1996
National Household Survey on Drug Abuse: Preliminary Results
70617 (17B) PRELIMINARY DATA - AS OF JUNE 1997
Table 32B.Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month
Use of Illicit Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco in the U.S. Population of Females
Aged 15 to 44, by Pregnancy Status and Parental Status: Annual Averages
Based on 1995 and 1996 Samples
Females Aged 15-44
Used in Lifetime
Used in Past Year
Used in Past Month
Not Pregnant
Not Pregnant
Not Pregnant
Drug
Pregnant
No
Children
Has
Child Aged <21
All
Children Aged >21
Pregnant
No
Children
Has
Child Aged <21
All
Children Aged >21
Pregnant
No
Children
Has
Child Aged <21
All
Children Aged >21
Any Illicit Drug2
41.5
43.5
43.1
47.7
10.5
19.3
10.0
9.1
3.2
10.0
6.2
4.6
Marijuana and Hashish
38.9
40.0
39.8
44.4
9.0
15.8
7.3
6.2
1.6
8.0
4.6
3.2
Cocaine
13.2
13.1
12.1
14.9
2.8
3.1
1.4
1.6
0.5
1.0
0.5
0.8
Crack
3.9
2.8
2.4
1.7
1.4
1.1
0.3
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.2
0.2
Inhalants
4.2
8.1
4.4
4.5
0.9
2.3
0.4
0.2
0.3
0.7
0.2
0.1
Hallucinogens
9.7
12.9
10.5
10.9
1.7
4.0
1.0
0.5
0.2
1.6
0.7
0.3
PCP
2.6
3.1
3.1
3.8
0.2
0.4
0.4
0.0
*
0.0
0.4
0.0
LSD
6.4
10.1
8.1
7.9
1.2
2.5
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.7
0.1
0.0
Heroin
1.6
1.1
0.7
0.7
0.4
0.4
*
0.1
0.3
0.1
*
0.0
Nonmedical Use of Any
Psychotherapeutic3
11.0
12.5
10.2
12.2
2.8
5.3
3.3
3.4
1.3
2.1
1.7
1.1
Stimulants
5.5
5.0
3.7
5.7
1.8
1.4
0.6
0.8
0.2
0.6
0.3
0.4
Sedatives
2.8
2.5
1.9
3.2
0.6
0.5
0.1
0.4
*
0.3
0.1
0.2
Tranquilizers
4.6
5.1
4.6
4.4
1.6
1.8
1.6
1.1
0.2
0.6
0.8
0.4
Analgesics
6.3
7.7
5.9
6.7
1.5
3.6
2.5
2.0
0.9
1.2
1.2
0.4
Any Illicit Drug
other than Marijuana2
21.6
25.0
22.2
24.0
5.4
9.8
5.1
4.8
2.3
4.5
2.7
2.0
Alcohol
83.0
81.1
81.0
88.4
58.8
71.3
64.1
72.6
16.1
55.1
45.6
53.8
"Binge" Alcohol Use4
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--
--
--
--
--
--
--
1.6
17.7
8.9
10.2
Heavy Alcohol Use4
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
0.5
4.3
2.0
1.9
Cigarettes
63.1
65.9
66.3
74.9
29.0
37.0
30.9
37.1
20.3
31.5
28.4
34.7
Smokeless Tobacco
3.4
7.6
4.8
3.8
0.3
1.4
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.5
0.1
0.2
*Low precision; no estimate reported.
-- Not available.
1The respondent and the child(ren) both (all) reside in the
same household.
2Any Illicit Drug indicates use at least once of marijuana
or hashish, cocaine (including crack), inhalants, hallucinogens (including
PCP and LSD), heroin, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically.
Any
Illicit Drug Other than Marijuana indicates use at least once of any
of these listed drugs, regardless of marijuana use; marijuana users who
also have used any of the other listed drugs are included.
3Nonmedical use of any prescription-type stimulant, sedative,
tranquilizer, or analgesic; does not include over-the-counter drugs.
4"Binge" Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five
or more drinks on the same occasion on at least one day in the past 30
days. By "occasion" is meant at the same time or within a couple
hours of each other. Heavy Alcohol
Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion
on each of five or more days in the past 30 days; all Heavy Alcohol Users
are also "Binge" Alcohol Users.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey
on Drug Abuse, 1995 and 1996.
