reflect differences in life circumstances, perception, or attitude between the groups. For example, the higher rates of divorce and separation among individuals with DUIs may well be a consequence of excessive alcohol use, however, unless it is perceived as an alcohol-related problem it will not be reported as such. It is possible that individuals with DUIs at lower levels of severity do not recognize or acknowledge social/interpersonal problems as related to alcohol use, but that they acknowledge the association between alcohol use and relational difficulties at higher levels of severity, after an accumulation of negative consequences. Similarly, individuals with DUIs may be less likely to perceive or admit to a need to quit, making them less likely to endorse wanting to quit or being unable to. In fact, a majority of individuals who meet criteria for AUDs do not perceive a need for help (Dawson et al., 2006; Mojtabai et al., 2002; Wu and Ringwalt, 2004). The gender differences observed for social/interpersonal problems and larger/longer among individuals without DUIs were similar to those observed in a population-based sample (Saha et al., 2006), with social/interpersonal problems having a higher threshold and larger/longer having a lower threshold among women. The lack of
