1998 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse:  Population Estimates

Needle - Total Population

Table 19. Needle 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	0.3	(0.2	-	0.6)		0.1	(0.0	-	0.3)
18-25	1.1	(0.7	-	1.6)		0.4	(0.2	-	0.9)
26-34	1.1	(0.7	-	1.7)		0.1	(0.1	-	0.3)
$35	1.5	(1.2	-	2.0)		0.1	(0.0	-	0.2)
GENDER
Male	1.7	(1.2	-	2.3)		0.2	(0.1	-	0.4)
Female	0.9	(0.7	-	1.3)		0.1	(0.0	-	0.2)
RACE/ETHNICITY
White, non-Hispanic	1.3	(1.0	-	1.7)		0.1	(0.1	-	0.3)
Black, non-Hispanic	1.5	(1.0	-	2.2)		0.1	(0.0	-	0.3)
Hispanic	0.9	(0.5	-	1.4)		0.2	(0.1	-	0.3)
REGION
Northeast	1.1	(0.6	-	2.0)		0.1	(0.0	-	0.4)
North Central	1.0	(0.6	-	1.7)		0.1	(0.0	-	0.2)
South	1.3	(0.9	-	1.9)		0.1	(0.0	-	0.2)
West	1.7	(1.2	-	2.4)		0.3	(0.1	-	0.6)
TOTAL	1.3	(1.0	-	1.6)		0.1	(0.1	-	0.2)

POPULATION ESTIMATES (In Thousands)

AGE
12-17	75	(41	-	138)		27	(10	-	74)
18-25	300	(206	-	438)		121	(58	-	249)
26-34	392	(258	-	595)		51	(22	-	119)
$35	2,037	(1,539	-	2,693)		95	(33	-	274)
GENDER
Male	1,768	(1,311	-	2,380)		205	(110	-	381)
Female	1,037	(750	-	1,432)		89	(41	-	191)
RACE/ETHNICITY
White, non-Hispanic	2,169	(1,664	-	2,824)		232	(128	-	420)
Black, non-Hispanic	365	(241	-	551)		27	(10	-	71)
Hispanic	192	(120	-	305)		35	(17	-	74)
REGION
Northeast	462	(247	-	858)		39	(9	-	169)
North Central	533	(319	-	890)		37	(11	-	123)
South	998	(684	-	1,454)		81	(34	-	192)
West	812	(566	-	1,161)		137	(63	-	294)
TOTAL	2,804	(2,260	-	3,479)		294	(181	-	478)

* Low precision; no estimate reported.

NOTE: "Ever Used" refers to use of needles with any drug, and "Used Past Year" refers to use of needle with heroin, cocaine, and stimulants.

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