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2001 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

Appendix G: Sample Size and Population Tables

 

20312 (7.1N)
Table G.1 Survey Sample Size for All Respondents Aged 12 or Older, by Gender and Detailed Age Categories: 2000 and 2001

Age Category

Total

GENDER

Male

Female

2000

2001

2000

2001

2000

2001

Total

71,764

68,929

34,386

33,110

37,378

35,819

12

4,117

3,606

2,100

1,817

2,017

1,789

13

4,488

3,994

2,299

2,071

2,189

1,923

14

4,481

4,048

2,282

2,061

2,199

1,987

15

4,399

3,943

2,237

1,961

2,162

1,982

16

4,263

3,915

2,128

1,979

2,135

1,936

17

3,969

3,627

1,931

1,828

2,038

1,799

18

3,278

3,201

1,604

1,574

1,674

1,627

19

2,951

2,926

1,454

1,402

1,497

1,524

20

2,903

2,742

1,359

1,327

1,544

1,415

21

2,715

2,824

1,268

1,308

1,447

1,516

22

2,738

2,747

1,246

1,317

1,492

1,430

23

2,704

2,773

1,313

1,303

1,391

1,470

24

2,623

2,800

1,220

1,304

1,403

1,496

25

2,701

2,645

1,252

1,208

1,449

1,437

26-29

4,183

2,961

1,890

1,388

2,293

1,573

30-34

5,369

3,932

2,423

1,785

2,946

2,147

35-39

2,488

3,403

1,149

1,643

1,339

1,760

40-44

2,424

3,390

1,138

1,551

1,286

1,839

45-49

2,246

3,243

1,037

1,532

1,209

1,711

50-54

1,648

1,512

781

703

867

809

55-59

1,197

1,199

573

523

624

676

60-64

933

857

439

388

494

469

65 or Older

2,946

2,641

1,263

1,137

1,683

1,504

Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 2000 and 2001.

 

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Table G.2 Estimated Numbers (in Thousands) of Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Gender and Detailed Age Categories: 2000 and 2001

Age Category

Total

GENDER

Male

Female

2000

2001

2000

2001

2000

2001

Total

223,280

225,636

107,344

108,568

115,935

117,068

12

3,742

3,691

1,932

1,867

1,810

1,824

13

4,017

4,019

2,078

2,101

1,939

1,918

14

4,046

4,099

2,087

2,088

1,959

2,010

15

4,003

4,075

2,083

2,069

1,920

2,005

16

3,964

3,989

1,990

2,034

1,974

1,955

17

3,596

3,727

1,789

1,915

1,807

1,812

18

4,312

4,296

2,203

2,212

2,109

2,084

19

3,888

3,890

1,992

1,930

1,896

1,960

20

3,883

3,764

1,909

1,904

1,974

1,860

21

3,508

3,669

1,706

1,735

1,802

1,934

22

3,390

3,685

1,635

1,901

1,755

1,784

23

3,463

3,518

1,770

1,733

1,693

1,784

24

3,214

3,382

1,581

1,656

1,633

1,727

25

3,327

3,281

1,619

1,574

1,708

1,707

26-29

14,204

13,531

6,856

6,833

7,348

6,698

30-34

18,806

19,169

9,145

9,055

9,660

10,114

35-39

21,594

21,851

10,768

10,957

10,827

10,894

40-44

22,178

21,875

10,898

10,428

11,280

11,447

45-49

20,110

20,493

9,632

10,097

10,477

10,397

50-54

19,027

19,035

8,732

9,172

10,295

9,863

55-59

13,470

15,080

6,488

6,865

6,983

8,215

60-64

10,174

10,118

4,883

4,858

5,291

5,259

65 or Older

31,364

31,400

13,570

13,585

17,794

17,815

Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 2000 and 2001.

