TABLE 3.
Estimated Odds Ratios of Use of Alcohol Treatment Services Among 18–64-Year-Old Adults in the 1999 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse Who Met Criteria for Alcohol Dependence
| Women (N=813)
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Men (N=1,284)
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| Unadjusted Model
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Adjusted Modela |
Unadjusted Model
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Adjusted Modela |
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| Variable | Odds Ratio | 95% CI | Odds Ratio | 95% CI | Odds Ratio | 95% CI | Odds Ratio | 95% CI |
| Age (years) | ||||||||
| 18–25 versus 35–64 | 0.3** | 0.1–0.6 | 0.3** | 0.1–0.7 | 0.3*** | 0.2–0.6 | 0.2*** | 0.1–0.5 |
| 26–34 versus 35–64 | 0.6 | 0.2–1.7 | 0.5 | 0.2–1.7 | 0.4* | 0.2–0.9 | 0.4* | 0.2–0.9 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||
| African American versus white | 4.3 | 0.9–19.5 | 4.9* | 1.1–20.7 | 1.0 | 0.3–3.2 | 1.0 | 0.3–3.1 |
| Hispanic versus white | 0.3* | 0.1–1.0 | 1.6 | 0.5–5.5 | 1.4 | 0.5–4.1 | 1.5 | 0.6–3.9 |
| Otherb versus white | 0.9 | 0.3–2.9 | 0.3 | 0.1–1.4 | 0.3* | 0.1–0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1–1.2 |
| Education (years) | ||||||||
| 0–11 versus ≥16 | 2.4 | 0.6–9.2 | — | — | 1.1 | 0.3–4.9 | — | — |
| 12 versus ≥16 | 2.3 | 0.5–10.6 | — | — | 1.5 | 0.3–6.9 | — | — |
| 13–15 versus ≥16 | 1.6 | 0.4–6.1 | — | — | 1.0 | 0.2–5.0 | — | — |
| Marital status | ||||||||
| Currently married versus single | 2.4 | 0.8–7.2 | — | — | 2.1 | 0.9–5.0 | — | — |
| Previously married versus single | 3.1* | 1.2–7.7 | — | — | 3.7** | 1.5–8.9 | — | — |
| Total family income ($) | ||||||||
| 0–19,999 versus ≥75,000 | 2.6 | 0.6–12.3 | — | — | 0.8 | 0.2–3.2 | — | — |
| 20,000–39,999 versus ≥75,000 | 1.3 | 0.3–6.3 | — | — | 0.8 | 0.2–3.0 | — | — |
| 40,000–74,999 versus ≥75,000 | 2.3 | 0.3–17.3 | 0.6 | 0.2–2.3 | ||||
| Population density (areas) | ||||||||
| Large metropolitan area versus nonmetropolitan area | 5.5** | 1.9–16.3 | 4.9** | 1.6–15.5 | 0.7 | 0.3–1.8 | — | — |
| Small metropolitan area versus nonmetropolitan area | 4.8*** | 2.0–11.4 | 5.7** | 1.7–18.9 | 0.8 | 0.3–1.9 | — | — |
| Number of children under age 18 | ||||||||
| One versus none | 0.5 | 0.2–1.9 | — | — | 3.4* | 1.3–9.0 | 4.2** | 1.6–11.2 |
| Two versus none | 0.6 | 0.2–2.3 | — | — | 1.5 | 0.6–3.8 | 1.3 | 0.6–3.3 |
| Psychotherapeutic drug dependence: yes versus no | 5.2* | 1.1–24.5 | 6.1* | 1.1–34.8 | 1.9 | 0.6–5.7 | — | — |
| Other illicit drug dependence: yes versus no | 3.0* | 1.1–8.1 | — | — | 1.9 | 0.8–4.7 | 2.8* | 1.2–6.7 |
a
The adjusted model includes all variables listed in that column.
b
Other includes Native Americans, Asians, Pacific Islanders, Native Hawaiians, and persons reporting more than one race.
*
p ≤0.05.
**
p≤0.01.
***
p≤0.001.