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Community norms are reported for the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI; A. T
. Beck, N. Epstein, G. Brown, & R. A. Steer, 1988), Fear Questionnaire
(FQ; L. M. Marks & A. Mathews, 1979), Penn State Worry Questionnaire
(PSWQ; T. J. Meyer, M. L. Miller, R. L. Metzger, gr T. D. Borkovec, 19
90), and Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory (SPAI; S. M. Turner, D. C
. Beidel, C. V. Dancu, & M. A. Stanley, 1989). The demographic profile
of the samples closely matched the 1990 U.S, national census. On the
SPAI, women scored higher than men on the Agoraphobia subscale, and th
e lowest income group scored higher than higher income participants on
the Difference and Social Phobia subscales. Participants under 45 yea
rs of age exceeded those aged 45-65 on the BAI, the PSWQ, and FQ Socia
l Phobia, Blood/Injury, and Total Phobia scores. Percentile scores are
provided for all measures, as well as discussion of their usefulness
for assessing clinical significance of therapy outcomes.