 

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Table G.3 Survey Sample Size for All Respondents Aged 12 or Older, by Age Groups and Demographic Characteristics: 2000 and 2001

Demographic Characteristic

  

AGE GROUP (Years)

Total

12-17

18-25

26 or Older

2000

2001

2000

2001

2000

2001

2000

2001

TOTAL

71,764

68,929

25,717

23,133

22,613

22,658

23,434

23,138

GENDER

                

    Male

34,386

33,110

12,977

11,717

10,716

10,743

10,693

10,650

    Female

37,378

35,819

12,740

11,416

11,897

11,915

12,741

12,488

HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE

                

    Not Hispanic

62,371

60,050

22,046

20,045

19,288

19,300

21,037

20,705

      White Only

49,415

47,621

17,047

15,460

14,991

14,936

17,377

17,225

      Black Only

8,494

8,123

3,367

3,059

2,711

2,833

2,416

2,231

      American Indian or Alaska

        Native Only

769

812

288

284

270

289

211

239

      Native Hawaiian or Other

        Pacific Islander

261

245

92

82

108

96

61

67

      Asian Only

2,393

2,190

784

700

856

774

753

716

      More Than One Race

1,039

1,059

468

460

352

372

219

227

    Hispanic

9,393

8,879

3,671

3,088

3,325

3,358

2,397

2,433

GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN

                

    Male - White

23,740

23,070

8,597

7,879

7,166

7,205

7,977

7,986

    Female - White

25,675

24,551

8,450

7,581

7,825

7,731

9,400

9,239

    Male - Black

3,790

3,598

1,660

1,522

1,127

1,163

1,003

913

    Female - Black

4,704

4,525

1,707

1,537

1,584

1,670

1,413

1,318

    Male - Hispanic

4,634

4,380

1,892

1,578

1,615

1,635

1,127

1,167

    Female - Hispanic

4,759

4,499

1,779

1,510

1,710

1,723

1,270

1,266

ADULT EDUCATION1

                

    < High School

8,376

7,891

N/A

N/A

4,771

4,486

3,605

3,405

    High School Graduate

16,026

15,786

N/A

N/A

8,234

8,270

7,792

7,516

    Some College

12,577

12,979

N/A

N/A

6,954

7,223

5,623

5,756

    College Graduate

9,068

9,140

N/A

N/A

2,654

2,679

6,414

6,461

CURRENT EMPLOYMENT1,2

                

    Full-Time

26,694

26,234

N/A

N/A

11,884

11,562

14,810

14,672

    Part-Time

7,554

7,837

N/A

N/A

5,078

5,366

2,476

2,471

    Unemployed

1,442

1,822

N/A

N/A

1,038

1,311

404

511

    Other3

10,357

9,903

N/A

N/A

4,613

4,419

5,744

5,484

N/A: Not applicable.
1 Data on adult education and current employment not shown for persons aged 12 to 17. Estimates for both adult education and current employment are for persons aged >18.
2 Estimates for 2000 and 2001 are based on a revised definition of employment and are not comparable with estimates by employment published in prior NHSDA reports.
3 Retired, disabled, homemaker, student, or "other."
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 2000 and 2001.

 

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Table G.4 Estimated Numbers (in Thousands) of Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Groups and Demographic Characteristics: 2000 and 2001

Demographic Characteristic

  

AGE GROUP (Years)

Total

12-17

18-25

26 or Older

2000

2001

2000

2001

2000

2001

2000

2001

TOTAL

223,280

225,636

23,368

23,600

28,984

29,485

170,927

172,551

GENDER

                

    Male

107,344

108,568

11,959

12,075

14,413

14,644

80,972

81,849

    Female

115,935

117,068

11,408

11,525

14,571

14,841

89,956

90,702

HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE

                

    Not Hispanic

199,432

200,974

20,056

20,178

24,649

25,018

154,727

155,778

      White Only

162,913

163,808

15,308

15,342

19,142

19,384

128,463

129,082

      Black Only

25,402

25,502

3,338

3,370

3,922

3,931

18,142

18,201

      American Indian or Alaska

        Native Only

1,091

1,162

144

175

177

172

770

815

      Native Hawaiian or Other

        Pacific Islander

545

655

66

58

104

99

376

498

      Asian Only

7,620

7,944

835

838

1,003

1,090

5,782

6,016

      More Than One Race

1,861

1,902

364

394

301

343

1,195

1,165

    Hispanic

23,847

24,662

3,312

3,422

4,335

4,467

16,200

16,773

GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN

                

