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Table 2b
Admissions by sex, race/ethnicity, and age at admission, according to primary substance of abuse: TEDS 2005
Row percent distribution
[Based on administrative data reported to TEDS by all reporting States and jurisdictions. See Table 6a.]
Sex, race/ethnicity, and
age at admission
No. of
admis-
sions
Primary substance at admission Total
Alcohol Opiates Cocaine Mari-
juana/
hashish
Stimulants Tran-
quil-
izers
Seda-
tives
Hallu-
cino-
gens
PCP Inhal-
ants
Other/
none
speci-
fied
Alcohol
only
With
secondary
drug
Heroin Other
opiates
Smoked
cocaine
Other
route
Metham-
phetamine/
amphet-
amine
Other
stimu-
lants
Total  1,849,548  21.6  17.6  13.8   3.7  10.0   3.9  15.8   9.2   0.1   0.4   0.2   0.1   0.2   0.1   3.6 100.0
Sex                  
Male 1,258,301  23.7  19.0  13.8   2.9   8.6   3.7  17.0   7.3   0.1   0.3   0.2   0.1   0.2   0.1   3.1 100.0
Female   590,759  16.9  14.4  13.6   5.3  13.1   4.2  13.2  13.2   0.1   0.7   0.4   0.1   0.1   0.1   4.5 100.0
Race/ethnicity                  
White (non-Hispanic) 1,084,588  25.1  17.7  11.8   5.5   6.5   3.4  13.9  11.1   0.1   0.6   0.3   0.1      *   0.1   3.9 100.0
Black (non-Hispanic)   403,682  11.9  19.6  14.4   0.7  23.6   4.8  20.9   1.1      *   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.4      *   2.3 100.0
Hispanic origin   250,718  19.9  13.5  23.7   1.0   5.5   4.7  15.4  11.8   0.1   0.2   0.1   0.1   0.2   0.1   3.7 100.0
Mexican    99,017  26.8  11.2  12.4   0.7   4.1   4.5  17.3  21.4   0.1   0.1   0.2   0.1   0.3   0.2   0.6 100.0
Puerto Rican    73,389   9.8  16.0  46.2   0.9   6.4   5.1  12.2   0.8      *   0.4   0.1      *   0.2      *   1.7 100.0
Cuban     9,291  17.7  16.0  24.0   2.4  12.8   6.0  12.2   4.0   0.1   0.5   0.1   0.2   0.3      *   3.7 100.0
Other/not specified    69,021  21.0  14.0  15.9   1.2   5.3   4.4  16.4  10.6   0.1   0.2   0.1   0.1   0.2   0.1  10.4 100.0
Other    89,466  26.0  18.4   8.4   2.5   4.7   2.8  16.1  15.9   0.1   0.3   0.2   0.1   0.2   0.1   4.2 100.0
Alaska Native     1,918  24.6  18.1  20.8   4.3   6.5   2.9  10.9   9.7   0.2   0.8   0.2   0.1   0.3   0.1   0.6 100.0
American Indian    37,866  34.7  23.8   3.4   2.7   3.1   2.1  12.8  10.4   0.1   0.2   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.2   6.2 100.0
Asian/Pacific Islander    19,303  19.5  13.1   6.9   2.7   5.1   2.0  19.1  28.6   0.1   0.2   0.1   0.2   0.1   0.1   2.3 100.0
Other    30,379  19.3  15.1  14.7   2.2   6.4   4.2  18.7  15.1      *   0.3   0.2   0.2   0.4   0.1   3.2 100.0
Age at admission                  
Under 15 years    27,926   6.9   8.0   0.3   0.4   0.5   0.7  56.5   3.3   0.1   0.2   0.2   0.1      *   0.9  21.9 100.0
15 to 19 years   193,884   8.5  13.4   3.9   1.8   1.7   2.6  55.1   8.2   0.1   0.3   0.2   0.3   0.1   0.2   3.6 100.0
15 to 17 years   118,862   6.6  12.1   1.0   0.9   0.9   1.9  65.0   6.6   0.1   0.3   0.2   0.3   0.1   0.2   3.8 100.0
18 to 19 years    75,022  11.5  15.5   8.5   3.2   3.1   3.6  39.2  10.7   0.1   0.4   0.2   0.3   0.1   0.1   3.3 100.0
20 to 24 years   263,049  14.3  15.9  13.6   5.2   4.5   3.8  24.6  13.5      *   0.5   0.2   0.2   0.3   0.1   3.4 100.0
25 to 29 years   243,077  15.8  16.1  15.2   5.4   7.5   4.7  16.7  14.0   0.1   0.5   0.2   0.2   0.3   0.1   3.5 100.0
30 to 34 years   218,579  18.3  17.4  15.2   4.4  12.2   4.9  10.5  12.5      *   0.5   0.3   0.1   0.2   0.1   3.5 100.0
35 to 39 years   250,745  20.6  20.1  15.8   3.2  15.9   4.6   6.6   9.4      *   0.4   0.2   0.1   0.1   0.1   3.0 100.0
40 to 44 years   268,017  25.9  21.4  14.7   2.8  15.8   4.2   4.7   6.8   0.1   0.4   0.2      *   0.1      *   2.9 100.0
45 to 49 years   198,056  31.0  20.6  15.9   3.2  13.6   3.4   3.7   4.9      *   0.4   0.3      *   0.1   0.1   2.8 100.0
50 to 54 years   108,453  38.0  17.7  18.2   3.4  10.2   2.6   2.9   2.8   0.1   0.5   0.2      *      *      *   3.2 100.0
55 to 59 years    46,645  47.7  14.6  15.9   3.2   7.6   2.1   2.3   1.9   0.1   0.5   0.3      *      *   0.1   3.8 100.0
60 to 64 years    17,910  60.8  10.7  11.3   2.5   5.2   1.5   1.4   1.0   0.1   0.6   0.4      *      *      *   4.4 100.0
65 years and over    11,344  66.9   9.0   8.0   2.5   3.3   1.1   1.0   0.8      *   0.6   1.3      - -      *      *   5.5 100.0
* Less than 0.05 percent.
- -  Quantity is zero.
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Data received through 10.3.06.

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