Table 5.
Characteristics of NESARC respondents with 12-month AUDs (n = 3,327), 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 (3,327) | 4.8 (161) | 7.3 (279) | 3.3 (105) | 84.6 (2,782) |
| Demographic variables | |||||
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 70.0 (2,214) | 5.7 (127) | 3.7 (93) | 2.6 (57) | 88.0 (1,937) |
| Female | 30.0 (1,113) | 2.8 (34) | 15.7 (186) | 4.8 (48) | 76.7 (845) |
| Marital status | |||||
| Married or living as married | 44.1 (1,237) | 3.2 (40) | 6.0 (78) | 3.0 (37) | 87.7 (1,082) |
| Widowed/separated/divorced | 16.7 (740) | 7.2 (49) | 11.5 (91) | 5.0 (31) | 76.4 (569) |
| Never married | 39.2 (1,350) | 5.6 (72) | 7.0 (110) | 2.9 (37) | 84.5 (1,131) |
| Education | |||||
| Less than high school | 13.0 (461) | 7.9 (33) | 4.4 (26) | 4.5 (24) | 83.3 (378) |
| High school graduate | 28.6 (967) | 5.2 (50) | 6.2 (71) | 3.2 (26) | 85.5 (820) |
| Some college or higher | 58.4 (1,899) | 4.0 (78) | 8.5 (182) | 3.1 (55) | 84.4 (1,584) |
| Income, in U.S. $ | |||||
| <$20,000 | 24.5 (857) | 6.7 (60) | 8.3 (78) | 5.1 (52) | 79.9 (667) |
| $20,000–$34,999 | 21.2 (769) | 6.4 (41) | 8.6 (82) | 3.5 (18) | 81.5 (628) |
| $35,000–$69,999 | 30.7 (1,030) | 3.8 (39) | 6.7 (75) | 2.9 (24) | 86.7 (892) |
| ≥$70,000 | 23.6 (671) | 2.8 (21) | 5.9 (44) | 1.8 (11) | 89.5 (595) |
| Health insurance | |||||
| No | 26.0 (857) | 4.9 (54) | 6.2 (60) | 3.6 (29) | 85.3 (714) |
| Yes | 74.0 (2,470) | 4.8(107) | 7.7 (219) | 3.2 (76) | 84.3 (2,068) |
| Age, in years | |||||
| 18–29 | 41.8 (1,309) | 4.8 (64) | 7.5 (115) | 2.2 (28) | 85.5 (1,102) |
| 30–44 | 35.5 (1,206) | 5.6 (65) | 7.5 (107) | 4.5 (43) | 82.4 (991) |
| ≥45 | 22.7 (812) | 3.5 (32) | 6.8 (57) | 3.5 (34) | 86.2 (689) |
| Race | |||||
| White | 74.8 (2,105) | 4.4 (99) | 7.6 (186) | 3.2 (69) | 84.9 (1,751) |
| Non-White | 25.2 (1,222) | 6.1 (62) | 6.5 (93) | 3.7 (36) | 83.7 (1,031) |
| Other health-related variables | |||||
| Alcohol abuse | |||||
| No | 45.0 (1,484) | 7.2 (111) | 9.6 (159) | 6.1 (88) | 77.0 (1,126) |
| Yes | 55.0 (1,843) | 2.9 (50) | 5.4 (120) | 1.0 (17) | 90.8 (1,656) |
| Alcohol dependence | |||||
| No | 55.0 (1,843) | 2.9 (50) | 5.4 (120) | 1.0 (17) | 90.8 (1,656) |
| Yes | 45.0 (1,484) | 7.2 (111) | 9.6 (159) | 6.1 (88) | 77.0 (1,126) |
| Drug abuse | |||||
| No | 92.0 (3,065) | 4.4 (135) | 7.2 (256) | 3.2 (92) | 85.2 (2,582) |
| Yes | 8.0 (262) | 9.4 (26) | 8.6 (23) | 4.6 (13) | 77.4 (200) |
| Drug dependence | |||||
| No | 95.0 (3,165) | 4.3 (137) | 7.1 (257) | 2.4 (75) | 86.2 (2,696) |
| Yes | 5.0 (162) | 14.5 (24) | 11.9 (22) | 19.7 (30) | 54.0 (86) |
| Mood disorder, past year | |||||
| No | 80.1 (2,616) | 5.1 (133) | 2.7 (85) | 0.7 (18) | 91.5 (2,380) |
| Yes | 19.9 (711) | 3.7 (28) | 26.0 (194) | 13.6 (87) | 56.7 (402) |
| Anxiety disorder, past year | |||||
| No | 82.7 (2,766) | 4.8 (133) | 4.9 (148) | 1.8 (53) | 88.6 (2,432) |
| Yes | 17.3 (561) | 5.1 (28) | 18.8 (131) | 10.6 (52) | 65.5 (350) |
| Self-reported health | |||||
| Excellent/very good | 88.3 (2,909) | 4.5(133) | 6.7 (226) | 2.6 (69) | 86.1 (2,481) |
| Good/fair/poor | 11.7 (418) | 6.8 (28) | 12.0 (53) | 8.4 (36) | 72.8 (301) |
Notes: NESARC = National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions; AUD = alcohol use disorder.