Trends in the 12-month prevalence of DSM-IV alcohol abuse by age, sex, and race-ethnicity: United States, 1991–1992 (NLAES) and 2001

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Sociodemographic characteristic	Male		Female		Total
	NLAES	NESARC	NLAES	NESARC	NLAES	NESARC
	(1991–1992)	(2001–2002)	(1991–1992)	(2001–2002)	(1991–1992)	(2001–2002)
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

* 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).

^a P < 0.01.

^b P < 0.05.

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 Alcohol Depend, 74(3):223–34, 2004.