Availability and consumption of different alcoholic beverages and use of drinking contexts among adolescents in three Mexican cities

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Table 1. Sample characteristics, mean (SD) or percent

Variable	Total sample (N = 594)	Past-year drinkers (n = 350)	Non-drinkers (n = 244)
Age	14.7 (1.4)	14.9 (1.4)	14.5 (1.5)**
Male (%)	44.6	47.4	40.6
Past-year alcohol use (%)	58.9	–	—
Past-30-day alcohol use (%)	—	56.6	—
Alcohol is fairly easy or very easy to get (%)	62.0	78.0	38.9**

**p < .01.

Table 2. Among past-year drinkers (n = 350), percentage reporting past-30-day use and availability of alcohol at commercial establishments, and perceived availability of alcohol, by beverage type

Variable	Beer	Wine	Tequila	Spirits other than tequila	Any spirits	Pre-mixed cocktails	Alcohol and energy drinks	Homemade alcohol	Any alcohol
Past-30-day use	49.7	23.7	27.4	23.4	35.1	20.0	21.7	11.4	56.6
Bought at off-premise establishment	46.0	20.3	20.9	20.0	26.9	17.1	20.0	7.7	51.7
Drank at on-premise establishment	34.3	13.4	16.0	15.4	20.9	12.0	9.7	5.1	40.3
Fairly easy or very easy to get	59.1	38.5	42.2	31.7	46.9	40.9	52.1	—	78.0

Table 3. Age group comparisons of past-30-day use and availability of alcohol at commercial establishments, and perceived availability of alcohol among past-year drinkers, by beverage type, percentage, and odds ratio (OR)

Variable	Age group^a	Beer	Wine	Tequila	Spirits other than tequila	Any spirits	Pre-mixed cocktails	Alcohol and energy drinks	Homemade alcohol	Any alcohol
Past-30-day use	12–14	32.8	15.5	20.7	13.8	24.1	15.5	21.6	12.1	40.5
	15–17	58.1	27.8	30.8	28.2	40.6	22.2	21.8	11.1	64.5
	OR	2.85**	2.09*	1.70*	2.45**	2.15**	1.55	1.01	0.91	2.67**
Bought at off-premises establishment	12–14	27.6	13.8	11.2	12.9	14.7	12.1	18.1	6.9	34.5
	15–17	55.1	23.5	25.6	23.5	32.9	19.7	20.9	8.1	60.3
	OR	3.22**	1.92	2.73**	2.07*	2.86**	1.78	1.20	1.19	2.88**
Drank at on-premises establishment	12–14	22.4	12.1	9.5	6.0	10.3	9.5	9.5	6.0	28.4
	15–17	40.2	14.1	19.2	20.1	26.1	13.2	9.8	4.7	46.2
	OR	2.32**	1.19	2.27*	3.91**	3.06**	1.46	1.04	0.77	2.16**
Fairly easy or very easy to get	12–14	40.2	25.2	22.8	15.9	28.4	21.7	45.2	—	65.5
	15–17	68.3	45.0	51.7	39.5	56.0	50.7	55.7	—	84.2
	OR	3.20**	2.43**	3.63**	3.44**	3.20**	3.69**	1.52	—	2.80**

^a12–14 is the referent age group.

*p < .05, **p < .01.

Table 4. Comparisons by sex of past-30-day use and availability of alcohol at commercial establishments, and perceived availability of alcohol among past-year drinkers, by beverage type, percentage and odds ratio (OR)

Variable	Sex^a	Beer	Wine	Tequila	Spirits other than tequila	Any spirits	Pre-mixed cocktails	Alcohol and energy drinks	Homemade alcohol	Any alcohol
Past-30-day use	Female	50.5	21.7	26.1	22.8	33.7	21.2	22.3	10.3	56.0
	Male	48.8	25.9	28.9	24.1	36.7	18.7	21.2	12.7	57.2
	OR	0.97	1.21	1.15	1.09	1.14	0.88	0.95	1.26	1.07
Bought at off-premises establishment	Female	45.1	18.5	20.7	18.5	23.9	17.9	19.6	7.1	50.5
	Male	47.1	22.3	21.1	21.7	30.1	16.3	20.5	8.4	53.0
	OR	0.95	1.25	1.05	1.25	1.14	0.88	1.14	1.21	1.19
Drank at on-premises establishment	Female	32.6	13.0	15.8	15.8	21.7	14.7	10.3	3.8	39.1
	Male	36.1	13.9	16.3	15.1	19.9	9.0	9.0	6.6	41.6
	OR	1.22	1.07	1.07	1.00	0.93	0.93	0.91	1.79	1.15
Fairly easy or very easy to get	Female	56.4	37.9	41.8	33.3	46.7	40.0	47.8	—	77.7
	Male	62.1	39.0	42.7	29.9	47.0	41.9	57.0	—	78.3
	OR	1.42	1.06	1.13	0.97	1.09	1.13	1.47		1.09

^aFemale is the referent group.

Table 5. Most recent drinking location among past-year drinkers, by age group and sex, percentage and odds ratio (OR)

		Age group			Sex
Location	Past-year drinkers	12–14	15–16	OR^a	Female	Male	OR^b
Home	19.8	27.0	16.3	0.54*	20.2	19.4	0.89
Someone else’s home	30.8	33.3	29.5	0.72	34.8	26.2	0.72
Public place	20.4	23.4	18.9	0.77	12.9	28.7	2.7**
Bar	7.7	0.9	11.0	14.5*	7.3	8.1	1.18
Club	5.9	0.9	8.4	10.2*	8.4	3.1	0.34*
Restaurant	2.1	0.9	2.6	3.03	2.8	1.2	0.44
Party	11.2	10.8	11.5	1.36	12.4	10.0	0.73
Ranch	1.2	1.8	0.9	0.59	0	2.5	—
Other	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.99	1.1	0.6	0.55

^a12–14 is the referent age group.

^bFemale is the referent group.

*p < .05, **p < .01.