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. 2014 Sep;75(5):839–849. doi: 10.15288/jsad.2014.75.839

Table 5.

Cluster analyses based on drunkenness and alcohol problems at ages 20 and 22

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Variable Full sample (N = 331) Whites (n = 168) Blacks (n = 163)
Solution quality Good Good Good
Number of clusters 2 2 2
Cluster labels (n) Never/Rarely Drunk (223)a Never/Rarely Drunk (85) Never/Rarely Drunk (100)
Frequently Drunk (108)a Frequently Drunk (83) Frequently Drunk (63)
ANOVAb F(1, 329) F(1, 166) F(1, 161)
Family factors
 Parental guidelines 0.77 0.09 4.20*
 Parental monitoring 9.45** 8.17** 6.15*
 Attachment to parents 3.74 5.13* 1.76
 Parental normsc 4.89* 1.81 1.69
 Consistent discipline 0.77 0.09 4.10*
 Parental alcohol usec 7.40** 0.01 3.83
Individual factors
 Religious conservatism 5.78* 0.02 0.34
 Ethnic identity exploration 1.98 0.38 0.81
 Ethnic identity affirmation 7.28** 0.25 0.02
 Delinquency 12.55*** 10.20** 4.09*

Notes: ANOVA = analysis of variance.

a

Clusters revealed race differences in membership;

b

detailed results of ANOVA post hoc analyses are available from the authors on request;

c

chi-square tests were conducted on these dichotomous outcomes; the reported parameter for the full sample is χ2(1, 331), χ2(1, 168) for Whites, and χ2(1, 163) for Blacks. All other validation analyses were conducted using ANOVAs.

*

p < .05;

**

p < .01;

***

p < .001.