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1998 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse: Population Estimates
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AGE/ /GENDER |
Ever Used |
Used Past Year |
Used Past Month | |||||||||||
|
Observed Estimate |
95% C.I. |
Observed Estimate |
95% C.I. |
Observed Estimate |
95% C.I. | |||||||||
|
RATE ESTIMATES (Percent) | ||||||||||||||
12-17 |
17.0 |
(15.7 |
- |
18.3) |
14.1 |
(12.9 |
- |
15.3) |
8.3 |
(7.2 |
- |
9.4) | ||
Male |
17.7 |
(16.0 |
- |
19.7) |
14.4 |
(12.8 |
- |
16.2) |
8.6 |
(7.4 |
- |
10.1) | ||
Female |
16.1 |
(14.3 |
- |
18.2) |
13.7 |
(12.0 |
- |
15.6) |
7.9 |
(6.4 |
- |
9.7) | ||
18-25 |
44.6 |
(42.5 |
- |
46.7) |
24.1 |
(22.3 |
- |
26.0) |
13.8 |
(12.5 |
- |
15.2) | ||
Male |
49.4 |
(46.1 |
- |
52.6) |
28.1 |
(25.3 |
- |
31.1) |
17.2 |
(15.2 |
- |
19.3) | ||
Female |
39.8 |
(37.1 |
- |
42.4) |
20.0 |
(17.7 |
- |
22.6) |
10.3 |
(8.8 |
- |
12.1) | ||
26-34 |
47.9 |
(45.8 |
- |
50.0) |
9.7 |
(8.6 |
- |
11.0) |
5.5 |
(4.6 |
- |
6.5) | ||
Male |
53.2 |
(50.1 |
- |
56.3) |
13.0 |
(11.1 |
- |
15.1) |
8.1 |
(6.6 |
- |
9.9) | ||
Female |
42.7 |
(39.9 |
- |
45.5) |
6.5 |
(5.4 |
- |
7.8) |
2.9 |
(2.2 |
- |
3.8) | ||
$35 |
29.4 |
(27.7 |
- |
31.3) |
4.1 |
(3.5 |
- |
4.7) |
2.5 |
(2.1 |
- |
3.1) | ||
Male |
35.8 |
(33.3 |
- |
38.4) |
5.6 |
(4.6 |
- |
6.8) |
3.5 |
(2.7 |
- |
4.5) | ||
Female |
23.8 |
(21.8 |
- |
25.9) |
2.7 |
(2.2 |
- |
3.5) |
1.7 |
(1.2 |
- |
2.3) | ||
TOTAL |
33.0 |
(31.6 |
- |
34.4) |
8.6 |
(8.0 |
- |
9.2) |
5.0 |
(4.6 |
- |
5.5) | ||
Male |
38.5 |
(36.8 |
- |
40.2) |
10.8 |
(10.0 |
- |
11.6) |
6.7 |
(6.0 |
- |
7.4) | ||
Female |
27.9 |
(26.3 |
- |
29.6) |
6.5 |
(5.9 |
- |
7.2) |
3.5 |
(3.1 |
- |
4.0) | ||
POPULATION ESTIMATES (In Thousands)
12-17 |
3,855 |
(3,568 |
- |
4,162) |
3,197 |
(2,928 |
- |
3,486) |
1,878 |
(1,639 |
- |
2,148) | ||
Male |
2,058 |
(1,853 |
- |
2,281) |
1,670 |
(1,481 |
- |
1,878) |
1,003 |
(854 |
- |
1,175) | ||
Female |
1,797 |
(1,594 |
- |
2,021) |
1,527 |
(1,336 |
- |
1,742) |
875 |
(709 |
- |
1,075) | ||
18-25 |
12,474 |
(11,885 |
- |
13,069) |
6,739 |
(6,242 |
- |
7,261) |
3,855 |
(3,499 |
- |
4,241) | ||
Male |
6,973 |
(6,514 |
- |
7,432) |
3,966 |
(3,568 |
- |
4,389) |
2,424 |
(2,145 |
- |
2,731) | ||
Female |
5,502 |
(5,139 |
- |
5,872) |
2,773 |
(2,444 |
- |
3,134) |
1,431 |
(1,219 |
- |
1,675) | ||
26-34 |
16,569 |
(15,850 |
- |
17,290) |
3,362 |
(2,974 |
- |
3,794) |
1,894 |
(1,604 |
- |
2,232) | ||
Male |
9,131 |
(8,595 |
- |
9,662) |
2,227 |
(1,900 |
- |
2,599) |
1,390 |
(1,134 |
- |
1,698) | ||
Female |
7,438 |
(6,948 |
- |
7,937) |
1,135 |
(944 |
- |
1,362) |
503 |
(385 |
- |
656) | ||
$35 |
39,171 |
(36,821 |
- |
41,606) |
5,412 |
(4,651 |
- |
6,293) |
3,390 |
(2,782 |
- |
4,126) | ||
Male |
22,310 |
(20,719 |
- |
23,952) |
3,469 |
(2,853 |
- |
4,209) |
2,192 |
(1,702 |
- |
2,817) | ||
Female |
16,861 |
(15,457 |
- |
18,350) |
1,943 |
(1,532 |
- |
2,460) |
1,197 |
(876 |
- |
1,635) | ||
TOTAL |
72,070 |
(69,122 |
- |
75,080) |
18,710 |
(17,454 |
- |
20,048) |
11,016 |
(10,066 |
- |
12,050) | ||
Male |
40,471 |
(38,682 |
- |
42,291) |
11,332 |
(10,477 |
- |
12,247) |
7,010 |
(6,326 |
- |
7,762) | ||
Female |
31,598 |
(29,748 |
- |
33,518) |
7,378 |
(6,679 |
- |
8,146) |
4,006 |
(3,512 |
- |
4,566) | ||
* Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1998
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