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Chunk #6 — MATERIALS AND METHODS — Sample

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Functioning of alcohol use disorder criteria among men and women with arrests for driving under the influence of alcohol.
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17% African American, 6% Hispanic white, and 3% other ethnicity, with a mean age of 40.2 (sd = 13.6). Forty-nine percent of participants were married at time of interview, 28% had never been married, and 23% were widowed, separated, or divorced. Approximately half (47%) had greater than a high-school education, 37% had finished high school or passed an equivalency exam, and 16% had less than a high school education. Individuals with DUIs (19.2%) compared to those without DUIs were slightly older (mean (sd) = 41.9 (11.3) vs. 39.7 (14.1), p < .001), less likely to be African American (10.8% vs. 18.4%, p < .001), more likely to be separated or divorced (34.0% vs. 18.2%, p < .001), and more likely to have a yearly household income below $20,000 (35.6% vs. 25.4%, p < .001). Nearly all met criteria for an alcohol use disorder (AUD, = either alcohol abuse or dependence, 98.1% versus 59.9% for individuals without DUIs), and they endorsed a greater number of AUD criteria than individuals with no DUIs (range 0 – 11, DUI, mean (sd) = 8.3 (2.7); No DUI = 3.1 (3.2), p < .001)). The relatively high prevalence of AUDs and high mean symptom count