National Household Survey on Drug Abuse: Population Estimates 1 popest97.htm

1997 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse: Population Estimates

Table 2A.Any Illicit Drug Use by Sex Within Age Group for Total Population in 1997
Table 2B.Any Illicit Drug Use by Age Group and Sex for Whites in 1997
Table 2C.Any Illicit Drug Use by Age Group and Sex for Hispanics in 1997
Table 2D.Any Illicit Drug Use by Age Group and Sex for Blacks in 1997
Table 2E.Any Illicit Drug Use by Age Group and Sex for Northeast Region in 1997
Table 2F.Any Illicit Drug Use by Age Group and Sex for North Central Region in 1997
Table 2G.Any Illicit Drug Use by Age Group and Sex for South Region in 1997
Table 2H.Any Illicit Drug Use by Age Group and Sex for West Region in 1997
Table 3A.Marijuana Use by Sex Within Age Group for Total Population in 1997
Table 3B.Marijuana Use by Age Group and Sex for Whites in 1997
Table 3C.Marijuana Use by Age Group and Sex for Hispanics in 1997
Table 3D.Marijuana Use by Age Group and Sex for Blacks in 1997
Table 3E.Marijuana Use by Age Group and Sex for Northeast Region in 1997
Table 3F.Marijuana Use by Age Group and Sex for North Central Region in 1997
Table 3G.Marijuana Use by Age Group and Sex for South Region in 1997
Table 3H.Marijuana Use by Age Group and Sex for West Region in 1997
Table 4A.Cocaine Use by Sex Within Age Group for Total Population in 1997
Table 4B.Cocaine Use by Age Group and Sex for Whites in 1997
Table 4C.Cocaine Use by Age Group and Sex for Hispanics in 1997
Table 4D.Cocaine Use by Age Group and Sex for Blacks in 1997
Table 4E.Cocaine Use by Age Group and Sex for Northeast Region in 1997
Table 4F.Cocaine Use by Age Group and Sex for North Central Region in 1997
Table 4G.Cocaine Use by Age Group and Sex for South Region in 1997
Table 4H.Cocaine Use by Age Group and Sex for West Region in 1997
Table 5A.Crack Use by Sex Within Age Group for Total Population in 1997
Table 5B.Crack Use by Age Group and Sex for Whites in 1997
Table 5C.Crack Use by Age Group and Sex for Hispanics in 1997
Table 5D.Crack Use by Age Group and Sex for Blacks in 1997
Table 5E.Crack Use by Age Group and Sex for Northeast Region in 1997
Table 5F.Crack Use by Age Group and Sex for North Central Region in 1997
Table 5G.Crack Use by Age Group and Sex for South Region in 1997
Table 5H.Crack Use by Age Group and Sex for West Region in 1997
Table 6A.Inhalant Use by Sex Within Age Group for Total Population in 1997
Table 6B.Inhalant Use by Age Group and Sex for Whites in 1997
Table 6C.Inhalant Use by Age Group and Sex for Hispanics in 1997
Table 6D.Inhalant Use by Age Group and Sex for Blacks in 1997
Table 6E.Inhalant Use by Age Group and Sex for Northeast Region in 1997
Table 6F.Inhalant Use by Age Group and Sex for North Central Region in 1997
Table 6G.Inhalant Use by Age Group and Sex for South Region in 1997
Table 6H.Inhalant Use by Age Group and Sex for West Region in 1997
Table 7A.Hallucinogen Use by Sex Within Age Group for Total Population in 1997
Table 7B.Hallucinogen Use by Age Group and Sex for Whites in 1997
Table 7C.Hallucinogen Use by Age Group and Sex for Hispanics in 1997
Table 7D.Hallucinogen Use by Age Group and Sex for Blacks in 1997
Table 7E.Hallucinogen Use by Age Group and Sex for Northeast Region in 1997
Table 7F.Hallucinogen Use by Age Group and Sex for North Central Region in 1997
Table 7G.Hallucinogen Use by Age Group and Sex for South Region in 1997
Table 7H.Hallucinogen Use by Age Group and Sex for West Region in 1997
Table 8A.Any Psychotherapeutic Use by Sex Within Age Group for Total Population in 1997
Table 8B.Any Psychotherapeutic Use by Age Group and Sex for Whites in 1997
Table 8C.Any Psychotherapeutic Use by Age Group and Sex for Hispanics in 1997
Table 8D.Any Psychotherapeutic Use by Age Group and Sex for Blacks in 1997
Table 8E.Any Psychotherapeutic Use by Age Group and Sex for Northeast Region in 1997
Table 8F.Any Psychotherapeutic Use by Age Group and Sex for North Central Region in 1997
Table 8G.Any Psychotherapeutic Use by Age Group and Sex for South Region in 1997
Table 8H.Any Psychotherapeutic Use by Age Group and Sex for West Region in 1997
Table 9A.Stimulant Use by Sex Within Age Group for Total Population in 1997
