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Alcohol or Tobacco Use Tables - Tables H.21 to H.41
20621 (2.1A)
Table H.21 Estimated Numbers (in Thousands) of Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Users of Tobacco and Alcohol among Persons Aged 12 or Older: 2000 and 2001
Drug |
TIME PERIOD | |||||
Lifetime |
Past Year |
Past Month | ||||
2000 |
2001 |
2000 |
2001 |
2000 |
2001 | |
Any Tobacco1 |
157,518 |
161,028 |
78,162 |
78,627 |
65,489 |
66,476 |
Cigarettes |
148,377 |
151,638 |
65,009 |
65,577 |
55,667 |
56,288 |
Smokeless Tobacco |
41,412 |
43,056 |
9,988 |
9,809 |
7,582 |
7,309 |
Cigars |
76,377a |
79,932 |
23,355 |
23,846 |
10,712b |
12,103 |
Pipes2 |
36,726 |
38,373 |
-- |
-- |
2,131 |
2,349 |
Alcohol |
180,781 |
184,402 |
138,179b |
143,638 |
104,092b |
109,029 |
Binge Alcohol Use3 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
46,049 |
46,365 |
Heavy Alcohol Use3 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
12,554 |
12,944 |
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
aDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.
bDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.
1 Use of any tobacco product indicates using at least once cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Any tobacco use in the past year does not include use of pipe tobacco.
2 Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected.
3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. By "occasion" is meant at the same time or within a couple hours of each other. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all Heavy Alcohol Users are also Binge Alcohol Users.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 2000 and 2001.
20621 (2.1B)
Table H.22 Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Tobacco and Alcohol among Persons Aged 12 or Older: 2000 and 2001
Drug |
TIME PERIOD | |||||
Lifetime |
Past Year |
Past Month | ||||
2000 |
2001 |
2000 |
2001 |
2000 |
2001 | |
Any Tobacco1 |
70.5 |
71.4 |
35.0 |
34.8 |
29.3 |
29.5 |
Cigarettes |
66.5 |
67.2 |
29.1 |
29.1 |
24.9 |
24.9 |
Smokeless Tobacco |
18.5 |
19.1 |
4.5 |
4.3 |
3.4 |
3.2 |
Cigars |
34.2a |
35.4 |
10.5 |
10.6 |
4.8b |
5.4 |
Pipes2 |
16.4 |
17.0 |
-- |
-- |
1.0 |
1.0 |
Alcohol |
81.0a |
81.7 |
61.9b |
63.7 |
46.6b |
48.3 |
Binge Alcohol Use3 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
20.6 |
20.5 |
Heavy Alcohol Use3 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
5.6 |
5.7 |
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
aDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.
bDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.
1 Use of any tobacco product indicates using at least once cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Any tobacco use in the past year does not include use of pipe tobacco.
2 Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected.
3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. By "occasion" is meant at the same time or within a couple hours of each other. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all Heavy Alcohol Users are also Binge Alcohol Users.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 2000 and 2001.
20621 (2.2B)
Table H.23 Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Tobacco and Alcohol among Youths Aged 12 to 17: 2000 and 2001
Drug |
TIME PERIOD | |||||
Lifetime |
Past Year |
Past Month | ||||
2000 |
2001 |
2000 |
2001 |
2000 |
2001 | |
Any Tobacco1 |
38.0 |
37.0 |
24.3 |
23.5 |
15.6 |
15.1 |
Cigarettes |
34.6 |
33.6 |
20.8 |
20.0 |
13.4 |
13.0 |
Smokeless Tobacco |
8.6 |
8.3 |
4.4 |
4.4 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
Cigars |
17.1 |
16.4 |
10.3 |
9.9 |
4.5 |
4.3 |
Pipes2 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
-- |
-- |
0.8 |
0.7 |
Alcohol |
41.7 |
42.9 |
33.0 |
33.9 |
16.4a |
17.3 |
Binge Alcohol Use3 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
10.4 |
10.6 |
Heavy Alcohol Use3 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
2.6 |
2.5 |
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
aDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.
bDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.
1 Use of any tobacco product indicates using at least once cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Any tobacco use in the past year does not include use of pipe tobacco.
2 Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected.
3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. By "occasion" is meant at the same time or within a couple hours of each other. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all Heavy Alcohol Users are also Binge Alcohol Users.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 2000 and 2001.
20621 (2.3B)
Table H.24 Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Tobacco and Alcohol among Persons Aged 18 to 25: 2000 and 2001
Drug |
TIME PERIOD | |||||
Lifetime |
Past Year |
Past Month | ||||
2000 |
2001 |
2000 |
2001 |
2000 |
2001 | |
Any Tobacco1 |
72.1a |
73.6 |
52.2 |
53.1 |
42.9 |
43.9 |
Cigarettes |
67.3b |
69.0 |
45.8 |
46.8 |
38.3 |
39.1 |
Smokeless Tobacco |
23.6 |
23.7 |
8.0 |
8.5 |
5.0 |
5.4 |
Cigars |
42.3a |
43.8 |
21.9 |
21.5 |
10.4 |
10.4 |
Pipes2 |
8.2 |
8.6 |
-- |
-- |
1.2 |
1.3 |
Alcohol |
84.0 |
85.0 |
74.5 |
75.4 |
56.8b |
58.8 |
Binge Alcohol Use3 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
37.8 |
38.7 |
Heavy Alcohol Use3 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
12.8 |
13.6 |
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
aDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.
bDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.
1 Use of any tobacco product indicates using at least once cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Any tobacco use in the past year does not include use of pipe tobacco.
2 Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected.
3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. By "occasion" is meant at the same time or within a couple hours of each other. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all Heavy Alcohol Users are also Binge Alcohol Users.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 2000 and 2001.
