Table 1.
Characteristic | Moderate Alcohol Use | Heavy Alcohol Use | Total Sample |
---|---|---|---|
(N = 96) | (N = 94) | (N = 190) | |
N % | N % | N % | |
Age: | |||
18 - 49 | 35 (39.8) | 37 (37.4) | 72 (38.5) |
50- 65 | 53 (60.2) | 62 (62.6) | 115 (61.5) |
High School Graduate: | 61 (63.5) | 48 (51.1) | 109 (57.4) |
Male | 48 (53.9) | 60 (60.6) | 108 (57.5) |
Ethnicity:* | |||
African-American | 36 (40.5) | 30 (30.3) | 66 (35.1) |
White | 23 (25.8) | 22 (22.2) | 45 (23.9) |
Hispanic | 20 (22.5) | 36 (36.4) | 56 (29.8) |
Mixed | 4 (4.5) | 2 (2.0) | 6 (3.2) |
Other | 6 (6.7) | 9 (9.1) | 15 (8.0) |
Support Sources: | |||
Drug Users | 16 (18.8) | 13 (13.8) | 29 (16.2) |
Non-Drug Users | 38 (44.7) | 42 (44.7) | 80 (44.7) |
Both | 31 (36.5) | 39 (41.5) | 70 (39.1) |
Wanting physical health treatment | 64 (71.9) | 72 (72.7) | 136 (72.3) |
Wanting Mental Health treatment | 45 (50.6) | 51 (51.5) | 96 (51.1) |
Recent Victimization* | 7 (7.9) | 12 (12.1) | 19 (10.1) |
Health | |||
Fair/Poor | 32 (36.0) | 44 (44.4) | 76 (40.4) |
Good/very good/excellent | 20 (22.5) | 19 (19.2) | 39 (20.7) |
Severe pain | 30 (33.7) | 32 (32.3) | 62 (33.0) |
Taking prescribed medication* | 64 (71.9) | 57 (57.6) | 121 (64.4) |
Heavy Drug Use * | 28 (31.5) | 45 (48.9) | 73 (40.3) |
Total days in alcohol treatment in past month |
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