Table 2.
Smoking Prevalence and Quit Rates According to Lifetime and Past Year DSM-IV Mental Disorders For Blacks (N = 3,411)a
| Smoking status according to lifetime disorders |
Smoking status according to past year disorders |
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| Psychiatric disorders | Current smoker, % ± SE | Lifetime smokerb, % ± SE | Quit ratec, % ± SE | Current smoker, % ± SE | Lifetime smokerb, % ± SE | Quit ratec, % ± SE |
| No mental illness | 23.1 ± 1.2 | 37.2 ± 1.1 | 37.9 ± 2.1 | 25.9 ± 1.0 | 41.2 ± 1.0 | 37.2 ± 1.6 |
| Mood disorders | ||||||
| Major depressive disorder | 34.4 ± 2.6 | 48.7 ± 2.6 | 29.5 ± 4.5 | 33.4 ± 3.9 | 43.0 ± 4.1 | 22.1 ± 5.2 |
| Dysthymia | 32.3 ± 5.6 | 53.4 ± 5.4 | 39.6 ± 10.5 | 28.1 ± 4.4 | 41.8 ± 5.8 | 32.8 ± 10.8 |
| Bipolar I disorder | 71.2 ± 8.3 | 76.5 ± 6.5 | 7.0 ± 3.9 | 67.8 ± 10.0 | 73.5 ± 8.6 | 7.8 ± 5.4 |
| Anxiety disorders | ||||||
| Panic disorder | 43.5 ± 6.0 | 56.1 ± 5.2 | 22.4 ± 6.0 | 41.6 ± 6.4 | 55.7 ± 5.9 | 25.3 ± 7.8 |
| Generalized anxiety disorder | 40.8 ± 5.7 | 55.9 ± 5.6 | 27.1 ± 6.7 | 36.9 ± 8.1 | 54.0 ± 8.5 | 31.7 ± 9.8 |
| Posttraumatic stress disorder | 36.6 ± 3.7 | 50.6 ± 3.7 | 27.6 ± 4.8 | 40.8 ± 5.4 | 55.2 ± 5.8 | 26.1 ± 8.0 |
| Agoraphobia without panic disorder | 35.1 ± 8.0 | 50.2 ± 9.7 | 30.0 ± 6.6 | 42.8 ± 10.0 | 54.3 ± 8.6 | 21.2 ± 8.9 |
| Social phobia | 32.0 ± 3.3 | 46.5 ± 3.6 | 31.2 ± 5.5 | 34.1 ± 4.3 | 48.9 ± 4.5 | 30.2 ± 6.7 |
| Substance disorders | ||||||
| Alcohol abuse | 58.1 ± 4.5 | 81.0 ± 2.6 | 28.3 ± 4.5 | 61.5 ± 8.7 | 71.9 ± 8.7 | 14.4 ± 6.3 |
| Alcohol dependence | 55.5 ± 4.7 | 84.2 ± 3.0 | 34.1 ± 5.6 | 71.8 ± 5.3 | 81.3 ± 5.4 | 11.6 ± 4.6 |
| Drug abuse | 25.4 ± 0.9 | 85.3 ± 2.4 | 25.9 ± 3.3 | 50.6 ± 12.2 | 62.6 ± 12.6 | 19.0 ± 9.9 |
| Drug dependence | 61.3 ± 6.7 | 89.4 ± 3.2 | 31.4 ± 6.4 | 76.8 ± 9.3 | 81.3 ± 8.6 | 5.5 ± 5.4 |
| Psychotic symptoms | 33.0 ± 2.7 | 50.6 ± 3.3 | 34.7 ± 3.9 | 30.6 ± 3.8 | 48.5 ± 3.8 | 36.9 ± 5.7 |
| Any lifetime disorder | 35.6 ± 1.7 | 51.7 ± 1.5 | 31.2 ± 2.3 | 36.0 ± 2.0 | 48.8 ± 2.1 | 26.2 ± 2.9 |
Note. DSM-IV = Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition.
a
Mental disorders are defined using the DSM-IV, as assessed by the Composite International Diagnostic Interview, administered in the National Survey of American Life (American Psychiatric Association, 1994; Jackson, Torres, et al., 2004; Kessler & Ustün, 2004). Estimates are weighted to be nationally representative of the Black adult population.
b
Lifetime smokers are defined as smoking more than 100 cigarettes in one’s lifetime.
c
Quit rate is the proportion of lifetime smokers who did not smoke when interviewed.