Table 9B.Stimulant Use by Age Group and Sex for Whites in 1997
Table 9C.Stimulant Use by Age Group and Sex for Hispanics in 1997
Table 9D.Stimulant Use by Age Group and Sex for Blacks in 1997
Table 9E.Stimulant Use by Age Group and Sex for Northeast Region in 1997
Table 9F.Stimulant Use by Age Group and Sex for North Central Region in 1997
Table 9G.Stimulant Use by Age Group and Sex for South Region in 1997
Table 9H.Stimulant Use by Age Group and Sex for West Region in 1997
Table 10A.Sedative Use by Sex Within Age Group for Total Population in 1997
Table 10B.Sedative Use by Age Group and Sex for Whites in 1997
Table 10C.Sedative Use by Age Group and Sex for Hispanics in 1997
Table 10D.Sedative Use by Age Group and Sex for Blacks in 1997
Table 10E.Sedative Use by Age Group and Sex for Northeast Region in 1997
Table 10F.Sedative Use by Age Group and Sex for North Central Region in 1997
Table 10G.Sedative Use by Age Group and Sex for South Region in 1997
Table 10H.Sedative Use by Age Group and Sex for West Region in 1997
Table 11A.Tranquilizer Use by Sex Within Age Group for Total Population in 1997
Table 11B.Tranquilizer Use by Age Group and Sex for Whites in 1997
Table 11C.Tranquilizer Use by Age Group and Sex for Hispanics in 1997
Table 11D.Tranquilizer Use by Age Group and Sex for Blacks in 1997
Table 11E.Tranquilizer Use by Age Group and Sex for Northeast Region in 1997
Table 11F.Tranquilizer Use by Age Group and Sex for North Central Region in 1997
Table 11G.Tranquilizer Use by Age Group and Sex for South Region in 1997
Table 11H.Tranquilizer Use by Age Group and Sex for West Region in 1997
Table 12A.Analgesic Use by Sex Within Age Group for Total Population in 1997
Table 12B.Analgesic Use by Age Group and Sex for Whites in 1997
Table 12C.Analgesic Use by Age Group and Sex for Hispanics in 1997
Table 12D.Analgesic Use by Age Group and Sex for Blacks in 1997
Table 12E.Analgesic Use by Age Group and Sex for Northeast Region in 1997
Table 12F.Analgesic Use by Age Group and Sex for North Central Region in 1997
Table 12G.Analgesic Use by Age Group and Sex for South Region in 1997
Table 12H.Analgesic Use by Age Group and Sex for West Region in 1997
Table 13A.Alcohol Use by Sex Within Age Group for Total Population in 1997
Table 13B.Alcohol Use by Age Group and Sex for Whites in 1997
Table 13C.Alcohol Use by Age Group and Sex for Hispanics in 1997
Table 13D.Alcohol Use by Age Group and Sex for Blacks in 1997
Table 13E.Alcohol Use by Age Group and Sex for Northeast Region in 1997
Table 13F.Alcohol Use by Age Group and Sex for North Central Region in 1997
Table 13G.Alcohol Use by Age Group and Sex for South Region in 1997
Table 13H.Alcohol Use by Age Group and Sex for West Region in 1997
Table 14A.Cigarette Use by Sex Within Age Group for Total Population in 1997
Table 14B.Cigarette Use by Age Group and Sex for Whites in 1997
Table 14C.Cigarette Use by Age Group and Sex for Hispanics in 1997
Table 14D.Cigarette Use by Age Group and Sex for Blacks in 1997
Table 14E.Cigarette Use by Age Group and Sex for Northeast Region in 1997
Table 14F.Cigarette Use by Age Group and Sex for North Central Region in 1997
Table 14G.Cigarette Use by Age Group and Sex for South Region in 1997
Table 14H.Cigarette Use by Age Group and Sex for West Region in 1997
Table 15A.Smokeless Tobacco Use by Sex Within Age Group for Total Population in 1997
Table 15B.Smokeless Tobacco Use by Age Group and Sex for Whites in 1997
Table 15C.Smokeless Tobacco Use by Age Group and Sex for Hispanics in 1997
Table 15D.Smokeless Tobacco Use by Age Group and Sex for Blacks in 1997
Table 15E.Smokeless Tobacco Use by Age Group and Sex for Northeast Region in 1997
Table 15F.Smokeless Tobacco Use by Age Group and Sex for North Central Region in 1997
Table 15G.Smokeless Tobacco Use by Age Group and Sex for South Region in 1997
Table 15H.Smokeless Tobacco Use by Age Group and Sex for West Region in 1997
Table 16.LSD Use by Age, Sex, Race, and Region for Total Population in 1997
Table 17.PCP Use by Age, Sex, Race, and Region for Total Population in 1997
Table 18.Heroin Use by Age, Sex, Race, and Region for Total Population in 1997
Table 19.Needle Use by Age, Sex, Race, and Region for Total Population in 1997

