Prevalence and Population Estimates of DSM-III-R Alcohol Abuse and
Dependence by Age, Sex, and Ethnicity, United States, 1988
Prevalence and population estimates of DSM-III-R alcohol abuse and
dependence by age, sex, and ethnicity, United States, 1988.
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Alcohol Abuse Alcohol Dependence
Only Only
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Ethnicity/ Prevalence Population Prevalence Population
Sex/Age (%) S.E. Estimate* (%) S.E. Estimate*
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White males
18+ 4.00 (0.19) 2,903 2.37 (0.15) 1,722
18-29 6.25 (0.47) 1,193 5.14 (0.44) 981
30-44 4.57 (0.29) 1,079 2.25 (0.23) 531
45-64 2.76 (0.29) 530 0.77 (0.13) 149
65+ 0.94 (0.19) 101 0.57 (0.16) 62
Nonwhite males
18+ 2.33 (0.31) 267 2.31 (0.33) 265
18-29 2.21 (0.53) 86 3.03 (0.70) 117
30-44 3.30 (0.67) 128 2.34 (0.52) 90
45-64 1.89 (0.55) 48 2.22 (0.69) 57
65+ 0.48 (0.32) 6 0.00 (0.00) 0
Total males
18+ 3.77 (0.17) 3,170 2.36 (0.14) 1,987
18-29 5.57 (0.41) 1,279 4.78 (0.37) 1,098
30-44 4.39 (0.27) 1,206 2.26 (0.21) 622
45-64 2.66 (0.27) 578 0.94 (0.14) 206
65+ 0.90 (0.17) 106 0.52 (0.14) 62
White females
18+ 1.23 (0.08) 979 1.25 (0.09) 996
18-29 2.88 (0.26) 569 3.22 (0.29) 635
30-44 1.13 (0.14) 274 1.04 (0.13) 250
45-64 0.57 (0.11) 116 0.51 (0.13) 105
65+ 0.14 (0.06) 21 0.04 (0.03) 6
Nonwhite females
18+ 0.49 (0.10) 66 0.91 (0.15) 124
18-29 0.68 (0.21) 29 1.44 (0.34) 61
30-44 0.46 (0.19) 21 0.99 (0.26) 44
45-64 0.34 (0.16) 11 0.42 (0.18) 14
65+ 0.33 (0.23) 5 0.29 (0.24) 5
Total females
18+ 1.12 (0.07) 1,046 1.20 (0.08) 1,120
18-29 2.49 (0.22) 598 2.90 (0.25) 696
30-44 1.03 (0.12) 294 1.03 (0.12) 294
45-64 0.53 (0.10) 127 0.50 (0.12) 119
65+ 0.16 (0.06) 27 0.06 (0.04) 11
Total
18+ 2.38 (0.09) 4,216 1.75 (0.08) 3,107
18-29 4.00 (0.24) 1,877 3.82 (0.21) 1,794
30-44 2.67 (0.15) 1,501 1.63 (0.12) 916
45-64 1.55 (0.14) 705 0.71 (0.09) 325
65+ 0.46 (0.08) 133 0.25 (0.07) 72
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Prevalence and population estimates of DSM-III-R alcohol abuse and
dependence by age, sex, and ethnicity, United States, 1988
(continued)
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Alcohol Dependence Total Alcohol Abuse
With Abuse and Dependence
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Ethnicity/ Prevalence Population Prevalence Population
Sex/Age (%) S.E. Estimate* (%) S.E. Estimate*
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White males
18+ 7.63 (0.24) 5,541 13.99 (0.34) 10,176
18-29 14.74 (0.67) 2,813 26.14 (0.91) 4,987
30-44 8.06 (0.40) 1,903 14.87 (0.54) 3,514
45-64 3.61 (0.32) 694 7.14 (0.42) 1,373
65+ 1.22 (0.24) 131 2.73 (0.35) 293
Nonwhite males
18+ 4.65 (0.52) 533 9.29 (0.69) 1,065
18-29 5.27 (0.93) 204 10.50 (1.26) 407
30-44 5.16 (0.95) 199 10.79 (1.19) 417
45-64 3.87 (0.93) 99 7.98 (1.31) 204
65+ 2.67 (1.24) 31 3.15 (1.27) 37
Total males
18+ 7.22 (0.22) 6,075 13.35 (0.31) 11,232
18-29 13.14 (0.59) 3,017 23.50 (0.78) 5,394
30-44 7.65 (0.37) 2,103 14.30 (0.49) 3,931
45-64 3.64 (0.30) 793 7.24 (0.40) 1,577
65+ 1.36 (0.25) 162 2.77 (0.34) 330
White females
18+ 2.20 (0.11) 1,746 4.68 (0.17) 3,722
18-29 5.35 (0.35) 1,056 11.45 (0.53) 2,260
30-44 2.17 (0.20) 523 4.33 (0.27) 1,047
45-64 0.69 (0.13) 142 1.77 (0.22) 363
65+ 0.17 (0.08) 25 0.34 (0.10) 52
Nonwhite females
18+ 1.10 (0.18) 151 2.50 (0.26) 342
18-29 1.73 (0.37) 74 3.86 (0.55) 164
30-44 1.21 (0.34) 54 2.66 (0.46) 118
45-64 0.71 (0.32) 23 1.47 (0.39) 49
65+ 0.00 0.00 0 0.62 (0.33) 10
Total females
18+ 2.04 (0.10) 1,897 4.36 (0.15) 4,064
18-29 4.71 (0.30) 1,130 10.10 (0.45) 2,424
30-44 2.02 (0.18) 577 4.07 (0.24) 1,165
45-64 0.70 (0.12) 165 1.73 (0.19) 412
65+ 0.15 (0.07) 25 0.37 (0.10) 62
Total
18+ 4.50 (0.12) 7,972 8.63 (0.18) 15,295
18-29 8.83 (0.33) 4,147 16.65 (0.46) 7,818
30-44 4.78 (0.21) 2,680 9.08 (0.29) 5,096
45-64 2.10 (0.16) 958 4.36 (0.22) 1,989
65+ 0.65 (0.11) 186 1.37 (0.15) 392
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* All population estimates are in thousands.
Note: Components may not always sum to the totals displayed in the table
because of rounding. Data are from the 1988 National Health
Interview Survey.
Source: Grant, B.F.; Harford, T.C.; Chou, P.; Pickering, R.; Dawson, D.A.;
Stinson, F.S.; and Noble, J. Epidemiologic Bulletin No. 27:
Prevalence of DSM-III-R alcohol abuse and dependence, United States,
1988. Alcohol Health & Research World 15(1):91-96, 1991.
Information furnished by National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
