The
NSDUH Report: State Estimates of Underage Drinking
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format
(also has the data table used to
construct each figure)
Highlights
- Because
of small sample sizes, sometimes variables (such as underage drinking
by States) need to be analyzed with pooled data (that is, data combined
from several years in order to get a reliable estimate). Therefore,
this report is based on State level data combined from 2 years of data,
i.e. from the 2003 and 2004 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health.
Data are annualized estimates, that is, an average per year estimate
is calculated from the combined data years. Underage drinking is defined
as alcohol drinking among persons aged 12 to 20.
- In
2003-2004, past month alcohol use rates for persons aged 12 to 20 were
among the lowest in Utah (18.6%) and Tennessee (22.3%) and among the
highest in North Dakota (42.7%) and South Dakota (39.1%).
- Between
2002-2003 and 2003-2004, past month alcohol use increased in California
(from 24.7 to 26.3%) and Wisconsin (from 34.7% to 38.3%) while binge
alcohol drinking increased in Iowa (from 24.7% to 27.7%) and Oklahoma
(from 19.1% to 21.5%).
Reports on rural/urban status & metropolitan
areas
Reports
on specific drugs
Other
topics
This Short
Report, The
NSDUH Report: State Estimates of Underage Drinking,
is based on SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug
Use and Health conducted by the Office of Applied
Studies (OAS) in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA). SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)
is the primary source of information on the prevalence, patterns, and
consequences of drug and alcohol use and abuse and for selected mental health measures in the general U.S. civilian non institutionalized population, age 12 and older.
SAMHSA's National Survey on Drug Use & Health also provides estimates
for drug use and for selected mental health measures by State.
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