Table 4-10. Quality of life at Wave 1 and changes from Wave 1 to Wave 2, as measured by norm-based scores based on the Short Form 12 Health Survey Version 2 (SF-12v2), by sex and age group, according to having had alcoholic parents by Wave 1 among Wave 1 current drinkers.

Table 4-10. Quality of life at Wave 1 and changes from Wave 1 to Wave 2, as measured by norm‑based scores based on the Short Form 12 Health Survey Version 2 (SF‑12v2), by sex and age group, according to having had alcoholic parents by Wave 1 among Wave 1 current drinkers.1

Having had alcoholic parents by Wave 1
and norm‑based SF‑12v2 scales

Both sexes

Sex

Age group at Wave 1

Estimate

S.E.

Male

Female

18–24 years

25–44 years

45–64 years

65 years and older

Estimate

S.E.

Estimate

S.E.

Estimate

S.E.

Estimate

S.E.

Estimate

S.E.

Estimate

S.E.

Yes

Physical functioning
— Wave 1

51.28

0.15

52.14

0.21

50.61

0.19

54.33

0.21

53.01

0.19

49.42

0.29

45.54

0.52

— change from Wave 1

-0.90

0.13

-0.93

0.21

-0.88

0.16

-0.09

0.27

-0.52

0.18

-1.33

0.24

-2.28

0.51

Role-physical
— Wave 1

50.73

0.17

51.24

0.27

50.34

0.20

53.57

0.27

52.40

0.20

49.05

0.31

44.97

0.49

— change from Wave 1

-1.61

0.16

-1.34

0.25

-1.82

0.20

-1.89

0.39

-1.59

0.23

-1.69

0.26

-1.00

0.55

Bodily pain
— Wave 1

49.15

0.17

49.72

0.26

48.71

0.22

51.89

0.39

50.33

0.26

47.50

0.35

45.67

0.52

— change from Wave 1

0.33

0.17

0.32

0.28

0.34

0.23

0.69

0.47

0.53

0.27

-0.02

0.30

0.16

0.59

General health
— Wave 1

49.53

0.20

49.83

0.28

49.31

0.25

52.28

0.38

51.18

0.27

47.65

0.33

44.73

0.52

— change from Wave 1

-0.86

0.17

-1.19

0.28

-0.61

0.19

-0.06

0.40

-0.58

0.22

-1.42

0.30

-1.30

0.46

Vitality
— Wave 1

52.69

0.15

54.18

0.22

51.53

0.20

53.87

0.37

53.43

0.22

51.69

0.27

51.12

0.46

— change from Wave 1

-1.74

0.17

-1.78

0.27

-1.71

0.22

-1.22

0.43

-1.52

0.24

-1.82

0.27

-3.19

0.51

Social functioning
— Wave 1

50.94

0.14

51.87

0.19

50.22

0.19

51.43

0.40

51.46

0.20

50.43

0.25

49.66

0.47

— change from Wave 1

-0.62

0.17

-0.67

0.24

-0.58

0.22

0.09

0.47

-0.77

0.23

-0.61

0.28

-0.98

0.51

Role-emotional
— Wave 1

50.07

0.16

51.21

0.22

49.19

0.20

50.60

0.36

50.81

0.20

49.40

0.27

48.27

0.51

— change from Wave 1

-1.89

0.19

-2.13

0.25

-1.70

0.26

-1.42

0.42

-1.73

0.27

-2.15

0.33

-2.36

0.62

Mental health
— Wave 1

50.19

0.15

51.92

0.23

48.85

0.20

50.05

0.42

50.00

0.24

49.96

0.25

52.10

0.44

— change from Wave 1

-0.18

0.17

-0.68

0.26

0.22

0.23

-0.21

0.47

-0.28

0.25

-0.04

0.28

-0.13

0.48

Physical Component Summary (NBPCS)
— Wave 1

50.42

0.18

50.65

0.25

50.24

0.22

54.22

0.26

52.44

0.22

48.20

0.34

43.55

0.52

— change from Wave 1

-0.70

0.13

-0.54

