2009 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports: Data Tables Appendix: Table 7_2

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Table 7_2_2.1
People age 12 and over who needed treatment for illicit drug use and who received such treatment at a specialty facility in the last 12 months,^a United States, 2002 and 2007
		2007		2002
Population group		Percent	SE	Percent	SE
Total		17.8	1.3	18.2	1.4
Age	12–17	9.9	1.1	10.1	1.2
Age	18 and over	19.2	1.5	20.1	1.6
Gender	Male	18.4	1.7	17.0	1.8
Gender	Female	16.8	1.8	20.4	2.3
Race	White only	17.3	1.5	17.4	1.6
	Black only	20.8	3.8	22.1	3.7
	API only	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Asian only	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	NHOPI only	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	AI/AN only	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
	Multiple races	DSU	DSU	DSU	DSU
Ethnicity	Non-Hispanic, all races	19.0	1.5	18.8	1.5
	Non-Hispanic, White	18.7	1.7	17.9	1.7
	Non-Hispanic, Black	20.9	3.9	22.8	3.9
	Hispanic	9.6	2.2	14.9	3.1
Family income^b	Negative/poor	22.6	2.8	DNA	DNA
	Near poor/low	17.9	2.7	DNA	DNA
	Middle/high	16.1	1.8	DNA	DNA

^a Received any illicit drug treatment at a specialty facility refers to treatment received at a hospital (inpatient), a rehabilitation facility (inpatient or outpatient), or mental health center in order to reduce or stop drug use, or for medical problems associated with drug use. Respondents were classified as needing treatment for an illicit drug problem if they met at least one of three criteria during the past year: (1), dependent on any illicit drug; (2), abuse of any illicit drug; or (3), received treatment for an illicit drug problem at a specialty facility, i.e., drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities (inpatient or outpatient), hospitals (inpatient only), and mental health centers. Illicit drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), inhalants, hallucinogens, heroin, or prescription-type psychotherapeutic medications (nonmedical use).

^b Estimates are based on a revised definition of Poverty Level that incorporates information on family income, size, and composition and is calculated as a percentage of the U.S. Census Bureau's poverty thresholds. Negative/poor refers to household incomes below the Federal poverty line; near poor/low, the poverty line to just below 200 percent of the poverty line; middle/high, 200 percent of the poverty line and over. Respondents with unknown poverty information were excluded.

DNA - Data have not been analyzed.

DSU - Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

Key: AI/AN: American Indian or Alaska Native; API: Asian or Pacific Islander; NHOPI: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander; SE: standard error.

Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health.