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Co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorder U.S. 2017, by employment
Co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorder U.S. 2017, by employment
Co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorder among U.S. adults as of 2017, by employment status*
by John Elflein,
last edited
Sep 17, 2018
This statistic depicts the percentage of co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorder among adults in the United States as of 2017, sorted by employment status. Almost seven percent of U.S. respondents who were unemployed suffered from a co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorder.
Co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorder among U.S. adults as of 2017, by employment status*
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| Percentage of respondents | |
|---|---|
| Full time | 3.4% |
| Part time | 3.9% |
| Unemployed | 8.1% |
| Other** | 2.7% |
| Percentage of respondents | |
|---|---|
| Full time | 3.4% |
| Part time | 3.9% |
| Unemployed | 8.1% |
| Other** | 2.7% |
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by John Elflein,
last edited
Sep 17, 2018
This statistic depicts the percentage of co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorder among adults in the United States as of 2017, sorted by employment status. Almost seven percent of U.S. respondents who were unemployed suffered from a co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorder.
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- SAMHSA; NSDUH
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- Release date
- September 2018
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 2017
- Number of respondents
- base: around 70,000
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Method of interview
- Questionnaire
- Supplementary notes
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* Co-occurring mental illness and substance use in the past year.
** The "other" employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
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- SAMHSA; NSDUH
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- As a Premium user you get access to the detailed source references and background information about this statistic.
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- Release date
- September 2018
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 2017
- Number of respondents
- base: around 70,000
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Method of interview
- Questionnaire
- Supplementary notes
-
* Co-occurring mental illness and substance use in the past year.
** The "other" employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
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