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Table  8.1A Numbers (in Thousands) of Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Gender and Detailed Age Category: 2003 and 2004

Age Category	Total		GENDER
			Male		Female
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	237,682	240,515	114,985	116,483	122,697	124,032
12	4,117	3,974	2,132	1,988	1,985	1,986
13	4,334	4,392	2,230	2,258	2,104	2,134
14	4,127	4,373	2,113	2,210	2,014	2,163
15	4,133	4,293	2,113	2,237	2,020	2,056
16	4,192	4,116	2,072	2,077	2,120	2,039
17	4,092	4,066	2,111	2,106	1,981	1,960
18	4,608	4,596	2,476	2,430	2,132	2,166
19	3,886	3,937	1,854	2,027	2,032	1,909
20	4,027	3,990	2,061	2,006	1,967	1,984
21	3,924	4,080	1,920	1,990	2,004	2,090
22	4,016	4,019	2,021	2,056	1,995	1,963
23	4,004	3,927	1,922	1,909	2,082	2,018
24	3,635	4,047	1,857	1,994	1,778	2,053
25	3,629	3,598	1,809	1,760	1,820	1,838
26-29	14,766	15,345	7,584	7,908	7,182	7,437
30-34	20,195	19,630	9,753	9,463	10,442	10,166
35-39	20,927	20,945	10,337	9,895	10,590	11,051
40-44	22,689	22,678	11,155	11,399	11,535	11,279
45-49	21,415	21,504	10,416	10,700	10,999	10,804
50-54	19,993	19,384	9,733	9,043	10,261	10,341
55-59	14,917	16,401	7,359	8,178	7,558	8,223
60-64	11,756	12,541	5,443	6,125	6,312	6,416
65 or Older	34,300	34,679	14,515	14,722	19,785	19,957
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table  8.1N Survey Sample Size for Respondents Aged 12 or Older, by Gender and Detailed Age Category: 2003 and 2004

Age Category	Total		GENDER
			Male		Female
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	67,784	67,760	32,611	32,696	35,173	35,064
12	3,809	3,558	1,997	1,776	1,812	1,782
13	3,954	3,903	2,036	1,989	1,918	1,914
14	3,797	3,902	1,938	1,980	1,859	1,922
15	3,748	3,790	1,924	1,951	1,824	1,839
16	3,714	3,613	1,864	1,853	1,850	1,760
17	3,643	3,535	1,878	1,814	1,765	1,721
18	3,191	3,252	1,605	1,654	1,586	1,598
19	2,801	2,889	1,304	1,437	1,497	1,452
20	2,818	2,793	1,363	1,335	1,455	1,458
21	2,810	2,799	1,301	1,322	1,509	1,477
22	2,796	2,822	1,318	1,334	1,478	1,488
23	2,941	2,789	1,305	1,298	1,636	1,491
24	2,723	2,893	1,296	1,344	1,427	1,549
25	2,658	2,592	1,262	1,199	1,396	1,393
26-29	2,870	2,982	1,333	1,409	1,537	1,573
30-34	3,700	3,592	1,704	1,654	1,996	1,938
35-39	3,191	3,190	1,471	1,439	1,720	1,751
40-44	3,413	3,397	1,588	1,558	1,825	1,839
45-49	3,227	3,364	1,458	1,582	1,769	1,782
50-54	1,489	1,483	693	681	796	802
55-59	1,176	1,271	531	589	645	682
60-64	945	958	419	450	526	508
65 or Older	2,370	2,393	1,023	1,048	1,347	1,345
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 8.2A Numbers (in Thousands) of Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Demographic Characteristics: 2003 and 2004

