Table 1.
Percentage of adults aged 18-25 years with select demographic characteristics — National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), United States, 2011–2013
| % of Respondents | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total (N = 55,940) | |||
| Weighted % | (95% CI) | N | |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 50.1 | (49.6-50.7) | 26,741 |
| Female | 49.9 | (49.3-50.4) | 29,199 |
| Age Group (years) | |||
| 18 | 13.6 | (13.1-14.1) | 7,491 |
| 19 | 12.3 | (11.9-12.8) | 6,692 |
| 20 | 12.5 | (12.1-12.9) | 6,938 |
| 21 | 12.6 | (12.2-13.0) | 7,022 |
| 22-23 | 25.0 | (24.5-25.6) | 14,061 |
| 24-25 | 24.0 | (23.5-24.5) | 13,776 |
| Race/Ethnicitya | |||
| White | 56.6 | (55.9-57.3) | 32,300 |
| Black | 14.1 | (13.5-14.7) | 7,818 |
| Hispanic | 20.7 | (19.9-21.4) | 10,237 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.7 | (0.6-0.8) | 866 |
| Asian | 5.4 | (4.9-5.9) | 2,339 |
| Other | 2.6 | (2.4-2.8) | 2,380 |
| Education Level | |||
| < High school | 14.3 | (13.8-14.7) | 8,372 |
| GED | 2.3 | (2.2-2.5) | 1,496 |
| High school graduate | 33.6 | (32.9-34.4) | 19,511 |
| Some college | 35.1 | (34.4-35.9) | 18,896 |
| College graduate | 14.6 | (14.0-15.2) | 7,665 |
Notes. CI = confidence interval.
a
The five racial categories (White, Black, Hispanic, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian, Other) are mutually exclusive and exclude Hispanic ethnicity. “Other” includes Native Hawaiians or Other Pacific Islanders and persons of two or more races. Persons identified as Hispanic may be of any race.