Table 1.
Sample characteristics of male current drinkers who completed the 2004-2005 NESARC survey by race/ethnicity, n (%)
| White (n=6384) | Black (n=1403) | Latino (n=1902) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sexual orientation | |||||||
| Exclusively heterosexual | 5969 | (94.4) | 1318 | (94.3) | 1789 | (95.2) | <.001 |
| Heterosexual identity with same-sex attraction but only female partners | 102 | (1.4) | 30 | (2.0) | 32 | (1.3) | |
| Heterosexual identity with some same-sex partners | 164 | (2.4) | 33 | (2.4) | 44 | (1.9) | |
| Gay | 108 | (1.3) | 13 | (0.6) | 25 | (1. 2) | |
| Bisexual | 41 | (0.5) | 9 | (0.7) | 12 | (0.4) | |
| Age | |||||||
| Less than 30 years | 1190 | (21. 7) | 313 | (31.0) | 570 | (37.4) | <.001 |
| 30-44 years | 2100 | (31.9) | 502 | (35.4) | 746 | (39.7) | |
| 45-60 years | 1827 | (28.3) | 400 | (23.8) | 391 | (16.4) | |
| 60 years and older | 1267 | (18.1) | 188 | (9.8) | 195 | (6.6) | |
| Educational attainment | |||||||
| Less than high school diploma or GED | 484 | (7.6) | 239 | (17.6) | 492 | (32.1) | <.001 |
| High school diploma or GED | 1565 | (25.2) | 444 | (31.1) | 457 | (23.5) | |
| Some college | 2012 | (31.8) | 466 | (33.8) | 572 | (27.6) | |
| Bachelor's degree and higher | 2323 | (35.4) | 254 | (17.5) | 381 | (16.8) | |
| Employment status | |||||||
| Not working | 1642 | (24.4) | 407 | (27.6) | 344 | (14.4) | <.001 |
| Full-time | 4267 | (68.2) | 866 | (62.9) | 1420 | (78.4) | |
| Part-time | 475 | (7.3) | 130 | (9.5) | 138 | (7.1) | |
| Annual income | |||||||
| Less than $20,000 | 1261 | (19.8) | 500 | (36.9) | 540 | (31.5) | <.001 |
| $20,000 - $34,999 | 1431 | (22.5) | 349 | (25.2) | 566 | (31.2) | |
| $35,000 - $69,999 | 2226 | (34.7) | 442 | (30.6) | 577 | (28.1) | |
| $70,000 and higher | 1466 | (23.0) | 112 | (7.3) | 219 | (9.3) | |
| Relationship status | |||||||
| Married/cohabitating | 4058 | (70.0) | 669 | (51.4) | 1197 | (67.7) | <.001 |
| Widowed/divorced | 1131 | (12.5) | 302 | (15.7) | 250 | (8.8) | |
| Never married | 1195 | (17.5) | 432 | (32.9) | 455 | (23.5) | |
| Residence | |||||||
| Urban | 2034 | (31.8) | 510 | (35.8) | 654 | (34.0) | <.001 |
| Suburban | 3334 | (52.2) | 691 | (49.0) | 940 | (50.3) | |
| Rural | 1016 | (15.9) | 202 | (15.2) | 308 | (15.7) | |
| Foreign birth | 264 | (4.1) | 126 | (9.9) | 913 | (53.9) | <.001 |
| Years in US among foreign-born, mean (SD) | 29.0 | (17.9) | 21.5 | (10.5) | 19.1 | (12.9) | <.001 |
Note: Counts are unweighted; percentages and means are weighted.