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 Substance Use Among Adults on Probation

 

Table 1. Number of People Interviewed (Unweighted N), by Probation Status and Demographic Characteristics, Aged 18 and Older: 1995-97
Demographic Characteristic Probationers Non-Probationers[1] Total
Total 915 42,629 43,544
Gender
Male 664 17,157 17,821
Female 251 25,472 25,723
Age
18-25 479 14,089 14,568
26-34 307 14,555 14,862
35-49 115 8,853 8,968
50+ 14 5,132 5,146
Race/Ethnicity
White non-Hispanic 379 20,737 21,116
Black non-Hispanic 248 9,484 9,732
Hispanic 255 10,949 11,204
Other 33 1,459 1,492
Population Density
Large metro 435 21,963 22,398
Small metro 280 12,983 13,263
Nonmetro 200 7,683 7,883
Region
Northeast 85 6,701 6,786
North Central 153 7,105 7,258
South 367 15,625 15,992
West 310 13,198 13,508
Adult Education
Less than high school 433 10,140 10,573
High school graduate 285 14,460 14,745
Some college 155 10,477 10,632
College graduate 42 7,552 7,594
Current Employment
Full-time 481 23,126 23,607
Part-time 95 5,817 5,912
Unemployed 181 2,907 3,088
Other 158 10,779 10,937
[1] Non-probationers includes those who reported not being on probation, gave multiple responses, refused to respond, or whose response area was left blank.
Source: Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1995-97.
 
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