The
NSDUH Report: Underage Drinking in Rural Areas
Highlights
- In
2002, about 10% of persons aged 12 or older (an estimated 4 million
persons) lived in rural areas.
- Based
on SAMHSA's 2002 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, the rate of
current underage drinking among youth aged 12 to 17 was higher in rural
than nonrural areas. Current underage drinking among those aged 18 to
20, however, was higher in nonrural areas.
- Rural
youth aged 12 to 17 reported lower levels of perceived risk from alcohol
use, less disapproval of alcohol use, and less perceived parental disapproval
of underage drinking than those in nonrural areas.
- Binge
drinking (defined as 5 or more drinks on the same occasion at least
one day in the past month) was also higher among rural youth age 12
to 17 (4.1%) than nonrural (1.6%) but underage binge drinking did not
differ by rural status for those aged 18 to 20.
Reports on rural/urban status & metropolitan
areas
Reports
on specific drugs
Other
topics
This Short
Report, The
NSDUH Report: Underage Drinking in Rural Areas,
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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