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2000 National Survey on Drug Use & Health

Appendix F2: Substance Use Prevalence Tables (Tables F.42 - F.79)

10703 (2.24B)

Table F.42 Percentages Reporting Past Month Alcohol Use, Past Month "Binge" Alcohol Use, and Past Month Heavy Alcohol Use, by Detailed Age Categories: 1999 and 2000

 

TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE

 

Any Alcohol Use

"Binge" Alcohol Use

Heavy Alcohol Use

Age Category

1999

2000

1999

2000

1999

2000

Total

46.4

46.6

20.2

20.6

5.7

5.6

             

12

2.5

2.4

1.1

1.0

0.2

0.1

13

6.1

6.7

2.5

3.0

0.3

0.3

14

11.9

11.1

6.4

6.0

1.1

1.0

15

19.1

20.4

11.7

12.6

2.2

2.5

16

26.9

26.4

17.3

17.9

4.4

4.9

17

32.5

32.1

21.5

22.9

6.4

7.3

18

42.3

42.1

29.9

30.9

10.0

10.3

19

52.2

50.0

36.3

34.8

13.3

13.6

20

53.9

55.6

38.4

38.5

16.0

14.2

21

65.9

65.2

44.9

45.2

17.4

16.7

22

64.6

64.1

42.1

41.7

14.4

13.8

23

63.7

62.6

39.7

39.8

13.3

14.1

24

61.0

61.2

38.4

38.3

12.4

10.4

25

60.0

59.0

35.8

35.1

9.1

9.8

26-29

59.0

59.2

31.1

33.3

8.4

8.9

30-34

56.1

57.6

27.9

28.0

6.8

6.6

35-39

55.9

56.0

24.5

25.0

6.7

6.2

40-44

54.5

53.9

22.0

21.9

6.3

5.4

45-49

51.8

50.8

20.6

18.6

6.0

4.8

50-54

49.7

50.8

16.4

18.4

4.1

4.9

55-59

47.1

45.8

13.9

15.8

2.1b

4.8

60-64

41.3

43.2

10.9

11.3

2.4

1.6

65 or Older

31.5

32.0

5.4

6.1

1.4

1.5

*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 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.
bDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 and 2000.

10703 (2.50B)

Table F.43 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: 1999 and 2000

Demographic
Characteristic

TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE

Any Alcohol Use

"Binge" Alcohol Use

Heavy Alcohol Use

1999

2000

1999

2000

1999

2000

TOTAL

46.4

46.6

20.2

20.6

5.7

5.6

             

AGE

           

    12-17

16.5

16.4

10.1

10.4

2.4

2.6

    18-25

57.2

56.8

37.9

37.8

13.3

12.8

    26 or Older

48.7

49.0

18.6

19.1

4.9

4.8

             

GENDER

           

    Male

53.2

53.6

28.1

28.3

9.2

8.7

    Female

40.2

40.2

12.9

13.5

2.4

2.7

             

HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE

           

    Not Hispanic

           

      White Only

50.3

50.7

21.1

21.2

6.2

6.2

      Black Only

34.3

33.7

16.3

17.7

3.6

4.0

      American Indian or Alaska Native Only

33.9

35.1

20.0

26.2

5.8

7.2

      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

*

*

*

*

*

*

      Asian Only

30.7

28.0

10.8

11.6

2.5

1.4

      More Than One Race

41.4

41.6

20.2

17.5

7.7

5.2

    Hispanic

38.6

39.8

21.7

22.7

5.4

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 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.
bDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 and 2000.

10703 (2.51B)

Table F.44 Percentages Reporting Past Month Alcohol Use, Past Month "Binge" Alcohol Use, and Past Month Heavy Alcohol Use Among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic Characteristics: 1999 and 2000

Demographic
Characteristic

TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE

Any Alcohol Use

"Binge" Alcohol Use

Heavy Alcohol Use

1999

2000

1999

2000

1999

2000

TOTAL

16.5

16.4

10.1

10.4

2.4

2.6

             

GENDER

           

    Male

16.7

16.2

11.3

11.2

3.0

3.2

    Female

16.3

16.5

8.9

9.6

1.8

2.0

             

HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE

           

    Not Hispanic

           

      White Only

18.2

18.4

11.5

11.9

2.9

3.1

      Black Only

9.7

8.8

4.9

4.4

0.7

0.8

      American Indian or Alaska Native Only

19.4

19.0

14.8

12.8

4.6

2.9

      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

*

*

*

*

*

*

      Asian Only

11.8a

7.1

4.4

4.0

0.5

0.9

      More Than One Race

14.3

16.7

7.8

11.4

2.4

3.0

    Hispanic

16.9

16.8

10.4

11.0

2.1

2.7

             

GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN

           

    Male - White

18.3

18.2

12.8

12.9

3.6

3.7

    Female - White

18.2

18.6

10.1

10.9

2.2

2.5

    Male - Black

10.2

8.3

5.1

4.6

1.0

1.2

    Female - Black

9.2

9.4

4.6

4.2

0.4

0.4

    Male - Hispanic

17.1

16.8

12.1

11.5

2.8

3.4

    Female - Hispanic

16.8

16.8

8.6

10.4

1.4

1.9

*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 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.
bDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 and 2000.

