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Table 61. Percentages Reporting About Risk and Availability of Drugs for Arizona, by Age Group: 1997 and 1998
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18-25 |
26 and Older |
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Drug |
1997 |
1998 |
1997 |
1998 |
1997 |
1998 |
1997 |
1998 |
Perceptions of Great Risk |
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Cigarettes |
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Smoke one or more packs per day |
54.2a |
59.1 |
61.4 |
61.8 |
71.1 |
67.7 |
68.0 |
66.0 |
Marijuana |
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Smoke once a month |
24.9 |
28.3 |
21.8 |
25.1 |
45.2 |
40.8 |
39.9 |
37.3 |
Smoke once or twice a week |
46.6b |
52.7 |
38.5 |
42.8 |
60.0 |
56.0 |
55.7 |
53.9 |
Cocaine |
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Use once a month |
47.5 |
48.8 |
61.9 |
64.4 |
80.3a |
75.0 |
74.2a |
70.6 |
Use once or twice a week |
80.0 |
78.8 |
87.4 |
86.6 |
93.7a |
90.3 |
91.3a |
88.5 |
Alcohol |
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Four or five drinks nearly every day |
59.8a |
64.2 |
67.6 |
67.9 |
78.2 |
73.9 |
74.7 |
72.0 |
Five or more drinks once or twice a week |
42.4 |
44.2 |
40.8 |
43.1 |
58.4 |
52.7 |
54.3 |
50.5 |
Availability |
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Fairly or very easy to obtain |
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Marijuana |
64.4 |
60.9 |
78.9 |
77.4 |
56.7 |
59.8 |
60.5 |
62.3 |
Cocaine |
37.2 |
34.0 |
45.9 |
46.9 |
41.8 |
46.2 |
41.8 |
44.8 |
Crack |
34.8 |
31.6 |
38.6 |
39.4 |
38.7 |
42.7 |
38.3 |
41.0 |
Heroin |
26.3 |
24.6 |
29.3 |
30.2 |
32.7 |
35.1 |
31.5 |
33.3 |
Approached by someone selling drugs in past month |
21.1 |
20.8 |
21.2 |
21.6 |
4.4 |
4.0 |
8.5 |
8.2 |
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
NOTE: The estimates in this table are based on data from quarters 2-4 of the 1997 and 1998 NHSDA surveys, and may differ from estimates presented in other tables which are based on data from all
quarters.
aDifference between estimate and 1998 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.
bDifference between estimate and 1998 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.
Source: Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse.
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