An Epidemiological Investigation of Male-Female Differences in Drinking and Drinking-Related Problems between US-Born and Foreign-Born Latino and Asian Americans
Table 2
Male-female relative risks for transitions of alcohol drinking and AUD stratified by the place of birth. Data from NLAAS, 2002-2003.
Foreign-born
US-born
wt%1
uRR
95% C.I.
aRR2
95% C.I.
wt%1
uRR
95% C.I.
aRR2
95% C.I.
Opportunities
Female
76.7
94.0
Male
95.9
1.3
1.2
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.3
98.9
1.1
1.0
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.1
Tried alcohol given opportunity ()
Female
84.5
92.3
Male
95.0
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
95.1
1.0
1.0
1.1
1.0
1.0
1.1
MTM drinking among those who tried ()
Female
47.5
73.9
Male
83.4
1.8
1.7
1.8
1.8
1.7
1.8
92.4
1.3
1.2
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.3
Heavy drinking among MTM drinkers ()
Female
18.2
39.1
Male
41.4
2.3
1.9
2.7
2.3
1.9
2.7
53.3
1.4
1.2
1.5
1.4
1.2
1.6
DSM-IV alcohol abuse among MTM drinkers
Female
1.3
14.3
Male
11.0
8.7
4.1
16.9
8.7
4.2
16.8
28.5
2.0
1.6
2.5
2.1
1.7
2.6
DSM-IV alcohol dependence among MTM drinkers
Female
0.4
5.2
Male
4.6
12.4
4.5
32.7
12.2
4.4
32.4
10.1
1.9
1.2
3.0
2.0
1.3
3.1
Any alcohol dependence clinical feature among MTM drinkers
Female
1.1
12.4
Male
9.8
8.8
4.0
18.2
8.8
4.1
18.0
25.3
2.1
1.6
2.6
2.2
1.7
2.7
Weighted percentage. Estimates were adjusted for age, number of parents born in USA, and ethnicity.
