Table 1.
Proportions and means of alcohol and drug-related risk behavior by age of immigration.
| U.S.-Born Residents
|
Immigrants (Age of
Immigration) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 or younger | 12–14 | 15–17 | 18–20 | 21+ | ||||||||
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|
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| Border | Non-Border | Border | Non-Border | Border | Non-Border | Border | Non-Border | Border | Non-Border | Border | Non-Border | |
| n | 614 | 351 | 105 | 84 | 41 | 44 | 72 | 112 | 81 | 164 | 380 | 525 |
| Current drinker | .61 | .64 | .62 | .59 | .51 | .74 | .34 | .61 | .45 | .51 | .41 | .43 |
| Binge Drinker | .29 | .24 | .29 | .26 | .18 | .28 | .12 | .28 | .13 | .21 | .14 | .15 |
| Any drug use | .29 | .30 | .24 | .21 | .10 | .12 | .07 | .16 | .17 | .12 | .15 | .08 |
| Standard Drinks/Week Mean | 7.7 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 7.3 | 2.2 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
Note. Binge drinking was defined as consuming 5 (males) or 4 (females) drinks within a two-hour window sometime in the last 12 months. ‘Age of immigration’ was calculated retrospectively.