Demographic Characteristic	Total		AGE GROUP
			12-17		18-25		26 or Older
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	237,682	240,515	24,995	25,214	31,728	32,194	180,958	183,106
GENDER
Male	114,985	116,483	12,770	12,877	15,920	16,172	86,295	87,434
Female	122,697	124,032	12,225	12,337	15,808	16,022	94,663	95,673
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	207,800	209,485	20,931	20,981	26,069	26,475	160,800	162,029
White	166,257	167,051	15,565	15,508	19,642	19,951	131,050	131,592
Black or African American	27,452	28,009	3,741	3,803	4,278	4,358	19,433	19,848
American Indian or Alaska              Native	1,256	1,298	177	165	183	172	896	961
Native Hawaiian or Other              Pacific Islander	490	636	75	65	159	120	256	452
Asian	9,769	9,933	971	1,001	1,445	1,522	7,353	7,411
Two or More Races	2,575	2,559	401	440	362	352	1,812	1,766
Hispanic or Latino	29,882	31,030	4,065	4,233	5,659	5,719	20,158	21,077
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male, White, Not Hispanic	80,551	81,039	7,981	7,932	9,815	9,934	62,756	63,173
Female, White, Not Hispanic	85,706	86,012	7,584	7,576	9,827	10,017	68,295	68,419
Male, Black, Not Hispanic	12,397	12,694	1,886	1,949	2,004	2,111	8,507	8,634
Female, Black, Not Hispanic	15,055	15,315	1,855	1,854	2,274	2,247	10,925	11,214
Male, Hispanic	15,299	15,907	2,075	2,161	3,045	3,064	10,178	10,682
Female, Hispanic	14,584	15,123	1,989	2,072	2,614	2,655	9,980	10,395
EDUCATION1
< High School	37,899	36,514	N/A	N/A	6,876	6,671	31,023	29,842
High School Graduate	67,139	68,096	N/A	N/A	10,985	11,054	56,155	57,042
Some College	52,506	54,753	N/A	N/A	9,894	10,319	42,611	44,434
College Graduate	55,143	55,937	N/A	N/A	3,973	4,149	51,170	51,788
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT1
Full-Time	116,965	119,053	N/A	N/A	14,567	15,128	102,397	103,925
Part-Time	28,636	27,538	N/A	N/A	8,184	8,100	20,452	19,438
Unemployed	8,087	7,376	N/A	N/A	2,695	2,575	5,392	4,800
Other2	58,999	61,334	N/A	N/A	6,281	6,390	52,718	54,943
N/A: Not applicable. 1 Estimates for education and current employment are shown only for persons aged 18 or older. 2 Retired persons, disabled persons, homemakers, students, or other persons not in the labor force are included in the Other Employment category. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table  8.2N Survey Sample Size for Respondents Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Demographic Characteristics: 2003 and 2004

Demographic Characteristic	Total		AGE GROUP
			12-17		18-25		26 or Older
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	67,784	67,760	22,665	22,301	22,738	22,829	22,381	22,630
GENDER
Male	32,611	32,696	11,637	11,363	10,754	10,923	10,220	10,410
Female	35,173	35,064	11,028	10,938	11,984	11,906	12,161	12,220
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	58,711	58,372	19,432	18,981	19,339	19,315	19,940	20,076
White	45,870	45,174	14,549	14,176	14,950	14,737	16,371	16,261
Black or African American	8,153	8,290	3,119	3,077	2,771	2,868	2,263	2,345
American Indian or Alaska              Native	845	860	321	329	275	276	249	255
Native Hawaiian or Other              Pacific Islander	252	238	84	62	108	109	60	67
Asian	2,048	2,125	656	578	746	806	646	741
Two or More Races	1,543	1,685	703	759	489	519	351	407
Hispanic or Latino	9,073	9,388	3,233	3,320	3,399	3,514	2,441	2,554
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male, White, Not Hispanic	22,145	21,980	7,486	7,271	7,167	7,174	7,492	7,535
Female, White, Not Hispanic	23,725	23,194	7,063	6,905	7,783	7,563	8,879	8,726
Male, Black, Not Hispanic	3,667	3,698	1,556	1,503	1,197	1,221	914	974
Female, Black, Not Hispanic	4,486	4,592	1,563	1,574	1,574	1,647	1,349	1,371
Male, Hispanic	4,529	4,649	1,680	1,722	1,651	1,717	1,198	1,210
Female, Hispanic	4,544	4,739	1,553	1,598	1,748	1,797	1,243	1,344
EDUCATION1
< High School	8,091	7,892	N/A	N/A	4,698	4,584	3,393	3,308
High School Graduate	15,074	15,259	N/A	N/A	7,975	8,062	7,099	7,197
Some College	12,788	12,985	N/A	N/A	7,175	7,292	5,613	5,693
College Graduate	9,166	9,323	N/A	N/A	2,890	2,891	6,276	6,432
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT1
Full-Time	24,535	24,816	N/A	N/A	10,563	10,657	13,972	14,159
Part-Time	8,489	8,366	N/A	N/A	5,867	5,831	2,622	2,535
Unemployed	2,601	2,491	N/A	N/A	1,836	1,790	765	701
Other2	9,494	9,786	N/A	N/A	4,472	4,551	5,022	5,235
N/A: Not applicable. 1 Estimates for education and current employment are shown only for persons aged 18 or older. 2 Retired persons, disabled persons, homemakers, students, or other persons not in the labor force are included in the Other Employment category. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50408

