Prevalence and Population Estimates of DSM-IV Alcohol Abuse and
Dependence by Age, Sex, and Ethnicity, United States, 1992
Prevalence and population estimates of DSM-IV alcohol abuse and
dependence by age, sex, and ethnicity, United States, 1992
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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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Nonblack males
18+ 4.93 (0.21) 3,928 2.10 (0.14) 1,673
18-29 10.02 (0.58) 2,031 3.91 (0.34) 792
30-44 4.81 (0.30) 1,308 2.01 (0.23) 546
45-64 2.51 (0.31) 521 1.44 (0.22) 300
65+ 0.60 (0.19) 69 0.31 (0.09) 36
Black males
18+ 2.50 (0.43) 237 2.48 (0.39) 235
18-29 3.97 (0.92) 116 3.92 (0.99) 115
30-44 2.78 (0.78) 96 2.58 (0.65) 89
45-64 1.17 (0.58) 25 1.12 (0.35) 24
65+ 0.00 (0.00) 0 0.74 (0.50) 7
All males
18+ 4.67 (0.19) 4,165 2.14 (0.13) 1,908
18-29 9.26 (0.52) 2,147 3.91 (0.34) 907
30-44 4.58 (0.28) 1,404 2.07 (0.21) 635
45-64 2.38 (0.28) 546 1.41 (0.20) 324
65+ 0.55 (0.18) 69 0.34 (0.09) 43
Nonblack females
18+ 1.62 (0.11) 1,379 1.20 (0.10) 1,019
18-29 4.29 (0.34) 851 2.60 (0.28) 515
30-44 1.58 (0.17) 428 1.23 (0.15) 335
45-64 0.42 (0.10) 93 0.68 (0.14) 149
65+ 0.04 (0.03) 7 0.13 (0.06) 20
Black females
18+ 0.71 (0.16) 84 1.30 (0.21) 153
18-29 1.24 (0.42) 43 1.70 (0.41) 59
30-44 0.98 (0.30) 40 1.18 (0.33) 48
45-64 0.02 (0.02) 0 1.70 (0.52) 45
65+ 0.00 (0.00) 0 0.00 (0.00) 0
All females
18+ 1.51 (0.10) 1,463 1.21 (0.09) 1,172
18-29 3.83 (0.30) 894 2.46 (0.25) 574
30-44 1.50 (0.15) 469 1.23 (0.14) 383
45-64 0.38 (0.09) 93 0.79 (0.14) 194
65+ 0.04 (0.03) 7 0.12 (0.05) 20
Total, both sexes
18+ 3.03 (0.11) 5,628 1.66 (0.08) 3,080
18-29 6.54 (0.33) 3,041 3.18 (0.21) 1,481
30-44 3.02 (0.16) 1,873 1.64 (0.13) 1,018
45-64 1.35 (0.15) 639 1.09 (0.12) 518
65+ 0.25 (0.08) 75 0.21 (0.05) 63
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Prevalence and population estimates of DSM-IV alcohol abuse and
dependence by age, sex, and ethnicity, United States, 1992
(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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Nonblack males
18+ 4.30 (0.21) 3,423 11.33 (0.34) 9,024
18-29 9.55 (0.55) 1,935 23.48 (0.84) 4,758
30-44 4.07 (0.32) 1,107 10.89 (0.47) 2,961
45-64 1.66 (0.25) 346 5.61 (0.44) 1,167
65+ 0.30 (0.09) 35 1.21 (0.23) 140
Black males
18+ 3.27 (0.42) 310 8.25 (0.72) 782
18-29 4.44 (1.01) 130 12.33 (1.70) 361
30-44 3.39 (0.71) 117 8.75 (1.21) 302
45-64 2.90 (0.72) 62 5.19 (0.97) 111
65+ 0.08 (0.08) 1 0.82 (0.51) 8
All males
18+ 4.19 (0.19) 3,733 11.00 (0.32) 9,806
18-29 8.90 (0.50) 2,065 22.07 (0.77) 5,119
30-44 4.00 (0.29) 1,225 10.65 (0.45) 3,264
45-64 1.78 (0.24) 408 5.57 (0.41) 1,278
65+ 0.29 (0.08) 36 1.18 (0.22) 148
Nonblack females
18+ 1.43 (0.10) 1,216 4.25 (0.20) 3,614
18-29 4.10 (0.35) 814 10.99 (0.64) 2,180
30-44 1.13 (0.15) 307 3.94 (0.27) 1,070
45-64 0.35 (0.07) 75 1.45 (0.19) 317
65+ 0.12 (0.07) 20 0.29 (0.09) 47
Black females
18+ 0.87 (0.18) 102 2.88 (0.32) 339
18-29 0.38 (0.15) 13 3.32 (0.60) 115
30-44 2.02 (0.49) 83 4.18 (0.65) 171
45-64 0.20 (0.12) 5 1.92 (0.54) 50
65+ 0.00 (0.00) 0 0.00 (0.00) 0
All females
18+ 1.36 (0.09) 1,318 4.08 (0.18) 3,953
18-29 3.55 (0.30) 827 9.84 (0.56) 2,295
30-44 1.25 (0.15) 391 3.98 (0.25) 1,243
45-64 0.33 (0.07) 81 1.50 (0.18) 368
65+ 0.11 (0.06) 20 0.27 (0.09) 47
Total, both sexes
18+ 2.72 (0.11) 5,052 7.41 (0.20) 13,760
18-29 6.22 (0.30) 2,893 15.94 (0.53) 7,415
30-44 2.61 (0.17) 1,615 7.27 (0.26) 4,506
45-64 1.03 (0.12) 488 3.47 (0.22) 1,645
65+ 0.18 (0.05) 55 0.64 (0.10) 193
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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 1992 National Longitudinal
Alcohol Epidemiologic Survey.
Source: Grant, B., et al. Epidemiologic Bulletin No. 35: Prevalence of
DSM-IV alcohol abuse and dependence, United States 1992. Alcohol
Health & Research World 18(3):243-248, 1994.
Information furnished by National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
