Table 1. WIR sample descriptives: Overall and by recruitment source.
WIR Overall (N=9.341) % |
Recovery Organizations (N=1,113) % |
Social Media (N=2,154) % |
Treatment alumni/Recovery services (N=1,084) % |
Word of mouth (N=1,473) % |
Self-help groups (N=1,109) % |
Other Sources (N=2,168) % |
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Gender | |||||||
Female | 54 | 52 | 58 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 53 |
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Race | |||||||
African American | 8 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 8 |
White | 88 | 83 | 85 | 90 | 91 | 95 | 89 |
Other | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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Ethnicity | |||||||
Hispanic | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
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Age | |||||||
<35 | 18 | 12 | 34 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
36-50 | 32 | 33 | 38 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
>50 | 49 | 54 | 28 | 52 | 57 | 58 | 56 |
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Education | |||||||
No college | 11 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Some college | 38 | 35 | 49 | 30 | 35 | 34 | 38 |
College grad or more | 51 | 53 | 36 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 53 |
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Residential Setting | |||||||
Urban | 36 | 36 | 45 | 33 | 34 | 28 | 35 |
Suburban | 44 | 41 | 40 | 47 | 46 | 52 | 41 |
Rural | 20 | 22 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 |
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Primary Substance | |||||||
Alcohol Only | 59 | 53 | 47 | 66 | 63 | 79 | 58 |
One Drug Only | 36 | 43 | 47 | 32 | 32 | 18 | 36 |
Polydrug | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
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Length of Recovery | |||||||
<1 year | 15 | 10 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 25 | 12 |
1-2 years | 10 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 8 |
2-5 years | 19 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 21 | 16 |
> 5 years | 56 | 68 | 43 | 46 | 73 | 40 | 64 |
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Recovery Path | |||||||
Neither treatment nor 12-step | 5 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
12-Step only | 24 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 33 | 29 | 25 |
Treatment only | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Treatment + 12-step | 70 | 74 | 68 | 89 | 65 | 59 | 70 |
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Recovery Definition | |||||||
No use of any substance | 86 | 90 | 77 | 90 | 93 | 84 | 88 |
Options other than abstinence | 14 | 10 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 12 |