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Table 5.62 Percentage in Need of Illicit Drug Abuse Treatment,
by Race/Ethnicity and Sociodemographic Characteristics, 1991-1993
Respondents Aged 18 and Older
Total Asian/ Pac Isl Hispanic Cuba Hispanic Mexico Hispanic Puerto Rico Hispanic Other Non Hispanic Black Non Hispanic White
Total 2.6 1.8 2.6 3.2 3.8 2.2 4.0 2.4
Gender:
Female 1.9 1.2 1.2 2.2 2.7 2.3 2.9 1.7
Male 3.4 2.5 4.2 4.0 5.1 2.1 5.5 3.2
Ages:
12 to 17 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
18 to 25 6.0 2.3 7.9 4.6 7.3 4.3 5.5 6.5
26 to 34 4.1 4.9 7.7 3.7 5.6 2.8 5.9 3.9
35 and older 1.3 0.5 0.4 2.0 2.0 1.2 2.8 1.1
Region:
Northeast 2.2 * * * 4.0 1.2 3.6 2.0
North Central 2.2 0.3 * 3.6 3.4 0.2 3.5 2.1
South 2.5 0.9 2.7 3.1 1.8 2.6 3.8 2.2
West 3.7 2.5 * 3.2 7.1 2.8 7.1 3.7
Density:
MSA < 1 Million 3.0 2.0 2.3 3.0 3.4 2.2 4.0 2.8
Other MSA 2.5 1.3 * 3.3 3.9 1.9 4.1 2.3
Not in MSA 2.2 * * 3.9 11.0 2.6 3.9 2.0
Interview:
Spanish 1.3 * 1.0 1.3 1.6 1.5 * *
English 2.7 1.8 3.5 4.2 4.0 2.5 4.0 2.4
Family Income:
<$20,000 3.6 3.2 2.9 3.1 4.9 2.1 4.6 3.5
$20-40,000 2.6 0.2 2.4 3.7 4.0 1.6 4.4 2.3
>$40,000 2.0 1.8 2.5 2.9 2.4 2.7 3.0 1.8
Education:
0-8 years 1.9 * 1.0 1.6 2.4 0.6 1.9 2.0
9-11 years 4.5 1.3 4.9 5.7 5.3 2.9 6.6 4.0
12 years 2.9 2.0 * 3.2 3.4 2.7 4.2 2.7
>12 years 2.0 1.8 1.6 3.1 3.6 2.5 2.9 1.8
Marital Status:
Married 1.4 1.3 1.1 2.1 1.5 1.2 2.9 1.3
Widowed/div/sep 2.9 * 2.0 3.3 4.2 4.4 3.0 2.9
Never married 6.0 3.4 * 5.8 8.2 3.2 6.3 6.1
Employment:
Employed 2.7 2.0 2.2 3.2 3.6 2.6 3.6 2.5
Unemployed 8.4 * * 6.8 9.2 2.6 9.2 8.7
Not in labor force 1.4 0.6 1.5 1.8 2.5 1.2 2.9 1.2
Children:
None 3.0 2.8 3.5 4.9 5.2 1.9 4.4 2.8
1 or more 2.1 0.7 1.6 1.9 2.7 2.4 3.5 1.9
Health Insured:
Yes 2.2 2.0 1.4 2.7 3.3 2.1 3.8 1.9
No 5.5 1.0 6.6 3.9 5.7 2.5 5.3 6.2
Welfare:
Receives 7.8 * * 5.6 5.7 2.5 9.1 8.3
Does not 2.4 1.8 2.5 3.0 3.5 2.2 3.3 2.2
N/A: Not Applicable
* Low precision.
Source: Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1991-93