Table 2.
Analysis of Frequency (%) of Alcohol Users and Nonusers by Demographics (N = 334).
| Never | Tried Once | Once Month/2 Month | Once Week/Daily | Number | X2 | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 78.9 | 6.0 | 8.3 | 6.8 | 133 | ||
| Female | 68.7 | 9.5 | 15.9 | 6.0 | 201 | 6.05 | 0.109 |
| Marital Status | |||||||
| Single | 70.5 | 8.1 | 14.0 | 7.4 | 258 | ||
| Married | 87.0 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 54 | 6.78 | 0.079 |
| Student Class | |||||||
| Freshman | 71.4 | 10.0 | 14.3 | 4.3 | 70 | ||
| Sophomore/Junior | 71.0 | 9.0 | 12.0 | 8.0 | 100 | ||
| Senior | 67.9 | 9.9 | 16.0 | 6.2 | 81 | ||
| Graduate | 81.0 | 3.8 | 8.9 | 6.3 | 79 | 6.27 | 0.712 |
| GPA/Grades | |||||||
| A/A- | 81.3 | 6.3 | 9.0 | 3.4 | 144 | ||
| B/B- | 64.6 | 11.0 | 16.5 | 7.9 | 164 | ||
| C/C-D/F | 76.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 25 | 14.3 | 0.026 |
| Religion | |||||||
| None | 30.0 | 10.0 | 40.0 | 20.0 | 10 | ||
| Seventh-Day Adventist | 75.6 | 8.3 | 11.2 | 5.0 | 303 | ||
| Other Protestant | 37.5 | 0.0 | 37.5 | 25.0 | 8 | 23.8 | 0.001 |
| Ethnicity | |||||||
| African American | 76.3 | 10.2 | 11.9 | 1.7 | 59 | ||
| White/non-Hispanic | 70.1 | 5.8 | 14.6 | 9.5 | 137 | ||
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 70.7 | 12.2 | 14.6 | 2.4 | 41 | ||
| Latino | 71.4 | 8.2 | 12.2 | 8.2 | 49 | ||
| West Indian | 72.2 | 11.1 | 5.6 | 11.1 | 18 | 8.99 | 0.703 |
| Age | |||||||
| 18–22 | 67.9 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 6.8 | 190 | ||
| 23+ | 80.3 | 0.9 | 13.7 | 5.1 | 117 | 14.2 | 0.003 |