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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of survey participants during ADAA and FSA periods

From: Mandatory minimum sentencing policies and cocaine use in the U.S., 1985–2013

 

ADAA

FSA

1985

1988

1990

2009

2012

2013

n = 6456 [N = 171,780,375]

n = 6948 [N = 181,588,628]

n = 7892 [N = 186,296,389]

n = 43,227 [N = 228,441,140]

n = 43,684 [N = 236,094,646]

n = 43,663 [N = 239,616,555]

%

(SE)

%

(SE)

%

(SE)

%

(SE)

%

(SE)

%

(SE)

Younger than 25 years old

22.47%

(0.007)

20.72%

(0.007)

20.02%

(0.006)

18.19%

(0.002)

18.22%

(0.002)

18.20%

(0.002)

Female

53.53%

(0.010)

52.32%

(0.008)

52.49%

(0.009)

51.94%

(0.004)

52.08%

(0.004)

51.96%

(0.005)

Race

 Non-Hispanic White

80.47%

(0.011)

79.53%

(0.014)

78.84%

(0.016)

67.46%

(0.004)

65.64%

(0.004)

65.22%

(0.004)

 Non-Hispanic Black

10.85%

(0.007)

10.99%

(0.011)

10.98%

(0.013)

11.99%

(0.003)

11.70%

(0.003)

11.92%

(0.003)

 Hispanic

6.79%

(0.007)

7.27%

(0.008)

7.54%

(0.009)

14.15%

(0.003)

15.12%

(0.003)

15.31%

(0.003)

 Other

1.90%

(0.003)

2.20%

(0.003)

2.65%

(0.004)

6.40%

(0.002)

7.54%

(0.003)

7.55%

(0.003)

Marital status

 Married

60.38%

(0.009)

60.37%

(0.010)

61.15%

(0.011)

52.83%

(0.004)

50.89%

(0.004)

50.36%

(0.004)

 Separated/divorced/widowed

16.19%

(0.007)

16.83%

(0.006)

16.74%

(0.008)

18.06%

(0.004)

19.55%

(0.004)

19.47%

(0.004)

 Never married

23.44%

(0.007)

22.81%

(0.008)

22.11%

(0.008)

29.10%

(0.003)

29.57%

(0.003)

30.16%

(0.003)

Education

 15–18 year olds

5.76%

(0.003)

5.53%

(0.002)

5.31%

(0.002)

5.19%

(0.001)

5.01%

(0.001)

4.93%

(0.001)

 Less than high school

23.61%

(0.010)

24.30%

(0.011)

22.74%

(0.010)

14.29%

(0.003)

13.68%

(0.003)

12.64%

(0.003)

 High school graduate

35.18%

(0.010)

34.34%

(0.010)

34.22%

(0.010)

29.10%

(0.004)

28.11%

(0.004)

28.09%

(0.004)

 Some college

18.29%

(0.008)

18.87%

(0.009)

18.67%

(0.008)

23.68%

(0.004)

24.90%

(0.004)

25.59%

(0.004)

 College graduate

17.15%

(0.011)

16.96%

(0.009)

19.06%

(0.011)

27.74%

(0.004)

28.30%

(0.004)

28.75%

(0.004)

Annual Income (quartiles)

 0–25%

17.17%

(0.009)

17.73%

(0.009)

22.04%

(0.010)

17.15%

(0.003)

18.62%

(0.003)

18.00%

(0.003)

 25–50%

21.58%

(0.007)

17.88%

(0.008)

16.64%

(0.006)

21.64%

(0.004)

22.10%

(0.004)

20.49%

(0.003)

 50–75%

29.72%

(0.009)

28.76%

(0.010)

23.60%

(0.008)

28.37%

(0.004)

27.24%

(0.004)

28.04%

(0.004)

 75–100%

26.69%

(0.011)

30.61%

(0.012)

31.04%

(0.011)

32.83%

(0.004)

32.04%

(0.004)

33.47%

(0.004)

 Unknown

4.84%

(0.004)

5.01%

(0.006)

6.68%

(0.007)

      

Alcohol Use in Past Year

74.29%

(0.013)

69.72%

(0.012)

67.49%

(0.015)

68.69%

(0.004)

68.36%

(0.004)

68.26%

(0.004)

Cigarette Use in Past Year

35.88%

(0.009)

34.38%

(0.009)

32.32%

(0.009)

27.04%

(0.004)

25.61%

(0.004)

24.84%

(0.004)

Marijuana Use in Past Year

12.94%

(0.005)

9.50%

(0.005)

9.34%

(0.005)

9.64%

(0.002)

10.69%

(0.002)

11.23%

(0.002)

  1. Notes: SE standard error