1998 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse:  Population Estimates

Alcohol Frequency - Region

Table 22E. Frequency of Alcohol Use During Past Year by Age Group and Gender for Northeast Region in 1998

AGE/ /GENDER	At Least Once					12 or More Days					51 or More Days
	Observed Estimate	95% C.I.				Observed Estimate	95% C.I.				Observed Estimate	95% C.I.
RATE ESTIMATES (Percent)
AGE
12-17	33.8	(29.0	-	38.9)		11.7	(9.0	-	15.1)		4.6	(3.0	-	7.0)
18-25	78.0	(72.9	-	82.4)		46.4	(41.4	-	51.4)		23.7	(19.6	-	28.4)
26-34	77.1	(72.2	-	81.3)		48.1	(42.0	-	54.2)		24.8	(19.8	-	30.7)
$35	71.9	(68.1	-	75.4)		43.6	(39.7	-	47.7)		25.4	(21.9	-	29.2)
GENDER
Male	72.1	(68.0	-	75.8)		49.9	(45.9	-	54.0)		31.1	(27.2	-	35.3)
Female	67.7	(64.2	-	71.1)		34.1	(29.6	-	38.8)		15.8	(13.1	-	19.0)
TOTAL	69.8	(67.3	-	72.2)		41.6	(38.9	-	44.4)		23.1	(20.7	-	25.6)

POPULATION ESTIMATES (In Thousands)

AGE
12-17	1,373	(1,180	-	1,581)		477	(367	-	614)		186	(121	-	284)
18-25	3,854	(3,602	-	4,070)		2,293	(2,047	-	2,542)		1,172	(970	-	1,402)
26-34	5,190	(4,861	-	5,476)		3,237	(2,830	-	3,647)		1,672	(1,333	-	2,065)
$35	19,139	(18,137	-	20,065)		11,616	(10,555	-	12,700)		6,754	(5,834	-	7,764)
GENDER
Male	14,500	(13,682	-	15,251)		10,047	(9,226	-	10,867)		6,261	(5,476	-	7,103)
Female	15,056	(14,266	-	15,803)		7,576	(6,586	-	8,633)		3,524	(2,919	-	4,226)
TOTAL	29,556	(28,485	-	30,579)		17,622	(16,469	-	18,798)		9,784	(8,784	-	10,861)

Table 22F. Frequency of Alcohol Use During Past Year by Age Group and Gender for North Central Region in 1998

AGE/ /GENDER	At Least Once					12 or More Days					51 or More Days
	Observed Estimate	95% C.I.				Observed Estimate	95% C.I.				Observed Estimate	95% C.I.
RATE ESTIMATES (Percent)
AGE
12-17	35.7	(32.0	-	39.6)		14.1	(11.5	-	17.1)		5.8	(4.1	-	8.0)
18-25	84.5	(80.3	-	87.9)		56.6	(50.9	-	62.1)		31.6	(26.0	-	37.8)
26-34	82.1	(78.5	-	85.3)		51.4	(47.0	-	55.8)		22.5	(19.1	-	26.3)
$35	70.5	(66.2	-	74.5)		44.3	(39.2	-	49.5)		28.9	(25.6	-	32.4)
GENDER
Male	74.6	(71.5	-	77.4)		53.8	(48.9	-	58.7)		34.9	(30.7	-	39.3)
Female	66.6	(62.5	-	70.4)		34.4	(29.8	-	39.4)		17.4	(14.5	-	20.6)
TOTAL	70.4	(67.3	-	73.3)		43.8	(39.6	-	48.0)		25.8	(22.8	-	29.0)

POPULATION ESTIMATES (In Thousands)

AGE
12-17	1,938	(1,738	-	2,148)		764	(624	-	928)		313	(223	-	436)
18-25	5,603	(5,324	-	5,831)		3,752	(3,372	-	4,120)		2,095	(1,725	-	2,504)
26-34	6,437	(6,152	-	6,683)		4,031	(3,685	-	4,375)		1,762	(1,495	-	2,062)
$35	22,033	(20,688	-	23,274)		13,834	(12,249	-	15,458)		9,024	(7,986	-	10,138)
GENDER
Male	18,328	(17,566	-	19,034)		13,235	(12,032	-	14,420)		8,581	(7,552	-	9,671)
Female	17,683	(16,610	-	18,694)		9,145	(7,914	-	10,460)		4,613	(3,859	-	5,479)
TOTAL	36,011	(34,420	-	37,511)		22,381	(20,261	-	24,545)		13,194	(11,673	-	14,839)

* Low precision; no estimate reported.

NOTE: "At Least Once" is equivalent to "Used Past Year" in Table 13.

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

Alcohol Frequency - Region

Table 22G. Frequency of Alcohol Use During Past Year by Age Group and Gender for South Region in 1998

AGE/ /GENDER	At Least Once					12 or More Days					51 or More Days
	Observed Estimate	95% C.I.				Observed Estimate	95% C.I.				Observed Estimate	95% C.I.
RATE ESTIMATES (Percent)
AGE
12-17	29.5	(26.6	-	32.6)		11.4	(9.4	-	13.9)		3.8	(2.7	-	5.2)
18-25	69.3	(65.2	-	73.0)		43.2	(39.3	-	47.1)		21.6	(17.8	-	26.0)
26-34	70.9	(67.7	-	73.8)		46.2	(42.3	-	50.2)		25.0	(21.4	-	29.1)
$35	56.0	(51.8	-	60.0)		34.5	(31.5	-	37.8)		19.9	(17.0	-	23.1)
GENDER
Male	62.6	(59.7	-	65.4)		44.9	(42.0	-	47.9)		26.3	(23.5	-	29.3)
Female	52.4	(48.0	-	56.8)		26.1	(23.4	-	29.0)		12.8	(10.4	-	15.6)
TOTAL	57.3	(54.1	-	60.4)		35.1	(32.9	-	37.4)		19.3	(17.0	-	21.7)

POPULATION ESTIMATES (In Thousands)

AGE
12-17	2,374	(2,141	-	2,620)		921	(755	-	1,117)		303	(220	-	415)
18-25	6,961	(6,557	-	7,337)		4,338	(3,952	-	4,733)		2,172	(1,786	-	2,615)
26-34	8,605	(8,227	-	8,961)		5,612	(5,133	-	6,096)		3,042	(2,597	-	3,534)
$35	26,355	(24,393	-	28,278)		16,269	(14,815	-	17,786)		9,375	(8,019	-	10,896)
GENDER
Male	23,148	(22,082	-	24,183)		16,614	(15,543	-	17,699)		9,737	(8,698	-	10,852)
Female	21,146	(19,370	-	22,907)		10,525	(9,436	-	11,694)		5,155	(4,183	-	6,312)
TOTAL	44,294	(41,821	-	46,722)		27,140	(25,431	-	28,900)		14,891	(13,163	-	16,788)

Table 22H. Frequency of Alcohol Use During Past Year by Age Group and Gender for West Region in 1998

AGE/ /GENDER	At Least Once					12 or More Days					51 or More Days
	Observed Estimate	95% C.I.				Observed Estimate	95% C.I.				Observed Estimate	95% C.I.
RATE ESTIMATES (Percent)
AGE
12-17	29.7	(26.0	-	33.8)		11.0	(9.3	-	12.9)		4.8	(3.7	-	6.3)
18-25	68.1	(62.5	-	73.3)		42.2	(38.7	-	45.8)		22.5	(19.0	-	26.3)
26-34	70.5	(65.6	-	75.0)		44.7	(39.8	-	49.7)		22.1	(18.1	-	26.7)
$35	65.7	(62.4	-	68.8)		44.9	(41.7	-	48.2)		27.0	(24.3	-	29.7)
GENDER
Male	67.7	(62.9	-	72.1)		49.3	(45.7	-	52.8)		31.1	(28.4	-	34.0)
Female	58.2	(54.8	-	61.6)		32.6	(29.2	-	36.1)		15.3	(13.1	-	17.8)
TOTAL	62.9	(59.5	-	66.2)		40.8	(37.8	-	43.9)		23.1	(21.4	-	24.9)

POPULATION ESTIMATES (In Thousands)

AGE
12-17	1,548	(1,354	-	1,758)		571	(482	-	674)		252	(191	-	330)
18-25	4,321	(3,965	-	4,647)		2,676	(2,453	-	2,904)		1,424	(1,208	-	1,667)
26-34	5,562	(5,175	-	5,915)		3,527	(3,144	-	3,919)		1,742	(1,428	-	2,103)
$35	18,514	(17,588	-	19,399)		12,661	(11,747	-	13,588)		7,594	(6,855	-	8,381)
GENDER
Male	15,915	(14,790	-	16,958)		11,588	(10,757	-	12,422)		7,323	(6,681	-	7,999)
Female	14,031	(13,200	-	14,842)		7,847	(7,029	-	8,711)		3,689	(3,163	-	4,284)
TOTAL	29,945	(28,311	-	31,520)		19,435	(18,016	-	20,888)		11,012	(10,205	-	11,863)

* Low precision; no estimate reported.

NOTE: "At Least Once" is equivalent to "Used Past Year" in Table 13.

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