Table 1.
Descriptives by Latino Subgroup and Gender
| Variable Estimate (S.E.)/Percentage | Mexican (n=1366)a | Cuban (n=367) | Puerto Rican (n=393) | Central/South American and Other (n=498) | Men (n=1226) | Women (n=1251) | Total (n=2,477)b |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 21.99 (.30) | 21.90 (.84) | 21.82 (.32) | 21.92 (.31) | 22.06 (25) | 21.83 (.24) | 21.95 (.24) |
| Education | |||||||
| Less than high school | 24.8% | 15.1% | 19.4% | 19.4% | 24.9% | 20.5% | 22.8% |
| High school | 39.1% | 27.9% | 34.6% | 30.3% | 36.6% | 36.4% | 36.5% |
| College or more | 36.1% | 56.9% | 46.0% | 50.3% | 38.5% | 43.1% | 40.7% |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 52.9% | 45.9% | 53.2% | 52.1% | - | - | 52.1% |
| Female | 47.1% | 54.1% | 46.8% | 47.9% | 47.9% | ||
| Language Usage with Family | |||||||
| Spanish | 33.8% | 60.3% | 12.5% | 40.5% | 34.2% | 35.8% | 34.9% |
| Half and Half | 11.7% | 8.1% | 34.6% | 7.8% | 9.5% | 10.8% | 10.1% |
| English | 54.4% | 31.0% | 46.0% | 51.7% | 56.3% | 53.4% | 54.9% |
| Language Usage with Peers | |||||||
| Spanish | 12.7% | 5.0% | 4.5% | 8.8% | 10.4% | 10.8% | 10.6% |
| Half and Half | 9.6% | 6.1% | 2.0% | 6.7% | 8.3% | 7.4% | 7.8% |
| English | 77.7% | 89.0% | 93.6% | 84.5% | 81.3% | 81.8% | 81.6% |
| Alcohol Use in Past Year | |||||||
| No | 32.4% | 28.5% | 24.1% | 32.5% | 29.3% | 34.9% | 32.0% |
| Yes | 67.6% | 71.5% | 75.9% | 67.5% | 70.7% | 65.1% | 68.0% |
| # Days of Binge Drinking in past 2 weeksc | 1.41 (.12) | 1.23 (.54) | 1.40 (.21) | 1.06 (.14) | 1.73 (.14) | .80 (.11) | 1.31 (.10) |
a
n sizes reported are unweighted
b
subgroup data are missing for 8 participants, thus the total n size is larger than the sum for each subgroup
c
unweighted n = 1,667