Table 1.
Alcohol Consumption By Race/Ethnicity
| White (n=2616) | Chinese (n=802) | Black (n=1880) | Hispanic (n=1493) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Personal History Questionnaire Data | ||||
| Usual Consumption: | ||||
| never | 244 (9.3) | 431 (53.7) | 327 (17.4) | 388 (26.0) |
| former | 492 (18.8) | 120 (15.0) | 623 (33.1) | 400 (26.8) |
| <1 drink/day | 1374 (52.5) | 224 (27.9) | 773 (41.1) | 576 (38.6) |
| 1–2 drinks/day | 358 (13.7) | 22 (2.7) | 127 (6.8) | 92 (6.2) |
| >2 drinks/day | 148 (5.7) | 5 (0.6) | 30 (1.6) | 37 (2.5) |
| Binge drinking past month | 243 (9.3) | 11 (1.4) | 111 (5.9) | 174 (11.7) |
| Food Frequency Questionnaire Data | ||||
| Wine Consumption: | ||||
| >0 but <1 drink/day | 1077 (42.8) | 115 (14.5) | 428 (24.4) | 267 (18.7) |
| 1–2 drinks/day | 182 (7.2) | 10 (1.3) | 30 (1.7) | 21 (1.5) |
| >2 drinks/day | 68 (2.7) | 0 | 12 (0.7) | 9 (0.6) |
| Beer Consumption: | ||||
| >0 but <1 drink/day | 755 (30.0) | 96 (12.1) | 304 (17.3) | 300 (21.0) |
| 1–2 drinks/day | 76 (3.0) | 3 (0.4) | 34 (1.9) | 36 (2.5) |
| >2 drinks/day | 79 (3.1) | 3 (0.4) | 12 (0.7) | 19 (1.3) |
| Liquor Consumption: | ||||
| >0 but <1 drink/day | 764 (30.4) | 47 (5.9) | 370 (21.1) | 231 (16.1) |
| 1–2 drinks/day | 101 (4.0) | 0 | 33 (1.9) | 13 (0.9) |
| >2 drinks/day | 74 (2.9) | 2 (0.3) | 19 (1.1) | 9 (0.6) |
| Total Consumption: | ||||
| >0 but <1 drink/day | 1271 (48.6) | 230 (28.7) | 746 (39.7) | 580 (38.9) |
| 1–2 drinks/day | 316 (12.1) | 13 (1.6) | 125 (6.7) | 81 (5.4) |
| >2 drinks/day | 293 (11.2) | 8 (1.0) | 59 (3.1) | 44 (3.0) |
p<0.001 for all comparisons across race/ethnicity; binge drinking was defined as consumption of 5 or more drinks on one occasion during the past 30 days; food frequency questionnaire data has somewhat reduced sample sizes of 2516, 796, 1757, and 1431 for Whites, Chinese, Blacks and Hispanics respectively.