2004 Tables: Dependence, Abuse, and Treatment

50418

**Table 5.1C Substance Dependence for Specific Substances in the Past Year, by Age Group: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004**
Past Year Dependence	Total		AGE GROUP
	Total		12-17		18-25		26 or Older
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
ILLICIT DRUG¹	161	167	34	36	59	68	143	150
Marijuana and Hashish	104	115	29	29	51	60	82	89
Cocaine	89	101	10	10	22	26	85	98
Heroin	36	45	3	4	9	10	33	43
Hallucinogens	24	25	9	11	12	15	18	18
Inhalants	8	21	7	11	4	6	*	17
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics²	97	93	21	21	28	31	89	82
Pain Relievers	88	76	17	19	23	25	82	66
Tranquilizers	44	43	9	6	10	13	42	41
Stimulants	32	44	11	9	16	16	25	42
Sedatives	31	23	9	6	4	6	28	21
ALCOHOL	265	297	31	31	70	73	250	284
ILLICIT DRUG OR ALCOHOL¹	300	320	44	43	82	88	281	302
BOTH ILLICIT DRUG AND ALCOHOL¹	75	93	17	19	32	37	63	79
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Dependence is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ² Nonmedical use of prescription-type pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives; does not include over-the-counter drugs. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.1D Substance Dependence for Specific Substances in the Past Year, by Age Group: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2003 and 2004**
Past Year Dependence	Total		AGE GROUP
	Total		12-17		18-25		26 or Older
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
ILLICIT DRUG¹	0.07	0.07	0.14	0.14	0.19	0.21	0.08	0.08
Marijuana and Hashish	0.04	0.05	0.11	0.11	0.16	0.19	0.05	0.05
Cocaine	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.07	0.08	0.05	0.05
Heroin	0.01	0.02	0.01	0.02	0.03	0.03	0.02	0.02
Hallucinogens	0.01	0.01	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.05	0.01	0.01
Inhalants	0.00	0.01	0.03	0.04	0.01	0.02	*	0.01
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics²	0.04	0.04	0.08	0.08	0.09	0.10	0.05	0.05
Pain Relievers	0.04	0.03	0.07	0.07	0.07	0.08	0.05	0.04
Tranquilizers	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.02	0.03	0.04	0.02	0.02
Stimulants	0.01	0.02	0.04	0.04	0.05	0.05	0.01	0.02
Sedatives	0.01	0.01	0.03	0.02	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.01
ALCOHOL	0.11	0.12	0.12	0.12	0.22	0.23	0.14	0.15
ILLICIT DRUG OR ALCOHOL¹	0.13	0.13	0.17	0.17	0.26	0.27	0.16	0.16
BOTH ILLICIT DRUG AND ALCOHOL¹	0.03	0.04	0.07	0.08	0.10	0.12	0.03	0.04
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Dependence is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ² Nonmedical use of prescription-type pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives; does not include over-the-counter drugs. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.1P Substance Dependence for Specific Substances in the Past Year, by Age Group: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2004 Versus 2003**
Past Year Dependence	Total		AGE GROUP
	Total		12-17		18-25		26 or Older
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
ILLICIT DRUG¹	0.0637		0.4579		0.2505		0.1730
Marijuana and Hashish	0.4258		0.9681		0.5986		0.1700
Cocaine	0.1359		0.1800		0.1078		0.3264
Heroin	0.3336		0.6624		0.2528		0.5024
Hallucinogens	0.2041		0.5944		0.1388		0.7823
Inhalants	0.0202		0.1970		0.2090		*
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics²	0.4539		0.7177		0.0021		0.9003
Pain Relievers	0.8973		0.8867		0.0038		0.4156
Tranquilizers	0.3819		0.2134		0.0847		0.4974
Stimulants	0.0686		0.4643		0.4604		0.0687
Sedatives	0.5351		0.1295		0.6263		0.7370
ALCOHOL	0.0732		0.6757		0.1696		0.1447
ILLICIT DRUG OR ALCOHOL¹	0.0709		0.6523		0.2758		0.1205
BOTH ILLICIT DRUG AND ALCOHOL¹	0.0056		0.2921		0.0189		0.0630
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Dependence is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ² Nonmedical use of prescription-type pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives; does not include over-the-counter drugs. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.2C Substance Dependence in the Past Year, by Detailed Age Category: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004**
Age Category	TYPE OF PAST YEAR DEPENDENCE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	161	167	265	297	300	320
12	3	8	4	4	5	8
13	7	9	8	7	10	11
14	11	16	9	10	13	17
15	15	16	12	13	17	19
16	19	17	16	15	23	20
17	20	22	17	21	25	28
18	26	26	24	23	31	29
19	29	23	23	26	34	32
20	22	25	25	27	31	33
21	20	28	27	32	31	38
22	23	24	26	26	33	32
23	17	18	24	22	27	27
24	21	17	23	21	26	24
25	15	17	22	21	26	25
26-29	73	57	96	91	110	103
30-34	52	67	87	70	96	90
35-39	57	64	80	89	96	99
40-44	59	62	83	106	99	117
45-49	52	52	79	88	93	93
50-54	45	58	91	106	100	113
55-59	14	27	48	102	50	103
60-64	*	11	45	36	45	38
65 or Older	*	12	84	89	84	89
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Dependence is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.2D Substance Dependence in the Past Year, by Detailed Age Category: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2003 and 2004**
Age Category	TYPE OF PAST YEAR DEPENDENCE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	0.07	0.07	0.11	0.12	0.13	0.13
12	0.08	0.21	0.09	0.11	0.12	0.21
13	0.16	0.21	0.18	0.16	0.23	0.26
14	0.26	0.36	0.22	0.23	0.31	0.39
15	0.37	0.37	0.30	0.30	0.42	0.43
16	0.46	0.42	0.38	0.37	0.55	0.50
17	0.50	0.54	0.42	0.52	0.61	0.69
18	0.56	0.56	0.51	0.49	0.67	0.64
19	0.75	0.58	0.58	0.67	0.87	0.80
20	0.54	0.62	0.63	0.68	0.76	0.82
21	0.52	0.68	0.68	0.79	0.78	0.92
22	0.56	0.59	0.65	0.65	0.81	0.79
23	0.42	0.46	0.60	0.57	0.68	0.69
24	0.58	0.43	0.63	0.51	0.71	0.59
25	0.41	0.48	0.60	0.57	0.72	0.70
26-29	0.49	0.37	0.65	0.59	0.75	0.67
30-34	0.26	0.34	0.43	0.36	0.47	0.46
35-39	0.27	0.31	0.38	0.42	0.46	0.47
40-44	0.26	0.27	0.36	0.47	0.43	0.52
45-49	0.24	0.24	0.37	0.41	0.43	0.43
50-54	0.22	0.30	0.46	0.55	0.50	0.58
55-59	0.10	0.17	0.32	0.62	0.33	0.63
60-64	*	0.09	0.38	0.29	0.38	0.30
65 or Older	*	0.03	0.25	0.26	0.25	0.26
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Dependence is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.2P Substance Dependence in the Past Year, by Detailed Age Category: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2004 Versus 2003**
Age Category	TYPE OF PAST YEAR DEPENDENCE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	0.0637		0.0732		0.0709
12	0.3878		0.8697		0.6284
13	0.7026		0.7730		0.8812
14	0.1025		0.7662		0.2539
15	0.8493		0.4081		0.7156
16	0.7572		0.7640		0.6571
17	0.9778		0.0712		0.5379
18	0.4617		0.9456		0.5338
19	0.2168		0.3869		0.4961
20	0.4449		0.4239		0.4795
21	0.0079		0.0530		0.0115
22	0.3648		0.4521		0.6221
23	0.8374		1.0000		0.8329
24	0.0992		0.7413		0.3634
25	0.3136		0.5789		0.9944
26-29	0.2277		0.9826		0.6555
30-34	0.0652		0.4628		0.5744
35-39	0.9690		0.4258		0.5348
40-44	0.5813		0.0325		0.0670
45-49	0.3468		0.5821		0.6875
50-54	0.2790		0.7036		0.8426
55-59	0.3436		0.1300		0.1317
60-64	*		0.9340		0.7903
65 or Older	*		0.4974		0.4900
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Dependence is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.3C Substance Dependence in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004**
Demographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR DEPENDENCE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	161	167	265	297	300	320
AGE
12-17	34	36	31	31	44	43
18-25	59	68	70	73	82	88
26 or Older	143	150	250	284	281	302
GENDER
Male	129	128	227	231	256	252
Female	97	108	128	151	161	170
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	150	158	238	270	272	293
White	136	138	207	256	242	275
Black or African American	64	64	98	89	112	98
American Indian or Alaska Native	11	17	21	31	23	34
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	11	*	9	*	13	*
Asian	22	24	50	23	52	33
Two or More Races	13	31	28	30	30	38
Hispanic or Latino	62	56	98	102	114	111
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Dependence is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.3D Substance Dependence in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2003 and 2004**
Demographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR DEPENDENCE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	0.07	0.07	0.11	0.12	0.13	0.13
AGE
12-17	0.14	0.14	0.12	0.12	0.17	0.17
18-25	0.19	0.21	0.22	0.23	0.26	0.27
26 or Older	0.08	0.08	0.14	0.15	0.16	0.16
GENDER
Male	0.11	0.11	0.20	0.20	0.22	0.22
Female	0.08	0.09	0.10	0.12	0.13	0.14
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.07	0.08	0.11	0.13	0.13	0.14
White	0.08	0.08	0.12	0.15	0.15	0.16
Black or African American	0.23	0.23	0.36	0.32	0.41	0.35
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.85	1.29	1.68	2.39	1.83	2.62
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2.18	*	1.87	*	2.73	*
Asian	0.22	0.24	0.52	0.23	0.54	0.34
Two or More Races	0.51	1.19	1.09	1.19	1.16	1.49
Hispanic or Latino	0.21	0.18	0.33	0.33	0.38	0.36
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Dependence is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.3P Substance Dependence in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2004 Versus 2003**
Demographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR DEPENDENCE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	0.0637		0.0732		0.0709
AGE
12-17	0.4579		0.6757		0.6523
18-25	0.2505		0.1696		0.2758
26 or Older	0.1730		0.1447		0.1205
GENDER
Male	0.1232		0.1665		0.1334
Female	0.3411		0.1679		0.2729
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.0852		0.0432		0.0764
White	0.1589		0.0541		0.0773
Black or African American	0.6631		0.4549		0.8933
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.5370		0.3985		0.3602
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*		*		*
Asian	0.7717		0.0895		0.1381
Two or More Races	0.0562		0.1928		0.0427
Hispanic or Latino	0.5207		0.8815		0.6448
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Dependence is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.4C Substance Dependence in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004**
Demographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR DEPENDENCE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	34	36	31	31	44	43
GENDER
Male	26	25	20	22	30	30
Female	23	27	22	23	29	32
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	31	32	27	27	39	38
White	28	28	25	24	36	33
Black or African American	10	11	7	10	12	14
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	3	3	4	3	4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	7	2	6	*	8	5
Two or More Races	3	7	4	6	5	7
Hispanic or Latino	16	19	14	16	19	24
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male, White, Not Hispanic	20	18	17	16	24	22
Female, White, Not Hispanic	19	21	16	18	23	25
Male, Black, Not Hispanic	7	9	3	8	8	11
Female, Black, Not Hispanic	7	6	6	5	9	8
Male, Hispanic	13	14	11	10	15	16
Female, Hispanic	10	14	9	12	12	17
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Dependence is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.4D Substance Dependence in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2003 and 2004**
Demographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR DEPENDENCE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	0.14	0.14	0.12	0.12	0.17	0.17
GENDER
Male	0.20	0.19	0.16	0.17	0.23	0.23
Female	0.19	0.22	0.18	0.19	0.24	0.26
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.15	0.15	0.13	0.13	0.19	0.18
White	0.18	0.18	0.16	0.15	0.23	0.21
Black or African American	0.26	0.30	0.18	0.25	0.31	0.37
American Indian or Alaska Native	1.27	1.90	1.78	2.41	1.91	2.59
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	0.75	0.19	0.62	*	0.82	0.50
Two or More Races	0.74	1.62	1.09	1.36	1.17	1.68
Hispanic or Latino	0.39	0.46	0.35	0.37	0.46	0.57
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male, White, Not Hispanic	0.25	0.23	0.22	0.20	0.30	0.28
Female, White, Not Hispanic	0.25	0.28	0.22	0.23	0.31	0.32
