Table 2 -.
Alcohol Use Behaviors Overall and by Identified Clusters
| Total | All YCMC | Past 3- Month Drinkers | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lifetime Use | Past Year Use | Past 3-Month Use | Past Month Use | Age of Onset | Any Binge Use | Times Binge Drank | Total Volume | Had ≥12 Drinks | |||
| All YCMC | 398 | 37.7% | 30.9% | 21.1% | 13.3% | 15.43 (1.93) | 45.2% | 2.15 (4.63) | 15.86 (25.75) | 34.5% | |
| Cluster A | *** | *** | *** | *** | NS | † | † | * | NS | ||
| Unconcerned | 66 | 69.7% | 59.1% | 48.5% | 34.8% | 15.07 (1.67) | 56.3% | 3.56 (6.63) | 25.91 (36.31) | 46.9% | |
| Addiction focused | 89 | 50.6% | 42.7% | 25.8% | 18.0% | 15.47 (1.87) | 56.5% | 1.61 (2.31) | 16.26 (22.12) | 39.1% | |
| School focused | 63 | 31.7% | 23.8% | 15.9% | 7.9% | 16.10 (2.10) | 30.0% | 2.20 (4.16) | 15.70 (26.38) | 30.0% | |
| Short term impacts | 97 | 29.9% | 25.8% | 17.5% | 8.2% | 15.55 (2.23) | 23.5% | 0.47 (1.07) | 6.06 (9.49) | 11.8% | |
| Multiple impacts | 83 | 12.0% | 7.2% | 2.4% | 1.2% | 15.20 (2.10) | 0.0% | - | 3.50 (3.54) | 0.0% | |
| Drinkers | 84 | - | - | - | 63.1% | 15.55 (1.64) | 45.2% | 2.15 (4.63) | 17.50 (27.83) | 34.5% | |
| Cluster B | NS | NS | * | ** | * | ** | |||||
| Emboldened | 36 | - | - | - | 72.2% | 15.44 (1.58) | 61.1% | 3.86 (6.43) | 27.28 (35.73) | 52.8% | |
| Conscientious | 48 | - | - | - | 56.3% | 15.63 (1.70) | 33.3% | 0.88 (1.81) | 10.17 (17.00) | 20.8% | |
For each outcome (column), column percentages or mean and standard deviation are shown.
NS-not significant,
†
p<0.1,
*
p<0.05,
**
p<0.01,
***
p<0.001
Cluster A reflects the five mutually exclusive and exhaustive clusters identified by the cluster analysis performed among all respondents (youth with chronic medical conditions, YCMC; N=398).
Cluster B reflects the two mutually exclusive and exhaustive clusters identified by the cluster analysis performed among all respondents who reported any alcohol use in the past three-months (drinkers; N=84).