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Table  3.1C Perceived Risk and Availability of Substances, by Age Group: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004

Risk/Availability1	Total		AGE GROUP
			12-17		18-25		26 or Older
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
PERCEPTIONS OF GREAT RISK
Cigarettes
Smoke One or More Packs Per Day	829	720	104	104	138	134	795	694
Marijuana
Smoke Once a Month	897	897	101	109	124	137	861	863
Smoke Once or Twice a Week	860	905	109	112	150	150	817	858
Cocaine
Use Once a Month	759	735	112	106	133	138	721	702
Use Once or Twice a Week	539	488	88	92	98	107	507	474
Heroin
Try Once or Twice	595	619	108	103	118	117	565	589
Use Once or Twice a Week	378	385	85	86	74	75	353	368
LSD
Try Once or Twice	732	765	111	105	136	140	700	726
Use Once or Twice a Week	497	483	99	88	97	101	465	472
Alcohol
Four or Five Drinks Nearly Every Day	770	792	112	112	144	143	753	773
Five or More Drinks Once or Twice a              Week	831	855	103	101	134	149	818	834
PERCEIVED AVAILABILITY
Fairly or Very Easy to Obtain
Marijuana	890	880	106	108	119	139	861	855
Cocaine	768	738	90	102	144	147	736	718
Crack	750	717	91	100	142	134	733	703
Heroin	651	614	79	80	109	112	639	591
LSD	612	604	84	84	126	113	598	586
Approached by Someone Selling Drugs in         the Past Month	376	380	83	85	116	122	328	341
*Low precision; no estimate reported. 1 Respondents with unknown data were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table  3.1D Perceived Risk and Availability of Substances, by Age Group: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2003 and 2004

Risk/Availability1	Total		AGE GROUP
			12-17		18-25		26 or Older
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
PERCEPTIONS OF GREAT RISK
Cigarettes
Smoke One or More Packs Per Day	0.35	0.30	0.42	0.42	0.44	0.42	0.44	0.38
Marijuana
Smoke Once a Month	0.38	0.38	0.41	0.44	0.39	0.43	0.48	0.48
Smoke Once or Twice a Week	0.37	0.38	0.44	0.45	0.48	0.47	0.46	0.48
Cocaine
Use Once a Month	0.32	0.31	0.46	0.43	0.42	0.43	0.40	0.39
Use Once or Twice a Week	0.23	0.21	0.36	0.37	0.31	0.33	0.28	0.26
Heroin
Try Once or Twice	0.25	0.26	0.44	0.42	0.38	0.37	0.32	0.33
Use Once or Twice a Week	0.16	0.16	0.35	0.35	0.24	0.24	0.20	0.20
LSD
Try Once or Twice	0.31	0.33	0.46	0.44	0.44	0.44	0.39	0.40
Use Once or Twice a Week	0.21	0.21	0.41	0.36	0.31	0.32	0.26	0.26
Alcohol
Four or Five Drinks Nearly Every Day	0.33	0.33	0.45	0.45	0.45	0.45	0.42	0.43
Five or More Drinks Once or Twice a              Week	0.35	0.36	0.42	0.40	0.42	0.46	0.45	0.46
PERCEIVED AVAILABILITY
Fairly or Very Easy to Obtain
Marijuana	0.39	0.38	0.44	0.44	0.38	0.44	0.50	0.49
Cocaine	0.34	0.33	0.38	0.42	0.47	0.47	0.43	0.42
Crack	0.33	0.32	0.38	0.41	0.47	0.43	0.43	0.41
Heroin	0.29	0.27	0.33	0.33	0.36	0.36	0.38	0.35
LSD	0.27	0.27	0.36	0.35	0.41	0.37	0.35	0.34
Approached by Someone Selling Drugs in         the Past Month	0.16	0.16	0.33	0.34	0.37	0.38	0.18	0.19
*Low precision; no estimate reported. 1 Respondents with unknown data were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table  3.1P Perceived Risk and Availability of Substances, by Age Group: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2004 Versus 2003

