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Data Analysis: Research Question

My Research Question : I am interested in exploring the relationship between successful outcomes for young adults in alcohol dependence treatment programs and the stability and support of their family environments. I know, and in some cases am related to, people who have become addicted to alcohol. Some have fared better than others in treatment and I would like to try to better understand the reasons why. My Secondary Question : In addition to the stability and support of an alcohol substance abuser's family, I'm interested in whether the person's education and income level have a bearing on how well they do in treatment, and ultimately recovery. My Dataset : I have selected the NESARC (the National Epidemiological Survey of Drug Use and Health) dataset which is a survey based resource that contains information on substance abuse incidence, treatment and recovery. My Codebook : I have created a subset of the NESARC codebook (attached) which contains the sect