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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Drug Alcohol Depend. 2017 Jul 21;179:280–290. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.06.024

Table 1.

Sample characteristics (n=1,019)

% (n) Mean (SD)
Substance Use (Year 5)
Alcohol Use Disorder Risk 3.0 (1.2)
 % No alcohol use during the past year 3.2 (33)
 % Used <5 times during the past year 2.9 (29)
 % Used without DSM-IV problems 33.4 (340)
 % Endorsed some DSM-IV problems 12.3 (125)
 % Met criteria for alcohol abuse 43.3 (441)
 % Met criteria for alcohol dependence 5.0 (51)
Alcohol use frequency, days in past year 97.8 (70.6)
Marijuana use frequency, days in past year 28.2 (69.6)
Tobacco use frequency, days in past year 41.1 (96.6)
Number of other drugs used, past year 0.7 (1.2)
Demographics
Sex (% Male) 45.3 (462)
Race/Ethnicity (% White, non-Hispanic) 71.7 (731)
Mother’s education
 High school or less 15.4 (157)
 Some college or technical 11.7 (119)
 Bachelor’s degree 38.5 (392)
 Graduate degree 34.5 (351)
Father’s education
 High school or less 16.1 (164)
 Some college or technical 8.1 (82)
 Bachelor’s degree 30.8 (314)
 Graduate degree 45.0 (459)
Current school enrollment (Year 5) 37.8 (385)
Current salary (Year 5)
 < $10K 30.8 (314)
 $10K to $24,999 20.4 (208)
 $25K to $49,999 34.8 (355)
 $50K to $74,999 12.6 (128)
 $75K or higher 1.4 (14)
Living situation (% with parent/guardian/relative, Year 5) 41.4 (422)
Parental History
Parents’ mental health problems
 Mother (% definite problems) 14.0 (143)
 Father (% definite problems) 9.4 (96)
Parents’ alcohol problems
 Mother (% possible/definite problems) 6.3 (64)
 Father (% possible/definite problems) 18.0 (183)
Parents’ drug problems
 Mother (% possible/definite problems) 2.9 (30)
 Father (% possible/definite problems) 8.9 (91)
Behavioral Disinhibition
Sensation-seeking score 3.5 (2.2)
Affective dysregulation score 23.5 (10.3)
Behavioral dysregulation score 27.8 (11.7)
Cognitive dysregulation score 29.0 (8.9)
Childhood conduct problems score 6.6 (4.6)
Mental Health
Depression symptoms 5.3 (5.0)
Anxiety symptoms 7.5 (6.8)
Extracurricular Involvement
Fraternity/sorority (% any involvement) 34.4 (350)
Athletics (% any involvement) 71.6 (730)

Note. Substance use was measured in Year 5, concurrently with gambling behaviors (see Figure 2). All other variables shown were assessed during Years 1 through 4, except where noted.