1998 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

List of Tables

Table 1A. Estimated Numbers of Persons (in Thousands) in the U.S. Population Aged 12 and Older, by Age Group, Race/Ethnicity, and Gender: 1979-1998

Table 1N. Survey Sample Sizes for All Respondents Aged 12 and Older, by Age Group, Race/Ethnicity, and Gender: 1979-1998

Table 2A. Estimated Numbers of Persons (in Thousands) in the U.S. Population Aged 12 and Older, by Age Group and Demographic Characteristics: 1997 and 1998

Table 2N. Survey Sample Sizes for All Respondents Aged 12 and Older, by Age Group and Demographic Characteristics: 1997 and 1998

Table 3A. Estimated Numbers (in Thousands) of Lifetime Users of Illicit Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco in the U.S. Population Aged 12 and Older: 1979-1998

Table 3B. Percentages Reporting Lifetime Use of Illicit Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco in the U.S. Population Aged 12 and Older: 1979-1998

Table 4A. Estimated Numbers (in Thousands) of Past Year Users of Illicit Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco in the U.S. Population Aged 12 and Older: 1979-1998

Table 4B. Percentages Reporting Past Year Use of Illicit Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco in the U.S. Population Aged 12 and Older: 1979-1998

Table 5A. Estimated Numbers (in Thousands) of Past Month Users of Illicit Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco in the U.S. Population Aged 12 and Older: 1979-1998

Table 5B. Percentages Reporting Past Month Use of Illicit Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco in the U.S. Population Aged 12 and Older: 1979-1998

Table 6. Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Illicit Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco in the U.S. Population Aged 12 and Older: 1997 and 1998

Table 7. Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Illicit Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco in the U.S. Population Aged 12 to 17: 1997 and 1998

Table 8. Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Illicit Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco in the U.S. Population Aged 18 to 25: 1997 and 1998

Table 9. Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Illicit Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco in the U.S. Population Aged 26 to 34: 1997 and 1998

Table 10. Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Illicit Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco in the U.S. Population Aged 35 and Older: 1997 and 1998

Table 11. Percentages Reporting Past Month Use of Any Illicit Drug, by Age Group, Race/Ethnicity, and Gender: 1979-1998

Table 12. Percentages Reporting Past Month Use of Marijuana, by Age Group, Race/Ethnicity, and Gender: 1979-1998

Table 13. Percentages Reporting Past Month Use of Cocaine, by Age Group, Race/Ethnicity, and Gender: 1979-1998

Table 14. Percentages Reporting Past Month Use of Alcohol, by Age Group, Race/Ethnicity, and Gender: 1979-1998

Table 15. Percentages Reporting Past Month "Binge" Alcohol Use, by Age Group, Race/Ethnicity, and Gender: 1979-1998

Table 16. Percentages Reporting Past Month Heavy Alcohol Use, by Age Group, Race/Ethnicity, and Gender: 1979-1998

Table 17. Percentages Reporting Past Month Use of Cigarettes, by Age Group, Race/Ethnicity, and Gender: 1979-1998

Table 18A. Estimated Numbers (in Thousands) of Marijuana, Cocaine, and Alcohol Users in the U.S. Population Aged 12 and Older, by Past Year Frequency of Use: 1985-1998

Table 18B. Percentages Reporting Marijuana, Cocaine, and Alcohol Use in the U.S. Population Aged 12 and Older, by Past Year Frequency of Use: 1985-1998

Table 19. Percentages Reporting Past Month Use of Any Illicit Drug, by Age Group and Demographic Characteristics: 1997 and 1998

Table 20. Percentages Reporting Past Month Use of Marijuana, by Age Group and Demographic Characteristics: 1997 and 1998

Table 21. Percentages Reporting Past Month Use of Cocaine, by Age Group and Demographic Characteristics: 1997 and 1998

Table 22. Percentages Reporting Past Month Use of Alcohol, by Age Group and Demographic Characteristics: 1997 and 1998

Table 23. Percentages Reporting Past Month "Binge" Alcohol Use, by Age Group and Demographic Characteristics: 1997 and 1998

