1996
National Household Survey on Drug Abuse: Preliminary Results
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70617 (28B) PRELIMINARY DATA - AS OF JUNE 1997
Table 28.Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month
Use of Marijuana, by Detailed Age Categories: 1995 and 1996
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TIME PERIOD
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Lifetime
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Past Year
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Past Month
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Age Group
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1995
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1996
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1995
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1996
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1995
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1996
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Total
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31.0
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32.0
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8.4
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8.6
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4.7
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4.7
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12-17 Years Old
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16.2
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16.8
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14.2
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13.0
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8.2
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7.1
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12-13
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4.6
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3.6
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3.8
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3.2
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2.2a
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1.2
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14-15
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16.6
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15.7
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14.7
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13.5
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9.7a
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6.7
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16-17
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28.1
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30.4
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24.5
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21.7
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13.0
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13.1
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18-25 Years Old
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41.4a
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44.0
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21.8
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23.8
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12.0
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13.2
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18-20
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35.9b
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41.6
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25.8b
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30.1
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15.2
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17.1
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21-25
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44.4
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45.5
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19.6
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20.1
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10.1
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10.9
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26-34 Years Old
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51.8
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50.5
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11.8
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11.3
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6.7
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6.3
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26-29
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49.9
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46.4
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12.6
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12.9
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7.2
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7.3
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30-34
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53.1
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53.5
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11.1
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10.2
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6.4
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5.7
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35 Years and Older
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25.3
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27.0
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3.4
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3.8
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1.8
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2.0
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35-39
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52.8
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51.0
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8.1
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9.2
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4.6
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5.5
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40-44
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45.8
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50.3
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6.1
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7.5
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3.3
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3.0
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45-49
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30.6b
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40.1
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3.5
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4.6
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1.9
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2.9
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>50
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8.8
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8.5
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1.0
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0.6
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0.4
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0.3
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*Low precision; no estimate reported.
aDifference between 1995 and 1996 is statistically significant
at the .05 level.
bDifference between 1995 and 1996 is statistically significant
at the .01 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey
on Drug Abuse, 1995 and 1996.
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