20621 (2.4B)
Table H.25 Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Tobacco and Alcohol among Persons Aged 26 or Older: 2000 and 2001
Drug |
TIME PERIOD | |||||
Lifetime |
Past Year |
Past Month | ||||
2000 |
2001 |
2000 |
2001 |
2000 |
2001 | |
Any Tobacco1 |
74.7 |
75.7 |
33.6 |
33.3 |
28.9 |
29.0 |
Cigarettes |
70.7 |
71.5 |
27.4 |
27.3 |
24.2 |
24.2 |
Smokeless Tobacco |
19.1 |
19.8 |
3.9 |
3.6 |
3.3 |
3.0 |
Cigars |
35.2a |
36.6 |
8.6 |
8.8 |
3.9b |
4.7 |
Pipes2 |
19.7 |
20.4 |
-- |
-- |
0.9 |
1.0 |
Alcohol |
85.8 |
86.5 |
63.7b |
65.7 |
49.0b |
50.8 |
Binge Alcohol Use3 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
19.1 |
18.8 |
Heavy Alcohol Use3 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
4.8 |
4.8 |
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
aDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.
bDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.
1 Use of any tobacco product indicates using at least once cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (i.e., chewing tobacco or snuff), cigars, or pipe tobacco. Any tobacco use in the past year does not include use of pipe tobacco.
2 Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected.
3 Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. By "occasion" is meant at the same time or within a couple hours of each other. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all Heavy Alcohol Users are also Binge Alcohol Users.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 2000 and 2001.
20621 (2.20B)
Table H.26 Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Cigarettes, by Detailed Age Categories: 2000 and 2001
Age Category |
TIME PERIOD | |||||
Lifetime |
Past Year |
Past Month | ||||
2000 |
2001 |
2000 |
2001 |
2000 |
2001 | |
Total |
66.5 |
67.2 |
29.1 |
29.1 |
24.9 |
24.9 |
12 |
10.3 |
10.0 |
4.5 |
4.9 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
13 |
18.7 |
17.6 |
9.5 |
9.3 |
4.9 |
4.5 |
14 |
29.5 |
29.3 |
16.8 |
16.3 |
8.7 |
8.0 |
15 |
43.9b |
40.1 |
25.6a |
23.3 |
15.5 |
14.8 |
16 |
50.5 |
49.3 |
32.0 |
30.7 |
22.2 |
21.6 |
17 |
55.6 |
54.9 |
37.5 |
35.7 |
28.4 |
27.4 |
18 |
62.4 |
61.2 |
44.2 |
44.9 |
36.0 |
36.3 |
19 |
66.6 |
67.7 |
49.0 |
49.3 |
40.2 |
40.9 |
20 |
68.8 |
69.8 |
49.5 |
49.8 |
41.4 |
41.9 |
21 |
69.4a |
73.1 |
49.3 |
50.9 |
40.4 |
43.5 |
22 |
69.2 |
71.4 |
46.9 |
47.7 |
39.8 |
39.6 |
23 |
69.0 |
70.5 |
44.9 |
45.5 |
38.3 |
39.0 |
24 |
67.8 |
70.3 |
43.6 |
44.1 |
37.1 |
37.0 |
25 |
66.5a |
70.0 |
38.2a |
41.7 |
32.7 |
34.6 |
26-29 |
68.9 |
70.8 |
38.2 |
38.3 |
31.9 |
32.6 |
30-34 |
69.8 |
69.7 |
32.6 |
34.2 |
28.0 |
29.0 |
35-39 |
71.3 |
73.0 |
33.0 |
34.5 |
29.7 |
30.9 |
40-44 |
74.0 |
74.2 |
31.7 |
33.6 |
28.3 |
29.9 |
45-49 |
73.0 |
74.9 |
29.5 |
30.7 |
26.6 |
28.2 |
50-54 |
74.8 |
74.7 |
31.7b |
25.3 |
29.2b |
23.0 |
55-59 |
75.1 |
74.4 |
26.6 |
25.5 |
22.6 |
23.6 |
60-64 |
71.5 |
74.3 |
21.3 |
19.5 |
19.1 |
18.3 |
65 or Older |
62.9 |
63.4 |
10.9 |
11.0 |
9.8 |
9.1 |
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
aDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.
bDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 2000 and 2001.
20621 (2.30B)
Table H.27 Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Cigarettes among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: 2000 and 2001
|
Demographic |
TIME PERIOD | |||||
Lifetime |
Past Year |
Past Month | ||||
2000 |
2001 |
2000 |
2001 |
2000 |
2001 | |
TOTAL |
66.5 |
67.2 |
29.1 |
29.1 |
24.9 |
24.9 |
AGE |
||||||
12-17 |
34.6 |
33.6 |
20.8 |
20.0 |
13.4 |
13.0 |
18-25 |
67.3b |
69.0 |
45.8 |
46.8 |
38.3 |
39.1 |
26 or Older |
70.7 |
71.5 |
27.4 |
27.3 |
24.2 |
24.2 |
GENDER |
||||||
Male |
71.9 |
72.3 |
31.6 |
31.6 |
26.9 |
27.1 |
Female |
61.4 |
62.5 |
26.8 |
26.7 |
23.1 |
23.0 |
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE |
||||||
Not Hispanic |
67.9 |
68.8 |
29.5 |
29.5 |
25.4 |
25.4 |
White Only |
71.4 |
72.3 |
30.2 |
30.3 |
25.9 |
26.1 |
Black Only |
54.9 |
56.2 |
26.7 |
27.5 |
23.3 |
23.9 |
American Indian or Alaska
|
72.8 |
72.2 |
45.7 |
42.4 |
42.3 |
38.0 |
Native Hawaiian or Other
|
* |
53.9 |
* |
30.2 |
* |
27.7 |
Asian Only |
38.8 |
39.3 |
18.8 |
16.1 |
16.5 |
12.9 |
More Than One Race |
62.3 |
68.4 |
36.1 |
35.6 |
32.3 |
31.1 |
Hispanic |
54.0 |
53.9 |
26.1 |
25.6 |
20.7 |
20.9 |
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
aDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.
bDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 2000 and 2001.