Section III Estimates of Prevalence of Use of Specific Drugs and Drug Classes

Any Illicit Drug Use - Total Population

Table 2A.Any Illicit Drug Use by Sex Within Age Group for Total Population in 1997

AGE/ /SEX	Ever Used				Used Past Year				Used Past Month
AGE/ /SEX	Observed Estimate	95% C.I.			Observed Estimate	95% C.I.			Observed Estimate	95% C.I.
RATE ESTIMATES (Percent)
12-17	23.7	(22.2	-	25.4)	18.8	(17.3	-	20.4)	11.4	(10.3	-	12.7)
Male	24.3	(22.2	-	26.5)	18.9	(17.0	-	21.0)	12.3	(10.8	-	14.0)
Female	23.2	(21.1	-	25.3)	18.6	(16.8	-	20.5)	10.6	(9.1	-	12.2)

18-25	45.4	(42.9	-	47.9)	25.3	(23.2	-	27.5)	14.7	(13.0	-	16.5)
Male	50.3	(47.2	-	53.3)	30.8	(27.8	-	34.0)	19.6	(16.7	-	22.8)
Female	40.4	(37.3	-	43.5)	19.7	(17.6	-	22.1)	9.6	(8.1	-	11.4)

26-34	50.8	(48.5	-	53.0)	14.3	(12.7	-	16.0)	7.4	(6.3	-	8.6)
Male	56.0	(52.7	-	59.2)	17.9	(15.3	-	20.7)	9.6	(7.8	-	11.7)
Female	45.6	(42.6	-	48.6)	10.8	(9.1	-	12.8)	5.2	(4.1	-	6.7)

_35	31.5	(29.5	-	33.5)	6.1	(5.0	-	7.3)	3.6	(2.8	-	4.6)
Male	36.9	(33.7	-	40.2)	8.4	(6.6	-	10.7)	5.0	(3.6	-	6.9)
Female	26.7	(24.3	-	29.3)	4.0	(3.2	-	4.9)	2.3	(1.7	-	3.2)

TOTAL	35.6	(34.2	-	37.0)	11.2	(10.5	-	12.0)	6.4	(5.9	-	7.0)
Male	40.5	(38.5	-	42.5)	14.2	(13.0	-	15.5)	8.5	(7.6	-	9.6)
Female	31.0	(29.3	-	32.9)	8.4	(7.7	-	9.2)	4.5	(3.9	-	5.1)

POPULATION ESTIMATES (In Thousands)

12-17

5,353

(5,000

-

5,724)

4,228

(3,890

-

4,589)

2,580

(2,327

-

2,857)

Male

2,794

(2,554

-

3,049)

2,176

(1,950

-

2,420)

1,415

(1,239

-

1,611)

Female

2,559

(2,336

-

2,796)

2,053

(1,855

-

2,267)

1,166

(1,007

-

1,346)

18-25

12,565

(11,886

-

13,250)

7,009

(6,424

-

7,629)

4,060

(3,606

-

4,561)

Male

7,030

(6,603

-

7,456)

4,304

(3,885

-

4,748)

2,737

(2,340

-

3,184)

Female

5,535

(5,118

-

5,963)

2,705

(2,410

-

3,025)

1,323

(1,113

-

1,567)

26-34

17,891

(17,110

-

18,670)

5,037

(4,489

-

5,639)

2,606

(2,226

-

3,047)

Male

9,794

(9,219

-

10,360)

3,122

(2,679

-

3,621)

1,675

(1,363

-

2,049)

Female

8,097

(7,564

-

8,635)

1,915

(1,607

-

2,272)

932

(727

-

1,191)

_35

41,151

(38,578

-

43,815)

7,915

(6,562

-

9,526)

4,657

(3,637

-

5,950)

Male

22,526

(20,581

-

24,544)

5,157

(4,041

-

6,546)

3,049

(2,201

-

4,199)

Female

18,625

(16,914

-

20,443)

2,758

(2,218

-

3,423)

1,609

(1,172

-

2,203)

TOTAL

76,960

(74,007

-

79,966)

24,189

(22,599

-

25,877)

13,904

(12,716

-

15,195)

Male

42,144

(40,095

-

44,225)

14,759

(13,492

-

16,124)

8,875

(7,866

-

10,000)

Female

34,817

(32,835

-

36,862)

9,430

(8,617

-

10,312)

5,029

(4,385

-

5,763)

* Low precision; no estimate reported

Source:Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Office of Applied Studies

1997 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

Any Illicit Drug Use - Race/Ethnicity

Table 2B.Any Illicit Drug Use by Age Group and Sex for Whites in 1997

AGE/ /SEX	Ever Used				Used Past Year				Used Past Month
AGE/ /SEX	Observed Estimate	95% C.I.			Observed Estimate	95% C.I.			Observed Estimate	95% C.I.
RATE ESTIMATES (Percent)
AGE
12-17	24.4	(22.2	-	26.7)	19.6	(17.6	-	21.8)	11.8	(10.3	-	13.5)
18-25	50.4	(46.9	-	53.9)	27.3	(24.4	-	30.4)	15.1	(12.9	-	17.6)
26-34	58.2	(55.1	-	61.1)	16.0	(13.8	-	18.3)	8.4	(7.0	-	10.2)
_35	33.2	(30.9	-	35.7)	6.0	(4.8	-	7.5)	3.6	(2.7	-	4.7)
SEX
Male	42.3	(39.8	-	44.9)	14.5	(13.0	-	16.2)	8.7	(7.5	-	10.1)
Female	34.3	(32.2	-	36.5)	8.2	(7.4	-	9.1)	4.2	(3.6	-	5.0)

TOTAL	38.2	(36.4	-	39.9)	11.3	(10.4	-	12.2)	6.4	(5.7	-	7.2)

POPULATION ESTIMATES (In Thousands)

AGE

12-17

3,696

(3,361

-

4,054)

2,969

(2,663

-

3,300)

1,791

(1,557

-

2,055)

