Table 1.
Distribution of educational level and alcohol problems in twin individuals across zygosity and sex
| Variable | MZF (n = 920) | DZF (n = 1,732) | MZM (n = 626) | DZM (n = 1,580) | Total (n = 4,858) |
| Education, M (SD) | 13.6(2.4) | 13.3 (2.6) | 13.0 (2.3) | 12.8(2.3) | 13.2 (2.5) |
| RAPI, M (SD) | 4.6 (6.2) | 4.5 (6.1) | 6.7 (8.1) | 7.6 (8.0) | 5.8 (7.2) |
| Max. drinks, M (SD) | 11.6(6.2) | 11.9(6.2) | 21.1 (10.2) | 21.8(9.8) | 16.2 (9.4) |
Notes: Dizygotic female (DZF) and dizygotic male (DZM) individuals in the table are drawn from both same-sex and opposite-sex DZ pairs. MZF = monozygotic females; MZM = monozygotic males; RAPI = Rutgers Alcohol Problem Index; max. drinks = maximum number of drinks consumed in a 24−hour period.