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. 2014 Mar 3;109(6):904–912. doi: 10.1111/add.12493

Table 2.

Estimated effects of 2009 Illinois alcohol excise tax increase on sexually transmitted infections (STIs) within race and age subpopulations

Non-Hispanic black Non-Hispanic white Hispanic



Δ Rate per 100 000 individuals per month (95% CI) Percentage change (95% CI) Δ Rate per 100 000 individuals per month (95% CI) Percentage change (95% CI) Δ Rate per 100 000 individuals per month (95% CI) Percentage change (95% CI)
Gonorrhea
 All ages (years) −21.7 (−26.1, −17.2)* −25.6 (−30.0, −21.0)* −0.1 (−0.3, 0.2) −7.2 (−29.5, 22.1) 0.5 (−0.1, 1.1) 14.6 (−1.1, 32.7)
 Ages 15–19 −47.2 (−70.4, −24.0)* −23.0 (−31.6, −13.2)* −1.2 (−2.3, −0.1)* −13.2 (−24.3, −0.4)* 4.1 (1.7, 6.5)* 67.7 (20.8, 135.1)*
 Ages 20–24 −71.1 (−96.4, −45.9)* −28.1 (−36.2, −18.9)* 0.4 (−0.7, 1.4) 4.4 (−4.6, 14.2) 1.2 (−0.4, 2.9) 11.7 (−4.4, 30.5)
 Ages 25–29 −51.1 (−66.3, −35.9)* −40.0 (−48.1, −30.6)* −0.9 (−1.5, −0.3)* −12.3 (−20.0, −3.8)* 0.8 (−0.5, 2.1) 15 (−8.9, 45.1)
 Ages ≥ 30 −6.7 (−8.6, −4.8)* −34.9 (−41.3, −27.9)* −0.1 (−0.2, 0.1) −8.0 (−18.7, 4.1) −0.4 (−0.7, −0.2)* −21.4 (−34.4, −5.8)*
Chlamydia
 All ages (years) −26.6 (−39.1, −14.0)* −14.7 (−20.9, −8.0)* −1.0 (−2.3, 0.3) −6.7 (−15.4, 3.0) 0.8 (−1.9, 3.6) 2.2 (−5.5, 10.5)
 Ages 15–19 −42.6 (−94.8, 9.7) −7.6 (−15.9, 1.5) 2.5 (−2.7, 7.8) 6.7 (−1.6, 15.6) 8.2 (2.7, 13.8)* 10.6 (2.7, 19.1)*
 Ages 20–24 −117.9 (−174.4, −61.3)* −18.0 (−25.5, −9.6)* −7.2 (−14.6, 0.1) −8.2 (−17.6, 2.1) −7.0 (−21.3, 7.2) −6.9 (−18.5, 6.3)
 Ages 25–29 −76.6 (−104.0, −49.2)* −28.2 (−35.9, −19.5)* −4.8 (−8.4, −1.2)* −16.9 (−27.9, −4.2)* −2.6 (−9.6, 4.3) −4.1 (−16.7, 10.3)
 Ages ≥ 30 −5.5 (−7.4, −3.6)* −18.4 (−24.2, −12.2)* −0.2 (−0.4, −0.1)* −8.7 (−20.6, −4.9)* −0.4 (−1.3, 0.6) −4.7 (−15.5, 7.6)

Estimates are adjusted for temporal trends, seasonality, and median household income. Δ = Change in; CI = confidence interval.

*

Statistical significance.