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. 2009 Aug 10;44(5):491–499. doi: 10.1093/alcalc/agp042

Table 1.

Characteristics of participants

Number (%)
or mean (SD)
Study location
 LA county 1578 (54.8%)
 State of LA 1303 (45.2%)
Sex
 Male 1039 (36.1%)
 Female 1842 (63.9%)
Age (years) 42.9 (13.2)
Race
 White 1330 (46.2%)
 Black 731 (25.3%)
 Other 820 (28.5%)
Hispanic ethnicity (yes) 663 (23.0%)
Married (yes) 1352 (46.9%)
Employed full-time, legally (yes) 1791 (62.2%)
Annual income
 < $20,000 847 (31.8%)
 $20,000–$34,999 500 (18.8%)
 $35,000–$74,999 704 (26.4%)
 ≥$75,000 612 (23.0%)
Years lived in neighborhood 11.9 (11.1)
Distance to nearest off-premise alcohol outlet (miles) 0.5 (±1.1)
Individual off-premise outlet density in 1.0 mile radius 1.1 (±0.9)
Drinking days per year (0–365) 51.7 (±88.2)
Drinks per day on days drink 1.3 (±1.4)
Average daily consumption in last 90 days 0.10 (±0.5)
Average daily consumption in last year 0.02 (±0.1)
Heavy episodic drinking (HED) in the last month (yes) 512 (17.8%)
Level of visible alcohol use in neighborhood 2.4 (±1.5)
Sexual risk behavior (range = 0–4) 1.6 (±1.1)

Note. Number and percentages reflect that of non-missing responses.