Male, Black, Not Hispanic	0.39	0.48	0.18	0.41	0.41	0.54
Female, Black, Not Hispanic	0.38	0.35	0.31	0.29	0.46	0.44
Male, Hispanic	0.61	0.65	0.51	0.48	0.72	0.74
Female, Hispanic	0.48	0.68	0.45	0.57	0.59	0.83
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Dependence is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.4P Substance Dependence in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic Characteristics: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2004 Versus 2003**
Demographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR DEPENDENCE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	0.4579		0.6757		0.6523
GENDER
Male	0.3254		0.9843		0.3557
Female	0.0525		0.5530		0.1476
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.4618		0.8632		0.3386
White	0.7145		0.5385		0.3383
Black or African American	0.3574		0.0411		0.7942
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.6860		0.7024		0.6859
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*		*		*
Asian	0.0592		*		0.0920
Two or More Races	0.1768		0.9892		0.4104
Hispanic or Latino	0.0054		0.2362		0.0074
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male, White, Not Hispanic	0.0718		0.1762		0.0383
Female, White, Not Hispanic	0.2366		0.6081		0.5077
Male, Black, Not Hispanic	0.9331		0.0229		0.4063
Female, Black, Not Hispanic	0.1829		0.5802		0.6110
Male, Hispanic	0.2288		0.4338		0.2410
Female, Hispanic	0.0079		0.4075		0.0101
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Dependence is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.5C Substance Dependence in the Past Year among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Demographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004**
Demographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR DEPENDENCE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	59	68	70	73	82	88
GENDER
Male	48	55	55	57	64	69
Female	37	36	42	43	53	51
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	53	60	61	64	75	80
White	49	54	55	58	69	72
Black or African American	19	22	20	19	27	27
American Indian or Alaska Native	5	6	4	7	6	8
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	*	*	2	*	3
Asian	6	9	13	12	14	14
Two or More Races	7	9	5	10	8	10
Hispanic or Latino	28	28	31	34	37	38
EDUCATION
< High School	31	31	34	33	41	40
High School Graduate	38	37	39	39	47	47
Some College	29	39	38	46	46	55
College Graduate	15	17	23	24	27	25
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	40	40	46	48	53	57
Part-Time	32	34	36	38	43	45
Unemployed	24	22	21	23	28	28
Other²	25	29	31	31	36	40
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Dependence is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ² Retired persons, disabled persons, homemakers, students, or other persons not in the labor force are included in the Other Employment category. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.5D Substance Dependence in the Past Year among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Demographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2003 and 2004**
Demographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR DEPENDENCE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	0.19	0.21	0.22	0.23	0.26	0.27
GENDER
Male	0.30	0.34	0.34	0.35	0.40	0.42
Female	0.23	0.23	0.27	0.27	0.33	0.32
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.20	0.23	0.23	0.24	0.29	0.30
White	0.25	0.27	0.28	0.29	0.35	0.36
Black or African American	0.45	0.51	0.48	0.44	0.63	0.62
American Indian or Alaska Native	2.65	3.28	1.99	3.88	3.15	4.56
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2.05	*	*	1.55	*	2.79
Asian	0.41	0.59	0.87	0.78	0.95	0.93
Two or More Races	1.93	2.53	1.49	2.71	2.26	2.88
Hispanic or Latino	0.50	0.50	0.56	0.59	0.65	0.66
EDUCATION
< High School	0.45	0.47	0.49	0.49	0.59	0.61
High School Graduate	0.34	0.34	0.35	0.35	0.43	0.42
Some College	0.30	0.38	0.39	0.44	0.47	0.54
College Graduate	0.38	0.40	0.58	0.58	0.67	0.61
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	0.27	0.27	0.31	0.32	0.37	0.38
Part-Time	0.39	0.42	0.44	0.46	0.52	0.55
Unemployed	0.90	0.84	0.80	0.89	1.05	1.08
Other²	0.40	0.46	0.49	0.48	0.57	0.63
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Dependence is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ² Retired persons, disabled persons, homemakers, students, or other persons not in the labor force are included in the Other Employment category. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.5P Substance Dependence in the Past Year among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Demographic Characteristics: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2004 Versus 2003**
Demographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR DEPENDENCE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	0.2505		0.1696		0.2758
GENDER
Male	0.0808		0.2404		0.2198
Female	0.6735		0.4408		0.8365
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.1820		0.0933		0.1913
White	0.3833		0.0654		0.1977
Black or African American	0.2031		0.7276		0.6753
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.7089		0.0907		0.3435
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*		*		*
Asian	0.8287		0.9351		0.9485
Two or More Races	0.5695		0.2885		0.7382
Hispanic or Latino	0.9026		0.8632		0.8395
EDUCATION
< High School	0.5712		0.6062		0.6399
High School Graduate	0.7999		0.6690		0.4768
Some College	0.0962		0.0667		0.1571
College Graduate	0.6553		0.3347		0.6618
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	0.8295		0.0949		0.3450
Part-Time	0.5150		0.7396		0.7507
Unemployed	0.3007		0.4136		0.2683
Other²	0.3204		0.5863		0.4285
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Dependence is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ² Retired persons, disabled persons, homemakers, students, or other persons not in the labor force are included in the Other Employment category. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.6C Substance Dependence in the Past Year among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004**
Demographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR DEPENDENCE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	143	150	250	284	281	302
GENDER
Male	117	114	220	221	248	239
Female	88	98	116	142	146	160
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	134	140	227	261	255	278
White	119	121	194	244	223	256
Black or African American	61	59	96	87	108	95
American Indian or Alaska Native	9	16	20	29	21	32
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	20	22	48	18	52	29
Two or More Races	10	28	27	28	27	35
Hispanic or Latino	53	52	93	93	108	105
EDUCATION
< High School	78	77	123	125	143	144
High School Graduate	79	86	136	144	156	164
Some College	76	82	112	142	132	155
College Graduate	45	65	108	147	114	150
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	108	105	200	233	225	246
Part-Time	48	51	68	101	75	108
Unemployed	34	51	52	62	60	72
Other²	73	76	110	105	132	125
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Dependence is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ² Retired persons, disabled persons, homemakers, students, or other persons not in the labor force are included in the Other Employment category. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.6D Substance Dependence in the Past Year among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2003 and 2004**
Demographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR DEPENDENCE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	0.08	0.08	0.14	0.15	0.16	0.16
GENDER
Male	0.14	0.13	0.26	0.25	0.29	0.27
Female	0.09	0.10	0.12	0.15	0.15	0.17
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.08	0.09	0.14	0.16	0.16	0.17
White	0.09	0.09	0.15	0.19	0.17	0.19
Black or African American	0.31	0.30	0.49	0.44	0.56	0.48
American Indian or Alaska Native	1.00	1.64	2.19	3.07	2.38	3.28
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	0.27	0.30	0.66	0.24	0.70	0.39
Two or More Races	0.56	1.59	1.48	1.57	1.51	2.00
Hispanic or Latino	0.26	0.25	0.46	0.44	0.54	0.50
EDUCATION
< High School	0.25	0.26	0.40	0.42	0.46	0.48
High School Graduate	0.14	0.15	0.24	0.25	0.28	0.29
Some College	0.18	0.19	0.26	0.32	0.31	0.35
College Graduate	0.09	0.12	0.21	0.28	0.22	0.29
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	0.11	0.10	0.20	0.22	0.22	0.24
Part-Time	0.23	0.26	0.33	0.52	0.37	0.55
Unemployed	0.62	1.06	0.97	1.30	1.12	1.51
Other²	0.14	0.14	0.21	0.19	0.25	0.23
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Dependence is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ² Retired persons, disabled persons, homemakers, students, or other persons not in the labor force are included in the Other Employment category. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.6P Substance Dependence in the Past Year among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2004 Versus 2003**
Demographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR DEPENDENCE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	0.1730		0.1447		0.1205
GENDER
Male	0.2502		0.2636		0.1797
Female	0.5174		0.2629		0.4242
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.1354		0.0962		0.1059
White	0.2074		0.1114		0.1029
Black or African American	0.8768		0.5247		0.9852
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.6107		0.6787		0.5147
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*		*		*
Asian	0.9493		0.0955		0.1919
Two or More Races	0.1169		0.2773		0.0662
Hispanic or Latino	0.9697		0.8080		0.9116
EDUCATION
< High School	0.7236		0.8974		0.9698
High School Graduate	0.6707		0.9795		0.8760
Some College	0.7473		0.2429		0.5066
College Graduate	0.0468		0.0417		0.0119
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	0.9785		0.5212		0.6149
Part-Time	0.7398		0.0485		0.0805
Unemployed	0.0254		0.1799		0.0573
Other²	0.1842		0.7556		0.5028
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Dependence is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ² Retired persons, disabled persons, homemakers, students, or other persons not in the labor force are included in the Other Employment category. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.7C Substance Dependence in the Past Year among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004**
Demographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR DEPENDENCE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	158	164	263	296	297	319
GENDER
Male	127	126	226	230	256	250
Female	96	106	127	151	158	169
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	148	155	237	271	270	295
White	134	137	204	254	238	274
Black or African American	64	62	97	89	112	98
American Indian or Alaska Native	10	17	21	32	23	35
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	9	*	13	*
Asian	21	24	51	23	54	33
Two or More Races	13	30	28	30	29	38
Hispanic or Latino	59	53	98	102	115	111
EDUCATION
< High School	88	83	129	129	153	151
High School Graduate	88	96	144	149	164	174
Some College	82	92	118	151	141	169
College Graduate	49	67	110	149	115	153
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	118	114	204	240	232	257
Part-Time	58	60	78	109	87	116
Unemployed	41	57	57	66	67	77
Other²	79	80	116	108	141	129
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Dependence is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ² Retired persons, disabled persons, homemakers, students, or other persons not in the labor force are included in the Other Employment category. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.7D Substance Dependence in the Past Year among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2003 and 2004**
Demographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR DEPENDENCE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	0.07	0.08	0.12	0.14	0.14	0.15
GENDER
Male	0.12	0.12	0.22	0.22	0.25	0.24
Female	0.09	0.10	0.11	0.13	0.14	0.15
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.08	0.08	0.13	0.14	0.14	0.16
