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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Aug 14.

Published in final edited form as: Psychol Addict Behav. 2014 Jan 27;28(2):336–347. doi: 10.1037/a0033785

Table 2.

Group Comparisons for Nondrinkers (n = 446) and Drinkers (n = 490)

	Nondrinkers	Drinkers
Variable	N (%)	N (%)	χ²	p
Men	222 (49.8%)	249 (50.8%)	0.10	0.75
Caucasian	352 (78.9%)	445 (90.8%)	26.11	<0.001
	M (SD)	M (SD)	t	p
Age	18.08 (0.28)	18.06 (0.29)	0.68	0.49
Hopelessness	9.78 (3.04)	9.27 (2.89)	2.57	0.01
Sensation seeking	12.89 (13.93)	13.93 (4.44)	−3.46	<0.001
Anxiety sensitivity	11.43 (3.99)	11.10 (4.92)	1.25	0.21
Impulsivity	5.14 (3.13)	5.92 (3.24)	−3.66	<0.001
Role of drinking in college	31.35 (10.26)	42.53 (8.72)	−17.69	<0.0001
Injunctive norms	2.18 (0.85)	2.28 (0.72)	−1.91	0.06
Descriptive norms	12.29 (9.99)	20.21 (11.70)	−10.65	<0.0001

Note. Role of drinking in college was measured by the College Life Alcohol Salience Scale (CLASS).