2000 National Survey on Drug Use & Health

Appendix E: Sample Size and Population Tables

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Table E.1 Survey Sample Size for All Respondents Aged 12 or Older, by Gender and Detailed Age Categories: 1999 and 2000

Age Category	Total		GENDER
			Male		Female
	1999	2000	1999	2000	1999	2000
Total	66,706	71,764	32,092	34,386	34,614	37,378
12	3,967	4,117	1,968	2,100	1,999	2,017
13	4,385	4,488	2,208	2,299	2,177	2,189
14	4,416	4,481	2,329	2,282	2,087	2,199
15	4,192	4,399	2,112	2,237	2,080	2,162
16	4,333	4,263	2,158	2,128	2,175	2,135
17	4,064	3,969	2,023	1,931	2,041	2,038
18	3,257	3,278	1,612	1,604	1,645	1,674
19	2,950	2,951	1,412	1,454	1,538	1,497
20	2,788	2,903	1,307	1,359	1,481	1,544
21	2,690	2,715	1,310	1,268	1,380	1,447
22	2,625	2,738	1,215	1,246	1,410	1,492
23	2,552	2,704	1,200	1,313	1,352	1,391
24	2,576	2,623	1,181	1,220	1,395	1,403
25	2,495	2,701	1,174	1,252	1,321	1,449
26-29	3,576	4,183	1,645	1,890	1,931	2,293
30-34	4,302	5,369	2,014	2,423	2,288	2,946
35-39	2,274	2,488	1,052	1,149	1,222	1,339
40-44	2,106	2,424	952	1,138	1,154	1,286
45-49	1,866	2,246	868	1,037	998	1,209
50-54	1,215	1,648	542	781	673	867
55-59	948	1,197	422	573	526	624
60-64	730	933	331	439	399	494
65 or Older	2,399	2,946	1,057	1,263	1,342	1,683

Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 and 2000.

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Table E.2 Estimated Numbers (in Thousands) of Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Gender and Detailed Age Categories: 1999 and 2000

Age Category	Total		GENDER
			Male		Female
	1999	2000	1999	2000	1999	2000
Total	221,123	223,280	106,229	107,344	114,894	115,935
12	3,570	3,742	1,776	1,932	1,794	1,810
13	4,017	4,017	2,038	2,078	1,979	1,939
14	4,068	4,046	2,195	2,087	1,873	1,959
15	3,797	4,003	1,959	2,083	1,838	1,920
16	4,032	3,964	2,021	1,990	2,011	1,974
17	3,719	3,596	1,888	1,789	1,831	1,807
18	4,279	4,312	2,172	2,203	2,107	2,109
19	3,978	3,888	1,979	1,992	1,999	1,896
20	3,784	3,883	1,809	1,909	1,974	1,974
21	3,537	3,508	1,836	1,706	1,701	1,802
22	3,370	3,390	1,637	1,635	1,733	1,755
23	3,169	3,463	1,574	1,770	1,595	1,693
24	3,218	3,214	1,552	1,581	1,666	1,633
25	3,133	3,327	1,581	1,619	1,552	1,708
26-29	14,826	14,204	7,139	6,856	7,686	7,348
30-34	18,842	18,806	9,187	9,145	9,655	9,660
35-39	22,742	21,594	11,191	10,768	11,550	10,827
40-44	21,492	22,178	10,328	10,898	11,164	11,280
45-49	19,090	20,110	9,500	9,632	9,590	10,477
50-54	16,975	19,027	7,467	8,732	9,508	10,295
55-59	12,968	13,470	6,235	6,488	6,733	6,983
60-64	10,144	10,174	4,728	4,883	5,416	5,291
65 or Older	32,373	31,364	14,435	13,570	17,938	17,794

Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 and 2000.

