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2006 National Survey on Drug Use & Health:  Detailed Tables
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Table 3.1C – Perceived Risk and Availability of Substances, by Age Group: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006
Risk/Availability
 Total
 AGE GROUP
12-17
 18-25
 26 or Older
2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
1 Response categories for the Perception of Risk questions include "No risk," "Slight risk," "Moderate risk," and "Great risk." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Great risk." Respondents with unknown Perception of Risk data were excluded.
2 Respondents with unknown Perceived Availability data were excluded.
3 Response categories for the Perceived Availability questions include "Probably impossible," "Very difficult," "Fairly difficult," "Fairly easy," and "Very easy." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Fairly easy" or "Very easy."
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
PERCEPTIONS OF GREAT RISK1
                
Cigarettes                
Smoke One or More Packs Per Day 762 798 110 105 134 137 733 774
Marijuana                
Smoke Once a Month 927 928 107 109 133 127 896 900
Smoke Once or Twice a Week 873 883 117 113 156 152 834 849
Cocaine                
Use Once a Month 748 747 114 107 145 152 708 717
Use Once or Twice a Week 508 529 95 90 106 101 475 510
Heroin                
Try Once or Twice 608 601 110 109 120 116 567 566
Use Once or Twice a Week 384 386 86 90 77 74 358 356
LSD                
Try Once or Twice 753 734 115 106 145 148 700 692
Use Once or Twice a Week 545 487 95 94 105 105 513 455
Alcohol                
Have Four or Five Drinks Nearly Every Day 799 786 108 109 148 149 757 760
Have Five or More Drinks Once or Twice a Week 903 889 118 108 155 144 868 856
PERCEIVED AVAILABILITY2
                
Fairly or Very Easy to Obtain3                
Marijuana 938 868 110 110 132 136 908 834
Cocaine 807 817 99 97 146 156 776 778
Crack 820 777 96 99 141 145 791 743
Heroin 665 639 74 78 115 122 639 615
LSD 655 605 79 75 116 121 635 583
Approached in the Past Month by Someone Selling Drugs 359 404 86 76 116 120 306 355
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Table 3.1D – Perceived Risk and Availability of Substances, by Age Group: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2005 and 2006
Risk/Availability
 Total
 AGE GROUP
12-17
 18-25
 26 or Older
2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
1 Response categories for the Perception of Risk questions include "No risk," "Slight risk," "Moderate risk," and "Great risk." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Great risk." Respondents with unknown Perception of Risk data were excluded.
2 Respondents with unknown Perceived Availability data were excluded.
3 Response categories for the Perceived Availability questions include "Probably impossible," "Very difficult," "Fairly difficult," "Fairly easy," and "Very easy." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Fairly easy" or "Very easy."
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
PERCEPTIONS OF GREAT RISK1
                
Cigarettes                
Smoke One or More Packs Per Day 0.32 0.33 0.44 0.42 0.41 0.42 0.40 0.41
Marijuana                
Smoke Once a Month 0.39 0.38 0.43 0.44 0.41 0.39 0.49 0.49
Smoke Once or Twice a Week 0.37 0.36 0.47 0.45 0.48 0.47 0.46 0.46
Cocaine                
Use Once a Month 0.31 0.31 0.46 0.43 0.45 0.47 0.39 0.39
Use Once or Twice a Week 0.21 0.22 0.38 0.36 0.33 0.31 0.26 0.28
Heroin                
Try Once or Twice 0.25 0.25 0.44 0.44 0.38 0.36 0.31 0.31
Use Once or Twice a Week 0.16 0.16 0.35 0.36 0.24 0.23 0.20 0.19
LSD                
Try Once or Twice 0.32 0.31 0.48 0.44 0.45 0.46 0.39 0.38
Use Once or Twice a Week 0.23 0.20 0.39 0.39 0.33 0.33 0.28 0.25
Alcohol                
Have Four or Five Drinks Nearly Every Day 0.33 0.32 0.43 0.43 0.46 0.46 0.41 0.41
Have Five or More Drinks Once or Twice a Week 0.37 0.36 0.47 0.43 0.48 0.44 0.47 0.46
PERCEIVED AVAILABILITY2
                