Table  8.3A Numbers (in Thousands) of Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Youth and Adult Age Groups and Demographic Characteristics: 2003 and 2004

Demographic Characteristic	Total		YOUTH AND ADULT AGE GROUPS
			12-17		18 or Older
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	237,682	240,515	24,995	25,214	212,687	215,300
GENDER
Male	114,985	116,483	12,770	12,877	102,215	103,605
Female	122,697	124,032	12,225	12,337	110,472	111,695
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	207,800	209,485	20,931	20,981	186,869	188,504
White	166,257	167,051	15,565	15,508	150,692	151,543
Black or African American	27,452	28,009	3,741	3,803	23,711	24,206
American Indian or Alaska              Native	1,256	1,298	177	165	1,079	1,133
Native Hawaiian or Other              Pacific Islander	490	636	75	65	415	571
Asian	9,769	9,933	971	1,001	8,798	8,932
Two or More Races	2,575	2,559	401	440	2,174	2,118
Hispanic or Latino	29,882	31,030	4,065	4,233	25,818	26,797
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male, White, Not Hispanic	80,551	81,039	7,981	7,932	72,571	73,107
Female, White, Not Hispanic	85,706	86,012	7,584	7,576	78,122	78,436
Male, Black, Not Hispanic	12,397	12,694	1,886	1,949	10,511	10,745
Female, Black, Not Hispanic	15,055	15,315	1,855	1,854	13,200	13,461
Male, Hispanic	15,299	15,907	2,075	2,161	13,223	13,746
Female, Hispanic	14,584	15,123	1,989	2,072	12,594	13,050
EDUCATION1
< High School	37,899	36,514	N/A	N/A	37,899	36,514
High School Graduate	67,139	68,096	N/A	N/A	67,139	68,096
Some College	52,506	54,753	N/A	N/A	52,506	54,753
College Graduate	55,143	55,937	N/A	N/A	55,143	55,937
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT1
Full-Time	116,965	119,053	N/A	N/A	116,965	119,053
Part-Time	28,636	27,538	N/A	N/A	28,636	27,538
Unemployed	8,087	7,376	N/A	N/A	8,087	7,376
Other2	58,999	61,334	N/A	N/A	58,999	61,334
N/A: Not applicable. 1 Estimates for education and current employment are shown only for persons aged 18 or older. 2 Retired persons, disabled persons, homemakers, students, or other persons not in the labor force are included in the Other Employment category. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50408

Table  8.3N Survey Sample Size for Respondents Aged 12 or Older, by Youth and Adult Age Groups and Demographic Characteristics: 2003 and 2004

