 0-40, with <20 indicating alcohol nondependence and ≥20 indicating alcohol dependence.
Multiple categories could be selected.
Measured by the Bicultural Involvement Questionnaire–Short Version.58 Biculturalism, Hispanicism, and Americanism are categories approximating acculturation referring to respective levels of comfort and involvement in activities that are classified as more American or more Hispanic or Latino.