Predictors of Alcohol Use in Safety-Net Primary Care: Classism, Religiosity, and Race

Table 1

Demographics of the study sample (N = 189).

Variable	Black subsample (%)	White subsample (%)	Total sample (%)
Age, M (SD)	45.39 (11.00)	43.67 (12.66)	44.97 (11.53)
Female	43.3	36.8	58.7
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual	85.2	89.5	87.7
Gay/lesbian	6.3	5.3	5.4
Bisexual	7.8	3.5	5.9
Queer	0.8	1.8	1.0
Education
Middle school/junior high	9.0	8.8	9.0
High school	57.9	40.4	52.7
Some college (no degree)	22.6	29.8	24.5
2-year/technical degree	3.8	3.5	3.7
4-year college degree or higher	6.8	17.6	10.1
Current employment status
Unemployed	66.4	66.7	66.1
On public assistance	16.0	17.5	16.7
Full-time	5.3	1.8	4.3
Part-time	9.9	8.8	9.7
Homemaker, student, or retired	2.3	5.4	3.2
Past year income or public assistance received
$0-$4,999	70.7	66.7	69.1
$5,000-$9,999	14.3	10.5	13.3
$10,000-$14,999	6.0	8.8	6.9
$15,000-$19,999	3.8	7.0	4.8
$20,000-$24,999	1.5	3.5	2.1
$25,000 or greater	3.8	3.5	3.7
Currently without permanent housing	61.7	63.2	61.7
Current length of time without permanent housing
Less than 1 month	28.7	15.0	25.0
1–3 months	20.2.	25.0	22.0
3–6 months	10.6	12.5	11.4
6–9 months	9.6	15.0	9.8
12 months or more	30.8	32.5	31.3
Has previously been without permanent housing	51.9	47.4	51.1
Currently has health insurance	54.5	50.9	54.0
Has health insurance but is unable to pay for care	44.2	31.5	40.1
Meets criteria for hazardous drinking	29.8	30.3	30.0

M = mean; SD = standard deviation.