Table 1.

Overall Prevalence of Past-Year, Nonmedical Use of Prescription Analgesics 1985 to 2009, by Sex, Race/Ethnicity, and Age Groups (in Percentages)

	Women	Men	White	Black	Hispanic
Ages 15–29
1985–89	6.31	4.16	6.19	4.46	5.06
1990–95	4.01	4.01	4.50	2.68	3.06
1995–99	3.78	4.97	5.06	2.93	3.00
2000–04	8.38	10.40	11.24	5.32	6.83
2005–09	9.40	11.62	12.86	6.05	7.57
Ages 30–59
1985–89	2.41	2.74	2.59	2.28	2.83
1990–95	1.96	2.34	2.25	2.10	1.56
1995–99	1.53	1.92	1.81	1.51	1.61
2000–04	3.10	3.21	3.30	2.26	3.59
2005–09	3.34	4.47	4.30	3.07	3.10