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| Table 396. | Percentage of 18- to 25-year-olds reporting substance abuse during the past 30 days and the past year, by drug used and selected characteristics: 2000 and 2006 |
| Year and selected characteristic | Percent reporting substance abuse during past 30 days | Percent reporting substance abuse during past year | ||||||||||||||||||
| Illicit drug use | Alcohol | Cigarettes | Illicit drug use | Alcohol | Cigarettes | |||||||||||||||
| Any1 | Marijuana | Cocaine | Any1 | Marijuana | Cocaine | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||
| 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 15.9 | (0.36) | 13.6 | (0.34) | 1.4 | (0.11) | 56.8 | (0.51) | 38.3 | (0.48) | 27.9 | (0.46) | 23.7 | (0.43) | 4.4 | (0.18) | 74.5 | (0.46) | 45.8 | (0.49) |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 19.0 | (0.52) | 16.7 | (0.48) | 1.7 | (0.16) | 62.5 | (0.67) | 41.6 | (0.65) | 31.9 | (0.62) | 27.6 | (0.58) | 5.4 | (0.27) | 77.2 | (0.60) | 49.3 | (0.66) |
| Female | 12.7 | (0.42) | 10.6 | (0.40) | 1.1 | (0.13) | 51.3 | (0.68) | 35.0 | (0.61) | 23.9 | (0.57) | 19.8 | (0.53) | 3.4 | (0.23) | 71.8 | (0.59) | 42.4 | (0.64) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 17.6 | (0.46) | 15.2 | (0.43) | 1.4 | (0.12) | 63.3 | (0.58) | 43.9 | (0.59) | 30.7 | (0.55) | 26.4 | (0.53) | 5.2 | (0.23) | 80.1 | (0.49) | 51.9 | (0.58) |
| Black | 14.5 | (0.79) | 13.1 | (0.76) | 0.4 | (0.12) | 43.9 | (1.11) | 25.9 | (1.10) | 24.7 | (1.06) | 21.8 | (0.93) | 1.3 | (0.27) | 62.5 | (1.08) | 31.5 | (1.09) |
| Hispanic | 10.8 | (0.82) | 8.3 | (0.73) | 2.1 | (0.44) | 44.7 | (1.32) | 26.5 | (1.05) | 20.2 | (1.02) | 15.5 | (0.92) | 4.1 | (0.51) | 63.9 | (1.26) | 34.5 | (1.16) |
| Asian | 7.2 | (1.22) | 5.7 | (1.09) | 0.5 | (0.34) | 39.4 | (2.15) | 22.0 | (2.08) | 14.0 | (1.61) | 9.7 | (1.40) | 1.2 | (0.55) | 58.4 | (2.42) | 27.4 | (2.01) |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | ‡ | (†) | 6.8 | (2.60) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 1.9 | (1.15) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 17.0 | (3.98) | 15.1 | (3.86) | 0.7 | (0.35) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 75.9 | (4.37) | ‡ | (†) |
| More than one race | 27.0 | (3.88) | 22.8 | (3.44) | 1.5 | (0.82) | 59.1 | (3.93) | 54.9 | (3.98) | 43.3 | (4.20) | 36.4 | (3.89) | 6.4 | (1.73) | 79.3 | (3.61) | 61.9 | (3.82) |
| Education | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than high school | 18.8 | (0.77) | 16.1 | (0.71) | 2.2 | (0.30) | 44.3 | (0.97) | 45.0 | (1.01) | 30.3 | (0.89) | 25.4 | (0.84) | 5.6 | (0.43) | 64.1 | (0.95) | 51.9 | (1.00) |
