Table 3.

Proportion with Unmet Need for Specialty Treatment Across Need Categories (Age & Gender Adjusted)

Unmet Need	NSDUH				NESARC
	Whites	Blacks	Asians	Latinos	Whites	Blacks	Asians	Latinos
PERCEIVED NEED
Mean	88.84	88.92 NS	97.79 **	88.27 NS
SE	1.64	3.44	2.27	3.63
N	827	188	22	221
ALCOHOL
Lifetime
Mean					97.59	95.81 *	96.66 NS	96.98 NS
SE					0.19	0.77	1.71	0.80
N					8088	1594	170	1698
Dependence
Mean	89.60	87.78 NS	94.24 NS	91.68 NS	90.87	89.76 NS	82.64 NS	91.69 NS
SE	0.68	2.02	3.99	2.55	0.99	2.72	8.41	2.37
N	5417	777	193	1121	878	242	33	287
Abuse
Mean	97.21	93.64 +	99.84 ***	98.15 NS	98.23	97.47 NS	100.00 ***	98.60 NS
SE	0.27	1.91	0.12	0.59	0.41	1.00	0.00	0.99
N	7883	828	266	1283	1227	239	33	309
Heavy Use
Mean	96.89	93.73 *	99.41 ***	97.40 NS	97.66	96.07 NS	91.89 NS	98.28 NS
SE	0.21	1.47	0.36	0.64	0.47	1.35	5.64	0.68
N	12786	980	347	1578	1424	338	42	489
DRUGS
Lifetime
Mean					94.18	91.02 +	93.00 NS	92.40 NS
SE					0.52	1.67	4.14	1.62
N					2553	558	51	552
Dependence
Mean	84.43	81.59 NS	94.61 **	85.96 NS	68.34	78.55 NS	77.62 NS	67.02 NS
SE	0.98	3.25	2.95	2.50	4.21	7.40	18.95	10.95
N	3480	723	103	615	129	51	7	46
Abuse
Mean	93.09	90.98 NS	89.30 NS	97.08 +	89.19	90.15 NS	100.00 ***	90.61 NS
SE	1.08	3.17	9.03	1.96	1.85	4.00	0.00	3.53
N	1537	279	61	356	359	99	12	94
Use
Mean	94.27	88.26 **	95.40 NS	95.56 NS	91.49	87.76 NS	93.92 NS	87.08 NS
SE	0.37	1.80	2.46	0.89	0.99	3.15	3.37	3.29
N	14392	1493	420	2427	893	175	41	260

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