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2004 State Estimates of Substance Use and Mental Health
(from the 2003-2004 National Surveys on Drug Use & Health)

bulletNational data      bulletState level data       bulletMetropolitan and other subState area data

Percentages & Significance of Change: 

 

Index to Changes in All Variables by State and Regions 

Table C1 Any Illicit Drug Use in Past Month, by Age Group and State: 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 NSDUHs

State Total AGE GROUP (Years)
12–17 18–25 26 or Older
2002-2003 2003-2004 Significance 2002-2003 2003-2004 Significance 2002-2003 2003-2004 Significance 2002-2003 2003-2004 Significance
Total 8.25  8.06
ns
 11.44a 10.92 SIG 20.24  19.83 ns 5.72  5.6 ns
Northeast 8.45  8.61
ns
 11.87  11.49 ns 23.71  24.22 ns 5.58  5.73 ns
Midwest 7.96  7.78
ns
 11.11a 10.54 SIG 19.93a 19.11 SIG 5.38  5.35 ns
South 7.64  7.41
ns
 11.03a 10.09 SIG 18.82b 18.17 ns 5.23  5.15 ns
West 9.32  8.9
ns
 12.04  12.12 ns 20.06  19.75 ns 6.96  6.45 ns
     
                 
Alabama 6.62  6.94
ns
 9.65  9.79 ns 15.94  17.2 ns 4.57  4.71 ns
Alaska 12.01  11.79
ns
 13.34  14.6 ns 27.29  25.15 ns 9.17  8.77 ns
Arizona 8.87  8.29
ns
 12.61  12.57 ns 18.88  17.99 ns 6.53  5.91 ns
Arkansas 7.78  7.54
ns
 11.72  11.54 ns 21.05  18.96 ns 4.89  4.96 ns
California 9.01  8.92
ns
 11.44  12.05 ns 18.83  19.65 ns 6.86  6.49 ns
Colorado 11.12  10.18
ns
 13.83  13.47 ns 25.52  23.38 ns 8.24  7.41 ns
Connecticut 8.75  8.54
ns
 12.43  11.69 ns 25.58  26.43 ns 5.82  5.45 ns
Delaware 8.74  8.56
ns
 13.54  12 ns 25.77  25.6 ns 5.19  5.15 ns
District of Columbia 11.59a 9.56
SIG
 11.54  9.67 ns 26.23a 21.85 SIG 8.71  7.2 ns
Florida 8.72a 7.77
SIG
 11.42b 10.27 ns 21.32  20.08 ns 6.58a 5.64 SIG
Georgia 7.54  8
ns
 10.43  9.47 ns 17.51  17.72 ns 5.31  6 ns
Hawaii 8.90  7.96
ns
 13.97  12.27 ns 19.31  19.1 ns 6.56  5.71 ns
Idaho 7.24  6.94
ns
 11.02  10.24 ns 15.80  14.31 ns 4.86  4.91 ns
Illinois 7.50  7.62
ns
 10.83a 9.1 SIG 20.22  19.46 ns 4.80  5.3 ns
Indiana 8.07  7.41
ns
 10.15  10.26 ns 20.67  18.36 ns 5.45  4.99 ns
Iowa 6.47  6.52
ns
 9.22  8.77 ns 15.80  16.26 ns 4.33  4.39 ns
Kansas 6.74  6.66
ns
 9.33  10.39 ns 16.67  16 ns 4.43  4.29 ns
Kentucky 8.33  8.63
ns
 11.70  12.27 ns 18.43  19.76 ns 6.15  6.24 ns
Louisiana 8.07  7.66
ns
 10.76  10.08 ns 20.54  18.38 ns 5.17  5.13 ns
Maine 9.31  9.31
ns
 12.58  14.09 ns 25.20  25.35 ns 6.52  6.25 ns
Maryland 7.57  7.03
ns
 10.76  9.61 ns 22.02  20.62 ns 4.85  4.46 ns
Massachusetts 9.28  10.16
ns
 13.94  13.21 ns 27.46  29.45 ns 5.81  6.68 ns
Michigan 9.06  9
ns
 12.80  12.25 ns 21.22  21.79 ns 6.42  6.29 ns
