Table 2.
Characteristics of NSDUH respondents with 12-month AUDs (n = 4,545), and percentage receiving various categories of treatment (weighted %, unweighted n)
| Variable | Total % (n) | % AUD treatment only % (n) | % Mental health treatment only % (n) | % Both AUD and mental health treatment % (n) | % no treatment % (n) |
| Total sample | 100.0 (4,545) | 4.8 (249) | 16.6 (672) | 3.4 (143) | 75.1 (3,481) |
| Demographic variables | |||||
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 66.4 (2,812) | 6.3 (196) | 11.3 (240) | 3.2 (77) | 79.3 (2,299) |
| Female | 33.6 (1,733) | 2.0 (53) | 27.1 (432) | 3.9 (66) | 67.0 (1,182) |
| Marital status | |||||
| Married | 32.5 (822) | 2.2 (25) | 17.2 (130) | 1.9 (21) | 78.7 (646) |
| Not married | 67.5 (3,723) | 6.1 (224) | 16.3 (542) | 4.2 (122) | 73.4 (2,835) |
| Education | |||||
| High school graduate or less | 48.4 (2,323) | 5.7 (164) | 13.4 (319) | 4.7 (91) | 76.2 (1,749) |
| Some college or more | 51.6 (2,222) | 4.1 (85) | 19.5 (353) | 2.2 (52) | 74.1 (1,732) |
| Income, in U.S. $ | |||||
| <$20,000 | 24.8 (1,427) | 7.2 (95) | 14.3 (218) | 5.1 (54) | 73.5 (1,060) |
| $20,000–$39,999 | 33.6 (1,566) | 6.2 (94) | 17.0 (228) | 4.1 (52) | 72.8 (1,192) |
| $40,000–$74,999 | 15.4 (634) | 3.6 (27) | 12.0 (79) | 2.3 (16) | 82.1 (512) |
| ≥$75,000 | 26.2 (918) | 1.6 (33) | 20.9 (147) | 1.8 (21) | 75.7 (717) |
| Health insurance | |||||
| No | 24.7 (1,201) | 8.0 (83) | 11.4 (132) | 2.1 (35) | 78.5 (951) |
| Yes | 75.3 (3,344) | 3.8 (166) | 18.3 (540) | 3.9 (108) | 74.0 (2,530) |
| Age, in years | |||||
| 18–25 | 33.6 (3,143) | 5.0 (176) | 13.2 (412) | 2.6 (80) | 79.3 (2,475) |
| 26–34 | 23.1 (629) | 4.9 (29) | 15.6 (110) | 4.8 (29) | 74.6 (461) |
| ≥35 | 43.3 (773) | 4.7 (44) | 19.7 (150) | 3.4 (34) | 72.2 (545) |
| Race | |||||
| White | 70.3 (3,155) | 3.8 (159) | 19.7 (532) | 3.4 (100) | 73.1 (2,364) |
| Non-White | 29.7 (1,390) | 7.3 (90) | 9.2 (140) | 3.6 (43) | 79.8 (1,117) |
| Other health-related variables | |||||
| Alcohol abuse | |||||
| No | 44.2 (1,990) | 6.0 (130) | 18.5 (334) | 5.7 (107) | 69.9 (1,419) |
| Yes | 55.8 (2,555) | 3.9 (119) | 15.1 (338) | 1.7 (36) | 79.3 (2,062) |
| Alcohol dependence | |||||
| No | 55.8 (2,555) | 3.9 (119) | 15.1 (338) | 1.7 (36) | 79.3 (2,062) |
| Yes | 44.2 (1,990) | 6.0 (130) | 18.5 (334) | 5.7 (107) | 69.9 (1,419) |
| Drug abuse | |||||
| No | 94.9 (4,261) | 4.7 (229) | 16.7 (635) | 3.4 (131) | 75.1 (3,266) |
| Yes | 5.1 (284) | 7.1 (20) | 14.2 (37) | 3.5 (12) | 75.2 (215) |
| Drug dependence | |||||
| No | 89.4 (3,915) | 3.8 (182) | 15.9 (553) | 2.5 (90) | 77.8 (3,090) |
| Yes | 10.6 (630) | 13.3 (67) | 22.1 (119) | 11.6 (53) | 52.9 (391) |
| Major depression, last year | |||||
| No | 82.7 (3,742) | 4.7 (212) | 10.6 (357) | 2.5 (81) | 82.2 (3,092) |
| Yes | 17.3 (803) | 5.6 (37) | 45.3 (315) | 7.9 (62) | 41.2 (389) |
| Serious psychological distress score ≥ 13 | |||||
| No | 74.6 (3,257) | 5.0 (191) | 9.3 (264) | 2.2 (61) | 83.5 (2,741) |
| Yes | 25.4 (1,288) | 4.4 (58) | 38.0 (408) | 7.1 (82) | 50.5 (740) |
| Self-reported health | |||||
| Very good/excellent | 60.5 (2,887) | 3.6 (132) | 15.7 (386) | 2.5 (61) | 78.2 (2,308) |
| Poor/fair/good | 39.5 (1,658) | 6.8 (117) | 17.9 (286) | 4.9 (82) | 70.5 (1,173) |
Notes: Percentages may not total 100 because of rounding. NSDUH = National Survey on Drug Use and Health; AUD = alcohol use disorder.