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Table 1 Sample characteristics, median scale values and percentage exceeding median scale values

From: Ideal, expected and perceived descriptive norm drunkenness in UK nightlife environments: a cross-sectional study

Sample

%

n

Personal drunkenness at survey

Expected personal drunkenness

Perceived city drunkenness norm

Ideal personal drunkenness

Median value

4

7

8

7

% exceeding median scale value

All

100

408

41.2

40.9

48.5

23.0

Gender

 Male

55.6

227

40.1

44.1

37.4

26.9

 Female

44.4

181

42.5

37.0

62.4

18.2

X2

  

0.250

2.062

25.169

4.240

 P

  

0.617

0.151

< 0.001

0.039

Age group (years)

 18–20

33.3

136

41.9

42.6

46.3

27.2

 21–24

34.6

141

39.7

45.4

53.9

23.4

 25–35

32.1

131

42.0

34.4

45.0

18.3

X2

  

0.190

3.671

2.533

2.987

 P

  

0.909

0.160

0.282

0.225

Location

 City 1

46.8

191

40.8

40.8

55.5

17.8

 City 2

30.6

125

41.6

36.0

33.6

26.4

 City 3

22.5

92

41.3

47.8

54.3

29.3

X2

  

0.019

3.067

16.114

5.817

 P

  

0.991

0.216

< 0.001

0.055

Preloaded

 No

36.0

147

32.7

32.0

40.1

17.0

 Yes

64.0

261

46.0

46.0

53.3

26.4

X2

  

6.892

7.628

6.481

4.716

 P

  

0.009

0.006

0.011

0.030