Table 2.
Rates for Employment Outcomes: Persons with Former Drug or Alcohol Disorders vs. No-Disorder Comparison Groups
| Outcome measure | Drug abuse/dependence a | Alcohol abuse/dependence b | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Former (N= 2,554) |
None (N=22,247) |
p- value | Former (N=5,718) |
None (N=17,140) |
p- value | |
| Currently employed |
N=2,308 91% [89.3, 92.2] |
N=20,354 92% [91.7, 92.8] |
0.20 |
N=5,305 93% [92.3, 93.9] |
N=15,571 92% [90.9, 92.3] |
0.06 |
| Working full-time | 88% [85.7, 89.3] |
87% [86.1, 87.3] |
0.33 | 89% [87.9, 90.1] |
86% [84.8, 86.3] |
0.00 |
| Employed within last 12 months | N=2,489 | N=21,468 | N=5,601 | N= 16,453 | ||
| Job loss within last 12 months | 13% [10.9, 14.3] |
7% [6.8, 7.8] |
0.00 | 9% [8.2, 10.2] |
7% [6.3, 7.4] |
0.00 |
Notes: ‘Former’ indicates prior to past year. 95% confidence intervals in brackets. P-value for χ2 test of significance differences with one degree of freedom.
a
Excludes 548 persons with current drug use disorders.
b
Excludes 2,491 persons with current alcohol use disorders.
Source: NIAAA 2001 - 2002 NESARC.