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Table 7. Alcohol and drug-use behaviors of participants, by race/ethnicity and sex, Supplement to HIV/AIDS Surveillance, June 1997–December 2000.
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  White, not Hispanic   Black, not Hispanic   Hispanic   Overalla
Men
(n=1,543)		   Women
(n=309)		 Men
(n=2,443)		   Women
(n=1,264)		 Men
(n=1,135)		   Women
(n=349)		 Men
(n=5,320)		   Women
(n=1966)
Number %

Number

 % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
Possible alcohol abuse, everb 473 30.7   88 28.5   837 34.3   344 27.2   385 33.9   55 15.8   1,771 33.3   499 25.4
Crack use                                
Ever 422 27.5 120 39.0 1,017 41.8 515 40.9 268 23.6 69 20.0 1,776 33.5 714 36.5
Past 12 monthsc 159 37.8 59 49.2 564 55.5 287 55.8 112 42.1 34 49.3 867 48.9 383 53.7
Injection drug use                                
Ever 404 26.2 116 37.7 610 25.1 238 18.9 264 23.3 61 17.1 1,337 25.2 423 21.6
Past 12 monthsc 101 25.1 29 25.0 105 17.2 46 19.4 84 31.8 20 32.8 304 22.8 98 23.2
Shared needles                                
Ever 278/401 69.3 95/116 81.9 409/608 80.6 186/238 78.2 216/264 81.8 50/61 82.0 1,028/1,332 77.2 335/423 79.2
Past 12 monthsd 37/74 50.0 12/21 57.1 37/87 42.5 20/39 51.3 40/67 59.7 10/17 58.8 119/238 50.0 42/78 53.9
Drug/alcohol treatment past 5 years 318 21.0 96 31.3 706 29.1 378 30.0 250 22.1 61 17.7 1,320 25.1 548 28.1
a Includes Asian/Pacific Islanders, American Indian/Alaska Natives, and persons who indicated multiple races.
b Two or more CAGE responses (see Technical Notes).
c Among persons who ever practiced the behavior.
d Among persons who ever shared needles AND who injected drugs during the past 12 months.
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Last Modified: August 9, 2006
Last Reviewed: August 9, 2006
Content Source:
Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention

 
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