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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Alcohol Treat Q. 2021 Jan 3;39(3):366–382. doi: 10.1080/07347324.2020.1866473

Table 1.

Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics of the Full Sample

Participant Characteristics N=533–541
M (SD) N (%)
Age (years) 42.9 (9.5)
Gender
 Female 513 (94.8%)
 Male 24 (4.4%)
 Other 4 (0.8%)
Highest Level of Education
 Less than a high school diploma 1 (0.2%)
 High school degree or equivalent (e.g. GED) 11 (2.0%)
 Some college, no degree 56 (10.4%)
 Associate degree 31 (5.7%)
 Bachelor’s degree 242 (44.7%)
 Master’s degree 147 (27.2%)
 Professional degree/doctorate 53 (9.8%)
Employment Status
 Unemployed 32 (5.9%)
 Student 10 (1.8%)
 Employed 379 (70.1%)
 Self-employed 77 (14.2%)
 Retired 15 (2.8%)
 Homemaker 28 (5.2%)
Race
 Hispanic/Latino 9 (1.7%)
 Asian 3 (0.6%)
 American Indian/Alaska Native 4 (0.7%)
 Black or African American 7 (1.3%)
 White 510 (94.3%)
 Native Hawaiian 1 (0.2%)
 Other 7 (1.3%)
Marital Status
 Single/never married 104 (19.2%)
 Married 291 (53.8%)
 Cohabitating/living together 41 (7.6%)
 Divorced/separated/widowed 105 (19.4%)
Meets Criteria for AUD 524 (96.9%)
 Mild AUD 18 (3.3%)
 Moderate AUD 49 (9.1%)
 Severe AUD 457 (84.5%)
Drug Use 201 (37.2%)
Tobacco Use 150 (27.7%)
Years Alcohol Has Been Problem 14.5 (9.2)
Number of AUD Symptoms 8.2 (2.6)
Percentage of Drinking Days 48.9 (35.2)
Percentage of Binge Drinking Days 36.9 (33.8)
Drinks per Typical Drinking Day 4.0 (3.4)
Alcohol Craving 2.2 (1.0)
PHQ-8 9.6 (5.2)
GAD-7 8.0 (5.0)

Note. AUD = Alcohol use disorder. PHQ-8 = Patient Health Questionniare-8. GAD-7= Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7. Drug use coded as yes/no past 30 days and includes: marijuana, sedatives, cocaine, stimulants, opioids, and inhalants. Craving coded as 0–4 representing: not at all, slightly, moderately, considerably, extremely, respectively. Criteria for AUD is the presence of at least 2 of these symptoms. Mild = the presence of 2 to 3 symptoms. Moderate = the presence of 4 to 5 symptoms. Severe = the presence of 6 or more symptoms.