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Demographic characteristic |
Age Group (Years) |
12–17 |
18–25 |
26–34 |
35+ |
Total |
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
2002 |
17.6 |
60.5 |
61.4* |
52.1* |
51.0 |
2001 |
17.3 |
58.8 |
59.9* |
48.7* |
48.3 |
2000 |
16.4 |
56.8 |
58.3* |
46.8* |
46.6 |
1999 |
16.5 |
57.2 |
57.4* |
46.6* |
46.4 |
1998 |
19.1 |
60.0 |
60.9 |
53.1 |
51.7 |
1997 |
20.5 |
58.4 |
60.2 |
52.8 |
51.4 |
1996 |
18.8 |
60.0 |
61.6 |
51.7 |
51.0 |
1995 |
21.1 |
61.3 |
63.0 |
52.6 |
52.2 |
1994 |
21.6 |
63.1 |
65.3 |
54.1 |
53.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sex |
|
|
|
|
|
Male |
|
|
|
|
|
2002 |
17.4 |
65.2 |
69.3* |
60.0* |
57.4 |
2001 |
17.2 |
64.7 |
68.6* |
56.1* |
54.8 |
2000 |
16.2 |
62.5 |
67.0* |
55.3* |
53.6 |
1999 |
16.7 |
63.9 |
67.0* |
54.0* |
53.2 |
1998 |
19.4 |
68.2 |
67.7 |
61.4 |
58.7 |
1997 |
21.0 |
65.9 |
67.9 |
60.6 |
58.2 |
1996 |
19.2 |
66.5 |
70.0 |
61.6 |
58.9 |
1995 |
22.5 |
68.2 |
70.3 |
62.4 |
60.1 |
1994 |
22.1 |
70.9 |
73.9 |
60.9 |
60.3 |
Female |
|
|
|
|
|
2002 |
17.9 |
55.7 |
53.6* |
45.0* |
44.9 |
2001 |
17.3 |
53.0 |
51.6* |
42.0* |
42.3 |
2000 |
16.5 |
51.3 |
50.1* |
39.2* |
40.2 |
1999 |
16.3 |
50.7 |
48.4* |
40.0* |
40.2 |
1998 |
18.7 |
51.7 |
54.2 |
45.8 |
45.1 |
1997 |
19.9 |
50.8 |
52.6 |
46.0 |
45.1 |
1996 |
18.3 |
53.5 |
53.7 |
43.0 |
43.6 |
1995 |
19.6 |
54.7 |
56.0 |
44.1 |
45.0 |
1994 |
21.1 |
55.3 |
57.1 |
48.1 |
47.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Race/Ethnicity[2] |
|
|
|
|
|
White non-Hispanic |
|
|
|
|
|
2002 |
20.1 |
66.8 |
66.7* |
55.6* |
55.0 |
2001 |
19.5 |
64.4 |
65.5* |
52.7* |
52.7 |
2000 |
18.4 |
63.3 |
63.7* |
50.3* |
50.7 |
1999 |
18.2 |
63.3 |
62.8* |
49.9* |
50.3 |
1998 |
20.9 |
65.0 |
65.2 |
56.2 |
55.3 |
1997 |
22.0 |
63.5 |
64.8 |
56.1 |
55.1 |
1996 |
20.4 |
65.5 |
66.0 |
54.3 |
54.2 |
1995 |
22.9 |
66.7 |
67.5 |
55.4 |
55.6 |
1994 |
23.9 |
68.2 |
68.6 |
56.2 |
56.7 |
Black non-Hispanic |
|
|
|
|
|
2002 |
10.9 |
48.3 |
56.0* |
40.1* |
39.9 |
2001 |
10.6 |
46.5 |
47.5* |
34.3* |
35.1 |
2000 |
8.8 |
43.9 |
47.8* |
32.8* |
33.7 |
1999 |
9.7 |
43.4 |
44.8* |
34.5* |
34.3 |
1998 |
13.1 |
50.3 |
54.8 |
38.3 |
39.8 |
1997 |
16.3 |
46.6 |
51.0 |
40.9 |
40.4 |
1996 |
14.7 |
49.6 |
55.7 |
42.0 |
41.9 |
1995 |
15.5 |
47.8 |
55.0 |
40.2 |
40.8 |
1994 |
18.2 |
51.5 |
59.2 |
42.4 |
43.8 |
Hispanic |
|
|
|
|
|
2002 |
16.6 |
49.8 |
51.2* |
43.9* |
42.8 |
2001 |
15.1 |
48.7 |
48.8* |
39.4* |
39.5 |
2000 |
16.8 |
44.7 |
47.7* |
36.8* |
39.8 |
1999 |
16.9 |
46.7 |
48.1* |
38.2* |
38.6 |
1998 |
18.9 |
50.8 |
53.1 |
47.7 |
45.4 |
1997 |
18.8 |
48.5 |
51.6 |
42.8 |
42.4 |
1996 |
19.9 |
49.8 |
50.6 |
44.0 |
43.1 |
1995 |
18.7 |
49.3 |
53.5 |
47.8 |
