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Table 232.95. Percentage of 12- to 17-year-olds reporting use of illicit drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes during the past 30 days and the past year, by substance used, sex, and race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1985 through 2014
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Year, sex, and race/ethnicity Percent reporting use during past 30 days Percent reporting use during past year
Illicit drugs Alcohol Cigarettes Illicit drugs Alcohol Cigarettes
Any1 Marijuana Cocaine Any1 Marijuana Cocaine
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
1985 13.2 (—) 10.2   (—) 1.5   (—) 41.2   (—) 29.4   (—) 20.7 (—) 16.7 (—) 3.4   (—) 52.7 (—) 29.9   (—)
1990 7.1 (—) 4.4   (—) 0.6   (—) 32.5   (—) 22.4   (—) 14.1 (—) 9.6 (—) 1.9   (—) 41.8 (—) 26.2   (—)
1995 10.9 (—) 8.2   (—) 0.8   (—) 21.1   (—) 20.2   (—) 18.0 (—) 14.2 (—) 1.7   (—) 35.1 (—) 26.6   (—)
1999 9.8 (0.23) 7.2   (0.20) 0.5   (0.06) 16.5   (0.30) 14.9   (0.31) 19.8 (0.32) 14.2 (0.29) 1.6   (0.10) 34.1 (0.41) 23.4   (0.37)
2000 9.7 (0.24) 7.2   (0.21) 0.6   (0.07) 16.4   (0.29) 13.4   (0.28) 18.6 (0.31) 13.4 (0.27) 1.7   (0.12) 33.0 (0.39) 20.8   (0.34)
2001 10.8 (0.26) 8.0   (0.24) 0.4   (0.06) 17.3   (0.33) 13.0   (0.28) 20.8 (0.36) 15.2 (0.32) 1.5   (0.10) 33.9 (0.39) 20.0   (0.35)
                                                     
2002 11.6 (0.29) 8.2   (0.24) 0.6   (0.07) 17.6   (0.32) 13.0   (0.30) 22.2 (0.38) 15.8 (0.32) 2.1   (0.13) 34.6 (0.42) 20.3   (0.35)
2003 11.2 (0.27) 7.9   (0.24) 0.6   (0.06) 17.7   (0.33) 12.2   (0.29) 21.8 (0.36) 15.0 (0.31) 1.8   (0.11) 34.3 (0.42) 19.0   (0.36)
2004 10.6 (0.27) 7.6   (0.23) 0.5   (0.06) 17.6   (0.32) 11.9   (0.30) 21.0 (0.34) 14.5 (0.31) 1.6   (0.11) 33.9 (0.41) 18.4   (0.35)
2005 9.9 (0.25) 6.8   (0.22) 0.6   (0.06) 16.5   (0.32) 10.8   (0.28) 19.9 (0.35) 13.3 (0.30) 1.7   (0.11) 33.3 (0.41) 17.3   (0.36)
2006 9.8 (0.27) 6.7   (0.21) 0.4   (0.05) 16.6   (0.32) 10.4   (0.26) 19.6 (0.37) 13.2 (0.31) 1.6   (0.11) 32.9 (0.42) 17.0   (0.35)
                                                     
2007 9.5 (0.27) 6.7   (0.22) 0.4   (0.05) 15.9   (0.34) 9.8   (0.26) 18.7 (0.35) 12.5 (0.30) 1.5   (0.11) 31.8 (0.42) 15.7   (0.34)
2008 9.3 (0.24) 6.7   (0.22) 0.4   (0.05) 14.6   (0.31) 9.1   (0.24) 19.0 (0.35) 13.0 (0.29) 1.2   (0.10) 30.8 (0.40) 15.0   (0.31)
2009 10.0 (0.27) 7.3   (0.24) 0.3   (0.05) 14.7   (0.32) 8.9   (0.26) 19.5 (0.36) 13.6 (0.31) 1.0   (0.09) 30.3 (0.42) 15.0   (0.33)
2010 10.1 (0.29) 7.4   (0.25) 0.2   (0.05) 13.6   (0.33) 8.4   (0.26) 19.5 (0.38) 14.0 (0.34) 1.0   (0.09) 28.7 (0.43) 14.2   (0.34)
2011 10.1 (0.27) 7.9   (0.24) 0.3   (0.05) 13.3   (0.31) 7.8   (0.24) 19.0 (0.37) 14.2 (0.33) 0.9   (0.08) 27.8 (0.43) 13.2   (0.31)
2012 9.5 (0.25) 7.2   (0.22) 0.1 ! (0.03) 12.9   (0.31) 6.6   (0.22) 17.9 (0.33) 13.5 (0.30) 0.7   (0.08) 26.3 (0.42) 11.8   (0.29)
                                                     