Risk/Availability1	Total		AGE GROUP
			12-17		18-25		26 or Older
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
PERCEPTIONS OF GREAT RISK
Cigarettes
Smoke One or More Packs Per Day	0.0000		0.0000		0.0000		0.0000
Marijuana
Smoke Once a Month	0.9284		0.9528		0.1531		0.9093
Smoke Once or Twice a Week	0.5046		0.6404		0.0430		0.2664
Cocaine
Use Once a Month	0.6110		0.0039		0.1095		0.8206
Use Once or Twice a Week	0.9680		0.0763		0.0865		0.5294
Heroin
Try Once or Twice	0.0095		0.0041		0.3308		0.0429
Use Once or Twice a Week	0.5306		0.0183		0.4535		0.9759
LSD
Try Once or Twice	0.0040		0.2164		0.5441		0.0055
Use Once or Twice a Week	0.8303		0.3385		0.4256		0.8266
Alcohol
Four or Five Drinks Nearly Every Day	0.3614		0.7462		0.3020		0.2409
Five or More Drinks Once or Twice a              Week	0.0727		0.4992		0.4945		0.1018
PERCEIVED AVAILABILITY
Fairly or Very Easy to Obtain
Marijuana	0.0221		0.0273		0.0009		0.1097
Cocaine	0.3345		0.2674		0.6997		0.4353
Crack	0.1263		0.0457		0.5581		0.2508
Heroin	0.2377		0.0063		0.0481		0.6341
LSD	0.0030		0.1927		0.0000		0.0786
Approached by Someone Selling Drugs in         the Past Month	0.4374		0.6600		0.1542		0.6599
*Low precision; no estimate reported. 1 Respondents with unknown data were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table  3.2C Risk Perceptions of Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by Risk Perceptions of Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004

(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Smoke One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day1
	Great Risk		Moderate/Slight/No Risk
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	104	104	104	104
AGE
12-13	65	58	65	58
14-15	59	65	59	65
16-17	58	58	58	58
GENDER
Male	72	77	72	77
Female	69	68	69	68
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	95	90	95	90
White	79	79	79	79
Black or African American	40	41	40	41
American Indian or Alaska Native	8	8	8	8
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	27	21	27	21
Two or More Races	11	12	11	12
Hispanic or Latino	46	53	46	53
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	78	82	78	82
Small Metro	51	50	51	50
Nonmetro	39	39	39	39
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug2	51	52	43	44
Marijuana	46	43	38	37
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana2	35	38	32	32
Cigarettes	51	51	46	49
Alcohol	63	66	51	49
Binge Alcohol3	52	56	40	44
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug2	69	72	57	52
Marijuana	60	61	49	47
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana2	56	56	48	43
Cigarettes	64	65	53	55
Alcohol	79	86	63	60
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug2	81	78	61	59
Marijuana	69	68	55	51
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana2	71	67	56	53
Cigarettes	82	80	64	62
Alcohol	88	89	64	64
*Low precision; no estimate reported. 1 Respondents with unknown data were excluded. 2 Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. 3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table  3.2D Risk Perceptions of Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by Risk Perceptions of Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2003 and 2004

