High endorsement consequences showed similar interactions of country-level variables and individual usual quantity (significant only for country-level quantity and HDI); however, relationships with country-level variables were found for high endorsement consequences that were not found for personal and social consequences. Specifically, higher rates of high endorsement consequences were reported in countries with higher rates of current drinking and higher GDP (when other variables were in the models). As noted in the methods section, we assigned these consequences to a separate scale because they are reported by a very large proportion of drinkers. Thus, these effects may be associated with consuming even a small amount of alcohol, not necessarily heavy drinking, and may, therefore, be commonly reported by many light drinkers in countries where most people drink.
