Table 1. Participant characteristics and injection drug use (1995–2017).
| Characteristic | Number (%) of students 17 and 18 years old (n = 331,025)a | Number (%) of students reporting injection drug use (n = 9,948) |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Female | 162,706 (48.3) | 3,085 (1.6) |
| Male | 168,319 (51.7) | 6,863 (3.6) |
| Age | ||
| 17 years old | 223,518 (62.3) | 5,893 (2.3) |
| 18 years old | 107,507 (37.7) | 4,055 (3.3) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| White | 196,154 (62.1) | 4,617 (2.2) |
| Black or African American | 50,674 (17.4) | 1,692 (3.0) |
| Hispanic/Latinx | 48,659 (14.6) | 2,154 (3.5) |
| Other race/ethnicity | 35,538 (5.9) | 1,485 (4.0) |
| Povertyb | — (19.8) | — |
aAll numbers are unweighted while percentages are weighted to be representative of the state population of high school students by student sex, age, and race/ethnicity. Sex, age, and race/ethnicity are based on participant self-report.
bBased on US Census Bureau data aggregated at the state level; thus, the poverty level for adolescents who report injection drug use cannot be reported.