Table 2.
Bivariate Associations between GAD Symptom Severity and Substance Use (N=932)
| Variable | Category | None-Mild Anxiety |
Moderate- Severe Anxiety |
Total | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cigarette Use | No | 313 (52.2) | 107 (40.3) | 420 (48.5) | 0.001 |
| Yes | 287 (47.8) | 159 (59.7) | 446 (51.5) | ||
| Hazardous Alcohol Use | No | 394 (68.2) | 156 (57.4) | 550 (64.7) | 0.002 |
| Yes | 184 (31.8) | 116 (42.6) | 300 (35.3) | ||
| Marijuana Use | No | 359 (65.5) | 144 (58.1) | 503 (63.2) | 0.044 |
| Yes | 189 (34.5) | 104 (41.9) | 293 (36.8) | ||
| Non-injection Crack/Cocaine Use | No | 491 (83.4) | 197 (73.2) | 688 (80.2) | 0.001 |
| Yes | 98 (16.6) | 72 (26.8) | 170 (19.8) | ||
| Injection Drug Use | No | 557 (94.6) | 239 (89.2) | 796 (92.9) | 0.004 |
| Yes | 32 (5.4) | 29 (10.8) | 61 (7.1) |
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Note. N may vary according to missing data. Bold values indicate significance at p < 0.05