2012 Tables: Risk and Protective Factors - 3.1 to 3.25 (SE), SAMHSA, CBHSQ

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Table 3.1C – Perceived Risk of Harm Associated with Substance Use and Perceived Availability of Substances, by Age Group: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Risk/Availability	Total (2011)	Total (2012)	Aged 12-17 (2011)	Aged 12-17 (2012)	Aged 18-25 (2011)	Aged 18-25 (2012)	Aged 26+ (2011)	Aged 26+ (2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ¹ Response categories for the Perception of Risk questions include "No risk," "Slight risk," "Moderate risk," and "Great risk." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Great risk." Respondents with unknown Perception of Risk data were excluded. ² Respondents with unknown Perceived Availability data were excluded. ³ Response categories for the Perceived Availability questions pertaining to the listed illicit drugs include "Probably impossible," "Very difficult," "Fairly difficult," "Fairly easy," and "Very easy." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Fairly easy" or "Very easy." Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
PERCEPTIONS OF GREAT RISK¹
Cigarettes
Smoke One or More Packs Per Day	844	844	107	106	152	149	836	812
Marijuana
Smoke Once a Month	982	928	98	101	134	127	950	910
Smoke Once or Twice a Week	954	984	120	113	155	145	922	947
Cocaine
Use Once a Month	832	801	115	109	158	155	788	774
Use Once or Twice a Week	583	587	92	94	112	109	563	556
Heroin
Try Once or Twice	667	605	107	106	126	123	633	578
Use Once or Twice a Week	425	407	91	88	82	80	397	382
LSD
Try Once or Twice	853	839	112	106	158	163	810	792
Use Once or Twice a Week	623	590	104	99	125	130	591	557
Alcohol
Have Four or Five Drinks Nearly Every Day	873	887	114	103	164	155	841	842
Have Five or More Drinks Once or Twice a Week	950	922	120	111	161	167	915	889
PERCEIVED AVAILABILITY²
Fairly or Very Easy to Obtain³
Marijuana	908	934	116	109	144	146	873	891
Cocaine	747	782	80	88	141	147	734	748
Crack	769	798	81	82	131	131	746	769
Heroin	622	670	65	71	112	115	603	647
LSD	582	612	69	68	112	123	566	592
Approached in the Past Month by Someone Selling Drugs	371	382	80	77	118	130	329	316

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Table 3.1D – Perceived Risk of Harm Associated with Substance Use and Perceived Availability of Substances, by Age Group: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Risk/Availability	Total (2011)	Total (2012)	Aged 12-17 (2011)	Aged 12-17 (2012)	Aged 18-25 (2011)	Aged 18-25 (2012)	Aged 26+ (2011)	Aged 26+ (2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ¹ Response categories for the Perception of Risk questions include "No risk," "Slight risk," "Moderate risk," and "Great risk." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Great risk." Respondents with unknown Perception of Risk data were excluded. ² Respondents with unknown Perceived Availability data were excluded. ³ Response categories for the Perceived Availability questions pertaining to the listed illicit drugs include "Probably impossible," "Very difficult," "Fairly difficult," "Fairly easy," and "Very easy." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Fairly easy" or "Very easy." Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
PERCEPTIONS OF GREAT RISK¹
Cigarettes
Smoke One or More Packs Per Day	0.33	0.33	0.43	0.43	0.45	0.43	0.42	0.41
Marijuana
Smoke Once a Month	0.39	0.36	0.40	0.41	0.39	0.37	0.49	0.46
Smoke Once or Twice a Week	0.38	0.38	0.49	0.46	0.46	0.42	0.47	0.48
Cocaine
Use Once a Month	0.33	0.31	0.47	0.45	0.47	0.45	0.40	0.39
Use Once or Twice a Week	0.23	0.23	0.38	0.39	0.33	0.32	0.29	0.28
Heroin
Try Once or Twice	0.26	0.24	0.44	0.44	0.37	0.36	0.33	0.29
Use Once or Twice a Week	0.17	0.16	0.37	0.36	0.24	0.23	0.20	0.19
LSD
Try Once or Twice	0.34	0.33	0.47	0.45	0.47	0.48	0.42	0.40
Use Once or Twice a Week	0.25	0.23	0.44	0.42	0.37	0.38	0.31	0.28
Alcohol
Have Four or Five Drinks Nearly Every Day	0.34	0.34	0.46	0.42	0.48	0.45	0.43	0.42
Have Five or More Drinks Once or Twice a Week	0.37	0.36	0.49	0.45	0.47	0.48	0.47	0.45
PERCEIVED AVAILABILITY²
Fairly or Very Easy to Obtain³
Marijuana	0.37	0.38	0.48	0.45	0.43	0.43	0.46	0.47
Cocaine	0.31	0.32	0.33	0.37	0.42	0.44	0.40	0.40
Crack	0.32	0.33	0.34	0.35	0.40	0.39	0.40	0.41
Heroin	0.26	0.28	0.28	0.30	0.34	0.35	0.33	0.35
LSD	0.24	0.25	0.29	0.29	0.34	0.37	0.31	0.32
Approached in the Past Month by Someone Selling Drugs	0.14	0.15	0.32	0.31	0.34	0.38	0.17	0.16

