Table 1.
Baseline Demographic Characteristics and outcome measures by sample.
| NAS Heterosexual Women (n = 10,523) |
NAS SMW (n = 315) |
CHLEW SMW (n = 688) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | |
| Sexual OrientationC | |||
| Bisexual | -- | 53.6 | 26.0 |
| Mostly/only lesbian | -- | 46.4 | 74.0 |
| Age in categoriesA,B,C | |||
| 18–29 | 19.2 | 41.8 | 30.1 |
| 30–39 | 20.7 | 25.6 | 22.2 |
| 40–49 | 23.6 | 17.7 | 20.6 |
| 50–59 | 21.7 | 10.4 | 17.6 |
| 60–69 | 14.7 | 4.4 | 9.4 |
| Current partner statusA,B,C | |||
| Unpartnered | 33.7 | 55.5 | 38.8 |
| Partnered | 66.3 | 44.5 | 60.8 |
| EducationB,C | |||
| Some college+ | 60.2 | 62.9 | 79.2 |
| Race/ethnicityB,C | |||
| White | 69.8 | 66.1 | 36.3 |
| African-American | 11.8 | 11.4 | 36.6 |
| Hispanic | 12.7 | 12.7 | 23.5 |
| Other/mixed | 5.6 | 9.9 | 3.5 |
| EmploymentA,B,C | |||
| Full-time | 45.5 | 46.0 | 44.8 |
| Part-time | 16.2 | 21.6 | 23.7 |
| Unemployed | 5.4 | 6.5 | 15.6 |
| Retired | 9.1 | 2.7 | 10.5 |
| Other (disabled/student/stay at home) | 23.5 | 23.1 | 5.4 |
| Alcohol Measures | |||
| Drinking status, 12moA,B,C | |||
| Current drinker | 64.0 | 78.4 | 86.3 |
| Ex-drinker | 14.9 | 12.2 | 9.4 |
| Abstainer | 21.1 | 9.4 | 4.2 |
| Drinking to intoxicationA,B,C | 26.5 | 49.3 | 59.0 |
| Any 5+ (6+ CHLEW) drinkingA,B | 13.5 | 33.8 | 39.3 |
| 1+ Alcohol dependence symptomsA,B | 3.0 | 8.7 | 12.8 |
| 1+ Alcohol consequencesA,B | 0.7 | 2.3 | 5.9 |
| 2+ Hazardous Drinking Index (HDI)A,B | 13.0 | 32.6 | 37.8 |
| Other substance use | |||
| Tobacco useA,B,C | 23.6 | 51.9 | 38.2 |
| Marijuana useA,B,C | 6.4 | 30.4 | 41.8 |
| Prescription drug use, illicitA,B | 4.2 | 12.2 | 12.5 |
| Any illicit drug useA,B | 9.9 | 33.2 | 42.7 |
| Treatment for alcohol or drugsA,B | |||
| Yes, lifetime | 3.7 | 17.7 | 19.2 |
| Depression | |||
| None of the time/rarely | 73.2 | 60.5 | 62.6 |
| A little of the time | 16.9 | 20.9 | 22.9 |
| A moderate amount of time | 5.4 | 10.9 | 9.8 |
| Most of the time | 4.6 | 7.7 | 4.8 |
| Depression (2 category) | |||
| None of the time/rarelyA,B | 73.2 | 60.5 | 62.6 |
| More often | 26.8 | 39.5 | 37.4 |
| 2+HDI and DepressionA,B | 3.6 | 12.2 | 17.2 |
| 2+HDI and Illicit drug useA,B,C | 3.7 | 15.2 | 23.8 |
| Continuous measures | Mean(sd) | Mean(sd) | Mean(sd) |
| AgeA,B,C | 43.5 (13.6) | 34.3 (12.4) | 39.5 (13.6) |
| Age at first drinkA,B | 19.2 (5.2) | 17.1 (3.7) | 16.7 (3.9) |
A
p<0.01; pairwise comparison, NAS heterosexuals and NAS SMW
B
p<0.01; pairwise comparison, NAS heterosexuals and CHLEW
C
p<0.01; pairwise comparison, NAS SMW and CHLEW