TABLE 1—
Demographics for Total Sample by Substance Use Screening Outcome (n = 85 001): Florida BRITE Project, 2006–2011
| Characteristic | Screened Negative (n = 76 765), No. (%) or Mean ±SD | Screened Positive (n = 8 165), No. (%) or Mean ±SD |
| Mean age,a y | 69.2 ±9.8 | 66.5 ±8.9 |
| Genderb | ||
| Male | 33 312 (43.4) | 4 891 (61.1) |
| Female | 43 386 (56.6) | 3 163 (38.8) |
| Transgender | 8 (0.0) | 2 (0.0) |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Non-Hispanic | 59 974 (79.5) | 6 322 (78.7) |
| Hispanic | 15 453 (20.5) | 1 711 (21.3) |
| Racec | ||
| White | 49 485 (65.0) | 5 550 (68.9) |
| African American | 20 881 (27.4) | 2 077 (25.8) |
| Asian | 1 200 (1.6) | 24 (0.3) |
| Native American | 390 (0.5) | 25 (0.3) |
| Native Hawaiian | 254 (0.3) | 5 (0.1) |
| Alaska Native | 118 (0.2) | 3 (0.0) |
Note. BRITE = BRief Intervention and Treatment of Elders.
a
t = 24.41; df = 84 928; P < .001; 95% confidence interval = 2.53, 2.98.
b
Chi-square = 953.61; df = 2; P < .001.
c
Comparison of White and non-White (χ21 = 47.80; P < .001).