Alcohol use and health outcomes in the oldest old

Table 2 Demographic Correlates of Alcohol Consumption

Daily Alcohol Consumption	Total Sample N = 7,434	Doesn't Drink N = 4,146	Less than once a day N = 2,515	1–2 drinks per day N = 620	3 or more drinks per day N = 153	Test χ² statistic (df)	P <
% Male	39%	32.2	42.9	59.2	77.1	χ²(3) = 296.2	0.0001
Mean Age	77.6 (5.9)	78.3 (6.0)	77.0 (5.7)	76.5 (5.4)	74.5 (4.0)	χ²(3) = 157.3	0.0001
Race						χ²(6) = 182.6	0.0001
Caucasian	84.2	79.2	90.4	92.3	83.7
African-American	13.8	18.2	8.3	6.3	13.7
Asian/Pacific Islander/Other	2.1	2.6	1.3	1.4	2.6
% Married	50.7	45.5	55.4	63.4	64.7	χ²(3) = 118.7	0.0001
Mean Education Yrs.	10.7 (3.8)	9.8 (3.9)	11.6 (3.4)	12.7 (3.2)	11.2 (3.4)	χ²(3) = 573.6	0.0001

Note: Kruskal Wallis tests were used for continuous variables (age, education) as these did not have normal distributions. Means and standard deviations are given for descriptive purposes only.

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