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 Substance Use Among Adults on Probation

 

Table 2. Distribution of Demographic Characteristics for Probationers and Non-Probationers Aged 18 and Older: 1995-97 (Weighted Estimates)
Demographic Characteristic Probationers Non-Probationers[1] Total
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Population Size (2,400,000)  (189,110,000)  (191,510,000) 
Gender
Male 78.7 + 47.3 47.7
Female 21.3 + 52.7 52.3
Age
18-25 39.6 + 14.2 14.5
26-34 26.9 + 18.5 18.6
35-49 26.2 31.6 31.5
50+ 7.4 + 35.7 35.4
Race/Ethnicity
White non-Hispanic 64.8 + 76.0 75.8
Black non-Hispanic 18.4 + 10.8 10.9
Hispanic 13.9 + 9.2 9.3
Other 2.8 4.0 4.0
Population Density
Large metro 39.3 43.5 43.4
Small metro 32.2 33.8 33.8
Nonmetro 28.5 22.7 22.8
Region
Northeast 10.9 + 20.0 19.9
North Central 24.2 23.1 23.1
South 43.7 + 35.6 35.7
West 21.2 21.3 21.3
Adult Education
Less than high school 43.9 + 18.8 19.1
High school graduate 30.3 34.2 34.2
Some college 19.1 22.8 22.8
College graduate 6.6 + 24.2 23.9
Current Employment
Full-time 54.1 52.4 52.5
Part-time 10.3 11.3 11.3
Unemployed 15.0 + 4.2 4.4
Other 20.7 + 32.0 31.9
[1] Non-probationers includes those who reported not being on probation, gave multiple responses, refused to respond, or whose response area was left blank.
+ Percentage of probationers in subgroup differs from percentage of non-probationers in subgroup at 0.05 level of significance.
Source: Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1995-97
 
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