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Reduce the proportion of people who started using heroin in the past year — SU‑17 Data

National Status: Baseline only

  
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Most Recent Data:
0.02 percent (2021-22)

National Target:
0.02 percent  1

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

National Baseline:
0.02 percent of persons aged 12 years and over reported heroin use initiation in the past 12 months in 2021-22 2

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Heroin use initiation in the past year, 2021-22 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021-22
Total
0.02
CI 0.01 / 0.03
SE 0.004

Heroin use initiation in the past year by Sex, 2021-22 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021-22
Male
0.02
CI 0.01 / 0.04
SE 0.008
Female
0.01
CI 0.01 / 0.02
SE 0.004

Heroin use initiation in the past year by Race/Ethnicity, 2021-22 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021-22
American Indian or Alaska Native only
DSU
Asian only
0.01
CI 0.00 / 0.06
SE 0.008
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
DSU
Black or African American only
0.02
CI 0.01 / 0.05
SE 0.010
White only
0.02
CI 0.01 / 0.03
SE 0.005
2 or more races
0.09
CI 0.03 / 0.25
SE 0.047
Hispanic or Latino
0.01
CI 0.00 / 0.05
SE 0.008
Not Hispanic or Latino
0.02
CI 0.01 / 0.03
SE 0.005
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
0.01
CI 0.00 / 0.04
SE 0.006
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
0.01
CI 0.00 / 0.06
SE 0.008
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
0.02
CI 0.01 / 0.06
SE 0.011
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
0.02
CI 0.01 / 0.04
SE 0.006
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
0.09
CI 0.03 / 0.30
SE 0.054

Heroin use initiation in the past year by Age group, 2021-22 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021-22
12-17 years
DSU
18-44 years
0.03
CI 0.02 / 0.05
SE 0.007
18-24 years
0.06
CI 0.03 / 0.12
SE 0.021
25-44 years
0.02
CI 0.01 / 0.04
SE 0.007
45-64 years
0.02
CI 0.00 / 0.05
SE 0.010
45-54 years
0.01
CI 0.00 / 0.03
SE 0.006
55-64 years
0.02
CI 0.00 / 0.11
SE 0.018
65 years and over
DSU
65-74 years
DSU
75-84 years
DSU
85 years and over
DSU

Heroin use initiation in the past year by Educational attainment (25 years and over), 2021-22 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021-22
Less than High school
0.02
CI 0.01 / 0.08
SE 0.014
High school
0.02
CI 0.00 / 0.08
SE 0.013
Some college or Associate degree
0.02
CI 0.01 / 0.05
SE 0.009
4-year college degree or more
DSU

Heroin use initiation in the past year by Family income (percent poverty threshold), 2021-22 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021-22
<100
0.07
CI 0.04 / 0.13
SE 0.022
100-199
0.01
CI 0.00 / 0.03
SE 0.005
200-399
0.01
CI 0.00 / 0.03
SE 0.006
400+
0.01
CI 0.00 / 0.02
SE 0.003

Heroin use initiation in the past year by Health insurance status (12-64 years), 2021-22 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021-22
Insured
0.01
CI 0.01 / 0.02
SE 0.004
Private
DSU
Public
0.04
CI 0.02 / 0.07
SE 0.011
Uninsured
0.08
CI 0.04 / 0.17
SE 0.031

Heroin use initiation in the past year by Geographic location, 2021-22 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021-22
Metropolitan
0.02
CI 0.01 / 0.03
SE 0.005
Non-metropolitan
0.01
CI 0.00 / 0.02
SE 0.004

Heroin use initiation in the past year by Marital status (18 years and over), 2021-22 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021-22
Married/​Cohabiting partner
0.01
CI 0.00 / 0.02
SE 0.003
Divorced, separated, widowed
0.03
CI 0.01 / 0.10
SE 0.018
Never married
0.04
CI 0.02 / 0.07
SE 0.012

Heroin use initiation in the past year by Country of birth, 2021-22 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021-22
US
0.02
CI 0.01 / 0.03
SE 0.004
Outside US
0.01
CI 0.00 / 0.06
SE 0.011

Heroin use initiation in the past year by Veteran status (20 years and over), 2021-22 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021-22
Veteran
DSU
Non-veteran
0.02
CI 0.01 / 0.03
SE 0.005

Heroin use initiation in the past year by Disability status, 2021-22 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021-22
People with disabilities
0.05
CI 0.02 / 0.11
SE 0.021
People without disabilities
0.01
CI 0.01 / 0.02
SE 0.003

Heroin use initiation in the past year by Sexual orientation (18 years and over), 2021-22 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021-22
Straight
0.01
CI 0.01 / 0.02
SE 0.004
Straight, Male
0.02
CI 0.01 / 0.04
SE 0.008
Straight, Female
0.01
CI 0.01 / 0.02
SE 0.003
Gay/​Lesbian
0.04
CI 0.01 / 0.27
SE 0.037
Gay, Male
0.06
CI 0.01 / 0.45
SE 0.064
Gay/​Lesbian, Female
DSU
Bisexual
0.09
CI 0.04 / 0.21
SE 0.038
Bisexual, Male
0.12
CI 0.03 / 0.46
SE 0.083
Bisexual, Female
0.07
CI 0.02 / 0.22
SE 0.042

Heroin use initiation in the past year by Gender identity, 2021-22 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021-22
Gender identity
DNC

Disparity