Table 5
Admissions by primary substance of abuse, according to employment status (aged 16 and over) and education (aged 18 and over): TEDS 2002
Percent distribution
[Based on administrative data reported to TEDS by all reporting States and jurisdictions.]
Employment status (aged 16 and over) and education (aged 18 and over) All
admis-
sions		 Primary substance at admission
Alcohol Opiates Cocaine Mari-
juana/
hashish		 Stimulants Tran-
quil-
izers		 Seda-
tives		 Hallu-
cino-
gens		 PCP Inhal-
ants		 Other/
none
speci-
fied
Alcohol only With secondary drug Heroin Other opiates Smoked cocaine Other route Metham-
phetamine/
amphet-
amine		 Other
stimu-
lants
Total admissions
aged 16 and over		 1,811,386 439,836 355,077 283,458 45,173 175,396 64,866 242,769 122,832 1,221 7,721 4,299 2,557 3,795 858 61,528
Employment status                
Employed   29.5   42.2   28.3   18.2   29.6   17.6   30.1   32.2   24.9   31.3   21.7   24.2   28.0   22.1   21.3   33.4
Full time   22.4   34.1   21.4   13.6   22.8   13.1   23.6   21.9   17.2   22.3   15.9   18.1   19.7   15.8   12.4   26.8
Part time    7.1    8.1    6.9    4.6    6.7    4.5    6.5   10.3    7.7    9.0    5.8    6.1    8.3    6.3    8.9    6.7
Unemployed   29.4   25.8   26.3   34.6   32.2   36.9   30.3   27.0   31.8   26.9   29.4   30.5   25.8   35.0   27.4   27.7
Not in labor force   41.2   32.1   45.4   47.2   38.2   45.5   39.6   40.8   43.3   41.9   48.8   45.3   46.2   42.8   51.3   38.8
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  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0
Admissions aged 16 and over 1,705,007 413,382 338,536 273,787 42,345 165,471 60,294 232,776 118,859 1,139 7,078 4,139 2,407 3,714 807 40,273
               
Total admissions
aged 18 and over		 1,716,606 433,023 340,887 282,183 44,674 174,579 63,523 183,902 118,606 1,115 7,469 4,140 2,102 3,661 710 56,032
Highest school grade
completed		                
0 to 8    6.5    7.6    5.8    7.0    4.8    5.4    6.7    5.5    6.0    7.0    6.3    6.3    5.1    5.1   12.7   11.0
9 to 11   28.4   20.2   29.4   31.1   19.9   30.6   28.7   38.6   33.0   29.4   23.8   23.6   31.3   47.1   37.6   25.1
12 (or GED)   44.2   45.0   44.1   44.8   43.9   43.8   42.4   42.4   45.7   40.2   43.0   40.7   44.1   38.3   33.9   42.2
More than 12   20.9   27.2   20.7   17.2   31.4   20.2   22.3   13.6   15.3   23.4   26.9   29.4   19.5    9.5   15.8   21.7
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  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0
Admissions aged 18 and over 1,647,001 413,812 330,583 276,919 42,709 170,240 61,539 178,705 114,238 1019 7,121 4,033 1,980 3,629 670 39,804
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) - 3.1.04.