(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Smoke One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day1
	Great Risk		Moderate/Slight/No Risk
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	0.42	0.42	0.42	0.42
AGE
12-13	0.78	0.71	0.78	0.71
14-15	0.71	0.75	0.71	0.75
16-17	0.71	0.72	0.71	0.72
GENDER
Male	0.57	0.60	0.57	0.60
Female	0.57	0.56	0.57	0.56
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.46	0.43	0.46	0.43
White	0.51	0.51	0.51	0.51
Black or African American	1.08	1.09	1.08	1.09
American Indian or Alaska Native	4.71	4.76	4.71	4.76
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	2.78	2.15	2.78	2.15
Two or More Races	2.77	2.76	2.77	2.76
Hispanic or Latino	1.15	1.28	1.15	1.28
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.59	0.62	0.59	0.62
Small Metro	0.70	0.66	0.70	0.66
Nonmetro	0.92	0.92	0.92	0.92
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug2	0.32	0.31	0.49	0.54
Marijuana	0.29	0.25	0.43	0.46
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana2	0.22	0.22	0.36	0.40
Cigarettes	0.32	0.30	0.52	0.61
Alcohol	0.39	0.39	0.57	0.60
Binge Alcohol3	0.32	0.33	0.46	0.55
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug2	0.43	0.43	0.64	0.64
Marijuana	0.38	0.36	0.55	0.57
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana2	0.35	0.33	0.54	0.53
Cigarettes	0.40	0.39	0.60	0.67
Alcohol	0.49	0.51	0.71	0.74
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug2	0.51	0.46	0.69	0.73
Marijuana	0.43	0.40	0.62	0.63
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana2	0.45	0.40	0.63	0.65
Cigarettes	0.51	0.47	0.72	0.77
Alcohol	0.55	0.53	0.72	0.79
*Low precision; no estimate reported. 1 Respondents with unknown data were excluded. 2 Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. 3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table  3.2P Risk Perceptions of Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by Risk Perceptions of Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2004 Versus 2003

(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Smoke One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day1
	Great Risk		Moderate/Slight/No Risk
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	0.0000		0.0000
AGE
12-13	0.0002		0.0002
14-15	0.0043		0.0043
16-17	0.0013		0.0013
GENDER
Male	0.0020		0.0020
Female	0.0000		0.0000
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.0000		0.0000
White	0.0000		0.0000
Black or African American	0.0469		0.0469
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.0931		0.0931
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*		*
Asian	0.0063		0.0063
Two or More Races	0.8842		0.8842
Hispanic or Latino	0.3258		0.3258
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.0002		0.0002
Small Metro	0.0046		0.0046
Nonmetro	0.0001		0.0001
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug2	0.1479		0.8650
Marijuana	0.6057		0.8745
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana2	0.1380		0.9434
Cigarettes	0.3374		0.2691
Alcohol	0.3959		0.3087
Binge Alcohol3	0.2010		0.4361
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug2	0.5145		0.3696
Marijuana	0.7920		0.5810
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana2	0.6021		0.6950
Cigarettes	0.5374		0.9107
Alcohol	0.5316		0.1581
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug2	0.7880		0.2942
Marijuana	0.8757		0.3569
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana2	0.3770		0.6336
Cigarettes	0.0552		0.0987
Alcohol	0.9835		0.0853
*Low precision; no estimate reported. 1 Respondents with unknown data were excluded. 2 Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. 3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table  3.3C Risk Perceptions of Smoking Marijuana Once a Month, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by Risk Perceptions of Smoking Marijuana Once a Month (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004

(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Smoke Marijuana Once a Month1
	Great Risk		Moderate/Slight/No Risk
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	101	109	101	109
AGE
12-13	58	60	58	60
14-15	57	62	57	62
16-17	55	56	55	56
GENDER
Male	70	73	70	73
Female	75	73	75	73
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	93	92	93	92
White	77	77	77	77
Black or African American	39	40	39	40
American Indian or Alaska Native	6	7	6	7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	23	26	23	26
Two or More Races	12	12	12	12
Hispanic or Latino	43	56	43	56
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	77	84	77	84
Small Metro	50	56	50	56
Nonmetro	40	37	40	37
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug2	27	25	59	63
Marijuana	16	16	55	54
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana2	22	21	43	46
Cigarettes	26	29	63	68
Alcohol	36	38	69	73
Binge Alcohol3	26	29	60	66
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug2	39	39	77	76
Marijuana	26	27	70	69
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana2	34	32	67	66
Cigarettes	37	39	75	75
Alcohol	50	57	81	83
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug2	51	47	85	82
Marijuana	32	32	78	75
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana2	49	43	78	76
Cigarettes	53	50	87	87
Alcohol	58	60	87	89
*Low precision; no estimate reported. 1 Respondents with unknown data were excluded. 2 Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. 3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table  3.3D Risk Perceptions of Smoking Marijuana Once a Month, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by Risk Perceptions of Smoking Marijuana Once a Month (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2003 and 2004

