A Macrolevel Examination of County-Level Risk Factors for Underage Drinking Prevention: Intervention Opportunities to Protect Youth in the State of Georgia

Table 4

Significant 𝑡-tests.

Significant 𝑡-test of social determinants from the 10 MAR and LAR counties
	Indicator		Levine’s test		𝑡-test for equality of means
			𝐹	Sig.	𝑡	Df	Sig. (2-tailed)	Mean diff	SE
Poverty	% of children BPL	EVA	4.348	.052	−12.29	18	.000	−6.87	.56
		EVNA			−12.29	13.010	.000	−6.87	.56
	% of total population BPL	EVA	7.993	.011	−12.45	18	.000	−1.66E1	1.33
		EVNA			−12.45	13.285	.000	−1.66E1	1.33
	% residential properties vacant	EVA	1.932	.181	−6.41	18	.000	−6.92	1.08
		EVNA			−6.41	12.182	.000	−6.92	1.08
	Unemployment rate	EVA	10.169	.005	−6.47	18	.000	−2.35	.36
		EVNA			−6.47	11.304	.000	−2.35	.36
	% of population receiving TANF	EVA	10.766	.004	−12.75	18	.000	−2.42	.19
		EVNA			−12.75	13.058	.000	−2.42	.19
	% of population receiving food stamps	EVA	.001	.973	−16.57	18	.000	−1.21E1	.73
		EVNA			−16.57	17.446	.000	−1.21E1	.73
	% of students receiving free/reduced lunches	EVA	2.608	.124	−13.21	18	.000	−4.57E1	3.46
		EVNA			−13.21	16.611	.000	−4.57E1	3.46
	% of single-parent households	EVA	2.641	.121	−8.33	18	.000	−1.86E1	2.24
		EVNA			−8.33	14.467	.000	−1.86E1	2.24
Alcohol outlet	Number of alcohol licenses/1,000 people	EVA	.279	.604	−7.97	18	.000	−1.66	.21
		EVNA	.088	.771	−7.97	17.640	.000	−1.66	.21