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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2020 Feb 13;44(3):746–757. doi: 10.1111/acer.14290

Table 1.

Sample demographics by generation.

Generation 1: 1928–1945
Silent
Generation 2: 1946–1964
Baby Boomers
Generation 3: 1965–1980
Generation X
Generation 4: 1981–1989
Millennials
Total / Average Design-based F
(p-value)
Comparisons
Sample Size (% of total sample) 476 (10.81%) 1,860 (42.22%) 1,111 (25.22%) 958 (21.75%) 4,405 -- --
Mean Age (SD) 59.06 (5.78) 40.65 (5.65) 27.56 (5.20) 25.61 (4.66) 36.06 (11.69) 428.07 (.000) 1 > 2 > 3 > 4
Sex
 Male 61.97% 54.62% 53.56% 53.55% 54.91% -- --
 Female 38.03% 45.38% 46.44% 46.45% 45.09% 4.34 (.005) 1 < 2,3,4
Race / Ethnicity
 White 83.82% 79.57% 79.93% 79.12% 80.02% -- --
 Black 16.18% 20.43% 20.07% 20.88% 19.98% 1.77 (.171) 1=2=3=4
Education
 Less than High School 36.97% 22.92% 30.60% 23.07% 26.41% 34.37 (.000) 1 > 2,3 > 4
 High School 28.36% 30.50% 27.90% 22.76% 27.93% 15.98 (.000) 1,2,3 > 4
 More than High School 34.66% 46.58% 41.49% 54.18% 45.66% -- --
Marital Status
 Married 63.87% 53.06% 30.60% 31.03% 43.78% -- --
 Separated, Divorced, or Widowed 33.40% 27.47% 11.52% 5.96% 19.41% 5.28 (.005) 1,2,3 > 4
 Never Married or Living with Partner 2.73% 19.46% 57.88% 63.01% 36.81% 8.06 (.000) 3,4 > 2 > 1
Ever Diagnosed with Drug Dependence
 Yes 6.09% 37.74% 26.28% 22.44% 28.10% 1.98 (.139) 1=2=3=4
Maximum Lifetime DSM-5 AUD Symptoms (SD) 6.26 (2.74) 6.33 (2.93) 5.31 (2.60) 4.98 (2.37) 5.77 (2.78) 9.59 (.000) 1,2 > 3,4

Notes: Comparison groups were as follows: sex (male), race (white), Education (more than high school), marital status (married), ever diagnosed (no). All Comparisons except sex and race / ethnicity adjusted for age at last interview.