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Trends in the 12-month prevalence of DSM-IV alcohol abuse by age, sex, and race-
ethnicity: United States, 1991–1992 (NLAES) and 2001–2002 (NESARC)*
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Sociodemographic         Male                 Female              Total
characteristic ----------------------------------------------------------------
                   NLAES     NESARC      NLAES     NESARC      NLAES     NESARC
             (1991–1992)(2001–2002)(1991–1992)(2001–2002)(1991–1992)(2001–2002)
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Total
 Total            4.67      6.93(a)    1.51       2.55(a)    3.03       4.65(a)
 18–29            9.26      9.35       3.83       4.57       6.54       6.95
 30–44            4.58      8.69(a)    1.50       3.31(a)    3.02       5.95(a)
 45–64            2.38      5.50(a)    0.38       1.70(a)    1.35       3.54(a)
 65+              0.55      2.36(a)    0.04       0.38(a)    0.25       1.21(a)

White
 Total            5.09      7.45(a)    1.71       2.92(a)    3.33       5.10(a)
 18–29           10.75     10.19       4.83       5.56       7.83       7.86
 30–44            5.16     10.10(a)    1.68       4.13(a)    3.41       7.09(a)
 45–64            2.55      5.97(a)    0.44       2.02(a)    1.47       3.96(a)
 65+              0.52      2.38(a)    0.04       0.36(a)    0.24       1.21(a)

Black
 Total            2.38      5.71(a)    0.73       1.41(a)    1.46       3.29(a)
 18–29            3.83      6.92(b)    1.27       2.10       2.44       4.28(b)
 30–44            2.54      7.04(a)    1.00       1.51       1.70       3.95(a)
 45–64            1.19      4.48(a)    0.02       1.25(a)    0.54       2.66(a)
 65+              0.00      1.79(a)    0.00       0.12       0.00       0.78(a)

Native American
 Total           12.80      7.47       4.31       4.18       8.14       5.75
 18–29           27.88     15.25       8.19       6.68      17.59      10.35
 30–44            2.64      7.67       3.73       6.52       3.22       7.07
 45–64            0.00      4.85(b)    0.00       0.00       0.00       2.57(b)
 65+              0.00      3.59       0.00       4.12       0.00       3.91

Asian
 Total            1.65      3.20       0.47       1.13       1.08       2.13
 18–29            3.30      4.77       0.74       3.89(b)    2.02       4.35
 30–44            1.67      4.22       0.21       0.23       0.93       2.18
 45–64            0.00      1.13       0.66       0.20       0.30       0.61
 65+              0.00      0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00

Hispanic/Latino
 Total            4.15      6.21(b)    0.87       1.65(b)    2.52       3.97(a)
 18–29            5.85      9.08(b)    1.56       3.04       3.71       6.28(a)
 30–44            3.30      4.88       0.86       1.46       2.15       3.23
 45–64            3.08      4.35       0.13       0.63       1.60       2.43
 65+              2.90      3.69       0.00       0.00       1.16       1.56
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(a) P < 0.01.

(b) P < 0.05.

* Data are from the NIAAA 1991-1992 National Longitudinal Alcohol Epidemiologic
Survey (NLAES) and 2001-2002 National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and
Related Conditions (NESARC).

Source: Grant, B.F.; Dawson, D.A.; Stinson, F.S.; Chou, S.P.; Dufour, M.C.; and
Pickering, R.P. The 12-month prevalence and trends in DSM-IV alcohol abuse and
dependence: United States, 1991–1992 and 2001–2002. Drug and Alcohol Dependence,
74(3):223-34, 2004.