White	0.09	0.09	0.14	0.17	0.16	0.18
Black or African American	0.27	0.26	0.41	0.37	0.47	0.40
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.96	1.47	1.91	2.80	2.09	3.08
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	2.05	*	3.12	*
Asian	0.23	0.27	0.58	0.25	0.62	0.37
Two or More Races	0.59	1.41	1.27	1.42	1.35	1.79
Hispanic or Latino	0.23	0.20	0.38	0.38	0.44	0.41
EDUCATION
< High School	0.23	0.23	0.34	0.35	0.40	0.41
High School Graduate	0.13	0.14	0.21	0.22	0.24	0.25
Some College	0.16	0.17	0.22	0.28	0.27	0.31
College Graduate	0.09	0.12	0.20	0.27	0.21	0.27
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	0.10	0.10	0.17	0.20	0.20	0.22
Part-Time	0.20	0.22	0.27	0.40	0.31	0.42
Unemployed	0.51	0.77	0.71	0.89	0.82	1.05
Other²	0.13	0.13	0.20	0.18	0.24	0.21
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Dependence is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ² Retired persons, disabled persons, homemakers, students, or other persons not in the labor force are included in the Other Employment category. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.7P Substance Dependence in the Past Year among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2004 Versus 2003**
Demographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR DEPENDENCE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	0.0870		0.0791		0.0789
GENDER
Male	0.0817		0.1635		0.1063
Female	0.6490		0.1971		0.4112
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.0595		0.0411		0.0580
White	0.1379		0.0451		0.0575
Black or African American	0.5597		0.5727		0.9218
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.5783		0.4385		0.4072
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*		*		*
Asian	0.8793		0.1211		0.2273
Two or More Races	0.1034		0.1791		0.0574
Hispanic or Latino	0.8753		0.7534		0.9820
EDUCATION
< High School	0.5766		0.8026		0.9316
High School Graduate	0.6443		0.8966		0.7355
Some College	0.3432		0.0993		0.2923
College Graduate	0.0692		0.0273		0.0101
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	0.9056		0.3018		0.4458
Part-Time	0.4434		0.0749		0.1087
Unemployed	0.0147		0.1119		0.0258
Other²	0.1281		0.6806		0.4187
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Dependence is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ² Retired persons, disabled persons, homemakers, students, or other persons not in the labor force are included in the Other Employment category. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.8C Substance Dependence in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004**
Geographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR DEPENDENCE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	161	167	265	297	300	320
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	66	68	131	100	136	114
New England	44	27	69	50	72	55
Middle Atlantic	50	62	112	87	116	101
Midwest	61	77	98	142	114	154
East North Central	53	73	80	124	97	137
West North Central	30	24	56	70	59	71
South	108	101	137	168	170	195
South Atlantic	91	78	105	129	137	150
East South Central	32	38	50	53	61	69
West South Central	49	50	74	93	82	103
West	78	85	157	174	173	169
Mountain	36	35	58	68	70	69
Pacific	70	78	146	159	158	155
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	122	126	215	236	242	252
Small Metro	93	94	123	162	146	176
250K - 1 Mil. Pop.	65	75	100	126	115	136
< 250K Pop.	65	59	73	100	93	113
Nonmetro	49	71	85	93	93	115
Urbanized	36	55	58	65	65	81
Less Urbanized	30	36	56	61	60	68
Completely Rural	10	10	24	26	24	26
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Dependence is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.8D Substance Dependence in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2003 and 2004**
Geographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR DEPENDENCE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	0.07	0.07	0.11	0.12	0.13	0.13
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	0.15	0.15	0.29	0.22	0.30	0.25
New England	0.37	0.23	0.58	0.42	0.61	0.46
Middle Atlantic	0.15	0.19	0.34	0.26	0.35	0.30
Midwest	0.11	0.14	0.18	0.26	0.21	0.28
East North Central	0.14	0.19	0.21	0.33	0.26	0.36
West North Central	0.19	0.15	0.35	0.43	0.37	0.43
South	0.13	0.12	0.16	0.19	0.20	0.23
South Atlantic	0.20	0.17	0.24	0.28	0.31	0.33
East South Central	0.23	0.27	0.35	0.37	0.43	0.48
West South Central	0.19	0.19	0.28	0.35	0.31	0.39
West	0.15	0.16	0.29	0.32	0.32	0.31
Mountain	0.23	0.22	0.37	0.42	0.45	0.43
Pacific	0.18	0.20	0.38	0.41	0.41	0.40
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.10	0.10	0.17	0.18	0.19	0.20
Small Metro	0.13	0.13	0.17	0.23	0.20	0.25
250K - 1 Mil. Pop.	0.14	0.16	0.21	0.27	0.24	0.29
< 250K Pop.	0.27	0.24	0.30	0.41	0.38	0.46
Nonmetro	0.12	0.17	0.21	0.23	0.23	0.28
Urbanized	0.20	0.33	0.33	0.39	0.36	0.49
Less Urbanized	0.16	0.18	0.31	0.30	0.33	0.34
Completely Rural	0.23	0.27	0.58	0.72	0.59	0.74
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Dependence is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.8P Substance Dependence in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2004 Versus 2003**
Geographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR DEPENDENCE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	0.0637		0.0732		0.0709
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	0.8541		0.8072		0.6699
New England	0.1098		0.8351		0.4320
Middle Atlantic	0.3946		0.8713		0.9854
Midwest	0.3768		0.1749		0.3138
East North Central	0.1544		0.2439		0.2178
West North Central	0.3015		0.4801		0.9825
South	0.5188		0.1509		0.1656
South Atlantic	0.7138		0.2354		0.6169
East South Central	0.0175		0.0609		0.0182
West South Central	0.7360		1.0000		0.6404
West	0.0223		0.3478		0.1471
Mountain	0.9774		0.6329		0.5765
Pacific	0.0105		0.4122		0.1805
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.7162		0.3308		0.4160
Small Metro	0.1769		0.1063		0.1941
250K - 1 Mil. Pop.	0.0840		0.1329		0.1438
< 250K Pop.	0.9523		0.4953		0.7921
Nonmetro	0.0209		0.5858		0.1326
Urbanized	0.0243		0.5582		0.0656
Less Urbanized	0.4365		0.9246		0.9353
Completely Rural	0.3935		0.7084		0.4054
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Dependence is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.9C Substance Dependence in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004**
Geographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR DEPENDENCE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	34	36	31	31	44	43
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	12	17	11	11	15	18
New England	7	6	6	4	8	7
Middle Atlantic	10	16	9	11	13	17
Midwest	15	15	13	14	19	18
East North Central	13	12	10	11	15	14
West North Central	8	9	8	9	12	11
South	21	21	18	18	26	25
South Atlantic	14	15	14	12	20	17
East South Central	7	7	4	8	8	10
West South Central	13	12	11	10	15	15
West	19	19	19	18	25	24
Mountain	10	8	9	7	11	11
Pacific	16	17	17	16	22	22
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	27	28	24	22	35	32
Small Metro	17	17	15	16	20	22
250K - 1 Mil. Pop.	13	15	11	12	17	19
< 250K Pop.	9	9	9	11	11	12
Nonmetro	14	15	13	13	17	18
Urbanized	8	9	8	8	9	11
Less Urbanized	10	11	9	10	12	14
Completely Rural	3	1	5	3	6	3
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Dependence is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.9D Substance Dependence in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2003 and 2004**
Geographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR DEPENDENCE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	0.14	0.14	0.12	0.12	0.17	0.17
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	0.28	0.38	0.24	0.25	0.33	0.40
New England	0.62	0.55	0.49	0.30	0.67	0.55
Middle Atlantic	0.30	0.47	0.28	0.31	0.38	0.51
Midwest	0.27	0.27	0.22	0.25	0.33	0.32
East North Central	0.32	0.31	0.25	0.28	0.37	0.35
West North Central	0.48	0.54	0.47	0.53	0.68	0.67
South	0.23	0.23	0.20	0.20	0.30	0.28
South Atlantic	0.32	0.32	0.30	0.27	0.44	0.38
East South Central	0.51	0.51	0.26	0.54	0.52	0.69
West South Central	0.43	0.41	0.37	0.34	0.51	0.52
West	0.32	0.32	0.32	0.30	0.42	0.40
Mountain	0.57	0.48	0.50	0.41	0.65	0.64
Pacific	0.39	0.41	0.40	0.39	0.54	0.51
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.20	0.21	0.18	0.17	0.26	0.24
Small Metro	0.22	0.23	0.20	0.21	0.27	0.29
250K - 1 Mil. Pop.	0.27	0.30	0.23	0.24	0.33	0.38
< 250K Pop.	0.39	0.34	0.39	0.44	0.45	0.47
Nonmetro	0.32	0.34	0.30	0.31	0.39	0.42
Urbanized	0.42	0.53	0.41	0.47	0.48	0.65
Less Urbanized	0.48	0.50	0.44	0.49	0.60	0.63
Completely Rural	0.79	0.39	1.11	0.70	1.34	0.76
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Dependence is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.9P Substance Dependence in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Geographic Characteristics: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2004 Versus 2003**
Geographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR DEPENDENCE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	0.4579		0.6757		0.6523
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	0.0332		0.8577		0.3470
New England	0.5899		0.0262		0.3809
Middle Atlantic	0.0329		0.2368		0.1484
Midwest	0.0813		0.8433		0.2184
East North Central	0.2501		0.6288		0.5254
West North Central	0.1683		0.8106		0.2511
South	0.5881		0.7992		0.9502
South Atlantic	0.7697		0.7739		0.8331
East South Central	0.6369		0.0515		0.3983
West South Central	0.7946		0.3077		0.5792
West	0.1059		0.8427		0.3378
Mountain	0.6468		0.3854		0.7624
Pacific	0.0379		0.5417		0.2211
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.4759		0.8940		0.6958
Small Metro	0.9783		0.7643		0.9931
250K - 1 Mil. Pop.	0.5223		0.6057		0.8646
< 250K Pop.	0.2915		0.8512		0.7865
Nonmetro	0.6077		0.6835		0.7153
Urbanized	0.0858		0.7703		0.2620
Less Urbanized	0.6252		0.7612		0.8054
Completely Rural	0.3528		0.9276		0.5471
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Dependence is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.10C Substance Dependence in the Past Year among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004**
Geographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR DEPENDENCE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	59	68	70	73	82	88
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	27	29	30	35	32	38
New England	11	13	16	15	15	14
Middle Atlantic	24	26	25	32	29	35
Midwest	24	25	30	32	36	35
East North Central	19	20	25	26	28	28
West North Central	15	15	18	19	23	22
South	31	36	46	38	53	49
South Atlantic	21	26	32	28	38	36
East South Central	12	14	15	13	18	15
West South Central	20	21	29	22	32	30
West	35	43	33	40	39	52
Mountain	14	15	17	22	21	22
Pacific	32	40	28	33	33	47
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	48	45	54	54	61	60
Small Metro	28	46	39	44	47	58
250K - 1 Mil. Pop.	24	41	33	37	40	50
< 250K Pop.	15	21	21	23	24	30
Nonmetro	20	22	23	23	27	29
Urbanized	14	15	17	16	19	20
Less Urbanized	14	14	15	16	19	19
Completely Rural	3	6	5	4	5	7
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Dependence is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.10D Substance Dependence in the Past Year among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2003 and 2004**
Geographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR DEPENDENCE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	0.19	0.21	0.22	0.23	0.26	0.27
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	0.47	0.51	0.53	0.62	0.57	0.66
New England	0.77	0.89	1.09	1.03	0.99	0.93
Middle Atlantic	0.57	0.61	0.60	0.76	0.69	0.83
Midwest	0.32	0.34	0.41	0.43	0.49	0.48
East North Central	0.37	0.38	0.48	0.50	0.55	0.55
West North Central	0.65	0.66	0.78	0.84	1.00	0.94
South	0.28	0.31	0.40	0.33	0.47	0.43
South Atlantic	0.38	0.45	0.57	0.50	0.68	0.63
East South Central	0.60	0.70	0.75	0.64	0.94	0.75
West South Central	0.53	0.54	0.75	0.57	0.85	0.77
West	0.47	0.57	0.44	0.53	0.53	0.69
Mountain	0.64	0.64	0.76	0.97	0.94	0.95
Pacific	0.61	0.77	0.54	0.62	0.64	0.90
