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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2014 Apr 9;38(6):1737–1744. doi: 10.1111/acer.12408

Table 3.

Weighted Multivariable Associations between Correctly Identified at Least One Alcohol Brand and Alcohol Outcomes in a National U.S. Sample.

Has Had Complete Drink* Has Ever Had Binge Binges at Least Monthly Had Problems from Drinking
% N = 2541 n = 1488 n = 1488 n = 1488
Adjusted OR (95% CI) § Adjusted OR (95% CI) § Adjusted OR (95% CI) § Adjusted OR (95% CI) §
Correctly Identified at Least One Alcohol Brand
No 91 1.0 [Reference] 1.0 [Reference] 1.0 [Reference] 1.0 [Reference]
Yes 9 2.1 (1.2,3.8) 2.0 (1.2,3.3) 2.2 (0.9, 5.3) 1.5 (0.9, 2.6)
Age
15–16 23 1.0 [Reference] 1.0 [Reference] 1.0 [Reference] 1.0 [Reference]
17–18 22 1.9 (1.3,2.6) 1.6 (0.9, 2.8) 2.0 (1.0,4.1) 1.4 (0.9, 2.4)
19–20 21 3.1 (2.0,4.9) 2.3 (1.3,4.0) 2.5 (1.2,5.2) 1.4 (0.8,2.7)
21–23 34 12.9 (7.6, 21.7) 2.8 (1.7,4.7) 3.2 (1.6,6.2) 1.4 (0.9,2.3)
Sex
Male 51 1.0 [Reference] 1.0 [Reference] 1.0 [Reference] 1.0 [Reference]
Female 49 0.8 (0.6,1.1) 0.4 (0.3,0.5) 0.2 (0.1, 0.4) 0.8 (0.5,1.1)
Race/Ethnicity
White 58 1.0 [Reference] 1.0 [Reference] 1.0 [Reference] 1.0 [Reference]
Black 15 0.7 (0.4, 1.3) 0.4 (0.2,1.1) 0.1 (0.0,0.6) 1.0 (0.4, 2.3)
Hispanic 19 1.5 (0.9, 2.5) 0.7 (0.4, 1.2) 1.0 (0.4, 2.2) 1.6 (0.9,2.7)
Other 8 0.8 (0.5,1.3) 0.7 (0.4, 1.2) 0.4 (0.2, 0.9) 0.8 (0.4, 1.5)
Socioeconomic Status
Low 33 1.0 [Reference] 1.0 [Reference] 1.0 [Reference] 1.0 [Reference]
Medium 34 1.4 (0.9,2.2) 1.2 (0.8, 1.9) 0.8 (0.5, 1.4) 0.8 (0.5,1.2)
High 34 1.1 (0.7,1.6) 1.0 (0.6, 1.6) 0.7 (0.4, 1.3) 1.0 (0.6,1.5)
Sensation Seeking
Low 35 1.0 [Reference] 1.0 [Reference] 1.0 [Reference] 1.0 [Reference]
Medium 34 2.0 (1.4,2.9) 1.8 (1.1,3.0) 2.7 (1.3,5.7) 2.6 (1.6,4.2)
High 31 3.3 (2.2,4.9) 2.7 (1.8,4.2) 4.6 (2.5, 8.8) 3.3 (2.0, 5.4)
Friend Alcohol Use
None or a few 45 1.0 [Reference] 1.0 [Reference] 1.0 [Reference] 1.0 [Reference]
More than a few 14 2.9 (2.0,4.1) 2.0 (1.2,3.4) 2.3 (0.9, 6.0) 1.6 (0.8, 2.9)
Most 40 6.2 (4.1,9.3) 4.7 (3.1,7.0) 8.6 (4.1, 17.9) 3.7 (2.3,6.2)
Parental Alcohol Use
None or occasionally 72 1.0 [Reference] 1.0 [Reference] 1.0 [Reference] 1.0 [Reference]
Weekly 16 2.3 (1.7,3.2) 1.4 (1.0,2.1) 1.8 (1.0,3.0) 1.3 (0.8, 2.0)
Daily 12 2.7 (1.7,4.2) 1.2 (0.7, 2.0) 1.9 (1.1,3.5) 1.7 (1.0,2.9)
*

A drink was defined as 12 ounces of beer, 5 ounces of wine, or 2 ounces of hard liquor.

A binge was defined as 6 or more drinks in a single sitting (AUDIT criteria).

Specific problems asked about included (1) inability to stop drinking; (2) failure to do something important that they had to do; (3) needing a drink of alcohol the next morning; (4) feeling guilty after drinking; (5) forgetting what happened while they were drinking; (6) injuring themselves or someone else because of drinking; or (7) being told by someone that they had a drinking problem.

§

Adjusted for age, sex, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, sensation seeking, friend alcohol use, and parent alcohol use.