Table 2.
Characteristics of Participants According to Study Location
| Louisiana | California | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| % n=1578 | % n=1303 | N=2881 | |
| Sex | † | ||
| Male | 33.7% | 38.6% | 1578 (54.8%) |
| Female | 66.3% | 61.4% | 1303 (45.2%) |
| Age group | ‡ | ||
| 18–25 | 11.2% | 14.0% | 372 (12.9%) |
| 26–35 | 16.8% | 23.5% | 589 (20.4%) |
| 36–45 | 21.0% | 20.1% | 588 (20.4%) |
| 46–55 | 29.1% | 22.5% | 729 (25.3%) |
| 56–65 | 22.0% | 19.8% | 603 (20.9%) |
| Mean age (s.d.) | 44.1 (12.9) | 41.9 (13.3) ‡ | 42.9 (±13.2) |
| Race | † | ||
| White | 54.0% | 45.7% | 1192 (41.4%) |
| Black | 41.2% | 16.9% | 794 (27.6%) |
| Asian | 1.2% | 5.5% | 99 (3.4%) |
| American Indian | 0.6% | 0.5% | 16 (0.6%) |
| Pacific Islander | 0.0% | 1.1% | 18 (0.6%) |
| Multi-racial | 1.5% | 1.7% | 44 (1.5%) |
| Hispanic | 4.8% | 38.2%‡ | 663 (23.0%) |
| Married (yes) | 47.0% | 47.4% | 1352 (46.9%) |
| Education | |||
| No degree/less than H.S. | 8.7% | 17.3% | 393 (13.6%) |
| H.S. diploma | 28.2% | 21.5% | 705 (24.5%) |
| More than H.S./some college | 23.6% | 23.2% | 687 (23.8%) |
| 4-year College Degree or More | 39.6% | 38.0% | 1086 (38.0%) |
| Employed full-time, legally (yes) | 63.3% | 61.6% | 1791 (62.2%) |
| Annual income | |||
| < $20,000 | 33.8% | 32.2% | 890 (33.0%) |
| $20,000 – $74,999 | 44.9% | 44.2% | 1204 (45.0%) |
| ≥ $75,000 | 21.3% | 23.6% | 612 (22.0%) |
| Car ownership (yes) | 87.4% | 85.7% | 2493 (86.5%) |
| Mean number of children in household (s.d.) | 0.7 (1.1) | 0.9 (1.2) | 0.8 (±1.2) |
| Mean years lived in neighborhood (s.d.) | 12.6 (11.8) | 11.2 (10.6) † | 11.9 (±11.1) |
| Mean distance to nearest off-premise outlet (miles) | 0.6 (±1.6) | 0.5 (±0.6) † | 0.5 (±1.1) |
| Frequency of visible alcohol use in neighborhood | § | ||
| Never see drinking outside | 39.3% | 38.1% | 1182 (44.5%) |
| At least once a year | 17.7% | 13.7% | 407 (15.3%) |
| At least once a month | 13.2% | 11.9% | 329 (12.4%) |
| At least once a week | 13.3% | 15.3% | 385 (14.5%) |
| Daily | 16.5% | 11.0% | 352 (13.3%) |
| Witnessed or experienced violence in neighborhood (yes) | 20.6% | 19.3% | 535 (19.8%) |
| Mean level of perception of neighborhood safety (s.d.) (1 to 4) | 3.3 (0.9) | 3.1 (0.8) † | 3.2 (0.9) |
| Drinking days per year (0 to 365) (s.d.) | 54.2 (87.8) | 50.2 (88.6) | 51.9 (88.3) |
| Drinks per day on days drink (s.d.) | 1.4 (1.4) | 1.2 (1.4) § | 1.3 (1.4) |
| Binged at least one day in the last month (yes) | 19.0% | 16.6%§ | 477 (17.6%) |
‡
Note. P-value: < 0.0001;
†
< 0.01;
§
< 0.05. Responses based on non-missing values.