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Characteristic
Non-Hispanic White (n = 911)
Mexican (n = 786)
Other Latino (n = 313)
Asian (n = 137)
Non-Hispanic Other (n = 297)
Total (N = 2444)
Age, n (%)
18–20
58 (6.4)
98 (12.5)
39 (12.5)
13 (9.5)
24 (8.1)
232 (9.5)
21–24
87 (9.6)
137 (17.4 )
66 (21.1)
20 (14.6)
42 (14.1)
352 (14.4)
25–29
88 (9.7)
138 (12.6)
39 (12.5)
14 (10.2)
38 (12.8)
317 (13.0)
30–39
148 (16.3)
176 (22.4)
53 (16.9)
32 (23.4)
72 (24.2)
481 (19.7)
40–49
170 (18.7)
128 (16.3)
56 (17.9)
23 (16.8)
41 (13.8)
418 (17.1)
50–64
244 (26.8)
86 (10.9)
46 (14.7)
30 (21.9)
59 (19.9)
465 (19.0)
65+
116 (12.7)
23 (2.9)
14 (4.5)
5 (3.7)
21 (7.1)
179 (7.3)
Gender, n (%)
Male
510 (56.0)
442 (56.2)
186 (59.4)
67 (48.9)
152 (51.2)
1357 (55.5)
Female
401 (44.0)
344 (43.8)
127 (40.6)
70 (51.1)
145 (48.8)
1087 (44.5)
Education
Less than high school
35 (3.8)
122 (15.5)
56 (17.9)
6 (4.4)
8 (2.7)
227 (9.3)
High School/Some College
470 (51.6)
532 (67.7)
167 (53.4)
65 (47.5)
163 (54.9)
1397 (57.2)
AA/4 year/Advanced Degree
406 (44.6)
132 (16.8)
90 (28.8)
66 (48.2)
126 (42.4)
820 (33.6)
Frequency of drinking
Never
293 (32.2)
283 (36.0)
113 (36.1)
71 (51.8)
106 (35.7)
866 (35.4)
Monthly or less
279 (30.6)
263 (33.5)
108 (34.5)
44 (32.1)
105 (35.4)
799 (32.7)
1 to 3 times/week
245 (26.9)
203 (25.8)
74 (23.6)
20 (14.6)
63 (21.2)
605 (24.8)
4 to 7 times per week
94 (10.3)
37 (4.7)
18 (5.8)
2 (1.5)
23 (7.7)
174 (7.1)
Drinking history
Average number of drinks on a given day, mean (SD)
2.9 (2.5)
3.7 (2.8)
3.5 (2.5)
2.4 (2.0)
2.7 (2.2)
3.2 (2.6)
Maximum number of drinks on any occasion in the past month, mean (SD)
5.4 (2.8)
6.4 (2.6)
6.4 (2.8)
4.9 (2.8)
5.2 (2.7)
5.8 (2.8)
Binge drinkinga
(n = 618)
(n = 503)
(n = 200)
(n = 66)
(n = 191)
(n = 1578)
No
336 (54.4)
208 (41.4)
89 (44.5)
42 (63.6)
110 (57.6)
785 (49.8)
Yes
282 (45.6)
295 (58.7)
111 (55.5)
24 (36.4)
81 (42.4)
793 (50.2)
aThe numbers included here are based on those who indicate that they drink