18-25

9,408

(8,752

-

10,064)

5,093

(4,559

-

5,664)

2,819

(2,409

-

3,283)

26-34

14,218

(13,474

-

14,948)

3,900

(3,385

-

4,477)

2,065

(1,706

-

2,492)

_35

34,196

(31,780

-

36,700)

6,214

(4,955

-

7,767)

3,655

(2,734

-

4,870)

SEX

Male

32,938

(30,962

-

34,946)

11,319

(10,122

-

12,631)

6,800

(5,846

-

7,894)

Female

28,580

(26,802

-

30,413)

6,857

(6,163

-

7,621)

3,530

(3,011

-

4,132)

TOTAL

61,518

(58,733

-

64,352)

18,176

(16,726

-

19,733)

10,330

(9,227

-

11,555)

Table 2C.Any Illicit Drug Use by Age Group and Sex for Hispanics in 1997

AGE/ /SEX	Ever Used				Used Past Year				Used Past Month
AGE/ /SEX	Observed Estimate	95% C.I.			Observed Estimate	95% C.I.			Observed Estimate	95% C.I.
RATE ESTIMATES (Percent)
AGE
12-17	21.7	(18.9	-	24.8)	16.5	(14.1	-	19.3)	10.5	(8.6	-	12.8)
18-25	32.0	(28.5	-	35.6)	16.5	(13.9	-	19.5)	10.5	(8.4	-	13.1)
26-34	29.1	(25.2	-	33.3)	7.8	(5.8	-	10.5)	3.8	(2.5	-	5.8)
_35	23.4	(19.8	-	27.5)	6.3	(4.0	-	9.9)	3.7	(1.9	-	7.0)
SEX
Male	32.4	(29.0	-	36.0)	12.1	(9.9	-	14.7)	7.1	(5.8	-	8.8)
Female	19.2	(16.6	-	22.2)	7.5	(5.7	-	9.9)	4.5	(2.9	-	6.9)

TOTAL	25.9	(23.5	-	28.4)	9.9	(8.4	-	11.6)	5.9	(4.7	-	7.2)

POPULATION ESTIMATES (In Thousands)

AGE

12-17

651

(567

-

744)

497

(425

-

579)

317

(260

-

385)

18-25

1,217

(1,085

-

1,357)

628

(527

-

744)

399

(319

-

497)

26-34

1,350

(1,170

-

1,546)

363

(268

-

489)

178

(117

-

269)

_35

2,369

(1,999

-

2,784)

640

(403

-

1,003)

370

(191

-

708)

SEX

Male

3,539

(3,166

-

3,933)

1,326

(1,087

-

1,609)

781

(632

-

963)

Female

2,049

(1,766

-

2,365)

803

(608

-

1,054)

483

(313

-

738)

TOTAL

5,588

(5,081

-

6,126)

2,129

(1,809

-

2,498)

1,264

(1,025

-

1,555)

* Low precision; no estimate reported

Source:Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Office of Applied Studies

1997 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

Any Illicit Drug Use - Race/Ethnicity

Table 2D.Any Illicit Drug Use by Age Group and Sex for Blacks in 1997

AGE/ /SEX	Ever Used				Used Past Year				Used Past Month
AGE/ /SEX	Observed Estimate	95% C.I.			Observed Estimate	95% C.I.			Observed Estimate	95% C.I.
RATE ESTIMATES (Percent)
AGE
12-17	21.4	(18.7	-	24.4)	15.7	(12.9	-	18.8)	11.0	(8.5	-	13.9)
18-25	35.0	(31.0	-	39.2)	21.7	(18.6	-	25.1)	15.5	(12.9	-	18.5)
26-34	40.2	(36.5	-	44.1)	14.8	(12.4	-	17.6)	7.0	(5.5	-	8.8)
_35	29.3	(25.8	-	33.1)	7.5	(5.5	-	10.0)	4.4	(3.0	-	6.4)
SEX
Male	38.8	(34.9	-	42.9)	14.7	(12.1	-	17.7)	9.3	(7.6	-	11.3)
Female	24.9	(22.3	-	27.6)	10.0	(8.4	-	12.0)	6.0	(4.8	-	7.5)

TOTAL	31.1	(28.9	-	33.5)	12.1	(10.6	-	13.9)	7.5	(6.4	-	8.7)

POPULATION ESTIMATES (In Thousands)

AGE

12-17

692

(605

-

788)

505

(417

-

608)

354

(276

-

450)

18-25

1,355

(1,201

-

1,517)

841

(722

-

974)

600

(499

-

718)

26-34

1,767

(1,602

-

1,938)

650

(544

-

773)

307

(242

-

387)

_35

3,785

(3,332

-

4,271)

962

(712

-

1,291)

564

(383

-

825)

SEX

Male

4,255

(3,822

-

4,705)

1,609

(1,324

-

1,943)

1,014

(831

-

1,234)

Female

3,344

(3,004

-

3,708)

1,350

(1,128

-

1,610)

810

(646

-

1,012)

TOTAL

7,599

(7,041

-

8,180)

2,959

(2,581

-

3,383)

1,824

(1,561

-

2,128)

* Low precision; no estimate reported

Source:Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Office of Applied Studies

