The results of this analysis are compared with several earlier NESARC-based studies (Dawson et al., 2005, 2006a, 2006b) that assessed recovery status in the year immediately preceding the Wave 1 NESARC among Wave 1 respondents with a prior-to-past-year (PPY) onset of DSM-IV alcohol dependence (n=4,422). Of these, those who were still classified as dependent in the year immediately preceding the Wave 1 interview and who were reinterviewed at Wave 2 (n=873) are included in the sample for the current analysis, with the remainder of the current sample (n=299) reflecting individuals with a past-year Wave 1 onset of dependence.
