Table 1 Demographics of substance use treatment admissions in older adults, TEDS-A 2000–2012
Characteristic | 2000 (NÂ =Â 60,112) n (%) | 2004 (NÂ =Â 69,310) n (%) | 2008 (NÂ =Â 104,431) n (%) | 2012 (NÂ =Â 121,015) n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender* | ||||
 Male | 48,155(80.4) | 54,320(78.4) | 80,344(76.95) | 91,255(75.54) |
 Female | 11,742(19.6) | 14,963(21.6) | 24,071(23.05) | 29,546(24.46) |
Race/ethnicity* | ||||
 White non-Hispanic | 35,071(58.34) | 39,219(56.58) | 57,669(55.22) | 67,068(55.42) |
 Black Non-Hispanic | 12,874(21.42) | 16,467(23.76) | 27,630(26.46) | 34,258(28.31) |
 Hispanic | 9835(16.36) | 10,973(15.83) | 14,743(14.12) | 14,371(11.88) |
 Other | 2332(3.88) | 2651(3.2) | 4389(4.20) | 5318(4.39) |
Marital status* | ||||
 Married | 12,384(20.6) | 14,017(20.22) | 18,673(17.88) | 19,748(16.32) |
 Not married | 47,728(79.4) | 55,293(79.78) | 85,758(82.12) | 101,267(83.68) |
Education*a | ||||
 Completed high school | 36,545(62.99) | 46,759(70.22) | 75,480(73.98) | 88,641(74.8) |
 Did not complete high school | 21,470(37.01) | 19,829(29.78) | 26,546(26.02) | 29,857(25.2) |
Employment*b | ||||
 Employed | 12,959(22.97) | 13,999(21.37) | 20,756(20.15) | 18,326(15.55) |
 Not employed | 43,465(77.03) | 51,499(78.63) | 82,261(79.85) | 99,544(84.45) |
Living arrangement*c | ||||
 Homeless | 6844(14.55) | 9689(16.93) | 17,441(17.48) | 22,344(18.69) |
 Not homeless | 40,201(85.45) | 47,536(83.07) | 82,334(82.52) | 97,238(81.31) |
Other psychiatric illness*d | ||||
 No | 31,000(83.06) | 31,486(75.59) | 49,887(70.57) | 57,743(67.62) |
 Yes | 6321(16.94) | 10,169(24.41) | 20,805(29.43) | 27,655(32.38) |