20621 (2.31B)
Table H.28 Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Cigarettes among Youths Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic Characteristics: 2000 and 2001
|
Demographic |
TIME PERIOD | |||||
Lifetime |
Past Year |
Past Month | ||||
2000 |
2001 |
2000 |
2001 |
2000 |
2001 | |
TOTAL |
34.6 |
33.6 |
20.8 |
20.0 |
13.4 |
13.0 |
GENDER |
||||||
Male |
34.5 |
33.3 |
20.0 |
19.4 |
12.8 |
12.4 |
Female |
34.8 |
33.9 |
21.8 |
20.7 |
14.1 |
13.6 |
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE |
||||||
Not Hispanic |
35.2 |
34.0 |
21.2 |
20.4 |
14.0 |
13.4 |
White Only |
38.1a |
36.3 |
23.6 |
22.6 |
16.0 |
15.0 |
Black Only |
24.4 |
24.3 |
11.6 |
11.4 |
6.1 |
6.5 |
American Indian or Alaska
|
* |
61.1 |
36.8 |
38.6 |
27.5 |
29.0 |
Native Hawaiian or Other
|
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Asian Only |
23.6 |
23.4 |
13.9 |
11.4 |
8.4 |
7.3 |
More Than One Race |
33.7 |
36.5 |
20.3 |
22.5 |
10.2 |
15.8 |
Hispanic |
31.2 |
31.2 |
18.7 |
17.8 |
10.2 |
10.2 |
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN |
||||||
Male - White |
37.3 |
35.5 |
22.0 |
21.5 |
14.7 |
13.7 |
Female - White |
38.9 |
37.2 |
25.3 |
23.9 |
17.3 |
16.4 |
Male - Black |
25.3 |
24.8 |
13.0 |
10.8 |
7.4 |
7.0 |
Female - Black |
23.4 |
23.7 |
10.2 |
12.0 |
4.9 |
6.0 |
Male - Hispanic |
32.7 |
33.3 |
19.3 |
18.8 |
10.6 |
11.4 |
Female - Hispanic |
29.6 |
28.9 |
18.1 |
16.8 |
9.9 |
9.1 |
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
aDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.
bDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 2000 and 2001.
20621 (2.32B)
Table H.29 Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Cigarettes among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Demographic Characteristics: 2000 and 2001
|
Demographic |
TIME PERIOD | |||||
Lifetime |
Past Year |
Past Month | ||||
2000 |
2001 |
2000 |
2001 |
2000 |
2001 | |
TOTAL |
67.3b |
69.0 |
45.8 |
46.8 |
38.3 |
39.1 |
GENDER |
||||||
Male |
70.2 |
71.9 |
49.3 |
50.3 |
41.6 |
42.7 |
Female |
64.5a |
66.2 |
42.4 |
43.4 |
35.0 |
35.7 |
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE |
||||||
Not Hispanic |
69.0a |
70.4 |
47.8 |
48.4 |
40.4 |
40.7 |
White Only |
74.1 |
74.9 |
51.9 |
52.5 |
43.9 |
44.3 |
Black Only |
50.2 |
52.8 |
31.5 |
30.8 |
25.9 |
25.2 |
American Indian or Alaska
|
82.3 |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Native Hawaiian or Other
|
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Asian Only |
41.9b |
52.0 |
27.4a |
34.9 |
22.0 |
27.8 |
More Than One Race |
78.9 |
78.0 |
61.9 |
56.0 |
54.9 |
46.4 |
Hispanic |
57.6a |
61.1 |
34.5a |
38.0 |
26.5a |
30.4 |
ADULT EDUCATION |
||||||
< High School |
68.9 |
70.6 |
51.9 |
54.1 |
45.0 |
47.8 |
High School Graduate |
68.3 |
68.7 |
47.8 |
48.5 |
40.9 |
41.1 |
Some College |
66.3 |
68.4 |
43.8 |
44.1 |
35.3 |
35.8 |
College Graduate |
64.4b |
69.0 |
34.6 |
37.3 |
26.2 |
28.2 |
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT1 |
||||||
Full-Time |
71.6a |
73.2 |
49.3 |
49.6 |
41.8 |
42.1 |
Part-Time |
63.6 |
65.3 |
42.1 |
43.8 |
33.4a |
36.1 |
Unemployed |
74.4 |
72.2 |
59.5 |
55.2 |
53.0a |
47.3 |
Other2 |
58.7a |
61.7 |
37.9a |
40.8 |
31.2 |
32.7 |
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
aDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.
bDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.
1 Estimates for 2000 and 2001 are based on a revised definition of employment and are not comparable with estimates by employment published in prior NHSDA reports.
2 Retired, disabled, homemaker, student, or "other."
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 2000 and 2001.
