Table 1.
Variablea | Total abstinence, (n = 454) | Controlled drinking, (n = 300) | Conditional abstinence, (n = 402) |
Demographics | |||
Male, n (%) | 319 (70%) | 184 (61%) | 296 (74%) |
Married, n (%) | 213 (47%) | 156 (52%) | 181 (45%) |
White, n (%) | 334 (74%) | 248 (83%) | 311 (77%) |
Age, in years | 44.62 (9.89) | 45.24 (10.72) | 43.63 (10.19) |
Employed, n (%) | 301 (66%) | 235 (78%) | 291 (72%) |
Gross family income | 3.36 (1.60) | 4.21 (1.55) | 3.44 (1.55) |
Alcohol and consequences | |||
Drinks per drinking day | 14.64 (9.08) | 9.76 (5.96) | 12.34 (7.34) |
% Days abstinent | 28.21 (26.43) | 20.09 (23.59) | 26.31 (24.38) |
% Heavy drinking days | 65.73 (28.85) | 66.34 (29.19) | 64.45 (27.85) |
Consequences (DrInC) | 56.19 (20.37) | 36.29 (16.26) | 47.57 (19.07) |
ADS score | 18.83 (7.58) | 13.57 (5.94) | 16.73 (7.05) |
URICA score | 11.17 (1.48) | 9.96 (1.41) | 10.49 (0.07) |
Self-efficacy/prior treatment | |||
Prior treatment, n (%) | 283 (62%) | 83 (28%) | 214 (53%) |
Prior AA, n (%) | 152 (34%) | 16 (5%) | 81 (20%) |
OCDS score | 28.54 (8.71) | 24.57 (6.97) | 26.52 (8.00) |
AASE–social score | 2.56 (1.05) | 2.15 (0.82) | 2.41 (0.90) |
Complicating factors | |||
BSI score | 61.43 (10.75) | 57.96 (9.92) | 61.09 (10.78) |
PSS score | 6.10 (2.84) | 5.34 (2.82) | 5.84 (2.96) |
IPI–daily drinkers | 0.51 (0.82) | 0.69 (0.95) | 0.62 (1.06) |
Physical quality of life | 2.78 (0.98) | 2.46 (0.88) | 2.81 (0.89) |
Smoker, n (%) | 264 (58%) | 136 (46%) | 232 (58%) |
Mood disorder, n (%) | 94 (21%) | 67 (22%) | 86 (21%) |
Illicit substance use, n (%) | 392 (86%) | 267 (89%) | 351 (87%) |
Type A typology, n (%) | 228 (50%) | 212 (71%) | 250 (62%) |
Type B typology, n (%) | 209 (46%) | 80 (27%) | 132 (33%) |
Ever arrested, n (%) | 25 (6%) | 20 (7%) | 25 (6%) |
Ever arrested, n (%) | 25 (6%) | 20 (7%) | 25 (6%) |
Notes: DrInC = Drinker Inventory of Consequences; ADS = Alcohol Dependence Scale; URICA = University of Rhode Island Change Assessment; AA = Alcoholics Anonymous; OCDS = Obsessive Compulsive Drinking Scale; AASE = Alcohol Abstinence Self-Efficacy Scale; BSI = Brief Symptom Inventory; PSS = Perceived Stress Scale; IPI = Important People Interview.
Unless otherwise noted, the unit of measurement is M (SD).