Table 3.

Predicting perceived need for help among NESARC participants (n=2,420) with DSM-IV alcohol abuse/dependence at Wave 1 (2000–2001) who did not use any services¹ by Wave 2 (2004–2005).

	aOR	(95% CI)
Gender
Male	ref.
Female	1.02	(0.59, 1.77)
Race/ethnicity
White	ref.
Black	0.69	(0.32, 1.48)
Hispanic	0.71	(0.33, 1.50)
Age, years
18–29	ref.
30–39	2.13	(0.95, 4.79) †
40–49	3.10	(1.30, 7.41) *
≥50	1.00	(0.34, 2.98)
Educational attainment
Less than high school diploma	ref.
High school diploma	0.47	(0.23, 0.97) *
Some college	0.50	(0.23, 1.06) †
Bachelor’s degree or higher	0.36	(0.14, 0.89) *
Relationship status
Married/cohabitating	ref.
Widowed/divorced/separated	0.62	(0.34, 1.15)
Never married	0.51	(0.25, 1.07) †
Employment status
Employed	ref.
Unemployed	1.09	(0.45, 2.66)
Not in labor force 2	0.80	(0.40, 1.57)
Self-rated health
Excellent/very good	ref.
Good/fair/poor	1.52	(0.91, 2.53)
Alcohol symptom count (range 1–11)	1.42	(1.28, 1.58) ***
Concurrent illicit drug use
None	ref.
Any	1.31	(0.65, 2.63)
Concurrent psychiatric disorder
None	ref.
Any	1.35	(0.80, 2.29)

NESARC = National Epidemiologic Survey of Alcohol and Related Conditions

DSM-IV = Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th ed.

aOR = adjusted odds ratio; 95% CI = 95% confidence interval

¹Services included 13 types, such as detoxification, in- or out-patient treatment, mutual-aid groups, and lay sources of support, among others.

²Retired, disabled, homemaker, or student

^†p<0.10

^*p<0.05

^**p<0.01

^***p<0.001