Appendix G - Sample Size and Population Tables - 2001 Summary of Findings

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2001 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

Appendix G: Sample Size and Population Tables

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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
	Total		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
	Total		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 EMPLOYMENT^1,2
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 EMPLOYMENT^{1, 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
	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
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	42,822	43,092	4,200	4,257	5,112	5,023	33,510	33,812
New England	11,207	11,333	1,107	1,132	1,318	1,293	8,781	8,909
Middle Atlantic	31,615	31,758	3,093	3,126	3,794	3,730	24,729	24,903
Midwest	51,867	52,174	5,455	5,646	6,906	6,893	39,506	39,636
East North Central	36,303	36,646	3,769	3,917	4,805	4,780	27,729	27,949
West North Central	15,564	15,528	1,686	1,729	2,101	2,113	11,777	11,687
South	79,469	79,948	8,318	8,311	10,292	10,483	60,859	61,153
South Atlantic	41,078	41,482	4,070	4,150	4,927	5,041	32,081	32,291
East South Central	13,868	13,750	1,423	1,387	1,832	1,840	10,614	10,524
West South Central	24,522	24,715	2,825	2,774	3,533	3,602	18,164	18,339
West	49,122	50,422	5,394	5,386	6,675	7,086	37,053	37,949
Mountain	14,310	14,240	1,623	1,633	2,015	2,058	10,672	10,549
Pacific	34,812	36,182	3,771	3,753	4,660	5,029	26,380	27,400
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	109,087	108,802	11,365	11,227	13,896	13,702	83,826	83,873
Small Metro	68,645	70,123	7,204	7,354	9,486	9,827	51,955	52,942
250K - 1 Mil. Pop.	51,000	52,078	5,392	5,485	6,634	6,875	38,975	39,718
<250K Pop.	17,644	18,045	1,812	1,869	2,853	2,952	12,980	13,224
Nonmetro	45,548	46,711	4,799	5,018	5,602	5,956	35,147	35,736
Urbanized	13,281	13,476	1,326	1,387	1,881	2,053	10,075	10,036
Less Urbanized	26,996	28,378	2,877	3,112	3,237	3,430	20,883	21,835
Completely Rural	5,270	4,857	596	519	484	473	4,189	3,865

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

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Table G.7 Survey Sample Size for All Respondents Aged 12 or Older, by Age Groups and Racial/Ethnic Subgroups: 2000 and 2001 Samples Combined


		AGE GROUP (Years)
Racial and Ethnic Subgroup	Total	12-17	18-25	26 or Older
TOTAL¹	140,693	48,850	45,271	46,572
NOT HISPANIC¹	122,421	42,091	38,588	41,742
White	97,036	32,507	29,927	34,602
Black	16,617	6,426	5,544	4,647
American Indian or Alaska Native	1,581	572	559	450
Native Hawaiian	161	57	62	42
Other Pacific Islander	339	117	138	84
Chinese	821	239	287	295
Filipino	855	276	282	297
Japanese	525	134	183	208
Asian Indian	1,012	283	394	335
Korean	485	188	167	130
Vietnamese	387	169	126	92
HISPANIC¹	18,272	6,759	6,683	4,830
Mexican	11,398	4,192	4,242	2,964
Puerto Rican	2,238	939	775	524
Central or South American	2,661	894	1,020	747
Cuban	697	283	190	224

¹ Totals include data from respondents reporting racial/ethnic subgroups not shown, as well as respondents reporting more than one subgroup.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 2000 and 2001.

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Table G.8 Estimated Numbers (in Thousands) of Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Groups and Racial/Ethnic Subgroups: Annual Averages Based on 2000 and 2001 Samples


		AGE GROUP (Years)
Racial and Ethnic Subgroup	Total	12-17	18-25	26 or Older
TOTAL¹	224,458	23,484	29,235	171,739
NOT HISPANIC¹	200,203	20,117	24,834	155,253
White	163,360	15,325	19,263	128,772
Black	25,452	3,354	3,926	18,172
American Indian or Alaska Native	1,126	160	174	792
Native Hawaiian	116	12	18	86
Other Pacific Islander	480	50	82	348
Chinese	1,594	147	198	1,248
Filipino	1,680	148	168	1,364
Japanese	647	42	77	528
Asian Indian	1,713	140	255	1,317
Korean	791	100	95	596
Vietnamese	624	124	106	394
HISPANIC¹	24,255	3,367	4,401	16,486
Mexican	15,855	2,320	3,134	10,401
Puerto Rican	2,686	389	401	1,896
Central or South American	3,227	392	562	2,274
Cuban	1,012	105	95	812

¹ Totals include data from respondents reporting racial/ethnic subgroups not shown, as well as respondents reporting more than one subgroup.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 2000 and 2001.

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