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Table 3.1A Estimated Numbers (in Thousands) Reporting About Risk and Availability of Drugs, by Age Group: 1999 and 2000 List of Tables: Standard Errors (SE) and P-Values

Risk/Availability1

Total

AGE GROUP (Years)

12-17

18-25

26 or Older

1999

2000

1999

2000

1999

2000

1999

2000

PERCEPTIONS OF GREAT RISK

               

    Cigarettes

               

      Smoke one or more packs per day

145,238b

153,077

13,746b

14,843

17,394b

18,645

114,099a

119,589

    Marijuana

               

      Smoke once a month

94,974

96,603

8,402

8,670

8,039a

8,554

78,534

79,379

      Smoke once or twice a week

120,218

122,943

12,791

12,920

11,476a

12,059

95,951

97,964

    Cocaine

               

      Use once a month

163,385

166,281

12,435

12,701

19,099

19,762

131,851

133,818

      Use once or twice a week

195,137

198,818

18,575

18,859

24,627

25,253

151,935

154,707

    Heroin

               

      Try once or twice

180,568

184,837

13,900

14,272

21,901a

22,770

144,767

147,794

      Use once or twice a week

202,625

206,097

18,965

19,291

25,958

26,638

157,703

160,168

    LSD

               

      Try once or twice

163,404

167,213

12,393a

12,934

17,704b

18,635

133,307

135,643

      Use once or twice a week

191,090

194,880

17,345

17,611

23,318

24,092

150,427

153,177

    Alcohol

               

      Four or five drinks nearly every day

151,473

155,892

14,489

14,750

17,758

18,391

119,225

122,751

      Five or more drinks once or twice a week

98,204b

104,113

9,553a

9,997

10,421

10,813

78,230b

83,302

AVAILABILITY

               

    Fairly or very easy to obtain

               

      Marijuana

116,743

115,571

12,657

12,318

21,165

21,424

82,921

81,829

      Cocaine

64,317

63,139

6,018b

5,649

11,185

10,871

47,114

46,619

      Crack

61,287

60,097

6,225

6,010

9,669

9,423

45,393

44,663

      Heroin

41,354

40,005

3,950

3,799

6,498

6,252

30,906

29,954

      LSD

46,216

45,951

5,370

5,114

9,472

9,302

31,374

31,535

    Approached by someone selling drugs past month

17,452

16,405

3,599

3,692

5,183

5,025

8,670a

7,688

*Low precision; no estimate reported.

aDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.

bDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.

1Respondents with missing data were excluded.

Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 and 2000.

10703

Table 3.1B Percentages Reporting About Risk and Availability of Drugs, by Age Group: 1999 and 2000 List of Tables: Standard Errors (SE) and P-Values

Risk/Availability1

Total

AGE GROUP (Years)

12-17

18-25

26 or Older

1999

2000

1999

2000

1999

2000

1999

2000

PERCEPTIONS OF GREAT RISK

               

    Cigarettes

               

      Smoke one or more packs per day

66.7b

69.3

60.7b

64.1

61.7b

64.7

68.3b

70.8

    Marijuana

               

      Smoke once a month

44.4

44.3

37.2

37.7

28.7

29.8

48.1

47.8

      Smoke once or twice a week

56.1

56.4

56.5

56.0

40.9

41.9

58.6

58.9

    Cocaine

               

      Use once a month

76.0

76.0

55.3

55.4

68.5

69.0

80.1

80.1

      Use once or twice a week

90.6

90.8

82.4

82.1

88.1

88.1

92.2

92.4

    Heroin

               

      Try once or twice

84.0

84.4

62.0

62.3

78.7

79.5

87.9

88.3

      Use once or twice a week

94.2

94.1

84.4

84.1

93.1

93.0

95.7

95.6

    LSD

               

      Try once or twice

76.6

76.8

56.3

57.2

64.0a

65.2

81.4

81.5

      Use once or twice a week

89.4

89.4

78.6

77.7

84.2

84.3

91.8

91.9

    Alcohol

               

      Four or five drinks nearly every day

69.6a

70.6

63.6

63.7

63.0

63.8

71.5

72.7

      Five or more drinks once or twice a week

45.1b

47.1

42.0a

43.2

37.0

37.5

46.9b

49.3

AVAILABILITY

               

    Fairly or very easy to obtain

               

      Marijuana

56.9b

54.8

56.5b

54.1

76.5a

75.3

53.5b

51.2

      Cocaine

32.3b

30.4

27.5b

25.2

41.8b

39.0

31.3a

29.6

      Crack

30.9b

29.0

28.4b

26.8

36.3b

33.9

30.2b

28.4

      Heroin

20.9b

19.4

18.1b

17.0

24.6b

22.6

20.7b

19.2

      LSD

23.4a

22.3

24.9b

23.0

35.6b

33.5

21.1

20.2

    Approached by someone selling drugs past month

8.0a

7.4

15.6

15.9

18.3

17.4

5.2a

4.5

*Low precision; no estimate reported.

aDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.

bDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.

