Table 1.
Alcohol use, interpersonal potentially traumatic events (PTE), and possible PTSD symptoms endorsement by assessment waves.
| Wave 1
|
Wave 2
|
Wave 3
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| Alcohol use frequency (%)a | ||||||
| Never | 43.8 | 45.6 | 28.8 | 28.6 | 21.3 | 19.0 |
| Monthly or less | 19.4 | 19.8 | 24.1 | 29.9 | 18.4 | 29.4 |
| 2–4 times/month | 12.2 | 13.0 | 25.0 | 25.9 | 25.3 | 24.1 |
| 2–3 times/week | 7.8 | 6.9 | 14.7 | 11.5 | 16.9 | 10.8 |
| 4+ times/week | 4.1 | 3.5 | 2.8 | .7 | 3.1 | 1.2 |
| Alcohol use quantity (%)b | ||||||
| None | 32.5 | 31.3 | 21.9 | 19.8 | 14.4 | 10.5 |
| 1 or 2 | 10.6 | 15.7 | 12.2 | 22.2 | 11.9 | 23.9 |
| 3 or 4 | 11.9 | 13.3 | 22.5 | 26.8 | 19.1 | 26.5 |
| 5 or 6 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 19.7 | 14.9 | 19.7 | 10.6 |
| 7, 8, or 9 | 6.6 | 1.5 | 9.4 | 3.4 | 9.1 | 2.9 |
| 10 or more | 4.7 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 3.1 | .4 |
| Interpersonal PTE/possible PTSD symptoms (%) | ||||||
| No PTE | 55.0 | 54.8 | 71.9 | 64.1 | 69.7 | 66.0 |
| PTE-only | 30.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.7 | 9.7 | 7.4 |
| PTE + PTSD | 15.0 | 30.2 | 8.8 | 15.9 | 4.4 | 11.8 |
| Interpersonal PTE types endorsed (%)c | ||||||
| Physical assault | 33.9 | 23.5 | 14.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 7.4 |
| Sexual assault | 3.7 | 82.9 | 3.0 | 48.8 | 2.5 | 42.7 |
| Unwanted sexual experience | 10.0 | 26.4 | 11.1 | 24.7 | 10.1 | 16.6 |
Note:
a
Alcohol use frequency = “How often do you have a drink containing alcohol?”
b
Alcohol use quantity = “How many drinks containing alcohol do you have on a typical day when you are drinking?”
c
Among the sub-set of participants endorsing a pre-existing (wave 1) or new-onset (waves 2–3) interpersonal PTE.