1997 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

Any Illicit Drug Use - Region

Table 2E.Any Illicit Drug Use by Age Group and Sex for Northeast Region in 1997

AGE/ /SEX	Ever Used				Used Past Year				Used Past Month
AGE/ /SEX	Observed Estimate	95% C.I.			Observed Estimate	95% C.I.			Observed Estimate	95% C.I.
RATE ESTIMATES (Percent)
AGE
12-17	18.4	(14.9	-	22.4)	15.6	(12.4	-	19.6)	10.5	(7.8	-	14.0)
18-25	44.4	(36.7	-	52.4)	22.5	(18.0	-	27.8)	12.7	(9.3	-	17.2)
26-34	49.3	(44.1	-	54.5)	10.9	(8.0	-	14.6)	4.3	(2.8	-	6.4)
_35	29.7	(25.1	-	34.7)	4.4	(2.6	-	7.4)	2.5	(1.1	-	5.7)
SEX
Male	38.1	(31.3	-	45.4)	11.6	(8.8	-	15.2)	6.4	(4.1	-	9.8)
Female	28.7	(25.1	-	32.6)	5.5	(4.3	-	7.0)	3.0	(2.0	-	4.5)

TOTAL	33.2	(29.4	-	37.3)	8.4	(6.9	-	10.3)	4.7	(3.4	-	6.4)

POPULATION ESTIMATES (In Thousands)

AGE

12-17

702

(571

-

855)

598

(473

-

749)

402

(298

-

535)

18-25

1,957

(1,618

-

2,309)

993

(794

-

1,225)

561

(409

-

759)

26-34

3,081

(2,757

-

3,406)

678

(498

-

912)

268

(178

-

399)

_35

7,673

(6,479

-

8,984)

1,138

(671

-

1,906)

654

(286

-

1,471)

SEX

Male

7,437

(6,110

-

8,863)

2,263

(1,713

-

2,960)

1,254

(810

-

1,916)

Female

5,976

(5,223

-

6,790)

1,144

(897

-

1,454)

631

(423

-

936)

TOTAL

13,413

(11,873

-

15,047)

3,407

(2,780

-

4,159)

1,885

(1,378

-

2,565)

Table 2F.Any Illicit Drug Use by Age Group and Sex for North Central Region in 1997

AGE/ /SEX	Ever Used				Used Past Year				Used Past Month
AGE/ /SEX	Observed Estimate	95% C.I.			Observed Estimate	95% C.I.			Observed Estimate	95% C.I.
RATE ESTIMATES (Percent)
AGE
12-17	23.2	(19.2	-	27.7)	18.9	(15.1	-	23.3)	12.2	(9.3	-	15.8)
18-25	47.0	(42.4	-	51.6)	25.2	(21.1	-	29.8)	13.6	(10.4	-	17.6)
26-34	53.3	(48.0	-	58.5)	16.3	(13.2	-	20.1)	9.7	(7.2	-	13.1)
_35	33.1	(28.4	-	38.1)	6.3	(4.0	-	9.7)	4.3	(2.4	-	7.4)
SEX
Male	41.5	(37.1	-	46.0)	15.3	(12.4	-	18.7)	9.8	(7.5	-	12.6)
Female	34.0	(30.2	-	38.1)	9.0	(7.3	-	11.1)	5.2	(3.9	-	7.0)

TOTAL	37.4	(34.4	-	40.5)	11.9	(10.0	-	14.0)	7.3	(5.8	-	9.1)

POPULATION ESTIMATES (In Thousands)

AGE

12-17

1,194

(987

-

1,429)

973

(778

-

1,204)

627

(479

-

813)

18-25

2,965

(2,674

-

3,258)

1,591

(1,333

-

1,880)

858

(655

-

1,111)

26-34

4,579

(4,125

-

5,027)

1,402

(1,130

-

1,725)

838

(618

-

1,125)

_35

9,354

(8,033

-

10,776)

1,771

(1,126

-

2,748)

1,207

(688

-

2,087)

SEX

Male

9,116

(8,148

-

10,114)

3,354

(2,720

-

4,103)

2,145

(1,647

-

2,773)

Female

8,976

(7,971

-

10,038)

2,383

(1,926

-

2,936)

1,384

(1,037

-

1,839)

TOTAL

18,092

(16,646

-

19,585)

5,737

(4,854

-

6,755)

3,529

(2,818

-

4,403)

* Low precision; no estimate reported

Source:Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Office of Applied Studies

1997 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

Any Illicit Drug Use - Region

Table 2G.Any Illicit Drug Use by Age Group and Sex for South Region in 1997

AGE/ /SEX	Ever Used				Used Past Year				Used Past Month
AGE/ /SEX	Observed Estimate	95% C.I.			Observed Estimate	95% C.I.			Observed Estimate	95% C.I.
RATE ESTIMATES (Percent)
AGE
12-17	23.4	(21.2	-	25.7)	17.4	(15.4	-	19.6)	10.7	(9.2	-	12.4)
18-25	42.6	(39.1	-	46.2)	23.9	(21.1	-	27.0)	13.6	(11.1	-	16.7)
26-34	47.5	(44.1	-	50.9)	13.6	(10.8	-	17.0)	6.2	(4.8	-	8.0)
_35	28.5	(25.2	-	31.9)	5.1	(3.5	-	7.3)	3.1	(2.0	-	4.8)
SEX
Male	37.5	(34.4	-	40.7)	12.9	(10.9	-	15.3)	8.0	(6.5	-	9.8)
Female	28.5	(25.6	-	31.5)	7.8	(6.6	-	9.1)	3.8	(3.1	-	4.7)

