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. 2014 Nov 17;11(11):11879–11897. doi: 10.3390/ijerph111111879

Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics of Youth by Peer-Drinking Status.

Variable (1) Have Friends Who Drink (n = 631) (2) No Drinking Friends (n = 283) p-Value a
Mean (%) Standard Deviation Mean (%) Standard Deviation
Youth
Number of drinks consumed in the past 30 days 2.27 7.90 0.07 0.29 <0.001
Male 50% -- 54% -- 0.178
Age 14.79 1.47 13.49 1.05 <0.001
Family Context
Monthly income (unit: 100 Chilean pesos) 3.19 1.60 2.98 1.45 0.056
Less than middle school 6% -- 6% -- 0.932
Middle school to less than high school 35% -- 43% -- 0.013
High school 56% -- 47% -- 0.016
Some college or more 4% -- 4% -- 0.933
Married 65% -- 70% -- 0.094
Number of drinks consumed in the past 30 days 16.46 44.51 15.20 39.23 0.680
Social Context
Neighborhood danger and drugs 3.11 1.07 2.77 1.12 <0.001
Advertisement on newspapers/magazines (low exposure) 23% -- 35% -- <0.001
Advertisement on newspapers/magazines (moderate exposure) 39% -- 35% -- 0.226
Advertisement on newspapers/magazines (high exposure) 39% -- 30% -- 0.016
Advertisement on television (low exposure) 18% -- 28% -- 0.001
Advertisement on newspapers/magazines (low exposure) 32% -- 31% -- 0.894
Advertisement on newspapers/magazines (moderate exposure) 50% -- 41% -- 0.007

a p-value of t-test for continuous variables and chi-square test for categorical variables.