Relationship of early use of alcohol to women's adult life circumstances
by Midcalf, Cynthia, Psy.D., CAPELLA UNIVERSITY, 2012, 122 pages; 3487006

Abstract:

Using data from the 2006 National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) survey on alcohol use in America (the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions or NESARC), this study examined women's earliest use of alcohol and possible correlations to the quality of their later lives. A series of logistic regressions were conducted to assess if a woman's age of first weekly alcohol use significantly predicted later alcohol dependency, personal income, education level, drunk driving, drunk driving accidents, and drunk driving arrests. Values for these items were compared for males to see if they differed significantly from values for females. Results suggested a relationship between women's age of first use and later alcohol dependency, personal income, and accidents from drunk driving. Women's age of first weekly use and later drunk driving and arrests from drunk driving were related. Significant differences in results between female and male respondents were found.

 
AdviserMarilyn Marks-Frey
SchoolCAPELLA UNIVERSITY
SourceDAI/B 73-03, p. , Dec 2011
Source TypeDissertation
SubjectsBehavioral sciences; Social psychology; Clinical psychology
Publication Number3487006
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