[dkpat5.txt, updated 3/04] Percent distribution of days of alcohol use in past month by demographic characteristics: NSDUH (NHSDA), 1994-2002[1]. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Demographic 1-4 5-19 20-30 Characteristic None Days Days Days ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2002 49.0* 24.6* 18.0* 8.4* 2001 51.7* 24.3* 16.7* 7.4* 2000 53.4* 24.5* 15.5* 6.6* 1999 53.6* 23.6* 15.8* 7.1* 1998 50.6 26.5 15.7 7.2 1997 51.0 27.5 14.8 6.7 1996 51.5 27.5 14.0 7.1 1995 49.9 27.4 16.0 6.7 1994 49.5 28.8 15.3 6.4 Sex Male 2002 42.6* 23.4* 21.8* 12.2* 2001 45.2* 23.3* 20.6* 10.8* 2000 46.4* 24.4* 19.6* 9.6* 1999 46.8* 23.2* 19.7* 10.3* 1998 43.2 26.6 19.8 10.5 1997 43.7 27.2 19.2 9.9 1996 43.2 27.8 18.8 10.2 1995 41.8 26.4 21.6 10.3 1994 42.4 28.8 20.2 8.5 Female 2002 55.1* 25.7* 14.4* 4.9* 2001 57.7* 25.1* 13.1* 4.1* 2000 59.8* 24.6* 11.6* 3.9* 1999 59.8* 24.0* 12.1* 4.1* 1998 57.5 26.5 11.8 4.1 1997 58.7 27.9 10.6 3.7 1996 59.1 27.2 9.5 4.2 1995 57.3 28.3 10.9 3.5 1994 56.1 28.7 10.6 4.5 Age Group 12-17 Years 2002 82.4* 11.8* 5.1* 0.7* 2001 82.7* 11.6* 4.9* 0.8* 2000 83.6* 11.2* 4.5* 0.6* 1999 83.5* 11.3* 4.6* 0.6* 1998 83.9 11.3 4.1 0.7 1997 82.6 12.0 4.6 0.8 1996 83.9 11.9 3.6 0.6 1995 82.5 12.4 4.3 0.8 1994 83.2 12.2 4.0 0.6 18-25 Years 2002 39.5* 29.2* 25.5* 5.7* 2001 41.2* 29.0* 24.0* 5.7* 2000 43.2* 29.4* 22.8* 4.6* 1999 42.8* 28.9* 23.3* 5.0* 1998 42.0 30.8 23.6 3.7 1997 43.5 32.6 19.8 4.0 1996 41.9 32.8 22.1 3.2 1995 40.5 35.5 20.5 3.5 1994 40.3 33.3 22.4 4.0 26-34 Years 2002 38.6* 31.7* 23.4* 6.3* 2001 40.1* 32.2* 22.0* 5.7* 2000 41.7* 32.6* 20.9* 4.8* 1999 42.6* 31.4* 20.5* 5.5* 1998 40.8 35.5 19.6 4.0 1997 41.5 35.0 19.3 4.3 1996 40.5 35.4 18.6 5.5 1995 38.8 34.9 21.1 5.2 1994 38.2 37.5 19.0 5.3 35+ Years 2002 47.9* 24.0* 17.3* 10.8* 2001 51.3* 23.5* 15.9* 9.2* 2000 53.2* 23.8* 14.5* 8.5* 1999 53.4* 22.7* 14.9* 9.0* 1998 49.2 25.9 15.0 9.9 1997 49.7 27.2 14.2 8.9 1996 50.8 26.9 12.7 9.5 1995 49.3 26.1 15.6 8.9 1994 49.0 28.1 14.5 8.4 Race/Ethnicity[2] White non-Hispanic 2002 45.0* 24.8* 20.1* 10.1* 2001 47.3* 25.4* 18.5* 8.8* 2000 49.3* 25.5* 17.3* 7.9* 1999 49.7* 24.5* 17.5* 8.3* 1998 46.6 27.8 17.2 8.4 1997 47.0 28.7 16.5 7.8 1996 47.9 28.6 15.2 8.2 1995 46.0 28.4 17.7 7.8 1994 46.3 29.8 16.6 7.3 Black non-Hispanic 2002 60.1* 21.6* 13.5* 4.9* 2001 64.9* 18.7* 12.4* 4.1* 2000 66.3* 18.7* 10.8* 4.2* 1999 65.7* 19.5* 11.2* 3.6* 1998 63.4 21.3 11.2 4.1 1997 63.4 