45.2 |
1994 |
18.3 |
53.6 |
56.6 |
50.0 |
47.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Population Density |
|
|
|
|
|
Large Metro |
|
|
|
|
|
2002 |
17.1 |
59.9 |
63.4* |
56.7* |
54.0 |
2001 |
16.4 |
59.4 |
59.9* |
52.3* |
50.7 |
2000 |
16.1 |
57.1 |
60.5* |
51.6* |
50.1 |
1999 |
16.3 |
56.5 |
58.3* |
51.7* |
49.6 |
1998 |
17.7 |
58.2 |
61.2 |
57.0 |
53.9 |
1997 |
21.4 |
58.5 |
62.4 |
56.6 |
54.3 |
1996 |
18.5 |
62.4 |
62.8 |
55.4 |
54.0 |
1995 |
20.6 |
62.4 |
66.8 |
57.5 |
56.3 |
1994 |
21.2 |
61.6 |
66.8 |
58.0 |
56.6 |
Small Metro |
|
|
|
|
|
2002 |
17.6 |
63.2 |
62.2* |
52.7* |
51.3 |
2001 |
17.9 |
59.6 |
61.3* |
49.2* |
48.9 |
2000 |
16.4 |
58.6 |
59.1* |
45.8* |
45.5 |
1999 |
16.7 |
60.1 |
60.0* |
44.6* |
45.4 |
1998 |
20.0 |
63.1 |
61.5 |
54.6 |
53.3 |
1997 |
20.4 |
58.7 |
62.3 |
53.5 |
52.0 |
1996 |
19.0 |
59.5 |
64.9 |
54.7 |
53.0 |
1995 |
20.1 |
61.4 |
62.7 |
51.7 |
51.5 |
1994 |
22.1 |
64.8 |
66.8 |
54.6 |
54.4 |
Nonmetro |
|
|
|
|
|
2002 |
19.0 |
57.1 |
54.6* |
42.5* |
42.9 |
2001 |
18.2 |
56.1 |
57.6* |
41.0* |
41.9 |
2000 |
17.0 |
53.1 |
51.4* |
39.3* |
39.8 |
1999 |
17.1 |
54.3 |
50.6* |
39.5* |
40.2 |
1998 |
20.1 |
57.4 |
59.0 |
43.4 |
44.7 |
1997 |
19.0 |
58.0 |
51.0 |
45.4 |
44.9 |
1996 |
18.8 |
56.3 |
53.7 |
40.6 |
42.1 |
1995 |
23.0 |
59.1 |
54.9 |
45.3 |
45.8 |
1994 |
21.9 |
63.7 |
58.4 |
45.9 |
47.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Region |
|
|
|
|
|
Northeast |
|
|
|
|
|
2002 |
19.0 |
65.9 |
NA |
NA |
56.8 |
2001 |
19.2 |
65.4 |
NA |
NA |
52.9 |
2000 |
18.3 |
63.2 |
NA |
NA |
52.4 |
1999 |
17.9 |
62.3 |
NA |
NA |
50.7 |
1998 |
22.1 |
64.3 |
62.4 |
57.7 |
55.8 |
1997 |
19.3 |
59.9 |
60.3 |
56.7 |
54.0 |
1996 |
17.5 |
63.5 |
62.4 |
56.9 |
55.0 |
1995 |
21.2 |
67.9 |
64.1 |
53.4 |
54.0 |
1994 |
19.9 |
61.1 |
70.2 |
56.9 |
56.3 |
Midwest |
|
|
|
|
|
2002 |
19.2 |
66.3 |
NA |
NA |
53.6 |
2001 |
18.3 |
63.5 |
NA |
NA |
52.1 |
2000 |
17.0 |
62.7 |
NA |
NA |
49.7 |
1999 |
17.5 |
62.7 |
NA |
NA |
49.4 |
1998 |
20.6 |
72.1 |
67.9 |
58.7 |
57.8 |
1997 |
23.4 |
68.0 |
66.6 |
55.3 |
55.6 |
1996 |
19.6 |
67.9 |
66.5 |
54.7 |
54.4 |
1995 |
24.1 |
65.4 |
68.1 |
61.2 |
58.6 |
1994 |
22.5 |
65.8 |
67.5 |
57.3 |
56.2 |
South |
|
|
|
|
|
2002 |
16.9 |
57.1 |
NA |
NA |
45.8 |
2001 |
16.5 |
54.1 |
NA |
NA |
42.9 |
2000 |
15.6 |
53.2 |
NA |
NA |
40.9 |
1999 |
15.3 |
53.0 |
NA |
NA |
41.1 |
1998 |
17.5 |
54.4 |
58.3 |
45.6 |
45.8 |
1997 |
19.3 |
55.1 |
57.9 |
47.7 |
47.4 |
1996 |
19.3 |
58.3 |
58.9 |
46.5 |
47.1 |
1995 |
19.6 |
59.2 |
59.5 |
45.1 |
46.7 |
1994 |
21.4 |
62.5 |
61.6 |
47.9 |
49.6 |
West |
|
|
|
|
|
2002 |
16.1 |
55.7 |
NA |
NA |
51.4 |
2001 |
15.9 |
56.5 |
NA |
NA |
49.0 |
2000 |
15.3 |
51.6 |
NA |
NA |
47.6 |
1999 |
16.5 |
54.3 |
