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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Addict Biol. 2008 Oct 9;14(1):65–72. doi: 10.1111/j.1369-1600.2008.00132.x

Table 1.

Participant demographic, substance use, and problem-drinking exposure characteristics (N=227)

Independent variables M (SD) or % Range
Age 18.86 (1.27) 18–23
Female 46%
Caucasian 59%
Education completed (years) 12.66 (1.01)
Density of family history of AUD a 0.62 (0.17) 0.25–1.00
Age when regular alcohol use started 16.76 (1.39) 13–21
Drinks per month 62.64 (107.13) 0–660
BDI-II total score 7.73 (6.96) 0–49
Mean alcohol pictures valence ratings 4.48 (1.08) 1.5–8.5
Indices of exposure to problem-drinking models b
 31% Biological parents and grandparents 0.50 (0.33) 0.05–1.00
 17% Biological aunts and uncles 0.27 (0.24) 0.05–1.00
 12% Biological siblings and cousins 0.20 (0.16) 0.05–0.73
 3% Non-biological relatives 0.40 (0.21) 0.17–0.72
 26% Peers 0.15 (0.11) 0.05–0.56
 6% Other 0.24 (0.26) 0.05–1.00
a

Mean reflects only participants endorsing FH for AUD

b

Percentages reflect portion of participants who endorsed each category