Minnesota 7.59  7.41
ns
 11.59  10.25 ns 19.28  18.19 ns 4.91  5.05 ns
Mississippi 6.56  5.79
ns
 10.59  9.3 ns 16.33a 13.34 SIG 3.98  3.75 ns
Missouri 9.17b 8.13
ns
 10.05  10.99 ns 21.37b 18.87 ns 6.90  5.81 ns
Montana 10.58  9.7
ns
 15.57b 13.51 ns 22.34  22.27 ns 7.77  6.9 ns
Nebraska 7.67  6.86
ns
 12.71a 10.1 SIG 18.91  16.83 ns 4.78  4.45 ns
Nevada 10.30a 8.68
SIG
 12.46  11.27 ns 22.02a 18.18 SIG 8.17  6.82 ns
New Hampshire 11.15b 9.87
ns
 14.46  12.58 ns 29.61  27.43 ns 7.82  6.71 ns
New Jersey 6.97  6.86
ns
 10.42  10.35 ns 21.36  21.34 ns 4.48  4.28 ns
New Mexico 10.00  11.25
ns
 14.16  16.22 ns 22.17  23.9 ns 7.08  8.08 ns
New York 8.90  9.1
ns
 11.68  11.49 ns 23.89  24.55 ns 6.07  6.22 ns
North Carolina 7.92  7.23
ns
 13.62a 11.06 SIG 20.35b 17.78 ns 5.09  4.96 ns
North Dakota 7.22  7.47
ns
 11.64  10.76 ns 18.02  16.46 ns 4.35  5.14 ns
Ohio 8.04  7.88
ns
 11.39  10.72 ns 20.64  19.76 ns 5.42  5.42 ns
Oklahoma 8.58  8.44
ns
 12.23  11.8 ns 18.97  19.51 ns 6.06  5.84 ns
Oregon 10.84b 9.47
ns
 12.30  12.6 ns 24.72  23.12 ns 8.30b 6.73 ns
Pennsylvania 7.50  7.8
ns
 11.28  10.7 ns 20.54  21.2 ns 4.91  5.22 ns
Rhode Island 10.95  10.84
ns
 13.25  13.63 ns 32.44a 27.97 SIG 6.75  7.33 ns
South Carolina 7.23  7.65
ns
 11.05  10.86 ns 19.54  18.99 ns 4.54  5.21 ns
South Dakota 7.15  6.96
ns
 13.26a 9.83 SIG 17.92b 15.39 ns 4.13  4.86 ns
Tennessee 6.70  6.8
ns
 9.23  9.15 ns 16.16  16 ns 4.78  4.96 ns
Texas 6.97  6.96
ns
 10.18  9.48 ns 16.54  16.33 ns 4.59  4.71 ns
Utah 6.32  6.88
ns
 8.76  7.8 ns 12.69  13.58 ns 4.00  4.82 ns
Vermont 10.96  10.44
ns
 16.67a 13.98 SIG 29.58  28.33 ns 6.99  6.9 ns
Virginia 7.68  7.25
ns
 11.88a 9.53 SIG 20.53  20.01 ns 5.03  4.84 ns
Washington 9.96a 8.52
SIG
 13.49  11.7 ns 24.65a 20.39 SIG 6.96  6.03 ns
West Virginia 6.61  7.36
ns
 11.70  11.38 ns 17.37  19.01 ns 4.29  5.02 ns
Wisconsin 7.48  7.77
ns
 10.73  11.57 ns 18.85  19.16 ns 4.98  5.19 ns
Wyoming 7.51  7.87
ns
 10.05  10.03 ns 18.36  18.65 ns 5.07  5.5 ns
NOTE: SIG=Significant difference between 2003-2004 and 2002-2003 percentages; ns=not significant   at the 0.05 level
NOTE: Any Illicit Drug includes marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically.
NOTE: Estimates are based on a survey-weighted hierarchical Bayes estimation approach.
a Difference between the 2003-2004 estimate and the 2002-2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between the 2003-2004 estimate and the 2002-2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.10 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, and 2004.

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