Table 1.
Selected characteristics of participants with past-year substance use disorders by race/ethnicity (weighted %, unadjusted n), National Survey on Drug use and Health, weighted n = 18,070,055, unweighted n =12,070, 2015–2017.
| Variable | Total | % Whites (n = 8411) | % Blacks (n = 1555) | % Latinos (n = 2104) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socio-demographics | |||||
| Male | 63% (7128) | 62% (4909) | 64% (915) | 70% (1304) | ≤0.001 |
| Age | ≤0.001 | ||||
| 18–25 years | 27% (5620) | 24% (3696) | 28% (742) | 35% (1182) | |
| 26–34 years | 24% (2797) | 23% (1966) | 24% (349) | 28% (482) | |
| 35 and over years | 50% (3653) | 53% (2749) | 48% (464) | 37% (440) | |
| Married | 32% (2774) | 35% (2135) | 20% (209) | 30% (430) | ≤0.001 |
| Employed | 55% (6473) | 56% (4705) | 44% (667) | 56% (1101) | ≤0.001 |
| Total Family Income | ≤0.001 | ||||
| Less than $20,000 | 22.% (3053) | 19% (1904) | 38% (613) | 23% (536) | |
| $20,000 - $49,000 | 29% (3849) | 27% (2456) | 33% (547) | 39% (846) | |
| $50,000 - $74,000 | 14% (1717) | 15% (1262) | 11% (172) | 14% (283) | |
| $75,000 - $100,000 | 35% (3451) | 40% (2789) | 18% (223) | 25% (439) | |
| Insured | 85%(128,740) | 88% (7390) | 79% (1267) | 74% (1578) | ≤0.001 |
| Urbanicity (metro) | ≤0.001 | ||||
| Large metro | 57% (5579) | 53% (3397) | 67% (971) | 68% (1211) | |
| Small metro | 31% (4326) | 33% (3224) | 24% (427) | 26% (675) | |
| Non-metro | 12% (2165) | 14% (1790) | 9% (157) | 6% (218) | |
| Substance use variables | |||||
| Perceived treatment need | 3% (364) | 3% (248) | 4% (54) | 3% (62) | 0.41 |
| Mean problem severity score (SD) | 1.29 (2.39) | 1.24 (2.05) | 1.33 (2.13) | 1.43 (2.23) | ≤0.001 |
| Past-year treatment use | |||||
| Any treatment | 11% (1293) | 12% (957) | 10% (155) | 10% (181) | 0.56 |
| Specialty treatment | 7% (916) | 7% (692) | 7% (110) | 6% (114) | 0.20 |