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Table 1.

Demographic Characteristics and Frequencies of Alcohol Use Outcomes, Chicago Health and Life Experiences of Women Study (N = 698)

		Drinking expectancies
	n (%)	M	95% CI
Sexual identity^a
Lesbian	517 (74.07)	1.74	1.70–1.79
Bisexual	181 (25.93)	1.96	1.89–2.04
Race/Ethnicity
White, non-Hispanic	261 (37.39)	1.76	1.70–1.82
Black, non-Hispanic	251 (35.96)	1.83	1.77–1.90
Hispanic	162 (23.21)	1.85	1.78–1.93
Other	24 (3.44)	1.62	1.41–1.82
Age^a
18–25	142 (20.34)	1.98	1.90–2.07
26–35	156 (22.35)	1.82	1.75–1.90
36–45	146 (20.92)	1.78	1.69–1.86
46–55	148 (21.20)	1.76	1.67–1.84
56 and older	106 (15.19)	1.62	1.53–1.72
Education^a
<High school	86 (12.34)	1.94	1.84–2.05
High school	56 (8.03)	2.07	1.93–2.20
Some college	216 (30.99)	1.84	1.77–1.93
College graduate	339 (48.64)	1.70	1.65–1.76
Income^a
<$15,000	204 (30.58)	1.90	1.83–1.97
≥$15,000 and <$40,000	141 (21.14)	1.87	1.78–1.95
≥$40,000 and <$75,000	158 (23.69)	1.77	1.69–1.85
≥$75,000	164 (24.59)	1.66	1.58–1.74
Relationship status^a
Living with partner	267 (38.42)	1.72	1.66–1.78
Not living with partner	156 (22.45)	1.86	1.78–1.94
Not in committed relationship	272 (39.14)	1.84	1.78–1.91
Ever had children
No	429 (61.46)	1.81	1.77–1.86
Yes	269 (38.54)	1.77	1.68–1.85
Children living in the home
No	556 (79.77)	1.83	1.78–1.88
Yes	141 (20.23)	1.76	1.70–1.83
Heavy episodic drinking^a
No	427 (61.26)	1.67	1.63–1.72
Yes	270 (38.74)	1.99	1.93–2.05
Alcohol abuse^a
No	614 (88.22)	1.75	1.71–1.79
Yes	82 (11.78)	2.18	2.08–2.89
Alcohol dependence^a
No	622 (89.63)	1.76	1.72–1.80
Yes	72 (10.37)	2.15	2.04–2.26

Overall sample size varies across frequencies due to missing data.

^{^a}

Groups differ significantly (P < 0.05) on drinking expectancy mean score.