TOTAL	32.8	(30.6	-	35.1)	10.3	(9.0	-	11.7)	5.8	(5.0	-	6.8)

POPULATION ESTIMATES (In Thousands)

AGE

12-17

1,986

(1,799

-

2,186)

1,477

(1,305

-

1,666)

906

(778

-

1,052)

18-25

4,754

(4,364

-

5,152)

2,669

(2,350

-

3,015)

1,521

(1,234

-

1,861)

26-34

6,006

(5,579

-

6,435)

1,719

(1,364

-

2,149)

784

(603

-

1,014)

_35

13,925

(12,337

-

15,631)

2,488

(1,716

-

3,581)

1,537

(992

-

2,368)

SEX

Male

14,780

(13,562

-

16,040)

5,104

(4,297

-

6,036)

3,150

(2,561

-

3,860)

Female

11,891

(10,681

-

13,179)

3,249

(2,778

-

3,792)

1,598

(1,300

-

1,960)

TOTAL

26,670

(24,874

-

28,531)

8,353

(7,309

-

9,527)

4,747

(4,066

-

5,535)

Table 2H.Any Illicit Drug Use by Age Group and Sex for West Region in 1997

AGE/ /SEX	Ever Used				Used Past Year				Used Past Month
AGE/ /SEX	Observed Estimate	95% C.I.			Observed Estimate	95% C.I.			Observed Estimate	95% C.I.
RATE ESTIMATES (Percent)
AGE
12-17	29.0	(26.1	-	32.1)	23.3	(20.5	-	26.2)	12.7	(10.7	-	15.1)
18-25	49.6	(42.3	-	56.9)	30.2	(22.9	-	38.5)	19.2	(14.8	-	24.6)
26-34	54.5	(49.4	-	59.5)	16.0	(12.3	-	20.4)	9.3	(6.7	-	12.7)
_35	36.9	(33.5	-	40.5)	9.1	(7.0	-	11.7)	4.6	(3.1	-	6.7)
SEX
Male	46.9	(43.3	-	50.4)	17.5	(15.1	-	20.2)	10.1	(8.3	-	12.1)
Female	34.4	(30.3	-	38.6)	11.4	(9.8	-	13.3)	6.1	(4.6	-	8.1)

TOTAL	40.6	(38.3	-	43.0)	14.5	(13.0	-	16.1)	8.1	(6.9	-	9.4)

POPULATION ESTIMATES (In Thousands)

AGE

12-17

1,471

(1,324

-

1,627)

1,180

(1,042

-

1,332)

645

(542

-

765)

18-25

2,889

(2,462

-

3,318)

1,757

(1,335

-

2,246)

1,121

(862

-

1,434)

26-34

4,225

(3,828

-

4,616)

1,238

(956

-

1,583)

718

(519

-

981)

_35

10,200

(9,240

-

11,199)

2,518

(1,943

-

3,241)

1,259

(848

-

1,855)

SEX

Male

10,811

(9,998

-

11,631)

4,039

(3,494

-

4,649)

2,326

(1,924

-

2,802)

Female

7,975

(7,039

-

8,966)

2,654

(2,273

-

3,089)

1,416

(1,065

-

1,872)

TOTAL

18,786

(17,709

-

19,882)

6,693

(6,014

-

7,434)

3,742

(3,206

-

4,360)

* Low precision; no estimate reported

Source:Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Office of Applied Studies

1997 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

Marijuana - Total Population

Table 3A.Marijuana Use by Sex Within Age Group for Total Population in 1997

AGE/ /SEX	Ever Used				Used Past Year				Used Past Month
AGE/ /SEX	Observed Estimate	95% C.I.			Observed Estimate	95% C.I.			Observed Estimate	95% C.I.
RATE ESTIMATES (Percent)
12-17	18.9	(17.4	-	20.4)	15.8	(14.4	-	17.3)	9.4	(8.3	-	10.5)
Male	19.5	(17.6	-	21.6)	15.9	(14.1	-	18.0)	10.3	(8.9	-	11.9)
Female	18.2	(16.2	-	20.3)	15.6	(13.8	-	17.5)	8.4	(7.1	-	10.0)

18-25	41.5	(38.7	-	44.3)	22.3	(20.0	-	24.9)	12.8	(11.2	-	14.7)
Male	46.6	(43.2	-	50.0)	27.9	(24.6	-	31.5)	17.4	(14.7	-	20.6)
Female	36.2	(32.9	-	39.7)	16.6	(14.5	-	19.0)	8.2	(6.8	-	9.8)

26-34	47.9	(45.6	-	50.2)	11.2	(9.8	-	12.7)	6.0	(5.0	-	7.1)
Male	53.4	(50.1	-	56.7)	14.2	(11.8	-	16.9)	7.7	(6.2	-	9.7)
Female	42.5	(39.4	-	45.6)	8.3	(6.8	-	10.0)	4.2	(3.2	-	5.5)

