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. 2007 Jun 30;2:17. doi: 10.1186/1747-597X-2-17

Table 1.

Survey findings on alcohol availability for underage and legal age enlisted naval personnel. Numbers may not add up to 100% due to rounding.

Underage Legal Age χ2 p-value
Subjective Physical Availability
Obtaining Alcohol on Base after Work:
Easy/very easy 63% 81% 26.91 2df <0.001
Difficult/very difficult 26% 11%
Don't know 11% 8%
Obtaining Alcohol off Base after Work:
Easy/very easy 80% 90% 12.05 2df 0.002
Difficult/very difficult 12% 6%
Don't know 8% 4%
Subjective Social Availability
Obtaining Alcohol from Friends in the Navy:
Easy/very easy 88% 85% 1.79 2df 0.41
Difficult/very difficult 7% 9%
Don't know 5% 6%
Obtaining Alcohol from Friends outside the Navy:
Easy/very easy 84% 81% 1.67 2df 0.43
Difficult/very difficult 8% 10%
Don't know 8% 10%