Fairly or Very Easy to Obtain3                
Marijuana 0.40 0.37 0.44 0.44 0.41 0.42 0.51 0.47
Cocaine 0.35 0.35 0.41 0.40 0.46 0.49 0.45 0.44
Crack 0.36 0.34 0.39 0.40 0.45 0.46 0.46 0.42
Heroin 0.29 0.28 0.31 0.32 0.37 0.39 0.37 0.35
LSD 0.29 0.26 0.33 0.32 0.37 0.39 0.37 0.33
Approached in the Past Month by Someone Selling Drugs 0.15 0.16 0.34 0.30 0.36 0.37 0.17 0.19
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Table 3.1P – Perceived Risk and Availability of Substances, by Age Group: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2006 Versus 2005
Risk/Availability
 Total
 AGE GROUP
12-17
 18-25
 26 or Older
2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
1 Response categories for the Perception of Risk questions include "No risk," "Slight risk," "Moderate risk," and "Great risk." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Great risk." Respondents with unknown Perception of Risk data were excluded.
2 Respondents with unknown Perceived Availability data were excluded.
3 Response categories for the Perceived Availability questions include "Probably impossible," "Very difficult," "Fairly difficult," "Fairly easy," and "Very easy." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Fairly easy" or "Very easy."
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
PERCEPTIONS OF GREAT RISK1
                
Cigarettes                
Smoke One or More Packs Per Day 0.1814   0.5419   0.1275   0.0795  
Marijuana                
Smoke Once a Month 0.0642   0.2438   0.8733   0.0874  
Smoke Once or Twice a Week 0.6114   0.2324   0.1389   0.9234  
Cocaine                
Use Once a Month 0.8998   0.8128   0.7175   0.9662  
Use Once or Twice a Week 0.0491   0.1824   0.7885   0.0703  
Heroin                
Try Once or Twice 0.2876   0.2300   0.0537   0.6895  
Use Once or Twice a Week 0.8090   0.2589   0.7450   0.9909  
LSD                
Try Once or Twice 0.2900   0.9674   0.0517   0.1105  
Use Once or Twice a Week 0.4251   0.0155   0.2362   0.8419  
Alcohol                
Have Four or Five Drinks Nearly Every Day 0.3235   0.2093   0.4867   0.4977  
Have Five or More Drinks Once or Twice a Week 0.5113   0.1396   0.9735   0.6456  
PERCEIVED AVAILABILITY2
                
Fairly or Very Easy to Obtain3                
Marijuana 0.7438   0.1753   0.9907   0.8695  
Cocaine 0.4049   0.0939   0.6230   0.4710  
Crack 0.9901   0.1077   0.6679   0.8942  
Heroin 0.3741   0.3799   0.8898   0.4118  
LSD 0.3927   0.0002   0.0053   0.9108  
Approached in the Past Month by Someone Selling Drugs 0.2575   0.6744   0.2858   0.0596  
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Table 3.2C – Perceived Great Risk of Cigarette and Alcohol Use among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic
 CIGARETTES
 ALCOHOL
Smoke One or More Packs Per Day
 Have Four or Five Drinks Nearly Every Day
 Have Five or More Drinks Once or Twice a Week
2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
NOTE: Response categories for the Perception of Risk questions include "No risk," "Slight risk," "Moderate risk," and "Great risk." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Great risk." Respondents with unknown Perception of Risk data were excluded.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL
 110 105 108 109 118 108
AGE
           
12-13 111 109 108 111 84 84
14-15 123 115 117 113 91 86
16-17 119 111 108 105 88 84
GENDER
            
Male 79 78 80 77 78 76
Female 70 70 75 73 80 72
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
            
Not Hispanic or Latino 95 94 91 96 105 95
White 183 178 168 172 114 115
Black or African American 104 94 94 96 79 77
American Indian or Alaska Native 12 9 14 10 9 9
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * *
Asian 56 56 67 55 56 43
Two or More Races 22 21 21 28 15 16
Hispanic or Latino 52 46 55 48 55 51
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 194 180 189 178 146 128
Small Metro 127 137 120 137 89 93
Nonmetro 93 83 86 81 62 59
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Table 3.2D – Perceived Great Risk of Cigarette and Alcohol Use among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2005 and 2006
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic
 CIGARETTES
 ALCOHOL
Smoke One or More Packs Per Day
 Have Four or Five Drinks Nearly Every Day
 Have Five or More Drinks Once or Twice a Week
2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
NOTE: Response categories for the Perception of Risk questions include "No risk," "Slight risk," "Moderate risk," and "Great risk." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Great risk." Respondents with unknown Perception of Risk data were excluded.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL
 0.44 0.42 0.43 0.43 0.47 0.43
AGE
           
