Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics, Full Sample & Analysis Sample
| Variable | Analysis Sample (n=702) | |
|---|---|---|
|
| ||
| Mean (St. Dev) | ||
| Homicide Rates† | ||
| Female Homicide Rate (log) | 1.394 | (0.572) |
| Male Homicide Rate (log) | 2.591 | (0.777) |
| Total Homicide Rate (log) | 2.177 | (0.697) |
| Alcohol Tax Index††
[Cents per ounce of ethanol,1982-1984 dollars] |
12.698 | (2.525) |
| Beer tax per ounce of ethanol (real) | 8.684 | (2.248) |
| Wine tax per ounce of ethanol (real) | 6.606 | (2.086) |
| Liquor tax per ounce of ethanol (real) | 22.803 | (6.429) |
| ACCRA Beer Price (real cents per ounce of ethanol) | 85.62 | (12.28) |
| ACCRA Wine Price (real cents per ounce of ethanol) | 52.83 | (5.87) |
| ACCRA Liquor Price (real cents per ounce of ethanol) | 107.21 | (8.95) |
| Alcohol Consumption (ethanol gallons) per capita | ||
| Total Alcohol Consumption per capita | 1.858 | (0.373) |
| Total Alcohol Consumption per capita (log) | 0.603 | (0.179) |
| Beer Consumption per capita | 1.042 | (0.152) |
| Beer Consumption per capita (log) | 0.031 | (0.142) |
| Wine Consumption per capita | 0.242 | (0.125) |
| Wine Consumption per capita (log) | −1.552 | (0.519) |
| Liquor Consumption per capita | 0.575 | (0.189) |
| Liquor Consumption per capita (log) | −0.596 | (0.279) |
| Percent of Suicides Committed with Firearm | 58.107 | (13.562) |
| Per Capita Income in 1000s (real) | 15.478 | (2.666) |
| Population Density (100s per square mile) | 3.737 | (13.356) |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.273 | (1.453) |
| Percent African American | 11.941 | (12.074) |
†
Three zero values of female homicide rates, and one zero value for male homicide rates resulted in analysis sample sizes of 699 and 701, respectively.
††
The alcohol tax index was only calculated for the analysis sample; descriptive statistics are therefore the same in each column (n=702). Wine taxes were not imputed, and missing data prevented calculation of liquor taxes for 18 observations.