1998 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

Table 2N. Survey Sample Sizes for All Respondents 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	7,844	6,778	6,239	7,318	4,387	4,537	6,035	6,867	24,505	25,500
RACE/ ETHNICITY
White, non-Hispanic	3,970	3,091	2,966	2,926	1,939	1,890	3,568	3,802	12,443	11,709
Black, non-Hispanic	1,346	1,374	1,062	1,798	1,184	1,053	1,047	1,590	4,639	5,815
Hispanic	2,086	1,869	1,863	2,187	1,134	1,432	1,176	1,307	6,259	6,795
Other, non-Hispanic	442	444	348	407	130	162	244	168	1,164	1,181
GENDER
Male	3,871	3,383	2,756	3,275	1,766	1,864	2,443	2,739	10,836	11,261
Female	3,973	3,395	3,483	4,043	2,621	2,673	3,592	4,128	13,669	14,239
POPULATION DENSITY1
Large Metro	4,072	3,400	3,408	3,826	2,301	2,440	3,183	3,320	12,964	12,986
Small Metro	2,289	1,944	1,813	2,229	1,308	1,333	1,727	2,124	7,137	7,630
Nonmetro	1,483	1,434	1,018	1,263	778	764	1,125	1,423	4,404	4,884
REGION
Northeast	843	709	618	739	684	673	760	1,000	2,905	3,121
North Central	992	872	731	930	762	754	770	1,124	3,255	3,680
South	2,226	1,997	1,733	2,298	1,765	1,633	1,830	2,576	7,554	8,504
West	3,783	3,200	3,157	3,351	1,176	1,477	2,675	2,167	10,791	10,195
ADULT EDUCATION2
<High School	N/A	N/A	1,580	1,929	918	983	1,474	1,736	3,972	4,648
High School Grad	N/A	N/A	2,254	2,645	1,510	1,498	1,821	2,148	5,585	6,291
Some College	N/A	N/A	1,842	2,170	1,093	1,145	1,344	1,484	4,279	4,799
College Graduate	N/A	N/A	563	574	866	911	1,396	1,499	2,825	2,984
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT2
Full-time	N/A	N/A	2,922	3,318	2,856	3,099	3,061	3,557	8,839	9,974
Part-time	N/A	N/A	1,257	1,443	450	428	553	649	2,260	2,520
Unemployed	N/A	N/A	602	703	291	257	248	239	1,141	1,199
Other3	N/A	N/A	1,458	1,854	790	753	2,173	2,422	4,421	5,029

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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