Table 24. Percentages Reporting Past Month Heavy Alcohol Use, by Age Group and Demographic Characteristics: 1997 and 1998

Table 25. Percentages Reporting Past Month Use of Cigarettes, by Age Group and Demographic Characteristics: 1997 and 1998

Table 26. Percentages Reporting Past Month Use of Cigars, by Age Group and Demographic Characteristics: 1997 and 1998

Table 27. Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Any Illicit Drug, by Detailed Age Categories: 1997 and 1998

Table 28. Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Marijuana, by Detailed Age Categories: 1997 and 1998

Table 29. Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Cocaine, by Detailed Age Categories: 1997 and 1998

Table 30. Percentages Reporting Past Month Alcohol Use, Past Month "Binge" Alcohol Use, and Past Month Heavy Alcohol Use, by Detailed Age Categories: 1997 and 1998

Table 31. Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Cigarettes, by Detailed Age Categories: 1997 and 1998

Table 32. Percentages Reporting Lifetime and Past Month Use of Any Illicit Drug, by Age Group and Geographic Characteristics: Annual Averages Based on 1997 and 1998 Samples

Table 33. Percentages Reporting Lifetime and Past Month Use of Marijuana, by Age Group and Geographic Characteristics: Annual Averages Based on 1997 and 1998 Samples

Table 34. Percentages Reporting Lifetime and Past Month Use of Cocaine, by Age Group and Geographic Characteristics: Annual Averages Based on 1997 and 1998 Samples

Table 35. Percentages Reporting Lifetime and Past Month Use of Alcohol, by Age Group and Geographic Characteristics: Annual Averages Based on 1997 and 1998 Samples

Table 36. Percentages Reporting Past Month "Binge" Alcohol Use and Past Month Heavy Alcohol Use, by Age Group and Geographic Characteristics: Annual Averages Based on 1997 and 1998 Samples

Table 37. Percentages Reporting Lifetime and Past Month Use of Cigarettes, by Age Group and Geographic Characteristics: Annual Averages Based on 1997 and 1998 Samples

Table 38. Percentages of Past Month Users of Cigarettes or Alcohol in the U.S. Population Aged 12 and Older Reporting Past Month Use of Illicit Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco, by Levels of Past Month Cigarette and Alcohol Use: 1997 and 1998

Table 39. Percentages of Past Month Users of Cigarettes or Alcohol in the U.S. Population Aged 12 to 17 Reporting Past Month Use of Illicit Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco, by Levels of Past Month Cigarette and Alcohol Use: 1997 and 1998

Table 40A. Estimated Numbers (in Thousands) of Lifetime Users of Specific Hallucinogens, Inhalants, Methamphetamine, Needles, and Heroin by Smoking or Sniffing/Snorting It in the U.S. Population Aged 12 and Older, By Age Group: 1997 and 1998

Table 40B. Percentages Reporting Lifetime Use of Specific Hallucinogens, Inhalants, Methamphetamine, Needles, and Heroin by Smoking or Sniffing/Snorting It in the U.S. Population Aged 12 and Older, by Age Group: 1997 and 1998

Table 41. Estimated Number (in Thousands) of Persons Who First Used Marijuana During Each Year 1965-1997, Their Mean Age at First Use, and Annual Age-Specific Rates of First Use (per 1000 Person-Years of Exposure), Based on 1994-1998 NHSDAs

Table 42. Estimated Number (in Thousands) of Persons Who First Used Cocaine During Each Year 1965-1997, Their Mean Age at First Use, and Annual Age-Specific Rates of First Use (per 1000 Person- Years of Exposure), Based on 1994-1998 NHSDAs

Table 43. Estimated Number (in Thousands) of Persons Who First Used Any Inhalant During Each Year 1965- 1997, Their Mean Age at First Use, and Annual Age-Specific Rates of First Use (per 1000 Person-Years of Exposure), Based on 1994-1998 NHSDAs

Table 44. Estimated Number (in Thousands) of Persons Who First Used Any Hallucinogen During Each Year 1965-1997, Their Mean Age at First Use, and Annual Age-Specific Rates of First Use (per 1000 Person-Years of Exposure), Based on 1994-1998 NHSDAs

