 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Prevalence of Substance Use Among Racial & Ethnic Subgroups in the U.S.
|
|
|||||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
|
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 | |||
|
Gender Male Female |
49.2 50.8 |
47.7 52.3 |
50.5 49.5 |
56.5 43.5 |
52.3 47.7 |
58.0 42.0 |
51.5 48.5 |
47.1 52.9 |
54.3 45.7 |
46.2 53.8 |
46.3 53.7 |
49.4 50.6 | ||
|
Region Northeast North Central South West |
19.4 21.5 37.9 21.2 |
2.4 19.6 50.7 27.3 |
20.8 15.4 17.0 46.8 |
83.3 0.5* 14.3 1.9 |
16.5 2.9 29.3 51.3 |
11.9 2.7 75.6 9.7 |
2.4 9.5 30.0 58.1 |
68.3 10.7 16.1 4.9 |
37.6 6.1 33.0 23.3 |
8.3 8.6 16.1 67.1 |
17.6 19.3 53.7 9.3 |
20.4 24.3 37.2 18.1 | ||
|
Population Density MSA >1million Other MSA Not in MSA |
44.1 32.8 23.1 |
26.6 25.1 48.4 |
66.9 26.6 6.5 |
78.1 18.0 3.9 |
90.2 9.5 * |
87.1 10.4 2.5 |
65.4 26.6 8.0 |
71.8 22.1 6.1 |
77.3 17.0 5.7 |
39.8 21.5 38.7 |
56.5 28.8 14.7 |
36.7 35.4 27.8 | ||
|
Interview Spanish English |
3.0 97.0 |
0.0 100.0 |
0.0 100.0 |
19.9 80.1 |
47.6 52.4 |
18.6 81.4 |
29.6 70.4 |
3.7 96.3 |
13.3 86.7 |
2.7 97.3 |
0.0 100.0 |
0.1 99.9 | ||
|
Family Income <$20,000 $20-40,000 >$40,000 |
45.8 16.8 37.4 |
59.6 17.1 23.3 |
40.8 13.8 45.4 |
65.5 10.1 24.4 |
49.9 20.3 29.8 |
32.4 21.7 45.9 |
51.6 20.2 28.2 |
51.4 16.5 32.1 |
46.6 17.5 35.9 |
51.8 19.7 28.5 |
54.2 18.5 27.2 |
43.6 16.2 40.2 | ||
|
Education 0-8 Years 9-11 Years High school grad > High school |
2.8 18.5 36.2 42.5 |
0.0 17.8 49.4 32.9 |
* 12.1 22.1 65.0 |
* 40.0 34.0 25.7 |
30.0 22.1 27.6 20.3 |
4.5 19.7 39.9 35.9 |
17.2 30.3 29.6 22.9 |
2.7 32.8 40.0 24.5 |
3.4 19.1 31.5 46.0 |
2.8 19.2 46.2 31.8 |
* 24.2 43.6 31.5 |
1.4 16.1 36.1 46.4 | ||
|
Marital Status Married Widowed/div/sep. Never married |
23.3 3.8 72.9 |
19.9 9.5 70.6 |
11.2 * 88.1 |
18.9 2.7 78.4 |
33.0 3.0 64.0 |
18.0 3.3 78.7 |
31.8 4.9 63.3 |
17.9 3.2 78.9 |
19.4 * 80.0 |
26.8 4.6 68.7 |
12.2 3.5 84.3 |
25.1 3.9 71.0 | ||
|
Employment Employed Unemployed Not in labor force |
65.3 10.8 24.0 |
57.2 25.1 17.7 |
52.4 4.7 42.9 |
41.7 18.7 39.5 |
65.6 9.4 25.0 |
73.1 10.8 16.1 |
65.5 11.4 23.1 |
54.3 16.3 29.4 |
61.8 10.2 28.0 |
66.5 8.6 24.9 |
54.5 18.3 27.2 |
68.1 9.5 22.4 | ||
|
Children None 1 or more |
78.2 21.8 |
75.0 25.0 |
93.6 6.4 |
78.3 21.7 |
66.5 33.5 |
88.9 11.1 |
65.3 34.7 |
74.9 25.1 |
84.1 15.9 |
70.9 29.1 |
69.5 30.5 |
80.7 19.3 | ||
Table 3.3 Percentage Distribution of Racial/Ethnic Groups by Sociodemographic Variables. Respondents Aged 18-25, 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 | |||
|
Welfare Receipt Yes No |
8.5 91.5 |
11.3 88.7 |
8.6 91.4 |
23.2 76.8 |
4.1 95.9 |
4.3 95.7 |
8.9 91.1 |
21.7 78.3 |
3.1 96.9 |
11.4 88.6 |
20.7 79.3 |
5.9 94.1 | ||
|
Insurance Coverage Yes No |
73.1 26.9 |
52.4 47.6 |
70.6 29.4 |
48.6 51.4 |
45.8 54.2 |
62.3 37.7 |
50.7 49.3 |
69.0 31.0 |
57.8 42.2 |
71.2 28.8 |
70.8 29.2 |
76.9 23.1 | ||
|
Mean Number of People in Household |
3.4 |
3.2 |
3.7 |
3.9 |
4.6 |
3.8 |
4.7 |
3.8 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.2 | ||
|
Source: Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1991-93. | ||||||||||||||
|
| ||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||