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.29	0.27	0.32	0.32	0.36	0.36
Small Metro	0.28	0.44	0.38	0.41	0.46	0.55
250K - 1 Mil. Pop.	0.36	0.60	0.50	0.54	0.60	0.72
< 250K Pop.	0.43	0.58	0.59	0.62	0.66	0.81
Nonmetro	0.40	0.44	0.48	0.47	0.54	0.58
Urbanized	0.59	0.65	0.71	0.70	0.79	0.88
Less Urbanized	0.65	0.61	0.67	0.67	0.85	0.83
Completely Rural	0.88	1.84	1.34	1.22	1.38	2.07
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Dependence is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.10P Substance Dependence in the Past Year among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Geographic Characteristics: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2004 Versus 2003**
Geographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR DEPENDENCE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	0.2505		0.1696		0.2758
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	0.5779		0.0974		0.3705
New England	0.2449		0.0650		0.9907
Middle Atlantic	0.9316		0.3090		0.3412
Midwest	0.3309		0.3971		0.5854
East North Central	0.3662		0.6787		0.6457
West North Central	0.6742		0.3949		0.7656
South	0.0859		0.9570		0.6056
South Atlantic	0.2088		0.6680		0.6053
East South Central	0.1219		0.4887		0.3634
West South Central	0.7114		0.4881		0.8288
West	0.8530		0.6123		0.7128
Mountain	0.4084		0.2485		0.2181
Pacific	0.5954		0.9361		0.8556
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.7686		0.3562		0.7982
Small Metro	0.0293		0.5442		0.2322
250K - 1 Mil. Pop.	0.0972		0.6517		0.4365
< 250K Pop.	0.1324		0.6818		0.2986
Nonmetro	0.8755		0.3157		0.5491
Urbanized	0.3773		0.8769		0.9091
Less Urbanized	0.5272		0.1451		0.5505
Completely Rural	0.1554		0.6080		0.2791
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Dependence is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.11C Substance Dependence in the Past Year among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004**
Geographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR DEPENDENCE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	143	150	250	284	281	302
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	59	59	123	96	129	106
New England	41	22	63	48	69	48
Middle Atlantic	43	55	106	84	110	95
Midwest	51	68	96	131	108	140
East North Central	45	65	80	114	94	124
West North Central	24	20	52	65	54	64
South	101	94	128	160	156	185
South Atlantic	89	74	98	128	129	148
East South Central	29	35	51	49	56	61
West South Central	39	46	64	82	69	93
West	66	75	149	170	163	163
Mountain	31	29	50	58	57	60
Pacific	58	69	139	160	152	152
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	106	110	204	228	227	236
Small Metro	88	87	114	150	138	164
250K - 1 Mil. Pop.	60	67	93	115	109	124
< 250K Pop.	64	57	68	95	88	107
Nonmetro	39	65	82	87	86	108
Urbanized	31	51	55	62	60	79
Less Urbanized	22	33	53	58	54	65
Completely Rural	8	7	23	25	23	25
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Dependence is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.11D Substance Dependence in the Past Year among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2003 and 2004**
Geographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR DEPENDENCE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	0.08	0.08	0.14	0.15	0.16	0.16
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	0.17	0.17	0.35	0.27	0.37	0.30
New England	0.44	0.24	0.68	0.51	0.75	0.51
Middle Atlantic	0.16	0.21	0.41	0.32	0.42	0.37
Midwest	0.13	0.17	0.23	0.32	0.27	0.34
East North Central	0.16	0.23	0.28	0.39	0.33	0.43
West North Central	0.20	0.17	0.43	0.53	0.45	0.52
South	0.16	0.14	0.20	0.24	0.24	0.28
South Atlantic	0.26	0.21	0.29	0.37	0.37	0.42
East South Central	0.26	0.32	0.47	0.44	0.52	0.56
West South Central	0.20	0.23	0.33	0.41	0.36	0.47
West	0.16	0.18	0.37	0.41	0.40	0.40
Mountain	0.27	0.24	0.43	0.49	0.49	0.50
Pacific	0.20	0.24	0.48	0.55	0.53	0.52
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.11	0.11	0.21	0.23	0.24	0.24
Small Metro	0.16	0.16	0.21	0.28	0.26	0.31
250K - 1 Mil. Pop.	0.17	0.19	0.26	0.33	0.31	0.35
< 250K Pop.	0.35	0.31	0.37	0.52	0.48	0.59
Nonmetro	0.13	0.21	0.26	0.28	0.28	0.34
Urbanized	0.23	0.40	0.40	0.49	0.44	0.62
Less Urbanized	0.16	0.21	0.38	0.36	0.39	0.41
Completely Rural	0.25	0.24	0.70	0.88	0.70	0.89
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Dependence is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.11P Substance Dependence in the Past Year among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2004 Versus 2003**
Geographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR DEPENDENCE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	0.1730		0.1447		0.1205
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	0.6401		0.4823		0.4145
New England	0.1237		0.6623		0.4303
Middle Atlantic	0.6543		0.5749		0.6284
Midwest	0.2882		0.2287		0.2563
East North Central	0.1207		0.2783		0.1849
West North Central	0.3198		0.5779		0.9457
South	0.8671		0.1336		0.1849
South Atlantic	0.4724		0.2794		0.7338
East South Central	0.0299		0.1699		0.0335
West South Central	0.7454		0.6848		0.4382
West	0.0345		0.4090		0.1923
Mountain	0.6104		0.8159		0.7879
Pacific	0.0313		0.4281		0.1924
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.6503		0.4285		0.4161
Small Metro	0.7734		0.1513		0.3951
250K - 1 Mil. Pop.	0.4474		0.1738		0.2390
< 250K Pop.	0.7230		0.5696		0.9537
Nonmetro	0.0177		0.7925		0.1738
Urbanized	0.0213		0.6400		0.1003
Less Urbanized	0.3334		0.7785		0.9450
Completely Rural	0.5880		0.6270		0.4768
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Dependence is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.12C Substance Dependence in the Past Year among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004**
Geographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR DEPENDENCE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	158	164	263	296	297	319
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	66	66	131	99	135	114
New England	44	28	68	51	72	55
Middle Atlantic	49	60	112	86	115	100
Midwest	59	76	97	140	113	151
East North Central	51	71	80	122	97	135
West North Central	30	25	55	68	59	69
South	107	100	138	165	169	193
South Atlantic	91	79	105	129	136	151
East South Central	33	38	50	52	61	67
West South Central	47	47	75	89	82	100
West	76	83	155	177	169	171
Mountain	35	32	59	68	69	69
Pacific	68	77	143	163	154	157
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	119	122	214	238	237	252
Small Metro	91	95	122	159	144	174
250K - 1 Mil. Pop.	63	74	98	125	114	134
< 250K Pop.	65	61	73	98	92	111
Nonmetro	46	69	86	91	92	113
Urbanized	35	54	59	64	65	82
Less Urbanized	27	36	54	59	57	67
Completely Rural	9	9	23	26	24	26
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Dependence is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.12D Substance Dependence in the Past Year among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2003 and 2004**
Geographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR DEPENDENCE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	0.07	0.08	0.12	0.14	0.14	0.15
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	0.16	0.16	0.32	0.24	0.33	0.28
New England	0.42	0.26	0.64	0.47	0.67	0.51
Middle Atlantic	0.16	0.20	0.37	0.28	0.38	0.33
Midwest	0.12	0.16	0.20	0.29	0.24	0.31
East North Central	0.15	0.21	0.24	0.36	0.29	0.40
West North Central	0.21	0.17	0.39	0.47	0.41	0.47
South	0.14	0.13	0.18	0.21	0.22	0.25
South Atlantic	0.23	0.19	0.26	0.32	0.34	0.37
East South Central	0.26	0.30	0.40	0.40	0.48	0.52
West South Central	0.20	0.20	0.32	0.38	0.35	0.43
West	0.16	0.17	0.32	0.36	0.35	0.35
Mountain	0.25	0.22	0.42	0.48	0.50	0.48
Pacific	0.20	0.22	0.42	0.47	0.45	0.46
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.11	0.11	0.19	0.21	0.21	0.22
Small Metro	0.14	0.15	0.19	0.25	0.23	0.27
250K - 1 Mil. Pop.	0.15	0.18	0.23	0.30	0.27	0.32
< 250K Pop.	0.29	0.28	0.33	0.45	0.42	0.50
Nonmetro	0.13	0.19	0.24	0.25	0.26	0.31
Urbanized	0.22	0.36	0.37	0.43	0.40	0.54
Less Urbanized	0.16	0.20	0.34	0.33	0.35	0.37
Completely Rural	0.24	0.28	0.64	0.80	0.64	0.82
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Dependence is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.12P Substance Dependence in the Past Year among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2004 Versus 2003**
Geographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR DEPENDENCE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	0.0870		0.0791		0.0789
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	0.5189		0.7934		0.5901
New England	0.1087		0.9665		0.4905
Middle Atlantic	0.7068		0.7801		0.8402
Midwest	0.1870		0.1776		0.2311
East North Central	0.0890		0.2614		0.1826
West North Central	0.5726		0.4547		0.8724
South	0.4528		0.1544		0.1653
South Atlantic	0.7558		0.2479		0.6383
East South Central	0.0186		0.1030		0.0272
West South Central	0.6545		0.8976		0.5572
West	0.0542		0.3622		0.1913
Mountain	0.8749		0.5476		0.5299
Pacific	0.0376		0.4576		0.2491
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.8257		0.3435		0.4479
Small Metro	0.1815		0.1031		0.1851
250K - 1 Mil. Pop.	0.1074		0.1377		0.1426
< 250K Pop.	0.8436		0.4682		0.7650
Nonmetro	0.0245		0.6238		0.1412
Urbanized	0.0483		0.5840		0.0922
Less Urbanized	0.3174		0.9625		0.8875
Completely Rural	0.2339		0.6957		0.3443
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Dependence is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.13C Substance Abuse for Specific Substances in the Past Year, by Age Group: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004**
Past Year Abuse	Total		AGE GROUP
	Total		12-17		18-25		26 or Older
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
ILLICIT DRUG¹	126	117	30	31	43	45	111	103
Marijuana and Hashish	92	98	25	29	39	40	80	84
Cocaine	74	53	6	5	19	20	69	51
Heroin	8	15	2	6	3	7	8	12
Hallucinogens	24	35	10	12	12	17	18	29
Inhalants	24	20	12	13	9	9	17	11
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics²	64	67	15	17	20	21	59	62
Pain Relievers	55	44	14	16	18	18	49	37
Tranquilizers	35	58	12	10	16	12	30	56
Stimulants	23	17	8	8	9	10	21	11
Sedatives	19	15	4	3	3	3	19	14
ALCOHOL	290	285	38	45	87	88	270	256
ILLICIT DRUG OR ALCOHOL¹	305	304	46	51	95	94	280	276
BOTH ILLICIT DRUG AND ALCOHOL¹	60	48	18	21	23	23	50	36
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Abuse is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ² Nonmedical use of prescription-type pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives; does not include over-the-counter drugs. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.13D Substance Abuse for Specific Substances in the Past Year, by Age Group: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2003 and 2004**
Past Year Abuse	Total		AGE GROUP
	Total		12-17		18-25		26 or Older
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
ILLICIT DRUG¹	0.05	0.05	0.12	0.12	0.13	0.14	0.06	0.06
Marijuana and Hashish	0.04	0.04	0.10	0.11	0.12	0.13	0.04	0.05
Cocaine	0.03	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.06	0.06	0.04	0.03
Heroin	0.00	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.01	0.02	0.00	0.01
Hallucinogens	0.01	0.01	0.04	0.05	0.04	0.05	0.01	0.02
Inhalants	0.01	0.01	0.05	0.05	0.03	0.03	0.01	0.01
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics²	0.03	0.03	0.06	0.07	0.06	0.07	0.03	0.03
Pain Relievers	0.02	0.02	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.05	0.03	0.02
Tranquilizers	0.01	0.02	0.05	0.04	0.05	0.04	0.02	0.03
Stimulants	0.01	0.01	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.01	0.01
Sedatives	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01
ALCOHOL	0.12	0.12	0.15	0.18	0.27	0.27	0.15	0.14
ILLICIT DRUG OR ALCOHOL¹	0.13	0.13	0.18	0.20	0.30	0.29	0.15	0.15
BOTH ILLICIT DRUG AND ALCOHOL¹	0.03	0.02	0.07	0.08	0.07	0.07	0.03	0.02
