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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2013 Jul 31;49(9):1489–1499. doi: 10.1007/s00127-013-0740-9

Table 1.

Characteristics of individuals with alcohol use disorders (AUD) with and without comorbid mood or anxiety disorders who sought alcohol treatment or perceived an unmet for such treatment in the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions, 2001–02.

Lifetime AUD without comoribid mood or
anxiety disorders
(N=6,734)		 Lifetime AUD with comorbid mood and anxiety
disorders
(N=5,003)
Did not seek
treatment or
perceive
unmet need
(N=5,689)		 Perceived
unmet need
(N=175)		 Sought
treatment
(N=870)		 Did not seek
treatment or
perceive
unmet need
(N=3,748)		 Perceived
unmet need
(N=294)		 Sought
treatment
(N=961)
Demographic N %a N %a N %a N %a N %a N %a
Gender
    Male 4,061 74.1 131 78.9 710 84.6 1,774 51.5 158 55.8 574 62.9
    Female 1,628 26.0 44 21.1 160 15.4*** 1,974 48.5 136 44.2 387 37.1***
Age
    18–29 1,165 21.7 26 17.2 130 17.4 848 23.9 70 25.0 154 17.6
    30–39 1,371 24.0 45 25.0 209 24.1 949 24.3 70 26.2 220 23.2*
    40–49 1,286 23.5 48 29.1 249 29.0** 928 25.8 72 23.1 281 30.0**
    50+ 1,867 30.8 56 28.8 282 29.5 1,023 26.0 82 25.8 306 29.6**
Race/ethnicity
    Non-Hispanic white 3,875 80.3 104 74.8 530 73.7 2,667 81.1 184 75.7 659 79.2
    Non-Hispanic black 805 7.7 27 8.1 155 10.7** 426 6.6 48 7.8 117 7.1
    Hispanic 819 8.1 32 10.0 156 10.9* 502 7.2 45 9.2 127 7.0
    Other 190 3.9 12 7.2* 29 4.7 153 5.2 17 7.2 58 6.8
Income
    <$20,000 1,079 16.4 44 20.0 249 24.3 851 19.3 83 23.7 358 31.8
    $20,000-$34,999 1,114 17.7 40 20.7 221 25.5 814 20.0 65 18.8 204 20.5***
    $35,000-$69,999 1,935 33.9 54 35.9 262 30.8*** 1,239 33.6 86 34.3 267 30.5***
    $70,000+ 1,561 32.1 37 23.6 138 19.4*** 844 27.2 60 23.2 132 17.1***
Urban/Rural
    Urban 4,568 78.9 146 81.1 725 80.5 2,996 77.7 227 76.0 758 76.4
    Rural 1,121 21.2 29 18.9 145 19.5 752 22.3 67 24.0 203 23.6
Education
    ≤High School 2,231 37.7 83 44.8 460 54.1 1,391 36.6 143 48.9 456 46.4
    Diploma
    >High School 3,458 62.3 92 55.2 410 45.9*** 2,357 63.4 151 51.1** 505 53.6***
    Diploma
Marital Status
    Married/Living with Partner 3,278 66.3 99 66.4 416 56.6 1,858 60.0 137 57.5 359 46.1
    Widowed/Divorced/Separated 1,067 12.4 41 13.5 247 21.7*** 946 18.1 90 22.7 360 31.1***
    Never Married 1,344 21.3 35 20.1 207 21.7 944 21.9 67 19.7 242 22.9***
Health Insurance
    Anyb 4,782 84.1 142 84.1 658 77.0 3,067 81.7 219 69.1 741 78.0
    None 907 15.9 33 15.9 212 23.0** 681 18.3 75 30.9*** 220 22.0*
Personality Disorders
    None 5,014 88.2 134 76.7 709 80.7 2,338 62.6 142 49.0 458 45.6
    Anyc 675 11.8 41 23.3** 161 19.3*** 1,410 37.4 152 51.0** 503 54.4***
Alcohol Disorder Type
    Abuse Only 4,165 72.1 61 35.3 376 40.8 2,125 55.7 51 14.4 207 20.0
    Dependence with/without abuse 1,524 27.9 114 64.7*** 494 59.3*** 1,623 44.3 243 85.6*** 754 80.0***
Any Non-Alcohol Drug use Disorder
    No 4,665 81.9 131 74.5 556 62.1 2,622 69.4 148 51.8 417 40.8
    Yes 1,024 18.1 44 25.6 314 37.9*** 1,126 30.6 146 48.2*** 544 59.3***

Note: Stars indicate statistical significance levels from unadjusted logistic regression models. The “perceived unmet need” and “sought treatment” groups are both separately compared to the “did not seek treatment or perceive unmet need” group

*

p<0.05

**

p<0.01

***

p<0.001

a

Percentages are weighted to be representative of the total U.S. population and account for the complex study design.

b

Any health insurance includes Medicare, Medicaid, military related, or private insurance.

c

Any personality disorder includes antisocial, avoidant, dependent, obsessive-compulsive, paranoid, schizoid, and histrionic personality disorders.