TABLE 5.
Estimated Odds Ratios of Perceived Need for Alcohol Treatment Services Among 18–64-Year-Old Adults in the 1999 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse Who Met Criteria for Past-Year Alcohol Dependence and Did Not Receive Any Alcohol Treatment Services in the Past Year
| Women (N=749)
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Men (N=1,167)
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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 | 0.4 | 0.1–1.1 | 0.2** | 0.1–0.6 | 0.3*** | 0.1–0.6 | 0.3*** | 0.2–0.6 |
| 26–34 versus 35–64 | 0.4 | 0.1–1.5 | 0.3 | 0.1–1.2 | 0.9 | 0.4–2.0 | 0.9 | 0.4–2.0 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||
| African American versus white | 0.6 | 0.2–1.9 | — | — | 1.4 | 0.5–3.7 | — | — |
| Hispanic versus white | 0.5 | 0.1–2.5 | 0.6 | 0.2–1.6 | ||||
| Otherb versus white | 0.6 | 0.1–2.1 | 0.3 | 0.1–1.1 | ||||
| Education (years) | ||||||||
| 0–11 versus ≥16 | 3.4 | 0.7–16.1 | — | — | 1.1 | 0.3–3.2 | — | — |
| 12 versus ≥16 | 4.4 | 0.7–29.5 | 0.9 | 0.3–2.8 | ||||
| 13–15 versus ≥16 | 6.7* | 1.3–34.3 | 0.7 | 0.2–2.2 | ||||
| Marital status | ||||||||
| Currently married versus single | 0.9 | 0.3–2.4 | — | — | 1.0 | 0.4–2.3 | — | — |
| Previously married versus single | 3.1 | 0.8–12.7 | 1.1 | 0.3–3.3 | ||||
| Total family income ($) | ||||||||
| 0–19,999 versus ≥75,000 | 7.4* | 1.3–43.3 | 9.1* | 1.4–59.6 | 0.8 | 0.3–2.7 | — | — |
| 20,000–39,999 versus ≥75,000 | 8.6** | 1.6–45.9 | 16.2** | 2.2–120.7 | 0.8 | 0.3–2.3 | ||
| 40,000–74,999 versus ≥75,000 | 8.1* | 1.1–61.3 | 10.4 | 0.9–125.9 | 0.7 | 0.2–2.4 | ||
| Population density (areas) | ||||||||
| Large metropolitan area versus nonmetropolitan area | 0.3 | 0.1–1.2 | — | — | 0.7 | 0.3–1.7 | — | — |
| Small metropolitan area versus nonmetropolitan area | 1.1 | 0.3–4.9 | 0.9 | 0.3–2.3 | ||||
| Number of children under age 18 | ||||||||
| One versus none | 1.1 | 0.3–4.8 | 1.6 | 0.4–5.9 | 0.4 | 0.1–1.6 | — | — |
| Two versus none | 0.3* | 0.1–0.9 | 0.2* | 0.1–0.8 | 0.8 | 0.3–2.0 | ||
| Psychotherapeutic drug dependence: yes versus no | 11.3** | 1.7–74.9 | 6.7* | 1.5–29.8 | 0.6 | 0.1–3.1 | 0.8 | 0.1–4.7 |
| Other illicit drug dependence: yes versus no | 4.6* | 1.2–17.6 | 2.6 | 0.8–8.6 | 0.7 | 0.3–1.6 | 1.0 | 0.4–2.2 |
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.