ERIC ED329880: National Household Survey on Drug Abuse: Population Estimates 1990.

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TITLE
National Household Survey on Drug Abuse: Population
Estimates 1990.
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Research Triangle Inst., Research Triangle Park,
N.C.
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National Inst. on Drag Abuse (DHHS/PHS), Rockville,
Md.
REPORT NO
DHHS(ADM)-91-1732
PUB DATE
91
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DESCRIPTORS
*Alcohol Abuse; Cocaine; Correlation; Demography;
*Drug Abuse; Family (SociologiLal Unit); Incidence;
Marijuana; National Surveys; Trend Analysis
ABSTRACT
The 1990 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse is
the 10th study in a series of national surveys to
measure the
prevalence of drug use among the American household population aged
12 and over. This report, which presents estimates of drug
use
prevalence for the civilian and noninstitutionalized population of
the United States, is intended as a companion piece to the other
reports generated for the 1990 National Househoid Survey. Population
estimates are presented separately for the total population and
for
Whites, Hispanics, and Blacks. For each drug there
are eight tables
which are arranged to facilitate group comparisons. The data for the
total population are presented by sex for each of the four
age
groups. Data in the remaining seven tables for each racial or
regional category are presented first by age, then by
sex, and
finally for the total population in that racial
or regional category.
A prevalence section presents data for the illicit or nonmedical
use
of any drug, and for prevalence of the individual licit and
illicit
drugs, with separate data for the prevalence of phenocyclidine (PCP),
heroin, cocaine and amphetamine use. The frequency and
regularity of
drug use during the past year are reported. Information is
provided
on the frequency of use in the past year for marijuana, cocaine, and
alcohol. (LLL)
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NATIONAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY ON DRUG ABUSE
POPULATION ESTIMATES 1990
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research
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Rockville, Maryland 20857
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH P ND HUMAN SERVICES
Public Health Service
Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration
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This publication was developed for the National
Institute on Drug Abuse, Division of Epidemiology
and Prevention Research, by the Research
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DHHS Publication No. (ADM) 91-1732
1991
Printed
CONTENTS
1
INTRODUCTION
I.
SURVEY METHODOLOGY
1
2
PROCEDURES FOR DERIVING POPULATION ESTIMATES
8
FORMAT AND ORGANIZATION OF THE POPULATION ESTIMATES TABLES
9
CONSIDERATIONS IN INTERPRETING THE DATA
SAMPLE SIZE AND U.S. POPULATION SIZE TABLES
II.
Sample and U.S. Population Size
Table 1-A
13
By Age and Sex for Total Population
Sample and U.S. Population Size
Table 1-B
14
By Age and Sex Within Region
Sample and U.S. Population Size
Table 1-C
15
By Age and Sex Within Ethnicity
III. PREVALENCE ESTIMATES FOR SPECIFIC DRUGS AND DRUG CLASSES
ANY ILLICIT DRUG USE (Marijuana, cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens,
inhalants, or nonmedical use of
psychotherapeutics):
Total Population by Age and Sex
17
TABLE 2-A
18
Whites by Age and Sex
TABLE 2-B
18
Hispanics by Age and Sex
TABLE 2-C
19
Blacks by Age and Sex
TABLE 2-D
20
Northeast Region by Age and Sex
TABLE 2-E
20
North Central Region by Age and Sex
TABLE 2-F
South Region by Age and Sex
21
TABLE 2-G
21
West Region by Age and Sex
TABLE 2-H
MARIJUANA:
23
Total Population by Age and Sex
TABLE 3-A
24
Whites by Age and Sex
TABLE 3-B
24
Hispanics by Age and Sex
TABLE 3-C
25
Blacks by Age and Sex
