TABLE 1—
Drinking Status Comparisons of AI-SUPERPFP Populations to US General Population, by Age and Gender: National Longitudinal Alcohol Epidemiologic Study4
| Southwest Indians | Northern Plains Indians | US Population | |||||||
| % | SE | Significant differencea | % | SE | Significant differencea | % | SE | Significant differencea | |
| Lifetime abstainers | |||||||||
| Males 18–29 | 41.6 | 3.8% | N,U | 26.1 | 2.8% | S | 24.3 | 0.8% | S |
| Males 30–44 | 28.0 | 3.0% | U | 27.5 | 2.8% | U | 17.2 | 0.6% | S,N |
| Males 45–57b | 26.3 | 3.5% | 16.1 | 3.1% | 19.7 | 0.8% | |||
| Females 18–29 | 61.1 | 3.1% | N,U | 39.6 | 2.8% | S | 39.7 | 0.9% | S |
| Females 30–44 | 58.6 | 2.9% | N,U | 28.6 | 2.8% | S,U | 36.1 | 0.7% | S,N |
| Females 45–57b | 68.6 | 3.3% | N,U | 30.4 | 3.5% | S,U | 47.2 | 0.9% | S,N |
| Former drinkers | |||||||||
| Males 18–29 | 7.2 | 2.0% | 7.3 | 1.8% | 11.5 | 0.5% | |||
| Males 30–44 | 24.8 | 2.9% | N | 11.4 | 2.0% | S,U | 22.1 | 0.6% | N |
| Males 45–57b | 31.9 | 3.8% | 31.1 | 3.7% | 29.3 | 0.8% | |||
| Females 18–29 | 10.5 | 2.0% | U | 11.1 | 1.9% | U | 17.7 | 0.6% | S,N |
| Females 30–44 | 21.7 | 2.4% | 18.4 | 2.5% | 24.1 | 0.6% | |||
| Females 45–57b | 19.9 | 2.8% | N | 36.4 | 3.7% | S,U | 22.0 | 0.7% | N |
| Current drinkers | |||||||||
| Males 18–29 | 51.2 | 3.9% | N,U | 66.6 | 3.1% | S | 64.2 | 0.9% | S |
| Males 30–44 | 47.2 | 3.4% | N,U | 61.1 | 3.0% | S | 60.7 | 0.8% | S |
| Males 45–57b | 41.8 | 3.9% | 52.7 | 3.9% | 51.0 | 1.0% | |||
| Females 18–29 | 28.4 | 2.8% | N,U | 49.3 | 3.0% | S | 42.6 | 0.9% | S |
| Females 30–44 | 19.7 | 2.3% | N,U | 53.0 | 3.1% | S,U | 39.8 | 0.7% | S,N |
| Females 45–57b | 11.5 | 2.4% | N,U | 33.2 | 3.6% | S | 30.7 | 0.8% | S |
Note. AI-SUPERPFP = American Indian Service Utilization, Psychiatric Epidemiology, Risk and Protective Factors Project.
aSignificant differences from other groups (P < .05) are indicated by 1-letter abbreviations for those groups: S = Southwest Indians; N = Northern Plains Indians; U = US population.
bAge range in the National Longitudinal Alcohol Epidemiologic Study was 45–64 years.