SAMHSA: Treatment Episode Data Set 1996

Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) Admissions: 1992-1996

Table 3.2. Percent distribution of admissions by primary substance of abuse, according to sex, race/ethnicity, and age: 1996

[Based on administrative data reported to TEDS by 47 States and jurisdictions. See Table 4.2.]

Sex, race/ethnicity, and age at admission	All admissions	Primary substance at admission
Sex, race/ethnicity, and age at admission	All admissions	Alcohol only	Alcohol with secondary drug	Smoked cocaine	Non-smoked cocaine	Heroin	Other opiates	Mari-juana/ hashish	Meth-amphet-amine	Other stimu-lants	Tran-quil-izers	Seda-tives	Hallu-cino-gens	PCP	Inha-lants	Other/ None speci-fied	Total
Total	1,534,045	28.2	21.2	11.6	4.1	12.9	1.0	12.8	2.8	0.8	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	3.8	100.0
Sex
Male	1,073,333	30.7	22.3	9.6	3.8	12.2	0.7	13.8	2.1	0.6	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	3.5	100.0
Female	453,232	21.7	18.9	16.3	4.7	14.9	1.6	10.5	4.3	1.2	0.5	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.1	4.5	100.0
Race/ethnicity
White (non-Hispanic)	918,765	34.1	22.6	6.1	3.2	9.9	1.3	12.9	3.7	1.1	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.1	3.8	100.0
Black (non-Hispanic)	379,350	14.7	20.8	28.7	6.0	12.6	0.4	12.8	0.2	0.1	*	0.1	*	0.2	*	3.5	100.0
Hispanic origin	164,348	22.8	14.2	5.6	5.0	32.0	0.4	12.1	2.5	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.2	4.1	100.0
Mexican	68,731	27.9	13.3	3.5	3.2	33.8	0.3	10.7	4.7	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.7	0.4	0.8	100.0
Puerto Rican	58,141	10.0	13.0	6.7	6.2	41.2	0.6	13.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	*	8.2	100.0
Cuban	4,440	30.9	13.2	13.9	12.3	6.6	0.4	14.4	0.8	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.1	6.0	100.0
Other Hispanic	33,036	33.8	18.4	6.7	5.4	15.8	0.5	12.6	2.1	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.1	3.6	100.0
Other	61,679	33.6	23.5	5.3	2.5	11.0	1.5	12.8	4.8	0.8	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.3	3.2	100.0
Alaskan Native	6,360	47.2	28.8	3.9	1.8	5.3	0.4	8.7	1.4	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.2	1.3	100.0
American Indian	30,740	42.0	27.9	3.4	2.2	5.3	0.5	11.7	3.1	1.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.4	1.8	100.0
Asian/Pacific Islander	9,824	19.9	17.0	8.5	2.5	11.6	6.0	18.1	13.2	0.6	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	1.8	100.0
Other	14,755	19.4	16.5	7.6	3.5	24.8	1.2	13.1	4.3	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.5	0.1	7.9	100.0
Age at admission
Under 15 years	28,743	8.7	14.0	1.4	0.8	0.3	0.1	48.3	1.0	0.8	0.1	0.1	0.6	0.1	1.4	22.3	100.0
15 to 19 years	152,988	12.4	20.3	3.2	2.3	2.7	0.2	48.3	2.6	0.8	0.1	0.1	0.9	0.2	0.5	5.4	100.0
15 to 17 years	99,089	9.9	19.4	2.2	1.7	1.1	0.1	54.9	2.0	0.8	0.1	0.1	1.0	0.2	0.6	6.0	100.0
18 to 19 years	53,899	17.0	22.0	5.2	3.4	5.6	0.3	36.1	3.7	0.9	0.1	0.1	0.8	0.3	0.3	4.2	100.0
20 to 24 years	156,245	22.0	22.4	9.3	4.2	9.7	0.5	21.2	4.8	1.3	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.1	3.6	100.0
25 to 29 years	227,054	22.1	23.0	16.2	5.5	12.2	0.8	11.0	4.4	1.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	3.1	100.0
30 to 34 years	291,772	24.2	24.3	16.9	5.4	13.2	1.0	7.1	3.3	0.9	0.3	0.2	*	0.2	*	3.0	100.0
35 to 39 years	278,239	28.6	23.1	14.6	4.6	15.4	1.3	5.5	2.4	0.7	0.3	0.2	*	0.1	0.1	3.1	100.0
40 to 44 years	191,070	34.4	20.4	10.4	3.5	19.8	1.6	4.2	1.5	0.4	0.4	0.3	*	0.1	0.1	3.1	100.0
45 to 49 years	105,020	43.3	17.2	7.0	2.5	20.1	1.4	3.2	0.9	0.3	0.4	0.2	*	*	*	3.4	100.0
50 to 54 years	49,235	58.8	13.1	4.5	1.8	13.3	1.1	2.1	0.6	0.2	0.4	0.3	*	*	*	3.9	100.0
55 to 59 years	25,253	68.2	9.4	3.0	1.1	10.6	1.2	1.3	0.3	0.2	0.5	0.2	*	*	*	4.1	100.0
60 to 64 years	12,421	75.2	5.9	1.7	0.8	8.7	1.3	0.8	0.1	0.1	0.7	0.3	*	*	*	4.5	100.0
65 years and over	12,955	67.4	6.9	5.0	2.2	6.5	1.4	3.6	0.1	0.7	0.7	0.4	0.1	*	0.2	4.8	100.0

* Less than 0.05 percent.

SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, TEDS - 1.14.98.

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