12-13 0.73 0.72 0.71 0.72 0.74 0.76
14-15 0.75 0.68 0.73 0.72 0.78 0.72
16-17 0.73 0.70 0.72 0.70 0.77 0.75
GENDER
            
Male 0.61 0.60 0.62 0.60 0.61 0.59
Female 0.57 0.57 0.61 0.59 0.65 0.58
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
            
Not Hispanic or Latino 0.46 0.46 0.44 0.47 0.51 0.46
White 0.50 0.49 0.50 0.53 0.50 0.50
Black or African American 1.14 1.14 1.00 1.07 1.21 1.16
American Indian or Alaska Native 4.68 5.49 4.40 4.53 3.52 4.28
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * *
Asian 2.47 2.42 2.24 2.93 3.05 2.73
Two or More Races 2.59 4.00 2.43 2.72 2.88 2.84
Hispanic or Latino 1.21 1.03 1.26 1.06 1.27 1.13
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 0.62 0.58 0.65 0.62 0.71 0.62
Small Metro 0.75 0.75 0.71 0.75 0.78 0.77
Nonmetro 0.95 0.89 0.92 0.92 0.94 0.91
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Table 3.2P – Perceived Great Risk of Cigarette and Alcohol Use among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2006 Versus 2005
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic
 CIGARETTES
 ALCOHOL
Smoke One or More Packs Per Day
 Have Four or Five Drinks Nearly Every Day
 Have Five or More Drinks Once or Twice a Week
2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
NOTE: Response categories for the Perception of Risk questions include "No risk," "Slight risk," "Moderate risk," and "Great risk." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Great risk." Respondents with unknown Perception of Risk data were excluded.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL
 0.5419   0.2093   0.1396  
AGE
           
12-13 0.5797   0.2044   0.3044  
14-15 0.9559   0.7837   0.5349  
16-17 0.5486   0.1595   0.2453  
GENDER
            
Male 0.9296   0.6560   0.1041  
Female 0.4161   0.1828   0.5484  
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
            
Not Hispanic or Latino 0.9051   0.6014   0.2569  
White 0.0868   0.5356   0.0963  
Black or African American 0.0145   0.5935   0.7087  
American Indian or Alaska Native 0.6488   0.9238   0.5838  
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander *   *   *  
Asian 0.9630   0.1268   0.2349  
Two or More Races 0.1009   0.3528   0.7602  
Hispanic or Latino 0.1211   0.0896   0.3090  
COUNTY TYPE
            
Large Metro 0.7717   0.7967   0.0648  
Small Metro 0.7308   0.2623   0.4433  
Nonmetro 0.1210   0.1957   0.2236  
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Table 3.3C – Perceived Great Risk of Marijuana and Cocaine Use among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic
 MARIJUANA
 COCAINE
Smoke Once a Month
 Smoke Once or Twice a Week
 Use Once a Month
 Use Once or Twice a Week
2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
NOTE: Response categories for the Perception of Risk questions include "No risk," "Slight risk," "Moderate risk," and "Great risk." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Great risk." Respondents with unknown Perception of Risk data were excluded.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL
 107 109 117 113 114 107 95 90
AGE
               
12-13 83 82 106 108 84 79 116 110
14-15 77 78 105 101 96 95 133 125
16-17 68 66 89 88 102 96 129 124
GENDER
                
Male 73 73 81 79 79 75 64 62
Female 74 76 81 77 78 78 65 61
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
                
Not Hispanic or Latino 92 94 100 99 100 94 79 76
White 108 109 157 156 131 131 206 196
Black or African American 58 60 66 73 84 77 104 100
American Indian or Alaska Native 7 9 11 8 10 10 13 12
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * * * *
Asian 42 33 63 48 41 42 60 60
Two or More Races 11 11 16 17 17 17 20 28
Hispanic or Latino 57 56 58 54 55 53 47 47
COUNTY TYPE
                
