Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of adults with a lifetime DSM-IV drug use disorder by racial/ethnic groups
Variable | Overall N = 3,887 | A. White N = 2,682 | B. Black N = 610 | C. Hispanic N = 595 | χ2(p†) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Living area | Â | a, b | a, c | b, c | Â |
   Urban | 30.68 (1.84) | 26.30 (1.75)ab | 55.71 (3.60) | 43.72 (4.11) | 34.10 (< .001) |
   Rural | 69.32 (1.84) | 73.70 (1.75) | 44.29 (3.60) | 56.28 (4.11) |  |
Marital Status | Â | a, b | a, c | b, c | Â |
   Married | 54.96 (0.94) | 57.66 (1.08) | 38.76 (2.34) | 47.79 (3.00) | 36.17 (< .001) |
   Separated/Divorced | 16.65 (0.72) | 16.53 (0.81) | 20.22 (1.81) | 13.70 (1.94) |  |
   Never married | 28.39 (0.86) | 25.81 (0.97) | 41.03 (2.43) | 38.51 (2.82) |  |
Personal income** | Â | a, b | a | b | Â |
   $0 to $19,999 | 22.55 (0.83) | 20.38 (0.92) | 39.16 (2.92) | 24.21 (2.63) | 40.05 (< .001) |
   $20,000 to $34,999 | 20.12 (0.82) | 20.12 (0.91) | 17.20 (1.63) | 23.45 (2.30) |  |
   $35,000 to $69,999 | 32.21 (0.91) | 32.48 (1.10) | 31.39 (2.48) | 30.54 (2.51) |  |
   $70,000 and over | 25.12 (1.20) | 27.02 (1.38) | 12.25 (1.60) | 21.80 (2.74) |  |
Has insurance | .53 (.14) | .45 (.16) | 1.25 (.68) | .39 (.24) | * |
Age | Â | a | b | a, b | Â |
   18 to 34 | 41.96 (1.01) | 40.12 (1.13) | 39.60 (2.47) | 62.44 (2.57) | 29.82 (< .001) |
   35 to 54 | 53.00 (1.01) | 54.77 (1.11) | 54.05 (2.39) | 34.71 (2.52) |  |
   55 and over | 5.04 (0.40) | 5.11 (0.49) | 6.35 (0.98) | 2.85 (0.70) |  |
Employment status | Â | a, b | a | b | Â |
   Employed | 82.18 (0.76) | 83.68 (0.81) | 72.58 (2.62) | 78.96 (2.17) | 16.21 (< .001) |
   Unemployed | 17.82 (0.76) | 16.32 (0.81) | 27.42 (2.62) | 21.04 (2.17) |  |
Lifetime alcohol use disorder | Â | a, b | a, c | b, c | 19.59 (< .001) |
| Â | 79.91 (0.83) | 81.59 (0.89) | 70.63 (2.33) | 74.53 (2.45) | Â |
Lifetime anxiety disorder | Â | a, b | a, c | b, c | 13.86 (< .001) |
| Â | 31.95 (0.97) | 33.34 (1.09) | 24.00 (1.88) | 27.83 (3.11) | Â |
Lifetime personality disorder | 34.20 (1.00) | 33.05 (1.17) | 37.30 (2.39) | 41.68 (3.11) | 6.06 (.055) |
Major depressive disorder | Â | a, b | a | b | Â |
| Â | 36.69 (.097) | 37.72 (1.11) | 29.32 (2.36) | 35.38 (2.63) | 8.75 (.016) |
≥ 2s drug use disorders |  | a, b | a | b |  |
| Â | 35.28 (0.97) | 36.17 (1.09) | 24.96 (2.07) | 38.67 (2.25) | 20.76 (< .001) |