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1998 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse |
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Table 22. Percentages Reporting Past Month Use of Alcohol, by Age Group and Demographic Characteristics: 1997 and 1998
AGE GROUP (Years) |
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12-17 |
18-25 |
26-34 |
35 and Older |
Total | ||||||
Demographic Characteristic |
1997 |
1998 |
1997 |
1998 |
1997 |
1998 |
1997 |
1998 |
1997 |
1998 |
TOTAL |
20.5 |
19.1 |
58.4 |
60.0 |
60.2 |
60.9 |
52.8 |
53.1 |
51.4 |
51.7 |
RACE/ ETHNICITY |
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White, non-Hispanic |
22.0 |
20.9 |
63.5 |
65.0 |
64.8 |
65.2 |
56.1 |
56.2 |
55.1 |
55.3 |
Black, non-Hispanic |
16.3 |
13.1 |
46.6 |
50.3 |
51.0 |
54.8 |
40.9 |
38.3 |
40.4 |
39.8 |
Hispanic |
18.8 |
18.9 |
48.5 |
50.8 |
51.6 |
53.1 |
42.8 |
47.7 |
42.4 |
45.4 |
Other, non-Hispanic |
17.0 |
12.5 |
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45.5 |
42.2 |
39.1 |
36.0 |
37.5 |
37.0 |
35.8 |
GENDER |
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Male |
21.0 |
19.4 |
65.9 |
68.2 |
67.9 |
67.7 |
60.6 |
61.4 |
58.2 |
58.7 |
Female |
19.9 |
18.7 |
50.8 |
51.7 |
52.6 |
54.2 |
46.0 |
45.8 |
45.1 |
45.1 |
POPULATION DENSITY1 |
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Large Metro |
21.4a |
17.7 |
58.5 |
58.2 |
62.4 |
61.2 |
56.6 |
57.0 |
54.3 |
53.9 |
Small Metro |
20.4 |
20.0 |
58.7 |
63.1 |
62.3 |
61.5 |
53.5 |
54.6 |
52.0 |
53.3 |
Nonmetro |
19.0 |
20.1 |
58.0 |
57.4 |
51.0a |
59.0 |
45.4 |
43.4 |
44.9 |
44.7 |
REGION |
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Northeast |
19.3 |
22.1 |
59.9 |
64.3 |
60.3 |
62.4 |
56.7 |
57.7 |
54.0 |
55.8 |
North Central |
23.4 |
20.6 |
68.0 |
72.1 |
66.6 |
67.9 |
55.3 |
58.7 |
55.6 |
57.8 |
South |
19.3 |
17.5 |
55.1 |
54.4 |
57.9 |
58.3 |
47.7 |
45.6 |
47.4 |
45.8 |
West |
20.3 |
17.4 |
53.3 |
53.0 |
56.8 |
56.5 |
55.7 |
55.0 |
51.7 |
50.9 |
ADULT EDUCATION2 |
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<High School |
N/A |
N/A |
52.4 |
50.8 |
48.7 |
51.5 |
32.7 |
36.0 |
38.0 |
40.4 |
High School Grad |
N/A |
N/A |
56.7 |
57.6 |
56.9 |
59.0 |
52.7 |
49.4 |
54.0 |
52.3 |
Some College |
N/A |
N/A |
61.3 |
64.6 |
61.6 |
64.0 |
56.0 |
57.3 |
58.2 |
60.1 |
College Graduate |
N/A |
N/A |
67.4 |
70.5 |
68.9 |
64.3 |
65.9 |
65.5 |
66.6 |
65.5 |
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT2 |
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Full-time |
N/A |
N/A |
65.3 |
66.6 |
64.0 |
64.4 |
60.4 |
60.9 |
61.9 |
62.5 |
Part-time |
N/A |
N/A |
51.5 |
56.0 |
59.9 |
59.9 |
58.4 |
59.1 |
56.6 |
58.4 |
Unemployed |
N/A |
N/A |
55.8 |
63.3 |
55.7 |
54.5 |
61.7 |
59.8 |
58.8 |
59.7 |
Other3 |
N/A |
N/A |
51.3 |
49.4 |
44.6 |
45.3 |
40.8 |
40.6 |
42.1 |
41.9 |
*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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