20621 (2.33B)
Table H.30 Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Cigarettes among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: 2000 and 2001
|
Demographic |
TIME PERIOD | |||||
Lifetime |
Past Year |
Past Month | ||||
2000 |
2001 |
2000 |
2001 |
2000 |
2001 | |
TOTAL |
70.7 |
71.5 |
27.4 |
27.3 |
24.2 |
24.2 |
GENDER |
||||||
Male |
77.7 |
78.2 |
30.1 |
30.0 |
26.4 |
26.4 |
Female |
64.3 |
65.5 |
25.0 |
24.8 |
22.3 |
22.1 |
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE |
||||||
Not Hispanic |
72.0 |
73.1 |
27.6 |
27.6 |
24.6 |
24.5 |
White Only |
75.0 |
76.2 |
27.7 |
27.9 |
24.5 |
24.7 |
Black Only |
61.6 |
62.9 |
28.4 |
29.8 |
25.9 |
26.8 |
American Indian or Alaska
|
* |
73.2 |
* |
39.6 |
* |
36.9 |
Native Hawaiian or Other
|
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Asian Only |
40.4 |
39.2 |
18.0 |
13.3 |
16.8a |
11.0 |
More Than One Race |
66.8 |
76.3 |
34.4 |
34.0 |
33.3 |
31.7 |
Hispanic |
57.6 |
56.7 |
25.3 |
23.9 |
21.2 |
20.5 |
ADULT EDUCATION |
||||||
< High School |
66.2 |
65.0 |
33.0 |
33.7 |
29.8 |
30.9 |
High School Graduate |
71.6 |
72.6 |
32.1 |
33.2 |
29.3 |
30.4 |
Some College |
74.3 |
75.9 |
29.5 |
28.1 |
25.9 |
24.6 |
College Graduate |
69.3 |
70.3 |
16.3 |
15.9 |
13.0 |
12.8 |
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT1 |
||||||
Full-Time |
73.2 |
74.1 |
30.5 |
30.1 |
26.9 |
26.6 |
Part-Time |
70.1 |
72.6 |
25.6 |
24.5 |
23.1 |
21.9 |
Unemployed |
80.1a |
70.4 |
51.1a |
41.8 |
45.6 |
37.2 |
Other2 |
65.3 |
66.2 |
20.7 |
21.7 |
18.4 |
19.3 |
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
aDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.
bDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.
1 Estimates for 2000 and 2001 are based on a revised definition of employment and are not comparable with estimates by employment published in prior NHSDA reports.
2 Retired, disabled, homemaker, student, or "other."
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 2000 and 2001.
20621 (2.34B)
Table H.31 Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Cigarettes among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: 2000 and 2001
|
Demographic |
TIME PERIOD | |||||
Lifetime |
Past Year |
Past Month | ||||
2000 |
2001 |
2000 |
2001 |
2000 |
2001 | |
TOTAL |
70.2 |
71.1 |
30.1 |
30.1 |
26.3 |
26.3 |
GENDER |
||||||
Male |
76.6 |
77.2 |
33.0 |
33.1 |
28.7 |
28.9 |
Female |
64.3 |
65.6 |
27.4 |
27.4 |
24.0 |
24.0 |
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE |
||||||
Not Hispanic |
71.6a |
72.7 |
30.4 |
30.5 |
26.7 |
26.8 |
White Only |
74.9a |
76.0 |
30.9 |
31.1 |
27.0 |
27.3 |
Black Only |
59.5 |
61.1 |
29.0 |
30.0 |
25.9 |
26.5 |
American Indian or Alaska
|
* |
74.2 |
47.0 |
43.0 |
44.5 |
39.6 |
Native Hawaiian or Other
|
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Asian Only |
40.7 |
41.2 |
19.4 |
16.6 |
17.5 |
13.5 |
More Than One Race |
69.2 |
76.7 |
39.9 |
39.0 |
37.6 |
35.1 |
Hispanic |
57.6 |
57.6 |
27.3 |
26.9 |
22.3 |
22.6 |
ADULT EDUCATION |
||||||
< High School |
66.6 |
66.0 |
36.2 |
37.2 |
32.4 |
33.8 |
High School Graduate |
71.1 |
72.0 |
34.5 |
35.7 |
31.1 |
32.1 |
Some College |
72.8 |
74.5 |
32.2 |
31.1 |
27.7 |
26.7 |
College Graduate |
69.0 |
70.3 |
17.5 |
17.4 |
13.9 |
13.8 |
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT1 |
||||||
Full-Time |
73.0 |
74.0 |
33.0 |
32.6 |
28.8 |
28.6 |
Part-Time |
68.3 |
70.5 |
30.2 |
30.0 |
26.0 |
25.9 |
Unemployed |
78.0b |
71.0 |
54.1a |
46.3 |
48.2a |
40.6 |
Other2 |
64.6 |
65.7 |
22.4 |
23.6 |
19.7 |
20.7 |
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
aDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.
bDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.
1 Estimates for 2000 and 2001 are based on a revised definition of employment and are not comparable with estimates by employment published in prior NHSDA reports.
2 Retired, disabled, homemaker, student, or "other."
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 2000 and 2001.
20621 (2.55B)
Table H.32 Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Cigarettes among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Racial/Ethnic Subgroups: Annual Averages Based on 2000 and 2001 NHSDAs
TIME PERIOD | |||
Racial/Ethnic Subgroup |
Lifetime |
Past Year |
Past Month |
TOTAL1 |
66.8 |
29.1 |
24.9 |
NOT HISPANIC1 |
68.4 |
29.5 |
25.4 |
White |
71.8 |
30.2 |
26.0 |
Black |
55.6 |
27.1 |
23.6 |
American Indian or Alaska Native |
72.5 |
44.0 |
40.1 |
Native Hawaiian |
* |
* |
* |
Other Pacific Islander |
52.9 |
* |
* |
Chinese |
32.9 |
11.4 |
10.2 |
Filipino |
33.9 |
16.7 |
13.1 |
Japanese |
54.6 |
19.2 |
17.7 |
Asian Indian |
33.2 |
14.0 |
11.9 |
Korean |
55.2 |
25.0 |
21.0 |
Vietnamese |
41.6 |
26.5 |
23.8 |
HISPANIC1 |
54.0 |
25.8 |
20.8 |
Mexican |
53.6 |
25.6 |
20.1 |
Puerto Rican |
59.3 |
31.4 |
26.9 |
Central or South American |
54.1 |
24.7 |
20.4 |
Cuban |
52.4 |
22.7 |
19.2 |
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
1 Totals include data from respondents reporting racial/ethnic subgroups not shown, as well as respondents reporting more than one subgroup.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 2000 and 2001.
