¶ … independent variable is the younger alcohol abuse patterns, and the dependent is current alcohol abuse. For research question 2, the independent variable is the presence of a spouse, life partner, or if he/she is single. Here, the dependent variable is current alcoholism.
The two research questions can lead to the creation of ten control variables. For research question 1, there is alcohol abuse in younger years, degree of alcohol use in younger years, treatment in younger years, education levels, and a criminal past. For the second research program is the presence of a spouse, presence of a life partner, being single, divorced, has had previous meaningful relationships, has never had previously meaningful relationships
Question 3
These can be further defined for their time. This includes defining them as follows: alcohol abuse in younger years (nominal), degree of alcohol use in younger years (interval), treatment in younger years (nominal), education levels (interval), criminal past (ordinal). For the second research question, they are as follows: presence of a spouse (nominal), presence of a life partner (nominal), being single (nominal), divorced (nominal), has had previous meaningful relationships (ordinal), and has never had previously meaningful relationships (ordinal).
Question 4
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