21.7 10.9 4.0 1996 61.6 22.6 11.4 4.3 1995 63.6 20.5 11.9 4.0 1994 62.0 23.4 10.7 3.9 Hispanic 2002 60.5* 24.0* 12.0* 3.6* 2001 63.9* 19.0* 14.2* 3.0* 2000 60.2* 26.5* 10.4* 3.0* 1999 61.4* 23.1* 11.6* 4.0* 1998 58.8 26.0 12.2 3.0 1997 61.5 25.4 9.9 3.3 1996 60.3 26.9 9.3 3.6 1995 58.6 27.1 11.1 3.1 1994 56.6 28.0 11.9 3.5 Population Density Large Metro 2002 46.0* 25.9* 19.3* 8.7* 2001 49.4* 25.5* 17.7* 7.4* 2000 49.9* 26.1* 17.0* 7.0* 1999 50.3* 25.3* 17.1* 7.3* 1998 48.4 28.3 16.2 7.1 1997 47.8 29.8 14.8 7.5 1996 48.1 29.8 14.9 7.3 1995 45.7 28.6 19.4 6.3 1994 46.5 30.9 15.9 6.8 Small Metro 2002 48.0* 24.5* 18.6* 8.8* 2001 50.8* 24.0* 17.1* 8.1* 2000 53.6* 24.5* 15.4* 6.4* 1999 53.9* 23.7* 15.1* 7.3* 1998 49.1 26.3 16.7 7.9 1997 50.8 26.9 15.7 6.6 1996 49.5 28.0 14.8 7.7 1995 50.6 27.5 15.0 6.9 1994 49.1 27.4 16.7 6.7 Nonmetro 2002 56.7* 21.9* 14.4* 7.1* 2001 57.3* 22.2* 14.2* 6.3* 2000 59.8* 21.5* 12.5* 6.3* 1999 59.6* 20.1* 13.9* 6.4* 1998 57.4 23.4 13.0 6.2 1997 57.2 24.3 13.1 5.3 1996 61.1 22.4 10.8 5.8 1995 56.6 25.0 11.1 7.3 1994 56.2 26.6 11.8 5.4 Region Northeast 1999–2002 NA NA NA NA 1998 46.4 30.6 16.1 6.9 1997 48.0 31.4 14.3 6.4 1996 47.3 29.0 15.6 8.1 1995 48.0 28.8 15.9 7.4 1994 47.2 29.3 16.9 6.6 Midwest 1999–2002 NA NA NA NA 1998 44.3 28.7 19.6 7.4 1997 46.9 31.0 15.5 6.6 1996 47.8 29.2 16.1 6.9 1995 43.4 30.7 17.5 8.4 1994 46.5 31.5 16.3 5.8 South 1999–2002 NA NA NA NA 1998 56.7 23.3 13.3 6.6 1997 55.3 24.0 14.4 6.3 1996 55.6 25.2 12.8 6.4 1995 55.7 24.3 14.4 5.7 1994 54.5 24.7 14.8 6.0 West 1999–2002 NA NA NA NA 1998 51.2 25.9 14.9 8.0 1997 50.4 26.9 15.0 7.7 1996 52.7 27.9 11.8 7.6 1995 49.3 27.4 17.2 6.1 1994 46.9 32.0 13.4 7.8 Adult Education[3] Less than high school 2002 62.2* 18.6* 12.0* 7.1* 2001 66.6* 17.3* 9.9* 6.3* 2000 65.9* 19.0* 9.8* 5.4* 1999 66.7* 17.1* 11.2* 5.0* 1998 63.2 20.8 10.7 5.4 1997 65.7 20.1 10.2 4.0 1996 64.1 20.7 9.4 5.8 1995 62.3 19.3 11.4 7.0 1994 60.5 23.1 10.9 5.5 High school graduate 2002 48.5* 25.6* 18.1* 7.9* 2001 52.0* 25.4* 16.1* 6.5* 2000 54.5* 23.7* 14.7* 7.1* 1999 53.8* 23.6* 15.5* 7.1* 1998 50.7 27.6 14.6 7.1 1997 48.6 30.9 13.9 6.6 1996 48.7 29.6 14.7 7.0 1995 49.9 30.5 12.0 7.6 1994 49.9 29.4 14.7 6.1 Some college 2002 41.1* 29.2* 20.2* 9.6* 2001 43.8* 27.6* 20.2* 8.3* 2000 45.3* 29.9* 17.5* 7.3* 1999 44.2* 29.3* 18.5* 8.0* 1998 41.4 31.1 19.1 8.5 1997 43.9 32.7 16.9 6.5 1996 44.3 33.9 16.2 5.6 1995 41.0 32.0 20.1 6.9 1994 40.5 33.5 19.3 