Demographic Characteristic	Total		YOUTH AND ADULT AGE GROUPS
			12-17		18 or Older
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	67,784	67,760	22,665	22,301	45,119	45,459
GENDER
Male	32,611	32,696	11,637	11,363	20,974	21,333
Female	35,173	35,064	11,028	10,938	24,145	24,126
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	58,711	58,372	19,432	18,981	39,279	39,391
White	45,870	45,174	14,549	14,176	31,321	30,998
Black or African American	8,153	8,290	3,119	3,077	5,034	5,213
American Indian or Alaska              Native	845	860	321	329	524	531
Native Hawaiian or Other              Pacific Islander	252	238	84	62	168	176
Asian	2,048	2,125	656	578	1,392	1,547
Two or More Races	1,543	1,685	703	759	840	926
Hispanic or Latino	9,073	9,388	3,233	3,320	5,840	6,068
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male, White, Not Hispanic	22,145	21,980	7,486	7,271	14,659	14,709
Female, White, Not Hispanic	23,725	23,194	7,063	6,905	16,662	16,289
Male, Black, Not Hispanic	3,667	3,698	1,556	1,503	2,111	2,195
Female, Black, Not Hispanic	4,486	4,592	1,563	1,574	2,923	3,018
Male, Hispanic	4,529	4,649	1,680	1,722	2,849	2,927
Female, Hispanic	4,544	4,739	1,553	1,598	2,991	3,141
EDUCATION1
< High School	8,091	7,892	N/A	N/A	8,091	7,892
High School Graduate	15,074	15,259	N/A	N/A	15,074	15,259
Some College	12,788	12,985	N/A	N/A	12,788	12,985
College Graduate	9,166	9,323	N/A	N/A	9,166	9,323
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT1
Full-Time	24,535	24,816	N/A	N/A	24,535	24,816
Part-Time	8,489	8,366	N/A	N/A	8,489	8,366
Unemployed	2,601	2,491	N/A	N/A	2,601	2,491
Other2	9,494	9,786	N/A	N/A	9,494	9,786
N/A: Not applicable. 1 Estimates for education and current employment are shown only for persons aged 18 or older. 2 Retired persons, disabled persons, homemakers, students, or other persons not in the labor force are included in the Other Employment category. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50408

Table  8.4A Numbers (in Thousands) of Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Underage and Legal Drinking Age Groups and Demographic Characteristics: 2003 and 2004

Demographic Characteristic	Total		UNDERAGE AND LEGAL DRINKING AGE GROUPS
			12-20		21 or Older
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	237,682	240,515	37,517	37,737	200,165	202,778
GENDER
Male	114,985	116,483	19,161	19,340	95,824	97,142
Female	122,697	124,032	18,356	18,397	104,341	105,636
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	207,800	209,485	31,335	31,385	176,465	178,100
White	166,257	167,051	23,359	23,308	142,898	143,743
Black or African American	27,452	28,009	5,511	5,590	21,941	22,419
American Indian or Alaska              Native	1,256	1,298	251	231	1,005	1,067
Native Hawaiian or Other              Pacific Islander	490	636	145	118	345	518
Asian	9,769	9,933	1,530	1,551	8,239	8,382
Two or More Races	2,575	2,559	538	587	2,038	1,972
Hispanic or Latino	29,882	31,030	6,182	6,352	23,700	24,678
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male, White, Not Hispanic	80,551	81,039	11,912	11,979	68,639	69,060
Female, White, Not Hispanic	85,706	86,012	11,448	11,329	74,258	74,683
Male, Black, Not Hispanic	12,397	12,694	2,783	2,867	9,614	9,827
Female, Black, Not Hispanic	15,055	15,315	2,729	2,723	12,326	12,592
Male, Hispanic	15,299	15,907	3,227	3,285	12,072	12,621
Female, Hispanic	14,584	15,123	2,955	3,066	11,629	12,057
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50408

Table  8.4N Survey Sample Size for Respondents Aged 12 or Older, by Underage and Legal Drinking Age Groups and Demographic Characteristics: 2003 and 2004