0.21

-0.82

0.16

-0.21

0.32

-0.40

0.19

-1.13

0.26

-1.19

0.47

Mental Component Summary (NBMCS)
— Wave 1

50.72

0.14

52.34

0.21

49.47

0.19

49.94

0.38

50.51

0.22

50.77

0.24

52.59

0.42

— change from Wave 1

-1.09

0.17

-1.48

0.23

-0.79

0.22

-0.81

0.42

-1.17

0.25

-1.01

0.29

-1.42

0.49

Physical functioning
— Wave 1

51.84

0.10

52.80

0.11

50.92

0.13

54.89

0.11

54.25

0.09

51.23

0.15

45.62

0.24

— change from Wave 1

-0.94

0.08

-0.81

0.10

-1.06

0.10

-0.08

0.13

-0.54

0.09

-1.17

0.12

-2.01

0.23

Role-physical
— Wave 1

51.65

0.10

52.46

0.13

50.87

0.11

54.54

0.14

53.82

0.10

51.06

0.15

46.00

0.22

— change from Wave 1

-1.47

0.09

-1.41

0.12

-1.54

0.11

-1.16

0.18

-1.42

0.13

-1.52

0.13

-1.73

0.20

Bodily pain
— Wave 1

50.63

0.10

51.39

0.14

49.89

0.12

53.56

0.20

52.25

0.16

49.76

0.16

46.60

0.22

— change from Wave 1

0.43

0.09

0.46

0.13

0.39

0.12

0.80

0.24

0.66

0.16

-0.11

0.16

0.57

0.21

General health
— Wave 1

51.32

0.14

51.92

0.16

50.75

0.17

55.34

0.19

54.13

0.16

49.85

0.20

45.03

0.27

— change from Wave 1

-1.15

0.09

-1.25

0.12

-1.06

0.11

-0.93

0.22

-1.40

0.13

-1.13

0.13

-0.84

0.19

Vitality
— Wave 1

54.49

0.11

55.56

0.13

53.46

0.14

56.11

0.21

55.56

0.15

54.13

0.17

51.69

0.20

— change from Wave 1

-1.79

0.10

-1.64

0.15

-1.94

0.13

-1.75

0.26

-1.67

0.15

-1.51

0.16

-2.56

0.21

Social functioning
— Wave 1

52.48

0.08

53.16

0.10

51.82

0.11

53.64

0.18

53.30

0.12

52.14

0.13

50.47

0.18

— change from Wave 1

-0.49

0.08

-0.42

0.11

-0.57

0.12

-0.68

0.21

-0.41

0.13

-0.30

0.14

-0.86

0.20

Role-emotional
— Wave 1

51.64

0.09

52.42

0.11

50.89

0.10

52.74

0.17

52.68

0.11

51.34

0.15

49.16

0.21

— change from Wave 1

-1.90

0.09

-1.74

0.13

-2.05

0.11

-1.57

0.21

-1.75

0.14

-1.73

0.15

-2.75

0.21

Mental health
— Wave 1

52.86

0.10

53.95

0.12

51.81

0.13

53.15

0.22

52.93

0.15

52.33

0.16

53.40

0.21

— change from Wave 1

-0.40

0.10

-0.37

0.14

-0.43

0.13

-0.32

0.27

-0.70

0.16

0.03

0.15

-0.56

0.20

Physical Component Summary (NBPCS)
— Wave 1

51.05

0.11

51.76

0.13

50.37

0.13

55.06

0.13

53.86

0.11

50.10

0.16

43.88

0.23

— change from Wave 1

-0.66

0.07

-0.63

0.10

-0.69

0.10

-0.10

0.16

-0.43

0.11

-1.05

0.12

-0.90

0.19

Mental Component Summary (NBMCS)
— Wave 1

53.12

0.08

54.02

0.10

52.25

0.11

53.03

0.19

53.06

0.12

52.89

0.14

53.72

0.19

— change from Wave 1

-1.20

0.09

-1.10

0.12

-1.30

0.12

-1.33

0.23

-1.34

0.15

-0.70

0.14

-1.66

0.17

1Current drinker: 1 or more drinks in the past year.

SOURCE: NIAAA 2001–2002 and 2004–2005 National Epidemiologic Surveys on Alcohol and Related Conditions.

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