Table 1 The demographic and emerging adulthood distribution of alcohol consumption
Variables | Non-drinking | Drinking | χ 2 | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % (95% CI) | n | % (95% CI) | |||
Marital status | 10.14 | 0.0015 | ||||
 Married | 424 | 58.6 (54.9–62.1) | 300 | 41.4 (37.9–45.1) |  |  |
 Not married | 461 | 50.7 (47.4–53.9) | 449 | 49.3 (46.1–52.6) |  |  |
Current student status | 5.09 | 0.0240 | ||||
 Yes | 161 | 48.6 (43.3–54.0) | 170 | 51.4 (46.0–56.7) |  |  |
 No | 724 | 55.6 (52.9–58.2) | 579 | 44.4 (41.8–47.1) |  |  |
Emerging adulthood | 10.09 | 0.0064 | ||||
 Low | 219 | 58.4 (53.4–63.3) | 156 | 41.6 (36.7–46.6) |  |  |
 Medium | 218 | 49.1 (44.5–53.7) | 226 | 50.9 (46.3–55.5) |  |  |
 High | 343 | 48.9 (45.2–52.6) | 359 | 51.1 (47.4–54.8) |  |  |