TABLE 1.

Descriptive Statistics of Sample Population: California, 2003

	Percentage of Total Sample	Mean % (SD)
Adults
Non-Hispanic Whites	47.6
Lowest income quartile		10.8 (0.31)
Second income quartile		22.5 (0.42)
Third income quartile		30.7 (0.46)
Highest income quartile		36.0 (0.48)
Non-Hispanic Blacks	7.1
Lowest income quartile		32.0 (0.47)
Second income quartile		27.7 (0.45)
Third income quartile		25.2 (0.43)
Highest income quartile		15.1 (0.36)
Hispanics	30.1
Lowest income quartile		50.4 (0.50)
Second income quartile		33.0 (0.47)
Third income quartile		11.9 (0.32)
Highest income quartile		04.7 (0.21)
Asian/Pacific Islanders	11.4
Lowest income quartile		20.8 (0.41)
Second income quartile		25.0 (0.43)
Third income quartile		25.1 (0.43)
Highest income quartile		29.1 (0.45)
Other racial/ethnic groups	3.8
Lowest income quartile		32.9 (0.47)
Second quartile		31.6 (0.47)
Third quartile		22.4 (0.42)
Highest income quartile		13.2 (0.34)
Adolescents (n = 3660)
Ever had alcoholic drinks		35.1 (0.48)
At least 1 drink in past 30 d		15.0 (0.36)
Any binge drinking in past 30 d		05.6 (0.23)
Ever driven after drinkinga		06.0 (0.24)
Current smoker		05.0 (0.22)
Used marijuana in past 30 db		05.0 (0.22)
Girl		48.9 (0.50)
Age, y		14.36c (1.67)
Paid employment in past 12 mo		40.5 (0.49)
Parents married or living with a partner		82.2 (0.38)
Parent's excess drinking		02.1 (0.13)
Parent's binge drinking in past mo		13.1 (0.34)

Note. All statistics were weighted. Adults included in the sample were only from households with children younger than 18 years (N = 14 595). Race/ethnicity was that of the adult interviewed. Lowest income quartile was $24 000 or less; second quartile was $24 000 to $49 000; third quartile was $50 000 to $90 000; and the highest quartile was more than $90 000.

^aAmong respondents 16 years or older who ever had more than a few sips of alcoholic drinks.

^bAmong respondents with parent or guardian's permission to be asked questions about illicit drug use (98.7%).

^cMean age.