Table 1.
Summary Statistics at Waves 1 and 2 of the NESARC
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| Variable | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Variable | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
| Alcohol consumption (past year) | |||||||||
| Any binge drinking (%) | 21.8 | 24.9 | Native American (%) | 1.7 | |||||
| Days of binge drinking1 | 12.8 | 48.4 | 12.7 | 47.2 | Asian (%) | 2.8 | |||
| Driving after too much to drink2 (%) | 2.7 | 3.7 | Hispanic (%) | 18.4 | |||||
| Abuse and/or dependence (%) | 7.7 | 9 | Born outside U.S. (%) | 15.4 | |||||
| Individual and Demographic Characteristics | Individual Health Status | ||||||||
| Number of people in household | 2.5 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 1.5 | SF-12 general health scale3 | 50.1 | 12.2 | 48.9 | 12.2 |
| Number of children in household | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.1 | SF-12 mental health scale3 | 51.9 | 10.5 | 51.5 | 10.6 |
| Years of schooling | 13.2 | 3.3 | 13.3 | 3.4 | |||||
| Living in an MSA (%) | 80.9 | 83.9 | Individual Economic and Employment Characteristics | ||||||
| Married (%) | 53.4 | 51.5 | Employed (full-time or part-time) (%) | 64.7 | 63.2 | ||||
| Widowed, separated, or divorced (%) | 24.7 | 29.5 | Personal income (in 1,000s of US$2001) | 29.7 | 30.1 | 30.5 | 30.0 | ||
| Never married (%) | 21.9 | 19 | |||||||
| Age | 46.0 | 17.3 | 49.0 | 17.3 | State Characteristics | ||||
| Age first alcohol use (non-abstainers) | 20.1 | Unemployment rate (%)4 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 5.6 | 0.8 | |||
| White (%) | 58.3 | Beer tax per 12 oz drink (cents in US$2001) |
2.4 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.8 | |||
| Black (%) | 18.9 | Union representation (% of employed)5 | 14.5 | 6.1 | 13.7 | 6.3 | |||
| Alcohol consumption (gals. per capita)6 | 2.18 | 0.3 | 2.25 | 0.3 | |||||
1
Days of 5+ (4+) drinks per episode for men (women).
2
More than once in the past year.
3
Scores derived from the SF-12 health survey, version 2, and apply to the general health and mental health norm-based (standardized to a mean of 50 and standard deviation of 10) subscales. A higher score reflects better health status.
4
Average of previous 12 months from interview date.
5
Average of interview year.
6
Wave 1 data are from 2001. Wave 2 data are from 2005. Gallons per capita are calculated for the population 14 years of age or older.