Table 3.
Characteristics of passengers of designated drivers compared to passengers of non-designated drivers, 2007
| Passenger of designated driver (n=519*) |
Passenger of non-designated driver (n=988*) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Number (Percent) |
95% Confidence Interval |
Number (Percent) |
95% Confidence Interval |
|
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 166 (36) | (32, 40) | 270 (34) | (31, 37) |
| Female | 224 (64) | (60, 68) | 495 (66) | (63, 69) |
| Age | ||||
| Under 21 | 83 (25) | (21, 29) | 193 (25) | (22, 29) |
| 21-34 | 182 (43) | (39, 47) | 262 (36) | (32, 39) |
| 35+ | 123 (32) | (28, 36) | 264 (39) | (35, 42) |
| Race | ||||
| White | 203 (38) ** | (34, 43) | 480 (52) ** | (48, 55) |
| African- American |
59 (21) | (17, 24) | 115 (16) | (14, 18) |
| Hispanic | 94 (28) | (24, 32) | 122 (26) | (23, 29) |
| Asian | 21 (9) ** | (6, 11) | 24 (3) * | (2, 5) |
| American Indian/Native Alaskan |
3 (.3) | (0, 1) | 10 (.4) | (0, 1) |
| All other? | 10 (4) | (2, 6) | 15 (3) | (2, 4) |
|
Anything to
drink today? |
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| Yes | 158 (35)** | (32, 39) | 105 (20) ** | (18, 23) |
|
How many
drinks today? |
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| Less than one | 8 (8) | (4, 11) | 19 (14) | (9, 20) |
| One or more | 134 (92) | (89, 96) | 80 (86) | (80, 91) |
| Intend to have | ||||
| Less than one | 254 (75) ** | (71, 79) | 558 (89) ** | (87, 91) |
| One or more | 68 (25) ** | (21, 29) | 62 (11) ** | (9, 13) |
*
Although a total of 1,507 passengers were under study, some passengers did not provide complete information in the survey and were excluded from analyses.
**
p< 0.05 for comparison of passenger of designated driver to passenger of non-designated driver.