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. 2006 May;4(3):213–220. doi: 10.1370/afm.542

Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics of Participants (N = 6,419)

Characteristic Value
Age in years, mean (SD) 60 (11.5)
Race,* No. (%)
    African American 1,199 (19)
    White 4,081 (64)
    Other 981 (15)
Marital status, No. (%)
    Never married 597 (9)
    Currently married 3,163 (49)
    Divorced/separated/widowed 2,553 (40)
    Education, some college, No. (%) 3,294 (51)
Annual income, No. (%)
    <$20,000 3,769 (58)
    $20,000–$50,000 1,946 (30)
    >$50,000 704 (11)
10-item AUDIT score, No. (%)
    1–7 (zone 1) 4,083 (64)
    8–15 (zone 2) 1,543 (24)
    16–19 (zone 3) 290 (5)
    20–40 (zone 4) 503 (8)
AUDIT-C score, No. (%)
    1–3 2,427 (38)
    4–5 1,749 (27)
    6–7 1,031 (16)
    8–9 667 (10)
    10–12 545 (9)
CAGE score, No. (%)
    0 1,595 (25)
    1 1,424 (22)
    2 1,598 (25)
    3 1,095 (17)
    4 707 (11)

AUDIT = Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test; AUDIT-C = 3 AUDIT consumption questions; CAGE = CAGE Questionnaire (cut down, annoyed, guilty, and eye opener).

* n = 6,261, missing data for 158 subjects.

† n = 6,269, missing data for 150 subjects.