Table 2.

Bivariate Associations with Awareness and Perceived Risk of Alcohol Use and Cancer.

	Awareness % (N) or M (SD)			Perceived Risk M (SD) or r
	Not Aware	Aware	P		P
Age*	26.2 (3.0)	26.0 (3.1)	0.346	−0.00	0.950
Sex			0.696		0.005
Male	40.0 (98)	41.4 (448)		3.3 (1.7)
Female	60.0 (147)	58.6 (635)		3.1 (1.6)
Race			0.579		0.062
Black/African American	17.1 (42)	14.6 (158)		3.4 (1.8)
White	67.4 (165)	68.7 (144)		3.1 (1.6)
Other Non-white	15.5 (38)	16.7 (181)		3.1 (1.6)
Ethnicity			0.303		0.693
Hispanic	14.3 (35)	17.0 (184)		3.1 (1.7)
Non-Hispanic	85.7 (210)	83.0 (899)		3.2 (1.6)
Highest Education			<0.001		0.201
High School or Less	40.4 (99)	29.4 (318)		3.1 (1.7)
College Degree or Higher	59.6 (146)	70.6 (765)		3.2 (1.6)
Employment			0.009		0.001
Unemployed/Part Time Employed	55.1 (135)	45.8 (496)		3.0 (1.6)
Full-Time Employed	44.9 (11)	54.2 (587)		3.3 (1.7)
Annual Income			0.061		0.001
$35,000 or less	49.8 (122)	43.2 (468)		3.0 (1.6)
>$35,000	50.2 (123)	56.8 (615)		3.3 (1.7)
Subjective Financial Situation			0.009		0.003
Don’t Meet Basic Expenses	12.2 (30)	7.2 (78)		2.8 (1.8)
Just Meet Basic Expenses	36.3 (89)	35.8 (387)		3.1 (1.5)
Meet Needs With Little Left	24.5 (60)	33.1 (358)		3.2 (1.6)
Live Comfortably	26.9 (66)	23.9 (258)		3.4 (1.8)
Current Cigarette Smoker			0.110		<0.001
Yes	44.5 (109)	50.1 (543)		3.5 (1.6)
No	55.5 (136)	49.9 (540)		2.8 (1.6)
Other Combustible Tobacco User			0.005		<0.001
Yes	40.4 (99)	50.4 (546)		3.6 (1.7)
No	59.6 (146)	49.6 (537)		2.8 (1.5)
Smokeless Tobacco User			0.003		<0.001
Yes	8.2 (20)	15.4 (167)		3.9 (1.7)
No	91.8 (225)	84.6 (916)		3.0 (1.6)
E-Cigarette User			0.002		<0.001
Yes	28.6 (70)	39.1 (423)		3.6 (1.7)
No	71.4 (175)	60.9 (660)		2.9 (1.6)
Average Drinks/Drinking Day*	2.5 (4.3)	3.3 (4.8)	0.016	0.28	<0.001

Note: For age and average drinks/drinking day, values displayed are M (SD) for awareness and Pearson’s correlation coefficient (r) for perceived risks. These variables are denoted with * in the table.