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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 |
46.7 53.3 |
49.1 50.9 |
45.1 54.9 |
39.2 60.8 |
36.1 63.9 |
44.2 55.8 |
51.8 48.2 |
40.9 59.1 |
48.6 51.4 |
48.2 51.8 |
43.4 56.6 |
47.1 52.9 | ||
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Region Northeast North Central South West |
21.0 24.4 34.8 19.8 |
14.1 8.0 40.2 37.6 |
16.2 13.9 15.3 54.6 |
80.0 1.2 18.4 * |
22.4 3.9 24.8 49.0 |
20.6 2.7 70.4 6.3 |
1.5 9.3 31.8 57.3 |
62.1 11.6 18.5 7.9 |
34.5 6.9 27.1 31.6 |
4.6 5.7 18.8 70.9 |
19.0 19.9 52.5 8.5 |
21.6 26.5 33.5 18.3 | ||
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Population Density MSA >1million Other MSA Not in MSA |
43.6 32.5 24.0 |
30.6 30.3 39.1 |
77.1 19.2 3.7 |
92.9 6.2 * |
89.1 8.6 2.3 |
83.3 11.8 4.9 |
60.7 31.5 7.8 |
79.9 16.4 3.8 |
77.0 15.5 7.5 |
27.5 23.6 48.9 |
59.8 25.9 14.3 |
38.8 34.4 26.8 | ||
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Interview Spanish English |
2.0 98.0 |
0.0 100.0 |
0.1 99.9 |
40.1 59.9 |
57.7 42.3 |
45.7 54.3 |
36.7 63.3 |
10.5 89.5 |
30.1 69.9 |
6.5 93.5 |
0.0 100.0 |
0.0 100.0 | ||
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Family Income <$20,000 $20-40,000 >$40,000 |
31.8 17.1 51.1 |
28.9 25.6 45.6 |
15.6 18.1 66.3 |
46.3 27.2 26.4 |
46.2 21.0 32.7 |
34.3 21.2 44.4 |
45.9 18.2 35.8 |
42.8 17.9 39.3 |
42.8 14.6 42.6 |
40.6 21.2 38.2 |
48.3 17.5 34.2 |
29.4 16.8 53.8 | ||
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Education 0-8 Years 9-11 Years High school grad > High school |
11.2 13.5 33.1 42.3 |
9.0 20.5 24.5 46.0 |
6.6 7.6 30.2 55.6 |
47.0 16.9 25.6 10.5 |
41.2 14.5 17.4 26.9 |
26.7 11.2 29.3 32.8 |
45.1 14.3 18.2 22.4 |
22.5 26.7 23.9 26.9 |
16.5 8.6 33.6 41.2 |
21.5 20.3 28.5 29.7 |
15.1 20.5 33.4 31.0 |
8.9 12.6 34.0 44.5 | ||
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Marital Status Married Widowed/div/sep. Never married |
70.6 23.4 6.0 |
68.0 30.1 1.9 |
78.2 16.5 5.3 |
65.6 29.0 5.4 |
66.9 21.0 12.1 |
71.9 22.0 6.1 |
72.3 22.0 5.7 |
61.7 29.8 8.5 |
70.6 20.7 8.7 |
70.7 22.6 6.7 |
50.9 37.1 12.0 |
72.9 22.0 5.2 | ||
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Employment Employed Unemployed Not in labor force |
58.0 4.3 37.7 |
62.9 13.1 24.0 |
74.1 6.5 19.4 |
58.2 9.6 32.3 |
66.3 13.0 20.6 |
61.7 4.6 33.6 |
62.3 7.6 30.0 |
58.0 6.3 35.6 |
60.2 9.6 30.2 |
56.8 5.9 37.3 |
57.7 7.8 34.5 |
57.3 3.6 39.1 | ||
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Children None 1 or more |
56.7 43.3 |
42.0 58.0 |
38.5 61.5 |
27.7 72.3 |
27.0 73.0 |
45.0 55.0 |
35.0 65.0 |
37.7 62.3 |
35.2 64.8 |
48.9 51.1 |
51.3 48.7 |
59.5 40.5 | ||
Table 3.5 Percentage Distribution of Racial/Ethnic Groups by Sociodemographic Variables. Respondents Aged 35 and Older, 1991-1993 (continued) | ||||||||||||||
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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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Welfare Receipt Yes No |
3.1 96.9 |
11.7 88.3 |
3.6 96.4 |
16.0 84.0 |
4.3 95.7 |
6.2 93.8 |
5.8 94.2 |
12.8 87.2 |
5.5 94.5 |
5.1 94.9 |
8.9 91.1 |
2.0 98.0 | ||
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Insurance Coverage Yes No |
90.2 9.8 |
71.0 29.0 |
85.6 14.4 |
72.2 27.8 |
53.3 46.7 |
79.4 20.6 |
71.7 28.3 |
83.5 16.5 |
63.2 36.8 |
86.6 13.4 |
86.6 13.4 |
92.2 7.8 | ||
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Mean Number of People in Household |
2.8 |
3.0 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
4.3 |
3.2 |
4.1 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
2.7 | ||
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Source: Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1991-93.
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