Table 3.
Demographic, Substance Use, and Social Role Associations with Perceived Alcohol Intoxication, Binge and High-Intensity Drinking among US Young Adults aged 25/26
| Intoxicationa | Sustained highb | Binge drinkingc | High-intensity drinkingd | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| %e | AORf (95% CIg) p | % | AOR (95% CI) p | % | AOR (95% CI) p | % | AOR (95% CI) p | |
| Demographics measured at age 18 | ||||||||
| Gender | ||||||||
| Female | 34.2 | (ref) | 25.8 | (ref) | 27.0 | (ref) | 6.3 | (ref) |
| Male | 46.9 | 1.54 (1.31–1.82) <.001 | 25.4 | 0.89 (0.75–1.06) 0.196 | 47.4 | 2.50 (2.23–2.81) <.001 | 19.5 | 4.02 (3.12–5.19) <.001 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||
| White | 44.1 | (ref) | 26.8 | (ref) | 40.1 | (ref) | 14.0 | 1.50 (1.13–1.98) 0.005 |
| Black | 22.0 | 0.35 (0.26–0.49) <.001 | 20.0 | 0.73 (0.54–0.99) 0.045 | 19.7 | 0.42 (0.34–0.52) <.001 | -- | |
| Hispanic | 34.8 | 1.03 (0.79–1.34) 0.834 | 25.7 | 1.00 (0.76–1.31) 0.979 | 34.3 | 0.90 (0.75–1.09) 0.273 | -- | |
| Other | 33.5 | 0.53 (0.39–0.73) <.001 | 23.1 | 0.83 (0.61–1.11) 0.203 | 30.0 | 0.58 (0.47–0.71) <.001 | -- | |
| B/H/Oh | -- | -- | -- | 8.5 | (ref) | |||
| Parental education | ||||||||
| Less than college degree | 34.1 | (ref) | 26.0 | (ref) | 34.6 | (ref) | 10.7 | (ref) |
| College degree | 46.6 | 1.37 (1.15–1.63) <.001 | 24.2 | 0.86 (0.71–1.03) 0.099 | 38.3 | 0.95 (0.84–1.08) 0.441 | 13.3 | 1.11 (0.86–1.44) 0.411 |
| Initiation of alcohol use | ||||||||
| During high school | 45.2 | (ref) | 27.8 | (ref) | 41.0 | (ref) | 13.4 | (ref) |
| Before high school | 49.9 | 1.17 (0.94–1.44) 0.163 | 32.4 | 1.22 (1.00–1.48) 0.050 | 45.2 | 1.10 (0.96–1.27) 0.181 | 18.1 | 1.33 (1.03–1.71) 0.029 |
| High school abstainer | 20.8 | 0.40 (0.32–0.51) <.001 | 10.9 | 0.43 (0.32–0.57) <.001 | 17.1 | 0.37 (0.31–0.44) <.001 | 4.3 | 0.40 (0.26–0.63) <.001 |
| Concurrent substance use and social roles measured at age 25/26 | ||||||||
| Past 12-month use of illicit drugs other than marijuana | ||||||||
| None | 33.9 | (ref) | 19.8 | (ref) | 30.5 | (ref) | 8.7 | (ref) |
| Any | 72.7 | 2.27 (1.77–2.92) <.001 | 51.9 | 3.04 (2.46–3.74) <.001 | 61.5 | 2.03 (1.73–2.38) <.001 | 28.7 | 2.52 (1.92–3.31) <.001 |
| Past 30-day cigarette use | ||||||||
| None | 33.2 | (ref) | 20.7 | (ref) | 29.3 | (ref) | 7.7 | (ref) |
| Any | 62.1 | 2.61 (2.12–3.20) <.001 | 41.2 | 1.88 (1.54–2.29) <.001 | 58.6 | 2.59 (2.25–2.97) <.001 | 27.0 | 2.96 (2.29–3.83) <.001 |
| Past 30-day marijuana use | ||||||||
| None | 34.3 | (ref) | 22.5 | (ref) | 31.3 | (ref) | 9.5 | (ref) |
| Any | 72.8 | 3.12 (2.37–4.09) <.001 | 44.5 | 1.39 (1.11–1.75) 0.004 | 61.8 | 1.98 (1.67–2.34) <.001 | 27.8 | 1.72 (1.29–2.29) <.001 |
| Marital status | ||||||||
| Not married | 45.8 | (ref) | 29.0 | (ref) | 40.8 | (ref) | 14.5 | (ref) |
| Married | 26.1 | 0.51 (0.42–0.63) <.001 | 15.2 | 0.56 (0.45–0.71) <.001 | 24.0 | 0.59 (0.51–0.68) <.001 | 6.2 | 0.68 (0.48–0.96) 0.027 |
| Parental status | ||||||||
| No children | 44.8 | (ref) | 27.7 | (ref) | 40.2 | (ref) | 14.7 | (ref) |
| Any children | 26.2 | 0.70 (0.55–0.88) 0.002 | 19.6 | 0.79 (0.62–1.00) 0.051 | 25.4 | 0.70 (0.60–0.82) <.001 | 5.7 | 0.43 (0.30–0.62) <.001 |
| Employment | ||||||||
| No paid employment | 32.5 | (ref) | 24.1 | (ref) | 26.2 | (ref) | 6.2 | (ref) |
| Any paid employment | 41.2 | 1.22 (0.96–1.55) 0.112 | 26.0 | 1.05 (0.82–1.35) 0.680 | 38.2 | 1.56 (1.31–1.85) <.001 | 13.8 | 3.02 (1.97–4.65) <.001 |
| Graduated from 4-year college | ||||||||
| No | 36.4 | (ref) | 25.7 | (ref) | 35.0 | (ref) | 11.8 | (ref) |
| Yes | 44.7 | 1.66 (1.38–1.99) <.001 | 26.0 | 1.20 (0.99–1.46) 0.062 | 38.4 | 1.43 (1.26–1.63) <.001 | 12.9 | 1.31 (1.01–1.71) 0.044 |
Note. Missing data on non-outcome measures modeled using missing data indicators. Adjusted odds ratios for missing data indicators not shown. Unweighted n intoxication 1,755; sustained high 1,736; binge drinking 3,501; high-intensity drinking 1,739.
Ever drunk or very high from drinking in past 30 days
Usually stay drunk or high for 3 or more hours when drinking.
Having 5 or more drinks in a row on at least one occasion in the past two weeks.
Having 10 or more drinks in a row on at least one occasion in the past two weeks.
Unadjusted percentage of cases in each specified covariate category that reported the specific outcome.
AOR = Adjusted odds ratio obtained from models simultaneously including all listed covariates as well as cohort using categorical groupings of 1997–1998, 1999–2001, 2002–2004, and 2005–2007.
CI = Confidence interval.
Combined estimates for Blacks, Hispanics, and other.