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Abuse is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ² Nonmedical use of prescription-type pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives; does not include over-the-counter drugs. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.13P Substance Abuse for Specific Substances in the Past Year, by Age Group: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2004 Versus 2003**
Past Year Abuse	Total		AGE GROUP
	Total		12-17		18-25		26 or Older
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
ILLICIT DRUG¹	0.8007		0.7811		0.3910		0.4695
Marijuana and Hashish	0.4469		0.7179		0.2385		0.8452
Cocaine	0.0761		0.0662		0.8120		0.0697
Heroin	0.1765		0.3270		0.1338		0.6776
Hallucinogens	0.0618		0.7004		0.1170		0.2082
Inhalants	0.7617		0.4446		0.9131		0.8004
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics²	0.9787		0.1168		0.9545		0.6819
Pain Relievers	0.3304		0.2710		0.9632		0.1495
Tranquilizers	0.2401		0.5653		0.2943		0.0859
Stimulants	0.7629		0.7950		0.4395		0.5059
Sedatives	0.7537		0.7673		0.9904		0.7913
ALCOHOL	0.8729		0.7988		0.5347		0.9773
ILLICIT DRUG OR ALCOHOL¹	0.7877		0.8511		0.7114		0.8245
BOTH ILLICIT DRUG AND ALCOHOL¹	0.9151		0.6222		0.3779		0.5893
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Abuse is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ² Nonmedical use of prescription-type pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives; does not include over-the-counter drugs. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.14C Substance Abuse in the Past Year, by Detailed Age Category: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004**
Age Category	TYPE OF PAST YEAR ABUSE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	126	117	290	285	305	304
12	5	7	5	3	7	7
13	8	8	9	8	11	11
14	15	13	14	14	19	18
15	15	15	16	18	20	22
16	18	17	22	22	25	25
17	13	16	22	26	24	27
18	22	20	28	31	34	35
19	18	22	31	30	34	34
20	17	19	29	32	30	34
21	16	19	32	32	34	34
22	13	15	34	30	34	32
23	11	14	30	26	32	27
24	11	9	31	29	33	29
25	10	11	26	28	27	29
26-29	43	67	101	93	107	108
30-34	34	30	92	92	96	92
35-39	60	32	91	92	103	97
40-44	41	41	81	107	90	108
45-49	49	31	93	82	104	86
50-54	30	39	103	103	107	111
55-59	24	19	81	81	81	84
60-64	*	41	20	45	20	60
65 or Older	6	*	70	65	70	65
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Abuse is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.14D Substance Abuse in the Past Year, by Detailed Age Category: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2003 and 2004**
Age Category	TYPE OF PAST YEAR ABUSE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	0.05	0.05	0.12	0.12	0.13	0.13
12	0.12	0.17	0.12	0.08	0.16	0.18
13	0.19	0.18	0.20	0.19	0.26	0.25
14	0.36	0.30	0.35	0.32	0.45	0.42
15	0.36	0.36	0.38	0.42	0.49	0.50
16	0.43	0.41	0.51	0.54	0.59	0.60
17	0.32	0.39	0.54	0.63	0.58	0.67
18	0.48	0.45	0.61	0.68	0.75	0.77
19	0.46	0.57	0.80	0.76	0.87	0.87
20	0.43	0.48	0.71	0.79	0.75	0.85
21	0.40	0.46	0.83	0.79	0.86	0.85
22	0.33	0.37	0.85	0.75	0.86	0.79
23	0.28	0.35	0.75	0.67	0.80	0.70
24	0.30	0.22	0.87	0.71	0.91	0.72
25	0.29	0.30	0.71	0.79	0.74	0.81
26-29	0.29	0.43	0.68	0.61	0.73	0.71
30-34	0.17	0.15	0.45	0.47	0.48	0.47
35-39	0.28	0.15	0.44	0.44	0.49	0.46
40-44	0.18	0.18	0.36	0.47	0.39	0.48
45-49	0.23	0.14	0.44	0.38	0.49	0.40
50-54	0.15	0.20	0.52	0.53	0.53	0.57
55-59	0.16	0.12	0.54	0.50	0.54	0.51
60-64	*	0.32	0.17	0.35	0.17	0.48
65 or Older	0.02	*	0.20	0.19	0.20	0.19
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Abuse is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.14P Substance Abuse in the Past Year, by Detailed Age Category: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2004 Versus 2003**
Age Category	TYPE OF PAST YEAR ABUSE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	0.8007		0.8729		0.7877
12	0.6791		0.1451		0.5623
13	0.7440		0.9888		0.8331
14	0.3201		0.6055		0.5610
15	0.5823		0.4057		0.7759
16	0.5921		0.7199		0.5047
17	0.3324		0.8839		0.8591
18	0.8084		0.3626		0.4617
19	0.3305		0.6475		0.8526
20	0.5993		0.5113		0.6686
21	0.9317		0.7768		0.8269
22	0.4146		0.7166		0.9651
23	0.2075		0.0739		0.1443
24	0.2511		0.2999		0.1811
25	0.9431		0.5132		0.5975
26-29	0.1716		0.8686		0.6141
30-34	0.5911		0.6274		0.5863
35-39	0.0197		0.5929		0.1980
40-44	0.8678		0.0338		0.1183
45-49	0.3047		0.3252		0.2012
50-54	0.8945		0.3889		0.4420
55-59	0.9286		0.6852		0.8297
60-64	*		0.0554		0.0217
65 or Older	*		0.1182		0.1047
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Abuse is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.15C Substance Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004**
Demographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR ABUSE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	126	117	290	285	305	304
AGE
12-17	30	31	38	45	46	51
18-25	43	45	87	88	95	94
26 or Older	111	103	270	256	280	276
GENDER
Male	106	106	240	233	249	249
Female	63	63	149	148	161	156
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	109	97	261	263	276	281
White	97	83	230	242	244	256
Black or African American	36	43	91	91	99	98
American Indian or Alaska Native	7	24	14	12	15	27
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	*	8	5	9	*
Asian	20	40	58	55	61	69
Two or More Races	23	9	21	24	29	26
Hispanic or Latino	65	66	112	100	124	115
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Abuse is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.15D Substance Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2003 and 2004**
Demographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR ABUSE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	0.05	0.05	0.12	0.12	0.13	0.13
AGE
12-17	0.12	0.12	0.15	0.18	0.18	0.20
18-25	0.13	0.14	0.27	0.27	0.30	0.29
26 or Older	0.06	0.06	0.15	0.14	0.15	0.15
GENDER
Male	0.09	0.09	0.21	0.20	0.22	0.21
Female	0.05	0.05	0.12	0.12	0.13	0.13
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.05	0.05	0.13	0.13	0.13	0.13
White	0.06	0.05	0.14	0.14	0.15	0.15
Black or African American	0.13	0.15	0.33	0.32	0.36	0.35
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.55	1.82	1.14	0.96	1.18	2.06
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.89	*	1.55	0.84	1.79	*
Asian	0.21	0.40	0.60	0.56	0.62	0.69
Two or More Races	0.88	0.36	0.83	0.94	1.13	1.02
Hispanic or Latino	0.22	0.21	0.37	0.32	0.42	0.37
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Abuse is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.15P Substance Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2004 Versus 2003**
Demographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR ABUSE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	0.8007		0.8729		0.7877
AGE
12-17	0.7811		0.7988		0.8511
18-25	0.3910		0.5347		0.7114
26 or Older	0.4695		0.9773		0.8245
GENDER
Male	0.7870		0.7043		0.6729
Female	0.3359		0.3646		0.2379
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.9475		0.8474		0.8658
White	0.3655		0.6313		0.8975
Black or African American	0.0378		0.5274		0.9695
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.2464		0.0805		0.9010
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*		0.1104		*
Asian	0.6956		0.3190		0.3708
Two or More Races	0.3246		0.6492		0.3272
Hispanic or Latino	0.5339		0.9826		0.7565
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Abuse is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.16C Substance Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004**
Demographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR ABUSE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	30	31	38	45	46	51
GENDER
Male	22	23	27	30	32	36
Female	23	23	29	28	36	34
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	28	28	34	40	40	45
White	26	25	32	37	37	42
Black or African American	9	12	9	12	13	16
American Indian or Alaska Native	3	4	4	3	4	4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	5	6	8	6	9	7
Two or More Races	9	7	9	7	10	8
Hispanic or Latino	16	13	17	20	22	23
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male, White, Not Hispanic	18	17	21	25	25	28
Female, White, Not Hispanic	18	17	23	24	27	27
Male, Black, Not Hispanic	7	8	6	10	9	12
Female, Black, Not Hispanic	7	8	6	7	9	10
Male, Hispanic	11	10	12	15	15	18
Female, Hispanic	12	11	14	13	19	15
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Abuse is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.16D Substance Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2003 and 2004**
Demographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR ABUSE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	0.12	0.12	0.15	0.18	0.18	0.20
GENDER
Male	0.18	0.18	0.21	0.24	0.25	0.28
Female	0.18	0.19	0.24	0.23	0.30	0.28
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.13	0.13	0.16	0.19	0.19	0.22
White	0.16	0.16	0.20	0.24	0.24	0.27
Black or African American	0.24	0.31	0.23	0.32	0.34	0.42
American Indian or Alaska Native	1.75	2.28	2.06	1.85	2.33	2.69
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	0.55	0.56	0.85	0.62	0.90	0.70
Two or More Races	2.26	1.58	2.34	1.61	2.37	1.73
Hispanic or Latino	0.39	0.32	0.42	0.48	0.54	0.54
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male, White, Not Hispanic	0.22	0.22	0.26	0.31	0.31	0.36
Female, White, Not Hispanic	0.23	0.23	0.31	0.31	0.36	0.36
Male, Black, Not Hispanic	0.36	0.43	0.33	0.51	0.46	0.63
Female, Black, Not Hispanic	0.36	0.44	0.34	0.36	0.47	0.55
Male, Hispanic	0.53	0.47	0.57	0.71	0.72	0.83
Female, Hispanic	0.61	0.52	0.68	0.64	0.94	0.74
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Abuse is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.16P Substance Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic Characteristics: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2004 Versus 2003**
Demographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR ABUSE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	0.7811		0.7988		0.8511
GENDER
Male	0.6919		0.1650		0.2381
Female	0.9638		0.3027		0.3655
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.6426		0.9861		0.5990
White	0.9667		0.8776		0.6815
Black or African American	0.0811		0.2461		0.1164
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.5287		0.6907		0.4635
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*		*		*
Asian	0.5352		0.0801		0.0817
Two or More Races	0.7142		0.8314		0.7118
Hispanic or Latino	0.7513		0.5296		0.5353
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male, White, Not Hispanic	0.9418		0.2427		0.2688
Female, White, Not Hispanic	0.8951		0.3783		0.6591
Male, Black, Not Hispanic	0.1412		0.2230		0.1382
Female, Black, Not Hispanic	0.3637		0.7445		0.4717
Male, Hispanic	0.8661		0.2880		0.6629
Female, Hispanic	0.5776		0.8268		0.2189
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Abuse is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.17C Substance Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Demographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004**
Demographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR ABUSE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	43	45	87	88	95	94
GENDER
Male	36	37	69	70	74	75
Female	25	24	51	47	56	50
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	37	41	79	77	84	82
White	30	36	67	70	71	75
Black or African American	15	18	24	25	26	28
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	1	6	4	7	5
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	12	3	23	15	24	15
Two or More Races	5	4	9	7	9	7
Hispanic or Latino	23	21	36	42	42	46
EDUCATION
< High School	28	22	38	40	44	43
High School Graduate	22	26	48	46	51	49
Some College	23	27	49	48	54	51
College Graduate	11	10	34	31	35	32
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	28	33	56	60	63	64
Part-Time	22	23	44	39	47	43
Unemployed	14	17	26	26	28	29
Other²	19	18	34	32	37	36
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Abuse is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ² Retired persons, disabled persons, homemakers, students, or other persons not in the labor force are included in the Other Employment category. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.17D Substance Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Demographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2003 and 2004**
Demographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR ABUSE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	0.13	0.14	0.27	0.27	0.30	0.29
GENDER
Male	0.23	0.23	0.43	0.44	0.46	0.47
Female	0.16	0.15	0.32	0.29	0.35	0.31
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.14	0.16	0.30	0.29	0.32	0.31
White	0.16	0.18	0.34	0.35	0.36	0.38
Black or African American	0.35	0.42	0.57	0.57	0.60	0.64
American Indian or Alaska Native	1.09	0.72	3.46	2.58	3.61	2.74
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	0.82	0.18	1.62	0.99	1.68	1.01
Two or More Races	1.34	1.03	2.56	1.96	2.56	2.10
Hispanic or Latino	0.40	0.37	0.63	0.74	0.74	0.80
EDUCATION
< High School	0.41	0.33	0.55	0.59	0.64	0.65
High School Graduate	0.20	0.23	0.44	0.41	0.46	0.44
Some College	0.23	0.26	0.50	0.47	0.55	0.49
College Graduate	0.28	0.24	0.87	0.76	0.88	0.77
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	0.19	0.22	0.39	0.40	0.43	0.42
Part-Time	0.26	0.29	0.54	0.48	0.58	0.53
Unemployed	0.52	0.65	0.95	1.02	1.03	1.13
Other²	0.30	0.28	0.54	0.50	0.59	0.57
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Abuse is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ² Retired persons, disabled persons, homemakers, students, or other persons not in the labor force are included in the Other Employment category. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.17P Substance Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Demographic Characteristics: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2004 Versus 2003**
Demographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR ABUSE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	0.3910		0.5347		0.7114
GENDER
Male	0.3444		0.8717		0.8823
Female	0.9200		0.3667		0.3607
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.1407		0.6272		0.9565
White	0.0392		0.7810		0.4599
Black or African American	0.4878		0.5218		0.2072
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4335		0.2303		0.1610
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*		*		*
Asian	0.0098		0.0142		0.0028
Two or More Races	0.7419		0.0855		0.1428
Hispanic or Latino	0.3913		0.6668		0.3959
EDUCATION
< High School	0.3107		0.8554		0.6726
High School Graduate	0.2177		0.5630		0.9968
Some College	0.0938		0.6667		0.8937
College Graduate	0.6520		0.5762		0.6930
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	0.5871		0.7668		0.6485
Part-Time	0.6008		0.8228		0.7988
Unemployed	0.1845		0.5108		0.2921
Other²	0.5772		0.0159		0.0215
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Abuse is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ² Retired persons, disabled persons, homemakers, students, or other persons not in the labor force are included in the Other Employment category. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.18C Substance Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004**
Demographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR ABUSE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	111	103	270	256	280	276
GENDER
Male	94	95	226	214	233	227
Female	55	56	136	131	146	142
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	95	84	246	239	259	255
White	84	70	219	221	230	231
Black or African American	32	40	84	86	90	92
American Indian or Alaska Native	6	*	13	8	13	24
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	16	*	54	52	56	66
Two or More Races	*	4	16	22	25	22
Hispanic or Latino	59	60	102	92	110	106
EDUCATION
< High School	66	48	115	93	127	104
High School Graduate	58	63	128	129	141	148
Some College	58	48	131	122	142	126
College Graduate	33	61	147	160	148	171
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	98	91	224	214	236	233
Part-Time	13	32	78	101	79	105
Unemployed	20	22	55	49	58	53
Other²	45	34	99	75	107	82
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Abuse is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ² Retired persons, disabled persons, homemakers, students, or other persons not in the labor force are included in the Other Employment category. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.18D Substance Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2003 and 2004**
Demographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR ABUSE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	0.06	0.06	0.15	0.14	0.15	0.15
GENDER
Male	0.11	0.11	0.26	0.24	0.27	0.26
Female	0.06	0.06	0.14	0.14	0.15	0.15
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.06	0.05	0.15	0.15	0.16	0.16
White	0.06	0.05	0.17	0.17	0.18	0.18
Black or African American	0.17	0.20	0.43	0.44	0.46	0.47
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.61	*	1.45	0.82	1.45	2.54
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	0.21	*	0.74	0.70	0.77	0.88
Two or More Races	*	0.21	0.86	1.23	1.39	1.23
Hispanic or Latino	0.29	0.28	0.51	0.43	0.54	0.50
EDUCATION
< High School	0.21	0.16	0.37	0.31	0.41	0.35
High School Graduate	0.10	0.11	0.23	0.23	0.25	0.26
Some College	0.14	0.11	0.31	0.27	0.33	0.28
College Graduate	0.06	0.12	0.29	0.31	0.29	0.33
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	0.10	0.09	0.22	0.21	0.23	0.22
Part-Time	0.06	0.16	0.38	0.52	0.38	0.54
Unemployed	0.36	0.46	1.03	1.01	1.08	1.10
Other²	0.08	0.06	0.19	0.14	0.20	0.15
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Abuse is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ² Retired persons, disabled persons, homemakers, students, or other persons not in the labor force are included in the Other Employment category. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.18P Substance Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2004 Versus 2003**
Demographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR ABUSE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	0.4695		0.9773		0.8245
GENDER
Male	0.8722		0.7910		0.8271
Female	0.2575		0.6195		0.4390
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.4817		0.9264		0.7401
White	0.0493		0.7191		0.8272
Black or African American	0.1518		0.3242		0.5782
American Indian or Alaska Native	*		0.1829		0.6410
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*		*		*
Asian	*		0.9916		0.8143
Two or More Races	*		0.7962		0.5912
Hispanic or Latino	0.7908		0.8881		0.8527
EDUCATION
< High School	0.2462		0.6141		0.4360
High School Graduate	0.7458		0.6077		0.5778
Some College	0.4696		0.2305		0.1758
College Graduate	0.3275		0.0935		0.0695
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	0.2059		0.8287		0.8551
Part-Time	0.0173		0.1551		0.0457
Unemployed	0.2828		0.6334		0.8967
Other²	0.3756		0.1331		0.0738
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Abuse is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ² Retired persons, disabled persons, homemakers, students, or other persons not in the labor force are included in the Other Employment category. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.19C Substance Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004**
Demographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR ABUSE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	120	113	286	282	300	302
GENDER
Male	103	103	239	231	247	246
Female	61	60	147	146	159	154
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	104	93	259	262	274	279
White	91	79	229	241	241	252
Black or African American	35	41	89	90	96	97
American Indian or Alaska Native	6	23	15	10	15	25
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	*	8	5	9	*
Asian	20	39	58	55	60	68
Two or More Races	21	5	19	23	27	25
Hispanic or Latino	62	63	107	99	118	113
EDUCATION
< High School	72	53	122	101	135	114
High School Graduate	63	69	138	137	151	158
Some College	63	55	142	137	156	142
College Graduate	35	62	150	164	151	175
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	104	99	224	225	241	245
Part-Time	25	39	91	109	92	111
Unemployed	24	30	63	59	66	65
Other²	50	39	107	83	115	92
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Abuse is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ² Retired persons, disabled persons, homemakers, students, or other persons not in the labor force are included in the Other Employment category. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.19D Substance Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2003 and 2004**
Demographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR ABUSE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	0.06	0.05	0.13	0.13	0.14	0.14
GENDER
Male	0.10	0.10	0.23	0.22	0.24	0.24
Female	0.05	0.05	0.13	0.13	0.14	0.14
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.06	0.05	0.14	0.14	0.15	0.15
White	0.06	0.05	0.15	0.16	0.16	0.17
Black or African American	0.15	0.17	0.37	0.37	0.41	0.40
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.55	2.04	1.34	0.93	1.37	2.23
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1.03	*	1.84	0.93	2.11	*
Asian	0.22	0.44	0.66	0.62	0.69	0.76
Two or More Races	0.95	0.25	0.88	1.09	1.26	1.17
Hispanic or Latino	0.24	0.24	0.41	0.37	0.46	0.42
EDUCATION
< High School	0.19	0.15	0.32	0.28	0.36	0.31
High School Graduate	0.09	0.10	0.21	0.20	0.22	0.23
Some College	0.12	0.10	0.27	0.25	0.30	0.26
College Graduate	0.06	0.11	0.27	0.29	0.27	0.31
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	0.09	0.08	0.19	0.19	0.21	0.21
Part-Time	0.09	0.14	0.32	0.39	0.32	0.40
Unemployed	0.30	0.41	0.77	0.80	0.81	0.88
Other²	0.09	0.06	0.18	0.14	0.19	0.15
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Abuse is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ² Retired persons, disabled persons, homemakers, students, or other persons not in the labor force are included in the Other Employment category. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.19P Substance Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2004 Versus 2003**
Demographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR ABUSE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	0.7448		0.8405		0.7614
GENDER
Male	0.8437		0.8335		0.7956
Female	0.3183		0.4655		0.3174
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.9676		0.8474		0.8002
White	0.3487		0.6446		0.9464
Black or African American	0.0873		0.4358		0.8478
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.2686		0.0894		0.9942
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*		0.1580		*
Asian	0.7734		0.4368		0.4894
Two or More Races	0.3120		0.6690		0.3402
Hispanic or Latino	0.5654		0.9314		0.8306
EDUCATION
< High School	0.1497		0.6956		0.3996
High School Graduate	0.8809		0.4826		0.5797
Some College	0.9681		0.2204		0.2077
College Graduate	0.3770		0.1179		0.0811
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time	0.3352		0.7245		0.9910
Part-Time	0.0268		0.1880		0.0629
Unemployed	0.0759		0.9766		0.6398
Other²	0.2813		0.0204		0.0110
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Abuse is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ² Retired persons, disabled persons, homemakers, students, or other persons not in the labor force are included in the Other Employment category. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.20C Substance Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004**
Geographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR ABUSE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	126	117	290	285	305	304
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	55	58	107	130	118	133
New England	27	26	58	50	67	54
Middle Atlantic	49	52	91	120	99	121
Midwest	55	49	122	125	126	137
East North Central	46	44	102	106	109	117
West North Central	30	22	67	67	63	71
South	70	57	186	164	199	175
South Atlantic	56	35	143	112	155	111
East South Central	27	27	55	62	60	71
West South Central	32	37	106	102	109	114
West	70	69	152	147	156	160
Mountain	34	23	70	67	74	72
Pacific	61	65	135	130	136	143
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	96	102	223	219	240	242
