Prevalence of Substance Use Among Racial & Ethnic Subgroups in the U.S.

Total

Native American

Asian/Pacific Islander

Hispanic: Caribbean

Hispanic: Central American

Hispanic: Cuban

Hispanic: Mexican

Hispanic: Puerto Rican

Hispanic: South American

Hispanic: other

Non-Hispanic blacks

Non-Hispanic whites

Gender

Male

Female

46.7

53.3

49.1

50.9

45.1

54.9

39.2

60.8

36.1

63.9

44.2

55.8

51.8

48.2

40.9

59.1

48.6

51.4

48.2

51.8

43.4

56.6

47.1

52.9

Region

Northeast

North Central

South

West

21.0

24.4

34.8

19.8

14.1

8.0

40.2

37.6

16.2

13.9

15.3

54.6

80.0

1.2

18.4

*

22.4

3.9

24.8

49.0

20.6

2.7

70.4

6.3

1.5

9.3

31.8

57.3

62.1

11.6

18.5

7.9

34.5

6.9

27.1

31.6

4.6

5.7

18.8

70.9

19.0

19.9

52.5

8.5

21.6

26.5

33.5

18.3

Population Density

MSA >1million

Other MSA

Not in MSA

43.6

32.5

24.0

30.6

30.3

39.1

77.1

19.2

3.7

92.9

6.2

*

89.1

8.6

2.3

83.3

11.8

4.9

60.7

31.5

7.8

79.9

16.4

3.8

77.0

15.5

7.5

27.5

23.6

48.9

59.8

25.9

14.3

38.8

34.4

26.8

Interview

Spanish

English

2.0

98.0

0.0

100.0

0.1

99.9

40.1

59.9

57.7

42.3

45.7

54.3

36.7

63.3

10.5

89.5

30.1

69.9

6.5

93.5

0.0

100.0

0.0

100.0

Family Income

<$20,000

$20-40,000

>$40,000

31.8

17.1

51.1

28.9

25.6

45.6

15.6

18.1

66.3

46.3

27.2

26.4

46.2

21.0

32.7

34.3

21.2

44.4

45.9

18.2

35.8

42.8

17.9

39.3

42.8

14.6

42.6

40.6

21.2

38.2

48.3

17.5

34.2

29.4

16.8

53.8

Education

0-8 Years

9-11 Years

High school grad

> High school

11.2

13.5

33.1

42.3

9.0

20.5

24.5

46.0

6.6

7.6

30.2

55.6

47.0

16.9

25.6

10.5

41.2

14.5

17.4

26.9

26.7

11.2

29.3

32.8

45.1

14.3

18.2

22.4

22.5

26.7

23.9

26.9

16.5

8.6

33.6

41.2

21.5

20.3

28.5

29.7

15.1

20.5

33.4

31.0

8.9

12.6

34.0

44.5

Marital Status

Married

Widowed/div/sep.

Never married

70.6

23.4

6.0

68.0

30.1

1.9

78.2

16.5

5.3

65.6

29.0

5.4

66.9

21.0

12.1

71.9

22.0

6.1

72.3

22.0

5.7

61.7

29.8

8.5

70.6

20.7

8.7

70.7

22.6

6.7

50.9

37.1

12.0

72.9

22.0

5.2

Employment

Employed

Unemployed

Not in labor force

58.0

4.3

37.7

62.9

13.1

24.0

74.1

6.5

19.4

58.2

9.6

32.3

66.3

13.0

20.6

61.7

4.6

33.6

62.3

7.6

30.0

58.0

6.3

35.6

60.2

9.6

30.2

56.8

5.9

37.3

57.7

7.8

34.5

57.3

3.6

39.1

Children

None

1 or more

56.7

43.3

42.0

58.0

38.5

61.5

27.7

72.3

27.0

73.0

45.0

55.0

35.0

65.0

37.7

62.3

35.2

64.8

48.9

51.1

51.3

48.7

59.5

40.5

Table 3.5 Percentage Distribution of Racial/Ethnic Groups by Sociodemographic Variables. Respondents Aged 35 and Older, 1991-1993 (continued)

Total

Native American

Asian/Pacific Islander

Hispanic: Caribbean

Hispanic: Central American

Hispanic: Cuban

Hispanic: Mexican

Hispanic: Puerto Rican

Hispanic: South American

Hispanic: other

Non-Hispanic blacks

Non-Hispanic whites

Welfare Receipt

Yes

No

3.1

96.9

11.7

88.3

3.6

96.4

16.0

84.0

4.3

95.7

6.2

93.8

5.8

94.2

12.8

87.2

5.5

94.5

5.1

94.9

8.9

91.1

2.0

98.0

Insurance Coverage

Yes

No

90.2

9.8

71.0

29.0

85.6

14.4

72.2

27.8

53.3

46.7

79.4

20.6

71.7

28.3

83.5

16.5

63.2

36.8

86.6

13.4

86.6

13.4

92.2

7.8

Mean Number of People in Household

2.8

3.0

3.7

3.8

4.3

3.2

4.1

3.4

3.4

3.1

3.0

2.7

* Low precision.

Source: Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1991-93.