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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 May 9.
Published in final edited form as: Subst Abus. 2015;36(4):507–514. doi: 10.1080/08897077.2014.997911

TABLE 2.

Binary Measures

Measures Wave
Substance use in past 12 months (Yes = 1; No = 0) III
    Been drunk
    Five or more drinks on a single occasion
Substance use in past 7 years (Yes = 1; No = 0) III
    Marijuana
    Other drugs (i.e., LSD, PCP, ecstasy, mushrooms, inhalants, ice, heroin, or prescription medicines not prescribed for the person taking them)
    Cocaine (i.e., crack, freebase, or powder)
    Crystal meth
    Sedatives or downers (e.g., barbiturates, sleeping pills, or Seconal)
    Tranquilizers (e.g., Librium, Valium, or Xanax)
    Stimulants or uppers (amphetamines, Preludin, or speed)
    Painkillers (e.g., Darvon, Demerol, Percodan, or Tylenol with codeine)
Race/ethnicity (Yes = 1; No = 0) I
    Hispanicity
    Black
Supervisory neglect (10 or more times = 1; 9 or fewer times = 0) III
    By the time you started 6th grade, how often had your parents or other adult caregivers left you home alone when an adult should have been with you?
Parental Drinking (Yes = 1; No = 0) I
    Whether they had consumed 5 or more alcoholic drinks on 1 occasion in the past month
Live with their parents (Yes = 1; No = 0) III
Relationship status (Single = 1; Married/cohabitating = 0) III