Table 1.

Descriptive statistics for alcohol use and conduct problems, by race, across the 5 years of assessment

	Age
Variable	11	12	13	14	15
Alcohol users in the past year, % (n)
African American	7.7 (24)	13.5 (41)	13.2 (40)	18.2(54)	22.7 (67)
White	14.8 (35)	19.7 (46)	26.8 (61)	42.5 (94)	45.2 (98)
Conduct problems in the past year, M (SD)
African American	1.19(1.82)	1.10(1.73)	1.18(1.87)	1.68(2.72)	1.89(2.94)
White	0.78 (1.78)	0.61 (1.24)	0.72(1.76)	0.88(1.73)	1.06(2.05)

Note: n = 566, representing girls who participated in at least one assessment at ages 11-15.