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1998 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse: Population Estimates
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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 | |||||||||||
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Observed Estimate |
95% C.I. |
Observed Estimate |
95% C.I. |
Observed Estimate |
95% C.I. | |||||||||
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RATE ESTIMATES (Percent) | ||||||||||||||
12-17 |
21.3 |
(19.9 |
- |
22.8) |
16.4 |
(15.1 |
- |
17.7) |
9.9 |
(8.9 |
- |
11.1) | ||
Male |
22.1 |
(20.2 |
- |
24.2) |
16.7 |
(15.0 |
- |
18.6) |
10.3 |
(8.9 |
- |
11.9) | ||
Female |
20.5 |
(18.3 |
- |
22.9) |
16.0 |
(14.2 |
- |
18.0) |
9.5 |
(8.0 |
- |
11.4) | ||
18-25 |
48.1 |
(45.9 |
- |
50.3) |
27.4 |
(25.5 |
- |
29.4) |
16.1 |
(14.7 |
- |
17.7) | ||
Male |
54.1 |
(51.1 |
- |
57.2) |
32.6 |
(29.6 |
- |
35.7) |
20.5 |
(18.2 |
- |
22.9) | ||
Female |
41.9 |
(39.2 |
- |
44.7) |
22.1 |
(19.6 |
- |
24.8) |
11.7 |
(10.1 |
- |
13.6) | ||
26-34 |
50.6 |
(48.5 |
- |
52.6) |
12.7 |
(11.4 |
- |
14.1) |
7.0 |
(6.0 |
- |
8.2) | ||
Male |
56.3 |
(53.3 |
- |
59.3) |
16.2 |
(14.1 |
- |
18.5) |
9.8 |
(8.1 |
- |
11.8) | ||
Female |
44.9 |
(42.1 |
- |
47.7) |
9.3 |
(7.9 |
- |
10.9) |
4.3 |
(3.4 |
- |
5.5) | ||
$35 |
31.8 |
(29.9 |
- |
33.8) |
5.5 |
(4.8 |
- |
6.3) |
3.3 |
(2.8 |
- |
3.9) | ||
Male |
38.4 |
(35.6 |
- |
41.2) |
7.2 |
(6.0 |
- |
8.5) |
4.4 |
(3.5 |
- |
5.4) | ||
Female |
26.0 |
(23.9 |
- |
28.2) |
4.0 |
(3.3 |
- |
4.9) |
2.4 |
(1.8 |
- |
3.1) | ||
TOTAL |
35.8 |
(34.3 |
- |
37.2) |
10.6 |
(9.9 |
- |
11.3) |
6.2 |
(5.7 |
- |
6.8) | ||
Male |
41.6 |
(39.8 |
- |
43.5) |
13.1 |
(12.1 |
- |
14.2) |
8.1 |
(7.3 |
- |
8.9) | ||
Female |
30.3 |
(28.6 |
- |
32.1) |
8.2 |
(7.5 |
- |
9.0) |
4.5 |
(4.0 |
- |
5.1) | ||
POPULATION ESTIMATES (In Thousands)
12-17 |
4,851 |
(4,533 |
- |
5,185) |
3,727 |
(3,441 |
- |
4,032) |
2,262 |
(2,020 |
- |
2,529) | ||
Male |
2,570 |
(2,344 |
- |
2,811) |
1,944 |
(1,741 |
- |
2,165) |
1,200 |
(1,038 |
- |
1,384) | ||
Female |
2,281 |
(2,035 |
- |
2,548) |
1,783 |
(1,581 |
- |
2,006) |
1,062 |
(889 |
- |
1,265) | ||
18-25 |
13,445 |
(12,839 |
- |
14,053) |
7,660 |
(7,134 |
- |
8,211) |
4,513 |
(4,103 |
- |
4,956) | ||
Male |
7,645 |
(7,213 |
- |
8,074) |
4,601 |
(4,181 |
- |
5,041) |
2,890 |
(2,575 |
- |
3,233) | ||
Female |
5,800 |
(5,427 |
- |
6,180) |
3,060 |
(2,717 |
- |
3,432) |
1,623 |
(1,400 |
- |
1,876) | ||
26-34 |
17,497 |
(16,792 |
- |
18,202) |
4,397 |
(3,954 |
- |
4,882) |
2,432 |
(2,085 |
- |
2,831) | ||
Male |
9,670 |
(9,144 |
- |
10,188) |
2,778 |
(2,418 |
- |
3,180) |
1,680 |
(1,392 |
- |
2,020) | ||
Female |
7,827 |
(7,343 |
- |
8,316) |
1,620 |
(1,378 |
- |
1,899) |
752 |
(589 |
- |
957) | ||
$35 |
42,330 |
(39,780 |
- |
44,966) |
7,330 |
(6,394 |
- |
8,395) |
4,408 |
(3,721 |
- |
5,218) | ||
Male |
23,897 |
(22,189 |
- |
25,653) |
4,475 |
(3,760 |
- |
5,314) |
2,725 |
(2,187 |
- |
3,387) | ||
Female |
18,433 |
(16,955 |
- |
19,993) |
2,855 |
(2,343 |
- |
3,474) |
1,683 |
(1,304 |
- |
2,169) | ||
TOTAL |
78,123 |
(74,948 |
- |
81,357) |
23,115 |
(21,588 |
- |
24,737) |
13,615 |
(12,473 |
- |
14,855) | ||
Male |
43,782 |
(41,865 |
- |
45,724) |
13,797 |
(12,777 |
- |
14,886) |
8,494 |
(7,685 |
- |
9,382) | ||
Female |
34,341 |
(32,372 |
- |
36,376) |
9,318 |
(8,487 |
- |
10,223) |
5,121 |
(4,530 |
- |
5,784) | ||
* Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1998
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