Substance Use and Mental Health Characteristics by Employment Status

摘要

This report highlights statistically significant findings from the analysis of211 data from the combined 1994-96 NHSDA. The goal of this report is to describe the 211 substance use and mental health characteristics of individuals age 18-64 by 211 employment status, as well those individuals receiving AFDC. Employment status is 211 defined as: full-time employment (i.e., employed 35 hours or more a week), part-211 time employment (i.e., employed less than 35 hours a week), unemployed (i.e., 211 currently not working), or not in the labor force (i.e., full-time homemaker, non-211 working student, retired, or disabled). Chapter 2 of this report describes the 211 methodology used in the analysis of the NHSDA data. Chapter 3 summarizes the 211 substance use patterns and mental health characteristics of the population by 211 employment status. Chapter 4 presents comparable information on the subgroup of 211 NHSDA respondents who were AFDC recipients. The final chapter summarizes the 211 findings of this report and discusses the relationship among drug abuse patterns, 211 employment status, and public assistance in terms of welfare reform policy and 211 drug treatment and prevention. The appendices provide a brief summary of the 211 demographic characteristics of the population by employment status and standard 211 errors for all estimates presented in this report which can be used to conduct 211 further analysis of the data presented.