Table 3.
Drinking Behavior at Preclosure and Postclosure in Study 2
| Full sample (n = 312) | No HED a (n = 144) | HED (n = 167) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preclosure | Postclosure | Preclosure | Postclosure | Preclosure | Postclosure | |
| Days drink/typical week | 2.81 | 3.07* | 2.00 | 2.53** | 3.50 | 3.52 ns |
| # drinks/typical week | 10.95 | 9.44** | 4.03 | 5.42** | 16.91 | 12.95** |
| Max drinks per day/typical week | 4.46 | 3.13*** | 1.85 | 1.92 ns | 6.70 | 4.17*** |
| Average drinks per drinking day/typical week | 3.40 | 2.81*** | 1.57 | 1.47 ns | 4.97 | 2.97*** |
| Frequency drunk b | 3.48 | 2.73*** | 2.89 | 2.41*** | 3.93 | 2.98*** |
| Beer (ref = no) | 73% | 78% ns | 71% | 79% ns | 74% | 77% ns |
| Liquor (ref = no) | 87% | 64%*** | 81% | 67%** | 91% | 62%*** |
| Wine (ref = no) | 64% | 68% ns | 61% | 62% ns | 66% | 72% ns |
Significance of tests for pre–post change is indicated in asterisks: *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, and ***p < 0.001.
ns = not significant.
The No HED group includes nondrinkers as well as non‐HED drinkers. One participant had a missing value for the sex variable and was not assigned a HED status variable because it was computed based on sex.
Frequency of getting drunk while drinking alcohol ranged from never (1) to every time (5).
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