NA |
NA |
48.3 |
1998 |
17.4 |
53.0 |
56.5 |
55.0 |
50.9 |
1997 |
20.3 |
53.3 |
56.8 |
55.7 |
51.7 |
1996 |
17.8 |
52.3 |
60.1 |
52.0 |
49.8 |
1995 |
19.8 |
55.8 |
62.1 |
55.3 |
52.6 |
1994 |
22.4 |
63.1 |
64.7 |
58.0 |
56.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adult Education[3] |
|
|
|
|
|
Less than high school |
|
|
|
|
|
2002 |
NA |
48.2 |
48.3* |
32.6* |
37.8 |
2001 |
NA |
46.0 |
46.6* |
28.5* |
33.4 |
2000 |
NA |
44.3 |
44.1* |
29.8* |
33.9 |
1999 |
NA |
44.8 |
49.0* |
28.2* |
33.3 |
1998 |
NA |
50.8 |
51.5 |
36.0 |
40.4 |
1997 |
NA |
52.4 |
48.7 |
32.7 |
38.0 |
1996 |
NA |
53.3 |
51.3 |
33.3 |
39.1 |
1995 |
NA |
53.1 |
55.3 |
36.1 |
41.5 |
1994 |
NA |
52.1 |
57.0 |
39.1 |
43.6 |
High school graduate |
|
|
|
|
|
2002 |
NA |
55.9 |
59.8* |
48.7* |
51.5 |
2001 |
NA |
54.4 |
54.4* |
45.1* |
48.0 |
2000 |
NA |
52.2 |
55.0* |
42.0* |
45.6 |
1999 |
NA |
52.8 |
51.3* |
43.6* |
46.2 |
1998 |
NA |
57.6 |
59.0 |
49.4 |
52.3 |
1997 |
NA |
56.7 |
56.9 |
52.7 |
54.0 |
1996 |
NA |
56.3 |
60.9 |
52.1 |
54.2 |
1995 |
NA |
57.9 |
61.0 |
48.9 |
52.4 |
1994 |
NA |
57.9 |
62.8 |
51.6 |
54.8 |
Some college |
|
|
|
|
|
2002 |
NA |
68.0 |
63.6* |
55.0* |
58.8 |
2001 |
NA |
64.4 |
59.7* |
52.8* |
56.2 |
2000 |
NA |
64.0 |
58.6* |
51.0* |
55.1 |
1999 |
NA |
64.2 |
59.8* |
52.1* |
55.8 |
1998 |
NA |
64.6 |
64.0 |
57.3 |
60.1 |
1997 |
NA |
61.3 |
61.6 |
56.0 |
58.2 |
1996 |
NA |
62.2 |
60.8 |
54.8 |
57.4 |
1995 |
NA |
64.5 |
62.0 |
58.3 |
60.4 |
1994 |
NA |
68.9 |
66.0 |
58.4 |
62.0 |
College graduate |
|
|
|
|
|
2002 |
NA |
76.0 |
67.8* |
66.3* |
67.4 |
2001 |
NA |
77.4 |
70.0* |
62.6* |
65.2 |
2000 |
NA |
74.4 |
67.0* |
61.6* |
63.2 |
1999 |
NA |
73.9 |
65.0* |
60.7* |
62.6 |
1998 |
NA |
70.5 |
64.3 |
65.5 |
65.5 |
1997 |
NA |
67.4 |
68.9 |
65.9 |
66.6 |
1996 |
NA |
75.1 |
68.7 |
64.1 |
66.1 |
1995 |
NA |
74.1 |
70.6 |
66.3 |
67.9 |
1994 |
NA |
80.4 |
72.0 |
66.9 |
69.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current Employment[4] |
|
|
|
|
|
Full-time |
|
|
|
|
|
2002 |
NA |
66.4 |
65.8* |
59.8* |
61.8 |
2001 |
NA |
63.8 |
64.4* |
56.8* |
59.3 |
2000 |
NA |
62.0 |
62.5* |
54.7* |
57.3 |
1999 |
NA |
61.8 |
61.3* |
53.9* |
56.6 |
1998 |
NA |
66.6 |
64.4 |
60.9 |
62.5 |
1997 |
NA |
65.3 |
64.0 |
60.4 |
61.9 |
1996 |
NA |
67.5 |
67.2 |
59.9 |
62.7 |
1995 |
NA |
69.2 |
67.5 |
62.0 |
64.3 |
1994 |
NA |
70.4 |
70.5 |
62.4 |
65.6 |
Part-time |
|
|
|
|
|
2002 |
NA |
59.1 |
55.3* |
58.7* |
58.6 |
2001 |
NA |
58.6 |
53.8* |
51.5* |
54.0 |
2000 |
NA |
56.0 |
51.6* |
49.2* |
51.2 |
1999 |
NA |
57.3 |
52.4* |
51.2* |
53.1 |
1998 |
NA |
56.0 |
59.9 |
59.1 |
58.4 |
1997 |
NA |
51.5 |
59.9 |
58.4 |
56.6 |
1996 |
NA |
57.9 |
56.8 |
52.2 |
54.7 |
1995 |
NA |
56.4 |
55.9 |
57.2 |
56.8 |