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Table E.3 Survey Sample Size for All Respondents Aged 12 or Older, by Age Groups and Demographic Characteristics: 1999 and 2000

Demographic Characteristic			AGE GROUP (Years)
	Total		12-17		18-25		26 or Older
	1999	2000	1999	2000	1999	2000	1999	2000
TOTAL	66,706	71,764	25,357	25,717	21,933	22,613	19,416	23,434
GENDER
Male	32,092	34,386	12,798	12,977	10,411	10,716	8,883	10,693
Female	34,614	37,378	12,559	12,740	11,522	11,897	10,533	12,741
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic
White Only	46,054	49,415	16,901	17,047	14,697	14,991	14,456	17,377
Black Only	7,982	8,494	3,297	3,367	2,729	2,711	1,956	2,416
American Indian or Alaska Native Only	739	769	273	288	278	270	188	211
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	232	261	92	92	84	108	56	61
Asian Only	2,146	2,393	795	784	765	856	586	753
More Than One Race	1,072	1,039	483	468	380	352	209	219
Hispanic	8,481	9,393	3,516	3,671	3,000	3,325	1,965	2,397
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male - White	22,142	23,740	8,540	8,597	6,935	7,166	6,667	7,977
Female - White	23,912	25,675	8,361	8,450	7,762	7,825	7,789	9,400
Male - Black	3,603	3,790	1,648	1,660	1,184	1,127	771	1,003
Female - Black	4,379	4,704	1,649	1,707	1,545	1,584	1,185	1,413
Male - Hispanic	4,317	4,634	1,790	1,892	1,547	1,615	980	1,127
Female - Hispanic	4,164	4,759	1,726	1,779	1,453	1,710	985	1,270
ADULT EDUCATION1
< High School	7,458	8,376	N/A	N/A	4,347	4,771	3,111	3,605
High School Graduate	14,845	16,026	N/A	N/A	8,218	8,234	6,627	7,792
Some College	11,692	12,577	N/A	N/A	6,990	6,954	4,702	5,623
College Graduate	7,354	9,068	N/A	N/A	2,378	2,654	4,976	6,414
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT1
Full-Time	23,723	26,826	N/A	N/A	11,433	11,984	12,290	14,842
Part-Time	7,220	7,567	N/A	N/A	5,184	5,113	2,036	2,454
Unemployed	1,705	1,706	N/A	N/A	1,266	1,237	439	469
Other2	8,701	9,948	N/A	N/A	4,050	4,279	4,651	5,669

N/A: Not applicable.
¹ Data on adult education and current employment not shown for persons aged 12 to 17. Estimates for both adult education and current employment are for persons aged >18.
² Retired, disabled, homemaker, student, or "other."
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 and 2000.

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Table E.4 Estimated Numbers (in Thousands) of Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Groups and Demographic Characteristics: 1999 and 2000

Demographic Characteristic			AGE GROUP (Years)
	Total		12-17		18-25		26 or Older
	1999	2000	1999	2000	1999	2000	1999	2000
TOTAL	221,123	223,280	23,203	23,368	28,468	28,984	169,452	170,927
GENDER
Male	106,229	107,344	11,877	11,959	14,140	14,413	80,211	80,972
Female	114,894	115,935	11,326	11,408	14,328	14,571	89,240	89,956
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic
White Only	162,107	162,913	15,313	15,308	18,756	19,142	128,038	128,463
Black Only	24,858	25,402	3,222	3,338	3,854	3,922	17,782	18,142
American Indian or Alaska Native Only	1,151	1,091	131	144	136	177	884	770
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	785	545	53	66	81	104	651	376
Asian Only	7,254	7,620	897	835	1,086	1,003	5,271	5,782
More Than One Race	1,948	1,861	366	364	346	301	1,236	1,195
Hispanic	23,019	23,847	3,219	3,312	4,210	4,335	15,590	16,200
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male - White	78,540	79,035	7,869	7,855	9,419	9,578	61,251	61,602
Female - White	83,568	83,878	7,444	7,453	9,336	9,564	66,787	66,861
Male - Black	11,109	11,441	1,637	1,705	1,778	1,816	7,694	7,920
Female - Black	13,748	13,961	1,585	1,633	2,076	2,106	10,087	10,222
Male - Hispanic	11,348	11,743	1,646	1,719	2,126	2,228	7,575	7,796
Female - Hispanic	11,671	12,104	1,573	1,593	2,083	2,107	8,015	8,404
ADULT EDUCATION1
< High School	36,495	35,357	N/A	N/A	5,848	6,105	30,646	29,252
High School Graduate	67,834	67,135	N/A	N/A	10,242	10,401	57,592	56,734
Some College	47,925	48,303	N/A	N/A	9,110	9,061	38,815	39,242
College Graduate	45,666	49,116	N/A	N/A	3,268	3,416	42,398	45,700
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT1
Full-Time	112,985	116,065	N/A	N/A	14,692	15,339	98,293	100,726
Part-Time	23,754	23,372	N/A	N/A	6,816	6,685	16,938	16,686
Unemployed	5,169	4,675	N/A	N/A	1,661	1,623	3,508	3,053
Other2	56,011	55,800	N/A	N/A	5,299	5,338	50,712	50,463

