TABLE 2.

Comparisons of mean TLI-CV scores by demographics, religiosity, and family history of substance use problems.

	n	Mean	SD	Sig.
Sex
Female	645	−0.21	0.94	***
Male	608	0.23	1.01
Race
White	915	−0.02	0.96
Black/African-American	116	−0.19	1.05	**a
Asian	113	0.22	1.13
Other/Multiple	108	0.16	1.07
Mother’s Education
Less than high school	15	0.15	1.10
High school or GED	175	0.05	1.04
Some college or technical	116	0.03	0.93
Bachelor’s degree	439	−0.02	1.02
Graduate degree	413	−0.04	1.03
Importance of Religion
Not important	323	0.03	0.91
Slightly important	300	0.04	1.01
Moderately important	385	−0.02	1.02
Extremely important	238	−0.06	1.07
Males: Family History of Substance Use Problems
No problems	289	0.23	0.99
Possible problems	69	0.12	1.02
Definite problems	40	0.45	0.88
Females: Family History of Substance Use Problems
No problems	290	−0.26	0.92
Possible problems	98	−0.07	0.98
Definite problems	59	0.13	0.91	**b

^*p<.05

^**p<.01

^***p<.0001

^aBlacks had a significantly lower mean TLI-CV than Asians.

^bAmong females, individuals with definite parental problems had a significantly higher mean TLI-CV than individuals with no parental problems.

Note: Comparisons were performed using all available data for each variable. Categories do not always sum to 1,253 due to missing data.