Demographic Characteristic	Total		UNDERAGE AND LEGAL DRINKING AGE GROUPS
			12-20		21 or Older
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	67,784	67,760	31,475	31,235	36,309	36,525
GENDER
Male	32,611	32,696	15,909	15,789	16,702	16,907
Female	35,173	35,064	15,566	15,446	19,607	19,618
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	58,711	58,372	27,002	26,577	31,709	31,795
White	45,870	45,174	20,365	19,965	25,505	25,209
Black or African American	8,153	8,290	4,239	4,234	3,914	4,056
American Indian or Alaska              Native	845	860	428	442	417	418
Native Hawaiian or Other              Pacific Islander	252	238	134	105	118	133
Asian	2,048	2,125	930	866	1,118	1,259
Two or More Races	1,543	1,685	906	965	637	720
Hispanic or Latino	9,073	9,388	4,473	4,658	4,600	4,730
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male, White, Not Hispanic	22,145	21,980	10,315	10,214	11,830	11,766
Female, White, Not Hispanic	23,725	23,194	10,050	9,751	13,675	13,443
Male, Black, Not Hispanic	3,667	3,698	2,091	2,019	1,576	1,679
Female, Black, Not Hispanic	4,486	4,592	2,148	2,215	2,338	2,377
Male, Hispanic	4,529	4,649	2,295	2,382	2,234	2,267
Female, Hispanic	4,544	4,739	2,178	2,276	2,366	2,463
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table  8.5A Numbers (in Thousands) of Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Racial/Ethnic Subgroups: Annual Averages Based on 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 NSDUHs

Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	Total		AGE GROUP
			12-17		18-25		26 or Older
	2002-2003	2003-2004	2002-2003	2003-2004	2002-2003	2003-2004	2002-2003	2003-2004
TOTAL1	236,413	239,098	24,874	25,105	31,376	31,961	180,162	182,032
NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO1	206,932	208,642	20,877	20,956	25,803	26,272	160,252	161,415
White	165,825	166,654	15,548	15,536	19,474	19,797	130,802	131,321
Black or African American	27,130	27,730	3,679	3,772	4,174	4,318	19,277	19,640
American Indian or Alaska Native	1,367	1,277	183	171	199	177	986	929
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific         Islander	652	563	79	70	164	139	409	354
Chinese	2,112	2,297	215	207	290	350	1,607	1,740
Filipino	2,100	2,196	165	162	275	261	1,659	1,773
Japanese	843	862	47	38	75	63	721	761
Asian Indian	2,002	2,257	207	232	289	319	1,507	1,706
Korean	792	737	94	83	185	169	513	485
Vietnamese	820	720	113	103	156	165	552	452
HISPANIC OR LATINO1	29,481	30,456	3,997	4,149	5,574	5,689	19,909	20,618
Mexican	19,488	19,946	2,846	2,896	3,954	4,018	12,687	13,031
Puerto Rican	3,174	3,088	473	481	548	517	2,153	2,090
Central or South American	4,047	4,394	435	442	725	744	2,887	3,208
Cuban	1,266	1,333	120	138	143	138	1,004	1,056
1 Totals include data from respondents reporting racial/ethnic subgroups not shown, as well as respondents reporting more than one subgroup. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, and 2004.

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Table  8.5N Survey Sample Size for Respondents Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Racial/Ethnic Subgroups: 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 NSDUHs Combined

Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	Total		AGE GROUP
			12-17		18-25		26 or Older
	2002-2003	2003-2004	2002-2003	2003-2004	2002-2003	2003-2004	2002-2003	2003-2004
TOTAL1	135,910	135,544	46,310	44,966	45,804	45,567	43,796	45,011
NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO1	118,026	117,083	39,813	38,413	39,066	38,654	39,147	40,016
White	92,418	91,044	30,186	28,725	30,161	29,687	32,071	32,632
Black or African American	16,431	16,443	6,273	6,196	5,663	5,639	4,495	4,608
American Indian or Alaska Native	1,766	1,705	665	650	591	551	510	504
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific         Islander	525	490	167	146	216	217	142	127
Chinese	766	831	247	222	266	319	253	290
Filipino	791	808	235	248	277	264	279	296
Japanese	427	397	103	87	126	124	198	186
Asian Indian	839	971	245	261	325	374	269	336
Korean	379	377	133	120	167	173	79	84
Vietnamese	322	329	112	107	121	127	89	95
HISPANIC OR LATINO1	17,884	18,461	6,497	6,553	6,738	6,913	4,649	4,995
Mexican	11,009	11,280	4,058	4,020	4,177	4,319	2,774	2,941
Puerto Rican	2,375	2,257	963	923	886	809	526	525
Central or South American	2,849	2,907	886	871	1,134	1,125	829	911
Cuban	634	668	226	244	190	190	218	234
1 Totals include data from respondents reporting racial/ethnic subgroups not shown, as well as respondents reporting more than one subgroup. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, and 2004.