20621 (2.75B)
Table H.33 Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Cigarettes among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: 2000 and 2001
|
Geographic |
TIME PERIOD | |||||
Lifetime |
Past Year |
Past Month | ||||
2000 |
2001 |
2000 |
2001 |
2000 |
2001 | |
TOTAL |
66.5 |
67.2 |
29.1 |
29.1 |
24.9 |
24.9 |
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION |
||||||
Northeast |
66.3 |
67.2 |
27.9 |
28.6 |
23.8 |
24.1 |
New England |
71.2 |
71.1 |
28.7 |
29.5 |
24.6 |
24.0 |
Middle Atlantic |
64.5 |
65.8 |
27.6 |
28.2 |
23.5 |
24.2 |
Midwest |
68.6 |
69.6 |
30.7 |
31.2 |
26.4 |
27.0 |
East North Central |
68.2 |
69.5 |
30.7 |
32.0 |
26.3 |
27.8 |
West North Central |
69.6 |
69.8 |
30.7 |
29.2 |
26.7 |
25.2 |
South |
66.7 |
67.8 |
29.9 |
30.0 |
25.6 |
25.9 |
South Atlantic |
66.6 |
67.4 |
30.1 |
28.5 |
25.7 |
24.6 |
East South Central |
67.4a |
71.4 |
30.6 |
33.6 |
26.9 |
29.4 |
West South Central |
66.3 |
66.4 |
29.3 |
30.6 |
24.8 |
26.0 |
West |
64.0 |
63.8 |
27.2 |
25.8 |
23.3 |
22.1 |
Mountain |
67.5 |
64.9 |
27.5 |
27.1 |
23.7 |
23.3 |
Pacific |
62.6 |
63.3 |
27.1 |
25.2 |
23.1 |
21.6 |
COUNTY TYPE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Large Metro |
64.0 |
64.6 |
27.6 |
27.0 |
23.5 |
22.9 |
Small Metro |
68.5 |
69.4 |
30.1 |
30.6 |
25.8 |
26.5 |
250K - 1 Mil. Pop. |
68.8 |
69.3 |
30.0 |
30.6 |
26.0 |
26.6 |
<250K Pop. |
67.9 |
69.7 |
30.5 |
30.6 |
25.3 |
26.2 |
Nonmetro |
69.2 |
70.1 |
31.3 |
31.5 |
26.9 |
27.3 |
Urbanized |
71.1 |
71.1 |
31.3 |
31.4 |
26.5 |
26.8 |
Less Urbanized |
68.6 |
69.3 |
31.3 |
31.5 |
27.0 |
27.2 |
Completely Rural |
67.4a |
72.2 |
31.2 |
31.9 |
27.4 |
28.5 |
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
aDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.
bDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 2000 and 2001.
20621 (2.24B)
Table H.34 Percentages Reporting Past Month Alcohol Use, Past Month Binge Alcohol Use, and Past Month Heavy Alcohol Use, by Detailed Age Categories: 2000 and 2001
TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE | ||||||
Any Alcohol Use |
Binge Alcohol Use |
Heavy Alcohol Use | ||||
Age Category |
2000 |
2001 |
2000 |
2001 |
2000 |
2001 |
Total |
46.6b |
48.3 |
20.6 |
20.5 |
5.6 |
5.7 |
12 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
13 |
6.7 |
6.1 |
3.0 |
2.7 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
14 |
11.1 |
11.7 |
6.0 |
5.9 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
15 |
20.4 |
21.5 |
12.6 |
12.4 |
2.5 |
2.2 |
16 |
26.4 |
27.4 |
17.9 |
17.6 |
4.9 |
4.3 |
17 |
32.1 |
34.4 |
22.9 |
24.2 |
7.3 |
7.2 |
18 |
42.1 |
44.0 |
30.9 |
31.9 |
10.3 |
10.9 |
19 |
50.0 |
53.2 |
34.8 |
37.6 |
13.6 |
13.6 |
20 |
55.6 |
55.7 |
38.5 |
38.2 |
14.2 |
14.5 |
21 |
65.2 |
67.5 |
45.2 |
48.2 |
16.7 |
17.8 |
22 |
64.1 |
66.1 |
41.7 |
42.7 |
13.8 |
15.3 |
23 |
62.6 |
64.8 |
39.8 |
38.8 |
14.1 |
13.5 |
24 |
61.2 |
61.5 |
38.3 |
38.3 |
10.4 |
11.8 |
25 |
59.0 |
61.0 |
35.1 |
35.1 |
9.8 |
11.6 |
26-29 |
59.2 |
61.4 |
33.3 |
34.2 |
8.9 |
9.2 |
30-34 |
57.6 |
58.8 |
28.0 |
27.2 |
6.6 |
6.8 |
35-39 |
56.0 |
58.7 |
25.0 |
25.7 |
6.2 |
6.1 |
40-44 |
53.9 |
54.4 |
21.9 |
21.5 |
5.4 |
6.0 |
45-49 |
50.8a |
55.2 |
18.6 |
19.1 |
4.8 |
5.4 |
50-54 |
50.8 |
53.1 |
18.4 |
17.0 |
4.9 |
4.2 |
55-59 |
45.8 |
45.8 |
15.8 |
14.3 |
4.8 |
3.4 |
60-64 |
43.2 |
45.6 |
11.3 |
11.6 |
1.6 |
2.9 |
65 or Older |
32.0 |
33.0 |
6.1 |
5.8 |
1.5 |
1.4 |
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
NOTE: Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. By "occasion" is meant at the same time or within a couple hours of each other. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all Heavy Alcohol Users are also Binge Alcohol Users.
aDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.
bDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 2000 and 2001.
