Table 1.

Selected Sample Characteristics by Substance Use (n = 275)

	Total Sample (n=275)a		Binge Drinking (n=120)a		Cigarette Smoking (n=97)a
	Number/ Mean	Percent/ S.D.	Number/ Mean	Percent/ S.D.	Number/ Mean	Percent/ S.D.
Age (years)b
18 – 24	79	29.4%	37	30.8%	33	34.0%
25 – 29	76	28.2%	38	31.7%	30	30.9%
30 – 34	52	19.3%	27	22.5%	16	16.5%
35+	62	23.1%	18	15.0%	18	18.6%
Marital Status
Single	90	33.3%	38	32.5%	32	33.0%
Married or living as married	180	66.7%	79	67.5%	65	67.0%
Educationc
Less than High School/GED	169	62.4%	74	62.7%	74	74.7%
High School/GED or greater	102	37.6%	44	37.3%	25	25.3%
Incomebc
Less than $10,000	45	17.2%	24	20.3%	19	20.0%
$10,000 – $16,000	71	27.1%	36	30.5%	28	29.5%
$16,001 – $22,000	61	23.3%	25	21.2%	26	27.4%
$22,001 – $28,000	43	16.4%	19	16.1%	13	13.7%
$28,001 or more	42	16.0%	14	11.9%	9	9.5%
Country of Birth
Mexico	191	69.4%	88	74.2%	72	74.3%
Other country	76	27.6%	31	25.8%	25	25.7%
Years in the U.S. (range 0 – 54)	8.0	(6.9)	7.4	(4.7)	7.7	(6.1)
Acculturation (range 1 – 5)	1.8	(0.7)	1.8	(0.7)	1.7	(0.7)
Racial/ethnic barriers	92	33.5%	46	38.3%	33	33.3%
Language barriersb	162	58.9%	87	72.6%	57	57.6%
Legal status barriersb	143	52.0%	75	62.5%	53	53.5%

^aNumbers do not sum to total n in some categories, due to missing values

^bSignificantly associated with binge drinking

^cSignificantly associated with cigarette smoking