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Illicit Drug Use Tables - 1.1 to 1.110 (Standard Errors)

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Table 1.1C Standard Errors of Estimated Numbers (in Thousands) of Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Users of Illicit Drugs Among Persons Aged 12 or Older: 1999 and 2000 List of Tables: Prevalence Estimates and Sample Sizes

 

TIME PERIOD

 

Lifetime

Past Year

Past Month

Drug

1999

2000

1999

2000

1999

2000

Any Illicit Drug1

942

795

508

455

366

332

             

    Marijuana and Hashish

872

775

428

398

295

281

    Cocaine

596

519

188

150

130

112

      Crack

293

260

120

68

78

49

    Heroin

229

202

54

46

34

34

    Hallucinogens

557

487

101

131

59

64

      LSD

479

433

81

88

43

38

      PCP

298

279

28

29

11

10

    Inhalants

443

381

88

90

52

67

    Nonmedical Use of Any Psychotherapeutic2

645

582

296

259

209

178

      Pain Relievers

490

458

261

218

178

142

      Tranquilizers

460

403

155

162

114

99

      Stimulants

466

392

130

118

98

77

        Methamphetamine

383

296

101

92

69

62

      Sedatives

354

309

85

71

61

38

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana1

787

704

341

306

242

209

*Low precision; no estimate reported.

1 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.

2 Nonmedical use of any prescription-type pain reliever, tranquilizer, stimulant, or sedative; does not include over-the-counter drugs.

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

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Table 1.1D Standard Errors of Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Illicit Drugs Among Persons Aged 12 or Older: 1999 and 2000 List of Tables: Prevalence Estimates and Sample Sizes

 

TIME PERIOD

 

Lifetime

Past Year

Past Month

Drug

1999

2000

1999

2000

1999

2000

Any Illicit Drug1

0.43

0.36

0.23

0.20

0.17

0.15

             

    Marijuana and Hashish

0.39

0.35

0.19

0.18

0.13

0.13

    Cocaine

0.27

0.23

0.08

0.07

0.06

0.05

      Crack

0.13

0.12

0.05

0.03

0.04

0.02

    Heroin

0.10

0.09

0.02

0.02

0.02

0.02

    Hallucinogens

0.25

0.22

0.05

0.06

0.03

0.03

      LSD

0.22

0.19

0.04

0.04

0.02

0.02

      PCP

0.13

0.12

0.01

0.01

0.00

0.00

    Inhalants

0.20

0.17

0.04

0.04

0.02

0.03

    Nonmedical Use of Any Psychotherapeutic2

0.29

0.26

0.13

0.12

0.09

0.08

      Pain Relievers

0.22

0.21

0.12

0.10

0.08

0.06

      Tranquilizers

0.21

0.18

0.07

0.07

0.05

0.04

      Stimulants

0.21

0.18

0.06

0.05

0.04

0.03

        Methamphetamine

0.17

0.13

0.05

0.04

0.03

0.03

      Sedatives

0.16

0.14

0.04

0.03

0.03

0.02

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana1

0.36

0.32

0.15

0.14

0.11

0.09

*Low precision; no estimate reported.

1 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.

2 Nonmedical use of any prescription-type pain reliever, tranquilizer, stimulant, or sedative; does not include over-the-counter drugs.

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

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Table 1.1P P-Values from Tests of Differences in Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Illicit Drugs Among Persons Aged 12 or Older: 2000 Versus 1999 List of Tables: Prevalence Estimates and Sample Sizes

 

TIME PERIOD

 

Lifetime

Past Year

Past Month

Drug

1999

2000

1999

2000

1999

2000

Any Illicit Drug1

0.1639

 

0.0845

 

0.8949

 

             

    Marijuana and Hashish

0.4517

 

0.1936

 

0.6920

 

    Cocaine

0.3230

 

0.0660

 

0.0520

 

      Crack

0.0941

 

0.0180

 

0.0915

 

    Heroin

0.3171

 

0.4925

 

0.5928

 

    Hallucinogens

0.2561

 

0.1092

 

0.6325

 

      LSD

0.7023

 

0.1406

 

0.1503

 

      PCP

0.8955

 

0.6937

 

0.9211

 

    Inhalants

0.2871

 

0.7619

 

0.5823

 

    Nonmedical Use of Any Psychotherapeutic2

0.0230

 

0.1617

 

0.6054

 

      Pain Relievers

0.1832

 

0.6044

 

0.5448

 

      Tranquilizers

0.0952

 

0.9148

 

0.4782

 

      Stimulants

0.0173

 

0.2428

 

0.1804

 

        Methamphetamine

0.1567

 

0.3812

 

0.5852

 

      Sedatives

0.1258

 

0.8104

 

0.4365

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana1

0.2462

 

0.2589

 

0.3178

 

*Low precision; no estimate reported.

