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) %
Gender
Female	54	52	58	46	54	62	53
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
Ethnicity
Hispanic	5	4	8	4	3	3	8
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
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
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
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
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
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
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