Treatment utilization for alcohol problems was based on the question “Have you ever been treated for a drinking problem?” Participants who said yes were then asked if they were treated at AA or another self-help group, at an outpatient alcohol program, at an outpatient program for something other than alcohol, at an inpatient alcohol program, when you were an inpatient for medical complications due to alcohol, at any other place or program as well as their age at first treatment and where they were first treated. Participants who reported they had never been treated were asked whether they had ever attended “a self-help group (like AA) for your drinking?” Those who responded yes were asked their age at first attendance and were included in the treatment group for AA or another self-help group attendance.
