Table 2:
Sample characteristics and descriptive statistics (N=405 youth past year drinkers)
| Variables | Percent | Mean (SD) | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Never had enough to drink to feel drunk | 37.0 | ||
| Later age of first intoxication (≥ 16 years) | 30.0 | ||
| Early age of first intoxication (≤ 15 years) | 33.0 | ||
| Drinking patterns | |||
| Drinking frequency, past year | --- | 12.9 (24.4) | 1.0–200.0 |
| Heavier drinking [(F*Q)-F], past year | --- | 39.1 (118.1) | 0.0–1495.0 |
| Frequency of attending different contexts | |||
| Number of days at restaurants, past year | --- | 61.7 (68.7) | 0.0–365.0 |
| Number of days at bars/nightclubs, past year | --- | 1.2 (15.1) | 0.0–300.0 |
| Number of days in outdoor places, past year | --- | 90.2 (107.9) | 0.0–365.0 |
| Number of hours a day at home1 | --- | 13.4 (3.7) | 3.7–24.0 |
| Frequency of drinking in different contexts | |||
| Number of days drank at restaurants, past year | 0.3 (1.8) | 0.0–25.0 | |
| Number of days drank at bars/nightclubs, past year | 0.2 (1.5) | 0.0–20.0 | |
| Number of days drank in outdoor places, past year | 5.5 (22.9) | 0.0–360.0 | |
| Number of days drank at home | 8.8 (19.2) | 0.0–230.0 | |
| Problems related to drinking in specific contexts | |||
| Problems, restaurants past year | 2.2 | 0.03 (0.2) | 0.0–2.0 |
| Problems, bars or nightclubs past year | 3.7 | 0.08 (0.5) | 0.0–6.0 |
| Problems, outdoor places past year | 31.6 | 0.8 (1.7) | 0.0–8.0 |
| Problems, home past year | 53.1 | 1.3 (1.7) | 0.0–8.0 |
| Demographics | |||
| Age | --- | 16.5 (0.9) | 15.0–18.0 |
| Female | 45.2 | ||
| Non-Hispanic White | 69.9 | ||
| Parent education | --- | 16.0 (2.0) | 6.0–18.0 |
| Weekly disposable income | --- | 42.7 (77.9) | 0.0–600.0 |
Weighted measure of number of hours at home or someone else’s home on a typical day during: (a) school year (0.47), (b) school vacation (0.28), and (c) weekend (0.25)