20621 (2.50B)
Table H.35 Percentages Reporting Past Month Alcohol Use, Past Month Binge Alcohol Use, and Past Month Heavy Alcohol Use among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: 2000 and 2001
|
Demographic |
TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE | |||||
Any Alcohol Use |
Binge Alcohol Use |
Heavy Alcohol Use | ||||
2000 |
2001 |
2000 |
2001 |
2000 |
2001 | |
TOTAL |
46.6b |
48.3 |
20.6 |
20.5 |
5.6 |
5.7 |
AGE |
||||||
12-17 |
16.4a |
17.3 |
10.4 |
10.6 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
18-25 |
56.8b |
58.8 |
37.8 |
38.7 |
12.8 |
13.6 |
26 or Older |
49.0b |
50.8 |
19.1 |
18.8 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
GENDER |
||||||
Male |
53.6 |
54.8 |
28.3 |
28.2 |
8.7 |
9.2 |
Female |
40.2b |
42.3 |
13.5 |
13.4 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE |
||||||
Not Hispanic |
47.4b |
49.4 |
20.4 |
20.5 |
5.8 |
5.9 |
White Only |
50.7b |
52.7 |
21.2 |
21.5 |
6.2 |
6.4 |
Black Only |
33.7 |
35.1 |
17.7 |
16.8 |
4.0 |
4.1 |
American Indian or Alaska
|
35.1 |
35.0 |
26.2 |
21.8 |
7.2 |
7.1 |
Native Hawaiian or Other
|
* |
* |
* |
17.0 |
* |
4.0 |
Asian Only |
28.0 |
31.9 |
11.6 |
10.1 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
More Than One Race |
41.6 |
43.2 |
17.5 |
19.4 |
5.2 |
6.7 |
Hispanic |
39.8 |
39.5 |
22.7 |
21.3 |
4.4 |
4.4 |
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
NOTE: Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. By "occasion" is meant at the same time or within a couple hours of each other. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all Heavy Alcohol Users are also Binge Alcohol Users.
aDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.
bDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 2000 and 2001.
20621 (2.51B)
Table H.36 Percentages Reporting Past Month Alcohol Use, Past Month Binge Alcohol Use, and Past Month Heavy Alcohol Use among Youths Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic Characteristics: 2000 and 2001
|
Demographic |
TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE | |||||
Any Alcohol Use |
Binge Alcohol Use |
Heavy Alcohol Use | ||||
2000 |
2001 |
2000 |
2001 |
2000 |
2001 | |
TOTAL |
16.4a |
17.3 |
10.4 |
10.6 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
GENDER |
||||||
Male |
16.2 |
17.2 |
11.2 |
11.2 |
3.2 |
3.1 |
Female |
16.5 |
17.3 |
9.6 |
9.9 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE |
||||||
Not Hispanic |
16.3b |
17.6 |
10.3 |
10.7 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
White Only |
18.4 |
19.5 |
11.9 |
12.1 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
Black Only |
8.8a |
10.6 |
4.4 |
5.5 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
American Indian or Alaska
|
19.0 |
22.1 |
12.8 |
* |
2.9 |
* |
Native Hawaiian or Other
|
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Asian Only |
7.1a |
11.5 |
4.0 |
4.6 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
More Than One Race |
16.7 |
16.5 |
11.4 |
9.1 |
3.0 |
2.4 |
Hispanic |
16.8 |
15.1 |
11.0 |
9.8 |
2.7 |
2.1 |
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN |
||||||
Male - White |
18.2 |
19.3 |
12.9 |
12.7 |
3.7 |
3.6 |
Female - White |
18.6 |
19.7 |
10.9 |
11.5 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
Male - Black |
8.3 |
10.1 |
4.6 |
5.1 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
Female - Black |
9.4 |
11.2 |
4.2 |
5.9 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
Male - Hispanic |
16.8 |
16.0 |
11.5 |
11.2 |
3.4 |
2.6 |
Female - Hispanic |
16.8 |
14.1 |
10.4 |
8.2 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
NOTE: Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. By "occasion" is meant at the same time or within a couple hours of each other. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all Heavy Alcohol Users are also Binge Alcohol Users.
aDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.
bDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 2000 and 2001.
20621 (2.52B)
Table H.37 Percentages Reporting Past Month Alcohol Use, Past Month Binge Alcohol Use, and Past Month Heavy Alcohol Use among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Demographic Characteristics: 2000 and 2001
|
Demographic |
TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE | |||||
Any Alcohol Use |
Binge Alcohol Use |
Heavy Alcohol Use | ||||
2000 |
2001 |
2000 |
2001 |
2000 |
2001 | |
TOTAL |
56.8b |
58.8 |
37.8 |
38.7 |
12.8 |
13.6 |
GENDER |
||||||
Male |
62.5a |
64.7 |
47.2 |
48.5 |
18.4 |
19.6 |
Female |
51.3 |
53.0 |
28.6 |
29.2 |
7.4 |
7.7 |
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE |
||||||
Not Hispanic |
59.0a |
60.6 |
38.9 |
39.6 |
13.8 |
14.6 |
White Only |
63.3 |
64.4 |
43.0 |
43.7 |
16.1 |
17.1 |
Black Only |
43.9 |
46.5 |
24.5 |
24.3 |
5.6 |
5.3 |
American Indian or Alaska
|
* |
* |
33.0 |
29.6 |
10.1 |
* |
Native Hawaiian or Other
|
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Asian Only |
39.4a |
47.9 |
18.8a |
25.0 |
3.5 |
5.4 |
More Than One Race |
59.1 |
59.1 |
38.6 |
38.4 |
13.5 |
13.8 |
Hispanic |
44.7a |
48.7 |
31.9 |
34.0 |
7.5 |
8.3 |
ADULT EDUCATION |
||||||
< High School |
44.3 |
46.0 |
33.5 |
34.7 |
10.1 |
10.4 |
High School Graduate |
52.2a |
54.4 |
36.0 |
36.7 |
12.0 |
12.4 |
Some College |
64.0 |
64.4 |
41.8 |
41.8 |
15.4 |
16.1 |
College Graduate |
74.4 |
77.4 |
40.8 |
43.3 |
13.5 |
16.0 |
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT1 |
||||||
Full-Time |
62.0a |
63.8 |
41.1 |
42.1 |
13.5 |
14.0 |
Part-Time |
56.0 |
58.6 |
37.1 |
38.0 |
13.1 |
14.3 |
Unemployed |
53.7 |
58.2 |
40.1 |
43.7 |
13.6 |
16.6 |
Other2 |
45.1 |
46.1 |
29.6 |
29.4 |
10.7 |
10.7 |
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
NOTE: Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. By "occasion" is meant at the same time or within a couple hours of each other. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all Heavy Alcohol Users are also Binge Alcohol Users.
aDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.
bDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.
