TABLE 1.
Demographic Information, Average Meeting Attendance, and Years of Reported Abstinence from Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), Narcotics Anonymous (NA), and Cocaine Anonymous (CA) Membership Surveys
| AA | NA | CA | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Survey | 2009 Survey | 1996 Survey | |
| N > 8,000 | N = 11,723 | N > 1,000 | |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 33% | 42% | 32% |
| Male | 67% | 58% | 68% |
| Age | |||
| ≤30 years | 13.6% | 16% | 11% (≤24 years) |
| 31–50 years | 45% | 56% | 78% (25–44 years) |
| 51+ years | 41.4% | 28% | 11% (45+ years) |
| Ethnicity | |||
| White | 85.1% | 73% | 55% |
| Black | 5.7% | 10% | 27% |
| Hispanic | 4.8% | 10% | 4% |
| Other | 4.4% | 7% | 14% |
| Marital Status | N/A | N/A | |
| Married | 35% | ||
| Single | 34% | ||
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 31% | ||
| Average number of meetings attended per week | 2.4 | 4 | 3.5 |
| Years of abstinence | |||
| < 1 year | 31% | 12% | 55% |
| 1–5 years | 34% | 33% | 31% |
| > 5 years | 45% | 55% | 14% |