Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of Mexican American (n=582) and Native American (n=218) participants according to adolescent binge drinking category
| Demographic Characteristic | Adolescent Binge Drinkers | Adolescent Non-Binge Drinkers | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexican American (n=228) | Native American (n=141) | Overall (n=369) | Mexican American (n=354) | Native American (n=77) | Overall (n=431) | |||
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| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |||
| Gender | ||||||||
| Male | 104 (45.6) | 69 (48.9) | 173 (46.9) | 139 (39.3) | 40 (51.9) | 179 (41.5) | ||
| Female | 124 (54.4) | 72 (51.1) | 196 (53.1) | 215 (60.7) | 37 (48.1) | 252 (58.5) | ||
| Married | ||||||||
| Yes | 35 (15.4) | 5 (3.5) | 40 (10.8) | 55 (15.5) | 2 (2.6) | 57 (13.2) | ||
| No | 193 (84.6) | 136 (96.5) | 329 (89.2) | 299 (84.5) | 75 (97.4) | 374 (86.8) | ||
| Employed | ||||||||
| Yes | 139 (61.0) | 28 (20.3) | 167 (45.6) | 201 (57.1) | 25 (32.9) | 226 (52.8) | ||
| No | 89 (39.0) | 110 (79.7) | 199 (54.4) | 151 (42.9) | 51 (67.1) | 202 (47.2) | ||
| Income ≥ $20,000/yr | ||||||||
| Yes | 174 (81.7) | 75 (62.5) | 249 (74.8) | 257 (76.9) | 47 (72.3) | 304 (76.2) | ||
| No | 39 (18.3) | 45 (37.5) | 84 (25.2) | 77 (23.1) | 18 (27.7) | 95 (23.8) | ||
| Mean (SE) | Mean (SE) | Mean (SE) | Mean (SE) | Mean (SE) | Mean (SE) | |||
| Age (yrs) | 23.7 (0.2) | 21.5 (0.3) | 22.9 (0.2) | 23.7 (0.2) | 20.7 (0.4) | 23.2 (0.2) | ||
| Education (yrs) | 13.2 (0.1) | 11.6 (0.1) | 12.6 (0.1) | 13.5 (0.1) | 11.8 (0.2) | 13.2 (0.1) | ||
| Adolescent Binge Drinking Quantity (drinks/occasion) | 7.96 (0.4) | 12.86 (0.8) | 9.84 (0.4) | 2.19 (0.1) | 1.99 (0.2) | 2.15 (0.1) | ||