1998 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse:  Population Estimates

Smokeless Tobacco - Race/Ethnicity

Table 15B. Smokeless Tobacco Use by Age Group and Gender for White, Non-Hispanics, in 1998

AGE/ /GENDER	Ever Used					Used Past Year					Used Past Month
	Observed Estimate	95% C.I.				Observed Estimate	95% C.I.				Observed Estimate	95% C.I.
RATE ESTIMATES (Percent)
AGE
12-17	11.4	(10.0	-	13.0)		5.0	(4.0	-	6.1)		1.6	(1.2	-	2.3)
18-25	32.0	(29.4	-	34.7)		12.1	(10.4	-	14.0)		7.5	(6.2	-	9.0)
26-34	29.5	(26.9	-	32.3)		8.1	(6.7	-	9.8)		5.6	(4.4	-	7.1)
$35	17.2	(15.7	-	18.9)		3.5	(2.8	-	4.3)		2.9	(2.3	-	3.7)
GENDER
Male	35.8	(33.6	-	38.0)		10.2	(9.0	-	11.5)		7.3	(6.3	-	8.4)
Female	5.6	(4.7	-	6.7)		0.7	(0.4	-	1.1)		0.3	(0.2	-	0.7)
TOTAL	20.2	(19.0	-	21.4)		5.3	(4.7	-	5.9)		3.7	(3.2	-	4.3)

POPULATION ESTIMATES (In Thousands)

AGE
12-17	1,741	(1,527	-	1,980)		754	(610	-	929)		249	(175	-	352)
18-25	5,998	(5,504	-	6,515)		2,264	(1,942	-	2,630)		1,399	(1,158	-	1,684)
26-34	7,025	(6,390	-	7,695)		1,928	(1,588	-	2,334)		1,341	(1,054	-	1,701)
$35	17,965	(16,334	-	19,722)		3,603	(2,913	-	4,450)		3,011	(2,375	-	3,812)
GENDER
Male	28,015	(26,297	-	29,782)		7,972	(7,032	-	9,023)		5,722	(4,952	-	6,601)
Female	4,714	(3,969	-	5,588)		577	(376	-	883)		278	(134	-	574)
TOTAL	32,729	(30,857	-	34,685)		8,549	(7,648	-	9,550)		6,000	(5,223	-	6,887)

Table 15C. Smokeless Tobacco Use by Age Group and Gender for Hispanics in 1998

AGE/ /GENDER	Ever Used					Used Past Year					Used Past Month
	Observed Estimate	95% C.I.				Observed Estimate	95% C.I.				Observed Estimate	95% C.I.
RATE ESTIMATES (Percent)
AGE
12-17	4.1	(2.9	-	5.7)		1.5	(0.9	-	2.5)		0.5	(0.2	-	1.1)
18-25	9.1	(7.6	-	10.9)		3.0	(2.1	-	4.2)		1.2	(0.6	-	2.2)
26-34	9.0	(6.9	-	11.6)		1.4	(0.8	-	2.4)		1.0	(0.5	-	2.0)
$35	6.6	(5.0	-	8.7)		0.9	(0.5	-	1.8)		0.5	(0.2	-	1.3)
GENDER
Male	11.7	(10.1	-	13.6)		2.3	(1.7	-	3.0)		1.3	(0.8	-	2.0)
Female	2.6	(1.8	-	3.7)		0.6	(0.3	-	1.3)		0.2	(0.1	-	0.8)
TOTAL	7.2	(6.2	-	8.3)		1.5	(1.1	-	1.9)		0.8	(0.5	-	1.1)

POPULATION ESTIMATES (In Thousands)

AGE
12-17	128	(92	-	177)		47	(29	-	76)		15	(6	-	35)
18-25	356	(297	-	426)		117	(84	-	163)		47	(25	-	86)
26-34	420	(322	-	544)		64	(36	-	114)		48	(24	-	94)
$35	706	(536	-	924)		101	(51	-	197)		58	(24	-	140)
GENDER
Male	1,327	(1,139	-	1,541)		258	(194	-	342)		146	(93	-	227)
Female	283	(195	-	410)		71	(34	-	147)		22	(6	-	85)
TOTAL	1,610	(1,392	-	1,859)		329	(251	-	431)		168	(110	-	254)

* Low precision; no estimate reported.

Source: Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1998

Smokeless Tobacco - Race/Ethnicity

Table 15D. Smokeless Tobacco Use by Age Group and Gender for Black, Non-Hispanics, in 1998

AGE/ /GENDER	Ever Used					Used Past Year					Used Past Month
	Observed Estimate	95% C.I.				Observed Estimate	95% C.I.				Observed Estimate	95% C.I.
RATE ESTIMATES (Percent)
AGE
12-17	1.9	(1.1	-	3.3)		0.6	(0.2	-	1.7)		0.1	(0.0	-	0.6)
18-25	6.5	(4.8	-	8.7)		2.0	(1.2	-	3.2)		1.1	(0.6	-	2.3)
26-34	9.7	(7.5	-	12.5)		1.5	(0.8	-	3.0)		1.5	(0.7	-	3.0)
$35	14.4	(12.0	-	17.1)		3.3	(2.3	-	4.7)		2.9	(2.0	-	4.2)
GENDER
Male	15.5	(13.1	-	18.2)		2.8	(1.8	-	4.2)		2.0	(1.2	-	3.3)
Female	6.8	(5.2	-	8.7)		2.1	(1.4	-	3.2)		2.0	(1.3	-	3.1)
TOTAL	10.7	(9.1	-	12.5)		2.4	(1.7	-	3.3)		2.0	(1.4	-	2.8)

POPULATION ESTIMATES (In Thousands)

AGE
12-17	61	(34	-	108)		21	(8	-	54)		4	(1	-	18)
18-25	256	(190	-	344)		77	(47	-	124)		45	(22	-	91)
26-34	425	(327	-	547)		66	(33	-	131)		65	(32	-	130)
$35	1,905	(1,594	-	2,265)		432	(301	-	616)		382	(263	-	553)
GENDER
Male	1,725	(1,459	-	2,029)		310	(204	-	471)		223	(134	-	369)
Female	922	(711	-	1,189)		285	(187	-	430)		273	(178	-	417)
TOTAL	2,647	(2,264	-	3,085)		595	(431	-	819)		496	(350	-	700)

* Low precision; no estimate reported.

Source: Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1998