Table 1.
Demographic and drinking characteristics between injury and non-injury ER patents (%)
| Injury (n=281) |
Non-injury (n=515) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Gender male | 63.0 | 44.9*** |
| Age | ||
| <30 | 54.6 | 38.3*** |
| 30-49 | 32.1 | 35.4 |
| 50 and up | 13.2 | 26.3 |
| Race | ||
| White | 76.9 | 66.8** |
| Non-white | 23.1 | 33.2 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married/living together | 27.5 | 33.8** |
| Widowed/separate/divorced | 10.6 | 15.6 |
| Single | 61.9 | 50.6 |
| Education | ||
| High school graduate or less | 25.3 | 30.9 |
| Some college | 40.3 | 38.4 |
| College graduate or higher | 34.4 | 30.7 |
| Household income | ||
| <$40,000 | 31.0 | 37.1* |
| $40,000-$80,000 | 21.7 | 21.7 |
| >$80,000 | 27.4 | 18.6 |
| Missing | 19.9 | 22.5 |
|
| ||
| Any drinking before injury/illness | 38.2 | 17.4*** |
| Volume before event, if drinking | ||
| 1-2 drinks | 25.7 | 44.7* |
| 3-6 drinks | 33.3 | 31.8 |
| 7 drinks or more | 41.0 | 23.5 |
| Any drinking same time last week | 30.0 | 22.9* |
| Volume, if drinking | ||
| 1-2 drinks | 37.8 | 41.7 |
| 3-6 drinks | 29.7 | 33.0 |
| 7 drinks or more | 32.4 | 25.2 |
*
p<0.05
**
p<0.01
***
p<0.001
Chi-square test between injury and non-injury groups.