Table E-13-1.  Percentage of students in grades 9 through 12 who reported use of alcohol and other drugs, by type of drug, sex, and race/ethnicity: 2009

Sex and race/ethnicity	Used on one or more of the previous 30 days					Ever used
	Alcohol	Marijuana		Cigarettes		Cocaine		Inhalants1		Methamphetamines2
Total	41.8	20.8		19.5		6.4		11.7		4.1
Sex
Male	40.8	23.4		19.8		7.3		10.6		4.7
Female	42.9	17.9		19.1		5.3		12.9		3.3
Race/ethnicity
White	44.7	20.7		22.5		6.3		11.5		3.8
Black	33.4	22.2		9.5		2.9		8.2		2.7
Hispanic	42.9	21.6		18.0		9.4		14.0		5.7
Asian	18.3	7.5		7.5		3.9		9.7		3.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	34.8	24.8		24.8		8.5		12.9		7.7
American Indian/Alaska Native	42.8	31.6		37.1		11.0		21.5		11.0
Two or more races	44.3	21.7		19.8		6.0		15.1		4.6
Race/ethnicity by sex
Male
White	43.7	23.0		22.3		7.1		10.4		4.2
Black	31.2	25.6		10.7		4.3		7.1		4.5
Hispanic	42.4	25.0		19.4		10.1		12.8		6.1
Asian	19.4	10.6		8.9		5.2		10.8		3.2	!
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	‡	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡
American Indian/Alaska Native	‡	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡
Two or more races	40.6	19.7		16.6		8.1		12.5		5.3
Female
White	45.9	18.0		22.8		5.4		12.8		3.2
Black	35.6	18.7		8.4		‡		9.4		1.0	!
Hispanic	43.5	18.2		16.7		8.7		15.3		5.2
Asian	17.3	4.5	!	6.2		2.7	!	8.7		3.1	!
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	‡	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡
American Indian/Alaska Native	‡	‡		‡		‡		‡		‡
Two or more races	47.3	23.4		22.5		4.3	!	17.4		4.0	!

! Interpret with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 30 percent or greater.

‡ Reporting standards not met (too few cases).

1 Includes sniffing glue, breathing the contents of aerosol spray cans, or inhaling any paints or sprays to get high.

2 Also called "speed," "crystal," "crank," or "ice."

NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), "Youth Risk Behavior Survey" (YRBS), 2009.