Table 1.

Sample Characteristics, National Survey of Drug Use and Health, 2008–2013, Ages 19–25 and Ages 26–24

Characteristics	Age 19–25						Age 26–34
	Pre‐DCE			Post‐DCE			Pre‐DCE			Post‐DCE
	White	Black†	Hispanic†	White	Black†	Hispanic†	White	Black†	Hispanic†	White	Black†	Hispanic†
Sample size	24,174	5,362	7,172	33,070	7,826	10,198	8,308	1,736	2,672	11,632	2,375	3,585
Sex
Male	50.7	45.4***	51.9	49.7	47.3*	52.2**	49.5	45.8*	55.0**	49.7	45.2	51.9
Marital status
Married	14.3	5.5***	17.8***	12.8	5.3***	14.2*	53.3	28.9***	49.5**	49.5	25.7***	46.7*
Widowed	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.1	0.2	0.4	0.4	0.3
Divorced or separated	2.2	1.2	2.6	1.9	1.1	2.1	9.8	10.1	8.7	9.5	8.9	8.3
Never been married	83.5	93.3	79.6	85.2	93.5	83.5	36.5	60.8	41.5	40.6	65.0	44.7
Education
In school	42.8	42.4***	32.5***	43.9	43.1***	38.3***	12.4	17.8***	8.8***	12.7	18.5***	9.9***
Less than high school	8.6	12.2	23.2	7.7	10.4	17.6	7.3	12.2	31.6	8.4	12.8	28.0
High school graduate	23.4	29.3	28.6	23.0	28.7	28.1	24.6	28.1	29.5	22.5	28.1	27.4
Some college	12.5	10.1	11.8	12.3	12.8	11.0	21.7	25.2	17.5	21.6	22.5	18.3
College graduate	12.8	6.0	3.9	13.1	5.0	4.9	33.9	16.7	12.5	34.8	18.1	16.3
Income
Less than $20,000	29.1	41.3***	28.5***	30.6	43.0***	30.6***	11.5	27.5***	23.0***	13.1	30.0***	25.7***
$20,000–$49,999	33.0	36.3	42.7	31.3	35.6	41.9	33.4	39.8	47.3	33.6	39.5	42.6
$50,000 – $74,999	15.3	10.8	12.9	14.5	10.1	13.3	22.6	15.9	13.4	20.8	14.8	14.7
$75,000 or more	22.5	11.6	16.0	23.6	11.2	14.2	32.5	16.8	16.3	32.4	15.6	17.0

Significance levels were marked as ***<.001, **<.01, *<.05.

^†Rates were compared with whites of the same age group and during the same period.