TABLE 3-D
26
Northeast Region by Age and Sex
TABLE 3-E
26
North Central Region by Age and Sex
TABLE 3-F
27
South Region by Age and Sex
TABLE 3-G
27
West Region by Age and Sex
TABLE 3-H
COCAINE (Including crack):
29
Total Population by Age and Sex
TABLE 4-A
30
Whites by Age and Sex
TABLE 4-B
30
Hispanics by Age sand Sex
TABLE 4-C
iii
TABLE 4-D
Blacks by Age and Sex
31
TABLE 4-E
Northeast Region by Age and Sex
32
TABLE 4-F
North Central Region by Age and Sex
32
TABLE 4-G
South Region by Age and Sex
33
TABLE 4-H
West Region by Age and Sex
33
CRACK:
TABLE 5-A
Total Population by Age and Sex
35
TABLE 5-B
Whites by Age and Sex
36
TABLE 5-C
Hispanics by Age and Sex
36
TABLE 5-0
Blacks by Age and Sex
37
TABLE 5-E
Northeast Region by Age and Sex
38
TABLE 5-F
North Central Region by Age and Sex
38
TABLE 5-G
South Region by Age and Sex
39
TABLE 5-H
West Region by Age and Sex
39
INHALANTS:
TABLE 6-A
Total Population by Age and Sex
41
TABLE 6-B
Whites by Age and Sex
42
TABLE 6-C
Hispanics by Age and Sex
42
TABLE 6-D
Blacks by Age and Sex
43
TABLE 6-E
Northeast Region by 1:,ge and Sex
44
TABLE 6-F
North Central Region by Age and Sex
44
TABLE 6-G
South Region by Age and Sex
45
TABLE 6-H
West Region by Age and Sex
45
HALLUCINOGENS (Including PCP):
TABLE 7-A
Total Population by Age and Sex
47
TABLE 7-B
Whites by Age and Sex
48
TABLE 7-C
Hispanics by Age and Sex
48
TABLE 7-D
Blacks by Age and Sex
49
TABLE 7-E
Northeast Region by Age and Sex
50
TABLE 7-F
North Central Region by Age and Sex
50
TABLE 7-G
South Region by Age and Sex
51
TABLE 7-H
West Region by Age and Sex
51
ANY PSYCHOTHERAPEUTICS (Nonmedical use of sedatives, tranquilizers,
stimulants, or analgesics):
TABLE 8-A
Total Population by Age and Sex
53
TABLE 8-B
Whites by Age and Sex
54
TABLE 8-C
Hispanics by Age and Sex
54
TABLE 8-D
Blacks by Age and Sex
55
TABLE 8-E
Northeast Region by Age and Sex
56
TABLE 8-r
North Central Region by Age and Sex
56
TABLE 8-G
South Region by Age and Sex
57
TABLE 8-H
West Region by Age and Sex
57
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STIMULANTS:
Total Population by Age and Sex
TABLE 9-A
59
Whites by Age and Sex
TABLE 9-B
60
Hispanics by Age and Sex
TABLE 9-C
60
TABLE 9-D
Blacks by Age and Sex
61
TABLE 9-E
Northeast Region by Age and Sex
62
North Central Region by Age and Sex
TABLE 9-F
62
South Region by Age and Sex
TABLE 9-G
63
West Region by Age and Sex
TABLE 9-H
63
SEDATIVES:
TABLE 10-A
Total Population by Age and Sex
65
Whites by Age and Sex
TABLE 10-B
66
TABLE 10-C
Hispanics by Age and Sex
66
TABLE 10-D
Blacks by Age and Sex
67
TABLE 10-E
Northeast Region by Age and Sex
68
TABLE 10-F
North Central Region by Age and Sex
68
TABLE 10-G
South Region by Age and Sex
69
TABLE 10-H
West Region by Age and Sex
69
TRANQUILIZERS:
TABLE 11-A
Total Population by Age and Sex
71
TABLE 11-B
Whites by Age and Sex
72
TABLE 11-C
Hispanics by Age and Sex
72
TABLE 11-D
Blacks by Age and Sex
73
TABLE 11-E
Northeast Region by Age and Sex
74
TABLE 11-F
North Central Region by Age and Sex
74
TABLE 11-G
South Region by Age and Sex
75
West Region by Age and Sex
TABLE 11-H
75
ANALGESICS:
TABLE 12-A
Total Population by Age and Sex
77
TABLE 12-B
Whites by Age and Sex
78
TABLE 12-C
Hispanics by Age and Sex
78
TABLE 12-D
Blacks by Age and Sex
79
TABLE 12-E
Northeast Region by Age and Sex
80
TABLE 12-F
North Central Region by Age and Sex
80
TABLE 12-G
South Region by Age and Sex
81
West Region by Age and Sex
TABLE 12-H
81
ALCOHOL:
TABLE 13-A
Total Population by Age and Sex
83
TABLE 13-B
Whites by Age and Sex
84
TABLE 13-C
Hispanics by Age and Sex
84
TABLE 13-D Blacks by Age and Sex
85
Northeast Region by Age and Sex
TABLE 13-E
86
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TABLE 13-F
North Central Region by Age
and Sex
86
TABLE 13-G
South Region by Age and Sex
87
TABLE 13-H
West Region by Age and Sex
87
CIGARETTES:
TABLE 14-A
Total Population by Age and Sex
89
TABLE 14-B
Whites by Age and Sex
90
TABLE 14-C