1994 |
NA |
61.0 |
60.1 |
67.9 |
64.9 |
Unemployed |
|
|
|
|
|
2002 |
NA |
56.7 |
61.8* |
56.5* |
57.9 |
2001 |
NA |
58.2 |
58.8* |
44.6* |
52.5 |
2000 |
NA |
53.7 |
53.4* |
44.1* |
52.6 |
1999 |
NA |
50.8 |
56.0* |
53.0* |
52.1 |
1998 |
NA |
63.3 |
54.5 |
59.8 |
59.7 |
1997 |
NA |
55.8 |
55.7 |
61.7 |
58.8 |
1996 |
NA |
60.9 |
58.7 |
58.3 |
59.1 |
1995 |
NA |
59.6 |
62.7 |
64.8 |
62.8 |
1994 |
NA |
55.5 |
65.2 |
57.7 |
59.0 |
Other[5] |
|
|
|
|
|
2002 |
NA |
49.9 |
44.1* |
37.2* |
39.0 |
2001 |
NA |
46.1 |
41.2* |
34.8* |
36.2 |
2000 |
NA |
45.1 |
39.8* |
33.2* |
35.0 |
1999 |
NA |
46.5 |
39.7* |
33.3* |
35.1 |
1998 |
NA |
49.4 |
45.3 |
40.6 |
41.9 |
1997 |
NA |
51.3 |
44.6 |
40.8 |
42.1 |
1996 |
NA |
45.5 |
41.9 |
41.1 |
41.6 |
1995 |
NA |
50.2 |
48.5 |
38.6 |
40.8 |
1994 |
NA |
53.4 |
46.0 |
39.3 |
41.5 |
Sources:
SAMHSA/OAS, Results from the 2002 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings. DHHS Pub. (SMA) 03-3836, 2003.
SAMHSA/OAS, Summary of Findings from the 2001 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse: Volume II. Technical Appendices and Selected Data Tables. DHHS Pub. No. (SMA) 02-3759, 2002.
SAMHSA/OAS, Summary of Findings from the 2000 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse. DHHS Pub. No. (SMA) 01-3549, 2001.
SAMHSA/OAS, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse: Main Findings 1997. DHHS Pub. No. (SMA)99-3295, 1999.
SAMHSA/OAS, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse: Main Findings 1996. DHHS Pub. No. (SMA)98-3200, 1998.
SAMHSA/OAS, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse: Main Findings 1995. DHHS Pub. No. (SMA)97-3127, 1997.
SAMHSA/OAS, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse: Main Findings 1994. DHHS Pub. No. (SMA)96-3085, 1996.
– Low precision; no estimate reported.
* Estimated by Alcohol Epidemiologic Data System from public-use data.
NA Not applicable/not available.
[1] Due to survey methodology changes in 1999, comparisons to results prior to 1999 must be limited. The survey's name was changed from the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA) to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) in 2002. Each NSDUH respondent beginning in 2002 is given an incentive payment of $30, resulting in a substantial improvement in the survey response rate.
[2] Categories for other racial/ethnic groups and non-Hispanic more than one race (introduced since 1999) are not included.
[3] Data on adult education are not applicable for youth age 12–17. Total refers to adults age 18 and older.
[4] Data on current employment are not applicable for youth age 12–17. Total refers to adults age 18 and older.
[5] Retired, disabled, homemaker, student, or other.