| Table 2.10b Admissions by employment status (aged 16 and over) and education (aged 18 and over): TEDS 1997-2007 Percent distribution, adjusted for age, gender, and race/ethnicity |
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| [Based on administrative data reported to TEDS by all reporting States and jurisdictions (excludes Puerto Rico). See Table 4.2a.] | |||||||||||
| Employment status and education | Percent distribution, adjusted for age, sex, and race/ethnicity1 | ||||||||||
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
| Employment
status (aged 16 and over) |
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| Employed | 28.1 | 28.1 | 28.3 | 28.7 | 27.4 | 26.1 | 25.2 | 25.1 | 25.3 | 25.6 | 25.2 |
| Full time | 20.9 | 21.0 | 21.3 | 21.5 | 20.4 | 19.0 | 18.3 | 18.1 | 18.2 | 18.2 | 17.9 |
| Part time | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.3 |
| Unemployed | 20.1 | 20.9 | 20.2 | 20.1 | 21.3 | 23.8 | 25.5 | 26.0 | 26.6 | 27.1 | 29.0 |
| Not in labor force | 51.8 | 51.0 | 51.5 | 51.2 | 51.3 | 50.1 | 49.3 | 48.9 | 48.1 | 47.3 | 45.8 |
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Highest
school grade completed (aged 18 and over) |
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| 0 to 8 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 6.6 | 6.5 |
| 9 to 11 | 24.1 | 23.9 | 24.1 | 24.2 | 23.9 | 23.5 | 22.9 | 22.2 | 22.3 | 22.3 | 22.1 |
| 12 (or GED) | 41.7 | 42.0 | 41.6 | 41.6 | 41.9 | 42.7 | 42.7 | 43.0 | 42.5 | 42.3 | 41.6 |
| Over 12 | 24.8 | 24.9 | 25.0 | 25.1 | 25.4 | 26.1 | 26.5 | 27.1 | 27.5 | 28.7 | 29.7 |
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 1 Adjusted for age, gender, and race/ethnicity to the 2000 U.S. resident population. | |||||||||||
| SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Data received through 10.6.08. | |||||||||||