Table 2.

Period means (1950–2002) for homicide rate (number of homicides per 100 000 15–64 years of age), and per capita alcohol consumption (litres of 100% alcohol per capita 15+). Percentage who had consumed 5 drinks or more in a day at least once during the past month (based on survey data 2005-2006), abstention rate (%; based on survey data 2005-2006) in three groups of U.S. states representing different wetness regions.

		Homicide		Alcohol		5+		Abstention
Wetness	N	Mean	(range)	Mean	(range)	Mean	(range)	Mean	(range)
Dry	11	12.60	3.83–19.28	6.23	5.44–7.29	19.80	17.38-21.79	58.61	50.60-67.60
Moderate	18	10.32	4.57–18.98	9.93	7.60–18.12	22.50	20.30-25.14	48.17	39.23-54.74
Wet	19	5.70	1.79–11.70	9.31	6.36–12.33	26.01	21.58-30.32	43.56	36.86-50.09
Total	48	9.01	1.79–19.28	8.84	5.44–18.12	23.27	17.38-30.32	48.73	36.86-67.60