1998 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

Table 2A. Estimated Numbers of Persons (in Thousands) in the U.S. Population Aged 12 and Older, by Age Group and Demographic Characteristics:  1997 and 1998  

	AGE GROUP (Years)
	12-17		18-25		26-34		35 and Older		Total
Demographic Characteristic	1997	1998	1997	1998	1997	1998	1997	1998	1997	1998
TOTAL	22,547	22,740	27,691	27,966	35,246	34,603	130,722	133,136	216,206	218,445
RACE/ ETHNICITY
White, non-Hispanic	15,166	15,209	18,661	18,753	24,449	23,786	102,893	104,243	161,169	161,991
Black, non-Hispanic	3,227	3,243	3,874	3,927	4,392	4,360	12,912	13,245	24,406	24,775
Hispanic	3,007	3,108	3,807	3,910	4,643	4,672	10,120	10,652	21,578	22,342
Other, non-Hispanic	1,147	1,180	1,350	1,376	1,761	1,784	4,797	4,995	9,054	9,336
GENDER
Male	11,501	11,608	13,981	14,127	17,490	17,169	61,045	62,293	104,017	105,198
Female	11,047	11,132	13,710	13,839	17,755	17,434	69,677	70,842	112,189	113,247
POPULATION DENSITY1
Large Metro	9,196	9,546	11,261	11,018	16,793	16,429	53,345	57,064	90,595	94,058
Small Metro	8,059	7,997	10,116	11,269	11,776	11,479	46,497	45,966	76,447	76,711
Nonmetro	5,292	5,198	6,314	5,679	6,677	6,695	30,881	30,105	49,164	47,676
REGION
Northeast	3,825	4,061	4,408	4,942	6,244	6,733	25,864	26,619	40,342	42,355
North Central	5,154	5,428	6,309	6,630	8,593	7,836	28,299	31,247	48,356	51,140
South	8,492	8,042	11,147	10,051	12,655	12,144	48,938	47,092	81,231	77,329
West	5,076	5,210	5,826	6,343	7,754	7,890	27,621	28,178	46,278	47,620
ADULT EDUCATION2
<High School	N/A	N/A	5,809	5,441	4,988	4,376	25,785	23,927	36,581	33,745
High School Grad	N/A	N/A	9,974	9,919	11,429	10,997	43,760	43,913	65,162	64,829
Some College	N/A	N/A	8,969	9,769	9,266	9,389	27,585	29,718	45,820	48,877
College Graduate	N/A	N/A	2,939	2,836	9,563	9,840	33,592	35,578	46,095	48,254
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT2
Full-time	N/A	N/A	13,285	13,411	24,448	25,207	65,260	66,415	102,993	105,033
Part-time	N/A	N/A	6,293	5,942	3,546	3,102	11,328	13,196	21,167	22,239
Unemployed	N/A	N/A	2,316	1,970	1,911	1,467	4,327	3,687	8,554	7,125
Other3	N/A	N/A	5,797	6,643	5,341	4,827	49,808	49,837	60,945	61,307

N/A: Not applicable.

¹ Population density is based on 1990 MSA classifications and their 1990 Census of Population counts.

² Data on adult education and current employment not shown for persons aged 12-17. Estimates for both adult education and current employment are for persons aged >18.

³ Retired, disabled, homemaker, student, or "other."

Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1997 and 1998.

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