1 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.

2 Nonmedical use of any prescription-type pain reliever, tranquilizer, stimulant, or sedative; does not include over-the-counter drugs.

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

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Table 1.2C Standard Errors of Estimated Numbers (in Thousands) of Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Users of Illicit Drugs Among Persons Aged 12 to 17: 1999 and 2000 List of Tables: Prevalence Estimates and Sample Sizes

 

TIME PERIOD

 

Lifetime

Past Year

Past Month

Drug

1999

2000

1999

2000

1999

2000

Any Illicit Drug1

83

86

75

73

53

56

             

    Marijuana and Hashish

74

72

66

62

47

49

    Cocaine

29

31

24

27

14

17

      Crack

14

13

12

10

4

5

    Heroin

13

10

11

8

10

4

    Hallucinogens

45

43

36

36

20

22

      LSD

35

36

29

28

16

14

      PCP

17

18

11

11

6

4

    Inhalants

54

49

37

32

18

17

    Nonmedical Use of Any Psychotherapeutic2

58

61

47

47

30

31

      Pain Relievers

49

54

41

41

26

27

      Tranquilizers

28

29

23

21

13

11

      Stimulants

37

35

27

29

13

16

        Methamphetamine

20

19

15

15

8

10

      Sedatives

16

15

12

11

8

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana1

73

74

59

60

38

39

*Low precision; no estimate reported.

1 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.

2 Nonmedical use of any prescription-type pain reliever, tranquilizer, stimulant, or sedative; does not include over-the-counter drugs.

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

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Table 1.2D Standard Errors of Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Illicit Drugs Among Persons Aged 12 to 17: 1999 and 2000 List of Tables: Prevalence Estimates and Sample Sizes

 

TIME PERIOD

 

Lifetime

Past Year

Past Month

Drug

1999

2000

1999

2000

1999

2000

Any Illicit Drug1

0.36

0.37

0.32

0.31

0.23

0.24

             

    Marijuana and Hashish

0.32

0.31

0.29

0.27

0.20

0.21

    Cocaine

0.13

0.13

0.10

0.12

0.06

0.07

      Crack

0.06

0.06

0.05

0.04

0.02

0.02

    Heroin

0.06

0.04

0.05

0.03

0.04

0.02

    Hallucinogens

0.19

0.18

0.16

0.16

0.08

0.09

      LSD

0.15

0.15

0.12

0.12

0.07

0.06

      PCP

0.07

0.08

0.05

0.05

0.02

0.02

    Inhalants

0.23

0.21

0.16

0.14

0.08

0.07

    Nonmedical Use of Any Psychotherapeutic2

0.25

0.26

0.20

0.20

0.13

0.13

      Pain Relievers

0.21

0.23

0.18

0.17

0.11

0.12

      Tranquilizers

0.12

0.12

0.10

0.09

0.05

0.05

      Stimulants

0.16

0.15

0.12

0.12

0.06

0.07

        Methamphetamine

0.09

0.08

0.06

0.06

0.03

0.04

      Sedatives

0.07

0.06

0.05

0.05

0.03

0.03

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana1

0.31

0.32

0.26

0.26

0.17

0.17

*Low precision; no estimate reported.

1 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.

2 Nonmedical use of any prescription-type pain reliever, tranquilizer, stimulant, or sedative; does not include over-the-counter drugs.

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

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Table 1.2P P-Values from Tests of Differences in Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Illicit Drugs Among Persons Aged 12 to 17: 2000 Versus 1999 List of Tables: Prevalence Estimates and Sample Sizes

 

TIME PERIOD

 

Lifetime

Past Year

Past Month

Drug

1999

2000

1999

2000

1999

2000

Any Illicit Drug1

0.1413

 

0.0119

 

0.8229

 

             

    Marijuana and Hashish

0.3569

 

0.0503

 

0.8917

 

    Cocaine

0.9117

 

0.7337

 

0.7400

 

      Crack

0.9667

 

0.8031

 

0.8349

 

    Heroin

0.2640

 

0.2241

 

