Table 2.

Adjusted comparison of individuals with alcohol use disorders (AUD) with and without comorbid mood or anxiety disorders who sought alcohol treatment or perceived an unmet need 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)
	Perceived unmet need	Sought treatment	Perceived unmet need	Sought treatment
	vs.	vs.	vs.	vs.
	did not perceive unmet need or seek treatment	did not perceive unmet need or seek treatment	did not perceive unmet need or use services	did not perceive unmet need or use services
Demographic	AORa (95% CI)	AORa (95% CI)	AORa (95% CI)	AORa (95% CI)
Gender
Male	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
Female	0.91 (0.54–1.55)	0.59 (0.46–0.75)***	1.02 (0.73–1.42)	0.72 (0.59–0.89)**
Age
18–29	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
30–39	1.76 (0.87–3.57)	1.76 (1.21–2.57)**	1.24 (0.82–1.87)	1.87 (1.36–2.57)***
40–49	2.48 (1.28–4.84)**	2.25 (1.54–3.30)***	1.11 (0.72–1.71)	2.54 (1.82–3.53)***
50+	2.06 (0.97–4.35)	2.05 (1.36–3.08)**	1.86 (1.18–2.91)**	3.62 (2.53–5.18)***
Race/ethnicity
Non-Hispanic white	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
Non-Hispanic black	0.97 (0.59–1.58)	1.15 (0.90–1.47)	1.22 (0.81–1.83)	0.89 (0.64–1.24)
Hispanic	1.16 (0.70–1.91)	1.28 (0.95–1.73)	1.15 (0.72–1.82)	0.96 (0.65–1.41)
Other	1.78 (0.86–3.66)	1.03 (0.64–1.68)	1.48 (0.76–2.89)	1.25 (0.77–2.02)
Income
<$20,000	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
$20,000-$34,999	0.86 (0.44–1.69)	1.06 (0.78–1.42)	0.88 (0.58–1.35)	0.68 (0.52–0.89)**
$35,000-$69,999	0.75 (0.42–1.33)	0.71 (0.55–0.93)*	1.22 (0.79–1.89)	0.69 (0.53–0.90)**
$70,000+	0.52 (0.28–0.97)*	0.53 (0.38–0.75)***	1.29 (0.81–2.04)	0.56 (0.41–0.76)***
Urban/Rural
Urban	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
Rural	0.75 (0.48–1.18)	0.79 (0.60–1.03)	1.02 (0.72–1.46)	1.01 (0.80–1.29)
Education
≤High School Diploma	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
>High School Diploma	0.87 (0.55–1.37)	0.66 (0.53–0.82)***	0.68 (0.47–0.98)*	0.79 (0.64–0.97)*
Marital Status
Married/Living with Partner	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
Widowed/Divorced/Separated	0.89 (0.56–1.42)	1.67 (1.33–2.11)***	1.18 (0.81–1.72)	1.77 (1.38–2.28)***
Never Married	0.79 (0.46–1.37)	0.98 (0.71–1.36)	0.72 (0.48–1.07)	1.34 (1.02–1.76)*
Health Insurance
Anyb	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
None	0.83 (0.47–1.44)	1.15 (0.88–1.50)	1.65 (1.16–2.36)**	0.90 (0.71–1.14)
Personality Disorders
None	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
Anyc	1.85 (1.08–3.18)*	1.26 (1.00–1.59)*	1.30 (0.93–1.84)	1.45 (1.19–1.77)***
Alcohol Disorder Type
Abuse Only	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
Dependence with/without abuse	5.03 (3.17–7.97)***	3.50 (2.85–4.29)***	7.48 (5.02–11.14)***	4.66 (3.79–5.74)***
Any Non-Alcohol Drug use Disorder
No	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
Yes	1.14 (0.67–1.93)	2.21 (1.77–2.77)***	1.65 (1.23–2.22)**	2.73 (2.26–3.30)***

^*Note: p<0.05

^**p<0.01

^***p<0.001

^aOdds ratios are weighted to be representative of the total U.S. population and account for the complex study design. All odds ratios are adjusted for all other variables in the table.

^bAny health insurance includes Medicare, Medicaid, military related, or private insurance.

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