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Table  8.6A Numbers (in Thousands) of Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Youth and Adult Age Groups and Racial/Ethnic Subgroups: Annual Averages Based on 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 NSDUHs

Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	Total		YOUTH AND ADULT AGE GROUPS
			12-17		18 or Older
	2002-2003	2003-2004	2002-2003	2003-2004	2002-2003	2003-2004
TOTAL1	236,413	239,098	24,874	25,105	211,538	213,994
NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO1	206,932	208,642	20,877	20,956	186,055	187,686
White	165,825	166,654	15,548	15,536	150,276	151,118
Black or African American	27,130	27,730	3,679	3,772	23,451	23,958
American Indian or Alaska Native	1,367	1,277	183	171	1,185	1,106
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific         Islander	652	563	79	70	573	493
Chinese	2,112	2,297	215	207	1,896	2,090
Filipino	2,100	2,196	165	162	1,935	2,034
Japanese	843	862	47	38	796	824
Asian Indian	2,002	2,257	207	232	1,795	2,025
Korean	792	737	94	83	698	654
Vietnamese	820	720	113	103	707	617
HISPANIC OR LATINO1	29,481	30,456	3,997	4,149	25,483	26,307
Mexican	19,488	19,946	2,846	2,896	16,642	17,050
Puerto Rican	3,174	3,088	473	481	2,701	2,607
Central or South American	4,047	4,394	435	442	3,612	3,952
Cuban	1,266	1,333	120	138	1,146	1,195
1 Totals include data from respondents reporting racial/ethnic subgroups not shown, as well as respondents reporting more than one subgroup. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, and 2004.

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Table  8.6N Survey Sample Size for Respondents Aged 12 or Older, by Youth and Adult Age Groups and Racial/Ethnic Subgroups: 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 NSDUHs Combined

Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	Total		YOUTH AND ADULT AGE GROUPS
			12-17		18 or Older
	2002-2003	2003-2004	2002-2003	2003-2004	2002-2003	2003-2004
TOTAL1	135,910	135,544	46,310	44,966	89,600	90,578
NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO1	118,026	117,083	39,813	38,413	78,213	78,670
White	92,418	91,044	30,186	28,725	62,232	62,319
Black or African American	16,431	16,443	6,273	6,196	10,158	10,247
American Indian or Alaska Native	1,766	1,705	665	650	1,101	1,055
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific         Islander	525	490	167	146	358	344
Chinese	766	831	247	222	519	609
Filipino	791	808	235	248	556	560
Japanese	427	397	103	87	324	310
Asian Indian	839	971	245	261	594	710
Korean	379	377	133	120	246	257
Vietnamese	322	329	112	107	210	222
HISPANIC OR LATINO1	17,884	18,461	6,497	6,553	11,387	11,908
Mexican	11,009	11,280	4,058	4,020	6,951	7,260
Puerto Rican	2,375	2,257	963	923	1,412	1,334
Central or South American	2,849	2,907	886	871	1,963	2,036
Cuban	634	668	226	244	408	424
1 Totals include data from respondents reporting racial/ethnic subgroups not shown, as well as respondents reporting more than one subgroup. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, and 2004.

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Table  8.7A Numbers (in Thousands) of Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Underage and Legal Drinking Age Groups and Racial/Ethnic Subgroups: Annual Averages Based on 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 NSDUHs

Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	Total		UNDERAGE AND LEGAL DRINKING AGE GROUPS
			12-20		21 or Older
	2002-2003	2003-2004	2002-2003	2003-2004	2002-2003	2003-2004
TOTAL1	236,413	239,098	37,359	37,627	199,054	201,472
NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO1	206,932	208,642	31,273	31,360	175,659	177,282
White	165,825	166,654	23,403	23,334	142,422	143,320
Black or African American	27,130	27,730	5,403	5,551	21,727	22,180
American Indian or Alaska Native	1,367	1,277	260	241	1,107	1,036
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific         Islander	652	563	142	132	510	431
Chinese	2,112	2,297	308	326	1,803	1,971
Filipino	2,100	2,196	272	267	1,828	1,929
Japanese	843	862	82	64	762	798
Asian Indian	2,002	2,257	298	326	1,705	1,931
Korean	792	737	158	155	634	582
Vietnamese	820	720	188	169	632	551
HISPANIC OR LATINO1	29,481	30,456	6,086	6,267	23,394	24,189
Mexican	19,488	19,946	4,326	4,391	15,161	15,555
Puerto Rican	3,174	3,088	712	697	2,462	2,391
Central or South American	4,047	4,394	679	684	3,368	3,710
Cuban	1,266	1,333	176	201	1,090	1,132
1 Totals include data from respondents reporting racial/ethnic subgroups not shown, as well as respondents reporting more than one subgroup. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, and 2004.

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Table  8.7N Survey Sample Size for Respondents Aged 12 or Older, by Underage and Legal Drinking Age Groups and Racial/Ethnic Subgroups: 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 NSDUHs Combined

Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	Total		UNDERAGE AND LEGAL DRINKING AGE GROUPS
			12-20		21 or Older
	2002-2003	2003-2004	2002-2003	2003-2004	2002-2003	2003-2004
TOTAL1	135,910	135,544	64,262	62,710	71,648	72,834
NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO1	118,026	117,083	55,236	53,579	62,790	63,504
White	92,418	91,044	42,074	40,330	50,344	50,714
Black or African American	16,431	16,443	8,550	8,473	7,881	7,970
American Indian or Alaska Native	1,766	1,705	895	870	871	835
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific         Islander	525	490	257	239	268	251
Chinese	766	831	338	339	428	492
Filipino	791	808	345	353	446	455
Japanese	427	397	152	130	275	267
Asian Indian	839	971	337	368	502	603
Korean	379	377	189	189	190	188
Vietnamese	322	329	160	152	162	177
HISPANIC OR LATINO1	17,884	18,461	9,026	9,131	8,858	9,330
Mexican	11,009	11,280	5,589	5,589	5,420	5,691
Puerto Rican	2,375	2,257	1,333	1,266	1,042	991
Central or South American	2,849	2,907	1,295	1,255	1,554	1,652
Cuban	634	668	301	326	333	342
1 Totals include data from respondents reporting racial/ethnic subgroups not shown, as well as respondents reporting more than one subgroup. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, and 2004.

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Table  8.8A Numbers (in Thousands) of Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Geographic Characteristics: 2003 and 2004

Geographic Characteristic	Total		AGE GROUP
			12-17		18-25		26 or Older
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	237,682	240,515	24,995	25,214	31,728	32,194	180,958	183,106
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	45,310	45,497	4,491	4,536	5,633	5,684	35,185	35,277
New England	11,887	11,947	1,173	1,174	1,470	1,488	9,243	9,284
Middle Atlantic	33,423	33,551	3,318	3,362	4,164	4,196	25,942	25,993
Midwest	53,767	54,212	5,695	5,681	7,358	7,441	40,715	41,089
East North Central	37,666	37,937	3,995	4,008	5,083	5,127	28,588	28,802
West North Central	16,101	16,274	1,700	1,674	2,274	2,314	12,127	12,287
South	84,774	86,141	8,927	9,001	11,325	11,538	64,522	65,602
South Atlantic	44,432	45,192	4,502	4,579	5,584	5,706	34,346	34,906
East South Central	14,216	14,392	1,453	1,449	1,934	1,951	10,829	10,992
West South Central	26,126	26,557	2,972	2,972	3,807	3,881	19,347	19,704
West	53,831	54,665	5,883	5,996	7,412	7,531	40,535	41,138
Mountain	15,614	15,986	1,728	1,745	2,237	2,287	11,649	11,954
Pacific	38,217	38,679	4,155	4,251	5,176	5,244	28,886	29,184
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	126,099	128,322	13,310	13,345	16,604	16,650	96,186	98,327
Small Metro	71,397	71,638	7,401	7,645	10,206	10,604	53,790	53,389
250K - 1 Mil. Pop.	46,928	47,167	4,980	5,103	6,651	6,888	35,296	35,176
< 250K Pop.	24,469	24,471	2,420	2,542	3,555	3,716	18,493	18,213
Nonmetro	40,186	40,555	4,285	4,224	4,918	4,940	30,983	31,390
Urbanized	17,865	16,696	1,858	1,700	2,362	2,303	13,644	12,694
Less Urbanized	18,223	20,291	1,985	2,147	2,192	2,313	14,046	15,830
Completely Rural	4,098	3,568	441	377	363	324	3,293	2,866
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table  8.8N Survey Sample Size for Respondents Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Geographic Characteristics: 2003 and 2004

