1998 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse:  Population Estimates

PCP - Total Population

Table 17. PCP 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	1.2	(0.9	-	1.7)		0.6	(0.4	-	1.1)
18-25	3.0	(2.4	-	3.7)		0.4	(0.2	-	0.8)
26-34	4.0	(3.2	-	4.9)		*		*
$35	3.9	(3.2	-	4.7)		0.1	(0.0	-	0.4)
GENDER
Male	4.4	(3.6	-	5.3)		0.1	(0.1	-	0.2)
Female	2.7	(2.2	-	3.2)		0.2	(0.1	-	0.4)
RACE/ETHNICITY
White, non-Hispanic	3.9	(3.3	-	4.5)		0.2	(0.1	-	0.3)
Black, non-Hispanic	2.8	(2.0	-	3.8)		0.1	(0.0	-	0.2)
Hispanic	2.0	(1.6	-	2.6)		0.2	(0.1	-	0.3)
REGION
Northeast	3.6	(2.6	-	5.1)		0.1	(0.1	-	0.4)
North Central	4.1	(3.1	-	5.4)		0.1	(0.1	-	0.3)
South	2.5	(1.9	-	3.2)		0.2	(0.1	-	0.6)
West	4.4	(3.6	-	5.3)		0.1	(0.1	-	0.2)
TOTAL	3.5	(3.1	-	4.0)		0.2	(0.1	-	0.3)

POPULATION ESTIMATES (In Thousands)

AGE
12-17	273	(195	-	381)		147	(87	-	246)
18-25	829	(665	-	1,031)		115	(61	-	217)
26-34	1,378	(1,121	-	1,691)		*		*
$35	5,161	(4,293	-	6,196)		76	(11	-	534)
GENDER
Male	4,633	(3,820	-	5,609)		140	(85	-	233)
Female	3,007	(2,530	-	3,571)		206	(102	-	415)
RACE/ETHNICITY
White, non-Hispanic	6,281	(5,383	-	7,323)		277	(159	-	484)
Black, non-Hispanic	688	(503	-	940)		16	(6	-	44)
Hispanic	450	(351	-	578)		36	(20	-	65)
REGION
Northeast	1,540	(1,100	-	2,145)		62	(25	-	155)
North Central	2,091	(1,592	-	2,739)		73	(30	-	178)
South	1,929	(1,487	-	2,498)		155	(56	-	429)
West	2,081	(1,723	-	2,508)		56	(32	-	99)
TOTAL	7,640	(6,710	-	8,694)		346	(208	-	576)

* Low precision; no estimate reported.

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