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EPIDEMIOLOGIC TRENDS IN DRUG ABUSE—Greater Boston
Exhibit 4c. Demographic Characteristics of Clients 1 in Greater Boston State-Funded Substance Abuse
Treatment Programs with a Primary Problem with Marijuana, by Percent: FY 1997–FY 2004 2
Characteristic FY 1997 FY 1998 FY 1999 FY 2000 FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004
Gender
Male
Female
Race
White
Black
Latino
Other
Age at Admission
(Average age)
18 and younger
19–29
30–39
40–49
50 and older
Marital Status
Married
Separated/divorced
Never married
Annual Income
$0–$999
$1,000–$9,999
$10,000 and higher
76
24
37
39
20
4
(24.0)
33
43
18
5
1
6
5
89
58
28
15
78
22
32
42
22
4
(24.2)
29
48
18
5
1
6
6
89
50
31
19
76
24
28
44
23
4
(25.1)
24
50
17
6
2
4
6
90
59
27
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73
27
28
47
21
4
(25.4)
19
56
18
5
2
5
7
88
55
27
18
78
22
29
47
22
3
(24.3)
27
51
16
6
1
5
6
90
57
22
21
77
23
27
48
20
5
(24.8)
24
50
19
6
1
6
7
88
60
21
19
77
23
26
49
22
4
(25.2)
22
52
18
7
2
6
6
89
64
21
16
71
29
29
47
20
3
(26.3)
17
52
21
7
2
Homeless 8 8 9 10 11 12 9 11
Criminal Justice System
Involvement
38 47 53 48 48 50 43 44
Mental Health Problem 25 31 23 27 25 29 31 35
Needle Use in Past Year 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Total (N) (1,119) (928) (1,125) (1,109) (1,100) (1,054) (1,046) (857)
1 Excludes prisoners and out-of-State admissions.
2 Fiscal years (FYs) run July 1–June 30, with the year named for the January–June portion of the year.
SOURCE: Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Abuse Services; prepared by the Boston Public
Health Commission, Research Office
6
6
88
53
28
19