_35	29.4	(27.5	-	31.4)	4.4	(3.5	-	5.6)	2.6	(1.9	-	3.5)
Male	34.8	(31.8	-	37.9)	6.4	(4.7	-	8.6)	3.7	(2.5	-	5.5)
Female	24.7	(22.3	-	27.3)	2.7	(2.0	-	3.5)	1.5	(1.0	-	2.3)

TOTAL	32.9	(31.5	-	34.3)	9.0	(8.3	-	9.8)	5.1	(4.6	-	5.7)
Male	37.8	(35.9	-	39.8)	11.6	(10.5	-	12.9)	7.0	(6.1	-	8.0)
Female	28.3	(26.6	-	30.1)	6.5	(5.9	-	7.2)	3.5	(3.0	-	4.0)

POPULATION ESTIMATES (In Thousands)

12-17

4,256

(3,927

-

4,606)

3,556

(3,243

-

3,894)

2,116

(1,880

-

2,378)

Male

2,246

(2,026

-

2,485)

1,834

(1,623

-

2,067)

1,185

(1,027

-

1,364)

Female

2,010

(1,792

-

2,248)

1,722

(1,530

-

1,934)

931

(786

-

1,100)

18-25

11,483

(10,713

-

12,268)

6,184

(5,535

-

6,886)

3,557

(3,106

-

4,062)

Male

6,514

(6,044

-

6,988)

3,907

(3,443

-

4,408)

2,438

(2,055

-

2,877)

Female

4,969

(4,514

-

5,442)

2,277

(1,982

-

2,606)

1,118

(931

-

1,339)

26-34

16,892

(16,087

-

17,700)

3,946

(3,458

-

4,493)

2,099

(1,758

-

2,500)

Male

9,347

(8,770

-

9,919)

2,477

(2,070

-

2,949)

1,354

(1,076

-

12-17	5,353	(5,000	-	5,724)	4,228	(3,890	-	4,589)	2,580	(2,327	-	2,857)
Male	2,794	(2,554	-	3,049)	2,176	(1,950	-	2,420)	1,415	(1,239	-	1,611)
Female	2,559	(2,336	-	2,796)	2,053	(1,855	-	2,267)	1,166	(1,007	-	1,346)

18-25	12,565	(11,886	-	13,250)	7,009	(6,424	-	7,629)	4,060	(3,606	-	4,561)
Male	7,030	(6,603	-	7,456)	4,304	(3,885	-	4,748)	2,737	(2,340	-	3,184)
Female	5,535	(5,118	-	5,963)	2,705	(2,410	-	3,025)	1,323	(1,113	-	1,567)

26-34	17,891	(17,110	-	18,670)	5,037	(4,489	-	5,639)	2,606	(2,226	-	3,047)
Male	9,794	(9,219	-	10,360)	3,122	(2,679	-	3,621)	1,675	(1,363	-	2,049)
Female	8,097	(7,564	-	8,635)	1,915	(1,607	-	2,272)	932	(727	-	1,191)

_35	41,151	(38,578	-	43,815)	7,915	(6,562	-	9,526)	4,657	(3,637	-	5,950)
Male	22,526	(20,581	-	24,544)	5,157	(4,041	-	6,546)	3,049	(2,201	-	4,199)
Female	18,625	(16,914	-	20,443)	2,758	(2,218	-	3,423)	1,609	(1,172	-	2,203)

TOTAL	76,960	(74,007	-	79,966)	24,189	(22,599	-	25,877)	13,904	(12,716	-	15,195)
Male	42,144	(40,095	-	44,225)	14,759	(13,492	-	16,124)	8,875	(7,866	-	10,000)
Female	34,817	(32,835	-	36,862)	9,430	(8,617	-	10,312)	5,029	(4,385	-	5,763)

AGE
12-17	3,696	(3,361	-	4,054)	2,969	(2,663	-	3,300)	1,791	(1,557	-	2,055)
18-25	9,408	(8,752	-	10,064)	5,093	(4,559	-	5,664)	2,819	(2,409	-	3,283)
26-34	14,218	(13,474	-	14,948)	3,900	(3,385	-	4,477)	2,065	(1,706	-	2,492)
_35	34,196	(31,780	-	36,700)	6,214	(4,955	-	7,767)	3,655	(2,734	-	4,870)
SEX
Male	32,938	(30,962	-	34,946)	11,319	(10,122	-	12,631)	6,800	(5,846	-	7,894)
Female	28,580	(26,802	-	30,413)	6,857	(6,163	-	7,621)	3,530	(3,011	-	4,132)

TOTAL	61,518	(58,733	-	64,352)	18,176	(16,726	-	19,733)	10,330	(9,227	-	11,555)

AGE
12-17	651	(567	-	744)	497	(425	-	579)	317	(260	-	385)
18-25	1,217	(1,085	-	1,357)	628	(527	-	744)	399	(319	-	497)
26-34	1,350	(1,170	-	1,546)	363	(268	-	489)	178	(117	-	269)
_35	2,369	(1,999	-	2,784)	640	(403	-	1,003)	370	(191	-	708)
SEX
Male	3,539	(3,166	-	3,933)	1,326	(1,087	-	1,609)	781	(632	-	963)
Female	2,049	(1,766	-	2,365)	803	(608	-	1,054)	483	(313	-	738)

TOTAL	5,588	(5,081	-	6,126)	2,129	(1,809	-	2,498)	1,264	(1,025	-	1,555)

