Table 1.
Individual-level characteristics of heavy episodic drinkers and non–heavy episodic drinkers among women in the CHAT study, Baltimore, Maryland, 2005–2007
| Characteristic | Heavy episodic drinkers (n = 115) M (SD) or n (%) | Non–heavy episodic drinkers (n = 452) M (SD) or n (%) | Test statistic | df |
| Age in years | 41.9 (7.43) | 41.2 (8.46) | -0.89 | 565 |
| African American | 113 (98.3%) | 435 (96.2%) | 1.16 | 1 |
| Education: high school diploma or higher* | 46 (40.4%) | 235 (52.0%) | 5.27 | 1 |
| Homeless in past 6 months | 37 (32.2%) | 134 (29.6%) | 0.28 | 1 |
| Income in past month: ≥$500* | 46 (40.4%) | 230 (51.0%) | 4.13 | 1 |
| Employed at least part time | 15 (13.0%) | 70 (15.5%) | 0.43 | 1 |
| Has main sexual partner | 91 (79.1%) | 325 (71.9%) | 2.45 | 1 |
| HIV+, self-report | 11 (9.6%) | 53 (11.7%) | 0.43 | 1 |
| Depressive symptoms** | 28.0 (11.7) | 24.2 (10.6) | -3.3 | 565 |
| Snorted/smoked heroin or cocaine in past 30 days*** | 85 (73.9%) | 23 (49.3%) | 22.3 | 1 |
| AUDIT score*** | 20.5 (8.02) | 3.51 (5.22) | -27.6 | 565 |
| Frequency of drinking alcohol | 310.4 | 4 | ||
| Never | 0 (0%) | 176 (38.9%) | ||
| Monthly or less | 0 (0%) | 116.(26.6%) | ||
| 2–4 times per month | 4 (3.5%) | 81 (17.9%) | ||
| 2–3 times per week | 42 (36.5%) | 64 (14.1%) | ||
| ≥4 times a week | 69 (60.0%) | 15 (3.3%) |
Note: AUDIT = Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test.
*
p < .05;
**
p < .01;
***
p < .001.