Table 2.9b Admissions by sex, race/ethnicity, and age at admission: TEDS 1994-2004 and U.S. population 2004 Percent distribution
[Based on administrative data reported to TEDS by all reporting States and jurisdictions (excludes Puerto Rico). See Table 4.2a.]
Sex, race/ethnicity, and age at admission	TEDS admissions												U.S. population
	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004		2004
Sex
Male	71.4	70.7	70.5	70.4	70.5	70.5	70.0	69.8	69.8	69.1	68.5		48.9
Female	28.6	29.3	29.5	29.6	29.5	29.5	30.0	30.2	30.2	30.9	31.5		51.1
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0		100.0
Race/ethnicity
White (non-Hispanic)	58.3	59.0	59.8	59.6	59.5	59.2	58.5	59.1	58.8	58.7	60.0		70.2
Black (non-Hispanic)	27.1	26.7	25.7	25.3	24.9	24.3	24.9	24.4	24.2	24.0	22.5		12.4
Hispanic	11.0	10.7	10.4	10.9	11.3	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.6	12.7	12.7		12.0
American Indian/Alaska Native	2.3	2.3	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.2	2.1	2.0	2.1		0.8
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.9	1.0	0.9		4.3
Other	0.8	0.8	1.0	1.1	1.2	1.4	1.6	1.5	1.4	1.6	1.8		0.4
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0		100.0
Age at admission
Under 12 years	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2		16.4
12 to 17 years	6.6	7.4	7.9	8.2	8.1	8.0	7.8	8.2	8.3	8.4	8.3		8.8
18 to 24 years	14.0	13.8	13.4	13.8	14.4	15.0	15.8	16.6	17.1	17.4	18.1		9.9
25 to 34 years	37.8	36.1	33.9	32.2	30.3	28.4	27.0	26.0	25.1	24.7	24.7		12.8
35 to 44 years	29.1	29.9	31.0	31.6	32.2	32.6	32.6	31.9	31.1	30.3	29.0		15.0
45 to 54 years	9.1	9.5	10.3	10.8	11.5	12.4	13.2	13.8	14.7	15.3	15.8		14.3
55 to 64 years	2.5	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.7	2.8	2.7	3.0	3.1	3.2		10.0
65 years and older	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6		12.6
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0		100.0
SOURCES: Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Data received through 2.1.06.  U.S. population: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Population Projections of the United States by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin: 1995 to 2050. Population Electronic Product #45.