0.0257

 

    Hallucinogens

0.7335

 

0.8101

 

0.6370

 

      LSD

0.3984

 

0.2542

 

0.1484

 

      PCP

0.2710

 

0.4237

 

0.2931

 

    Inhalants

0.4586

 

0.0783

 

0.3584

 

    Nonmedical Use of Any Psychotherapeutic2

0.9950

 

0.8173

 

0.6305

 

      Pain Relievers

0.4221

 

0.7913

 

0.3217

 

      Tranquilizers

0.6702

 

0.7823

 

0.5380

 

      Stimulants

0.9260

 

0.1553

 

0.1748

 

        Methamphetamine

0.5994

 

0.3093

 

0.2335

 

      Sedatives

0.8534

 

0.8828

 

0.4352

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana1

0.6289

 

0.3114

 

0.6965

 

*Low precision; no estimate reported.

1 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.

2 Nonmedical use of any prescription-type pain reliever, tranquilizer, stimulant, or sedative; does not include over-the-counter drugs.

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

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Table 1.3C Standard Errors of Estimated Numbers (in Thousands) of Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Users of Illicit Drugs Among Persons Aged 18 to 25: 1999 and 2000 List of Tables: Prevalence Estimates and Sample Sizes

 

TIME PERIOD

 

Lifetime

Past Year

Past Month

Drug

1999

2000

1999

2000

1999

2000

Any Illicit Drug1

154

150

137

132

115

105

             

    Marijuana and Hashish

149

150

131

126

109

98

    Cocaine

93

83

60

52

35

32

      Crack

47

42

26

19

12

9

    Heroin

38

33

18

15

9

7

    Hallucinogens

118

118

67

71

36

34

      LSD

105

99

54

47

26

24

      PCP

39

37

16

13

9

6

    Inhalants

98

94

47

42

22

19

    Nonmedical Use of Any Psychotherapeutic2

117

102

86

73

52

50

      Pain Relievers

106

89

76

65

43

44

      Tranquilizers

75

72

47

45

26

26

      Stimulants

78

68

51

42

27

22

        Methamphetamine

58

54

35

30

19

14

      Sedatives

37

33

20

21

11

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana1

139

133

104

98

64

62

*Low precision; no estimate reported.

1 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.

2 Nonmedical use of any prescription-type pain reliever, tranquilizer, stimulant, or sedative; does not include over-the-counter drugs.

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

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Table 1.3D Standard Errors of Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Illicit Drugs Among Persons Aged 18 to 25: 1999 and 2000 List of Tables: Prevalence Estimates and Sample Sizes

 

TIME PERIOD

 

Lifetime

Past Year

Past Month

Drug

1999

2000

1999

2000

1999

2000

Any Illicit Drug1

0.54

0.52

0.48

0.46

0.40

0.36

             

    Marijuana and Hashish

0.52

0.52

0.46

0.43

0.38

0.34

    Cocaine

0.33

0.29

0.21

0.18

0.12

0.11

      Crack

0.17

0.15

0.09

0.06

0.04

0.03

    Heroin

0.13

0.11

0.06

0.05

0.03

0.03

    Hallucinogens

0.42

0.41

0.24

0.25

0.13

0.12

      LSD

0.37

0.34

0.19

0.16

0.09

0.08

      PCP

0.14

0.13

0.06

0.05

0.03

0.02

    Inhalants

0.34

0.32

0.16

0.14

0.08

0.07

    Nonmedical Use of Any Psychotherapeutic2

0.41

0.35

0.30

0.25

0.18

0.17

      Pain Relievers

0.37

0.31

0.27

0.22

0.15

0.15

      Tranquilizers

0.26

0.25

0.16

0.16

0.09

0.09

      Stimulants

0.28

0.23

0.18

0.15

0.10

0.07

        Methamphetamine

0.20

0.19

0.12

0.10

0.07

0.05

      Sedatives

0.13

0.12

0.07

0.07

0.04

0.03

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana1

0.49

0.46

0.37

0.34

0.22

0.21

*Low precision; no estimate reported.

1 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.

2 Nonmedical use of any prescription-type pain reliever, tranquilizer, stimulant, or sedative; does not include over-the-counter drugs.

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

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Table 1.3P P-Values from Tests of Differences in Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Illicit Drugs Among Persons Aged 18 to 25: 2000 Versus 1999 List of Tables: Prevalence Estimates and Sample Sizes

 

TIME PERIOD