1 Estimates for 2000 and 2001 are based on a revised definition of employment and are not comparable with estimates by employment published in prior NHSDA reports.
2 Retired, disabled, homemaker, student, or "other."
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 2000 and 2001.
20621 (2.53B)
Table H.38 Percentages Reporting Past Month Alcohol Use, Past Month Binge Alcohol Use, and Past Month Heavy Alcohol Use among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: 2000 and 2001
|
Demographic |
TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE | |||||
Any Alcohol Use |
Binge Alcohol Use |
Heavy Alcohol Use | ||||
2000 |
2001 |
2000 |
2001 |
2000 |
2001 | |
TOTAL |
49.0b |
50.8 |
19.1 |
18.8 |
4.8 |
4.8 |
GENDER |
||||||
Male |
57.5 |
58.6 |
27.5 |
27.1 |
7.8 |
8.2 |
Female |
41.4b |
43.7 |
11.5 |
11.3 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE |
||||||
Not Hispanic |
49.6b |
51.7 |
18.7 |
18.6 |
4.9 |
4.9 |
White Only |
52.7b |
54.9 |
19.1 |
19.3 |
5.2 |
5.2 |
Black Only |
36.0 |
37.2 |
18.7 |
17.3 |
4.2 |
4.5 |
American Indian or Alaska
|
* |
36.5 |
* |
21.1 |
7.4 |
7.0 |
Native Hawaiian or Other
|
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
Asian Only |
29.0 |
31.8 |
11.4 |
8.1 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
More Than One Race |
44.7 |
47.5 |
14.0 |
17.3 |
3.8 |
6.1 |
Hispanic |
43.3 |
42.1 |
22.6 |
20.3 |
4.0 |
3.9 |
ADULT EDUCATION |
||||||
< High School |
31.7 |
30.8 |
18.6 |
17.9 |
5.0 |
5.4 |
High School Graduate |
44.4a |
46.8 |
20.7 |
20.7 |
5.7 |
5.3 |
Some College |
53.0 |
54.2 |
19.8 |
19.7 |
4.5 |
5.2 |
College Graduate |
62.3 |
64.3 |
16.9 |
16.4 |
3.9 |
3.7 |
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT1 |
||||||
Full-Time |
56.6a |
58.6 |
24.4 |
23.9 |
6.1 |
6.2 |
Part-Time |
49.3 |
52.1 |
13.8 |
14.7 |
3.5 |
2.9 |
Unemployed |
52.0 |
49.7 |
31.2a |
23.3 |
7.5 |
7.2 |
Other2 |
33.8 |
35.2 |
9.8 |
10.1 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
NOTE: Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. By "occasion" is meant at the same time or within a couple hours of each other. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all Heavy Alcohol Users are also Binge Alcohol Users.
aDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.
bDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.
1 Estimates for 2000 and 2001 are based on a revised definition of employment and are not comparable with estimates by employment published in prior NHSDA reports.
2 Retired, disabled, homemaker, student, or "other."
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 2000 and 2001.
20621 (2.54B)
Table H.39 Percentages Reporting Past Month Alcohol Use, Past Month Binge Alcohol Use, and Past Month Heavy Alcohol Use among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: 2000 and 2001
|
Demographic |
TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE | |||||
Any Alcohol Use |
Binge Alcohol Use |
Heavy Alcohol Use | ||||
2000 |
2001 |
2000 |
2001 |
2000 |
2001 | |
TOTAL |
50.2b |
51.9 |
21.8 |
21.7 |
6.0 |
6.1 |
GENDER |
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Male |
58.3 |
59.5 |
30.5 |
30.4 |
9.4 |
9.9 |
Female |
42.7b |
45.0 |
13.9 |
13.8 |
2.8 |
2.6 |
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE |
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Not Hispanic |
50.9b |
52.9 |
21.5 |
21.5 |
6.1 |
6.3 |
White Only |
54.0b |
56.1 |
22.2 |
22.5 |
6.6 |
6.7 |
Black Only |
37.4 |
38.8 |
19.7 |
18.5 |
4.5 |
4.6 |
American Indian or Alaska
|
37.6 |
37.3 |
28.3 |
22.6 |
7.9 |
7.4 |
Native Hawaiian or Other
|
* |
* |
* |
17.6 |
* |
4.2 |
Asian Only |
30.6 |
34.3 |
12.5 |
10.7 |
1.4 |
1.5 |
More Than One Race |
47.6 |
50.1 |
18.9 |
22.1 |
5.7 |
7.8 |
Hispanic |
43.6 |
43.5 |
24.6 |
23.2 |
4.7 |
4.8 |
ADULT EDUCATION |
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< High School |
33.9 |
33.4 |
21.1 |
20.7 |
5.9 |
6.2 |
High School Graduate |
45.6a |
48.0 |
23.0 |
23.3 |
6.7 |
6.4 |
Some College |
55.1 |
56.2 |
23.9 |
23.9 |
6.6 |
7.3 |
College Graduate |
63.2 |
65.2 |
18.6 |
18.3 |
4.5 |
4.6 |
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT1 |
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Full-Time |
57.3b |
59.3 |
26.6 |
26.2 |
7.1 |
7.2 |
Part-Time |
51.2 |
54.0 |
20.3 |
21.3 |
6.2 |
6.1 |
Unemployed |
52.6 |
52.5 |
34.3 |
30.2 |
9.6 |
10.4 |
Other2 |
35.0 |
36.2 |
11.8 |
12.0 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
NOTE: Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. By "occasion" is meant at the same time or within a couple hours of each other. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all Heavy Alcohol Users are also Binge Alcohol Users.
aDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.
bDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.
