TABLE 1.

Characteristics of Adults with Substance Use Disorder by Racial/Ethnic Category, NSDUH 2005–2007 (Unweighted N = 13,872).

Characteristic	Total, %^a (SE)^b	White, % (SE)	African American, % (SE)	Hispanic, % (SE)
	N = 13,872; 100%	N = 10,404; 74.57%	N = 1,463; 11.46%	N = 2,005; 13.96%
Male	68.26 (0.59)	66.77 (0.69)^A	68.45 (1.57)^A	76.08 (1.83)^B
Age
18–25	34.90 (0.53)	34.77 (0.65)^A	32.00 (1.66)^B	37.98 (1.71)^C
26–34	22.14 (0.64)	20.03 (0.67)	26.44 (2.02)	29.88 (2.22)
>34	42.95 (0.86)	45.19 (0.95)	41.56 (2.24)	32.13 (2.23)
Marital Status
Married	31.92 (0.93)	34.06 (1.14)^A	19.06 (1.72)^B	31.03 (1.96)^C
Single	53.79 (0.93)	51.12 (1.04)	66.20 (1.92)	57.86 (2.06)
Divorced or Separated	14.29 (0.60)	14.82 (0.75)	14.74 (1.93)	11.11 (1.52)
Income
<$20,000	23.86 (0.70)	20.41 (0.70)^A	39.69 (2.23)^B	29.33 (2.22)^C
$20,000–49,999	34.45 (0.69)	32.29 (0.76)	40.17 (2.33)	41.29 (2.05)
$50,000–74,999	15.34 (0.54)	16.64 (0.63)	9.46 (1.13)	13.24 (1.20)
>$75,000	26.36 (0.73)	30.67 (0.89)	10.68 (1.30)	16.13 (1.80)
Education
<High School	16.93 (0.50)	12.00 (0.49)^A	24.27 (1.67)^B	37.23 (1.82)^C
High School	31.22 (0.60)	30.83 (0.77)	36.42 (2.37)	29.00 (1.54)
College	51.86 (0.72)	57.17 (0.81)	39.31 (2.29)	33.77 (2.29)
Past Year Major Depressive Episode^c	15.67 (0.52)	15.91 (0.61)^A	15.96 (1.65)^A	14.19 (1.58)^A
Past Year STI^d	2.60 (0.21)	2.32 (0.23)^A	4.66 (0.67)^B	2.45 (0.54)^A
Past Year Arrest	16.24 (0.52)	14.06 (0.62)^A	23.74 (1.75)^B	21.55 (1.67)^B
Past Year Treatment for Alcohol or Drugs	8.35 (0.43)	8.12 (0.52)^A	9.03 (1.10)^A	9.04 (1.02)^A
Alcohol Use Disorder	86.99 (0.41)	87.99 (0.50)^A	77.73 (1.65)^B	89.22 (0.91)^A
Alcohol Abuse^c	50.23 (0.64)	52.38 (0.77)^A	38.94 (2.06)^B	47.99 (1.82)^A
Alcohol Dependence^c	36.76 (0.76)	35.61 (0.86)^A	38.79 (2.11)^AB	41.22 (1.74)^B
Marijuana Use Disorder	12.18 (0.43)	10.98 (0.46)^A	22.43 (1.63)^B	10.18 (0.98)^A
Marijuana Abuse^c	3.96 (0.23)	3.47 (0.22)^A	6.82 (1.12)^B	4.26 (0.84)^AB
Marijuana Dependence^c	8.21 (0.39)	7.51 (0.41)^A	15.61 (1.29)^B	5.92 (0.61)^A
Co-occurring Alcohol and Marijuana Use Disorder^e	8.75 (0.30)	7.85 (0.34)^A	14.47 (1.35)^B	8.87 (1.06)^A
Alcohol Abuse and Marijuana Abuse	1.85 (0.15)	1.79 (0.18)^A	2.65 (0.59)^A	1.53 (0.29)^A
Alcohol Abuse and Marijuana Dependence	2.08 (0.17)	1.89 (0.19)^A	3.87 (0.87)^B	1.64 (0.41)^A
Alcohol Dependence and Marijuana Abuse	1.53 (0.15)	1.21 (0.13)^A	2.90 (0.98)^AB	2.12 (0.73)^AB
Alcohol Dependence and Marijuana Dependence	3.29 (0.20)	2.96 (0.22)^A	5.05 (0.64)^B	3.58 (0.70)^AB

Categories that do not share superscripts (A, B, or C) refer to statistically significant differences between categories at a Bonferroni corrected alpha of 0.02

represents weighted column percentages

SE = standard error

defined using the criteria listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV; American Psychiatric Association, 1994)

STI = sexually transmitted infection;

co-occurring substance use disorder is defined as meeting abuse or dependence criteria for both alcohol and marijuana; Co-occurring alcohol abuse and/or dependence and marijuana abuse and/or dependence