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EPIDEMIOLOGIC TRENDS IN DRUG ABUSE—New Orleans
Exhibit 1. Population Demographics for the City of New Orleans vs. the State of Louisiana, by Percent:
2000 and 2003 (Estimates)
Population Demographic
2000
New Orleans Louisiana
2003 (Estimates)
New Orleans Louisiana
Total Population (N) (484,674) (4,468,976) (451,316) (4,361,271)
Male 46.9 48.4 46.1 48.1
Female 53.1 51.6 53.9 51.9
Median Age (Years) (33.1) (34.0) (34.3) (34.7)
One Race 98.7 98.9 99.3 98.9
White 28.1 63.9 28.1 64.0
Black or African-American 67.3 32.5 67.2 32.1
Asian 2.3 1.2 2.6 1.5
Other 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.2
Two or More Races 1.3 1.1 0.7 1.1
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 3.1 2.4 3.1 2.5
Average Household Size (n) (2.48) (2.62) (2.49) (2.61)
Median Household Income ($) ($27,133) ($32,566) ($35,677) ($34,141)
Individuals Living Below Poverty Level 27.9 19.6 20.8 20.3
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau
Exhibit 2. Percentages of Treatment Admissions in Orleans Parish, by Selected Drug: FYs 1995–2004
45.0
40.0
35.0
30.0
25.0
20.0
15.0
10.0
5.0
0.0
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Cocaine 40.4 41.1 36.2 38.1 35.5 34.4 32.5 34.5 34.0 31.6
Heroin 3.5 3.6 6.2 8.4 12.2 11.2 14.8 11.8 10.6 11.1
Marijuana 28.2 31.3 30.9 30.2 33.0 29.2 30.5 29.8 28.9 32.1
Alcohol 25.5 22.3 24.9 21.4 17.8 20.5 18.6 19.3 21.2 18.7
SOURCE: Louisiana State Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Proceedings of the Community Epidemiology Work Group, Vol. II, January 2005