(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Smoke Marijuana Once a Month1
	Great Risk		Moderate/Slight/No Risk
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	0.41	0.44	0.41	0.44
AGE
12-13	0.71	0.74	0.71	0.74
14-15	0.70	0.72	0.70	0.72
16-17	0.67	0.69	0.67	0.69
GENDER
Male	0.56	0.58	0.56	0.58
Female	0.62	0.60	0.62	0.60
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.45	0.44	0.45	0.44
White	0.50	0.50	0.50	0.50
Black or African American	1.06	1.06	1.06	1.06
American Indian or Alaska Native	3.77	4.50	3.77	4.50
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	2.46	2.73	2.46	2.73
Two or More Races	3.18	2.72	3.18	2.72
Hispanic or Latino	1.08	1.34	1.08	1.34
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.59	0.64	0.59	0.64
Small Metro	0.69	0.74	0.69	0.74
Nonmetro	0.95	0.89	0.95	0.89
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug2	0.32	0.29	0.37	0.39
Marijuana	0.19	0.18	0.34	0.33
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana2	0.26	0.24	0.27	0.28
Cigarettes	0.30	0.33	0.39	0.42
Alcohol	0.41	0.44	0.43	0.45
Binge Alcohol3	0.31	0.33	0.37	0.41
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug2	0.45	0.44	0.48	0.47
Marijuana	0.30	0.31	0.43	0.42
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana2	0.40	0.37	0.42	0.40
Cigarettes	0.44	0.45	0.47	0.46
Alcohol	0.58	0.65	0.51	0.51
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug2	0.59	0.54	0.53	0.50
Marijuana	0.37	0.37	0.48	0.47
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana2	0.57	0.49	0.49	0.47
Cigarettes	0.61	0.58	0.54	0.53
Alcohol	0.67	0.69	0.54	0.55
*Low precision; no estimate reported. 1 Respondents with unknown data were excluded. 2 Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. 3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table  3.3P Risk Perceptions of Smoking Marijuana Once a Month, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by Risk Perceptions of Smoking Marijuana Once a Month (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2004 Versus 2003

(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Smoke Marijuana Once a Month1
	Great Risk		Moderate/Slight/No Risk
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	0.9528		0.9528
AGE
12-13	0.5682		0.5682
14-15	0.9302		0.9302
16-17	0.5580		0.5580
GENDER
Male	0.4521		0.4521
Female	0.4267		0.4267
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.7214		0.7214
White	0.5399		0.5399
Black or African American	0.7048		0.7048
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.7316		0.7316
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*		*
Asian	0.9639		0.9639
Two or More Races	0.9780		0.9780
Hispanic or Latino	0.4414		0.4414
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.9790		0.9790
Small Metro	0.1440		0.1440
Nonmetro	0.0193		0.0193
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug2	0.0206		0.4279
Marijuana	0.1089		0.6296
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana2	0.0858		0.4511
Cigarettes	0.6950		0.2972
Alcohol	0.6569		0.9702
Binge Alcohol3	0.6544		0.3314
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug2	0.0130		0.6189
Marijuana	0.2787		0.4648
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana2	0.0121		0.9323
Cigarettes	0.7469		0.2301
Alcohol	0.5247		0.7030
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug2	0.3326		0.7460
Marijuana	0.2640		0.4134
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana2	0.5714		0.7144
Cigarettes	0.0511		0.0200
Alcohol	0.0723		0.6731
*Low precision; no estimate reported. 1 Respondents with unknown data were excluded. 2 Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. 3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table  3.4C Risk Perceptions of Smoking Marijuana Once or Twice a Week, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by Risk Perceptions of Smoking Marijuana Once or Twice a Week (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004

