Table 3 Drug use risk behaviors by primary income source
Income source | Legal | Welfare | Sex exchange | Drugs/theft |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Risk behavior | ||||
Total ever used drugs* | 44.7% | 54.6% | 70.6% | 72.4% |
African American | 35.1% | 63.0% | 76.7% | 86.2% |
Hispanic | 49.2% | 56.4% | 67.0% | 64.9% |
Asian | 50.2% | 26.7% | 60.7% | 66.7% |
White | 54.5% | 55.2% | 71.7% | 69.7% |
How took drugs** | ||||
Total inject a | 21.9% | 55.0% | 62.1% | 64.0% |
African American | 13.0% | 56.4% | 80.3% | 86.2% |
Hispanic | 42.2% | 55.6% | 50.5% | 38.9% |
Asian | 4.7% | 33.3% | 23.8% | 60.0% |
White | 70.0% | 56.0% | 66.9% | 73.3% |
Total snort a | 18.1% | 22.5% | 20.7% | 17.0% |
African American | 13.0% | 18.2% | 14.5% | 3.4% |
Hispanic | 22.5% | 24.1% | 30.7% | 27.8% |
Asian | 20.3% | 44.4% | 23.8% | 0.0% |
White | 5.0% | 22.0% | 15.7% | 20.0% |
Total smoke a | 45.6% | 18.9% | 14.4% | 16.0% |
African American | 68.5% | 23.6% | 5.3% | 10.3% |
Hispanic | 27.5% | 18.5% | 14.9% | 27.8% |
Asian | 47.6% | 0.0% | 38.1% | 20.0% |
White | 20.0% | 18.0% | 15.7% | 6.7% |
Total take pills a | 14.3% | 3.6% | 2.8% | 3.0% |
African American | 5.4% | 1.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Hispanic | 7.8% | 1.9% | 4.0% | 5.6% |
Asian | 27.3% | 22.2% | 14.3% | 20.0% |
White | 5.0% | 4.0% | 1.7% | 0.0% |
Total if injected, shared*** a | 23.2% | 43.0% | 58.6% | 56.6% |
African American | 15.6% | 41.9% | 72.1% | 80.0% |
Hispanic | 32.9% | 41.7% | 60.2% | 34.1% |
Asian | 20.6% | 53.8% | 26.9% | 50.0% |
White | 33.3% | 42.9% | 55.0% | 63.9% |
Total used drugs today**** | 19.2% | 32.8% | 40.9% | 45.1% |
African American | 19.4% | 33.3% | 44.9% | 41.4% |
Hispanic | 30.3% | 33.3% | 46.3% | 48.6% |
Asian | 7.7% | 12.5% | 33.3% | 16.7% |
White | 30.0% | 35.3% | 35.4% | 50.0% |