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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Dev Psychol. 2012 Oct 1;49(8):1554–1564. doi: 10.1037/a0030229

Table 1. Descriptive Statistics for Predictor Variables.

Variable Mean S.D. Range Frequency
Substance Use at 17.5 by SU Group

Alcohol Use (Past 6 months)
 Abstainers (n = 18) 0 0 0
 Experimenters (n = 58) 1.02 2.83 0-20
 At-risk (n = 58) 4.16 6.64 0-38
 Abusers (n = 25) 16.67 29.25 0-124
Marijuana Use (Past 6 months)
 Abstainers 0 0 0
 Experimenters .48 2.67 0-20
 At-risk 6.29 18.59 0-100
 Abusers 66.50 75.04 0-224
Other Drug Use (Past 6 months)
 Abstainers 0 0 0
 Experimenters 0 0 0
 At-risk .36 2.04 0-15
 Abusers 2.00 5.47 0-25

Control Variables

Gender Male = 79
Female = 80
I.Q. 104.30 15.37 56-142
Externalizing Behaviors at 16 years 55.46 9.07 40-80
Internalizing Behaviors at 16 years 53.67 8.24 38-76
Peer Competence at 16 years 51.90 25.82 3.33-100
Parental Monitoring 1.99 .55 1-3
Current Substance Use at 26
 Abstainers 1.28 .9 0-3
 Experimenters 1.50 1.06 0-4
 At-risk 1.84 1.34 0-5
 Abusers 2.56 1.45 0-6