Table 2.
Beverage-Specific Consumption and Frequency of Binge Drinking by Hispanic National Group by Gender
| Puerto Rican | Cuban American | Mex. American | S/C American | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Mean number of drinks per week a, b | Wine | 5.1 ± 1.2 (453) | 4.1 ± 2.2 (426) | 4.8 ± 1.1 (441) | 4.1 ± 1.2 (439) |
| Beer c | 11.2 ± 1.6 (452) | 7.0 ± 1.2 (427) | 12.0 ± 1.5 (441) | 7.9 ± 1.6 (442) | ||
| Liquor | 7.3 ± 1.8 (452) | 3.9 ±0.9 (427) | 5.3 ± 1.8 (440) | 3.4 ± 0.9 (442) | ||
| Binging once a month or more a | Wine * | 19.6 (218) | 4.6 (248) | 13.3 (202) | 10.3 (272) | |
| Beer | 35.0 (403) | 26.7 (356) | 36.8 (404) | 32.3 (384) | ||
| Liquor | 19.9 (283) | 20.7 (218) | 13.4 (205) | 16.5 (270) | ||
| Females | Mean number of drinks per week a, b | Wine d | 4.2 ± 1.9 (271) | 3.4 ± 1.5 (233) | 0.7 ± 0.1 (218) | 2.8 ± 0.8 (286) |
| Beer | 7.9 ± 3.4 (271) | 2.2 ± 0.6 (232) | 2.0 ± 0.5 (218) | 1.9 ± 0.3 (285) | ||
| Liquor | 1.8 ± 0.3 (271) | 1.7 ±0.5 (232) | 1.0 ± 0.4 (218) | 1.8 ± 0.6 (286) | ||
| Binging once a month or more a | Wine ** | 17.3 (180) | 11.5 (174) | 5.1 (141) | 14.8 (238) | |
| Beer ** | 40.2 (191) | 16.4 (127) | 17.2 (141) | 17.9 (187) | ||
| Liquor ** | 30.6 (160) | 15.4 (100) | 6.1 (131) | 12.7 (143) |
a
Among all current drinkers of the specified beverage (numbers in the parenthesis are unweighted Ns used as denominators)
b
Continuous variable.
c
T-test significant between: 1) Puerto Rican and Cuban American; 2) Cuban American and Mexican American.
d
T-test significant between Mexican American and S/C American.
*
p<0.05
**
p<0.01