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Table 3.

Predictors (Wave 1) and outcomes (Wave 7), by latent status

Variable	Abstainers	Inconsistent drinkers	Consistent drinkers	Univariate F
Wave 1
Self-reported grades	2.62	2.59	2.56^A	1.74
How do you feel about school	4.03^C	3.91^C	3.67^A,I	8.03^*
Ever run away, proportion yes	0.07^I,C	0.16^A	0.20^A	6.19^*
Ever had sex, proportion yes	0.23^I.C	0.43^A,C	0.58^A,I	20.97^*
Antisocial behavior	1.33^I,C	1.64^A,C	2.01^A,I	47.14^*
Competencies	2.85^C	2.81^C	2.67^A,I	7.12^*
Self-esteem	4.01^C	3.92	3.84^A	4.07^*
Sensation seeking	1.95^I,C	2.32^A,C	2.64^A,I	30.41^*
Peer values, high = prosocial	3.55^I,C	3.33^A,C	3.18^A,I	7.43^*
Positive alcohol expectancies	1.48^I,C	1.92^A,C	2.44^A,I	65.63^*
Mom has problem with alcohol now, proportion yes	0.02	0.06	0.09	1.94
Mom had problem with alcohol in past, proportion yes	0.11^C	0.18^C	0.27^A,I	4.17^*
Father has drinking problem now, proportion yes	0.10^C	0.14^C	0.22^A,I	7.83^*
Father had drinking problem in past, proportion yes	0.33^I,C	0.47^C	0.57^I	11.29^*
Frequency of smoking cigarettes	0.21^I,C	0.56^A,C	1.03^A,I	54.37^*
No. of drugs, ever	0.32^I,C	0.97^A,C	1.55^A,I	45.26^*
Pillais' multivariate approximate	F = 8.09, 32/1,670 df, p < .05
Inconsistent drinkers and consistent drinkers only
No. of days drank alcohol, past month	–	1.47^C	3.54^I	15.86^*
No. of drinks, past month	–	2.09^C	5.92^I	45.65^*
Most number of drinks in one day, past month	–	2.20^C	6.30^I	55.12^*
Alcohol problems	–	0.05^C	0.14^I	10.26^*
Pillais' multivariate approximate	F = 15.26, 4/576 df, p < .05
Wave 7
Married/living with partner, proportion yes	0.38	0.47	0.41	2.09
Working at least half-time, proportion yes	0.47	0.45	0.51	2.73
Ever attended college, proportion yes	0.49	0.52	0.48	0.09
How often couldn't pay bills in past month	1.82	1.75	1.79	0.33
No. of convictions	0.07^I,C	0.12^A,C	0.24^A,I	7.41^*
How often smoke cigarettes	0.35^I,C	0.76^A,C	1.03^A,I	9.55^*
No. of drugs, ever	0.47^I,C	1.02^A,C	1.48^A,I	26.03^*
No. of days drank alcohol, past month	1.06^C	2.08^C	3.47^A,I	13.48^*
No. of drinks, past month	2.15^I,C	3.94^A,C	7.20^A,I	11.33^*
Most no. of drinks in 1 day, past month	1.81^I,C	3.88^A,C	6.49^A,I	13.75^*
Alcohol problems	0.67^I,C	0.86^A,C	1.09^A,I	11.59^*
Pillais' multivariate approximate	F = 3.67, 26/1,676 df, p < .05

Notes: Superscripts indicate significantly different statuses: A = abstainer; I = inconsistent drinkers; C = consistent drinkers.

p < .05.