N/A: Not applicable.
¹ Data on adult education and current employment not shown for persons aged 12 to 17. Estimates for both adult education and current employment are for persons aged >18.
² Retired, disabled, homemaker, student, or "other."
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 and 2000.

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Table E.5 Survey Sample Size for All Respondents Aged 12 or Older, by Age Groups and Geographic Characteristics: 1999 and 2000

Geographic Characteristic			AGE GROUP (Years)
	Total		12-17		18-25		26 or Older
	1999	2000	1999	2000	1999	2000	1999	2000
TOTAL	66,706	71,764	25,357	25,717	21,933	22,613	19,416	23,434
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	11,830	14,394	4,475	5,102	3,656	4,310	3,699	4,982
New England	4,768	5,608	1,876	1,915	1,375	1,684	1,517	2,009
Middle Atlantic	7,062	8,786	2,599	3,187	2,281	2,626	2,182	2,973
Midwest	18,103	19,355	6,530	6,655	6,165	6,236	5,408	6,464
East North Central	11,654	13,094	4,124	4,581	3,918	4,098	3,612	4,415
West North Central	6,449	6,261	2,406	2,074	2,247	2,138	1,796	2,049
South	21,018	22,041	7,731	7,856	7,189	7,189	6,098	6,996
South Atlantic	10,661	11,331	4,004	4,078	3,527	3,579	3,130	3,674
East South Central	3,688	3,818	1,234	1,311	1,438	1,287	1,016	1,220
West South Central	6,669	6,892	2,493	2,467	2,224	2,323	1,952	2,102
West	15,755	15,974	6,621	6,104	4,923	4,878	4,211	4,992
Mountain	7,315	7,304	2,755	2,440	2,513	2,396	2,047	2,468
Pacific	8,440	8,670	3,866	3,664	2,410	2,482	2,164	2,524
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	25,901	28,744	10,116	10,576	8,121	8,759	7,664	9,409
Small Metro	22,612	24,579	8,316	8,505	7,859	8,108	6,437	7,966
250K - 1 Mil. Pop.	15,870	17,569	5,980	6,179	5,246	5,633	4,644	5,757
<250K Pop.	6,742	7,010	2,336	2,326	2,613	2,475	1,793	2,209
Nonmetro	18,193	18,441	6,925	6,636	5,953	5,746	5,315	6,059
Urbanized	6,027	5,839	2,177	1,965	2,199	1,969	1,651	1,905
Less Urbanized	9,961	10,390	3,835	3,800	3,156	3,205	2,970	3,385
Completely Rural	2,205	2,212	913	871	598	572	694	769

Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 and 2000.

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Table E.6 Estimated Numbers (in Thousands) of Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Groups and Geographic Characteristics: 1999 and 2000

