Definition of Variables
The male partner was categorized as a husband, boyfriend, or former partner. A former partner was defined as a former husband, estranged husband, or former boyfriend. The partner was categorized as working full time; working part time, defined as working at a regular job that was less than full time; working intermittently (e.g., as a day laborer); longterm unemployed; or recently unemployed. The woman’s employment status was not assessed. A partner’s drug use was based on the woman’s response to the following question: “During the last year, has your partner used illegal drugs?” Alcohol use by both the woman and her partner was categorized according to an abridged version of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test, 33 which included only the three questions on the frequency and quantity of alcohol consumption. The questions, responses, and scores assigned to the responses were as follows: “During the past year, how often did you (or your