Jordan is a Caucasian child raised by his birth parents in the United States.Adia was born in Africa.She lives with her adoptive parents in the U.S.Hua is a Vietnamese boy living with his biological parents in a tight-knit community of recent Vietnamese immigrants in an American city.All else being equal,what might we predict regarding the relative likelihood of these three children developing a problem with alcohol later in life?

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Research has shown that Caucasians and African Americans have higher rates of alcohol abuse and dependence compared to Asian Americans. While ethnicity is not a definitive predictor of alcohol problems, studies have found ethnic differences in alcohol use disorders. Therefore, Jordan and Adia are more likely to develop a problem with alcohol than is Hua.

Jordan Is a Caucasian Child Raised by His Birth Parents