Trends in the 12-month prevalence of DSM-IV alcohol dependence 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	6.33	5.42^a	2.58	2.32	4.38	3.81^a
18–29	12.81	13.00	6.01	5.52	9.40	9.24
30–44	6.07	4.98^b	2.47	2.61	4.25	3.77
45–64	3.19	2.67	1.12	1.15	2.12	1.89
65+	0.63	0.39	0.23	0.13	0.39	0.24
White
Total	6.16	5.41^b	2.67	2.37	4.35	3.83^b
18–29	13.59	15.10	7.28	6.38	10.48	10.71
30–44	6.12	5.13	2.43	2.84	4.27	3.98
45–64	2.80	2.56	1.03	1.15	1.89	1.84
65+	0.57	0.32	0.24	0.08	0.38	0.18^b
Black
Total	5.86	5.09	2.21	2.39	3.84	3.57
18–29	8.54	8.75	2.14	3.79^b	5.07	6.03
30–44	6.13	4.40	3.26	2.53	4.57	3.36
45–64	4.05	3.98	1.95	1.74	2.89	2.72
65+	0.83	1.10	0.00	0.71	0.32	0.87
Native American
Total	11.00	8.38	7.38	4.49	9.01	6.35
18–29	13.34	15.96	14.67	8.73	14.03	11.83
30–44	8.85	10.94	2.15	5.77	5.32	8.27
45–64	4.61	5.11	4.73	2.53	4.68	3.90
65+	25.39	0.00	0.00	0.00	9.75	0.00
Asian
Total	3.06	3.56	1.41	1.34	2.26	2.41
18–29	4.09	10.22^b	3.77	4.27	3.93	7.39
30–44	3.02	0.28^b	0.00	0.59	1.50	0.44
45–64	2.90	1.42	0.73	0.15	1.90	0.72
65+	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Hispanic/Latino
Total	9.40	5.90^a	2.15	1.94	5.78	3.95^b
18–29	15.44	9.58^b	2.97	3.85	9.21	6.92
30–44	6.56	5.33	2.70	1.65	4.74	3.55
45–64	6.70	2.06^b	0.63	0.46	3.65	1.23^b
65+	0.00	0.85	0.62	0.00	0.37	0.36

* 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.