Table A2.
Sociodemographic characteristics of all adults aged 18 and older, by drug use category – United States, 2015–2018.
| Characteristic | Weighted % (95 % CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Opioid use (N = 1534) | Methamphetamine use (N = 1089) | Opioid and Methamphetamine use (N = 398) | |
| Weighted percentage | 52.5 (49.9–55.1) | 36.1 (34.0–38.3) | 11.4 (9.9–13.2) |
| Male | 60.2 (56.3–63.5) | 63.0 (59.3–66.6) | 63.8 (56.3–70.8) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| White | 70.5 (66.6–74.1) | 69.0 (64.9–72.8) | 84.0 (77.8–88.7) |
| African American | 12.7 (10.1–15.9) | 5.1 (3.6–7.3) | 2.3 (0.7–6.8) |
| Hispanic | 12.8 (10.3–15.9) | 18.4 (15.1–22.1) | 8.7 (5.3–13.9) |
| Other | 4.0 (3.0–5.4) | 7.5 (5.6–10.0) | 5.1 (3.2–8.0) |
| Age (years) | |||
| 18–25 | 18.5 (16.6–20.4) | 18.3 (16.1–20.8) | 23.9 (18.9–29.8) |
| 26–34 | 26.8 (24.5–29.2) | 25.2 (22.0–28.7) | 30.6 (24.8–37.1) |
| 35–49 | 25.1 (22.2–28.3) | 32.6 (29.3–36.1) | 26.9 (20.6–34.2) |
| 50–64 | 25.1 (21.1–29.6) | 21.3 (17.7–25.4) | 18.2 (12.0–26.8) |
| 65 + | 4.6 (2.9–7.1) | 2.5 (1.0–6.2) | 0.3 (0.0–2.3) |
| Incomea | |||
| < 100 % | 23.3 (20.4–26.5) | 33.0 (29.6–36.7) | 35.5 (28.7–42.8) |
| FPL | |||
| 100–200 % | 24.0 (21.2–27.0) | 26.3 (23.3–29.6) | 31.6 (25.2–38.8) |
| FPL | |||
| > 200 % | 52.7 (48.8–56.6) | 40.6 (37.1–44.2) | 32.9 (26.4–40.1) |
| FPL | |||
| Education level | |||
| Less than HS | 16.5 (13.8–19.5) | 25.8 (21.9–30.1) | 19.4 (14.1–26.0) |
| HS | 31.6 (27.9–35.6) | 33.5 (29.5–37.7) | 38.2 (31.3–45.6) |
| Some College | 36.7 (33.6–39.9) | 32.3 (28.2–36.6) | 32.9 (26.8–39.6) |
| College Grad | 15.2 (12.3–18.7) | 8.4 (6.0–11.6) | 9.5 (5.5–15.8) |
| Rural residence | 14.3 (12.2–16.6) | 20.8 (17.5–24.5) | 21.3 (16.4–27.2) |
| Unstably housedb | 7.6 (5.9–9.6) | 11.4 (9.2–14.1) | 15.5 (11.2–21.0) |
Opioid use is defined as any past year heroin use or misusing prescription pain relievers 4 or more times in the past month. Methamphetamine use is defined as any past year methamphetamine use.
a
FPL = federal poverty level.
b
3 or more moves in the past year.