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

Table 2.9b
Admissions by sex, race/ethnicity, and age at admission: 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.]
Sex, race/ethnicity, and age at admission TEDS admissions U.S. population
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003   2003
Sex
Male  71.6  71.4  70.7  70.5  70.4  70.5  70.5  70.0  69.8  69.8  69.2  48.9
Female  28.4  28.6  29.3  29.5  29.6  29.5  29.5  30.0  30.2  30.2  30.8  51.1
Total  100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Race/ethnicity
White (non-Hispanic)  58.8  58.3  59.0  59.8  59.6  59.5  59.2  58.4  59.2  58.8  58.7  70.6
Black (non-Hispanic)  27.0  27.1  26.7  25.7  25.3  24.9  24.3  24.8  24.3  24.1  23.8  12.3
Hispanic  10.5  11.0  10.7  10.4  10.9  11.3  12.0  12.1  12.0  12.7  12.9  11.7
American Indian/Alaska Native   2.5   2.3   2.3   2.5   2.4   2.4   2.4   2.3   2.2   2.1   2.0   0.8
Asian/Pacific Islander   0.6   0.6   0.6   0.6   0.7   0.7   0.8   0.8   0.8   0.9   1.0   4.2
Other   0.7   0.8   0.8   1.0   1.1   1.2   1.4   1.6   1.5   1.4   1.6   0.4
Total  100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Age at admission
Under 12 years   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.1   0.1   0.2  16.6
12 to 17 years   5.9   6.6   7.4   7.9   8.2   8.1   8.0   7.8   8.2   8.4   8.4   8.8
18 to 24 years  14.4  14.0  13.8  13.4  13.8  14.4  15.0  15.8  16.6  17.1  17.4   9.8
25 to 34 years  39.2  37.8  36.1  33.9  32.2  30.3  28.4  27.0  25.9  25.1  24.7  12.9
35 to 44 years  28.1  29.1  29.9  31.0  31.6  32.2  32.6  32.6  31.9  31.1  30.3  15.4
45 to 54 years   8.8   9.1   9.5  10.3  10.8  11.5  12.4  13.2  13.8  14.8  15.3  14.2
55 to 64 years   2.6   2.5   2.4   2.5   2.5   2.6   2.7   2.8   2.7   3.0   3.1   9.7
65 years and older   0.9   0.8   0.7   0.7   0.7   0.7   0.7   0.7   0.6   0.6   0.6  12.6
Total  100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0   100.0
SOURCES: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Data received through 4.11.05.  U.S. population: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Population Projections of the United States by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin: 1995 to 2050. Population Electronic Product #45.

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