Prevalence of Substance Use Among Racial & Ethnic Subgroups in the U.S.

Table 2.2 Estimated Population Sizes of Racial/Ethnic Subgroups:  NHSDA 1991-1993 and U.S. Census 1990

Racial/Ethnic Group	1991-1993 NHSDA (age 12+)*				1990 U.S. Census1 (all ages)
	Sample Size	Population Estimate	Pop. %		Population Estimate	Pop. %
Native American (including American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut) 2	416	1,350,000	0.7		1,960,000	0.8
Asian/Pacific Islander 2	2,591	5,690,000	2.8		7,270,000	2.9
Hispanic	21,958	17,180,000	8.4		21,900,000	8.8
Caribbean	611	420,000	0.2		520,000 3	0.2
Central American	1,962	1,120,000	0.5		1,320,000	0.5
Cuban	2,507	1,040,000	0.5		1,040,000	0.4
Mexican	11,699	10,020,000	4.9		13,500,000	5.4
Puerto Rican	2,923	2,460,000	1.2		2,730,000	1.1
South American	1,075	760,000	0.4		1,040,000	0.4
Other Hispanic4	1,181	1,360,000	0.7		1,920,000	0.8
Non-Hispanic blacks	20,744	23,230,000	11.3		29,280,000	11.8
Non-Hispanic whites	42,206	157,820,000	76.9		188,420,000	75.7
TOTAL	87,915	205,260,000	100.0		248,830,000	100.0
1. 1990 U.S. Census data. Data on Hispanic origin by country are based on a sample tabulation of responses to the long form question on ancestry. From U.S. Bureau of the Census, 2. Native American (n =826) and Asian/Pacific Islander (n =305) respondents who also identified themselves as Hispanics were classified as Hispanics. 3. The Caribbean estimate from the 1990 Census is based on a sample tabulation of persons who identified themselves as Dominican in responses to the long form ancestry item. 4. The "other" Hispanic category is comprised mostly of respondents who reported a Hispanic group of "Spanish (Spain)" or "Spanish American." This group also includes respondents who indicated that they were Portuguese, Filipino, "mixed," or did not report a specific Hispanic group.
* NHSDA data were post-stratified to 1980 Census tables by age, gender, and race/ethnicity.
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