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Identifier: The Washington State Needs Assessment Household Survey (WANAHS)

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ALCOHOL AND ILLICIT DRUG USE: Age of First Substance Use: Alcohol, Marijuana, Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana; Substance Use by Demographics: Alcohol, Binge Alcohol, Any Illicit Drug, Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana, Marijuana, Cocaine or Crack, Any Stimulant, Methamphetamine, Hallucinogens, Heroin, Opiates Other Than Heroin, Tranquilizers, Sedatives

NEED FOR TREATMENT: Current Need for Treatment by Demographics

USE OF TREATMENT: Participation in Self-Help Groups by Demographics

TOBACCO USE BY DEMOGRAPHICS: Any Tobacco Product, Cigarettes, Cigars, Chewing Tobacco, Pipe Tobacco

GAMBLING BY DEMOGRAPHICS: Past Year Gambling, Any Problem Gambling Symptoms, Problem or Pathological Gambling, Pathological Gambling

Tables:  Past Year Use

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ANY ILLICIT DRUG

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PAST YEAR USE

Adult Household Residents

Total

Above

200% FPL

At/Below

200% FPL

% % %
TOTAL 9.6% 8.7% 12.7%
Gender
Male 12.2% 10.6% 17.8%
Female 7.2% 6.7% 8.8%
Age
18-24 23.8% 21.5% 27.0%
25-44 12.7% 12.7% 12.6%
45-64 5.0% 4.4% 8.6%
65+ 0.8% 0.7% 1.2%
Residence 1
Rural 7.7% 6.6% 10.8%
Urban 11.2% 10.2% 14.6%
Race/Ethnicity 2
White 9.6% 8.4% 14.0%
Black 11.3% 12.0% 10.0%
Asian 4.2% 4.5% 3.6%
American Indian/Alaska Native 12.0% 8.6% 16.5%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 8.1% 4.8% 13.7%
2+ Races 18.6% 16.4% 22.9%
Hispanic 11.0% 13.3% 9.3%
Language Spoken by Asians
English 4.8% 4.7% 5.4%
Non-English 1.8% 1.9% 1.7%
Language Spoken by Hispanics
English 14.7% 13.9% 15.8%
Non-English 1.9% 0.0% 2.0%
Reservation Status of American Indian/Alaska Native 3
On/Near Reservation 10.4% 8.5% 13.6%
Off Reservation 15.5% 12.1% 20.2%
Marital Status
Married/With Partner 7.0% 6.7% 8.7%
Divorced/Separated/Other 8.5% 8.1% 9.2%
Widowed 1.4% 2.0% 0.5%
Never Married 20.8% 18.1% 26.3%
Employment
Unemployed 18.7% 16.7% 21.4%
Part-Time 13.4% 11.5% 18.1%
Not in Labor Force 5.7% 4.7% 7.9%
Full-Time 9.4% 9.0% 11.9%
Disabled 12.4% 8.8% 14.1%
Education
Less than High School 6.5% 4.2% 8.1%
High School 11.6% 12.2% 10.3%
Some College 11.4% 9.5% 17.1%
College Graduate 7.3% 6.7% 12.8%
Health Insurance
Not Insured 20.0% 22.4% 17.9%
Some Insurance 8.2% 7.5% 10.8%
Primary Insurance Coverage
Uninsured 20.0% 22.4% 17.9%
Private 8.9% 8.1% 14.7%
DSHS 15.4% 26.1% 12.5%
Other Government 4.0% 3.5% 5.0%
Pregnant and Parenting Women 4
Currently Pregnant 7.6% 5.7% 11.4%
Gave Birth in Past Year 11.6% 14.1% 7.5%
Primary Caregiver 7.8% 7.4% 8.7%
 
1 King, Pierce, Snohomish, Kitsap, Clark and Spokane counties are classified as urban. All other counties are classified as rural.

2 See the Technical Notes for information on Race/Ethnicity classification.

3 Among American Indian and Alaska Natives

4 Women under the age of 51 were asked whether or not they were currently pregnant or had given birth in past year. All women, regardless of age, were asked whether they were primary caregivers for children living in their household.

 

MORE INFO: How to interpret this table

SOURCE: 2003 Washington State Needs Assessment Household Survey, Research and Data Analysis Division, Washington State Department of Social and Health Services

 

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