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1993-2003 Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) Report of Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions

Table 2.10a
Admissions by employment status (aged 16 and over) and education (aged 18 and over): TEDS 1993-2003 and U.S. population 2003
Percent distribution
[Based on administrative data reported to TEDS by all reporting States and jurisdictions (excludes Puerto Rico). See Table 4.2a.]
Employment status and education TEDS admissions U.S. population
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2003
Total admissions 1,559,840 1,608,521 1,613,184 1,575,688 1,545,163 1,647,291 1,659,550 1,716,972 1,729,472 1,837,835 1,769,805  (Aged 16  and over)
aged 16 and over
Employment status
(aged 16 and over)
Employed  33.0  32.8  32.7  32.9  32.5  33.0  33.5  33.1  31.4  29.6  28.6  62.3
Full time  26.1  26.1  26.0  25.9  25.5  25.9  26.3  26.0  24.4  22.4  21.4  51.2
Part time   6.9   6.8   6.8   7.0   7.0   7.1   7.1   7.1   7.1   7.2   7.2  11.0
Unemployed  28.4  27.7  26.5  25.8  25.1  25.5  24.0  24.5  26.4  29.5  31.3   4.0
Not in labor force  38.6  39.5  40.8  41.3  42.4  41.5  42.5  42.4  42.2  40.9  40.1  33.8
Total  1559873.0 1608553.8 1613216.7 1575720.9 1545195.5 1647324.0 1659583.5 1717005.1 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
No. of admissions  1,462,797 1,522,319 1,540,378 1,529,474 1,504,245 1,579,393 1,582,543 1,630,662 1,633,899 1,731,665 1,654,658
Total admissions 1,507,872 1,548,063 1,544,882 1,502,584 1,469,136 1,565,477 1,577,740 1,634,293 1,641,237 1,741,414 1,676,920  (Aged 18  and over)
aged 18 and over
Highest school grade completed
(aged 18 and over)
0 to 8   7.8   7.6   7.1   6.9   6.7   6.7   7.1   7.4   7.1   6.5   6.6   6.1
9 to 11  29.0  28.9  29.0  28.5  28.7  28.4  28.4  28.6  28.5  28.4  28.0  10.3
12 (or GED)  42.6  42.8  43.2  43.8  43.6  43.8  43.6  43.5  43.8  44.1  44.3  31.8
Over 12  20.6  20.7  20.7  20.9  21.0  21.0  20.8  20.5  20.6  20.9  21.2  51.9
Total  2970669.0 3070382.0 3085260.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
No. of admissions  1,474,677 1,511,694 1,510,180 1,475,291 1,443,655 1,513,326 1,532,037 1,592,203 1,586,420 1,669,909 1,619,700
SOURCES: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Data received through 4.11.05.  Employment:  Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Dept. of Labor (http://www.bls.gov). Education: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Educational Attainment in the United States, June 29, 2004. Detailed Tables (P20-550). Table 11.