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Friday, September 10, 2010

Sociodemographic Characteristics of Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions Aged 50 or Older: 1992 to 2008


Between 1992 and 2008, the number of admissions to substance abuse treatment aged 50 or older more than doubled (from approximately 102,700 in 1992 to 231,200 in 2008).

Unemployment among older treatment admissions rose from nearly one fifth (19.4 percent) in 1992 to nearly one third (31.0 percent) in 2008, while full-time employment declined (from 23.4 percent in 1992 to 16.7 percent in 2008).

Among admissions aged 50 or older, wages/salary as a principal source of income dropped from 32.3 percent in 1992 to 24.4 percent in 2008.


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