2013 8.8 (0.25) 7.1   (0.23) 0.2   (0.04) 11.6   (0.29) 5.6   (0.20) 17.2 (0.35) 13.4 (0.31) 0.5   (0.06) 24.6 (0.40) 10.3   (0.27)
Sex                                                    
Male 9.6 (0.36) 7.9   (0.33) 0.2   (0.05) 11.2   (0.41) 5.7   (0.28) 17.8 (0.51) 14.1 (0.45) 0.6   (0.09) 23.5 (0.56) 10.3   (0.37)
Female 8.0 (0.34) 6.2   (0.30) 0.2 ! (0.06) 11.9   (0.43) 5.5   (0.30) 16.6 (0.50) 12.8 (0.44) 0.5   (0.09) 25.8 (0.58) 10.3   (0.40)
Race/ethnicity                                                    
White 8.8 (0.32) 7.1   (0.29) 0.2   (0.05) 12.9   (0.40) 7.2   (0.31) 17.0 (0.43) 13.5 (0.40) 0.6   (0.09) 27.1 (0.52) 12.2   (0.38)
Black 10.5 (0.73) 7.4   (0.59)   (†) 9.7   (0.71) 3.2   (0.39) 20.1 (0.90) 14.7 (0.83)   (†) 21.6 (0.97) 6.4   (0.57)
Hispanic 8.7 (0.58) 7.2   (0.52) 0.3   (0.08) 10.7   (0.66) 3.7   (0.37) 17.2 (0.83) 13.5 (0.76) 0.6   (0.13) 23.2 (0.91) 9.0   (0.60)
Asian 3.8 (0.91) 3.6   (0.90)   (†) 8.0   (1.48) 2.5   (0.71) 9.1 (1.37) 7.1 (1.26)   (†) 15.8 (2.25) 5.1   (1.12)
Pacific Islander (†)   (†)   (†) 8.2 ! (2.90) 3.6 ! (1.48) (†) (†)   (†) (†) 6.0 ! (2.52)
American Indian/Alaska Native (†) 9.1   (2.58)   (†) 9.3   (2.39) 7.5   (1.95) 27.8 (4.94) 20.1 (3.52)   (†) 20.3 (3.90) 16.1   (3.13)
Two or more races 10.3 (1.25) 8.6   (1.15)   (†) 9.0   (1.10) 7.0   (1.18) 19.0 (1.73) 15.5 (1.59)   (†) 21.8 (1.79) 10.3   (1.36)
                                                     
2014 9.4 (0.30) 7.4   (0.27) 0.2   (0.04) 11.5   (0.33) 4.9   (0.21) 17.4 (0.38) 13.1 (0.33) 0.7   (0.09) 24.0 (0.42) 8.9   (0.29)
Sex                                                    
Male 9.6 (0.41) 7.9   (0.38)   (†) 10.8   (0.42) 5.1   (0.28) 16.7 (0.52) 13.2 (0.46) 0.7   (0.13) 22.0 (0.56) 9.1   (0.41)
Female 9.1 (0.41) 6.8   (0.35) 0.2 ! (0.06) 12.3   (0.47) 4.6   (0.28) 18.2 (0.53) 13.0 (0.46) 0.7   (0.13) 26.1 (0.61) 8.7   (0.38)
Race/ethnicity                                                    
White 9.3 (0.41) 7.7   (0.37)   (†) 13.2   (0.47) 6.3   (0.31) 17.0 (0.51) 13.2 (0.45) 0.7   (0.12) 26.7 (0.57) 10.6   (0.39)
Black 9.8 (0.76) 6.9   (0.65)   (†) 8.6   (0.71) 2.2   (0.31) 19.2 (0.94) 13.6 (0.83)   (†) 18.7 (0.97) 4.4   (0.44)
Hispanic 10.5 (0.69) 7.9   (0.62) 0.4 ! (0.14) 11.2   (0.71) 3.8   (0.42) 18.9 (0.85) 14.1 (0.74) 1.2   (0.27) 23.9 (0.97) 8.4   (0.63)
Asian 3.5 (0.84) 2.5   (0.69)   (†) 4.5   (0.97) 1.3 ! (0.55) 9.1 (1.40) 6.2 (1.15)   (†) 12.3 (1.57) 3.4   (0.88)
Pacific Islander (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)   (†) (†) (†)   (†) (†)   (†)
American Indian/Alaska Native 10.6 (2.78) 9.4   (2.78)   (†)   (†) 8.6 ! (2.83) 23.2 (4.29) 20.2 (4.28)   (†) 22.3 (5.06) 17.5   (4.55)
Two or more races 10.0 (1.29) 6.9   (1.05)   (†) 9.7   (1.35) 4.4   (0.87) 19.3 (1.79) 13.0 (1.43)   (†) 22.1 (1.92) 9.3   (1.31)
—Not available.
†Not applicable.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimare or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.
1 Includes other illegal drug use not shown separately--specifically, the use of heroin, hallucinogens, and inhalants, as well as the nonmedical use of prescription-type pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, and sedatives.
NOTE: Marijuana includes hashish usage. Data for 1999 and later years were gathered using Computer Assisted Interviewing (CAI) and may not be directly comparable to previous years. Because of survey improvements in 2002, the 2002 data constitute a new baseline for tracking trends. Valid trend comparisons can be made for 1985 through 1995, 1999 through 2001, and 2002 through 2014. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse: Main Findings, selected years, 1985 through 2001, and National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002 through 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2016, from http://www.samhsa.gov/data/population-data-nsduh/reports?tab=38. (This table was prepared March 2016.)

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