Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of the sample, adults in the National Survey of Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC), Wave 2 (N=34,326)*
| DSM-IV Alcohol Use Disorder (12 months) (n=3,116) 09.1% |
DSM-IV Suicide Ideation (since last interview) (n=1,277) 03.7% |
No AUD or Suicide Ideation (n=30,180) 87.9% |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Religious service attendance, n (%) | |||
| Never | 1998 (65.10) | 724 (59.72) | 12754 (44.09) |
| Once a year/A few times a year | 268 (08.69) | 81 (05.82) | 2407 (07.64) |
| One to three times a month | 401 (12.85) | 171 (15.58) | 4341 (13.94) |
| Once a week | 357 (10.60) | 185 (13.02) | 7182 (23.60) |
| Twice a week or more | 91 (02.76) | 116 (08.86) | 3457 (10.73) |
| Subjective religiosity and spirituality, n (%) | |||
| Not important at all | 234 (08.00) | 100 (08.87) | 1225 (04.52) |
| Not very important | 370 (12.61) | 102 (09.40) | 2095 (07.90) |
| Somewhat important | 1272 (42.55) | 331 (27.45) | 7959 (28.35) |
| Very important | 1238 (36.84) | 742 (54.28) | 18813 (59.23) |
| Race/Ethnicity, n (%) | |||
| Non-Hispanic white | 1997 (74.81) | 776 (73.09) | 17398 (70.74) |
| Non-Hispanic black | 489 (10.17) | 207 (09.96) | 5899 (11.26) |
| Hispanic | 520 (10.31) | 230 (10.56) | 5591 (11.73) |
| Other | 110 (04.71) | 64 (06.38) | 1292 (06.27) |
| Age, n (%) | |||
| 20–34 | 1237 (44.33) | 396 (33.76) | 6428 (23.22) |
| 35–49 | 1183 (35.14) | 456 (34.59) | 9399 (30.62) |
| 50–64 | 561 (16.73) | 333 (24.74) | 7470 (24.87) |
| 65 and older | 135 (03.80) | 92 (06.91) | 6883 (21.29) |
| Sex, n (%) | |||
| Men | 2070 (71.38) | 438 (39.01) | 12050 (45.74) |
| Women | 1046 (28.62) | 839 (60.99) | 18130 (54.26) |
| Marital Status, n (%) | |||
| Married/cohabiting | 1356 (49.59) | 489 (45.14) | 16923 (65.86) |
| Widowed/separated/divorced | 712 (17.27) | 456 (29.72) | 7977 (18.68) |
| Never married | 1048 (33.14) | 332 (25.14) | 5280 (15.46) |
| Nativity, Born outside the US, n (%) | 244 (07.07) | 136 (08.53) | 25225 (85.29) |
| Education, n (%) | |||
| Less than high school | 368 (10.77) | 238 (16.30) | 4904 (14.23) |
| Completed high school | 846 (27.12) | 332 (27.38) | 8256 (27.58) |
| College degree | 1581 (51.75) | 592 (47.42) | 12995 (44.43) |
| Graduate education and higher | 321 (10.37) | 115 (08.90) | 4025 (13.76) |
| Personal income, n (%) | |||
| $0-$19,999 | 805 (25.68) | 677 (51.33) | 10650 (33.84) |
| $20,000-$34,999 | 1034 (33.40) | 365 (30.61) | 9720 (31.55) |
| $35,000-$69,999 | 914 (29.18) | 179 (13.54) | 7048 (24.14) |
| $70,000 and greater | 363 (11.73) | 56 (04.52) | 2762 (10.46) |
| Census region, n (%) | |||
| Northeast | 521 (16.65) | 229 (18.16) | 5308 (17.82) |
| Midwest | 609 (19.14) | 231 (17.73) | 5756 (18.64) |
| South | 1198 (39.92) | 503 (39.13) | 11403 (38.07) |
| West | 788 (24.29) | 314 (24.98) | 7713 (25.47) |
| Metropolitan statistical area (MSA) residence, n (%) | |||
| Is a central city | 999 (31.49) | 449 (34.38) | 10049 (32.78) |
| In an MSA that is not a central city | 1602 (51.55) | 631 (51.12) | 15244 (50.92) |
| Not in an MSA | 515 (19.97) | 197 (14.50) | 4887 (16.30) |
|
Self-rated health, range (1=worse, 5=best) mean (se) |
2.27 (0.01) | 3.06 (0.02) | 2.34 (0.00) |
| 12-month, any mood disorder (yes), n (%) | 582 (18.55) | 930 (73.75) | 2453 (07.56) |
| 12-month, any anxiety disorder (yes), n (%) | 598 (19.33) | 654 (50.74) | 3380 (10.52) |
*
N based on the multivariable sample with no missing data on the covariates, and excluding respondents from Alaska and Hawaii
Unweighted n and weighted column percent, and for continuous self-rated health, weighted mean and standard error