Table 1.
Prevalence of DSM-IV alcohol abuse/dependence criteria and relationship to demographic variables
| Criterion | Overall prevalence, % | Sex |
Age, in years |
FSU status |
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| % men | % women | χ2 | % 20–29 | % 30–44 | % ≥45 | χ2 | % FSU | % non-FSU | χ2 | ||
| Alcohol dependence | |||||||||||
| Tolerance | 33.2 | 37.0 | 19.6 | 26.07**** | 55.0 | 33.4 | 19.7 | 95.55**** | 33.0 | 33.3 | 0.01 |
| Quit/control | 12.5 | 14.2 | 6.1 | 11.57* | 18.0 | 12.9 | 8.8 | 13.65* | 13.7 | 12.1 | 0.49 |
| Larger/longer | 34.2 | 38.0 | 20.4 | 26.30**** | 50.0 | 35.8 | 23.2 | 57.13**** | 40.4 | 32.2 | 6.09* |
| Time spent | 10.4 | 11.9 | 4.9 | 10.03* | 16.9 | 9.2 | 7.3 | 18.85* | 9.6 | 10.6 | 0.20 |
| Activities given up | 2.0 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 3.88* | 1.8 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 1.47 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 8.41* |
| Withdrawal | 14.7 | 16.6 | 7.8 | 12.01* | 23.6 | 15.8 | 8.4 | 33.18**** | 17.0 | 14.0 | 1.56 |
| Physical/psychological | 10.9 | 13.0 | 3.3 | 18.72**** | 15.5 | 12.1 | 7.1 | 13.75* | 20.0 | 8.0 | 30.39**** |
| Alcohol abuse | |||||||||||
| Neglect roles | 2.6 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 3.83 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 5.24 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 3.23 |
| Hazardous use | 16.8 | 20.2 | 4.5 | 33.97**** | 23.9 | 18.7 | 10.9 | 22.75**** | 25.2 | 14.2 | 17.77**** |
| Social problems | 8.6 | 10.6 | 1.2 | 21.59**** | 16.9 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 33.68**** | 17.4 | 5.8 | 35.20**** |
| Legal problems | 1.9 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 3.61 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 4.02 | 5.9 | 0.6 | 32.18**** |
Notes: DSM-IV = Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition; FSU = emigrant from the former Soviet Union.
*
p < .05;
****
p ≤ .0001.