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Prevalence of Substance Use Among Racial & Ethnic Subgroups in the U.S.
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Prevalence of Substance Use Among Racial & Ethnic Subgroups in the U.S. |
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Total |
Native American |
Asian/Pacific Islander |
Hispanic: Caribbean |
Hispanic: Central American |
Hispanic: Cuban |
Hispanic: Mexican |
Hispanic: Puerto Rican |
Hispanic: South American |
Hispanic: other |
Non-Hispanic blacks |
Non-Hispanic whites | |||
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Gender Male Female |
51.2 48.8 |
44.7 55.3 |
53.0 47.0 |
49.8 50.2 |
46.8 53.2 |
44.8 55.2 |
51.6 48.4 |
52.4 47.6 |
47.5 52.5 |
49.9 50.1 |
50.6 49.4 |
51.3 48.7 | ||
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Region Northeast North Central South West |
18.2 25.1 36.5 20.2 |
7.9 15.5 37.6 38.9 |
17.6 13.8 19.0 49.6 |
92.0 * 6.1 1.5 |
16.2 5.5 30.2 48.1 |
20.1 7.0 63.6 9.2 |
1.0 11.5 33.4 54.1 |
66.8 11.9 13.9 7.4 |
34.2 7.5 37.7 20.7 |
9.7 1.8 15.0 73.5 |
17.7 20.1 52.9 9.3 |
18.6 29.2 34.9 17.2 | ||
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Population Density MSA >1million Other MSA Not in MSA |
41.3 33.8 24.9 |
28.4 28.7 42.9 |
66.0 29.4 4.6 |
85.0 15.0 0.0 |
86.8 9.3 3.8 |
80.4 17.2 2.4 |
58.0 30.6 11.3 |
70.4 25.7 3.9 |
74.2 18.6 7.2 |
34.1 16.9 49.0 |
55.5 29.5 15.0 |
33.6 36.2 30.2 | ||
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Interview Spanish English |
1.3 98.7 |
0.0 100.0 |
0.0 100.0 |
16.1 83.9 |
22.1 77.9 |
10.6 89.4 |
12.8 87.2 |
2.7 97.3 |
8.5 91.5 |
2.3 97.7 |
0.0 100.0 |
0.0 100.0 | ||
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Family Income <$20,000 $20-40,000 >$40,000 |
31.3 19.1 49.6 |
45.7 16.3 38.0 |
25.7 18.6 55.7 |
59.3 22.8 17.8 |
55.8 16.8 27.4 |
39.6 22.9 37.5 |
48.1 20.8 31.2 |
54.0 19.8 26.2 |
36.8 24.5 38.6 |
41.4 23.4 35.2 |
55.0 20.5 24.5 |
23.5 18.6 58.0 | ||
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School Dropout Yes No |
2.3 97.7 |
7.9 92.1 |
1.5 98.5 |
2.2 97.8 |
5.1 94.9 |
3.0 97.0 |
4.8 95.2 |
2.5 97.5 |
1.7 98.3 |
5.8 94.2 |
2.4 97.6 |
2.0 98.0 | ||
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Family Mother/Father Other |
61.2 38.8 |
34.6 65.4 |
77.5 22.5 |
40.9 59.1 |
57.8 42.2 |
56.9 43.1 |
63.5 36.5 |
49.2 50.8 |
52.8 47.2 |
69.4 30.6 |
35.5 64.5 |
66.3 33.7 | ||
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Welfare Receipt Yes No |
9.1 90.9 |
18.3 81.7 |
11.3 88.7 |
29.7 70.3 |
6.6 93.4 |
13.1 86.9 |
12.9 87.1 |
31.6 68.4 |
7.2 92.8 |
7.5 92.5 |
23.1 76.9 |
4.8 95.2 | ||
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Insurance Coverage Yes No |
85.2 14.8 |
76.2 23.8 |
87.3 12.7 |
69.7 30.3 |
59.3 40.7 |
75.3 24.7 |
63.5 36.5 |
84.8 15.2 |
75.6 24.4 |
79.8 20.2 |
81.8 18.2 |
88.7 11.3 | ||
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Mean Number of People in Household |
4.5 |
4.7 |
5.0 |
4.7 |
5.1 |
4.2 |
5.5 |
4.6 |
4.3 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
4.3 | ||
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Source: Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1991-93. | ||||||||||||||
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