| Table 3.5. Heroin admissions aged 12 and
older, by age group and race/ethnicity: 1999-2009 Percent distribution |
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| [Based on administrative data reported to TEDS by all reporting States and jurisdictions.] | |||||||||||
| Age group and race/ethnicity | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| Total heroin admissions | 257,208 | 269,875 | 277,268 | 284,361 | 273,756 | 262,283 | 260,598 | 268,747 | 262,681 | 280,679 | 282,212 |
| 12 to 19 years | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
| White (non-Hispanic) | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
| Black (non-Hispanic) | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | * | * | * |
| Puerto Rican-origin | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | * | 0.1 | * |
| Other | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 20 to 34 years | 41.3 | 40.8 | 41.4 | 40.9 | 40.8 | 41.7 | 41.6 | 42.4 | 43.4 | 45.4 | 48.1 |
| White (non-Hispanic) | 21.7 | 21.7 | 22.7 | 24.0 | 24.6 | 27.3 | 28.0 | 30.3 | 32.2 | 35.1 | 38.1 |
| Black (non-Hispanic) | 6.5 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Puerto Rican-origin | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
| Other | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| 35 to 44 years | 36.6 | 36.1 | 35.3 | 34.2 | 33.4 | 32.2 | 31.1 | 29.4 | 28.3 | 26.1 | 24.2 |
| White (non-Hispanic) | 16.0 | 14.6 | 13.8 | 13.2 | 12.2 | 12.0 | 11.3 | 11.0 | 10.6 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| Black (non-Hispanic) | 9.8 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 10.7 | 10.1 | 9.7 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 7.0 |
| Puerto Rican-origin | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
| Other | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
| 45 years and older | 18.9 | 20.1 | 20.5 | 22.1 | 23.1 | 23.2 | 24.3 | 25.3 | 25.6 | 25.4 | 24.3 |
| White (non-Hispanic) | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 7.6 |
| Black (non-Hispanic) | 6.9 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.9 | 10.5 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 10.5 |
| Puerto Rican-origin | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Other | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| No. of admissions | 256,252 | 268,270 | 276,055 | 283,124 | 272,073 | 260,473 | 258,921 | 267,750 | 261,294 | 278,044 | 276,941 |
| * Less than 0.05 percent. | |||||||||||
| SOURCE: Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS). Data received through 11.03.10. | |||||||||||