Table 45. Estimated Number (in Thousands) of Persons Who First Used Heroin During Each Year 1965-1997, Their Mean Age at First Use, and Annual Age-Specific Rates of First Use (per 1000 Person- Years of Exposure), Based on 1994-1998 NHSDAs

Table 46. Estimated Number (in Thousands) of Persons Who First Used Alcohol During Each Year 1965-1996, Their Mean Age at First Use, and Annual Age-Specific Rates of First Use (per 1000 Person- Years of Exposure), Based on 1994-1998 NHSDAs

Table 47. Estimated Number (in Thousands) of Persons Who First Used A Cigarette During Each Year 1965-1996, Their Mean Age at First Use, and Annual Age-Specific Rates of First Use (per 1000 Person-Years of Exposure), Based on 1994-1998 NHSDAs

Table 48. Estimated Number (in Thousands) of Persons Who Began Daily Cigarette Use During Each Year 1965-1997, Their Mean Age at First Daily Use, and Annual Age-Specific Rates of First Daily Use (per 1000 Person-Years of Exposure), Based on 1994-1998 NHSDAs

Table 49. Percentages Reporting About Risk and Availability of Drugs in the U.S. Population Aged 12 and Older: 1985-1998

Table 50. Percentages Reporting About Risk and Availability of Drugs in the U.S. Population Aged 12 to 17: 1985-1998

Table 51A. Estimated Numbers (in Thousands) of Past Year Any Illicit Drug Users Reporting Past Year Health Problems, Emotional and Psychological Problems, Dependency, and Treatment Due to Any Illicit Drug Use, by Demographic Characteristics: Annual Averages Based on 1997 and 1998 Samples

Table 51B. Percentages of Past Year Any Illicit Drug Users Reporting Past Year Health Problems, Emotional and Psychological Problems, Dependency, and Treatment Due to Any Illicit Drug Use, by Demographic Characteristics: Annual Averages Based on 1997 and 1998 Samples

Table 52A. Estimated Numbers (in Thousands) of Past Year Marijuana Users Reporting Past Year Health Problems, Emotional and Psychological Problems, Dependency, and Treatment Due to Marijuana Use, by Demographic Characteristics: Annual Averages Based on 1997 and 1998 Samples

Table 52B. Percentages of Past Year Marijuana Users Reporting Past Year Health Problems, Emotional and Psychological Problems, Dependency, and Treatment Due to Marijuana Use, by Demographic Characteristics: Annual Averages Based on 1997 and 1998 Samples

Table 53A. Estimated Numbers (in Thousands) of Past Year Alcohol Users Reporting Past Year Health Problems, Emotional Problems, Dependency, and Treatment Due to Alcohol Use, by Demographic Characteristics: Annual Averages Based on 1997 and 1998 Samples

Table 53B. Percentages of Past Year Alcohol Users Reporting Past Year Health Problems, Emotional Problems, Dependency, and Treatment Due to Alcohol Use, by Demographic Characteristics: Annual Averages Based on 1997 and 1998 Samples

Table 54. Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Illicit Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco in the Population Aged 12 and Older for California, Arizona, and the Remainder of the United States: 1998

Table 55. Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Illicit Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco in the Population Aged 12 to 17 for California, Arizona, and the Remainder of the United States: 1998

Table 56. Percentages Reporting About Risk and Availability of Drugs in the Population Aged 12 and Older for California, Arizona, and the Remainder of the United States: 1998

Table 57. Percentages Reporting About Risk and Availability of Drugs for California, Arizona, and the Remainder of the United States, by Age Group: 1998

Table 58. Percentages Reporting Past Month Use of Illicit Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco for California, by Age Group: 1995-1998

Table 59. Percentages Reporting About Risk and Availability of Drugs for California, by Age Group: 1995 -1998

Table 60. Percentages Reporting Past Month Use of Illicit Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco for Arizona, by Age Group: 1997-1998

Table 61. Percentages Reporting About Risk and Availability of Drugs for Arizona, by Age Group: 1997 and 1998