Table 1 Sample characteristics
From: Are people aware of the link between alcohol and different types of Cancer?
Percentages (%) and Median (Interquartile range) | |
|---|---|
Drinkers (ever in lifetime) | 95% |
Days drank (in the last 30) | 4 (9) |
Drinks per day (in the last 30) | 1 (1) |
Binge drinker | 32% |
Frequency of using a tobacco product | |
Every day | 4% |
Some days | 4% |
Not at all | 92% |
Don’t know | 1% |
Ever been diagnosed with cancer? | 12% |
Ever had a family member diagnosed? | 79% |
Education | |
Less than 9th-High school/GED | 7% |
Some college-Associate’s | 27% |
Bachelor’s | 36% |
Graduate | 30% |
Hispanic/Latine | 4% |
Race | |
White | 87% |
Black | 2% |
American Indian | 1% |
Asian | 6% |
Not White, Black, American Indian, or Asian | 4% |
Age | 52 (27) |
Gender | |
Woman | 65% |
Man | 35% |
Alcohol is risk factor for cancer (answered “Yes”) | 87% |
Cancer types (answered “Yes”) | |
Breast cancer is associated with alcohol | 38% |
Mouth/throat cancer is associated with alcohol | 66% |
Colon/rectal cancer is associated with alcohol | 66% |
Laryngeal cancer is associated with alcohol | 56% |
Esophageal cancer is associated with alcohol | 63% |
Liver cancer is associated with alcohol | 92% |