Examining the Relationship between Heavy Alcohol Use and Assaults: With Adjustment for the Effects of Unmeasured Confounders

Table 4

Descriptive frequency statistics for violent behaviours, alcohol use, and controlled potential confounders.

	Violent behaviour
	Yes	No	Total
Days of having 5+ drinks last month
0	45,069	842	45,911
1	10,356	293	10,649
2	7,102	306	7,408
3 to 4	6,800	334	7,134
5 to 8	5,672	341	6,013
9 to 30	4,693	464	5,157
Used tobacco last year
No	40,005	571	40,576
Yes	39,687	2,009	41,696
Used illicit drug last year
No	56,921	946	57,867
Yes	22,771	1,634	24,405
Age
18	4,144	395	4,539
19	4,374	322	4,696
20	4,689	268	4,957
21	5,419	311	5,730
22–23	10,500	460	10,960
24–25	10,367	354	10,721
26–29	6,046	152	6,198
30–34	6,601	127	6,728
35–49	17,165	155	17,320
50–64	7,234	27	7,261
65+	3,153	9	3,162
Gender
Male	38,700	1,608	40,308
Female	40,992	972	41,964
Race
White	54,968	1,392	56,360
Black	8,197	508	8,705
Native American	1,020	78	1,098
Native Pacific Islander	313	18	331
Asian	2,525	43	2,568
Mixed race	2,253	129	2,382
Hispanic	10,416	412	10,828
Education
Less than high school	9,125	663	9,788
High school graduate	24,301	1,096	25,397
Some college	25,729	659	26,388
College graduate	20,537	162	20,699
Family income
<$20,000	17,994	881	18,875
$20,000–$49,999	26,213	978	27,191
$50,000–$74,999	13,366	321	13,687
$75,000+	22,119	400	22,519
Marital status
Married	28,638	289	28,927
Widowed	1,266	11	1,277
Divorced or separated	7,376	187	7,563
Never been married	42,412	2,093	44,505
Health status
Excellent	21,488	557	22,045
Very good	32,969	980	33,949
Good	19,481	762	20,243
Fair	4,971	243	5,214
Poor	783	38	821
Major depressive episode
Never	67,989	1,908	69,897
Ever, but not in the last 12 months	5,450	176	5,626
In the last 12 months	6,253	496	6,749
County metro status
Large metro	34,746	1,052	35,798
Small metro	28,703	968	29,671
Nonmetro	16,243	560	16,803
Year of survey
2009	26,084	929	27,013
2010	27,080	872	27,952
2011	26,528	779	27,307