1998 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

Table 20. Percentages Reporting Past Month Use of Marijuana, 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	9.4	8.3	12.8	13.8	6.0	5.5	2.6	2.5	5.1	5.0
RACE/ ETHNICITY
White, non-Hispanic	9.8	8.7	13.4	14.9	6.9	5.7	2.6	2.5	5.2	5.0
Black, non-Hispanic	9.1	8.3	14.1	15.2	5.7	7.4	3.1	3.3	6.1	6.6
Hispanic	8.4	7.6	7.8	9.0	2.4	3.2	2.1	2.4	4.0	4.5
Other, non-Hispanic	8.0	4.3	15.9	8.3	2.5	4.0	*	1.6	4.6	3.4
GENDER
Male	10.3	8.6	17.4	17.2	7.7	8.1	3.7	3.5	7.0	6.7
Female	8.4	7.9	8.2a	10.3	4.2	2.9	1.5	1.7	3.5	3.5
POPULATION DENSITY1
Large Metro	10.0	8.1	13.1	13.0	7.2	6.0	1.9	3.0	5.1	5.2
Small Metro	10.2	9.1	14.9	16.6	4.2	6.0	3.2	2.3	5.6	5.7
Nonmetro	7.2	7.3	9.2	9.8	5.7a	3.1	2.7	2.1	4.4	3.7
REGION
Northeast	9.6	8.3	11.9	12.8	3.2	5.4	1.7	2.4	3.8	4.7
North Central	10.4	9.9	12.2a	17.9	8.8	5.8	3.6	2.0	6.3	5.5
South	8.4	6.9	12.2	11.2	4.8	5.2	1.9	2.6	4.5	4.5
West	9.8	8.6	15.6	14.3	6.9	5.6	3.4	3.3	6.2	5.7
ADULT EDUCATION2
<High School	N/A	N/A	15.0	17.5	8.3	6.2	2.4	1.6	5.2	4.8
High School Grad	N/A	N/A	12.8	14.5	5.5	6.2	2.9	3.0	4.8	5.3
Some College	N/A	N/A	13.0	13.2	6.7	5.6	2.7	2.7	5.5	5.3
College Graduate	N/A	N/A	8.2	6.1	4.5	4.2	2.1	2.5	3.0	3.1
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT2
Full-time	N/A	N/A	11.5	12.8	5.9	5.3	3.3	3.5	5.0	5.1
Part-time	N/A	N/A	14.2	15.3	7.4	8.7	2.1	2.0	6.6	6.5
Unemployed	N/A	N/A	16.9a	25.6	12.1	10.1	*	11.5	12.2	15.1
Other3	N/A	N/A	12.9	10.9	3.1	2.7	1.1	0.8	2.4	2.0

*Low precision; no estimate reported.

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."

^aDifference between 1997 and 1998 is statistically significant at the .05 level.

^bDifference between 1997 and 1998 is statistically significant at the .01 level.

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

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