Table 1.

Participant Characteristics

	CURRENT SAMPLE	BY BEVERAGE CONDITION
		PLACEBO	ALCOHOL
# of PARTICIPANTS	215	113	102
AGE	22.84(2.37)	22.87(2.43)	22.83(2.37)
SEX (% Male)	74.40%	75.68%	75.00%
RACE (% Caucasian)	75.30%	75.00%	80.41%
MARITAL STATUS (% Single)	91.40%	92.00%	90.80%
EDUCATION (% with some college education)	94.70%	94.60%	94.90%
*TOTAL DRINKSM	59.69(46.50)	62.16(50.37)	57.01(46.51)
*BINGE EPISODESM	5.47(4.73)	5.71(4.68)	5.21(4.79)
*DRIVING AFTER DRINKING3M (% reporting ≥ 1 episode in 3 months)	45.00%	43.10%	47.00%
*ALCOHOL-RELATED PROBLEMS3M (% reporting ≥ 1 problem in 3 months)	94.80%	92.70%	97.00%

Note.

^*denotes variables that were log transformed to approximate a normal distribution;

Superscript M denotes self-reported drinking behavior over the past month.

Superscript 3M denotes that the experience of driving after drinking and alcohol-related problems were assessed over the past 3 months.