Table 4.8 | |||||||
Percentage Reporting Dependence on Alcohol, by Race/Ethnicity, Gender, and | |||||||
Age Group (1991-1993) | |||||||
Total | Female | Male | Age 12-17 | Age 18-25 | Age 26-34 | Age 35+ | |
Total | 3.5 | 2.1 | 4.9 | 2.7 | 8.0 | 4.7 | 2.2 |
Native American | 5.6 | 6.8 | 4.3 | * | * | * | * |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 1.8 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 1.5 |
Hispanic | |||||||
Caribbean | 1.9 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 0.0 | * | 1.3 | 1.5 |
Central America | 2.8 | 0.8 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 1.0 |
Cuba | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 0.4 |
Mexico | 5.6 | 2.6 | 8.4 | 3.5 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 3.8 |
Puerto Rico | 3.0 | 1.6 | 4.7 | 1.7 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 2.3 |
South America | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | * |
Other | 3.1 | 1.9 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 8.5 | 4.7 | 1.7 |
Non-Hispanic Black | 3.4 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.1 |
Non-Hispanic White | 3.4 | 2.2 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 9.1 | 4.5 | 2.0 |
* Low precision. | |||||||
Source: Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1991-93 |