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Substate Substance Abuse Estimates from the 1999-2001 NSDUH

Section E: Sample Sizes and Population Estimates

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Table E1. Sample Sizes and Population Estimates, by Substate Region, for Persons Aged 12 or Older: 1999, 2000, and 2001 NSDUHs
State/Substate Region Total Sample Size1 Population Estimate2
National 207,399 229,467,456
 
Alabama 2,647 3,645,659
   Region 1 654 1,013,508
   Region 2 929 1,170,214
   Region 3 530 657,132
   Region 4 534 804,805
 
Alaska 2,663 480,591
   Gulf Coast 310 57,050
   Rural 301 52,155
   Southeast 306 57,471
   Urban 1,746 313,914
 
Arizona 2,715 4,127,368
   Maricopa 1,662 2,455,000
   Pima 446 691,958
   Rural North 302 490,052
   Rural South 305 490,358
 
Arkansas 2,797 2,180,777
   Areas 1 and 5 551 478,047
   Areas 2 and 3 300 274,230
   Areas 4 and 7 462 321,406
   Area 6 324 175,323
   Areas 8 and 12 353 254,099
   Area 9 494 412,420
   Areas 10, 11, and 13 313 265,252
 
California 13,432 27,230,135
   Region 1 387 740,480
   Region 2 1,086 2,447,391
   Region 3 585 1,064,472
   Region 4 398 1,492,720
   Region 5 847 1,955,650
   Region 6 (Santa Clara) 631 1,377,594
   Region 7 361 573,650
   Region 8 772 1,114,588
   Region 9 512 723,311
   Region 10 437 928,783
   Region 11 (Los Angeles) 3,971 7,572,064
   Region 12 866 1,344,190
   Region 13 (Riverside) 598 1,212,273
   Region 14 (Orange) 953 2,281,883
   Region 15 1,028 2,401,086
 
Colorado 2,662 3,507,518
   Regions 1 and 4 459 653,658
   Region 2 1,246 1,722,458
   Region 3 291 506,165
   Regions 5 and 6 348 382,241
   Region 7 (Boulder) 318 242,996
 
Connecticut 2,714 2,783,429
   Eastern 370 331,504
   North Central 816 786,562
   Northwestern 386 476,956
   South Central 629 656,444
   Southwest 513 531,963
 
Delaware 2,704 646,045
   Kent 503 102,548
   New Castle 1,671 411,565
   Sussex 530 131,932
 
District of Columbia 2,571 482,843
   Ward 1 307 59,072
   Ward 2 357 65,440
   Ward 3 269 68,900
   Ward 4 330 64,440
   Ward 5 395 59,959
   Ward 6 265 57,461
   Ward 7 398 56,489
   Ward 8 250 51,081
 
Florida 10,076 13,277,673
   District 1 388 513,167
   District 2 382 530,803
   District 3 281 420,660
   District 4 695 908,187
   District 7 1,309 1,563,651
   District 8 548 750,174
   District 9 (Palm Beach) 643 949,587
   District 10 (Broward) 960 1,335,399
   District 11 1,744 1,913,807
   District 12 337 420,445
   District 13 322 659,100
   District 14 472 493,294
   District 15 296 395,937
   Suncoast 1,699 2,423,464
 
Georgia 3,249 6,582,755
   Central 282 493,577
   East Central 263 638,433
   Metro 992 1,960,196
   North 711 1,604,089
   Southeast 308 647,651
   Southwest 308 464,981
   West Central 385 773,827
 
Hawaii 2,727 933,425
   Hawaii Island 334 113,796
   Honolulu 1,943 676,749
   Kalawao, Kauai, and Maui 450 142,880
 
Idaho 2,773 1,036,190
   Region 1 371 145,688
   Region 2 273 84,675
   Region 3 402 149,593
   Region 4 574 277,059
   Region 5 382 129,686
   Region 6 400 120,942
   Region 7 371 128,546
 
Illinois 10,419 10,104,683
   Region I (Cook) 3,956 4,362,538
   Region II 3,195 2,840,387
   Region III 1,107 1,172,204
   Region IV 880 753,143
   Region V 1,281 976,410
 
Indiana 3,020 4,954,133
   Central 572 1,186,431
   East 317 463,884
   North Central 460 739,921
   Northeast 329 493,074
   Northwest 328 579,209
   Southeast and Southwest 549 932,324
   West 465 559,288
 
Iowa 2,789 2,420,620
   Central 435 395,689
   North Central 476 281,711
   Northeast 586 591,500
   Northwest 456 407,563
   Southeast and Southwest 836 744,157
 
Kansas 2,705 2,174,134
   Region 1 589 505,807
   Region 2 372 322,339
   Region 3 473 357,755
   Region 4 905 723,570
   Region 5 366 264,663
 
Kentucky 2,898 3,337,406
   Adanta, Cumberland River, and Lifeskills 535 568,893
   Bluegrass, Comprehend, and North Key 614 933,223
   Communicare and River Valley 305 368,919
   Four Rivers and Pennyroyal 380 339,274
   Kentucky River, Mountain, and Pathways 444 411,887
   Seven Counties 620 715,208
 
