TABLE 1.

Weighted demographic and lifestyle characteristics of current drinkers matched on completion of two 24-h dietary recalls on 1 d without alcohol (nondrinking day) and 1 d with alcohol (drinking day): NHANES 2003–2008¹

	Men (n = 1126; median age: 41 y)		Women (n = 738; median age: 43 y)
	n	Percentage (95% CI)	n	Percentage (95% CI)
Race-ethnicity
Non-Hispanic white	568	73.5 (69.2, 77.3)	417	77.4 (72.5, 81.5)
Non-Hispanic black	250	10.6 (8.6, 13.1)	137	9.5 (7.1, 12.6)
Mexican American	222	9.1 (7.0, 11.7)	105	5.1 (3.5, 7.5)
Other	86	6.8 (4.7, 9.7)	79	8.0 (5.5, 11.7)
Education
<12 y	278	14.4 (12.2, 16.9)	104	8.3 (6.4, 10.9)
High school graduate, GED2, or equivalent	262	22.1 (19.0, 25.5)	163	19.6 (15.6, 24.3)
Some college	327	31.9 (28.0, 36.0)	250	34.7 (29.3, 40.4)
≥College	258	31.6 (26.6, 37.1)	221	37.4 (31.5, 43.7)
Marital status
Married/cohabiting	741	63.9 (59.3, 68.3)	426	60.9 (56.2, 65.4)
Not married	384	36.0 (31.6, 40.7)	312	39.1 (34.6, 43.8)
Poverty:income ratio
<1.85 (poverty/low income)	355	22.5 (19.2, 26.3)	193	18.8 (15.3, 22.9)
1.85–3.50 (moderate income)	281	22.3 (18.5, 26.6)	177	22.9 (18.5, 27.9)
>3.50 (higher income)	420	50.0 (44.6, 55.5)	320	53.1 (47.5, 58.7)
Smoking status
Current smoker	335	29.9 (25.9, 34.4)	189	24.8 (21.2, 28.7)
Former smoker	315	27.0 (23.2, 31.1)	178	25.3 (21.7, 29.3)
Never smoker	474	43.1 (38.8, 47.4)	371	49.9 (45.9, 53.9)
Usual alcohol consumption (past year)
Light	508	41.9 (37.5, 46.5)	499	63.1 (58.3, 67.6)
Moderate	496	48.9 (44.6, 53.2)	157	23.4 (19.2, 28.3)
Heavier	122	9.2 (7.2, 11.7)	81	13.4 (9.7, 18.1)
BMI (kg/m2)
≤24.99	340	29.9 (25.7, 34.4)	301	48.3 (42.9, 53.6)
25.0–29.99	452	39.9 (35.0, 44.9)	222	28.0 (23.9, 32.5)
≥30	324	29.6 (25.5, 34.2)	212	23.1 (19.2, 27.5)

¹Current drinkers consumed ≥12 drinks in their entire life and consumed alcohol on ≥1 d in the past year. Pregnant or lactating women were excluded. n may not add to total because of missing observations.

²GED, General Educational Development.