Table 2.

Drinking Levels by Age Cohort Among Sexual Minority Women in the Chicago Health and Life Experiences of Women Sample

	18–25		26–39		40–54		55+		Total
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
CHLEW drinking levels (past 30 days)
Abstainers	19	13.41,b	39	16.81,b	67	30.21,a	41	32.51,a	166	23.0
Light	39	27.52,b	73	31.52,a,b	78	35.11,a	41	32.52,a	231	32.0
Moderate	49	34.52,3,b	75	32.32,b	45	20.31,a	31	24.62,3,a	200	27.7
Heavy	35	24.63,4,b	45	19.42,b	32	14.41,a	13	10.33,4,a	125	17.3

Rows with differing numerical superscripts indicate significant differences in the distribution of drinker types within each age cohort. Columns with differing alphabetical superscripts indicate significant differences in the distribution of age cohorts for a particular type of drinker.

CHLEW, Chicago Health and Life Experiences of Women.