Geographic Characteristic	Total		AGE GROUP
			12-17		18-25		26 or Older
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	67,784	67,760	22,665	22,301	22,738	22,829	22,381	22,630
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	13,655	13,523	4,536	4,361	4,595	4,532	4,524	4,630
New England	5,566	5,409	1,786	1,779	1,947	1,788	1,833	1,842
Middle Atlantic	8,089	8,114	2,750	2,582	2,648	2,744	2,691	2,788
Midwest	18,993	18,889	6,292	6,297	6,532	6,361	6,169	6,231
East North Central	12,727	12,666	4,203	4,302	4,405	4,227	4,119	4,137
West North Central	6,266	6,223	2,089	1,995	2,127	2,134	2,050	2,094
South	20,612	20,807	6,934	6,823	6,794	7,055	6,884	6,929
South Atlantic	10,768	10,853	3,609	3,595	3,541	3,600	3,618	3,658
East South Central	3,542	3,623	1,213	1,147	1,138	1,262	1,191	1,214
West South Central	6,302	6,331	2,112	2,081	2,115	2,193	2,075	2,057
West	14,524	14,541	4,903	4,820	4,817	4,881	4,804	4,840
Mountain	7,260	7,223	2,368	2,357	2,427	2,435	2,465	2,431
Pacific	7,264	7,318	2,535	2,463	2,390	2,446	2,339	2,409
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	29,759	30,077	10,044	9,918	9,699	9,904	10,016	10,255
Small Metro	23,349	22,972	7,500	7,370	8,373	8,215	7,476	7,387
250K - 1 Mil. Pop.	14,944	14,729	4,904	4,845	5,225	5,083	4,815	4,801
< 250K Pop.	8,405	8,243	2,596	2,525	3,148	3,132	2,661	2,586
Nonmetro	14,676	14,711	5,121	5,013	4,666	4,710	4,889	4,988
Urbanized	6,550	6,150	2,174	1,946	2,274	2,184	2,102	2,020
Less Urbanized	6,499	7,043	2,309	2,476	2,002	2,156	2,188	2,411
Completely Rural	1,627	1,518	638	591	390	370	599	557
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table  8.9A Numbers (in Thousands) of Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Youth and Adult Age Groups and Geographic Characteristics: 2003 and 2004

Geographic Characteristic	Total		YOUTH AND ADULT AGE GROUPS
			12-17		18 or Older
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	237,682	240,515	24,995	25,214	212,687	215,300
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	45,310	45,497	4,491	4,536	40,819	40,961
New England	11,887	11,947	1,173	1,174	10,713	10,772
Middle Atlantic	33,423	33,551	3,318	3,362	30,106	30,189
Midwest	53,767	54,212	5,695	5,681	48,073	48,530
East North Central	37,666	37,937	3,995	4,008	33,672	33,930
West North Central	16,101	16,274	1,700	1,674	14,401	14,601
South	84,774	86,141	8,927	9,001	75,847	77,140
South Atlantic	44,432	45,192	4,502	4,579	39,930	40,612
East South Central	14,216	14,392	1,453	1,449	12,763	12,943
West South Central	26,126	26,557	2,972	2,972	23,154	23,585
West	53,831	54,665	5,883	5,996	47,948	48,669
Mountain	15,614	15,986	1,728	1,745	13,886	14,241
Pacific	38,217	38,679	4,155	4,251	34,062	34,428