Table 1.
Baseline (1998) Sample Demographics (N=571)
| Drinking Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||
| Abstainers (n=237, 42%) |
Moderate (n=252, 44%) |
At-risk (n=82, 14%) |
|
| Age (mean(SD) range) | 65.8 (11.1) | 63.6 (11.7) | 62.6 (11.0) |
| Range=45-93 | Range=45-90 | Range=45-84 | |
| Gender (% female) | 63% | 57% | 29% |
| Income (median range) | $40,000-$34,999 | $50,000-$54,999 | $55,000-59,999 |
| Education years (mean (SD)) | 15.0 (2.6) | 16.2 (2.5) | 16.1 (2.9) |
| Range=8-20 | Range=10-20 | Range=7-20 | |
| Smoking (% smokers) | 3% | 5% | 7% |
| Mean Total Alcohol Drinks/ Week (mean (SD)) | 0 | 3.3 (2.1) | 14.1 (6.1) |
| Range = 1-7 | Range = 8-33 | ||
| Mean Beer Drinks/Week (mean (SD)) | 0 | 0.7 (1.2) | 3.5(6.1) |
| Range = 0-7 | Range = 0-30 | ||
| Beer Proportion/ Total Alcohol Drinks | 0 | .24 | .23 |
| Mean Wine Drinks/Week (mean (SD)) | 0 | 1.8 (1.9) | 6.8 (5.0) |
| Range = 0-7 | Range = 0-20 | ||
| Wine Proportion/ Total Alcohol Drinks | 0 | .54 | .52 |
| Mean Liquor Drinks/Week (mean (SD)) | 0 | 0.8 (1.5) | 3.8 (6.0) |
| Range = 0-7 | Range = 0-30 | ||
| Liquor Proportion/ Total Alcohol Drinks | 0 | .24 | .25 |
Note. Significant differences (p≤.05) across drinking status for all variables, with the exception of smoking status.