Table 2.

Frequency and Item Severity Parameter Estimates for Alcohol Problems Index

Alcohol Problems	Frequency (% Yes)	Severity Estimate1	Tetrachoric Correlation2
Regretted things the next day after using alcohol	47.7	0.09	0.34
Passed out from drinking	29.6	0.81	0.28
Drank several days in a row	28.8	0.84	0.31
Drank to forget my troubles	37.3	0.85	0.17
Drinking and driving	19.4	0.85	0.25
Tried to cut down on drinking	24.5	1.04	0.13
Drank alone	21.5	1.19	0.16
Fought with boyfriend or girlfriend over drinking	16.6	1.47	0.17
Fought with strangers while drinking	16.6	1.47	0.18
Fought with parents over alcohol use	16.2	1.49	0.13
Drank before school	12.3	1.76	0.22
Missed school due to drinking	9.4	1.99	0.27
Drank to get rid of a hangover	7.6	2.17	0.31
Trouble with the law while drinking	6.5	2.29	0.19

¹Alcohol Problems are in order of severity, from least to most severe.

²Tetrachoric correlation of each item with alcohol disorder.