Small Metro	57	52	133	151	140	151
250K - 1 Mil. Pop.	41	44	102	120	111	120
< 250K Pop.	38	29	83	91	83	96
Nonmetro	53	34	114	90	121	92
Urbanized	41	22	85	70	92	69
Less Urbanized	33	23	64	54	70	55
Completely Rural	10	8	23	22	26	24
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Abuse is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.20D Substance Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2003 and 2004**
Geographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR ABUSE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	0.05	0.05	0.12	0.12	0.13	0.13
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	0.12	0.13	0.24	0.29	0.26	0.29
New England	0.23	0.21	0.49	0.42	0.56	0.45
Middle Atlantic	0.15	0.15	0.27	0.36	0.29	0.36
Midwest	0.10	0.09	0.23	0.23	0.23	0.25
East North Central	0.12	0.12	0.27	0.28	0.29	0.31
West North Central	0.19	0.14	0.41	0.41	0.39	0.44
South	0.08	0.07	0.22	0.19	0.23	0.20
South Atlantic	0.12	0.08	0.32	0.25	0.35	0.25
East South Central	0.19	0.19	0.39	0.43	0.42	0.49
West South Central	0.12	0.14	0.41	0.39	0.42	0.43
West	0.13	0.13	0.28	0.27	0.29	0.29
Mountain	0.22	0.14	0.45	0.42	0.48	0.45
Pacific	0.16	0.17	0.35	0.34	0.36	0.37
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.08	0.08	0.18	0.17	0.19	0.19
Small Metro	0.08	0.07	0.19	0.21	0.20	0.21
250K - 1 Mil. Pop.	0.09	0.09	0.22	0.25	0.24	0.25
< 250K Pop.	0.16	0.12	0.34	0.37	0.34	0.39
Nonmetro	0.13	0.08	0.28	0.22	0.30	0.23
Urbanized	0.23	0.13	0.48	0.42	0.51	0.42
Less Urbanized	0.18	0.11	0.35	0.26	0.39	0.27
Completely Rural	0.23	0.23	0.57	0.61	0.64	0.66
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Abuse is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.20P Substance Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2004 Versus 2003**
Geographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR ABUSE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	0.8007		0.8729		0.7877
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	0.5837		0.2972		0.3911
New England	0.9146		0.5274		0.5650
Middle Atlantic	0.5776		0.1014		0.1644
Midwest	0.6069		0.4506		0.6368
East North Central	0.4929		0.6849		0.9756
West North Central	0.8713		0.4012		0.2571
South	0.7566		0.6298		0.5985
South Atlantic	0.3315		0.1757		0.1128
East South Central	0.2773		0.2882		0.2581
West South Central	0.9166		0.6973		0.6751
West	0.3173		0.9587		0.8633
Mountain	0.1085		0.5624		0.9776
Pacific	0.7047		0.8211		0.8538
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.8814		0.3902		0.4284
Small Metro	0.9162		0.9974		0.8795
250K - 1 Mil. Pop.	0.5873		0.7729		0.8061
< 250K Pop.	0.3774		0.6972		0.9329
Nonmetro	0.3710		0.0240		0.0209
Urbanized	0.3593		0.2978		0.2432
Less Urbanized	0.6305		0.0088		0.0122
Completely Rural	0.5808		0.4730		0.4480
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Abuse is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.21C Substance Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004**
Geographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR ABUSE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	30	31	38	45	46	51
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	13	14	18	18	20	23
New England	5	9	11	9	11	12
Middle Atlantic	12	11	14	16	17	19
Midwest	15	13	16	18	21	22
East North Central	13	11	13	13	17	17
West North Central	7	6	9	13	13	14
South	17	17	20	24	25	27
South Atlantic	11	13	14	16	17	19
East South Central	5	5	6	7	8	7
West South Central	12	10	12	17	17	19
West	15	18	21	27	25	30
Mountain	7	6	9	10	11	9
Pacific	13	17	19	25	22	29
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	22	22	28	33	34	39
Small Metro	16	20	20	22	25	28
250K - 1 Mil. Pop.	12	16	17	18	20	22
< 250K Pop.	11	12	11	13	15	18
Nonmetro	12	10	16	17	20	18
Urbanized	8	5	11	10	13	12
Less Urbanized	7	8	11	12	13	14
Completely Rural	5	3	5	6	7	6
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Abuse is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.21D Substance Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2003 and 2004**
Geographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR ABUSE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	0.12	0.12	0.15	0.18	0.18	0.20
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	0.28	0.31	0.39	0.40	0.45	0.50
New England	0.42	0.80	0.91	0.73	0.94	1.04
Middle Atlantic	0.35	0.32	0.42	0.48	0.51	0.57
Midwest	0.27	0.22	0.29	0.32	0.37	0.38
East North Central	0.34	0.28	0.34	0.32	0.42	0.42
West North Central	0.43	0.37	0.55	0.79	0.74	0.81
South	0.19	0.18	0.22	0.27	0.28	0.30
South Atlantic	0.24	0.28	0.32	0.35	0.39	0.40
East South Central	0.33	0.33	0.45	0.51	0.53	0.51
West South Central	0.42	0.33	0.42	0.57	0.58	0.63
West	0.26	0.30	0.36	0.45	0.42	0.51
Mountain	0.40	0.33	0.51	0.57	0.62	0.51
Pacific	0.32	0.39	0.46	0.58	0.54	0.69
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.17	0.17	0.21	0.25	0.26	0.29
Small Metro	0.22	0.26	0.27	0.29	0.34	0.37
250K - 1 Mil. Pop.	0.24	0.32	0.34	0.36	0.40	0.44
< 250K Pop.	0.45	0.47	0.47	0.52	0.60	0.71
Nonmetro	0.27	0.23	0.37	0.40	0.46	0.43
Urbanized	0.41	0.30	0.57	0.61	0.69	0.69
Less Urbanized	0.36	0.35	0.54	0.58	0.63	0.63
Completely Rural	1.07	0.76	1.03	1.65	1.48	1.67
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Abuse is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.21P Substance Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Geographic Characteristics: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2004 Versus 2003**
Geographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR ABUSE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	0.7811		0.7988		0.8511
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	0.3199		0.9593		0.7519
New England	0.4637		0.8986		0.6589
Middle Atlantic	0.4569		0.9854		0.9128
Midwest	0.6704		0.2054		0.1693
East North Central	0.8855		0.2013		0.1579
West North Central	0.5514		0.6512		0.6293
South	0.7655		0.6918		0.6050
South Atlantic	0.7662		0.9227		0.5956
East South Central	0.1188		0.3959		0.9568
West South Central	0.4546		0.7859		0.2106
West	0.6552		0.8514		0.6252
Mountain	0.8850		0.4842		0.3872
Pacific	0.6727		0.9254		0.8417
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.9709		0.6796		0.8139
Small Metro	0.1812		0.3027		0.2241
250K - 1 Mil. Pop.	0.0925		0.1266		0.1547
< 250K Pop.	0.9958		0.7633		0.8495
Nonmetro	0.1255		0.8821		0.4816
Urbanized	0.0379		0.3404		0.1156
Less Urbanized	0.8010		0.6930		0.8877
Completely Rural	0.8884		0.0844		0.3539
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Abuse is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.22C Substance Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004**
Geographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR ABUSE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	43	45	87	88	95	94
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	15	20	34	36	36	37
New England	6	11	17	15	16	17
Middle Atlantic	14	16	30	33	32	32
Midwest	18	22	36	44	39	46
East North Central	16	15	29	33	33	36
West North Central	9	15	21	29	22	29
South	26	30	51	45	56	51
South Atlantic	22	19	38	34	43	38
East South Central	5	15	21	16	21	19
West South Central	11	17	27	23	28	28
West	24	17	49	50	55	51
Mountain	12	11	23	18	27	18
Pacific	21	13	43	47	48	48
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	34	32	68	64	77	68
Small Metro	21	28	45	55	46	58
250K - 1 Mil. Pop.	17	23	37	41	35	44
< 250K Pop.	12	16	25	36	28	37
Nonmetro	13	19	30	30	31	32
Urbanized	10	12	22	20	23	22
Less Urbanized	7	13	18	19	19	21
Completely Rural	2	3	7	9	7	11
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Abuse is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.22D Substance Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2003 and 2004**
Geographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR ABUSE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	0.13	0.14	0.27	0.27	0.30	0.29
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	0.27	0.34	0.60	0.64	0.64	0.65
New England	0.44	0.71	1.16	1.03	1.12	1.17
Middle Atlantic	0.33	0.39	0.71	0.78	0.77	0.77
Midwest	0.25	0.29	0.49	0.59	0.54	0.62
East North Central	0.31	0.29	0.57	0.65	0.64	0.70
West North Central	0.40	0.67	0.94	1.24	0.97	1.24
South	0.23	0.26	0.45	0.39	0.49	0.44
South Atlantic	0.40	0.34	0.68	0.60	0.76	0.66
East South Central	0.24	0.78	1.08	0.84	1.10	0.97
West South Central	0.30	0.43	0.71	0.60	0.75	0.73
West	0.33	0.22	0.66	0.67	0.74	0.68
Mountain	0.55	0.46	1.02	0.79	1.21	0.79
Pacific	0.41	0.24	0.83	0.89	0.93	0.91
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.21	0.19	0.41	0.38	0.46	0.41
Small Metro	0.21	0.26	0.44	0.52	0.45	0.55
250K - 1 Mil. Pop.	0.25	0.33	0.55	0.59	0.53	0.64
< 250K Pop.	0.35	0.42	0.72	0.97	0.77	0.99
Nonmetro	0.26	0.38	0.61	0.60	0.64	0.66
Urbanized	0.43	0.53	0.93	0.86	0.98	0.96
Less Urbanized	0.33	0.55	0.81	0.81	0.86	0.90
Completely Rural	0.54	1.00	1.84	2.89	1.88	3.40
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Abuse is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.22P Substance Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Geographic Characteristics: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2004 Versus 2003**
Geographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR ABUSE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	0.3910		0.5347		0.7114
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	0.0085		0.3750		0.1408
New England	0.1026		0.8116		0.3587
Middle Atlantic	0.0371		0.3777		0.2399
Midwest	0.3256		0.6771		0.7204
East North Central	0.7019		0.8984		0.5671
West North Central	0.0487		0.5806		0.8445
South	0.1911		0.1164		0.4682
South Atlantic	0.4804		0.0552		0.0842
East South Central	0.0030		0.6768		0.6013
West South Central	0.1371		0.9902		0.4931
West	0.0050		0.9038		0.4788
Mountain	0.4865		0.8820		0.6231
Pacific	0.0041		0.8236		0.5913
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.7421		0.6907		0.4917
Small Metro	0.5078		0.9665		0.8064
250K - 1 Mil. Pop.	0.7265		0.7157		0.5293
< 250K Pop.	0.4967		0.6871		0.6873
Nonmetro	0.0384		0.2892		0.9973
Urbanized	0.5451		0.0479		0.1578
Less Urbanized	0.0419		0.8405		0.2730
Completely Rural	0.0990		0.2128		0.0733
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Abuse is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.23C Substance Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004**
Geographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR ABUSE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	111	103	270	256	280	276
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	52	51	102	116	110	124
New England	27	19	54	41	63	40
Middle Atlantic	45	47	87	109	92	117
Midwest	44	43	117	117	117	127
East North Central	33	41	96	100	98	110
West North Central	28	13	65	60	63	63
South	63	48	172	145	181	154
South Atlantic	49	33	134	100	141	103
East South Central	27	21	45	55	52	63
West South Central	30	28	98	89	102	95
West	60	62	140	132	142	145
Mountain	29	17	75	65	80	66
Pacific	53	59	118	114	117	128
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	86	93	207	203	220	224
Small Metro	51	37	126	131	131	135
250K - 1 Mil. Pop.	37	32	98	102	106	105
< 250K Pop.	34	19	76	82	75	85
Nonmetro	48	28	107	83	111	86
Urbanized	38	22	77	65	81	66
Less Urbanized	30	16	61	45	66	48
Completely Rural	8	7	22	18	24	19
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Abuse is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.23D Substance Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2003 and 2004**
Geographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR ABUSE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	0.06	0.06	0.15	0.14	0.15	0.15
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	0.15	0.14	0.29	0.33	0.31	0.35
New England	0.29	0.20	0.59	0.44	0.68	0.43
Middle Atlantic	0.17	0.18	0.34	0.42	0.35	0.45
Midwest	0.11	0.11	0.29	0.28	0.29	0.31
East North Central	0.12	0.14	0.34	0.35	0.34	0.38
West North Central	0.23	0.11	0.54	0.49	0.52	0.51
South	0.10	0.07	0.27	0.22	0.28	0.23
South Atlantic	0.14	0.09	0.39	0.29	0.41	0.29
