Characteristic | Mean (SD, range) or N (%) |
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Demographic characteristics | Â |
 Age (years) | 44.58 (10.54, 20-73) |
 Gender - Male | 160/290 (55.2 %) |
 Country of birth - Australia | 236/289 (81.7 %) |
 Marital status - Single, never married | 77/289 (26.6 %) |
 Children – One or more children | 201/289 (70.6 %) |
 Age left school (years) (N = 287) | 16.18 (1.32, 12-21) |
 Post-school qualification | 209/280 (74.6 %) |
 Receiving welfare support | 155/288 (53.8 %) |
Current symptomatology | Â |
 Alcohol Use Disorders (AUDIT) total | 26.32 (6.77, 10-40) |
 Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) total (N = 285) | 30.92 (8.72, 17-55) |
 Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) score (N = 275) | 56.6 (10.32, 25-75) |
SCID Axis 1 diagnosis – during last 12 months |  |
 Alcohol abuse only | 10/288 (3.5 %) |
 Alcohol dependence (with abuse) | 263/288 (91.3 %) |
 Major depressive disorder | 219/288 (76 %) |
Mean occasions of use per day (last month; OTI) | Â |
 Alcohol | 10.50 (8.14, 0.17-68) |
 Cannabis | 1.35 (5.89, 0-70) |
 Tobacco | 10.81 (12.98, 0-50) |
Substance use history – age first used (years) |  |
 Alcohol (N = 272) | 15.08 (4.26, 2-48) |
 Cannabis (N = 221) | 18.94 (7.01, 8-56) |
 Tobacco (N = 247) | 15.34 (4.52, 6-43) |