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Table 1 Characteristics of individuals with a lifetime illegal drug use disorder: the NESARC, 2001/2002-2004/2005 (weighted %)

From: Treatment for illegal drug use disorders: the role of comorbid mood and anxiety disorders

 

Total study population (n = 1114)

Untreated study population (n = 764)

 

Treated (n = 350)

Not treated (n = 764)

P-value

Perceived unmet need for treatment (n = 127)

No unmet need for treatment (n = 637)

P-value

Sex

      

Male

64.7

60.9

0.32

61.6

57.5

0.48

Female

35.3

39.1

38.4

42.5

 

Age

      

18-34

36.0

46.5

0.08

49.0

33.1

0.09

35-54

54.3

47.0

44.4

60.7

 

≥55

9.7

6.5

 

6.6

6.2

 

Education

      

<High school

14.4

16.5

0.39

16.7

15.4

0.93

≥ High school

85.6

83.5

83.3

84.6

 

Family income

      

$10 000–19,000

30.3

25.0

0.44

25.0

25.0

0.99

≥$20 000

69.7

75.0

75.0

75.0

 

Marital status

      

Married

51.0

45.6

0.16

44.5

51.4

0.29

Not married

49.0

54.4

55.5

48.6

 

Ethnicity

      

White

75.9

69.7

0.32

69.5

79.9

0.19

Black

10.3

10.8

9.9

15.2

 

Other

13.8

19.5

 

20.6

38.8

 

Type of illegal drug used

      

Cannabis

50.6

48.0

0.73

53.9

42.0

0.06

Cocaine

45.5

30.6

0.0003

27.8

45.2

0.003

Heroin

7.6

2.6

0.008

2.6

2.6

0.99

Tranquilizers

15.8

8.2

0.006

8.1

9.0

0.78

Opioids

20.7

17.6

0.35

17.9

15.8

0.66

Amphetamine

25.2

19.3

0.08

17.7

28.2

0.03

Sedatives

13.2

8.9

0.08

8.8

9.3

0.89

Hallucinogens

12.1

8.9

0.23

8.9

8.9

0.99

Inhalants/Solvents

2.73

1.4

0.28

1.5

0.9

0.59

Psychiatric profile

      

Illegal drug use disorder + neither mood nor anxiety disorder

18.7

22.0

0.28

24.3

10.2

0.004

Illegal drug use disorder + mood disorders only

20.9

21.3

0.88

21.8

18.7

0.49

Illegal drug use disorder + anxiety disorders only

8.9

13.1

0.10

12.6

15.4

0.53

Illegal drug use disorder + mood and anxiety disorder

51.6

43.6

0.03

41.3

55.7

0.02