Table 1.
Demographic and substance use characteristics.
| All men (n=6242) |
|
|---|---|
| Age in 1992 | 41.9 yrs |
| Years of education at military enlistment | 12.3 |
| Years of education in 1987 | 14.0 |
| Race | |
| White | 94.0% |
| Black | 5.7% |
| Other (incl. Hispanic) | 0.3% |
| Marital Status in 1992 | |
| Married | 77.3% |
| Sep/Div/Widowed | 15.3% |
| Never Married | 7.4% |
| Years of education in 1987 | |
| 12 or less | 33.7% |
| 13–15 | 42.2% |
| 16 or more | 24.1% |
| Substance use and psychiatric history in 1992 | |
| Ever had a drink of alcohol | 96.2% |
| Drinker | 90.8% |
| Early drinker (< age 18) | 25.8% |
| Alcohol dependence | 34.9% |
| Daily nicotine use (30+ days, lifetime) | 69.1% |
| Nicotine dependence | 47.4% |
| Lifetime cannabis use | 47.0% |
| Early cannabis use (< age 18) | 8.0% |
| Cannabis dependence | 6.6% |
| Any illicit drug dependence | 9.5% |
| Depression (lifetime) | 9.1% |
| Conduct disorder | 8.6% |
| Served in Southeast Asia | 38.7% |
| PTSD (lifetime) | 9.5% |