1999 Report Comparison

1999 Kentucky Needs Assessment Adult Survey Comparison

Comparison with the 1999 Adult Household Survey – Estimates from the 1999 Kentucky Needs Assessment Adult Household Survey are very similar in most respects to the 2004 household survey. Tables 10.1 through 10.11 present comparisons of estimates between the 1999 survey and this survey.

Cigarettes – There was a decrease in cigarette smoking at all levels. Females showed the largest decrease for lifetime cigarette use from 72.2% down to 59.0%. Table 10.1 presents the comparison of cigarette smoking from 1999 to 2004.

Table 10.1: Cigarettes

	1999		2004
	#	%	#	%
Lifetime	2,276,392	77.3%	2,070,134	66.3%
Past Year	953,946	32.4%	902,522	28.9%
Past 30 Days	884,729	30.0%	832,913	26.7%

Gender (lifetime use)
Males	1,161,449	82.9%	1,116,231	74.1%
Females	1,114,943	72.2%	953,903	59.0%

Age Group (lifetime use)
18 to 24	278,956	70.4%	274,981	67.0%
25 to 44	916,853	77.8%	756,285	63.8%
45 to 64	721,013	82.1%	696,855	68.8%
65+	359,570	73.0%	342,013	66.8%

Alcohol – There was a decrease in drinking at all levels. Females showed the largest decrease for past year drinking from 56.8% down to 47.0%. Table 10.2 presents the comparison of drinkers from 1999 to 2004.

Table 10.2: Alcohol

	1999		2004
	#	%	#	%
Lifetime	2,614,604	88.7%	2,552,825	81.7%
Past Year	1,674,411	56.8%	1,468,740	47.0%
Past 30 Days	1,097,301	37.2%	1,112,156	35.6%

Gender (lifetime use)
Males	1,318,547	94.1%	1,333,122	88.4%
Females	1,296,057	83.9%	1,219,703	75.5%

Age Group (lifetime use)
18 to 24	347,808	87.7%	329,679	80.3%
25 to 44	1,091,740	92.6%	1,024,046	86.4%
45 to 64	784,068	89.2%	838,846	82.7%
65+	390,988	79.3%	356,255	69.5%

Illicit Drugs – The percent of persons who use illicit drugs increased. The percent who reported using within the past 30 days increased from 3.4% to 4.6%. Table 10.3 presents the comparison of illicit drug users from 1999 to 2004.

Table 10.3: Illicit drugs

	1999		2004
	#	%	#	%
Lifetime	962,911	32.7%	1,052,348	33.7%
Past Year	179,113	6.1%	213,560	6.8%
Past 30 Days	99,881	3.4%	145,017	4.6%

Gender (lifetime use)
Males	565,693	40.4%	621,729	41.3%
Females	397,218	25.7%	430,619	26.7%

Age Group (lifetime use)
18 to 24	164,930	41.6%	175,459	42.7%
25 to 44	562,091	47.7%	542,539	45.7%
45 to 64	204,939	23.3%	313,249	30.9%
65+	30,951	6.3%	21,101	4.1%

Marijuana – The percent of persons who use marijuana in 2004 was similar to the percent of persons who used marijuana in 1999. Table 10.4 presents the comparison of marijuana users from 1999 to 2004.

Table 10.4: Marijuana

	1999		2004
	#	%	#	%
Lifetime	962,911	32.7%	979,568	31.4%
Past Year	173,737	5.9%	133,968	4.3%
Past 30 Days	96,600	3.3%	92,959	3.0%

Gender (lifetime use)
Males	565,693	40.4%	584,808	38.8%
Females	397,218	25.7%	394,760	24.4%

Age Group (lifetime use)
18 to 24	164,930	41.6%	164,991	40.2%
25 to 44	562,091	47.7%	512,960	43.2%
45 to 64	204,939	23.3%	284,872	28.1%
65+	30,951	6.3%	16,745	3.2%

Cocaine – The percent of persons who use cocaine in 2004 was similar to the percent of persons who used cocaine in 1999. There was a slight increase for females. Table 10.5 presents the comparison of cocaine users from 1999 to 2004.

Table 10.5: Cocaine

	1999		2004
	#	%	#	%
Lifetime	210,564	7.1%	229,231	7.3%
Past Year	16,930	0.6%	31,895	1.0%
Past 30 Days	6,536	0.2%	8,786	0.3%

Gender (lifetime use)
Males	143,934	10.3%	150,663	10.0%
Females	66,630	4.3%	78,568	4.9%

Age Group (lifetime use)
18 to 24	27,619	7.0%	36,393	8.8%
25 to 44	128,068	10.9%	130,551	11.0%
45 to 64	52,501	6.0%	61,465	6.0%
65+	2,376	0.5%	822	0.1%

Hallucinogens – There was a decrease in hallucinogen use from 1999 to 2004. Table 10.6 presents the comparison of hallucinogen users from 1999 to 2004.

