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<strong>EPIDEMIOLOGIC</strong> TRENDS IN <strong>DRUG</strong> <strong>ABUSE</strong>—Greater Boston<br />
Exhibit 3. Demographic Characteristics of Admissions to Greater Boston State-Funded Substance Abuse<br />
Treatment Programs, 1 by Percent: FY 1997–FY 2004 2<br />
Characteristic FY 1997 FY 1998 FY 1999 FY 2000 FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004<br />
Gender<br />
Male<br />
Female<br />
Race<br />
White<br />
Black<br />
Hispanic<br />
Other<br />
Age at Admission<br />
(Average age)<br />
18 and younger<br />
19–29<br />
30–39<br />
40–49<br />
50 and older<br />
Marital Status<br />
Married<br />
Separated/divorced<br />
Never married<br />
Annual Income<br />
None<br />
$1–$1,000<br />
$1,000–$9,999<br />
$10,000 and higher<br />
72<br />
28<br />
47<br />
35<br />
14<br />
3<br />
(35.1)<br />
3<br />
25<br />
43<br />
22<br />
7<br />
10<br />
22<br />
68<br />
56<br />
3<br />
26<br />
15<br />
75<br />
25<br />
49<br />
32<br />
15<br />
4<br />
(35.6)<br />
3<br />
24<br />
42<br />
23<br />
8<br />
10<br />
22<br />
68<br />
56<br />
3<br />
24<br />
16<br />
74<br />
26<br />
48<br />
33<br />
16<br />
4<br />
(36.5)<br />
2<br />
22<br />
41<br />
27<br />
9<br />
10<br />
21<br />
69<br />
54<br />
4<br />
26<br />
16<br />
76<br />
24<br />
49<br />
32<br />
16<br />
4<br />
(36.7)<br />
2<br />
21<br />
40<br />
29<br />
9<br />
10<br />
19<br />
71<br />
59<br />
3<br />
21<br />
17<br />
77<br />
23<br />
48<br />
30<br />
18<br />
4<br />
(36.5)<br />
2<br />
22<br />
38<br />
29<br />
9<br />
10<br />
18<br />
72<br />
61<br />
2<br />
19<br />
18<br />
77<br />
23<br />
49<br />
29<br />
18<br />
4<br />
(36.5)<br />
2<br />
24<br />
37<br />
28<br />
10<br />
10<br />
18<br />
72<br />
69<br />
2<br />
14<br />
16<br />
74<br />
26<br />
50<br />
28<br />
18<br />
4<br />
(36.7)<br />
2<br />
24<br />
34<br />
30<br />
10<br />
10<br />
18<br />
72<br />
68<br />
2<br />
14<br />
16<br />
73<br />
27<br />
54<br />
26<br />
17<br />
3<br />
(36.9)<br />
2<br />
26<br />
31<br />
30<br />
11<br />
Homeless 32 31 31 30 34 37 37 36<br />
Criminal Justice System<br />
Involvement<br />
26 26 28 27 26 27 24 23<br />
Mental Health<br />
No prior treatment<br />
82 80 79 80 81 80 80 78<br />
Prior treatment<br />
(counseling or<br />
hospitalization)<br />
18 20 21 20 19 20 20 22<br />
Needle Use in Past Year 22 25 26 26 27 32 37 38<br />
Total (N) (25,470) (23,008) (24,653) (24,478) (25,334) (25,586) (24,440) (20,041)<br />
1 Excludes prisoners and out-of-State admissions.<br />
2 Fiscal years (FYs) run July 1–June 30, with the year named for the January–June portion of the year.<br />
SOURCE: Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Abuse Services; prepared by the Boston Public<br />
Health Commission, Research Office<br />
9<br />
17<br />
74<br />
63<br />
3<br />
18<br />
16<br />
Proceedings of the Community Epidemiology Work Group, Vol. II, January 2005
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