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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2009 Jan 15;33(4):654–662. doi: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2008.00880.x

Table 1.

Heavy drinking indicators and alcohol-related problems in the past 12 months by overall heavy drinking level, current drinkers only (N=4,080)

Heavy drinking and alcohol-related problems
Overall heavy drinking level Days of 5+ drinking M (SD) Days of drunkenness M (SD) Maximum drinks M (SD) 1+ social consequences% 2+ dependence symptoms %
None/Very low (n=1663) 0 0.1 (0.5) 1.4 (0.5) 1.3 0.3
Low (n=1231) 0.04 (0.20) 1.8 (3.8) 3.5 (0.9) 4.9 1.9
Moderate (n=865) 8.2 (9.0) 9.3 (18.5) 7.7 (3.3) 15.5 11.1
High (n=421) 137 (109) 54 (76) 14.4 (6.2) 48.5 43.8

Means and standard deviations shown for heavy drinking indicators