10703 (2.52B)

Table F.45 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: 1999 and 2000

Demographic
Characteristic

TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE

Any Alcohol Use

"Binge" Alcohol Use

Heavy Alcohol Use

1999

2000

1999

2000

1999

2000

TOTAL

57.2

56.8

37.9

37.8

13.3

12.8

             

GENDER

           

    Male

63.9

62.5

48.2

47.2

19.7

18.4

    Female

50.7

51.3

27.8

28.6

6.9

7.4

             

HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE

           

    Not Hispanic

           

      White Only

63.3

63.3

43.4

43.0

15.9

16.1

      Black Only

43.4

43.9

23.7

24.5

6.1

5.6

      American Indian or Alaska Native Only

48.1

*

38.3

33.0

9.9

10.1

      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

*

*

*

*

*

*

      Asian Only

42.9

39.4

18.1

18.8

6.2

3.5

      More Than One Race

57.0

59.1

35.7

38.6

14.2

13.5

    Hispanic

46.7

44.7

31.6

31.9

9.8a

7.5

             

ADULT EDUCATION

           

    < High School

44.8

44.3

33.4

33.5

10.3

10.1

    High School Graduate

52.8

52.2

36.1

36.0

12.6

12.0

    Some College

64.2

64.0

40.9

41.8

16.0

15.4

    College Graduate

73.9

74.4

43.1

40.8

12.8

13.5

             

CURRENT EMPLOYMENT

           

    Full-Time

61.8

61.7

41.0

40.9

14.0

13.4

    Part-Time

57.3

55.7

37.7

36.9

13.7

13.0

    Unemployed

50.8

51.3

35.8

38.4

10.9

14.1

    Other1

46.5

45.8

30.2

30.0

11.2

10.5

*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 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.
bDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.
1 Retired, disabled, homemaker, student, or "other."
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 and 2000.

10703 (2.53B)

Table F.46 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: 1999 and 2000

Demographic
Characteristic

TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE

Any Alcohol Use

"Binge" Alcohol Use

Heavy Alcohol Use

1999

2000

1999

2000

1999

2000

TOTAL

48.7

49.0

18.6

19.1

4.9

4.8

             

GENDER

           

    Male

56.7

57.5

27.0

27.5

8.2

7.8

    Female

41.6

41.4

11.1

11.5

1.8

2.1

             

HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE

           

    Not Hispanic

           

      White Only

52.2

52.7

18.9

19.1

5.1

5.2

      Black Only

36.7

36.0

16.8

18.7

3.5

4.2

      American Indian or Alaska Native Only

33.8

*

17.9

*

5.3

7.4

      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

*

*

*

*

*

*

      Asian Only

31.5

29.0

10.3

11.4

2.0

1.1

      More Than One Race

45.1

44.7

19.6

14.0

*

3.8

    Hispanic

40.9

43.3

21.3

22.6

4.9

4.0

             

ADULT EDUCATION

           

    < High School

31.3

31.7

17.3

18.6

5.1

5.0

    High School Graduate

45.0

44.4

20.4

20.7

5.7

5.7

    Some College

53.9

53.0

19.7

19.8

5.2

4.5

    College Graduate

61.7

62.3

16.2

16.9

3.1

3.9

             

CURRENT EMPLOYMENT

           

    Full-Time

55.8

56.6

23.9

24.4

6.3

6.1

    Part-Time

51.3

49.2

14.8

14.0

2.6

3.5

    Unemployed

54.0

48.0

29.6

25.8

13.9a

6.6

    Other1

33.9

33.9

9.0

9.8

2.2

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 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.
bDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.
1 Retired, disabled, homemaker, student, or "other."
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 and 2000.

10703 (2.54B)

Table F.47 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: 1999 and 2000

Demographic
Characteristic

TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE

Any Alcohol Use

"Binge" Alcohol Use

Heavy Alcohol Use

1999

2000

1999

2000

1999

2000

TOTAL

50.0

50.2

21.4

21.8

6.1

6.0

             

GENDER

           

    Male

57.8

58.3

30.2

30.5

10.0

9.4

    Female

42.8

42.7

13.4

13.9

2.5

2.8

             

HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE

           

    Not Hispanic

           

      White Only

53.7

54.0

22.1

22.2

6.5

6.6

      Black Only

37.9

37.4

18.0

19.7

4.0

4.5

      American Indian or Alaska Native Only

35.7

37.6

20.6

28.3

6.0

7.9

      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

*

*

*

*

*

*

      Asian Only

33.4

30.6

11.6

12.5

2.7

1.4

      More Than One Race

47.7

47.6

23.1

18.9

8.9

5.7

    Hispanic

42.2

43.6

23.5

24.6

5.9

4.7

             

ADULT EDUCATION

           

    < High School

33.5

33.9

19.9

21.1

5.9

5.9

    High School Graduate

46.2

45.6

22.8

23.0

6.8

6.7

    Some College

55.9

55.1

23.7

23.9

7.3

6.6

    College Graduate

62.6

63.2

18.1

18.6

3.8

4.5

             

CURRENT EMPLOYMENT

           

    Full-Time

56.5

57.3

26.1

26.6

7.3

7.1

    Part-Time

53.0

51.1

21.4

20.6

5.8

6.2

    Unemployed

52.9

49.1

31.6

30.1

13.0

9.2

    Other1

35.1

35.0

11.0

11.7

3.0

3.2

*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 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.
bDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.
1 Retired, disabled, homemaker, student, or "other."
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 and 2000.

10703 (2.102B)

Table F.48 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: 1999 and 2000

 

TYPE OF ALCOHOL USE

Demographic
Characteristic

Any Alcohol Use

"Binge" Alcohol Use

Heavy Alcohol Use

1999

2000

1999

2000

1999

2000

TOTAL

27.7

27.5

18.5

18.7

6.0

6.0

             

GENDER

           

    Male

29.0

28.6

21.5

21.3

8.1

7.9

    Female

26.4

26.4

15.4

15.9

3.9

4.1

             

HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE

           

    Not Hispanic

           

      White Only

30.8

30.7

21.5

21.4

7.3

7.5

      Black Only

18.4

18.6

10.1

10.3

2.3

2.1

      American Indian or Alaska Native Only

27.4

29.3

22.4

20.3

4.4

4.4

      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander