DRUG USE
Table 4. Drug Use by Current Employment Status,1 1995–20002
(Percent Prevalence)
|
Full-time |
Part-time |
Unemployed |
Other3 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Past month use of any illicit drug |
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|
1995 |
5.5 |
9.0 |
14.3 |
3.1 |
|
1996 |
6.2 |
8.6 |
12.5 |
3.0 |
|
1997 |
6.5 |
7.7 |
13.8 |
3.0 |
|
1998 |
6.4 |
7.4 |
18.2 |
2.8 |
|
1999 CAI |
6.1 |
6.3 |
6.2 |
3.3 |
|
2000 CAI |
6.3 |
7.8 |
15.4 |
3.5 |
|
Past month use of marijuana |
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|
1995 |
4.2 |
7.5 |
12.6 |
1.9 |
|
1996 |
4.9 |
6.2 |
10.0 |
2.3 |
|
1997 |
5.0 |
6.6 |
12.2 |
2.4 |
|
1998 |
5.1 |
6.5 |
15.1 |
2.0 |
|
1999 CAI |
4.7 |
6.6 |
12.1 |
2.2 |
|
2000 CAI |
4.8 |
6.3 |
13.3 |
2.5 |
|
Past month use of cocaine |
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|
1995 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
0.4 |
|
1996 |
0.9 |
1.1 |
2.4 |
0.4 |
|
1997 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
0.3 |
|
1998 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
3.4 |
0.4 |
|
1999 CAI |
0.8 |
0.8 |
2.9 |
0.3 |
|
2000 CAI |
0.6 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
0.3 |
1Data on current employment are for persons age 18 and older.
2 In 1999, the survey methodology changed from a paper-and-pencil interview to a computer-assisted
interview (CAI). Estimates based on the new CAI methodology are not directly comparable to previous years.
3 Retired, disabled, homemaker, student, or "other."
Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, National Household Survey on
Drug Abuse (1995–2000).
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