(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Smoke Marijuana Once or Twice a Week1
	Great Risk		Moderate/Slight/No Risk
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	109	112	109	112
AGE
12-13	58	62	58	62
14-15	59	65	59	65
16-17	64	62	64	62
GENDER
Male	74	79	74	79
Female	79	73	79	73
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	99	99	99	99
White	87	80	87	80
Black or African American	38	47	38	47
American Indian or Alaska Native	9	9	9	9
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	29	28	29	28
Two or More Races	12	13	12	13
Hispanic or Latino	49	58	49	58
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	86	84	86	84
Small Metro	55	61	55	61
Nonmetro	40	44	40	44
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug2	28	31	56	54
Marijuana	19	19	53	51
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana2	24	25	40	41
Cigarettes	32	36	58	64
Alcohol	45	48	66	66
Binge Alcohol3	32	36	55	61
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug2	48	50	67	67
Marijuana	34	35	64	63
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana2	42	41	62	60
Cigarettes	46	47	67	71
Alcohol	64	70	74	74
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug2	61	59	73	69
Marijuana	42	44	70	65
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana2	56	53	69	69
Cigarettes	64	62	75	74
Alcohol	73	77	73	71
*Low precision; no estimate reported. 1 Respondents with unknown data were excluded. 2 Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. 3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table  3.4D Risk Perceptions of Smoking Marijuana Once or Twice a Week, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by Risk Perceptions of Smoking Marijuana Once or Twice a Week (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2003 and 2004

(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Smoke Marijuana Once or Twice a Week1
	Great Risk		Moderate/Slight/No Risk
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	0.44	0.45	0.44	0.45
AGE
12-13	0.70	0.75	0.70	0.75
14-15	0.72	0.75	0.72	0.75
16-17	0.77	0.77	0.77	0.77
GENDER
Male	0.58	0.63	0.58	0.63
Female	0.65	0.59	0.65	0.59
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.48	0.48	0.48	0.48
White	0.56	0.52	0.56	0.52
Black or African American	1.02	1.26	1.02	1.26
American Indian or Alaska Native	4.89	5.17	4.89	5.17
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	2.99	2.91	2.99	2.91
Two or More Races	2.97	3.07	2.97	3.07
Hispanic or Latino	1.24	1.40	1.24	1.40
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.65	0.64	0.65	0.64
Small Metro	0.76	0.81	0.76	0.81
Nonmetro	0.94	1.06	0.94	1.06
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug2	0.21	0.23	0.50	0.48
Marijuana	0.14	0.14	0.47	0.45
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana2	0.18	0.18	0.36	0.37
Cigarettes	0.24	0.26	0.51	0.57
Alcohol	0.34	0.35	0.59	0.58
Binge Alcohol3	0.24	0.26	0.49	0.54
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug2	0.36	0.37	0.60	0.59
Marijuana	0.25	0.25	0.57	0.56
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana2	0.31	0.30	0.55	0.53
Cigarettes	0.34	0.35	0.60	0.63
Alcohol	0.48	0.52	0.65	0.65
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug2	0.46	0.43	0.64	0.61
Marijuana	0.31	0.33	0.62	0.58
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana2	0.42	0.39	0.61	0.61
Cigarettes	0.47	0.46	0.66	0.66
Alcohol	0.54	0.57	0.65	0.63
*Low precision; no estimate reported. 1 Respondents with unknown data were excluded. 2 Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. 3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table  3.4P Risk Perceptions of Smoking Marijuana Once or Twice a Week, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by Risk Perceptions of Smoking Marijuana Once or Twice a Week (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2004 Versus 2003

