Table 1.
Participant characteristics for the sample as a whole and by treatment condition
| Variable | Total (n = 169) |
TAU (n = 58) |
DIR (n = 53) |
MOT (n = 58) |
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| M or % | SD | M or % | SD | M or % | SD | M or % | SD | |
| Age | 43.8 | (11.0) | 45.2 | (11.8) | 40.8 | (10.9) | 45.3 | (9.9) |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Male | 66.3% | 65.5% | 62.3% | 70.7% | ||||
| Female | 33.7% | 34.5% | 37.7% | 29.3% | ||||
| Marital Status | ||||||||
| Single | 22.5% | 17.2% | 26.4% | 24.1% | ||||
| Married or cohabitating | 48.5% | 44.8% | 49.1% | 51.7% | ||||
| Divorced, separated or widowed | 29.0% | 37.9% | 24.5% | 24.1% | ||||
| Ethnicity | ||||||||
| White | 88.2% | 86.2% | 88.7% | 89.7% | ||||
| Black | 9.5% | 12.1% | 9.4% | 6.9% | ||||
| Other | 2.4% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 3.4% | ||||
| Years of Education | 14.7 | (2.7) | 14.8 | (2.8) | 14.8 | (2.6) | 14.5 | (2.7) |
| Any AA Attendance | 21.9% | 17.2% | 24.5% | 24.1% | ||||
| AA Meetings | 0.7 | (2.5) | 0.6 | (2.5) | 1.0 | (3.0) | 0.6 | (1.8) |
| AA Behaviors | 1.4 | (1.7) | 1.3 | (1.7) | 1.4 | (1.6) | 1.5 | (1.8) |
| AA Steps | 2.6 | (3.9) | 2.5 | (3.7) | 1.9 | (3.2) | 3.2 | (4.5) |
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| PDA | 35.4 | (28.9) | 35.7 | (29.0) | 38.8 | (30.2) | 32.1 | (27.6) |
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| PDH | 32.7 | (32.1) | 30.8 | (32.4) | 33.0 | (32.6) | 34.4 | (31.9) |
| DrInC | 41.3 | (22.4) | 39.7 | (21.6) | 44.8 | (24.2) | 39.7 | (21.5) |
| Sessions Attended | 6.9 | (4.6) | 7.5 | (4.6) | 7.4 | (4.7) | 5.9 | (4.5) |
| Completed Treatment | 57.4% | 63.8% | 62.3% | 46.6% | ||||
| Participation at 3 months | 89.9% | 86.2% | 96.2% | 87.9% | ||||
| Participation at 6 months | 87.0% | 86.2% | 90.6% | 84.5% | ||||
| Participation at 9 months | 84.0% | 81.0% | 88.7% | 82.8% | ||||
| Participation at 12 months | 82.2% | 75.9% | 88.7% | 82.8% | ||||
Notes. TAU = Treatment as usual comparison condition; DIR = directive AA facilitation condition; MOT = motivational AA facilitation condition. Any AA Attendance = proportion of participants who attended at least one AA meeting during the six-month baseline period. AA Meetings = the number of meetings per month during the six-month baseline period. AA Behaviors and AA Steps are from the Alcoholics Anonymous Involvement questionnaire at baseline and represent lifetime scores. PDA = percent days abstinent during the six-month baseline period. PDH = percent days of heavy (greater than six standard drinks) drinking during the six-month baseline period. DrInC = Drinker Inventory of Consequences total score for the six-month baseline. Sessions Attended = number of treatment sessions attended out of a possible 12. Completed Treatment = proportion who completed at least 6 of the 12 total treatment sessions. Participation at the various time points reflects the proportion who completed the Timeline Follow-Back interview (from which AA meeting attendance, PDA, and PDH were drawn) at that assessment wave.