Table 2.8a
Admissions by sex, race/ethnicity, and age: TEDS 1992-2001
Number
[Based on administrative data reported to TEDS by all reporting States and jurisdictions (excludes Puerto Rico). See Table 4.2.]
Sex, race/ethnicity, and age at admission 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Total  1,511,377 1,576,988 1,629,944 1,629,048 1,595,707 1,607,957 1,711,398 1,734,295 1,754,274 1,739,796
Sex
Male 1,076,680 1,117,683 1,152,604 1,142,375 1,117,559 1,128,154 1,202,069 1,219,458 1,225,327 1,212,682
Female   426,261   449,798   468,179   479,571   471,802   474,350   502,609   508,785   523,814   523,431
No. of admissions  1,502,941 1,567,481 1,620,783 1,621,946 1,589,361 1,602,504 1,704,678 1,728,243 1,749,141 1,736,113
Race/ethnicity
White (non-Hispanic)   911,118   927,285   950,774   963,373   956,344   948,992 1,003,776 1,011,652 1,011,242 1,012,488
Black (non-Hispanic)   386,946   414,585   431,035   424,058   401,282   402,619   419,351   418,849   430,860   418,409
Hispanic   148,546   163,651   175,878   170,718   161,468   173,347   191,564   203,285   211,398   210,714
American Indian/Alaska Native    37,652    38,849    37,950    37,286    39,804    38,334    40,496    40,222    40,291    39,036
Asian/Pacific Islander     7,712     8,955     9,841     9,771    10,116    10,893    11,507    13,649    14,832    15,006
Other     9,403    10,883    12,729    12,886    16,121    18,262    20,354    24,099    28,329    26,576
No. of admissions  1,501,377 1,564,208 1,618,207 1,618,092 1,585,135 1,592,447 1,687,048 1,711,756 1,736,952 1,722,229
Age at admission
Under 12 years     3,911     3,427     3,210     3,612     3,468     3,704     3,392     3,287     3,325     2,906
12 to 17 years    94,072    95,254   109,093   122,808   129,776   131,194   138,884   137,058   136,264   141,403
18 to 24 years   238,004   230,254   230,509   228,277   217,106   220,714   245,337   259,373   273,273   282,783
25 to 34 years   601,135   617,542   615,857   587,023   540,840   516,346   516,984   490,882   470,966   446,791
35 to 44 years   391,912   437,741   469,214   481,916   490,075   506,624   549,323   562,166   569,431   552,346
45 to 54 years   122,883   135,177   145,459   151,822   160,904   173,335   196,934   213,756   231,725   239,959
55 to 64 years    38,956    39,337    39,219    38,214    39,389    40,736    44,040    46,266    48,229    47,296
65 years and older    12,848    13,081    12,412    11,391    10,996    11,381    11,596    11,476    11,785    10,777
No. of admissions  1,503,721 1,571,813 1,624,973 1,625,063 1,592,554 1,604,034 1,706,490 1,724,264 1,744,998 1,724,261
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) - 5.31.03.