Table 3. U.S.-Mexico Study on Alcohol and Related Conditions (UMSARC).
Factors associated with wanting and receiving help among respondents who ever used alcohol or drugs – United States
| Wanted Help | Received Help | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N=1912 | N=1912 | |||
| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
| Bivariate Odds Ratios | ||||
| Border residence | 0.50 | (0.37–0.67) *** | 0.56 | (0.39–0.80) ** |
| Adjusted Odds Ratios | ||||
| Border residence | 0.44 | (0.30–0.63) *** | 0.63 | (0.41–0.97) * |
| Gender (Male) | 1.67 | (1.04–2.67) * | 1.94 | (1.01–3.71) * |
| Age (30+ vs 18–29) | 1.58 | (1.01–2.48) * | 2.28 | (1.49–3.48) *** |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school (ref) | -- | -- | ||
| High school graduate | 0.79 | (0.50–1.25) | 0.91 | (0.50–1.65) |
| Some college/college graduate | 0.63 | (0.40–0.98) * | 0.68 | (0.40–1.15) |
| Employment | ||||
| Working FT/PT (ref) | -- | -- | ||
| Unemployed | 1.90 | (1.08–3.35) * | 1.34 | (0.79–2.25) |
| Not in labor force | 1.21 | (0.76–1.92) | 1.33 | (0.79–2.27) |
| Health insurance | ||||
| None (ref) | -- | -- | ||
| Public | 1.09 | (0.51–2.33) | 1.98 | (1.00–3.89) * |
| Private/other | 0.92 | (0.60–1.41) | 0.46 | (0.28–0.73) ** |
| Alcohol use disorder (lifetime) | ||||
| None (ref) | -- | -- | ||
| Mild | 2.06 | (1.14–3.71) * | 2.08 | (0.88–4.92) + |
| Moderate | 3.70 | (1.92–7.10) *** | 4.15 | (1.56–11.01) ** |
| Severe | 15.50 | (8.32–28.88) *** | 8.54 | (3.47–21.04) *** |
| Drug use/problems (lifetime) | ||||
| No drug use (ref) | -- | -- | ||
| Illicit drug use/no problems | 1.17 | (0.67–2.05) | 1.01 | (0.46–2.20) |
| Drug-related problems | 3.39 | (1.90–6.06) *** | 3.32 | (1.49–7.40) ** |
| Neighborhood insecurity | 1.00 | (0.66–1.52) | 0.62 | (0.38–1.01) + |
| Drug environment | 1.34 | (0.87–2.07) | 2.08 | (1.25–3.45) ** |
| Born abroad | 1.01 | (0.58–1.75) | 0.40 | (0.22–0.75) ** |
| Number responding “yes” | 201 | 118 | ||
+
p≤.10
*
p≤.05
**
p≤.01
***
p≤.001