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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Addict Dis. 2013;32(4):10.1080/10550887.2013.849971. doi: 10.1080/10550887.2013.849971

Table 2.

Comparisons of means and percentages of T1 alcohol variables for bullied and non-bullied students.

SCHOOL WORK
Not Bullied Bullied Not Bullied Bullied
T1 Alcohol Variables - Continuous Mean (SD) Mean (SD) p n Mean (SD) Mean (SD) p n
Number of Days Drank Alcohol 4.18 (4.36) 5.82 (5.44) .00 1415 4.47 (4.60) 5.80 (5.46) .00 643
Greatest Number of Drinks in a Day 3.69 (1.92) 4.12 (2.03) .00 1263 3.64 (1.90) 4.23 (1.99) .00 585
Average Number of Drinks per Day 4.47 (2.21) 5.14 (2.12) .00 1250 4.54 (2.20) 5.17 (2.04) .00 579
Problems Due to Drinking 3.70 (6.56) 6.03 (8.71) .00 1404 3.73 (6.70) 7.41 (9.99) .00 639
T1 Alcohol Variables - Categorical % % p n % % p n
Drank to Intoxication 75.3 83.6 .00 1406 76.1 84.5 .01 639
Binge drinking 76.8 83.9 .00 1406 76.1 85.1 .01 640
T1 RAPI ITEMS
Not able to do homework 20.1 26.1 .01 1395 20.1 27.2 .04 635
Got into fights; acted badly 13.8 22.0 .00 1395 14.1 25.2 .00 637
Missed out on things b/c spent too much on alcohol 8.4 14.8 .00 1396 10.3 21.1 .00 634
Went to work or school high or drunk 9.2 13.9 .01 1401 9.1 21.8 .00 638
Caused shame or embarrassment to someone else 12.5 24.0 .00 1397 12.5 28.2 .00 637
Neglected your responsibilities 21.0 35.2 .00 1397 22.5 41.1 .00 637
Relatives avoided you 2.9 4.2 .24 1393 2.2 7.3 .00 635
Needed more alcohol than you used to 12.9 21.3 .00 1399 12.7 28.2 .00 637
Tried to control your drinking 23.7 34.2 .00 1395 21.9 31.2 .01 634
Had withdrawal symptoms 4.4 6.5 .09 1399 4.1 8.7 .02 637
Noticed a change in your personality 14.5 25.6 .00 1400 15.8 30.1 .00 638
Felt that you had a problem with alcohol 5.6 9.4 .01 1395 6.2 10.1 .08 635
Missed a day of school or work 15.0 22.2 .00 1391 16.3 27.1 .00 635
Tried to cut down or quit drinking 11.2 15.2 .03 1393 11.8 18.3 .03 634
Found yourself in place couldn't remember going to 12.3 19.3 .00 1399 12.7 22.9 .00 636
Passed out or fainted suddenly 8.3 10.2 .23 1398 7.4 13.3 .02 636
Had a fight, argument with a friend 18.3 29.7 .00 1402 20.3 31.5 .00 638
Had a fight, argument with a family member 8.3 7.9 .84 1399 6.0 11.8 .01 639
Kept drinking when you promised yourself not to 10.8 15.5 .01 1401 11.0 19.5 .00 637
Felt you were going crazy 7.3 13.6 .00 1398 8.6 14.6 .03 636
Had a bad time 21.4 36.2 .00 1393 21.1 37.6 .00 631
Physically or psychologically dependent on alcohol 5.1 5.8 .55 1401 5.7 9.1 .14 638
Was told by a friend to stop or cut down drinking 7.2 10.8 .02 1399 8.4 12.3 .12 636

Note: Percentages indicate proportion of students in each bullying group reporting alcohol outcomes once or more in the past 4 months.