Table 1 Baseline mental health for spouses

	Women		Men
	Mean^a	p	Mean^a	P
*Divorce and spousal high-risk use*
To be divorced – partner high-risk use	.20	<.001	.17	.002
To be divorced- partner low-risk use	.23	<.001	.28	<.001
Remain married – partner high-risk use	-.05	.037	-.02	.037
Remain married– partner low-risk use	-.10	Ref	-.09	Ref

^a Adjusted group means in standard deviations.
Sample includes only couples with complete data.
Mental health scores at T1 are standardized.
Group differences, analyzed by ANOVA, in mental health at T1 according to spousal alcohol use at T1 and later divorce, adjusted for age and education. The estimates are adjusted group means on a standardized outcome variable, with a sample mean of 0.

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