Table 2.
Prevalence of Withdrawal Symptoms in Three National Alcohol Surveys by Gender
| Men (%) | Women (%) | |||||
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| 1984 (n = 2,093) | 1990 (n = 869) | 1995 (n = 2,220) | 1984 (n = 3,128) | 1990 (n = 1,189) | 1995 (n = 2,705) | |
| Drank in the morning to get over last night’s drinking | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Experienced shaking hands morning after drinking | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Awakened sweating because of drinking | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Needed a drink to keep from shaking or getting sick | NA | 2 | 1 | NA | 0 | 0 |
| Became sick or vomited after drinking | NA | 12 | 8 | NA | 8 | 5 |
| Was depressed, irritable, or nervous after drinking | NA | 7 | 6 | NA | 5 | 4 |
NOTE: NA = not available because item was not asked in some surveys.