Table 1.

Demographics by 12 Month Alcohol Group

Variable	Control Group (n = 102)	Alcoholic Group (n = 125)	Sig Test	P value
Mother’s age	31.40 (4.37)	30.28 (4.26)	F(1) = 3.81	.052
Father’s age	33.17 (6.05)	32.89 (5.73)	F(1) = 0.13	ns
Mother’s ethnicity			χ2(1) = 0.23
White	95.1%	95.1%
Other	4.9%	4.9%
Father’s ethnicity			χ2(1) = 1.21	ns
White	93%	89%
Other	7%	11%
Mother’s education			χ2(5) = 1.93	ns
Less than high school	1.0%	2.9%
High school degree	39.2%	40.2%
Some college	30.4%	27.5%
4 year college degree	29.4%	29.4%
Father’s education			χ2(5) = 11.91	.048
Less than high school	4.0%	5.1%
High school degree	35.4%	49.5%
Some college	19.2%	17.2%
4 year college degree	41.4%	28.3%
Gender of childa	49.0%	49%	χ2(1) = .00	ns
Number of children	2.15 (.92)	2.08 (.86)	F(1) = .33	ns

^aPercent female