1998 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse:  Population Estimates

Heroin - Total Population

Table 18. Heroin 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	0.4	(0.2	-	0.6)		0.3	(0.1	-	0.5)
18-25	1.1	(0.8	-	1.5)		0.4	(0.2	-	0.7)
26-34	0.9	(0.6	-	1.4)		0.1	(0.0	-	0.2)
$35	1.3	(0.9	-	1.7)		*		*
GENDER
Male	1.3	(1.0	-	1.8)		0.1	(0.1	-	0.2)
Female	0.8	(0.6	-	1.1)		0.1	(0.1	-	0.2)
RACE/ETHNICITY
White, non-Hispanic	1.0	(0.8	-	1.3)		0.1	(0.1	-	0.2)
Black, non-Hispanic	1.9	(1.3	-	2.8)		0.2	(0.1	-	0.5)
Hispanic	0.7	(0.5	-	1.0)		0.1	(0.1	-	0.3)
REGION
Northeast	1.2	(0.8	-	2.1)		0.2	(0.1	-	0.4)
North Central	1.0	(0.6	-	1.7)		0.1	(0.0	-	0.3)
South	0.8	(0.5	-	1.1)		0.1	(0.0	-	0.2)
West	1.5	(1.1	-	2.1)		0.1	(0.1	-	0.3)
TOTAL	1.1	(0.9	-	1.3)		0.1	(0.1	-	0.2)

POPULATION ESTIMATES (In Thousands)

AGE
12-17	80	(48	-	135)		58	(31	-	108)
18-25	303	(214	-	428)		111	(59	-	210)
26-34	315	(211	-	469)		29	(11	-	79)
$35	1,673	(1,263	-	2,213)		*		*
GENDER
Male	1,415	(1,048	-	1,908)		142	(81	-	248)
Female	956	(719	-	1,269)		111	(66	-	188)
RACE/ETHNICITY
White, non-Hispanic	1,633	(1,233	-	2,161)		161	(91	-	286)
Black, non-Hispanic	473	(320	-	697)		61	(32	-	113)
Hispanic	155	(106	-	227)		31	(15	-	62)
REGION
Northeast	527	(318	-	869)		78	(33	-	186)
North Central	529	(320	-	872)		50	(18	-	140)
South	591	(400	-	871)		56	(25	-	123)
West	724	(523	-	1,001)		69	(38	-	125)
TOTAL	2,371	(1,921	-	2,925)		253	(175	-	365)

* Low precision; no estimate reported.

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