1Respondents with missing data were excluded.

Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 and 2000.

10703

Table 3.2A Estimated Numbers (in Thousands) of Persons Aged 12 to 17 Reporting (I) Perceived Great Risk of Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day, by Demographic Characteristics, and (II) Selected Drug Use, by Risk Perceptions of Cigarette Smoking: 1999 and 2000 List of Tables: Standard Errors (SE) and P-Values

(I) Demographic Characteristic

Smoke One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day1

(II) Drug Use

Smoke One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day1

Great Risk

Great Risk

Moderate/Slight/No Risk

1999

2000

1999

2000

1999

2000

TOTAL

13,746b

14,843

PAST MONTH

       
     

    Any Illicit Drug2

1,084

1,155

1,148

1,094

AGE

   

    Marijuana

769

834

888

836

    12-13

4,427b

4,925

    Any Illicit Drug Other

       

    14-15

4,630b

5,068

    Than Marijuana2

510

526

518

538

    16-17

4,690

4,850

    Cigarettes

1,557

1,467

1,844a

1,649

     

    Alcohol

2,058

2,120

1,727

1,685

GENDER

   

    "Binge" Alcohol3

1,182

1,254

1,130

1,173

    Male

6,533b

7,119

         

    Female

7,213b

7,725

PAST YEAR

       
     

    Any Illicit Drug2

2,334

2,335

2,170a

1,986

HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE

   

    Marijuana

1,636

1,646

1,605

1,472

    Not Hispanic

   

    Any Illicit Drug Other

       

    White Only

9,018b

9,695

    Than Marijuana2

1,340

1,346

1,302

1,260

    Black Only

1,957

2,133

    Cigarettes

2,639

2,474

2,700b

2,365

    American Indian or Alaska Native Only

68

*

    Alcohol

4,358

4,499

3,439a

3,184

    "Binge" Alcohol3

--

--

--

--

    Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

*

*

         

LIFETIME

       

    Asian Only

551

507

    Any Illicit Drug2

3,381

3,551

2,919a

2,689

    More Than One Race

220

236

    Marijuana

2,267

2,371

2,017

1,886

    Hispanic

1,904a

2,152

    Any Illicit Drug Other

       
     

    Than Marijuana2

2,175

2,269

1,988

1,921

COUNTY TYPE

   

    Cigarettes

4,551

4,574

3,915b

3,466

    Large Metro

6,983a

7,381

    Alcohol

5,568

5,772

4,213a

3,920

    Small Metro

4,157b

4,536

    "Binge" Alcohol3

--

--

--

--

    Nonmetro

2,607b

2,927

         

*Low precision; no estimate reported.

-- Not available.

aDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.

bDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.

1 Respondents with missing data were excluded.

2 Any Illicit Drug indicates use at least once of marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens (including LSD and PCP), inhalants, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically. Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana indicates use at least once of any of these listed drugs, regardless of marijuana/hashish use; marijuana/hashish users who also have used any of the other listed drugs are included.

3 "Binge" Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. By "occasion" is meant at the same time or within a couple hours of each other.

Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 and 2000.

10703

Table 3.2B Percentages of Persons Aged 12 to 17 Reporting (I) Perceived Great Risk of Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day, by Demographic Characteristics, and (II) Selected Drug Use, by Risk Perceptions of Cigarette Smoking: 1999 and 2000 List of Tables: Standard Errors (SE) and P-Values

(I) Demographic Characteristic

Smoke One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day1

(II) Drug Use

Smoke One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day1

Great Risk

Great Risk

Moderate/Slight/No Risk

1999

2000

1999

2000

1999

2000

TOTAL

60.7b

64.1

PAST MONTH

       
     

    Any Illicit Drug2

7.9

7.8

12.9

13.2

AGE

   

    Marijuana

5.6

5.6

10.0

10.1

    12-13

60.6b

64.6

    Any Illicit Drug Other

       

    14-15

60.3b

63.4

    Than Marijuana2

3.7

3.5

5.8

6.5

    16-17

61.1b

64.5

    Cigarettes

11.3b

9.9

20.7

19.8

     

    Alcohol

15.0

14.3

19.4

20.3

GENDER

   

    "Binge" Alcohol3

8.6

8.4

12.7a

14.1

    Male

56.5b

60.2

         

    Female

65.0b

68.3

PAST YEAR

       
     

    Any Illicit Drug2

17.0a

15.7

24.3

23.9

HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE

   

    Marijuana

11.9

11.1

18.0

17.7

    Not Hispanic

   

    Any Illicit Drug Other

       

    White Only

60.0b

63.8

    Than Marijuana2

9.7

9.1

14.6

15.2

    Black Only

62.9

64.9

    Cigarettes

19.2b

16.7

30.3a

28.5

    American Indian or Alaska Native Only

52.1

*

    Alcohol

31.7a

30.3

38.6

38.3

    "Binge" Alcohol3

--

--

--

--

    Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

*

*

         

