Table 1.

Description of Participants

CharacteristicAll Cases (N = 2,517)No. (%)Cases From Covered Shifts (n = 2,161)No. (%)Community Controls (n = 1,856)No. (%)
Sex
    Women1,085 (43.1)967 (44.7)908 (48.9)
    Men1,432 (56.9)1,194 (55.3)948 (51.1)
Age, years
    18 to 20419 (16.6)379 (17.5)201 (10.8)
    21 to 29716 (28.4)636 (29.4)560 (30.2)
    30 to 44761 (30.2)658 (30.4)616 (33.2)
    45 to 64421 (16.7)325 (15.0)329 (17.7)
    65 and over200 (7.9)163 (7.5)150 (8.1)
Alcohol use disorders497 (19.7)433 (20.0)307 (16.5)
    Alcohol abuse293 (11.6)255 (11.8)232 (12.5)
    Alcohol dependence204 (8.1)178 (8.2)75 (4.0)
Location of residence
    Rural723 (28.7)478 (22.1)430 (23.2)
    Urban1,794 (71.3)1,683 (77.9)1,426 (76.8)
Alcohol consumed in 6 h before injury or, among controls, the matched hour
    Any352 (14.0)266 (12.3)97 (5.2)
Drinks in 6-h Window No.Men (n = 1,432) No. (%)Women (n = 1,085) No. (%)Men (n = 1,194) No. (%)Women (n = 967) No. (%)Men (n = 948) No. (%)Women (n = 908) No. (%)
All percentages are column percentages. Percentages for age-groups do not add to 100 because of rounding.
1 drink34 (2.4)17 (1.6)29 (2.4)16 (1.7)23 (2.4)18 (2.0)
2 drinks38 (2.7)14 (1.3)23 (1.9)12 (1.2)14 (1.5)6 (0.7)
3 drinks32 (2.2)13 (1.2)21 (1.8)9 (0.9)11 (1.2)3 (0.3)
4 drinks32 (2.2)8 (0.7)25 (2.1)6 (0.6)8 (0.8)0 (0)
5 or 6 drinks52 (3.7)26 (2.4)40 (3.4)21 (2.2)5 (0.5)1 (0.1)
7 or more drinks68 (4.8)18 (1.7)49 (4.1)15 (1.6)7 (0.7)1 (0.1)