| High school graduate | 15.3 | (0.54) | 13.1 | (0.51) | 1.3 | (0.17) | 52.2 | (0.75) | 40.9 | (0.75) | 27.0 | (0.69) | 22.6 | (0.63) | 4.4 | (0.32) | 72.4 | (0.67) | 47.8 | (0.76) |
| Some college | 16.6 | (0.68) | 14.2 | (0.62) | 1.1 | (0.15) | 64.0 | (0.84) | 35.3 | (0.81) | 29.2 | (0.84) | 25.0 | (0.79) | 4.2 | (0.33) | 79.6 | (0.72) | 43.8 | (0.82) |
| College graduate | 10.3 | (0.78) | 9.1 | (0.71) | 0.9 | (0.23) | 74.4 | (1.26) | 26.2 | (1.11) | 23.0 | (1.20) | 20.1 | (1.11) | 2.9 | (0.37) | 85.7 | (1.11) | 34.6 | (1.23) |
| Employment status | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Full-time | 14.9 | (0.46) | 12.6 | (0.41) | 1.4 | (0.15) | 62.0 | (0.65) | 41.8 | (0.64) | 27.2 | (0.60) | 22.8 | (0.56) | 4.6 | (0.26) | 78.8 | (0.56) | 49.3 | (0.63) |
| Part-time | 16.6 | (0.77) | 14.7 | (0.73) | 1.4 | (0.20) | 56.0 | (1.02) | 33.4 | (0.91) | 29.0 | (0.89) | 25.2 | (0.85) | 4.3 | (0.38) | 74.7 | (0.90) | 42.1 | (0.91) |
| Unemployed | 25.2 | (1.64) | 21.8 | (1.54) | 2.8 | (0.65) | 53.7 | (1.99) | 53.0 | (2.02) | 39.4 | (1.89) | 33.9 | (1.82) | 7.4 | (1.10) | 74.5 | (1.69) | 59.5 | (2.03) |
| Other2 | 15.3 | (0.71) | 13.1 | (0.67) | 1.0 | (0.18) | 45.1 | (1.11) | 31.2 | (0.95) | 25.9 | (0.92) | 21.7 | (0.86) | 3.3 | (0.31) | 62.7 | (1.13) | 37.9 | (1.04) |
| 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 19.8 | (0.37) | 16.3 | (0.35) | 2.2 | (0.12) | 61.9 | (0.51) | 38.4 | (0.47) | 34.4 | (0.48) | 28.0 | (0.46) | 6.9 | (0.24) | 78.8 | (0.43) | 47.0 | (0.48) |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 23.7 | (0.54) | 19.9 | (0.53) | 2.6 | (0.20) | 65.9 | (0.65) | 41.9 | (0.66) | 38.4 | (0.64) | 31.7 | (0.62) | 8.4 | (0.38) | 80.5 | (0.58) | 50.8 | (0.66) |
| Female | 15.8 | (0.48) | 12.5 | (0.44) | 1.8 | (0.16) | 57.9 | (0.69) | 34.9 | (0.60) | 30.3 | (0.64) | 24.2 | (0.61) | 5.4 | (0.28) | 77.2 | (0.58) | 43.1 | (0.64) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 22.7 | (0.49) | 18.9 | (0.45) | 2.6 | (0.17) | 69.3 | (0.54) | 44.4 | (0.59) | 38.9 | (0.58) | 32.2 | (0.56) | 8.5 | (0.33) | 85.1 | (0.42) | 53.4 | (0.59) |
| Black | 17.3 | (0.86) | 14.5 | (0.82) | 0.5 | (0.14) | 46.9 | (1.14) | 27.5 | (1.06) | 29.2 | (1.13) | 24.8 | (1.10) | 1.6 | (0.28) | 66.7 | (1.16) | 33.0 | (1.15) |
| Hispanic | 13.9 | (0.83) | 10.1 | (0.71) | 2.6 | (0.34) | 51.5 | (1.26) | 28.8 | (1.11) | 25.0 | (1.08) | 17.9 | (0.95) | 6.1 | (0.56) | 69.4 | (1.15) | 38.3 | (1.17) |
