Table 5.
Number of avoidance actions, times drove intoxicated, and number of avoidance methods by drinking level.
| Drinking level | Number of avoidance actions* | Number of times drove intoxicated | Number of avoidance approaches | Avoidance actions/DWI ratio | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All levels N = 561 |
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| Mean and N | 23.941 | 13,431 | 2.820 | 1,582 | 3.553 | 8.490 |
| Median | 11 | 0 | 3 | |||
| Maximum | 380 | 100 | 13 | |||
|
Light/infrequent n = 143 |
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| Mean and N | 11.573 | 1,655 | 0.301 | 43 | 2.301 | 38.488 |
| Median | 4 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Maximum | 212 | 10 | 8 | |||
|
Moderate N = 165 |
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| Mean and N | 19.836 | 3,273 | 1.018 | 168 | 3.642 | 19.482 |
| Median | 11 | 0 | 3 | |||
| Maximum | 262 | 25 | 11 | |||
|
Heavy N = 253 |
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| Mean and N | 33.609 | 8,503 | 5.419 | 1,371 | 4.202 | 6.202 |
| Median | 18 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Maximum | 380 | 100 | 13 | |||
*
Among the 498 users of avoidance strategies, the mean number of actions was 26.97 for users as a whole, 14.91 for the light/infrequent drinkers (n = 111), 21.39 for moderate drinkers (n = 153), and 36.34 for heavy drinkers (n = 234). These values were similar to those for the entire sample, because the proportions of avoidance users were very high.