TABLE 2—
Reported Drinking Habits (No. Drinks per Month) of Family and Friends of Mothers of Children With Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) (n = 54) and Randomly Selected Control Mothers (n = 116): South Africa, Wave II, 1999–2001
| Mothers of Children With FAS | Control Mothers | t Test | ||||
| Total Sample | Drinkers Only | Total Sample | Drinkers Only | Total Sample | Drinkers Only | |
| Father | ||||||
| No. | 48 | 44 | 79 | 55 | <.001 | .012 |
| Mean (SD) | 63.3 (57.1) | 69.0 (56.2) | 31.7 (35.7) | 45.5 (34.6) | ||
| Mother | ||||||
| No. | 50 | 31 | 91 | 35 | .027 | NS |
| Mean (SD) | 28.7 (36.9) | 46.2 (37.3) | 15.7 (30.7) | 40.7 (38.0) | ||
| First brother | ||||||
| No. | 44 | 39 | 82 | 50 | .034 | NS |
| Mean (SD) | 51.8 (70.8) | 58.4 (72.7) | 28.8 (48.7) | 47.2 (55.1) | ||
| Second through sixth brothers | ||||||
| No. | 31 | 26 | 37 | 24 | NS | NS |
| Mean (SD) | 24.0 (25.7) | 33.6 (26.9) | 22.0 (29.6) | 36.0 (29.9) | ||
| First sister | ||||||
| No. | 37 | 24 | 69 | 21 | .002 | NS |
| Mean (SD) | 23.7 (32.8) | 36.5 (34.5) | 7.9 (18.8) | 26.0 (26.6) | ||
| Second through sixth sisters | ||||||
| No. | 27 | 22 | 41 | 15 | NS | NS |
| Mean (SD) | 23.0 (20.8) | 36.8 (33.7) | 11.4 (24.9) | 34.8 (33.2) | ||
| Woman’s best friend | ||||||
| No. | 32 | 13 | 64 | 13 | .015 | NS |
| Mean (SD) | 12.3 (24.6) | 30.4 (31.1) | 3.2 (11.7) | 15.6 (22.5) | ||
| Father of index child during index pregnancy | ||||||
| No. | 49 | 47 | 96 | 70 | <.001 | .002 |
| Mean (SD) | 81.1 (81.7) | 84.6 (81.7) | 34.6 (45.9) | 47.5 (47.8) | ||
Note. NS = nonsignificant.