LIFETIME

       

    Asian Only

63.4

61.6

    Any Illicit Drug2

24.6

23.9

32.7

32.4

    More Than One Race

61.3

65.2

    Marijuana

16.5

16.0

22.6

22.7

    Hispanic

61.2b

65.9

    Any Illicit Drug Other

     
     

    Than Marijuana2

15.8

15.3

22.3

23.1

COUNTY TYPE

   

    Cigarettes

33.1b

30.8

43.9a

41.7

    Large Metro

61.9b

65.6

    Alcohol

40.5a

38.9

47.2

47.2

    Small Metro

60.9b

63.6

    "Binge" Alcohol3

--

--

--

--

    Nonmetro

57.3b

61.5

         

*Low precision; no estimate reported.

-- Not available.

aDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.

bDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.

1 Respondents with missing data were excluded.

2 Any Illicit Drug indicates use at least once of marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens (including LSD and PCP), inhalants, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically. Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana indicates use at least once of any of these listed drugs, regardless of marijuana/hashish use; marijuana/hashish users who also have used any of the other listed drugs are included.

3 "Binge" Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. By "occasion" is meant at the same time or within a couple hours of each other.

Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 and 2000.

10703

Table 3.3A Estimated Numbers (in Thousands) of Persons Aged 12 to 17 Reporting (I) Perceived Great Risk of Smoking Marijuana Once a Month, by Demographic Characteristics, and (II) Selected Drug Use, by Risk Perceptions of Smoking Marijuana Once a Month: 1999 and 2000 List of Tables: Standard Errors (SE) and P-Values

(I) Demographic Characteristic

Smoke Marijuana Once a Month1

(II) Drug Use

Smoke Marijuana Once a Month1

Great Risk

Great Risk

Moderate/Slight/No Risk

1999

2000

1999

2000

1999

2000

TOTAL

8,402

8,670

PAST MONTH

       
     

    Any Illicit Drug2

354

296

1,884

1,950

AGE

   

    Marijuana

164

132

1,493

1,538

    12-13

3,308

3,445

    Any Illicit Drug Other

       

    14-15

2,850

2,949

    Than Marijuana2

220

205

811

855

    16-17

2,244

2,277

    Cigarettes

650a

546

2,746a

2,562

     

    Alcohol

764

764

3,020

3,026

GENDER

   

    "Binge" Alcohol3

394

420

1,916

2,001

    Male

4,030

4,149

         

    Female

4,371

4,521

PAST YEAR

       
     

    Any Illicit Drug2

792

712

3,726

3,609

HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE

   

    Marijuana

385

343

2,861

2,779

    Not Hispanic

   

    Any Illicit Drug Other

       

    White Only

5,491

5,658

    Than Marijuana2

510

496

2,146

2,106

    Black Only

1,246

1,271

    Cigarettes

1,167a

1,022

4,169b

3,803

    American Indian or Alaska Native Only

37

40

    Alcohol

1,857

1,887

5,938

5,771

    "Binge" Alcohol3

--

--

--

--

    Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

*

*

         

LIFETIME

       

    Asian Only

345

312

    Any Illicit Drug2

1,316

1,253

4,994

4,978

    More Than One Race

123

125

    Marijuana

625

608

3,657

3,648

    Hispanic

1,141

1,249

    Any Illicit Drug Other

       
     

    Than Marijuana2

943

911

3,233

3,274

COUNTY TYPE

   

    Cigarettes

2,169

2,043

6,276a

5,974

    Large Metro

4,088

4,057

    Alcohol

2,568

2,585

7,201

7,073

    Small Metro

2,465a

2,712

    "Binge" Alcohol3

--

--

--

--

    Nonmetro

1,849

1,901

         

*Low precision; no estimate reported.

-- Not available.

aDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.

bDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.

1 Respondents with missing data were excluded.

2 Any Illicit Drug indicates use at least once of marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens (including LSD and PCP), inhalants, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically. Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana indicates use at least once of any of these listed drugs, regardless of marijuana/hashish use; marijuana/hashish users who also have used any of the other listed drugs are included.

3 "Binge" Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. By "occasion" is meant at the same time or within a couple hours of each other.

Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 and 2000.

10703

Table 3.3B Percentages of Persons Aged 12 to 17 Reporting (I) Perceived Great Risk of Smoking Marijuana Once a Month, by Demographic Characteristics, and (II) Selected Drug Use, by Risk Perceptions of Smoking Marijuana Once a Month: 1999 and 2000 List of Tables: Standard Errors (SE) and P-Values

(I) Demographic Characteristic

Smoke Marijuana Once a Month1

(II) Drug Use

Smoke Marijuana Once a Month1

Great Risk

Great Risk

Moderate/Slight/No Risk

1999

2000

1999

2000

1999

2000

TOTAL

37.2

37.7

PAST MONTH

       
     

    Any Illicit Drug2