Hispanics by Age and Sex
90
TABLE 14-D
Blacks by Age and Sex
91
lABLE 14-E
Northeast Region by Age and Sex
92
TABLE 14-F
North Central Region by Age and Sex
92
TABLE 14-G
South Region by Age and Sex
93
TABLE 14-H
West Region by Age and Sex
93
SMOKELESS TOBACCO:
TABLE 15-A
Total Population by Age and Sex
95
TABLE 15-B
Whites by Age and Sex
96
TABLE 15-C
Hispanics by Age and Sex
96
TABLE 15-D
Blacks by Age and Sex
97
TABLE 15-E
Northeast Region by Age and Sex
98
TABLE 15-F
North Central Region by Age and Sex
98
TABLE 15-G
South Region by Age and Sex
99
TABLE 15-H
West Region by Age and Sex
99
PCP:
TABLE 16
Total Population by Age, Sex, Race, and Region
101
HEROIN:
TABLE 17
Total Population by Age, Sex, Race, and Region
102
NEEDLE USE:
TABLE 18
Total Populatiun by Age, Sex, Race, and Region
103
FREQUENCY OF DRUG USE AMONG PAST YEAR USERS
IV.
MARIJUANA-FREQUENCY IN PAST YEAR:
TABLE 19-A
Total Population by Age and Sex
105
TABLE 19-B
Whites by Age and Sex
106
TABLE 19-C
Hispanics by Age and Sex
106
TABLE 19-0
Blacks by Age and Sex
107
TABLE 19-E
Northeast Region by Age and Sex
108
TABLE 19-F
North Central Region by Age and Sex
108
TABLE 19-G
South Region by Age and Sex
109
TABLE 19-H
West Region by Age and Sex
109
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COCAINE-FREQUENCY IN PAST YEAR:
111
Total Population by Age and Sex
TABLE 20-A
112
Whites by Age aod Sex
TABLE 20-B
112
Hispanics by Age and Sex
TABLE 20-C
113
Blacks by Age and Sex
TABLE 20-D
114
Northeast Region by Age and Sex
TABLE 20-E
114
North Central Region by Age and Sex
TABLE 20-F
115
South Region by Age and Sex
TABLE 20-G
115
West Region by Age and Sex
TABLE 20-H
ALCOHOL-FREQUENCY IN PAST YEAR:
117
iotal Population by Age and Sex
TABLE 21-A
118
Whites by Age and Sex
TABLE 21-B
118
Hispanics by Age and Sex
TABLE 21-C
119
Blacks by Age and Sex
TABLE 21-0
120
Northeast Region by Age and Sex
TABLE 21-E
North Central Region by Age and Sex
120
TABLE 21-F
121
South Region by Age and Sex
TABLE 21-G
121
West Region by Age and Sex
TABLE 21-H
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INTRODUCTION
tenth study in
The 1990 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse is the
the prevalence of drug use among
a series of national surveys to measure
The first two studies
the American household population aged 12 and over.
and
(1971 and 1972) were sponsored by the National Commission on Marijuana
(NIDA) has sponsored
The National Institute on Drug Abuse
Dangerous Drugs
1985 and
the eight most recent surveys, with additional support for the
Abuse and Alcoholism,
1988 surveys from the National Institute on Alcohol
and support in 1988 from the Department of Education.
This Population Estimates report, which presents population estimates
population
of drug use prevalence for the civilian and noninstitutionalized
other reports
of the United States, is intended as a companion piece to the
The Main Findings report
generated for the 1990 National Household Survey.
provides details of the National Household Survey methodology as well as
The
information on prevalence, trends, and correlates of drug use.
Also, special analytic
Highlights report summarizes principal findings.
reports based on the National Household Survey will be produced later on a
variety of topics.
SURVEY METHODOLOGY
Essentially the same methodology was used for the 1990 survey as was
A national
used for each of the nine previous National Household Surveys.
probability sample of households in the coterminous United States was
The household sample excluded
selected from 100 primary sampling units.
military
persons living in group quarters or institutions; such as
installations, college dormitories, hotels, hospitals, and jails; and
Alaska and Hawaii have not
transient populations such as the homeless.
been included in the sample since the first National Household Survey
because of logistic and cost considerations.
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