Table 10.6: Hallucinogens

	1999		2004
	#	%	#	%
Lifetime	250,849	8.5%	207,810	6.7%
Past Year	24,003	0.8%	10,388	0.3%
Past 30 Days	7,288	0.2%	e	e

Gender (lifetime use)
Males	179,648	12.8%	150,737	10.0%
Females	71,201	4.6%	57,073	3.6%

Age Group (lifetime use)
18 to 24	47,298	11.9%	35,286	8.6%
25 to 44	135,551	11.5%	108,414	9.2%
45 to 64	60,458	6.9%	61,973	6.1%
65+	7,542	1.5%	2,137	0.4%

e – estimate too small to calculate accurately

Alcohol Dependence and Abuse – There was a notable decrease in the percent of persons who met DSM-IV criteria for Alcohol Dependence and Alcohol Abuse within the past year. The percent of persons meeting dependence in 1999 was identical to the percent of persons meeting abuse in 1999. In 2004, the percent of persons meeting criteria for dependence was much lower than the percent of persons meeting abuse. Females and persons 18 to 24 years old meeting lifetime criteria for abuse showed the smallest change from 1999 to 2004. Tables 10.7 and 10.8 present the comparison for persons meeting alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence from 1999 to 2004.

Table 10.7: Past year alcohol dependence

	1999		2004
	#	%	#	%
Kentucky	198,381	6.7%	54,902	1.8%

Gender
Males	161,922	11.6%	40,078	2.7%
Females	36,459	2.4%	14,824	0.9%

Age Group
18 to 24	44,011	11.1%	23,117	5.7%
25 to 44	95,085	8.1%	22,637	2.0%
45 to 64	52,181	5.9%	9,148	1.0%
65+	7,104	1.4%	e	e

e – estimate too small to calculate accurately

Table 10.8: Past year alcohol abuse

	1999		2004
	#	%	#	%
Kentucky	198,263	6.7%	129,835	4.2%

Gender
Males	157,582	11.2%	94,257	6.3%
Females	40,681	2.6%	35,578	2.2%

Age Group
18 to 24	42,535	10.7%	43,518	10.7%
25 to 44	98,507	8.4%	54,784	4.7%
45 to 64	47,981	5.5%	28,615	2.9%
65+	9,240	1.9%	2,918	0.7%

Drug Dependence and Abuse – There was little change for persons meeting criteria for drug dependence in the past year. The percent of females meeting criteria for drug dependence in the past year doubled from 1999 to 2004. The percent of persons meeting criteria for drug abuse increased from 0.6% in 1999 to 1.5% in 2004. The largest increase for abuse was for persons aged 25 to 44 years old. Tables 10.9 and 10.10 present the comparison of persons who met drug dependence and abuse from 1999 to 2004.

Table 10.9: Past year drug dependence

	1999		2004
	#	%	#	%
Kentucky	28,014	1.0%	31,161	1.0%

Gender
Males	24,514	1.7%	23,008	1.5%
Females	3,500	0.2%	8,153	0.5%

Age Group
18 to 24	12,259	3.1%	8,743	2.1%
25 to 44	9,900	0.8%	17,892	1.5%
45 to 64	4,315	0.5%	4,526	0.5%
65+	1,540	0.3%	e	e

e – estimate too small to calculate accurately

Table 10.10: Past year drug abuse

	1999		2004
	#	%	#	%
Kentucky	16,264	0.6%	47,478	1.5%

Gender
Males	13,286	0.9%	34,883	2.3%
Females	2,978	0.2%	12,595	0.8%

Age Group
18 to 24	7,438	1.9%	15,425	3.8%
25 to 44	4,085	0.3%	23,339	2.0%
45 to 64	3,040	0.3%	8,714	0.9%
65+	1,701	0.3%	e	e

e – estimate too small to calculate accurately

Treatment Need – The percent of persons in need of treatment in 2004 was similar to the percent of persons needing treatment in 1999. More females and fewer males needed treatment in 2004 compared to 1999. Table 10.11 presents the comparison of persons needing treatment from 1999 to 2004.

Table 10.11: Treatment need

	1999		2004
	#	%	#	%
Kentucky	371,282	12.6%	374,884	12.0%

Gender
Males	298,938	21.3%	263,310	17.5%
Females	72,344	4.7%	111,574	6.9%

Age Group
18 to 24	84,387	21.3%	92,051	22.6%
25 to 44	180,497	15.3%	167,146	14.3%
45 to 64	91,211	10.4%	98,663	9.9%
65+	15,187	3.1%	17,025	3.5%

2004 Report Section Quick Links

Executive Summary * Purpose, Objectives, & Methods * Demographics * Nicotine * Alcohol * Marijuana
Other Drugs * DSM-IV-TR Criteria * Treatment Utilization * Physical & Mental Health * Treatment Need
1999 Report Comparison * Regional Comparison * Jefferson & Fayette Counties * Concluding Remarks