Table 1.
Descriptive statistics for individual level and residential neighborhood census tract variables for 206 men.
| Individual level variables | ||
|---|---|---|
| Alcoholism severity index1 | 0.96 (1.01) | |
| Childhood antisocial behavior | 9.22 (6.13) | |
| Age at baseline (years) | 32.95 (5.06) | |
| Education (years) | 13.82 (2.24) | |
| Socioeconomic status | 362.71 (192.81) | |
| Wife’s AUD status at baseline (% AUD) | 16.99% | |
| Census tract variables | ||
| At baseline | At 12 year follow-up | |
| Percent divorce | 10.16 (4.25) | 11.30 (3.81)* |
| Percent male unemployment | 8.27 (3.66) | 4.64 (3.17)* |
| Percent public assistance | 4.81 (4.65) | 3.49 (3.77)* |
| Percent different residence 5 years ago | 46.70 (9.68) | 43.26 (10.04)* |
| Percent poverty | 8.42 (6.41) | 8.20 (7.62) |
Note: The numbers in each cell are mean and standard deviation (in the parenthesis).
*
Neighborhood characteristic significantly improved/worsened from baseline to 12 year follow-up (p <.001).
1
The alcoholism severity index (range=0–3) is averaged across 4 measurement points over nine years (see text).