Geographic Characteristic			AGE GROUP (Years)
	Total		12-17		18-25		26 or Older
	1999	2000	1999	2000	1999	2000	1999	2000
TOTAL	221,123	223,280	23,203	23,368	28,468	28,984	169,452	170,927
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	42,676	42,822	4,154	4,200	5,046	5,112	33,476	33,510
New England	11,149	11,207	1,092	1,107	1,289	1,318	8,767	8,781
Middle Atlantic	31,527	31,615	3,062	3,093	3,756	3,794	24,709	24,729
Midwest	51,571	51,867	5,471	5,455	6,796	6,906	39,304	39,506
East North Central	36,134	36,303	3,776	3,769	4,744	4,805	27,613	27,729
West North Central	15,437	15,564	1,695	1,686	2,052	2,101	11,691	11,777
South	78,426	79,469	8,245	8,318	10,114	10,292	60,066	60,859
South Atlantic	40,495	41,078	4,008	4,070	4,833	4,927	31,654	32,081
East South Central	13,725	13,868	1,419	1,423	1,819	1,832	10,487	10,614
West South Central	24,205	24,522	2,818	2,825	3,462	3,533	17,926	18,164
West	48,450	49,122	5,333	5,394	6,511	6,675	36,606	37,053
Mountain	13,970	14,310	1,608	1,623	1,949	2,015	10,413	10,672
Pacific	34,480	34,812	3,725	3,771	4,563	4,660	26,192	26,380
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	110,495	109,087	11,558	11,365	13,919	13,896	85,017	83,826
Small Metro	66,655	68,645	6,992	7,204	9,172	9,486	50,490	51,955
250K - 1 Mil. Pop.	49,988	51,000	5,286	5,392	6,430	6,634	38,271	38,975
<250K Pop.	16,667	17,644	1,706	1,812	2,742	2,853	12,219	12,980
Nonmetro	43,973	45,548	4,652	4,799	5,377	5,602	33,944	35,147
Urbanized	13,169	13,281	1,497	1,326	1,933	1,881	9,740	10,075
Less Urbanized	25,074	26,996	2,603	2,877	2,913	3,237	19,559	20,883
Completely Rural	5,729	5,270	553	596	531	484	4,645	4,189

Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 and 2000.

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Table E.7 Survey Sample Size for All Respondents Aged 12 or Older, by Age Groups and Racial/Ethnic Subgroups: 1999 and 2000 Samples Combined

		AGE GROUP (Years)
Racial and Ethnic Subgroup1	Total	12-17	18-25	26 or Older
NOT HISPANIC
White	95,469	33,948	29,688	31,833
Black	16,476	6,664	5,440	4,372
American Indian or Alaska Native	1,508	561	548	399
Native Hawaiian	180	69	66	45
Other Pacific Islander	309	114	124	71
Chinese	738	238	257	243
Filipino	800	307	261	232
Japanese	494	123	168	203
Asian Indian	906	258	351	297
Korean	436	171	158	107
Vietnamese	453	195	154	104
HISPANIC
Mexican	11,736	4,834	4,189	2,713
Puerto Rican	2,125	897	767	461
Central or South American	2,363	862	848	653
Cuban	621	243	164	214

¹ This table is not an exhaustive summary of all racial/ethnic subgroups. Respondents who reported a racial/ethnic subgroup that is rare in the U.S., or who reported more than one racial/ethnic subgroup, are not included.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 and 2000.

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Table E.8 Estimated Numbers (in Thousands) of Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Groups and Racial/Ethnic Subgroups: Annual Averages Based on 1999 and 2000 Samples

		AGE GROUP (Years)
Racial and Ethnic Subgroup1	Total	12-17	18-25	26 or Older
NOT HISPANIC
White	162,510	15,311	18,949	128,250
Black	25,130	3,280	3,888	17,962
American Indian or Alaska Native	1,121	138	156	827
Native Hawaiian	119	15	21	83
Other Pacific Islander	545	44	70	430
Chinese	1,430	131	174	1,125
Filipino	1,504	165	179	1,160
Japanese	629	37	74	518
Asian Indian	1,546	145	212	1,189
Korean	632	86	88	458
Vietnamese	671	132	120	420
HISPANIC
Mexican	15,159	2,241	3,024	9,893
Puerto Rican	2,568	393	438	1,737
Central or South American	3,236	391	522	2,323
Cuban	1,133	96	93	945

¹ This table is not an exhaustive summary of all racial/ethnic subgroups. Respondents who reported a racial/ethnic subgroup that is rare in the U.S., or who reported more than one racial/ethnic subgroup, are not included.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 and 2000.