Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics: National Epidemiological Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions, 2012–2013 (n = 36,309)
| Variable | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Past-year opioid misuse | |
| Misused | 1,579 (4.38%) |
| Not misused | 34,509 (95.62%) |
| Lifetime opioid misuse | |
| Misused | 4,090 (11.28%) |
| Not misused | 32,167 (88.72%) |
| Early-onset opioid misuse | |
| Yes | 1,003 (2.78%) |
| No | 35,118 (97.22%) |
| Past-year OUD | |
| Yes | 330 (0.91%) |
| No | 35,979 (99.09%) |
| Lifetime OUD | |
| Yes | 688 (1.89%) |
| No | 35,621 (98.11%) |
| Opioid misuse frequency | 0.25 (1.35)a |
| ACE score | 1.26 (1.75)a |
| Internalizing symptoms | 2.24 (3.44)a |
| Externalizing symptoms | 1.09 (1.75)a |
| Sex | |
| Female | 20,447 (56.31%) |
| Male | 15,862 (43.69%) |
| Age | 45.63 (17.53)a |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| Non-Hispanic white | 19,194 (52.86%) |
| Non-Hispanic black | 7,766 (21.39%) |
| American Indian | 511 (1.41%) |
| Non-Hispanic Asian | 1,801 (4.96%) |
| Hispanic | 7,037 (19.38%) |
| Education | |
| Less than high school | 5,490 (15.12%) |
| High school | 9,799 (26.99%) |
| Some college | 12,105 (33.34%) |
| College | 5,889 (16.22%) |
| Graduate school | 3,026 (8.33%) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 14,482 (39.89%) |
| Not married | 21,827 (60.11%) |
| Region | |
| Northeast | 5,180 (14.27%) |
| Midwest | 7,566 (20.84%) |
| South | 14,532 (40.02%) |
| West | 9,031 (24.87%) |
| Employment | |
| Unemployed | 2,557 (7.04%) |
| Employed | 33,752 (92.96%) |
| Cannabis use | |
| Used | 11,272 (31.10%) |
| Not used | 24, 971 (68.90%) |
| Tobacco use | |
| Used | 14, 778 (40.75%) |
| Not used | 21,491 (59.25%) |
a
Mean (standard deviation) are calculated for continuous variables.