Table 3.7
Admissions by primary substance of abuse, according to client economic characteristics: TEDS 2002
Percent distribution
[Based on administrative data reported to TEDS by all reporting States and jurisdictions - Supplemental Data Set.1]
Client economic characteristic 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  1,882,584 444,781 363,158 285,667 45,605 176,014 65,685 283,527 124,755 1,308 8,209 4,493 2,795 3,854 1,199 71,534
Primary source of income                
Wages/salary   33.9   45.2   30.7   20.2   36.9   23.9   36.7   36.2   36.0   37.0   27.0   28.9   32.7   30.3   30.6   32.8
Public assistance    9.0    5.6   11.1   15.4    6.2   10.9    9.3    6.7    7.1    6.6   11.0    9.2    4.3   10.4    8.5    6.6
Disability    4.5    5.2    3.8    3.7    6.9    6.2    4.1    2.7    3.2    6.7    7.7    5.3    2.4    1.9    6.0    8.0
Retirement/pension    1.0    2.2    0.5    0.5    1.2    0.6    0.5    0.4    0.4    1.1    1.6    1.5    0.4    0.1    0.5    1.5
Other   22.4   16.4   23.1   31.9   20.9   18.5   21.0   27.3   21.7   18.9   24.6   29.2   27.5   27.2   26.4   20.2
None   29.3   25.4   30.8   28.3   27.8   39.9   28.4   26.7   31.5   29.7   28.2   26.0   32.6   30.2   28.0   30.8
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
No. of admissions  1,038,974 260,316 224,465 119,370 25,228 110,867 41,013 167,155 35,467 907 5,413 2,876 1,636 1,661 762 41,838
Type of health insurance                
None   62.3   65.8   63.2   56.7   52.1   69.2   65.2   59.2   79.2   64.3   44.1   53.6   64.9   61.1   53.4   39.1
Medicaid   15.4    8.0   13.8   27.7   17.3   15.2   13.0   17.1    9.2   15.3   20.1   13.3   13.2   11.6   23.1   26.0
Private insurance    7.9   10.4    7.5    4.3   11.0    4.4    8.2    9.5    3.6    9.1   11.9    8.4    9.0   13.5    8.6    9.7
Blue Cross/Blue Shield    1.7    2.6    1.8    0.8    2.3    0.7    1.3    2.1    1.4    1.3    1.7    1.6    1.7    1.7    2.3    1.0
HMO    3.8    4.6    4.0    4.7    6.7    2.3    3.7    3.6    0.5    4.0    8.7    5.8    4.1    4.0    1.9    1.3
Medicare    1.6    1.9    1.6    1.9    2.5    1.5    1.5    0.8    0.5    2.0    3.3    1.9    1.3    0.9    1.2    2.8
Other    7.3    6.8    8.1    4.0    8.0    6.7    7.1    7.7    5.6    4.0   10.2   15.3    5.8    7.1    9.4   20.1
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  100.0  100.0  100.0  100.0
No. of admissions  869,284 231,897 139,655 131,694 21,729 83,216 27,203 133,855 48,215 792 4,092 2,280 1,104 1,602 741 41,209
Expected source of payment2                
Self-pay   29.7   45.7   24.9   18.6   30.5   21.2   29.2   19.8   23.3   37.3   31.0   27.8   22.4   29.3   19.0   33.4
Medicaid   14.6    7.2   13.6   19.9   13.8   18.4   12.6   21.4   12.9   18.5   16.1   18.5   18.8   13.1   29.3   20.2
Medicare    1.1    1.2    1.1    0.8    1.3    0.9    1.2    0.5    0.5    2.5    2.7    2.0    0.4    0.3    0.8    3.4
Other govt. payments   24.8   19.7   27.4   31.4   20.8   25.7   26.3   27.0   38.7   11.0   19.2   13.4   26.3   31.2   17.6   12.2
No charge   12.6    8.7   15.1   13.1   15.9   19.1   15.4   13.0   10.1    8.7   14.1   15.8   16.3    8.2   13.2   10.6
Blue Cross/Blue Shield    2.1    2.6    2.5    1.3    3.1    0.9    2.1    2.6    1.5    2.7    1.8    2.0    2.0    1.0    1.6    1.0
Other health insurance    6.0    6.3    6.2    4.6    8.5    4.0    5.9    7.7    3.5    8.7    8.4   11.3    7.6    2.9    8.4    6.2
Worker's compensation   *    0.1    0.1   *    0.1   *    0.1   *   *  - -  - -  - -  - -  - -  - -   *
Other    9.0    8.5    9.1   10.2    6.1    9.7    7.1    7.9    9.4   10.6    6.8    9.2    6.0   14.1   10.2   13.0
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
No. of admissions  558,602 160,710 90,713 59,925 13,592 56,583 17,217 93,742 27,336 518 2,876 1408 695 1153 501 31,633
Not-in-labor-force (detail)                
Student   23.5   11.8   17.2    5.3    7.4    2.8    9.2   57.0    9.4   36.7   13.4   16.7   41.0   14.8   43.3   47.0
Disabled   22.1   30.6   25.2   30.8   38.3   26.6   20.2    6.8   15.6   19.3   36.5   32.2    9.1    6.0   14.3   23.3
Homemaker    3.3    3.9    2.4    2.6    8.0    3.0    4.0    2.0    5.4    0.8    7.2    8.4    1.3    1.9    1.8    6.4
Inmate of institution    9.1    5.1    8.5   12.9    5.7   11.8   16.7    9.0   11.7   10.6    4.0    3.5   12.4   23.4    4.5    8.9
Retired    2.5    8.9    1.2    1.3    2.1    0.8    1.0    0.4    0.2    2.3    4.7    2.0    0.6    0.3    0.2    2.6
Other   39.5   39.7   45.5   47.2   38.3   54.9   48.9   24.8   57.6   30.3   34.3   37.2   35.7   53.6   35.8   11.7
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
No. of admissions  298,831 57,588 62,642 25,984 7,583 28,415 9,869 68,494 18,525 264 1,602 994   712 582 441 15,136
1 Supplemental Data Set items are not reported by all States. See Table 4.4 for details.
2 This information is collected at admission and may not correspond to the actual source of payment.
* Less than 0.05 percent.
- -  Quantity is zero.
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) - 3.01.04.