Table 197b: Persons age 12 or older who received any illicit drug or alcohol abuse treatment in the past year, by ethnicity, United States, 2002^a

			Non-Hispanic
	Total		All races		White		Black or African American		Hispanic (all races)
Population group	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total	1.5	0.1	1.5	0.1	1.4	0.1	2.2	0.3	1.3	0.2
Age
12-17	1.5	0.1	1.5	0.1	1.6	0.1	0.5	0.1	1.6	0.3
18-44	2.0	0.1	2.1	0.1	2.1	0.1	2.8	0.4	1.6	0.3
45-64	1.2	0.2	1.3	0.2	1.1	0.2	*	*	*	*
65 and over	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Gender
Male	2.1	0.1	2.1	0.2	1.9	0.2	3.9	0.6	1.7	0.3
Female	0.9	0.1	1.0	0.1	1.0	0.1	0.8	0.2	0.9	0.2
Educationb
Less than high school graduate	2.6	0.3	3.1	0.3	2.3	0.3	5.7	1.2	1.3	0.3
High school graduate	1.5	0.2	1.5	0.17	1.6	0.2	1.6	0.4	1.1	0.3
At least some college	1.1	0.1	1.1	0.1	1.1	0.1	1.5	0.4	*	*
Residence location
Urban (MSA)	1.5	0.1	1.6	0.1	1.5	0.1	2.3	0.3	1.3	0.2
Rural (Non-MSA)	1.3	0.1	1.3	0.1	1.2	0.1	*	*	*	*

^*Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

^aReceived Any Illicit Drug or Alcohol Treatment refers to treatment received in order to reduce or stop drug or alcohol use, or for medical problems associated with drug or alcohol use. It includes treatment received at any location, such as a hospital, at a rehabilitation facility inpatient or outpatient, mental health center, emergency room, private doctor's office, self-help group, or prison/jail. Any Illicit Drug includes marijuana/hashish, cocaine including crack, heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically.

^bEducation status only available for persons 18 years old or older.

Key: SE: Standard error; MSA: Metropolitan Statistical Area

Note: The population categories used in this table are as reported from the source of the data (see below).

Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 2001.

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