TABLE 2.
Bivariate Associations
| Variable | Regular Drinking | Been Drunk | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Sociodemographic | ||||
| Age (y) | 0.29*** | 0.28*** | ||
| Education level | −0.01 | −0.00 | ||
| Work status | ||||
| Employed | 72% | 28% | 29% | 71% |
| Unemployed | 68% | 32% | 22% | 78% |
| Living situation | ||||
| Owns home | 69% | 31% | 28% | 72% |
| Does not own home | 69% | 31% | 23% | 77% |
| Homeless | ||||
| Ever | 60% | 40%*** | 16% | 84%*** |
| Never | 76% | 24% | 29% | 71% |
| Relationship status | ||||
| Single | 66% | 34% | 21% | 79% |
| Partner, not living with | 75% | 25% | 29% | 71% |
| Partner, living with | 70% | 30% | 23% | 78% |
| Had health insurance for past 12 months | ||||
| Yes | 65% | 35%** | 31% | 69%* |
| No | 78% | 22% | 20% | 80% |
| Physical health | −0.10* | −0.19† | ||
| Mental health | −0.12*** | −0.10* | ||
| Social-psychological | ||||
| Self-esteem | −0.19*** | −0.10† | ||
| Depression | 0.24*** | 0.16*** | ||
| Sensation seeking | 0.16*** | −0.05 | ||
| Social networks | ||||
| Characteristics of people hanging out with: | ||||
| Are legally employed | 72% | 28%* | 23% | 77% |
| Are not legally employed | 62% | 38% | 23% | 77% |
| Are drug users | 66% | 34%† | 20% | 80%** |
| Are not drug users | 74% | 26% | 31% | 69% |
| Particpate in illegal activties | 63% | 37%† | 17% | 83%** |
| Do not particpate in illegal activities | 72% | 28% | 27% | 74% |
| Characteristics of people living with: | ||||
| Are legally employed | 75% | 25%** | 30% | 70%** |
| Are not legally employed | 64% | 36% | 18% | 82% |
| Are drug users | 59% | 41%*** | 21% | 79% |
| Are not drug users | 75% | 25% | 25% | 75% |
| Particpate in illegal activities | 43% | 58%** | 15% | 85% |
| Do not particpate in illegal activities | 72% | 28% | 24% | 76% |
| Situational | ||||
| Crack/cocaine 90 days | ||||
| Yes | 49% | 51%*** | 14% | 87%*** |
| No | 82% | 18% | 29% | 71% |
| Experienced childhood physical abuse | ||||
| No | 69% | 32% | 27% | 73%** |
| Yes | 70% | 30% | 15% | 85% |
| Experienced childhood sexual abuse | ||||
| No | 70% | 30% | 25% | 75%** |
| Yes | 64% | 36% | 12% | 89% |
| Experienced childhood emotional abuse | ||||
| No | 70% | 30% | 25% | 75%* |
| Yes | 65% | 35% | 15% | 85% |
| Contextual factors | ||||
| Perceived fear of non-violent crime | 0.06 | −0.04 | ||
| Perceived fear of violent crime | 0.08 | −0.05 | ||
| Recent neighborhood criminal activity | 0.09* | 0.07 | ||
| Witnessed violence | 0.13** | 0.06 | ||
Note. Values not presented as percentages are Pearson correlation coefficients.
†
p < .10,
*
p <. 05,
**
p < .01,
***
p < .001.