Table 5 Attitudinal questions related to alcohol by BAC and hazardous drinking levels, chi square (N = 684)
| Â | Total | BAC 0.000 | Positive BAC (0.001 and higher) | X2 comparing BAC 0.000 to positive BAC (0.001 and higher) | Hazardous drinking levels - Yes | Hazardous drinking levels - No | Hazardous levels - Unknown | X2 comparing hazardous drinking levels - yes to hazardous drinking levels - no | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
Total | 684 | 100.0 | 575 | 84.1 | 109 | 15.9 | – | 435 | 63.6 | 236 | 34.5 | 13 | 1.9 | – |
It’s okay to drink alcohol and drive a motor vehicle | ||||||||||||||
 Agree | 49 | 7.2 | 38 | 6.6 | 11 | 10.1 | 1.663 (p = 0.197) | 31 | 7.1 | 17 | 7.2 | 1 | 7.7 | 0.000 (p = 0.984) |
 Neither agree nor disagree | 31 | 4.5 | 24 | 4.2 | 7 | 6.4 | 1.064 (p = 0.302) | 23 | 5.3 | 7 | 3.0 | 1 | 7.7 | 1.965 (p = 0.161) |
 Disagree | 597 | 87.3 | 507 | 88.2 | 90 | 82.6 | 2.900 (p = 0.089) | 377 | 86.7 | 211 | 89.4 | 9 | 69.2 | 0.789 (p = 0.374) |
 Don’t Know | 7 | 1.0 | 6 | 1.0 | 1 | 0.9 | – | 4 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.4 | 2 | 15.4 | – |
It’s okay to drink alcohol on a boat (as a passenger) | ||||||||||||||
 Agree | 287 | 42.0 | 228 | 39.7 | 59 | 54.1 | 7.873 (p = 0.005) | 213 | 49.0 | 67 | 28.4 | 7 | 53.8 | 28.508 (p < 0.001) |
 Neither agree nor disagree | 135 | 19.7 | 116 | 20.2 | 19 | 17.4 | 0.453 (p = 0.501) | 86 | 19.8 | 48 | 20.3 | 1 | 7.7 | 0.007 (p = 0.932) |
 Disagree | 248 | 36.3 | 219 | 38.1 | 29 | 26.6 | 5.366 (p = 0.021) | 126 | 29.0 | 119 | 50.4 | 3 | 23.1 | 29.061 (p < 0.001) |
 Don’t Know | 14 | 2.0 | 12 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.8 | – | 10 | 2.3 | 2 | 0.8 | 2 | 15.4 | – |
It’s okay to drink alcohol on a boat (as the skipper) | ||||||||||||||
 Agree | 68 | 9.9 | 48 | 8.3 | 20 | 18.3 | 10.028 (p = 0.002) | 52 | 12.0 | 14 | 5.6 | 2 | 15.4 | 6.409 (p = 0.011) |
 Neither agree nor disagree | 48 | 7.0 | 38 | 6.6 | 10 | 9.2 | 0.879 (p = 0.349) | 36 | 8.3 | 11 | 4.7 | 1 | 7.7 | 3.158 (p = 0.076) |
 Disagree | 557 | 81.4 | 479 | 83.3 | 78 | 71.6 | 10.021 (p = 0.002) | 340 | 78.2 | 209 | 88.6 | 8 | 61.5 | 10.426 (p = 0.001) |
 Don’t Know | 11 | 1.6 | 10 | 1.7 | 1 | 0.9 | – | 7 | 1.6 | 2 | 0.8 | 2 | 15.4 | – |
It’s okay to drink alcohol before swimming | ||||||||||||||
 Agree | 142 | 20.8 | 105 | 18.3 | 37 | 33.9 | 13.308 (p < 0.001) | 106 | 24.4 | 34 | 14.4 | 2 | 15.4 | 9.355 (p = 0.002) |
 Neither agree nor disagree | 133 | 19.4 | 104 | 18.1 | 29 | 26.6 | 4.041 (p = 0.044) | 99 | 22.8 | 33 | 14.0 | 1 | 7.7 | 7.592 (p = 0.006) |
 Disagree | 397 | 58.0 | 355 | 61.7 | 42 | 38.5 | 21.694 (p < 0.001) | 223 | 51.3 | 166 | 70.3 | 8 | 61.5 | 22.827 (p < 0.001) |
 Don’t Know | 12 | 1.8 | 11 | 1.9 | 1 | 0.9 | – | 7 | 1.6 | 3 | 1.3 | 2 | 15.4 | – |