AGE
12-17	692	(605	-	788)	505	(417	-	608)	354	(276	-	450)
18-25	1,355	(1,201	-	1,517)	841	(722	-	974)	600	(499	-	718)
26-34	1,767	(1,602	-	1,938)	650	(544	-	773)	307	(242	-	387)
_35	3,785	(3,332	-	4,271)	962	(712	-	1,291)	564	(383	-	825)
SEX
Male	4,255	(3,822	-	4,705)	1,609	(1,324	-	1,943)	1,014	(831	-	1,234)
Female	3,344	(3,004	-	3,708)	1,350	(1,128	-	1,610)	810	(646	-	1,012)

TOTAL	7,599	(7,041	-	8,180)	2,959	(2,581	-	3,383)	1,824	(1,561	-	2,128)

AGE
12-17	702	(571	-	855)	598	(473	-	749)	402	(298	-	535)
18-25	1,957	(1,618	-	2,309)	993	(794	-	1,225)	561	(409	-	759)
26-34	3,081	(2,757	-	3,406)	678	(498	-	912)	268	(178	-	399)
_35	7,673	(6,479	-	8,984)	1,138	(671	-	1,906)	654	(286	-	1,471)
SEX
Male	7,437	(6,110	-	8,863)	2,263	(1,713	-	2,960)	1,254	(810	-	1,916)
Female	5,976	(5,223	-	6,790)	1,144	(897	-	1,454)	631	(423	-	936)

TOTAL	13,413	(11,873	-	15,047)	3,407	(2,780	-	4,159)	1,885	(1,378	-	2,565)

AGE
12-17	1,194	(987	-	1,429)	973	(778	-	1,204)	627	(479	-	813)
18-25	2,965	(2,674	-	3,258)	1,591	(1,333	-	1,880)	858	(655	-	1,111)
26-34	4,579	(4,125	-	5,027)	1,402	(1,130	-	1,725)	838	(618	-	1,125)
_35	9,354	(8,033	-	10,776)	1,771	(1,126	-	2,748)	1,207	(688	-	2,087)
SEX
Male	9,116	(8,148	-	10,114)	3,354	(2,720	-	4,103)	2,145	(1,647	-	2,773)
Female	8,976	(7,971	-	10,038)	2,383	(1,926	-	2,936)	1,384	(1,037	-	1,839)

TOTAL	18,092	(16,646	-	19,585)	5,737	(4,854	-	6,755)	3,529	(2,818	-	4,403)

AGE
12-17	1,986	(1,799	-	2,186)	1,477	(1,305	-	1,666)	906	(778	-	1,052)
18-25	4,754	(4,364	-	5,152)	2,669	(2,350	-	3,015)	1,521	(1,234	-	1,861)
26-34	6,006	(5,579	-	6,435)	1,719	(1,364	-	2,149)	784	(603	-	1,014)
_35	13,925	(12,337	-	15,631)	2,488	(1,716	-	3,581)	1,537	(992	-	2,368)
SEX
Male	14,780	(13,562	-	16,040)	5,104	(4,297	-	6,036)	3,150	(2,561	-	3,860)
Female	11,891	(10,681	-	13,179)	3,249	(2,778	-	3,792)	1,598	(1,300	-	1,960)

TOTAL	26,670	(24,874	-	28,531)	8,353	(7,309	-	9,527)	4,747	(4,066	-	5,535)

AGE
12-17	1,471	(1,324	-	1,627)	1,180	(1,042	-	1,332)	645	(542	-	765)
18-25	2,889	(2,462	-	3,318)	1,757	(1,335	-	2,246)	1,121	(862	-	1,434)
26-34	4,225	(3,828	-	4,616)	1,238	(956	-	1,583)	718	(519	-	981)
_35	10,200	(9,240	-	11,199)	2,518	(1,943	-	3,241)	1,259	(848	-	1,855)
SEX
Male	10,811	(9,998	-	11,631)	4,039	(3,494	-	4,649)	2,326	(1,924	-	2,802)
Female	7,975	(7,039	-	8,966)	2,654	(2,273	-	3,089)	1,416	(1,065	-	1,872)

TOTAL	18,786	(17,709	-	19,882)	6,693	(6,014	-	7,434)	3,742	(3,206	-	4,360)

12-17	4,256	(3,927	-	4,606)	3,556	(3,243	-	3,894)	2,116	(1,880	-	2,378)
Male	2,246	(2,026	-	2,485)	1,834	(1,623	-	2,067)	1,185	(1,027	-	1,364)
Female	2,010	(1,792	-	2,248)	1,722	(1,530	-	1,934)	931	(786	-	1,100)

18-25	11,483	(10,713	-	12,268)	6,184	(5,535	-	6,886)	3,557	(3,106	-	4,062)
Male	6,514	(6,044	-	6,988)	3,907	(3,443	-	4,408)	2,438	(2,055	-	2,877)
Female	4,969	(4,514	-	5,442)	2,277	(1,982	-	2,606)	1,118	(931	-	1,339)

26-34	16,892	(16,087	-	17,700)	3,946	(3,458	-	4,493)	2,099	(1,758	-	2,500)
Male	9,347	(8,770	-	9,919)	2,477	(2,070	-	2,949)	1,354	(1,076	-