To describe our sample, Table 1 shows the raw (i.e., unweighted) demographic characteristics in total and by gender. Overall, majorities of the sample met criteria for severe lifetime AUD (73%), were classified in the independent recovery group (i.e., having used neither specialty services nor mutual-help groups; 60%), and reported being in recovery more than five years (76%). In addition, majorities of the sample were male (69%), middle aged or older (74%), White (65%), had some college or a college degree (68%), were currently employed full or part-time (54%), were married or cohabitating (60%), and had household incomes greater than twice the federal poverty limit (63%). We did not detect any significant gender differences in the distributions of educational attainment, recovery group, and recovery length; however, women and men differed on all other demographic variables. A relatively small number of participants completed the survey in Spanish (n = 63, 4%).Table 1Demographic characteristics of a national sample of adults with resolved alcohol use disorder, n (%) or mean (SE).Table 1Full sample (n = 1492)Women (n = 463)Men (n = 1029)pAge18–29 years89 (6.0%)40
