One-year prevalence of alcohol abuse and dependence combined was much greater among males (11.00 percent) than females (4.08 percent). Prevalence also was greater among nonblacks (7.68 percent) than among blacks (5.28 percent) (data not shown). Rates for nonblack males and females exceeded the rates for their black counterparts by 27.18 percent and 32.23 percent, respectively.