Louisiana 2,782 3,579,559
   Region 1 316 464,919
   Regions 2 and 9 592 833,799
   Region 3 286 303,626
   Region 4 424 434,132
   Regions 5 and 6 328 453,778
   Regions 7 and 8 542 718,907
   Region 10 (Jefferson) 294 370,398
 
Maine 2,653 1,081,768
   Region 1 938 381,368
   Region 2 1,080 424,562
   Region 3 635 275,838
 
Maryland 2,815 4,322,079
   Central and Eastern Shore 1,062 1,863,428
   Southern 986 1,269,834
   Western 767 1,188,816
 
Massachusetts 2,697 5,311,623
   Boston 360 641,222
   Central 393 662,843
   Metrowest 542 1,246,758
   Northeast 460 1,039,355
   Southeast 577 1,031,483
   Western 365 689,963
 
Michigan 10,453 8,139,596
   Bay and Saginaw 640 464,983
   Detroit City 937 743,087
   Genesee 401 352,329
   Kalamazoo 513 395,327
   Kent 617 461,104
   Lakeshore 741 590,315
   Macomb 809 654,817
   Mid South 1,171 859,630
   Northern 837 696,422
   Oakland 1,231 983,247
   Pathways and Western 375 271,067
   Southeast 1,300 1,026,987
   St. Clair 331 242,193
   Washtenaw 550 398,087
 
Minnesota 2,795 4,064,638
   Regions 1 and 2 353 437,003
   Regions 3 and 4 375 651,952
   Regions 5 and 6 549 810,062
   Region 7A (Hennepin) 640 932,561
   Region 7B (Ramsey) 287 422,201
   Region 7C 591 810,860
 
Mississippi 2,757 2,276,489
   Regions 1 and 2 312 265,871
   Regions 3, 4, 7, and 10 654 591,913
   Regions 5, 6, 11, and 15 480 437,101
   Regions 8 and 9 585 396,948
   Region 12 319 227,034
   Regions 13 and 14 407 357,623
 
Missouri 2,678 4,585,746
   Central 333 616,982
   Eastern 908 1,631,379
   Northwest 598 1,108,359
   Southeast 391 557,815
   Southwest 448 671,211
 
Montana 2,709 749,428
   Regions 1 and 3 763 220,163
   Region 2 443 117,127
   Region 4 699 189,834
   Region 5 804 222,304
 
Nebraska 2,673 1,393,251
   Regions 1 and 2 300 158,176
   Region 3 378 182,592
   Region 4 349 175,192
   Region 5 705 342,329
   Region 6 941 534,963
 
Nevada 2,625 1,613,082
   Clark 1,756 1,106,625
   Rural 404 229,842
   Washoe 465 276,615
 
New Hampshire 2,587 1,030,432
   Central 713 290,408
   Northern 373 135,972
   Southern 1,501 604,052
 
New Jersey 3,202 6,931,011
   RHPA I 493 983,155
   RHPA IIa (Bergen) 307 739,053
   RHPA IIb (Hudson) 298 509,471
   RHPA III 429 1,074,373
   RHPA IVa 307 632,646
   RHPA IVb (Middlesex) 290 622,902
   RHPA V 469 1,147,120
   RHPA VIa 331 720,141
   RHPA VIb (Monmouth) 278 502,150
 
New Mexico 2,576 1,465,975
   Region 1 277 164,665
   Region 2 696 297,148
   Region 3 437 269,157
   Region 4 454 278,645
   Region 5 (Bernalillo) 712 456,359
 
New York 10,281 15,698,041
   New York City 4,029 6,623,902
   Remainder of the State 6,252 9,074,139
 
North Carolina 3,062 6,540,921
   Eastern 775 1,298,773
   North Central 618 1,525,995
   South Central 788 1,540,784
   Western 881 2,175,370
 
North Dakota 2,730 528,213
   Badlands and West Central 735 138,800
   Lake Region and South Central 405 85,886
   North Central and Northwest 483 94,781
   Northeast 410 75,165
   Southeast 697 133,581
 
Ohio 10,618 9,298,254
   Boards 2, 46, 55, and 68 457 419,691
   Boards 3, 52, and 85 320 284,248
   Boards 4 and 78 291 270,487
   Boards 5 and 60 376 271,530
   Boards 7, 15, 41, 79, and 84 413 393,216
   Boards 8, 13, and 83 359 335,990
   Board 9 (Butler) 280 271,179
   Board 12 297 275,469
   Boards 18 and 47 1,326 1,374,176
   Boards 20, 32, 54, and 69 341 281,324
   Boards 21, 39, 51, 70, and 80 433 393,322
   Boards 22, 74, and 87 406 319,157
   Boards 23 and 45 307 263,235
   Board 25 (Franklin) 1,259 870,852
   Boards 27, 71, and 73 454 394,975
   Boards 28, 43, and 67 459 388,070
   Board 31 (Hamilton) 896 691,214
   Board 48 (Lucas) 396 369,692
   Board 50 (Mahoning) 253 214,110
   Board 57 (Montgomery) 499 459,773
   Board 76 (Stark) 329 311,557
   Board 77 (Summit) 467 444,985
 
