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

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

Age

12-17

18-25

26-34

35+

10.1

13.8

18.5

57.6

12.4

15.6

17.8

54.2

11.4

16.4

20.2

51.9

15.1

16.4

25.8

42.6

11.7

22.1

29.4

36.8

6.4

10.2

17.2

66.2

15.4

21.1

24.7

38.7

14.2

15.3

21.0

49.5

11.8

18.0

23.4

46.8

11.1

10.4

19.5

58.9

13.5

16.6

19.8

50.1

9.1

12.7

17.7

60.5

Gender

Male

Female

48.0

52.0

45.6

54.4

47.8

52.2

46.4

53.6

43.7

56.3

46.5

53.5

52.4

47.6

46.0

54.0

49.8

50.2

46.4

53.6

45.1

54.9

48.2

51.8

Region

Northeast

North Central

South

West

20.3

23.8

35.4

20.4

9.8

11.7

42.5

36.0

19.1

13.0

16.8

51.2

83.6

1.0

13.9

1.4

19.2

3.5

27.8

49.5

19.5

3.1

70.3

7.1

1.6

9.5

31.4

57.6

63.8

11.2

17.2

7.7

36.8

6.0

30.8

26.4

6.9

5.9

16.6

70.7

18.3

19.8

52.8

9.1

21.0

26.5

34.1

18.3

Population Density

MSA >1million

Other MSA

Not in MSA

44.2

32.6

23.3

29.3

29.2

41.4

74.2

21.5

4.2

88.6

9.8

1.6

89.1

9.0

1.9

84.9

11.4

3.6

61.9

29.6

8.5

75.5

20.1

4.4

79.0

15.5

5.4

31.2

22.2

46.6

59.2

26.8

14.0

38.5

34.7

26.8

Interview

Spanish

English

2.3

97.7

0.0

100.0

0.0

100.0

28.1

71.9

50.1

49.9

36.4

63.6

31.7

68.3

7.7

92.3

21.1

78.9

5.1

94.9

0.0

100.0

0.0

100.0

Family Income

<$20,000

$20-40,000

>$40,000

33.0

17.8

49.3

42.4

19.8

37.8

22.5

16.8

60.6

52.6

22.7

24.8

48.6

21.1

30.3

32.8

19.7

47.5

47.4

19.4

33.3

46.2

17.8

35.9

40.2

18.7

41.1

40.3

21.1

38.5

49.4

18.6

32.0

29.6

17.5

53.0

Education(1)

0-8 years

9-11 years

High school grad

> High school

8.3

13.8

33.9

44.0

6.2

19.7

31.4

42.8

4.6

7.7

26.9

60.9

29.2

21.4

29.9

19.5

33.4

17.8

23.3

25.5

19.8

12.0

30.8

37.3

33.1

20.0

23.7

23.2

14.6

26.9

30.4

28.2

10.4

10.5

34.3

44.7

15.4

17.9

33.8

32.9

9.2

20.2

37.0

33.6

6.4

12.5

34.4

46.7

Table 3.1 Percentage Distribution of Racial/Ethnic Groups by Sociodemographic Variables. Respondents Aged 12 and Older, 1991-1993. (continued)

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

Marital Status(1)

Married

Widowed/div/sep.

Never married

61.8

18.1

20.2

58.4

24.9

16.7

60.9

10.8

28.4

54.7

21.3

24.0

58.5

12.0

29.5

63.9

18.3

17.8

61.3

14.0

24.7

52.8

21.5

25.7

57.6

14.2

28.2

63.4

18.0

18.5

41.6

26.1

32.4

64.8

17.4

17.8

Employment (1)

Employed

Unemployed

Not in labor force

63.2

6.0

30.8

60.7

15.5

23.8

70.8

5.8

23.4

57.2

11.7

31.1

67.8

9.7

22.5

67.2

5.5

27.4

66.4

8.8

24.8

59.3

10.0

30.7

64.2

10.0

25.8

60.1

7.8

32.1

60.2

11.4

28.4

63.2

5.0

31.9

Children

None

1 or more

61.5

38.5

51.0

49.0

58.5

41.5

47.7

52.3

46.5

53.5

54.3

45.7

49.8

50.2

52.1

47.9

54.3

45.7

55.3

44.7

58.5

41.5

63.1

36.9

Welfare Receipt

Yes

No

5.0

95.0

15.4

84.5

5.6

94.4

20.3

79.7

5.4

94.6

6.2

93.8

8.0

92.0

18.1

81.9

6.0

94.0

6.8

93.2

14.0

86.0

3.1

96.9

Insurance Coverage

Yes

No

85.7

14.3

69.0

31.0

83.2

16.8

64.5

35.5

52.2

47.8

77.2

22.8

63.4

36.6

79.9

20.1

66.0

34.0

81.0

19.0

81.7

18.3

88.5

11.5

Mean Number of People in Household

3.2

3.4

3.8

3.9

4.5

3.4

4.5

3.7

3.6

3.4

3.5

3.0