Table 1.
Prevalence of CAB consumption in the past 30 days among underage drinkers.
| Overall CAB Use | Traditional CAB Usea | Non-traditional CAB Usea | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent (%) | 95% CI | Percent (%) | 95% CI | Percent (%) | 95% CI | |
| Total (N=1,031) | 52.4 | (47.4, 57.4) | 45.6 | (40.5, 50.6) | 19.6 | (15.5, 23.8) |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male (N=428) | 53.5 | (46.2, 60.9) | 45.4 | (37.9, 52.9) | 23.0 | (16.6, 29.4) |
| Female (N=603) | 51.2 | (44.6, 57.9) | 45.7 | (39.0, 52.4) | 16.1 | (10.9, 21.3) |
| Age | ||||||
| 13–15 (N=117) | 48.4* | (36.5, 60.2) | 42.4* | (30.8, 54.0) | 17.1* | (7.4, 26.9) |
| 16–18 (N=461) | 45.3* | (39.2, 51.4) | 38.3* | (32.3, 44.4) | 14.4* | (10.4, 18.5) |
| 19–20 (N=453) | 58.4* | (50.4, 66.5) | 51.5* | (43.3, 59.7) | 24.0* | (16.8, 31.1) |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||
| Black Non-Hispanic (N=126) |
53.4 | (38.1, 68.8) | 49.2 | (33.5, 64.9) | 28.6 | (13.4, 43.8) |
| White Non-Hispanic (N=592) |
49.5 | (43.1, 56.0) | 42.1 | (35.7, 48.5) | 15.5 | (10.4, 20.6) |
| Hispanic (N=214) |
54.9 | (44.3, 65.5) | 46.8 | (35.9, 57.7) | 21.9 | (13.2, 30.7) |
| Income | ||||||
| Less than 15,000 (N=235) |
59.2 | (48.0, 70.5) | 51.7 | (40.3, 63.1) | 30.4 | (19.4, 41.4) |
| 15,000–39,999 (N=270) |
53.1 | (42.7, 63.6) | 46.5 | (35.8, 57.3) | 19.2 | (11.1, 27.3) |
| 40,000–99,999 (N=365) |
50.8 | (43.0, 58.5) | 41.3 | (33.5, 49.1) | 18.8 | (12.3, 25.3) |
| 100,000 or more (N=161) |
50.3 | (39.0, 61.6) | 48.2 | (36.8, 59.6) | 14.5 | (5.6, 23.4) |
a
Traditional CAB use = self-mixed alcohol with soda, coffee, or tea. Non-traditional CAB use = Pre-packed alcoholic energy drinks and self-mixed alcohol and energy drink, energy shot, or caffeine pill.
*
Differences in proportions are significant by chi-square test at p<.05.