(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Smoke Marijuana Once or Twice a Week1
	Great Risk		Moderate/Slight/No Risk
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	0.6404		0.6404
AGE
12-13	0.9148		0.9148
14-15	0.7647		0.7647
16-17	0.6781		0.6781
GENDER
Male	0.2476		0.2476
Female	0.0654		0.0654
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.6477		0.6477
White	0.9830		0.9830
Black or African American	0.2228		0.2228
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.2695		0.2695
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*		*
Asian	0.9171		0.9171
Two or More Races	0.5819		0.5819
Hispanic or Latino	0.8634		0.8634
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.3161		0.3161
Small Metro	0.1969		0.1969
Nonmetro	0.2031		0.2031
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug2	0.3080		0.1506
Marijuana	0.3503		0.5410
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana2	0.6430		0.1567
Cigarettes	0.0847		0.0806
Alcohol	0.7282		0.6631
Binge Alcohol3	0.1378		0.5963
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug2	0.2301		0.3300
Marijuana	0.7295		0.3463
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana2	0.1929		0.8110
Cigarettes	0.5494		0.0886
Alcohol	0.2793		0.0661
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug2	0.9639		0.3893
Marijuana	0.5838		0.0981
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana2	0.6403		0.5862
Cigarettes	0.2520		0.0022
Alcohol	0.9937		0.0706
*Low precision; no estimate reported. 1 Respondents with unknown data were excluded. 2 Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. 3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table  3.5C Risk Perceptions of Using Cocaine Once a Month, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by Risk Perceptions of Using Cocaine Once a Month (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004

(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Use Cocaine Once a Month1
	Great Risk		Moderate/Slight/No Risk
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	112	106	112	106
AGE
12-13	60	62	60	62
14-15	63	70	63	70
16-17	62	60	62	60
GENDER
Male	74	72	74	72
Female	83	74	83	74
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	101	93	101	93
White	82	79	82	79
Black or African American	43	48	43	48
American Indian or Alaska Native	7	7	7	7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	26	25	26	25
Two or More Races	13	12	13	12
Hispanic or Latino	48	47	48	47
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	87	78	87	78
Small Metro	55	59	55	59
Nonmetro	42	39	42	39
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug2	49	46	50	47
Marijuana	43	40	41	40
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana2	32	32	38	37
Cigarettes	52	52	48	48
Alcohol	59	59	53	59
Binge Alcohol3	48	51	44	50
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug2	65	65	61	58
Marijuana	55	57	52	51
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana2	51	48	54	51
Cigarettes	65	63	58	59
Alcohol	74	78	70	73
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug2	76	71	69	66
Marijuana	64	68	58	55
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana2	65	58	66	61
Cigarettes	80	74	70	70
Alcohol	79	80	74	75
*Low precision; no estimate reported. 1 Respondents with unknown data were excluded. 2 Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. 3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table  3.5D Risk Perceptions of Using Cocaine Once a Month, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by Risk Perceptions of Using Cocaine Once a Month (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2003 and 2004

(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Use Cocaine Once a Month1
	Great Risk		Moderate/Slight/No Risk
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	0.46	0.43	0.46	0.43
AGE
12-13	0.73	0.76	0.73	0.76
14-15	0.78	0.82	0.78	0.82
16-17	0.76	0.74	0.76	0.74
GENDER
Male	0.59	0.57	0.59	0.57
Female	0.69	0.61	0.69	0.61
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.49	0.45	0.49	0.45
White	0.54	0.52	0.54	0.52
Black or African American	1.18	1.29	1.18	1.29
American Indian or Alaska Native	4.16	4.32	4.16	4.32
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	2.68	2.52	2.68	2.52
Two or More Races	3.26	2.74	3.26	2.74
Hispanic or Latino	1.20	1.13	1.20	1.13
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.66	0.60	0.66	0.60
Small Metro	0.76	0.78	0.76	0.78
Nonmetro	1.00	0.95	1.00	0.95
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug2	0.39	0.37	0.42	0.38
Marijuana	0.34	0.32	0.35	0.32
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana2	0.25	0.26	0.32	0.30
Cigarettes	0.42	0.42	0.40	0.38
Alcohol	0.47	0.48	0.45	0.47
Binge Alcohol3	0.38	0.42	0.37	0.40
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug2	0.51