Impressions from eventsFootnote*

Collection and analyses of U.S. data were supported by National Institute of Mental Health Grant No. 1‐R01‐MH29978–01‐SSR. Analyses of Belfast data were supported by National Science Foundation Grant No. SES‐8122089. The author wishes to thank Christine P. Averett, David R. Heise, Bernadette P. Smith, Richard Sands, Beverly A. Wiggins and Dennis Willigan for extensive work on study design, data collection and processing. J. Miller McPherson and David R. Heise provided helpful comments on the manuscript.

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