Table 3.
National Estimates of Injection Drug Use in Past 12 Months Derived From NSDUH and Adjusted Using Ratio Estimator of Injection Drug Use to 2016 Arrest Data
| Characteristic | Col A | Col B | Col C | Col D | Col E | Col F | Col G | Col H | Col I |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Survey-Based Estimate for IDU in p12m for Year 2015–2016, % | Survey-Based Estimate for IDU in p12m + Arrested in p12m/Arrested in p12m, % | Survey-Based Estimate for IDU in p12m + Not Arrested in p12m/Not Arrested in p12m, % | Number of People Arrested in Year 2016 | Number of People Not Arrested in Year 2016 | (Col B × Col D) | (Col C × Col E) | Adjusted Estimate for IDU in p12m in Year 2016 (Col F + Col G) | Adjusted % IDU in p12m in Year 2016 | |
| Race | |||||||||
| Non-Hispanic white | 0.52 | 8.33 | 0.35 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
| Non-Hispanic black | 0.17 | 1.23 | 0.12 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
| Hispanic | 0.31 | 5.20 | 0.15 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
| Other | 0.14 | 2.01 | 0.10 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |
| Sex | |||||||||
| Male | 0.59 | 5.82 | 0.39 | 6 597 869 | 93 030 722 | 384 306 | 363 657 | 747 963 | 0.75 |
| Female | 0.23 | 4.91 | 0.15 | 2 471 842 | 98 247 406 | 121 390 | 148 747 | 270 136 | 0.27 |
| Age group, y | |||||||||
| 18–29 | 0.49 | 4.88 | 0.29 | 4 327 018 | 49 324 610 | 211 280 | 140 772 | 352 052 | 0.66 |
| 30–49 | 0.50 | 7.12 | 0.33 | 3 797 443 | 79 687 100 | 270 355 | 266 792 | 537 148 | 0.64 |
| 50–64 | 0.23 | … | 0.16 | 990 365 | 62 221 303 | … | 102 167 | … | … |
| Total | 0.41 | 5.55 | 0.27 | 9 082 056 | 191 265 783 | 503 972 | 510 871 | 1 014 843 | 0.51 |
Arrest data abstracted from the 2016 Federal Bureau of Investigation Uniform Crime Report.
Abbreviations: Col, column; IDU, injection drug use; NA, not available; NSDUH, National Survey on Drug Use and Health; p12m, past 12 months.