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. 2018 Aug 20;172(10):966–972. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.2038

Table 2. How the Age of Minors Was Determined From Government-Issued Photo Identification (ID).

ID Method % (95% CI) of Purchase Attemptsa No. (%) of 201 Retailers Using ID Method 0-6 Times
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
Verified electronically 34.5 (29.3-40.1) 101 (50.2) 7 (3.5) 11 (5.5) 16 (8.0) 21 (10.4) 24 (11.9) 21 (10.4)
Looked at briefly 23.0 (19.9-26.3) 68 (33.8) 56 (27.9) 38 (18.9) 21 (10.4) 13 (6.5) 3 (1.5) 2 (1.0)
Other 17.6 (14.4-21.4) 100 (49.8) 45 (22.4) 22 (10.9) 17 (8.5) 6 (3.0) 7 (3.5) 4 (2.0)
Looked at carefully 15.8 (13.2-18.9) 104 (51.7) 44 (21.9) 29 (14.4) 14 (7.0) 7 (3.5) 3 (1.5) 0
Compared with age calendar 9.1 (7.1-11.7) 135 (67.2) 42 (20.9) 11 (5.5) 10 (5.0) 2 (1.0) 0 1 (0.5)
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The 95% CI uses a robust variance estimator for repeated measures within retailers.