Large Metro 116 118 168 157 150 135 215 193
Small Metro 80 85 109 117 99 111 143 157
Nonmetro 57 57 81 75 72 67 107 96
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Table 3.3D – Perceived Great Risk of Marijuana and Cocaine Use among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2005 and 2006
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic
 MARIJUANA
 COCAINE
Smoke Once a Month
 Smoke Once or Twice a Week
 Use Once a Month
 Use Once or Twice a Week
2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
NOTE: Response categories for the Perception of Risk questions include "No risk," "Slight risk," "Moderate risk," and "Great risk." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Great risk." Respondents with unknown Perception of Risk data were excluded.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL
 0.43 0.44 0.47 0.45 0.46 0.43 0.38 0.36
AGE
               
12-13 0.72 0.79 0.74 0.80 0.74 0.75 0.69 0.73
14-15 0.71 0.69 0.78 0.76 0.78 0.73 0.63 0.58
16-17 0.71 0.64 0.76 0.75 0.76 0.73 0.56 0.53
GENDER
                
Male 0.57 0.57 0.64 0.62 0.63 0.59 0.51 0.49
Female 0.60 0.62 0.66 0.62 0.64 0.63 0.53 0.50
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
                
Not Hispanic or Latino 0.44 0.46 0.49 0.48 0.49 0.46 0.38 0.37
White 0.51 0.50 0.53 0.53 0.51 0.52 0.39 0.39
Black or African American 1.05 1.11 1.08 1.16 1.19 1.16 0.98 1.01
American Indian or Alaska Native 3.67 4.46 4.28 4.08 4.15 4.72 3.84 4.47
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * * * *
Asian 2.52 2.51 3.03 2.64 3.00 2.57 2.34 2.33
Two or More Races 2.39 2.79 2.90 3.80 2.96 2.88 2.66 2.44
Hispanic or Latino 1.32 1.24 1.34 1.20 1.28 1.19 1.09 1.06
COUNTY TYPE
                
Large Metro 0.61 0.62 0.70 0.67 0.68 0.61 0.57 0.52
Small Metro 0.75 0.73 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.82 0.59 0.61
Nonmetro 0.87 0.91 0.92 0.95 0.93 0.91 0.80 0.77
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Table 3.3P – Perceived Great Risk of Marijuana and Cocaine Use among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2006 Versus 2005
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic
 MARIJUANA
 COCAINE
Smoke Once a Month
 Smoke Once or Twice a Week
 Use Once a Month
 Use Once or Twice a Week
2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
NOTE: Response categories for the Perception of Risk questions include "No risk," "Slight risk," "Moderate risk," and "Great risk." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Great risk." Respondents with unknown Perception of Risk data were excluded.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL
 0.2438   0.2324   0.8128   0.1824  
AGE
               
12-13 0.3727   0.4705   0.8323   0.1755  
14-15 0.4836   0.5892   0.1921   0.5365  
16-17 0.3406   0.6174   0.2874   0.5326  
GENDER
                
Male 0.2438   0.3370   0.7402   0.0946  
Female 0.5977   0.4470   0.5108   0.7826  
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
                
Not Hispanic or Latino 0.2064   0.1648   0.4473   0.1961  
White 0.0833   0.1071   0.2218   0.2818  
Black or African American 0.8362   0.2981   0.6475   0.4603  
American Indian or Alaska Native 0.0256   0.5454   0.7945   0.4139  
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander *   *   *   *  
Asian 0.0620   0.0955   0.9758   0.1944  
Two or More Races 0.8500   0.8426   0.6703   0.0885  
Hispanic or Latino 0.9511   0.9691   0.4182   0.7469  
COUNTY TYPE
                
Large Metro 0.1239   0.6639   0.2807   0.6744  
Small Metro 0.3432   0.1360   0.3310   0.2190  
Nonmetro 0.1363   0.7863   0.7455   0.2105  
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Table 3.4C – Perceived Great Risk of Heroin and LSD Use among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic
 HEROIN
 LSD
Try Once or Twice
 Use Once or Twice a Week
 Try Once or Twice
 Use Once or Twice a Week
2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
NOTE: Response categories for the Perception of Risk questions include "No risk," "Slight risk," "Moderate risk," and "Great risk." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Great risk." Respondents with unknown Perception of Risk data were excluded.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL
 110 109 86 90 115 106 95 94
AGE
               