6.7 College graduate 2002 32.8* 28.8* 26.0* 12.4* 2001 34.8* 30.0* 23.9* 11.3* 2000 36.4* 30.6* 23.9* 9.1* 1999 37.4* 29.1* 22.5* 11.0* 1998 35.6 31.7 22.5 10.2 1997 34.6 31.2 22.3 11.9 1996 35.5 31.8 19.8 12.9 1995 33.1 31.9 27.0 8.0 1994 32.5 36.1 21.1 10.4 Current Employment[4] Full-time 2002 38.2* 29.3* 22.9* 9.6* 2001 40.7* 29.0* 21.3* 9.1* 2000 42.8* 29.6* 20.0* 7.6* 1999 43.4* 28.1* 20.1* 8.4* 1998 39.2 32.1 20.3 8.4 1997 39.7 33.7 19.5 7.1 1996 39.2 33.8 19.4 7.6 1995 37.3 33.1 21.1 8.4 1994 37.7 35.2 20.2 7.0 Part-time 2002 41.2* 29.1* 21.6* 8.2* 2001 46.0* 27.6* 19.6* 6.8* 2000 48.5* 28.9* 17.2* 5.4* 1999 46.9* 29.5* 18.0* 5.5* 1998 43.4 32.0 18.0 6.5 1997 46.1 31.1 15.3 7.5 1996 47.6 30.7 16.6 5.2 1995 44.9 31.3 19.1 4.7 1994 38.1 34.4 17.7 9.9 Unemployed 2002 41.9* 26.6* 20.9* 10.6* 2001 48.5* 24.4* 20.4* 6.7* 2000 51.3* 24.0* 17.3* 7.4* 1999 47.9* 22.9* 20.9* 8.3* 1998 42.8 30.4 16.3 10.6 1997 42.8 29.4 20.0 7.7 1996 45.5 28.0 17.2 9.4 1995 40.1 30.4 20.1 9.5 1994 46.0 30.8 16.0 7.2 Other[5] 2002 61.0* 18.1* 11.7* 9.1* 2001 63.6* 18.7* 10.8* 7.0* 2000 65.1* 17.7* 9.7* 7.5* 1999 64.9* 17.3* 10.1* 7.7* 1998 61.3 20.3 11.0 7.4 1997 61.3 21.3 9.6 7.9 1996 61.2 22.0 7.7 9.1 1995 61.5 21.7 10.2 6.5 1994 61.3 22.0 10.4 6.3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sources: SAMHSA/OAS, Results from the 2002 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National Findings. 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No. (SMA)96-3085, 1996. – Low precision; no estimate reported. NA Not applicable/not available. * Estimated by Alcohol Epidemiologic Data System from public-use data. [1] Due to survey methodology changes in 1999, comparisons to results prior to 1999 must be limited. The survey's name was changed from the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA) to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) in 2002. Each NSDUH respondent beginning in 2002 is given an incentive payment of $30, resulting in a substantial improvement in the survey response rate. [2] Categories for other racial/ethnic groups and non-Hispanic more than one race (introduced since 1999) are not included. [3] Data on adult education are not applicable for youth age 12-17. Total refers to adults age 18 and older. [4] Data on current employment are not applicable for youth age 12-17. Total refers to adults age 18 and older. [5] Retired, disabled, homemaker, student, or other.