April 17, 2008 |
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Combined data from 2004 to 2006 indicate that 15.1 percent of current drivers aged 18 or older drove under the influence of alcohol in the past year. Rates of past year driving under the influence of alcohol were highest among current drivers aged 18 or older residing in Wisconsin (26.4 percent), North Dakota (24.9 percent), Minnesota (23.5 percent), Nebraska (22.9 percent), and South Dakota (21.6 percent) and the lowest in Arkansas (10.8 percent), Kentucky (10.5 percent), North Carolina (10.4 percent), West Virginia (10.1 percent), and Utah (9.5 percent) (Figure 1).
Percentages of Persons | ||||
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9.51% to 12.41% | 12.42% to 13.81% | 13.82% to 16.03% | 16.04% to 18.38% | 18.39% to 26.37% |
Alabama | Alaska | Arizona | Colorado | District of Columbia |
Arkansas | California | Indiana | Connecticut | Kansas |
Kentucky | Delaware | Louisiana | Hawaii | Massachusetts |
Maine | Florida | Maryland | Illinois | Minnesota |
Mississippi | Georgia | Nevada | Iowa | Montana |
New Jersey | Idaho | Ohio | Michigan | Nebraska |
North Carolina | New Mexico | Oregon | Missouri | North Dakota |
Tennessee | New York | Pennsylvania | New Hampshire | Rhode Island |
Utah | Oklahoma | South Carolina | Vermont | South Dakota |
West Virginia | Virginia | Texas | Wyoming | Wisconsin |
Washington |
Source: SAMHSA, 2004-2006 NSDUHs. |
Combined data from 2004 to 2006 indicate that 4.7 percent of current drivers aged 18 or older drove under the influence of illicit drugs in the past year. Past year rates of driving under the influence of illicit drugs among persons aged 18 or older were the highest in the District of Columbia (7.0 percent), Rhode Island (6.8 percent), Massachusetts (6.4 percent), Montana (6.3 percent), and Wyoming (6.2 percent) and were the lowest in Kentucky (3.6 percent), North Dakota (3.5 percent), South Dakota (3.5 percent), Alabama (3.4 percent), and New Jersey (3.2 percent) (Figure 2).
Percentages of Persons | ||||
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3.21% to 4.05% | 4.06% to 4.52% | 4.53% to 5.00% | 5.01% to 5.63% | 5.64% to 6.97% |
Alabama | Georgia | Delaware | Arkansas | District of Columbia |
Arizona | Idaho | Florida | California | Alaska |
Iowa | Illinois | Kansas | Connecticut | Colorado |
Kentucky | Indiana | Louisiana | Hawaii | Massachusetts |
Maryland | Mississippi | Maine | Missouri | Michigan |
Nebraska | New York | Ohio | Nevada | Minnesota |
New Jersey | North Carolina | Oklahoma | New Hampshire | Montana |
North Dakota | Oregon | Pennsylvania | New Mexico | Rhode Island |
South Dakota | South Carolina | Utah | Tennessee | Vermont |
Texas | West Virginia | Virginia | Wisconsin | Wyoming |
Washington |
Source: SAMHSA, 2004-2006 NSDUHs. |
The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) is an annual survey sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The combined 2004, 2005, and 2006 data used in this report are based on information obtained from 127,283 current drivers aged 18 or older; sample sizes within States ranged from a low of 1,501 to a high of 6,897. The survey collects data by administering questionnaires to a representative sample of the population through face-to-face interviews at their place of residence. The NSDUH Report is prepared by the Office of Applied Studies (OAS), SAMHSA, and by RTI International in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. (RTI International is a trade name of Research Triangle Institute.) Information on NSDUH used in compiling data for this issue is available in the following publications: Office of Applied Studies. (2007). Results from the 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: National findings (DHHS Publication No. SMA 07-4293, NSDUH Series H-32). Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Information for earlier NSDUHs is available in the following publications: 2005 NSDUH: (DHHS Publication No. SMA 06-4194, NSDUH Series H-30) 2004 NSDUH: (DHHS Publication No. SMA 05-4062, NSDUH Series H-28) Also available online: http://oas.samhsa.gov. Because of improvements and modifications to the 2002 NSDUH, estimates from the 2004 through 2006 surveys should not be compared with estimates from the 2001 or earlier versions of the survey to examine changes over time. |
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This page was last updated on December 30, 2008. |
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