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Detailed Tables for the 1999 and 2000 National Household Surveys on Drug Abuse 

Key to Selected Variables

Age Categories (in Years):

Standard Age Groups: 12-17, 18-25, 26 or Older.

7 Detailed Age Categories: 12-13, 14-15, 16-17, 18-20, 21-25, 26-34, 35 or Older.

21 Detailed Age Categories: 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26-29, 30-34,
35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-64, 65 or Older.

Racial/Ethnic Characteristics:

Hispanic Origin and Race:

Not Hispanic White, Not Hispanic Black, Not Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native, Not Hispanic Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, Not Hispanic Asian, Not Hispanic Multiple Race, or Hispanic.

Racial/Ethnic Subgroups:

Not Hispanic - White, Black, American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Other Pacific Islander, Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Asian Indian, Korean, Vietnamese

Hispanic - Mexican, Puerto Rican, Central or South American, or Cuban.

Other Demographic Characteristics:

Adult Education: Less Than High School, High School Graduate, Some College, College Graduate.

Current Employment: Full-Time, Part-Time, Unemployed, Other.

Geographic Characteristics:

Region: Northeast, Midwest, South, West.

Division: New England, Middle Atlantic, East North Central, West North Central, South Atlantic, East South Central, West South Central, Mountain, Pacific.

County Type: Large Metro counties; Small Metro counties, including counties with population of 250,000
up to 1 million, and counties with population of less than 250,000; Nonmetro, including urbanized counties, less urbanized counties, or completely rural counties.

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