= 8,880n = 1,850n = 1,956N = 12,686High-risk drinking exceeding NIAAA recommended guidelines1, %4648.748.335.351.747.4 a, bbbAlcohol dependence symptoms, M(SD)0.27 (0.83)0.47 (1.06)0.33 (0.86)0.51 (1.44)0.57 (1.37)0.37(0.97) aaa, bbbAlcohol dependence2 , %2.65.73.56.27.34.2 aaa, bbbFamily history of alcohol problems, %aaa, bbb Negative family history46.352.150.046.645.449.2 Problems in extended family only19.920.219.424.221.320 Problems in 1st degree relative(s)20.517.119.116.318.018.8 Problems in 1st degree relative(s) & extended family13.310.711.513.015.312Liquor/convenience stores per square mile, M(SD)1.13 (2.56)1.15 (2.47)0.92 (2.06)2.09 (4.67)1.97 (3.60)1.14(2.52) bbbReligious adherents in county per 1,000 residents, M(SD)118.9 (113.4)120.8 (108.4)119.8 (107.3)140.7 (129.7)101.6 (96.6)119.9(111.0)bbbPercent disadvantaged residents in neighborhood, M(SD)28.7 (9.8)28.9 (9.5)27.5 (8.0)34.5 (14.5)33.6 (14.5)28.8(9.7)bbbAge, M(SD)44.3 (16.4)43.0 (15.1)45.1 (14.9)39.5 (17.3)36.6 (16.5)43.7(15.8) aaa, bbbRespondent age, %bbb 18–2921.823.419.929.137.222.6 30–3920.321.719.825.82621 40–4921.821.222.120.717.421.5 50–5917.917.318.714.212.317.6 60+ years18.316.419.510.17.217.3Education, %aaa, bbb Less than high school6.59.85.712.1238.2 High school graduate27.12826.734.827.227.5 Some college31.826.829.329.628.429.2 College graduate34.735.538.323.521.435.1Marital status, %aaa, bbb Married/live with partner6368.668.845.162.165.9 Separated/divorced/widowed199.114.117.21013.9 Never married18.122.217.237.727.920.2Employment status, %aaa, bbb Employed full- or part-time63.274.468.768.271.668.9 Unemployed5.65.44.59.795.5 Not in workforce31.120.326.822.119.425.6 Income in 2005 US dollars, %aaa, bbb Income less than $20,00018.716.314.231.729.617.5 Income $20,001–40,00021.520.820.424.12421.2 Income $40,001–70,00024.925.626.421.819.725.3 Income $70,001+22.428.227.813.817.425.3 Missing12.59.111.28.69.310.7Own religion discourages drinking, %27.725.12440.931.626.4 aa, bbbn, number of observations. a Sex differences, b Racial/ethnic differences. a,b p < 0.05, aa,bb p < 0.01, aaa,bbb p < 0.001 for each test.1Past-year drinking more than 3 or 4 drinks/day or more than 7 or