12-13 88 85 114 110 85 79 108 103
14-15 108 104 133 125 103 96 129 116
16-17 113 111 136 126 98 102 123 119
GENDER
                
Male 76 76 62 60 80 73 66 66
Female 73 78 62 61 77 77 67 65
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
                
Not Hispanic or Latino 97 96 73 76 101 96 82 83
White 150 149 206 199 138 134 194 183
Black or African American 89 88 104 100 83 81 91 94
American Indian or Alaska Native 13 11 15 12 10 10 14 12
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * * * *
Asian 43 46 67 59 48 45 59 57
Two or More Races 19 25 21 30 18 24 21 27
Hispanic or Latino 52 50 44 45 51 51 46 44
COUNTY TYPE
                
Large Metro 162 150 215 193 156 139 203 183
Small Metro 111 124 143 158 105 113 133 144
Nonmetro 82 76 110 96 74 69 96 88
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Table 3.4D – Perceived Great Risk of Heroin and LSD Use among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2005 and 2006
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic
 HEROIN
 LSD
Try Once or Twice
 Use Once or Twice a Week
 Try Once or Twice
 Use Once or Twice a Week
2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
NOTE: Response categories for the Perception of Risk questions include "No risk," "Slight risk," "Moderate risk," and "Great risk." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Great risk." Respondents with unknown Perception of Risk data were excluded.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL
 0.44 0.44 0.35 0.36 0.48 0.44 0.39 0.39
AGE
               
12-13 0.76 0.78 0.71 0.76 0.77 0.79 0.72 0.74
14-15 0.79 0.71 0.59 0.54 0.80 0.75 0.67 0.65
16-17 0.68 0.74 0.47 0.52 0.73 0.78 0.61 0.60
GENDER
                
Male 0.60 0.60 0.49 0.47 0.65 0.60 0.54 0.54
Female 0.60 0.64 0.51 0.50 0.65 0.65 0.57 0.55
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
                
Not Hispanic or Latino 0.47 0.47 0.35 0.37 0.51 0.48 0.41 0.42
White 0.53 0.53 0.38 0.38 0.54 0.55 0.43 0.43
Black or African American 1.11 1.16 0.91 1.04 1.26 1.20 1.17 1.14
American Indian or Alaska Native 4.30 5.10 3.27 4.36 4.77 5.12 4.83 4.61
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * * * *
Asian 3.09 2.51 2.39 2.25 3.14 2.65 2.26 2.82
Two or More Races 3.01 3.62 2.41 1.76 3.01 4.07 2.51 2.50
Hispanic or Latino 1.22 1.13 1.03 1.02 1.22 1.17 1.10 1.02
COUNTY TYPE
                
Large Metro 0.67 0.64 0.52 0.52 0.69 0.67 0.58 0.56
Small Metro 0.72 0.75 0.62 0.59 0.79 0.75 0.66 0.68
Nonmetro 0.96 1.00 0.69 0.80 0.98 1.02 0.75 0.84
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Table 3.4P – Perceived Great Risk of Heroin and LSD Use among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2006 Versus 2005
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic
 HEROIN
 LSD
Try Once or Twice
 Use Once or Twice a Week
 Try Once or Twice
 Use Once or Twice a Week
2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
NOTE: Response categories for the Perception of Risk questions include "No risk," "Slight risk," "Moderate risk," and "Great risk." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Great risk." Respondents with unknown Perception of Risk data were excluded.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL
 0.2300   0.2589   0.9674   0.0155  
AGE
               
12-13 0.3903   0.1433   0.3602   0.1840  
14-15 0.1097   0.6895   0.2856   0.0534  
16-17 0.4059   0.2107   0.5206   0.2428  
GENDER
                
Male 0.6014   0.1009   0.4570   0.0198  
Female 0.2148   0.9889   0.5009   0.2706  
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
                
Not Hispanic or Latino 0.1057   0.4704   0.7074   0.0057  
White 0.1584   0.9172   0.8971   0.0186  
Black or African American 0.4174   0.3754   0.3991   0.9637  
American Indian or Alaska Native 0.5102   0.8306   0.3921   0.3214  
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander *   *   *   *  
Asian 0.8469   0.2112   0.4794   0.0006  
Two or More Races 0.8394   0.0017   0.6135   0.2383  
Hispanic or Latino 0.5997   0.4095   0.4025   0.9184  
COUNTY TYPE
                
