Table 1.
Demographic characteristics and DSM-IV Substance Dependence diagnoses by gender
| Men (n=496) |
Women (n=525) |
t or χ2 | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 44.52 (6.92) | 44.88 (6.72) | −0.85 | 0.40 | |
| Marital status (% married/partne red) | 47.3 | 52.70 | 1.47 | 0.23 | |
| Education (years) | 16.26 (2.60) | 15.82 (2.92) | 2.51 | 0.01 | |
| Alcohol Dependence (DSM-IV) | |||||
| Current # (%) | 35 (7.1) | 5 (1.0) | 25.25 | <.0001 | |
| Past # (%) | 82 (16.5) | 29 (5.5) | 31.90 | <.0001 | |
| Other Substance Depend ence | |||||
| Current # (%) | 10 (2.0) | 0 (0) | 10.69 | 0.001 | |
| Past # (%) | 39 (7.9) | 7 (1.3) | 25.27 | <.0001 | |