Table 8. Prevalence of Drug Selling Activity by Age Group (1991 – 2005)

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Year

Age

Age

Age

Age

Total

12-17

18-24

25-34

35+

1991
429,169
768,620
301,900
284,174
1,783,863
1992
313,360
541,539
255,192
40,492
1,150,583
1993
374,732
658,958
306,479
237,895
1,578,064
1994
514,532
741,291
149,245
290,891
1,695,959
1995
550,667
459,861
212,047
264,443
1,487,018
1996
na
na
na
na
na
1997
na
na
na
na
na
1998
779,579
1,469,104
332,633
430,579
3,011,895
1999
880,494
1,502,263
501,550
1,000,056
3,884,363
2000
805,710
1,457,380
392,424
792,184
3,447,698
2001
843,770
1,620,069
493,589
1,110,636
4,068,064
2002
1,080,549
1,840,911
767,800
903,633
4,592,893
2003
943,238
1,861,573
561,961
1,107,481
4,474,253
2004
967,419
1,930,223
613,244
1,013,707
4,524,593
2005
814,924
1,916,607
790,906
1,013,388
4,535,825

Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health; National Household Survey on Drug Abuse; Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Department of Health and Human Services.