The data in this analysis came from the 2001 – 2002 Wave 1 of the NESARC, a nationally representative survey initiated by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (Grant et al., 2004). Using multi-stage probability sampling, 43,093 non-institutionalized adults 18 years and older participated in structured computer-assisted personal interviews. Blacks, Hispanics, and young adults (18 – 24 years old) were oversampled. Detailed sampling procedures, training, and quality control methods are described in detail elsewhere (Grant et al., 2004). The overall survey response rate for the NESARC baseline survey was 81%. The current analyses were restricted to only those persons identified as Black, White, or Hispanic and those under the age of 45 years (N=21,106).
