The EFA for the total sample yielded one large factor (eigenvalue = 7.25) with eigenvalues dropping below 1.0 for each additional factor (the ratio of first to second eigenvalue was 8.33). The one factor solution was retained for the MIMIC analysis. Summaries of MIMIC models for the total sample and each gender group are shown in table 2. The inclusion of direct effects improved the fit for all models. In the total sample, males had significantly higher estimates for AUD severity than females. When compared to adults ages 26 and older, both adolescents ages 12–17 and younger adults ages 18–25 had significantly higher estimates for AUD severity. Compared with White respondents, all other racial/ethnic groups except Asians had higher estimates for AUD severity. Among males, young adults ages 18–25 had significantly higher estimates for AUD severity, and adolescents did not differ significantly from adults ages 26 and older. Among females, both adolescents and young adults had significantly higher estimates for AUD severity than adults ages 26 and older. In gender-specific models, with the exception of a nonsignificant association for Black,
