1998 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse:  Population Estimates

Inhalant - Total Population

Table 6A. Inhalant Use by Gender Within Age Group for Total Population in 1998

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	6.1	(5.2	-	7.1)		2.9	(2.4	-	3.6)		1.1	(0.8	-	1.5)
Male	6.1	(4.9	-	7.7)		2.8	(2.1	-	3.8)		1.0	(0.6	-	1.6)
Female	6.0	(4.9	-	7.4)		3.0	(2.3	-	4.0)		1.2	(0.8	-	1.8)
18-25	10.8	(9.4	-	12.3)		3.2	(2.5	-	4.1)		1.1	(0.7	-	1.7)
Male	14.0	(12.0	-	16.1)		4.6	(3.4	-	6.2)		1.9	(1.2	-	3.0)
Female	7.6	(5.9	-	9.7)		1.8	(1.1	-	2.7)		0.3	(0.1	-	0.7)
26-34	9.1	(7.8	-	10.6)		0.5	(0.3	-	0.9)		0.1	(0.0	-	0.3)
Male	11.8	(9.9	-	14.0)		0.6	(0.3	-	1.4)		0.2	(0.1	-	0.6)
Female	6.4	(5.1	-	8.0)		0.4	(0.1	-	0.9)		*		*
$35	3.8	(3.1	-	4.6)		0.2	(0.1	-	0.4)		0.1	(0.0	-	0.2)
Male	5.8	(4.6	-	7.3)		0.4	(0.2	-	0.7)		0.1	(0.1	-	0.4)
Female	2.0	(1.5	-	2.7)		*		*			*		*
TOTAL	5.8	(5.2	-	6.4)		0.9	(0.8	-	1.1)		0.3	(0.3	-	0.4)
Male	7.9	(7.1	-	8.9)		1.3	(1.0	-	1.6)		0.5	(0.4	-	0.7)
Female	3.7	(3.2	-	4.4)		0.6	(0.5	-	0.8)		0.2	(0.1	-	0.3)

POPULATION ESTIMATES (In Thousands)

12-17	1,387	(1,185	-	1,621)		664	(538	-	820)		253	(187	-	343)
Male	714	(572	-	888)		327	(242	-	441)		118	(73	-	189)
Female	673	(551	-	821)		338	(255	-	446)		135	(91	-	201)
18-25	3,023	(2,642	-	3,453)		895	(704	-	1,136)		308	(203	-	467)
Male	1,971	(1,698	-	2,281)		653	(481	-	882)		268	(169	-	424)
Female	1,052	(821	-	1,342)		242	(158	-	370)		40	(17	-	91)
26-34	3,151	(2,709	-	3,657)		173	(94	-	316)		37	(13	-	106)
Male	2,029	(1,701	-	2,411)		110	(49	-	243)		37	(13	-	105)
Female	1,122	(894	-	1,402)		63	(25	-	156)		*		*
$35	5,028	(4,155	-	6,075)		277	(155	-	497)		115	(51	-	256)
Male	3,629	(2,888	-	4,546)		250	(134	-	465)		91	(34	-	243)
Female	1,399	(1,039	-	1,879)		*		*			*		*
TOTAL	12,589	(11,304	-	14,010)		2,009	(1,693	-	2,384)		713	(556	-	913)
Male	8,344	(7,452	-	9,332)		1,339	(1,074	-	1,668)		515	(378	-	701)
Female	4,246	(3,639	-	4,948)		671	(521	-	862)		198	(134	-	293)

* Low precision; no estimate reported.

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

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