Table 3.
Past-year prevalence of cocaine use for civilian, non-institutionalized adults (from NSDUH), and cocaine-involved overdose mortality rates for adults (from Multiple Cause of Death [MCD] dataset), in the United States in 2018, by sex, age, and race/ethnicity
| Characteristic | NSDUH Prevalence of past-year cocaine use,a % (95% CI) | MCD Mortality Data Cocaine overdose mortality rate,b per 100,000 (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Male | 2.87 (2.56–3.22) | 8.63 (8.47–8.80) |
| Female | 1.52 (1.33–1.74) | 3.48 (3.38–3.59) |
| Age, years | ||
| 18–25 | 5.72 (5.19–6.30) | 3.16 (2.98–3.35) |
| 26–34 | 4.47 (3.95–5.07) | 8.03 (7.76–8.30) |
| 35–49 | 1.65 (1.36–2.00) | 8.44 (8.21–8.67) |
| 50–64 | 1.02 (0.73–1.42) | 7.02 (6.81–7.22) |
| 65+ | 0.01 (0.01–0.17) | 1.05 (0.97–1.14) |
| Race/Ethnicityc | ||
| White (Non-Hispanic) | 2.26 (2.08–2.45) | 6.08 (5.95–6.21) |
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 2.08 (1.51–2.86) | 12.40 (12.02–12.80) |
| Hispanic | 1.99 (1.65–2.40) | 3.97 (3.78–4.17) |
| AI/AN (Non-Hispanic) | 2.35 (1.14–4.79) | 4.32 (3.44–5.35) |
| Asian/PI (Non-Hispanic) | 1.58 (1.07–2.34) | 0.74 (0.61–0.88) |
Notes.
Weighted results from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) for the civilian, non-institutionalized US population, for adults in the 2018 survey; n=43,026.
Results for drug overdose deaths involving cocaine among adults in the US in 2018; rates by sex and race/ethnicity are age-adjusted, while rates for specific age categories are crude rates.
Data for “other” race/ethnicity not available. Abbreviations. CI, confidence interval; AI/AN, American Indian/Alaska Native; PI, Pacific Islander.