| Asian | 9.0 | (1.79) | 6.7 | (1.65) | 0.7 | (0.41) | 49.9 | (2.90) | 25.0 | (2.22) | 20.5 | (2.22) | 15.3 | (2.04) | 2.6 | (0.85) | 67.3 | (2.74) | 33.1 | (2.27) |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 28.5 | (4.22) | 24.9 | (3.72) | 3.3 | (1.65) | 53.1 | (4.58) | ‡ | (†) | 45.7 | (4.97) | 39.6 | (4.26) | 10.4 | (2.68) | 73.6 | (3.83) | ‡ | (†) |
| More than one race | 22.4 | (3.26) | 20.4 | (3.22) | 2.6 | (0.90) | 65.6 | (3.60) | 46.6 | (4.12) | 40.2 | (3.89) | 34.0 | (3.84) | 9.0 | (2.40) | 87.1 | (2.30) | 52.5 | (4.14) |
| Education | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Less than high school | 22.6 | (0.84) | 18.5 | (0.78) | 2.7 | (0.31) | 47.2 | (1.07) | 46.4 | (1.08) | 35.5 | (0.98) | 27.8 | (0.93) | 8.4 | (0.58) | 67.6 | (0.99) | 53.1 | (1.09) |
| High school graduate | 20.3 | (0.62) | 16.7 | (0.57) | 2.2 | (0.22) | 56.5 | (0.76) | 42.0 | (0.74) | 34.4 | (0.75) | 28.1 | (0.70) | 7.1 | (0.39) | 75.6 | (0.69) | 50.0 | (0.75) |
| Some college | 19.7 | (0.62) | 16.3 | (0.61) | 2.3 | (0.22) | 69.5 | (0.79) | 33.8 | (0.78) | 35.8 | (0.78) | 29.7 | (0.77) | 6.6 | (0.42) | 84.1 | (0.64) | 43.9 | (0.82) |
| College graduate | 14.4 | (0.88) | 11.7 | (0.83) | 1.3 | (0.27) | 79.8 | (1.00) | 28.5 | (1.19) | 28.9 | (1.15) | 23.9 | (1.11) | 5.0 | (0.59) | 91.3 | (0.73) | 37.6 | (1.24) |
| Employment status | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Full-time | 19.5 | (0.52) | 15.5 | (0.47) | 2.3 | (0.19) | 67.1 | (0.65) | 42.0 | (0.67) | 33.6 | (0.64) | 26.6 | (0.61) | 7.5 | (0.35) | 82.9 | (0.56) | 50.1 | (0.68) |
| Part-time | 20.1 | (0.74) | 17.1 | (0.73) | 2.2 | (0.25) | 63.3 | (0.93) | 32.7 | (0.87) | 35.8 | (0.93) | 30.2 | (0.92) | 6.2 | (0.46) | 80.2 | (0.74) | 42.3 | (0.93) |
| Unemployed | 26.1 | (1.39) | 22.3 | (1.34) | 2.7 | (0.47) | 56.7 | (1.51) | 50.2 | (1.58) | 40.7 | (1.53) | 34.5 | (1.51) | 9.0 | (0.88) | 75.7 | (1.35) | 56.1 | (1.58) |
| Other2 | 17.6 | (0.83) | 14.5 | (0.76) | 1.9 | (0.26) | 49.3 | (1.21) | 32.2 | (0.94) | 31.9 | (1.06) | 25.9 | (1.05) | 5.4 | (0.48) | 68.0 | (1.08) | 41.6 | (1.04) |
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† Not applicable. ‡ Reporting standards not met. 1 Includes other illegal drug use not shown separately. 2 Includes retired persons, disabled persons, homemakers, students, or other persons not in labor force. NOTE: Marijuana includes hashish usage. Standard errors appear in parentheses. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2000 and 2006. Retrieved July 10, 2008, from www.oas.samhsa.gov/NSDUH/2k6NSDUH/tabs/TOC.htm. (This table was prepared July 2008.) |
