Table 2.
Alcohol problems and current drinking, overall sample | |||
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Whites (N=3,967) | Blacks (N=1,054) | Hispanics (N=1,610) | |
1+ social consequences (%) | 6.4 | 6.9 | 8.2† |
2+ dependence symptoms (%) | 4.5 | 5.5 | 6.6b |
DSM-IV alcohol dependence (%) | 2.1 | 3.0 | 4.4bbb |
Current drinker (%) | 72.3 | 51.1aaa | 55.6bbb |
Alcohol problems and heavy drinking, current drinker sample | |||
Whites (N=2,810) | Blacks (N=766) | Hispanics (N=504) | |
1+ social consequences (%) | 8.8 | 13.4aa | 14.8bbb |
2+ dependence symptoms (%) | 6.2 | 10.8aa | 11.8bbb |
DSM-IV alcohol dependence (%) | 2.9 | 5.9aa | 8.0bbb |
Days of 5 or more drinks, mean | 15.3 | 17.3 | 20.2† |
Days of drunkenness, mean | 8.3 | 10.6 | 7.8 |
Maximum # of drinks in a day, mean | 4.8 | 3.7aaa | 5.8bb |
Heavy drinking factor score, mean | −0.001 | 0.001 | 0.092b |
p<0.05,
p<0.01,
p<0.001 (pair-wise test between blacks and whites)
p<0.05,
p<0.01,
p<0.001 (pair-wise test between Hispanics and whites)
p<0.10 (pair-wise test between Hispanics and whites)