Table 1.
Characteristics of the participants and nominated social networks: CHAT study in Baltimore, MD
| Whole sample (n=721) |
Male (n=173) | Female (n=548) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participant characteristics | ||||
| Age: mean (SD) | 42(9) | 45(10) | 41(8) | <.001 |
| Gender: female | 548(76) | -- | -- | -- |
| Education: at least HS or GEDa | 367(50) | 93(54) | 268(49) | 0.29 |
| Unemployed | 583(81) | 118(68) | 465(85) | <.001 |
| Monthly income more than $500 | 392(55) | 127(73) | 265(49) | <.001 |
| Depressive symptom: C-ESD>16 | 535(74) | 97(56) | 438(80) | <.001 |
| AUDIT score: mean (SD) | 7(9) | 8(9) | 7(9) | 0.43 |
| Alcohol dependence symptoms | 157(22) | 37(21) | 120(22) | 0.89 |
| Number of drinking buddies: mean(SD) | 1.1(1.5) | 0.9(1.2) | 1.2(1.5) | <.05 |
| Nominated network characteristics | n=5837 | n=1205 | n=4632 | |
| Ageb mean(SD) | 39(17) | 41(18) | 39(17) | <.001 |
| African American | 5662(97) | 1169(97) | 4493(97) | 0.98 |
| Gender: female | 3384 (58) | 658(55) | 2726(59) | 0.01 |
| Relationship | ||||
| Sex partner | 617(11) | 143(12) | 474(10) | |
| Kin | 2728(47) | 573(48) | 2155(47) | |
| Non-kin | 2492(42) | 489(40) | 2003(43) | 0.12 |
| Drinking buddy | 789(14) | 157(13) | 632(14) | 0.58 |
| Relationship of the drinking buddy | ||||
| Sex partner | 181(23) | 44(28) | 127(22) | |
| Kin | 198(25) | 33(21) | 165(26) | |
| Non-kin | 410(52) | 80(51) | 330(52) | 0.29 |
| Gender of the drinking buddy | ||||
| Male | 417(53) | 96(61) | 321(51) | |
| Female | 372(47) | 61(39) | 33(49) | 0.06 |
a
3 cases missing in the whole sample
b
8 cases missing in the whole sample