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Alcoholism is a disease that has been shown to affect not only the alcoholic but also the family of the alcoholic. The research on Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOA) reveals that the effects of parental alcoholism are not something that is eradicated once the child leaves home. This study examined tne empirical evidence for characteristics of ACOAs developed by Janet Woititz and how these characteristics may differ between African-American (N=65) and Caucasian (N=72) women. The Children of Alcoholics Screening Test was administered to identify persons from alcoholic homes. The 13 characteristics of adult children of alcoholics, described by Janet Woititz, were put into a format using a 5-point-LiXert type rating scale. The scale was then used to determine whether the ACOAs and non-ACOAs in this sample would identify with this symptomatology. The results indicated no significant difference in the wa