Table 1:
Respondent characteristics
| Current alcohol use n=729 (77%) |
Former alcohol use n=171 (18%) |
No alcohol use n=52 (5%) |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, median (IQR) | 30 (25–38) | 33 (26–42) | 26 (21–38) | <0.001 |
| Gender, n (%) | ||||
| Male | 220 (30) | 48 (28) | 19 (37) | 0.51 |
| Female | 506 (70) | 123 (72) | 33 (64) | |
| BMI, median (IQR) | 21.9 (19.9–24.3) | 21.9 (19.7–25.5) | 21.3 (19.5–24.4) | 0.59 |
| Marital status, n (%) | ||||
| Married | 312 (43) | 76 (45) | 19 (37) | 0.14 |
| Separated or divorced | 60 (8) | 19 (11) | 1 (2) | |
| Single | 356 (49) | 75 (44) | 31 (61) | |
| Education, n (%) | ||||
| Some high school | 25 (3) | 6 (4) | 1 (2) | 0.28 |
| High school/GED | 183 (25) | 44 (26) | 20 (39) | |
| Vocational/trade | 51 (7) | 12 (7) | 3 (6) | |
| Associates | 111 (15) | 38 (23) | 4 (8) | |
| Bachelor’s | 237 (33) | 43 (25) | 15 (29) | |
| Master’s | 91 (13) | 17 (10) | 7 (14) | |
| Professional/doctorate | 29 (4) | 9 (5) | 2 (4) | |
| Employment, n (%) | ||||
| Full-time | 301 (41) | 37 (22) | 15 (29) | <0.001 |
| Part-time | 142 (20) | 31 (18) | 5 (10) | |
| Volunteer | 8 (1) | 3 (2) | 1 (2) | |
| Student | 57 (8) | 14 (8) | 10 (19) | |
| Disabled | 164 (23) | 65 (38) | 16 (31) | |
| Not employed | 55 (8) | 20 (12) | 5 (10) | |
| Age at first drink, n (%) | ||||
| Under 12 | 12 (2) | 3 (2) | 0.99 | |
| 12–15 years old | 122 (17) | 31 (18) | ||
| 16–17 years old | 292 (40) | 68 (40) | ||
| 18–20 years old | 199 (27) | 44 (26) | ||
| ≥ 21 years old | 104 (14) | 25 (15) |