Oklahoma 2,693 2,777,541
   Central 321 298,597
   East Central 296 294,295
   Northeast 332 359,201
   Northwest and Southwest 468 423,968
   Oklahoma City Metro 556 608,312
   Southeast 373 344,024
   Tulsa Metro 347 449,144
 
Oregon 2,659 2,833,764
   Region 1 (Multnomah) 534 554,396
   Region 2 564 636,934
   Region 3 888 899,750
   Region 4 351 424,306
   Region 5 322 318,378
 
Pennsylvania 11,191 10,222,755
   Regions 1, 27, and 47 1,355 1,287,115
   Regions 2, 3, 8, and 9 685 564,287
   Regions 4 and 42 467 436,820
   Regions 5 and 28 290 204,616
   Regions 6, 16, and 39 352 275,302
   Region 7 (Bucks) 439 490,323
   Regions 10, 15, and 25 308 222,592
   Regions 11, 29, 44, and 48 413 456,589
   Regions 12, 35, 41, and 45 413 300,516
   Region 13 (Chester) 327 353,039
   Regions 14, 31, 36, and 46 284 263,882
   Regions 17, 24, and 43 618 506,097
   Region 18 (Philadelphia) 1,211 1,242,666
   Regions 19 and 23 298 306,771
   Regions 20, 26, and 40 483 377,329
   Regions 21 and 32 400 308,333
   Region 22 (Delaware) 484 454,740
   Region 30 (Lancaster) 411 381,559
   Region 33 (Lehigh) 283 258,930
   Region 34 348 295,852
   Region 37 (Montgomery) 575 620,854
   Region 38 (Northampton) 271 223,486
   Region 49 476 391,058
 
Rhode Island 2,634 875,276
   Bristol and Newport 313 114,687
   Kent 471 140,339
   Providence 1,505 516,566
   Washington 345 103,685
 
South Carolina 2,578 3,283,210
   Region 1 562 869,668
   Region 2 836 970,999
   Region 3 477 585,384
   Region 4 703 857,159
 
South Dakota 2,722 613,249
   Region 1 (Pennington) 382 71,819
   Region 2 547 109,668
   Region 3 (Minnehaha) 497 120,068
   Region 4 332 88,745
   Region 5 279 70,493
   Region 6 324 76,122
   Region 7 361 76,333
 
Tennessee 2,806 4,677,944
   Region 1 282 400,439
   Region 2 545 872,368
   Region 3 464 757,248
   Region 4 (Davidson) 266 474,628
   Region 5 545 962,391
   Region 6 371 496,320
   Region 7 (Shelby) 333 714,550
 
Texas 11,575 16,523,668
   Region 1 458 625,313
   Regions 2 and 9 486 869,202
   Region 3 3,095 4,345,969
   Region 4 484 829,653
   Region 5 322 603,906
   Region 6 2,811 3,818,975
   Region 7 1,318 1,869,787
   Region 8 1,168 1,700,624
   Region 10 376 540,832
   Region 11 1,057 1,319,407
 
Utah 3,206 1,743,750
   Bear River, Northeastern, Summit, Tooele, and Wasatch 376 203,832
   Central, Four Corners, San Juan, and Southwest 351 205,356
   Davis County 483 182,862
   Salt Lake County 1,036 711,043
   Utah County 660 280,245
   Weber, Morgan 300 160,412
 
Vermont 2,709 515,749
   Champlain Valley 1,146 197,284
   Rural Northeast 577 121,887
   Rural Southeast 578 110,783
   Rural Southwest 408 85,796
 
Virginia 2,922 5,702,886
   Region 1 379 836,892
   Region 2 718 1,446,440
   Region 3 607 1,080,739
   Region 4 369 970,222
   Region 5 849 1,368,593
 
Washington 2,987 4,817,756
   Region 1 287 616,503
   Region 2 283 433,747
   Region 3 549 780,922
   Region 4 (King) 908 1,451,898
   Region 5 477 753,900
   Region 6 483 780,786
 
West Virginia 2,736 1,526,141
   Eastern Highland 542 306,654
   Northern 617 382,818
   South Central I 423 172,557
   South Central II 420 179,645
   South Central III 320 199,422
   Southern 414 285,045
 
Wisconsin 3,068 4,432,050
   Milwaukee 540 765,192
   Northeastern 708 960,030
   Northern and Western 642 1,019,208
   Southeastern 613 875,848
   Southern 565 811,772
 
Wyoming 2,659 406,226
   Frontier 1 412 64,304
   Frontier 2 273 40,175
   Rural 1 600 99,400
   Rural 2 599 86,568
   Rural 3 (Laramie) 477 66,677
   Rural 4 298 49,102
1 Total sample size is the combined sample size from the 1999, 2000, and 2001 NSDUHs.
2 Population Estimate is the simple average of the 1999, 2000, and 2001 population counts for persons aged 12 or older. The sum of the substate region population counts within a State may not exactly match the State population count listed in the table due to rounding.

Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 1999, 2000, and 2001.

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