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The NIAAA is the lead agency for U.S. research on the causes, consequences, prevention and treatment of alcohol use disorder and alcohol-related problems.

Table 4-2

Table 4-2. Prevalence of need for treatment for alcohol use and illicit drug use and percentage for not receiving treatment
among those who needed treatment in the past 12 months, females ages 15–44, by race/Hispanic origin,
3-year moving annual averages, 2002–2015.
Treatment Category and Year Race/Hispanic Origin
Non-Hispanic White Non-Hispanic Black Non-Hispanic Other Hispanic
Percent S.E. Percent S.E. Percent S.E. Percent S.E.
Needed treatment for  alcohol use
2013–2015  nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc
2012–2014  7.7 0.3 5.7 0.4 5.0 0.4 6.5 0.4
2011–2013  8.2 0.3 5.5 0.4 4.5 0.4 6.4 0.4
2010–2012  8.4 0.2 5.2 0.4 4.7 0.3 6.5 0.4
2009–2011  8.5 0.2 5.0 0.4 4.9 0.4 6.2 0.4
2008–2010  8.7 0.2 5.5 0.4 5.5 0.6 6.2 0.4
2007–2009  8.6 0.2 5.5 0.3 5.2 0.5 5.5 0.3
2006–2008  8.9 0.2 5.9 0.3 5.1 0.6 5.5 0.3
2005–2007  8.8 0.2 5.9 0.4 5.1 0.4 5.3 0.3
2004–2006  9.1 0.2 5.5 0.4 5.6 0.5 5.5 0.3
2003–2005  8.9 0.2 5.0 0.3 6.1 0.5 4.9 0.3
2002–2004  8.8 0.2 4.6 0.4 6.3 0.6 5.0 0.3
Did not receive treatment for alcohol use (among those who needed treatment)
2013–2015  nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc
2012–2014  92.0 0.9 93.6 1.3 94.2 1.4 95.3 1.2
2011–2013  93.4 0.9 95.1 1.1 93.2 1.9 94.2 1.5
2010–2012  93.1 0.9 95.1 1.2 93.4 2.2 93.8 1.6
2009–2011  92.7 0.8 91.5 2.0 93.1 2.1 94.2 1.3
2008–2010  92.6 0.7 88.5 2.2 93.7 1.7 96.1 1.0
2007–2009  93.8 0.6 87.8 2.2 94.1 1.3 95.8 1.1
2006–2008  94.0 0.6 88.4 2.2 94.8 1.3 94.9 1.2
2005–2007  93.7 0.6 85.6 2.8 94.2 1.4 94.5 1.5
2004–2006  93.6 0.5 85.8 2.9 92.3 2.0 94.4 1.4
2003–2005  93.1 0.5 87.7 2.7 91.0 2.2 94.4 1.4
2002–2004  92.9 0.6 93.7 1.6 89.2 2.9 92.3 1.8
Needed treatment for illicit drug use
2013–2015  nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc
2012–2014  3.8 0.2 3.4 0.2 2.5 0.3 2.3 0.2
2011–2013  3.6 0.2 3.4 0.2 2.3 0.3 2.5 0.2
2010–2012  3.6 0.1 3.7 0.3 2.0 0.2 3.1 0.3
2009–2011  3.5 0.1 3.3 0.3 2.0 0.2 3.0 0.3
2008–2010  3.9 0.1 3.3 0.3 1.9 0.2 3.0 0.2
2007–2009  3.8 0.1 3.1 0.3 2.4 0.3 2.4 0.2
2006–2008  3.9 0.1 3.3 0.3 2.8 0.4 2.6 0.2
2005–2007  3.6 0.1 3.7 0.3 3.0 0.4 2.4 0.2
2004–2006  3.9 0.1 3.7 0.3 3.0 0.4 2.7 0.2
2003–2005  3.9 0.1 3.8 0.3 3.0 0.3 2.5 0.2
2002–2004  3.8 0.1 3.5 0.3 2.9 0.3 2.9 0.2
Did not receive treatment for illicit drug use (among those who needed treatment)
2013–2015  nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc
2012–2014  76.0 1.5 86.9 2.4 83.9 4.8 80.0 3.2
2011–2013  77.1 1.6 88.8 2.5 84.7 5.1 79.1 3.5
2010–2012  78.9 1.5 89.1 2.5 80.6 6.3 80.6 3.3
2009–2011  78.8 1.3 85.4 2.1 87.0 3.2 83.3 2.5
2008–2010  80.0 1.4 85.7 2.4 85.4 3.4 87.9 2.4
2007–2009  83.4 1.5 79.2 2.9 77.2 5.6 88.1 2.3
2006–2008  82.5 1.6 80.8 2.6 82.7 5.8 84.1 3.4
2005–2007  82.8 1.3 73.8 3.5 81.0 5.6 84.2 3.6
2004–2006  82.5 1.3 73.4 4.3 86.5 3.3 84.2 3.4
2003–2005  84.8 1.2 74.7 4.1 83.4 3.8 89.7 2.6
2002–2004  83.7 1.4 79.2 4.3 81.0 4.5 82.8 3.7
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