East South Central	0.25	0.19	0.41	0.50	0.48	0.57
West South Central	0.15	0.14	0.51	0.45	0.53	0.48
West	0.15	0.15	0.34	0.32	0.35	0.35
Mountain	0.25	0.14	0.64	0.54	0.68	0.55
Pacific	0.18	0.20	0.41	0.39	0.40	0.44
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.09	0.09	0.22	0.21	0.23	0.23
Small Metro	0.09	0.07	0.23	0.25	0.24	0.25
250K - 1 Mil. Pop.	0.11	0.09	0.28	0.29	0.30	0.30
< 250K Pop.	0.18	0.11	0.41	0.45	0.41	0.47
Nonmetro	0.16	0.09	0.35	0.26	0.36	0.27
Urbanized	0.27	0.17	0.57	0.51	0.59	0.52
Less Urbanized	0.22	0.10	0.43	0.29	0.47	0.30
Completely Rural	0.24	0.23	0.67	0.63	0.71	0.66
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Abuse is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.23P Substance Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2004 Versus 2003**
Geographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR ABUSE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	0.4695		0.9773		0.8245
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	0.5307		0.4283		0.7220
New England	0.4482		0.3834		0.2578
Middle Atlantic	0.7515		0.1694		0.3146
Midwest	0.9293		0.4067		0.5455
East North Central	0.3358		0.5774		0.9966
West North Central	0.1445		0.4893		0.2058
South	0.3827		0.9904		0.7723
South Atlantic	0.4745		0.3394		0.1908
East South Central	0.8274		0.1331		0.2704
West South Central	0.6125		0.6414		0.6350
West	0.9848		0.9594		0.8786
Mountain	0.1267		0.4515		0.7753
Pacific	0.4965		0.7074		0.9928
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.7287		0.2401		0.2374
Small Metro	0.2250		0.7206		0.4560
250K - 1 Mil. Pop.	0.7500		0.4064		0.3448
< 250K Pop.	0.1182		0.6039		0.9643
Nonmetro	0.1560		0.0340		0.0177
Urbanized	0.4071		0.6180		0.5053
Less Urbanized	0.2132		0.0045		0.0029
Completely Rural	0.9519		0.8335		0.8672
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Abuse is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.24C Substance Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004**
Geographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR ABUSE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	120	113	286	282	300	302
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	53	55	106	128	115	133
New England	27	23	59	48	67	52
Middle Atlantic	46	50	89	119	95	122
Midwest	49	48	119	125	122	137
East North Central	38	44	99	105	104	117
West North Central	30	21	66	68	63	71
South	68	55	184	161	198	170
South Atlantic	55	34	142	110	155	110
East South Central	26	27	52	61	58	71
West South Central	30	34	105	99	108	109
West	68	66	149	148	151	161
Mountain	33	21	71	66	75	70
Pacific	59	62	130	132	131	145
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	93	99	220	219	236	241
Small Metro	55	46	132	149	138	152
250K - 1 Mil. Pop.	41	39	101	117	110	119
< 250K Pop.	36	25	81	90	79	95
Nonmetro	51	32	113	89	118	91
Urbanized	40	22	83	68	89	68
Less Urbanized	31	21	64	50	69	52
Completely Rural	8	8	23	21	24	23
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Abuse is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.24D Substance Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2003 and 2004**
Geographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR ABUSE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	0.06	0.05	0.13	0.13	0.14	0.14
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	0.13	0.13	0.26	0.31	0.28	0.32
New England	0.25	0.22	0.55	0.44	0.62	0.49
Middle Atlantic	0.15	0.16	0.30	0.39	0.32	0.40
Midwest	0.10	0.10	0.25	0.26	0.25	0.28
East North Central	0.11	0.13	0.29	0.31	0.31	0.34
West North Central	0.21	0.14	0.46	0.46	0.43	0.49
South	0.09	0.07	0.24	0.21	0.26	0.22
South Atlantic	0.14	0.08	0.35	0.27	0.39	0.27
East South Central	0.21	0.21	0.41	0.47	0.45	0.55
West South Central	0.13	0.14	0.45	0.42	0.46	0.46
West	0.14	0.14	0.31	0.30	0.32	0.33
Mountain	0.24	0.15	0.51	0.46	0.54	0.49
Pacific	0.17	0.18	0.38	0.38	0.38	0.42
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.08	0.09	0.19	0.19	0.21	0.21
Small Metro	0.09	0.07	0.21	0.23	0.22	0.24
250K - 1 Mil. Pop.	0.10	0.09	0.24	0.28	0.26	0.28
< 250K Pop.	0.16	0.11	0.37	0.41	0.36	0.43
Nonmetro	0.14	0.09	0.32	0.24	0.33	0.25
Urbanized	0.25	0.14	0.52	0.45	0.55	0.45
Less Urbanized	0.19	0.11	0.40	0.28	0.43	0.29
Completely Rural	0.22	0.24	0.62	0.66	0.66	0.73
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Abuse is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.24P Substance Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2004 Versus 2003**
Geographic Characteristic	TYPE OF PAST YEAR ABUSE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	0.7448		0.8405		0.7614
GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
Northeast	0.7510		0.2996		0.4178
New England	0.9338		0.5183		0.5150
Middle Atlantic	0.6954		0.0980		0.1634
Midwest	0.6423		0.3400		0.4811
East North Central	0.4664		0.5594		0.8674
West North Central	0.7726		0.3592		0.2281
South	0.8102		0.6595		0.6447
South Atlantic	0.3434		0.1698		0.1021
East South Central	0.3894		0.2350		0.2543
West South Central	0.8856		0.6636		0.5193
West	0.3522		0.9327		0.9280
Mountain	0.1067		0.5044		0.9245
Pacific	0.7622		0.8005		0.8761
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.8682		0.3561		0.4018
Small Metro	0.5445		0.8872		0.7061
250K - 1 Mil. Pop.	0.9888		0.6107		0.6273
< 250K Pop.	0.3082		0.6540		0.9670
Nonmetro	0.5754		0.0215		0.0262
Urbanized	0.6061		0.3605		0.3475
Less Urbanized	0.6572		0.0059		0.0087
Completely Rural	0.5117		0.7722		0.5962
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Abuse is based on the definition found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.25C Substance Dependence or Abuse for Specific Substances in the Past Year, by Age Group: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004**
Past Year Dependence or Abuse	Total		AGE GROUP
	Total		12-17		18-25		26 or Older
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
ILLICIT DRUG¹	206	210	46	46	73	82	180	189
Marijuana and Hashish	140	158	38	40	64	73	114	131
Cocaine	115	114	12	11	28	33	109	110
Heroin	37	49	4	7	10	12	34	47
Hallucinogens	34	44	13	16	17	23	26	34
Inhalants	27	28	13	15	10	11	17	21
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics²	116	115	25	26	33	38	107	105
Pain Relievers	102	86	22	24	30	30	94	76
Tranquilizers	56	73	15	11	19	17	52	70
Stimulants	41	48	13	13	19	18	33	43
Sedatives	37	27	10	6	5	7	34	25
ALCOHOL	387	417	50	50	109	119	356	376
ILLICIT DRUG OR ALCOHOL¹	410	435	61	61	117	129	374	395
BOTH ILLICIT DRUG AND ALCOHOL¹	138	143	30	33	55	60	117	118
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Dependence or abuse is based on definitions found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ² Nonmedical use of prescription-type pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives; does not include over-the-counter drugs. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.25D Substance Dependence or Abuse for Specific Substances in the Past Year, by Age Group: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2003 and 2004**
Past Year Dependence or Abuse	Total		AGE GROUP
	Total		12-17		18-25		26 or Older
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
ILLICIT DRUG¹	0.09	0.09	0.18	0.18	0.23	0.26	0.10	0.10
Marijuana and Hashish	0.06	0.07	0.15	0.16	0.20	0.23	0.06	0.07
Cocaine	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.09	0.10	0.06	0.06
Heroin	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.03	0.03	0.04	0.02	0.03
Hallucinogens	0.01	0.02	0.05	0.06	0.05	0.07	0.01	0.02
Inhalants	0.01	0.01	0.05	0.06	0.03	0.03	0.01	0.01
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics²	0.05	0.05	0.10	0.10	0.11	0.12	0.06	0.06
Pain Relievers	0.04	0.04	0.09	0.10	0.09	0.09	0.05	0.04
Tranquilizers	0.02	0.03	0.06	0.04	0.06	0.05	0.03	0.04
Stimulants	0.02	0.02	0.05	0.05	0.06	0.06	0.02	0.02
Sedatives	0.02	0.01	0.04	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01
ALCOHOL	0.16	0.17	0.20	0.20	0.34	0.37	0.20	0.21
ILLICIT DRUG OR ALCOHOL¹	0.17	0.18	0.25	0.24	0.37	0.40	0.21	0.22
BOTH ILLICIT DRUG AND ALCOHOL¹	0.06	0.06	0.12	0.13	0.17	0.19	0.06	0.06
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Dependence or abuse is based on definitions found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ² Nonmedical use of prescription-type pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives; does not include over-the-counter drugs. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.25P Substance Dependence or Abuse for Specific Substances in the Past Year, by Age Group: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2004 Versus 2003**
Past Year Dependence or Abuse	Total		AGE GROUP
	Total		12-17		18-25		26 or Older
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
ILLICIT DRUG¹	0.1886		0.4552		0.1625		0.5079
Marijuana and Hashish	0.2849		0.7925		0.8186		0.2863
Cocaine	0.8139		0.7767		0.1803		0.8411
Heroin	0.1974		0.3098		0.0763		0.4657
Hallucinogens	0.0241		0.5134		0.0297		0.2405
Inhalants	0.1218		0.1376		0.4703		0.4196
Nonmedical Use of Psychotherapeutics²	0.5400		0.5065		0.0118		0.7372
Pain Relievers	0.7014		0.4148		0.0228		0.1435
Tranquilizers	0.1459		0.2432		0.8261		0.0844
Stimulants	0.1584		0.4689		0.3265		0.1806
Sedatives	0.4874		0.1219		0.6760		0.6703
ALCOHOL	0.2691		0.6366		0.6802		0.3085
ILLICIT DRUG OR ALCOHOL¹	0.2724		0.9592		0.7182		0.2749
BOTH ILLICIT DRUG AND ALCOHOL¹	0.0799		0.0542		0.0494		0.5434
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Dependence or abuse is based on definitions found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ² Nonmedical use of prescription-type pain relievers, tranquilizers, stimulants, or sedatives; does not include over-the-counter drugs. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.26C Substance Dependence or Abuse in the Past Year, by Detailed Age Category: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004**
Age Category	TYPE OF PAST YEAR DEPENDENCE OR ABUSE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	206	210	387	417	410	435
12	6	10	6	5	8	10
13	11	12	12	11	15	15
14	18	19	17	17	22	23
15	21	22	20	21	25	25
16	26	23	27	26	32	30
17	25	25	28	30	32	34
18	34	33	36	40	44	44
19	35	31	39	39	44	43
20	28	30	38	40	40	41
21	26	33	40	43	42	46
22	26	27	41	39	43	40
23	19	22	39	35	40	36
24	23	19	36	35	37	36
25	19	20	33	33	36	36
26-29	84	87	135	130	139	139
30-34	62	72	123	110	130	118
35-39	82	72	119	123	132	128
40-44	72	76	114	147	128	157
45-49	71	60	124	120	136	123
50-54	53	70	136	147	144	154
55-59	28	33	93	133	94	135
60-64	*	42	49	57	49	70
65 or Older	6	12	116	110	116	110
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Dependence or abuse is based on definitions found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

50418

**Table 5.26D Substance Dependence or Abuse in the Past Year, by Detailed Age Category: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2003 and 2004**
Age Category	TYPE OF PAST YEAR DEPENDENCE OR ABUSE
	Illicit Drug¹		Alcohol		Illicit Drug or Alcohol¹
	2003	2004	2003	2004	2003	2004
TOTAL	0.09	0.09	0.16	0.17	0.17	0.18
12	0.15	0.25	0.15	0.13	0.20	0.25
13	0.24	0.28	0.27	0.25	0.34	0.34
14	0.44	0.42	0.41	0.40	0.54	0.53
15	0.50	0.51	0.48	0.48	0.60	0.57
16	0.62	0.56	0.63	0.64	0.77	0.72
17	0.60	0.62	0.67	0.73	0.79	0.85
18	0.73	0.71	0.79	0.86	0.95	0.96
19	0.90	0.79	1.00	1.00	1.14	1.09
20	0.69	0.75	0.94	1.00	0.99	1.04
21	0.67	0.81	1.02	1.06	1.08	1.13
22	0.64	0.68	1.02	0.96	1.07	0.98
23	0.49	0.57	0.97	0.89	1.00	0.93
24	0.63	0.48	1.00	0.86	1.03	0.89
25	0.52	0.57	0.92	0.92	0.98	1.00
26-29	0.57	0.57	0.91	0.85	0.94	0.91
30-34	0.31	0.37	0.61	0.56	0.64	0.60
35-39	0.39	0.34	0.57	0.59	0.63	0.61
40-44	0.32	0.33	0.50	0.65	0.56	0.69
45-49	0.33	0.28	0.58	0.56	0.64	0.57
50-54	0.27	0.36	0.68	0.76	0.72	0.79
55-59	0.19	0.20	0.62	0.81	0.63	0.83
60-64	*	0.33	0.42	0.45	0.42	0.56
65 or Older	0.02	0.03	0.34	0.32	0.34	0.32
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Dependence or abuse is based on definitions found in the 4^th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 an