1998 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse:  Population Estimates

LSD - Total Population

Table 16. LSD Use by Age, Gender, Race, and Region for Total Population in 1998

	Ever Used					Used Past Year
	Observed Estimate	95% C.I.				Observed Estimate	95% C.I.
RATE ESTIMATES (Percent)
AGE
12-17	4.2	(3.5	-	5.0)		2.6	(2.1	-	3.3)
18-25	14.0	(12.6	-	15.6)		3.4	(2.7	-	4.3)
26-34	10.6	(9.4	-	12.1)		0.3	(0.2	-	0.6)
$35	6.5	(5.6	-	7.5)		0.1	(0.0	-	0.3)
GENDER
Male	10.2	(9.1	-	11.3)		0.9	(0.7	-	1.2)
Female	5.8	(5.1	-	6.5)		0.7	(0.5	-	1.0)
RACE/ETHNICITY
White, non-Hispanic	9.2	(8.4	-	10.1)		1.0	(0.8	-	1.2)
Black, non-Hispanic	4.0	(2.9	-	5.5)		0.1	(0.1	-	0.3)
Hispanic	4.1	(3.5	-	4.9)		0.5	(0.4	-	0.8)
REGION
Northeast	6.8	(5.4	-	8.5)		0.7	(0.3	-	1.3)
North Central	8.9	(7.4	-	10.7)		1.3	(0.9	-	1.8)
South	6.1	(5.2	-	7.1)		0.7	(0.5	-	1.0)
West	10.7	(9.2	-	12.4)		0.6	(0.5	-	0.9)
TOTAL	7.9	(7.2	-	8.6)		0.8	(0.7	-	1.0)

POPULATION ESTIMATES (In Thousands)

AGE
12-17	962	(806	-	1,148)		601	(475	-	758)
18-25	3,925	(3,522	-	4,365)		944	(746	-	1,192)
26-34	3,684	(3,238	-	4,182)		104	(53	-	204)
$35	8,652	(7,478	-	9,997)		158	(53	-	466)
GENDER
Male	10,694	(9,624	-	11,868)		991	(772	-	1,270)
Female	6,529	(5,793	-	7,352)		816	(602	-	1,105)
RACE/ETHNICITY
White, non-Hispanic	14,897	(13,548	-	16,364)		1,593	(1,276	-	1,987)
Black, non-Hispanic	994	(723	-	1,359)		37	(18	-	77)
Hispanic	925	(783	-	1,092)		120	(81	-	179)
REGION
Northeast	2,873	(2,276	-	3,614)		280	(148	-	530)
North Central	4,537	(3,759	-	5,456)		650	(454	-	930)
South	4,720	(4,043	-	5,502)		574	(410	-	802)
West	5,093	(4,365	-	5,926)		303	(224	-	409)
TOTAL	17,223	(15,783	-	18,783)		1,806	(1,479	-	2,206)

* Low precision; no estimate reported.

Source: Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1998