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. 2017 Dec 2;17:158. doi: 10.1186/s12874-017-0435-0

Table 1.

Demographic characteristics compared between Audit-C risk groups

Audit-C
Risk Consumption (n = 2565)* High risk consumption (n = 581) p-value
Mean (SD) Age 33.2 (10.2) 33.7 (10.1) .23
% Male 41.8 42.2 .89
% White 82.7 82.3 .86
% Some post-secondary education 73.7 57.3 .001
% Married/common law 48.1 40.6 .001
% Full/part-time employed 58.2 55.2 .19
% Family income < US$20,000 18.8 28.7 .001
% Past year treatment accessa 6.5 18.8 .001

*Risk consumption: Males: AUDIT-C score 4-8; Females: score 3-7; High risk consumption: Males: AUDIT-C score 9-12; Females: score 8-12

aPast year treatment includes any use of Detox, Outpatient treatment, Inpatient treatment, or Counselling by a health care professional