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March 28, 2003 |
Adult Marijuana Admissions by Race and Ethnicity: 2000 |
In Brief |
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TEDS is an annual compilation of data on the demographic characteristics
and substance abuse problems of those admitted for substance abuse treatment.
The information comes primarily from facilities that receive some public
funding. TEDS records represent admissions rather than individuals, as
a person may be admitted to treatment more than once. White In 2000, Whites comprised 70 percent of the U.S. population.2 During the same time period, 59 percent of all adult treatment admissions and 54 percent of adult marijuana admissions involved Whites (Figure 1). White adult marijuana admissions were 74 percent male and 26 percent female (Figure 2). Those aged 18 to 24 at admission represented the largest age category
(49 percent) of White adult marijuana admissions, followed by the 25 to
34 year olds (29 percent), 35 to 44 year olds (18 percent), and those
45 or older (4 percent).
Black Blacks comprised 13 percent of the U.S. population in 2000,2 but 24 percent of all adult treatment admissions and 30 percent of adult marijuana admissions (Figure 1). About 13 percent of all Black adult treatment admissions were for marijuana, higher than the proportion for other racial/ethnic groups. Black adult marijuana admissions were 76 percent male and 24 percent female (Figure 3). Admissions aged 18 to 24 represented the largest age category among Black adult marijuana admissions (48 percent), followed by admissions aged 25 to 34 (34 percent), those aged 35 to 44 (14 percent), and those 45 or older (4 percent).
Hispanic Hispanics comprised 13 percent of the U.S. population in 2000. 2 Hispanics were responsible for 12 percent of all adult treatment admissions and 9 percent of adult marijuana admissions (Figure 1). About 9 percent of all Hispanic adult treatment admissions were for marijuana, lower than the proportion for other racial/ethnic groups.
Hispanic adult marijuana admissions were 79 percent male and 21 percent
female (Figure 4). The age distribution of adult marijuana admissions
involving Hispanics was similar to that of White and Black admissions,
but Hispanics had the highest proportion of young adults aged 18 to 24
of all the racial/ethnic groups (56 percent).
Asian and Pacific Islander Asians and Pacific Islanders comprised 4 percent of the U.S. population in 2000. 2 This group accounted for 1 percent of adult substance abuse admissions and 1 percent of adult marijuana admissions (Figure 1). Asian and Pacific Islander adult marijuana admissions were 79 percent male and 21 percent female (Figure 5). The age distribution of marijuana admissions involving Asians and Pacific Islanders was similar to that of other racial/ethnic groups.
American Indian and Alaska Native American Indians and Alaska Natives comprised 1 percent of the U.S. population in 2000.2 They accounted for 2 percent of all adult treatment admissions and 2 percent of adult marijuana admissions (Figure 1).
American Indian and Alaska Native adult marijuana admissions were 69 percent
male and 31 percent female (the highest female proportion of any racial/ethnic
group) (Figure 6). The age distribution of adult marijuana admissions
involving American Indians and Alaska Natives was similar to that of other
racial/ethnic groups.
End Notes 1This report presents data by race/ethnicity, age, and sex, in a way similar to that in SAMHSA’s The DASIS Report. Youth Marijuana Admissions by Race and Ethnicity (2002, August 9). However, age groups in the two reports are overlapping. 2U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. (2000). Census 2000 Summary File 2 (SF2) 100 Percent Data. Available from the U.S. Census Bureau web site, http://factfinder.census.gov
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This page was last updated on December 30, 2008. |
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