Estimating the prevalence of illicit opioid use in New York City using multiple data sources

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Table 3 Characteristics of adult opioid users admitted to drug and medical services: NYC, 2006

Characteristic	Drug Services Entrants (CDS)				Emergency Room Admissions (SPARCS)				Hospital Inpatient Discharges (SPARCS)
	Opioid users^a N (%)	Total individuals entering drug services^b N (%)	Opioid users in drug services population^b (%)	Opioid users in NYC(county) population^c (Rate/100,000)	Opioid users^a N (%)	Total individuals admitted to ER N (%)	Opioid users in ER population (%)	Opioid users in NYC(county) population^c (Rate/100,000)	Opioid users^a N (%)	Total individuals admitted to hospital^b N (%)	Opioid users in hospital population^b (%)	Opioid users in NYC(county) population^c (Rate/100,000)
Total	26,938 (100.0)	80,768 (100.0)	33.4	429	7,856 (100.0)	1,129,68 (100.0)	0.70	125	24,924 (100.0)	615,663 (100.0)	4.05	397
Age (years)
Mean	41	40			41	42			44	52
SD	9.5	11.0			10.1	17.3			10.6	20.9
Median	40	40			41	39			44	51
Range	18-76+	18-76+			18-116	18-124			18-99	18-116
Sex
Male	20,281	61,065	33.2	323	5,649	484,228	1.17	90	17,502	233,786	7.48	279
	(75.3)	(75.6)			(71.9)	(42.9)			(70.2)	(38.0)
Female	6,657	19,703	33.8	106	2,207	645,353	0.34	35	7,422		1.94	118
	(24.7)	(24.4)			(28.1)	(57.1)			(29.8)	(62.0)
County of Residence
New York	6,917	21,501	32.2	517	2,068	222,181	0.93	155	6,439	122,459	5.26	482
	(25.7)	(26.6)			(26.3)	(19.7)			(25.8)	(19.9)
Queens	3,607	13,328	27.1	206	795	246,088	0.32	45	3,066	145,271	2.11	175
	(13.4)	(16.5)			(10.1)	(21.8)			(12.3)	(23.6)
Kings	7,085	21,288	33.3	382	2,253	333,495	0.68	121	6,544	190,454	3.44	353
	(26.3)	(26.4)			(28.7)	(29.5)			(26.3)	(30.9)
Bronx	8,172	20,500	39.9	841	2,548	268,925	0.95	262	7,953	121,770	6.53	819
	(30.3)	(25.4)			(32.4)	(23.8)			(31.9)	(19.8)
Richmond	1,157	4,151	27.9	319	192	58,919	0.33	53	922	35,709	2.58	254
	(4.3)	(5.1)			(2.4)	(5.2)			(3.7)	(5.8)

^a Unique individuals; persons younger than 18 years are excluded.
^b Includes individuals who had admissions for detoxification or rehabilitation procedures.
^c Total NYC and county population measures represent the 5 NYC boroughs for ages 18 and older, 2006. Downloaded August 16, 2010 from NYC.gov epiquery function: https://a816-healthpsi.nyc.gov/epiquery/EpiQuery/Census/index2001.html.