Table 2.

Participant Characteristics as a Function of their Escape Drinking Behavior

	Escape Drinker (n = 33)	Non-Escape Drinker (n = 21)	Test Statistic
Age [in years]	19.30 ± 0.37	19.19 ± 0.27	t(52) = 0.52
Gender [% female]	60.60	52.40	χ2(1) = 0.36
Drinking behavior over previous three weeks:
% consumed alcohol	93.90	76.20	χ2(1) = 3.58+
Number of drinking occasions	4.63 ± 0.62	2.43 ± 0.53	t(52) = 2.48*
Highest # of drinks per occasion	6.85 ± 0.75	4.60 ± 1.00	t(52) = 1.82+
Total drinks	24.51 ± 4.66	10.76 ± 3.83	t(52) = 2.08*
Desire for Alcohol	33.30 ± 1.27	24.57 ± 1.01	t(52) = 4.85*
Score on MAST	5.59 ± 0.88	3.48 ± 0.66	t(52) = 1.56
Perceptions about drinking behavior
Feels guilty about drinking [%]	39.40	29.80	χ2(1) = 0.66
Feels they should cut down [%]	45.50	42.90	χ2(1) = 0.04
Others worry about drinking [%]	12.10	19.00	χ2(1) = 0.48
Got into fights while drinking [%]	21.20	4.80	χ2(1) = 2.75
Family history of alcoholism [%]	12.10	19.00	χ2(1) = 0.48

Notes.

⁺Denotes marginal effects at p<0.1;

^*Denotes statistical significance at p<0.05;