1 Estimates for 2000 and 2001 are based on a revised definition of employment and are not comparable with estimates by employment published in prior NHSDA reports.
2 Retired, disabled, homemaker, student, or "other."
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 2000 and 2001.
20621 (2.102B)
Table H.40 Percentages Reporting Past Month Alcohol Use, Past Month Binge Alcohol Use, and Past Month Heavy Alcohol Use among Persons Aged 12 to 20, by Demographic Characteristics: 2000 and 2001
TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE | ||||||
|
Demographic |
Any Alcohol Use |
Binge Alcohol Use |
Heavy Alcohol Use | |||
2000 |
2001 |
2000 |
2001 |
2000 |
2001 | |
TOTAL |
27.5 |
28.5 |
18.7 |
19.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
GENDER |
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Male |
28.6 |
29.8 |
21.3 |
22.0 |
7.9 |
8.0 |
Female |
26.4 |
27.2 |
15.9 |
15.9 |
4.1 |
3.9 |
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE |
||||||
Not Hispanic |
27.9 |
29.0 |
18.9 |
19.3 |
6.3 |
6.3 |
White Only |
30.7 |
31.6 |
21.4 |
21.7 |
7.5 |
7.5 |
Black Only |
18.6 |
19.8 |
10.3 |
10.5 |
2.1 |
1.6 |
American Indian or Alaska
|
29.3 |
22.9 |
20.3 |
18.5 |
4.4 |
5.2 |
Native Hawaiian or Other
|
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
2.3 |
Asian Only |
13.5a |
19.7 |
7.9 |
10.7 |
1.5 |
2.7 |
More Than One Race |
25.5 |
26.7 |
17.3 |
16.2 |
5.8 |
5.8 |
Hispanic |
24.8 |
25.3 |
17.2 |
17.7 |
4.4 |
4.3 |
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN |
||||||
Male - White |
31.6 |
32.8 |
24.1 |
24.7 |
9.7 |
9.9 |
Female - White |
29.8 |
30.4 |
18.5 |
18.6 |
5.1 |
5.1 |
Male - Black |
19.6 |
20.2 |
11.9 |
12.0 |
3.2 |
2.4 |
Female - Black |
17.6 |
19.5 |
8.7 |
8.9 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
Male - Hispanic |
26.4 |
28.2 |
20.1 |
21.9 |
6.0 |
5.9 |
Female - Hispanic |
23.1 |
22.3 |
14.0 |
13.0 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
NOTE: Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. By "occasion" is meant at the same time or within a couple hours of each other. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all Heavy Alcohol Users are also Binge Alcohol Users.
aDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.
bDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 2000 and 2001.
20621 (2.95B)
Table H.41 Percentages Reporting Past Month Alcohol Use, Past Month Binge Alcohol Use, and Past Month Heavy Alcohol Use among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: 2000 and 2001
|
Geographic |
TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE | |||||
Any Alcohol Use |
Binge Alcohol Use |
Heavy Alcohol Use | ||||
2000 |
2001 |
2000 |
2001 |
2000 |
2001 | |
TOTAL |
46.6b |
48.3 |
20.6 |
20.5 |
5.6 |
5.7 |
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION |
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Northeast |
52.4 |
52.9 |
22.2 |
21.5 |
5.7 |
5.9 |
New England |
59.3 |
59.5 |
24.9 |
23.8 |
6.9 |
5.6 |
Middle Atlantic |
49.9 |
50.6 |
21.2 |
20.7 |
5.2 |
6.0 |
Midwest |
49.7b |
52.1 |
22.1 |
23.4 |
6.5 |
6.4 |
East North Central |
49.4 |
51.2 |
22.8 |
23.5 |
6.6 |
6.4 |
West North Central |
50.2b |
54.3 |
20.6 |
23.2 |
6.4 |
6.4 |
South |
40.9a |
42.9 |
18.9 |
19.0 |
5.3 |
5.7 |
South Atlantic |
43.2 |
45.4 |
18.8 |
18.2 |
5.2 |
5.4 |
East South Central |
33.7 |
34.5 |
16.8 |
16.7 |
4.5 |
4.7 |
West South Central |
41.3 |
43.4 |
20.4 |
21.7 |
6.0 |
6.8 |
West |
47.6 |
49.0 |
20.5 |
19.2 |
5.2 |
5.0 |
Mountain |
50.3 |
49.0 |
22.1 |
20.6 |
6.3 |
6.3 |
Pacific |
46.5 |
49.0 |
19.8 |
18.6 |
4.7 |
4.5 |
COUNTY TYPE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Large Metro |
50.1 |
50.7 |
21.2 |
20.5 |
5.2 |
5.4 |
Small Metro |
45.5b |
48.9 |
21.2 |
21.1 |
6.6 |
6.2 |
250K - 1 Mil. Pop. |
45.4b |
48.6 |
21.1 |
20.7 |
6.1 |
6.0 |
<250K Pop. |
46.1a |
49.6 |
21.6 |
22.5 |
8.0 |
6.7 |
Nonmetro |
39.8a |
41.9 |
18.3 |
19.8 |
5.3 |
5.9 |
Urbanized |
46.8 |
45.4 |
19.8 |
21.9 |
5.3a |
7.0 |
Less Urbanized |
37.2a |
40.4 |
17.7 |
18.8 |
5.0 |
5.3 |
Completely Rural |
35.6 |
41.3 |
17.5 |
19.4 |
6.9 |
5.9 |
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
NOTE: Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. By "occasion" is meant at the same time or within a couple hours of each other. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all Heavy Alcohol Users are also Binge Alcohol Users.
aDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.
bDifference between estimate and 2001 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 2000 and 2001.
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