Large Metro 0.2848   0.3479   0.9137   0.2396  
Small Metro 0.4493   0.6321   0.5012   0.0920  
Nonmetro 1.0000   0.0620   0.5526   0.0616  
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Table 3.5C – Perceived That Obtaining Specific Illicit Drugs Would Be Fairly or Very Easy among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2005 and 2006
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic
 SPECIFIC ILLICIT DRUGS
Marijuana
 Cocaine
 Crack
 Heroin
 LSD
2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
NOTE: Response categories for the Perceived Availability questions include "Probably impossible," "Very difficult," "Fairly difficult," "Fairly easy," and "Very easy." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Fairly easy" or "Very easy." Respondents with unknown Perceived Availability data were excluded.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL
 110 110 99 97 96 99 74 78 79 75
AGE
                   
12-13 57 53 45 41 48 49 35 35 32 29
14-15 102 99 70 69 72 73 47 52 56 48
16-17 120 108 76 79 68 74 54 55 60 56
GENDER
                    
Male 80 77 66 65 64 66 49 50 53 50
Female 76 74 69 68 69 70 57 57 56 55
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
                    
Not Hispanic or Latino 96 93 85 83 84 86 64 66 70 65
White 146 134 92 86 89 86 62 58 70 63
Black or African American 84 81 51 54 55 57 38 42 32 32
American Indian or Alaska Native 13 8 7 4 7 4 6 2 4 3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * * * * * *
Asian 50 41 20 23 23 30 16 16 26 17
Two or More Races 18 21 9 16 11 16 8 9 8 8
Hispanic or Latino 56 52 48 50 46 50 38 42 39 37
COUNTY TYPE
                    
Large Metro 154 138 92 90 89 91 64 67 73 64
Small Metro 101 104 68 73 66 76 47 53 51 47
Nonmetro 72 66 45 46 47 47 33 34 32 26
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Table 3.5D – Perceived That Obtaining Specific Illicit Drugs Would Be Fairly or Very Easy among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2005 and 2006
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic
 SPECIFIC ILLICIT DRUGS
Marijuana
 Cocaine
 Crack
 Heroin
 LSD
2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
 2005
 2006
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
NOTE: Response categories for the Perceived Availability questions include "Probably impossible," "Very difficult," "Fairly difficult," "Fairly easy," and "Very easy." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Fairly easy" or "Very easy." Respondents with unknown Perceived Availability data were excluded.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006.
TOTAL
 0.44 0.44 0.41 0.40 0.39 0.40 0.31 0.32 0.33 0.32
AGE
                   
12-13 0.63 0.61 0.55 0.50 0.57 0.58 0.42 0.44 0.40 0.38
14-15 0.78 0.75 0.69 0.67 0.70 0.70 0.50 0.56 0.61 0.53
16-17 0.67 0.63 0.75 0.75 0.70 0.71 0.61 0.59 0.66 0.61
GENDER
                    
Male 0.64 0.61 0.53 0.52 0.51 0.53 0.39 0.40 0.44 0.41
Female 0.63 0.61 0.58 0.58 0.58 0.58 0.48 0.48 0.49 0.47
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
                    
Not Hispanic or Latino 0.47 0.46 0.42 0.42 0.42 0.43 0.32 0.33 0.36 0.33
White 0.55 0.50 0.49 0.46 0.47 0.47 0.36 0.36 0.41 0.38
Black or African American 1.16 1.19 1.03 1.03 1.13 1.05 0.87 0.92 0.78 0.77
American Indian or Alaska Native 3.75 4.60 3.87 3.15 3.75 3.02 3.64 1.61 2.44 2.14
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander * * * * * * * * * *
Asian 3.52 2.86 1.82 2.02 2.06 2.65 1.54 1.57 2.20 1.71
Two or More Races 3.01 3.04 2.25 3.47 2.63 2.82 1.96 2.25 2.08 2.08
Hispanic or Latino 1.30 1.18 1.14 1.12 1.08 1.15 0.90 0.96 0.96 0.86
COUNTY TYPE
                    
Large Metro 0.66 0.67 0.57 0.56 0.55 0.57 0.43 0.46 0.47 0.46
Small Metro 0.78 0.73 0.73 0.72 0.73 0.74 0.55 0.60 0.62 0.54
Nonmetro 0.97 0.98 0.87 0.88 0.88 0.92 0.70 0.75 0.69 0.61