    Male - White

79,035

79,436

7,855

7,862

9,578

9,742

61,602

61,832

    Female - White

83,878

84,372

7,453

7,479

9,564

9,643

66,861

67,250

    Male - Black

11,441

11,559

1,705

1,715

1,816

1,836

7,920

8,009

    Female - Black

13,961

13,943

1,633

1,655

2,106

2,095

10,222

10,193

    Male - Hispanic

11,743

12,123

1,719

1,758

2,228

2,263

7,796

8,102

    Female - Hispanic

12,104

12,539

1,593

1,664

2,107

2,204

8,404

8,671

ADULT EDUCATION1

                

    < High School

35,357

34,443

N/A

N/A

6,105

5,867

29,252

28,576

    High School Graduate

67,135

65,573

N/A

N/A

10,401

10,501

56,734

55,072

    Some College

48,303

50,169

N/A

N/A

9,061

9,523

39,242

40,646

    College Graduate

49,116

51,851

N/A

N/A

3,416

3,595

45,700

48,257

CURRENT EMPLOYMENT1, 2

                

    Full-Time

115,759

114,554

N/A

N/A

15,190

14,909

100,569

99,645

    Part-Time

23,558

25,067

N/A

N/A

6,640

7,098

16,918

17,970

    Unemployed

3,854

5,367

N/A

N/A

1,359

1,809

2,495

3,558

    Other3

56,741

57,048

N/A

N/A

5,796

5,669

50,946

51,379

N/A: Not applicable.
1 Data on adult education and current employment not shown for persons aged 12 to 17. Estimates for both adult education and current employment are for persons aged >18.
2 Estimates for 2000 and 2001 are based on a revised definition of employment and are not comparable with estimates by employment published in prior NHSDA reports.
3 Retired, disabled, homemaker, student, or "other."
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 2000 and 2001.

 

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Table G.5 Survey Sample Size for All Respondents Aged 12 or Older, by Age Groups and Geographic Characteristics: 2000 and 2001

Geographic Characteristic

  

AGE GROUP (Years)

Total

12-17

18-25

26 or Older

2000

2001

2000

2001

2000

2001

2000

2001

TOTAL

71,764

68,929

25,717

23,133

22,613

22,658

23,434

23,138

GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION

                

    Northeast

14,394

14,444

5,102

4,962

4,310

4,790

4,982

4,692

      New England

5,608

5,618

1,915

1,933

1,684

1,864

2,009

1,821

      Middle Atlantic

8,786

8,826

3,187

3,029

2,626

2,926

2,973

2,871

    Midwest

19,355

19,212

6,655

6,381

6,236

6,232

6,464

6,599

      East North Central

13,094

12,830

4,581

4,314

4,098

4,126

4,415

4,390

      West North Central

6,261

6,382

2,074

2,067

2,138

2,106

2,049

2,209

    South

22,041

20,609

7,856

6,972

7,189

6,754

6,996

6,883

      South Atlantic

11,331

10,721

4,078

3,607

3,579

3,596

3,674

3,518

      East South Central

3,818

3,602

1,311

1,273

1,287

1,122

1,220

1,207

      West South Central

6,892

6,286

2,467

2,092

2,323

2,036

2,102

2,158

    West

15,974

14,664

6,104

4,818

4,878

4,882

4,992

4,964

      Mountain

7,304

7,306

2,440

2,352

2,396

2,486

2,468

2,468

      Pacific

8,670

7,358

3,664

2,466

2,482

2,396

2,524

2,496

COUNTY TYPE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Large Metro

28,744

26,403

10,576

8,906

8,759

8,463

9,409

9,034

    Small Metro

24,579

24,575

8,505

8,081

8,108

8,469

7,966

8,025

      250K - 1 Mil. Pop.

17,569

17,472

6,179

5,903

5,633

5,809

5,757

5,760

      <250K Pop.

7,010

7,103

2,326

2,178

2,475

2,660

2,209

2,265

    Nonmetro

18,441

17,951

6,636

6,146

5,746

5,726

6,059

6,079

      Urbanized

5,839

5,752

1,965

1,818

1,969

2,118

1,905

1,816

      Less Urbanized

10,390

10,185

3,800

3,582

3,205

3,071

3,385

3,532

      Completely Rural

2,212

2,014

871

746

572

537

769

731

Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 2000 and 2001.

 

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Table G.6 Estimated Numbers (in Thousands) of Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Groups and Geographic Characteristics: 2000 and 2001

Geographic Characteristic

  

AGE GROUP (Years)

Total

12-17

18-25

26 or Older