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Table 3.1P – Perceived Risk of Harm Associated with Substance Use and Perceived Availability of Substances, by Age Group: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2012 Versus 2011
Risk/Availability	Total (2011)	Aged 12-17 (2011)	Aged 18-25 (2011)	Aged 26+ (2011)
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ¹ Response categories for the Perception of Risk questions include "No risk," "Slight risk," "Moderate risk," and "Great risk." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Great risk." Respondents with unknown Perception of Risk data were excluded. ² Respondents with unknown Perceived Availability data were excluded. ³ Response categories for the Perceived Availability questions pertaining to the listed illicit drugs include "Probably impossible," "Very difficult," "Fairly difficult," "Fairly easy," and "Very easy." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Fairly easy" or "Very easy." Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
PERCEPTIONS OF GREAT RISK¹
Cigarettes
Smoke One or More Packs Per Day	0.4730	0.3848	0.2213	0.5508
Marijuana
Smoke Once a Month	0.0257	0.0540	0.0151	0.0781
Smoke Once or Twice a Week	0.0002	0.0933	0.0007	0.0020
Cocaine
Use Once a Month	0.0193	0.0004	0.0253	0.1673
Use Once or Twice a Week	0.2856	0.1383	0.1512	0.5872
Heroin
Try Once or Twice	0.1243	0.2605	0.0560	0.3896
Use Once or Twice a Week	0.7917	0.5683	0.0562	0.7367
LSD
Try Once or Twice	0.7304	0.7887	0.1482	0.8311
Use Once or Twice a Week	0.5470	0.8031	0.4813	0.5408
Alcohol
Have Four or Five Drinks Nearly Every Day	0.7272	0.1352	0.3444	0.4640
Have Five or More Drinks Once or Twice a Week	0.6282	0.1601	0.9206	0.4876
PERCEIVED AVAILABILITY²
Fairly or Very Easy to Obtain³
Marijuana	0.9166	0.9351	0.7531	0.8355
Cocaine	0.0294	0.0020	0.0073	0.1547
Crack	0.0290	0.0027	0.0070	0.1349
Heroin	0.7577	0.0407	0.4804	0.8077
LSD	0.3795	0.0823	0.4509	0.5713
Approached in the Past Month by Someone Selling Drugs	0.8141	0.1447	0.0768	0.9750

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Table 3.2C – Perceived Great Risk of Harm Associated with Cigarette and Alcohol Use among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic	CIGARETTES		ALCOHOL
	Smoke One or More Packs Per Day		Have Four or Five Drinks Nearly Every Day		Have Five or More Drinks Once or Twice a Week
	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Response categories for the Perception of Risk questions include "No risk," "Slight risk," "Moderate risk," and "Great risk." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Great risk." Respondents with unknown Perception of Risk data were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL	107	106	114	103	120	111
AGE
12-13	115	110	114	116	89	85
14-15	112	123	118	115	87	88
16-17	126	112	124	104	93	83
GENDER
Male	76	77	77	77	73	75
Female	69	68	70	70	83	80
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	90	87	93	90	93	95
White	181	175	173	172	115	108
Black or African American	87	88	87	92	66	75
American Indian or Alaska Native	12	10	13	12	8	8
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	64	64	68	62	49	49
Two or More Races	32	27	34	29	28	23
Hispanic or Latino	56	55	60	58	66	58
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	209	198	212	188	158	137
Small Metro	150	145	145	140	95	97
Nonmetro	86	81	86	86	64	62

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Table 3.2D – Perceived Great Risk of Harm Associated with Cigarette and Alcohol Use among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic	CIGARETTES		ALCOHOL
	Smoke One or More Packs Per Day		Have Four or Five Drinks Nearly Every Day		Have Five or More Drinks Once or Twice a Week
	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Response categories for the Perception of Risk questions include "No risk," "Slight risk," "Moderate risk," and "Great risk." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Great risk." Respondents with unknown Perception of Risk data were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL	0.43	0.43	0.46	0.42	0.49	0.45
AGE
12-13	0.77	0.77	0.77	0.71	0.79	0.75
14-15	0.73	0.73	0.76	0.73	0.77	0.78
16-17	0.69	0.71	0.74	0.72	0.78	0.78
GENDER
Male	0.61	0.62	0.61	0.61	0.58	0.59
Female	0.57	0.57	0.58	0.58	0.69	0.66
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.47	0.45	0.48	0.47	0.48	0.49
White	0.54	0.52	0.55	0.57	0.53	0.55
Black or African American	1.15	1.09	1.19	1.04	1.19	1.13
American Indian or Alaska Native	4.09	4.23	4.29	4.44	4.00	3.79
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	2.04	2.32	2.67	2.10	2.40	2.45
Two or More Races	2.47	2.34	2.40	2.27	2.56	2.34
Hispanic or Latino	1.05	1.02	1.13	1.07	1.24	1.09
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.67	0.64	0.68	0.61	0.73	0.67
Small Metro	0.70	0.75	0.73	0.78	0.73	0.74
Nonmetro	0.93	1.01	0.96	1.03	1.03	1.03

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Table 3.2P – Perceived Great Risk of Harm Associated with Cigarette and Alcohol Use among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2012 Versus 2011
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic	CIGARETTES		ALCOHOL
	Smoke One or More Packs Per Day		Have Four or Five Drinks Nearly Every Day		Have Five or More Drinks Once or Twice a Week
	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Response categories for the Perception of Risk questions include "No risk," "Slight risk," "Moderate risk," and "Great risk." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Great risk." Respondents with unknown Perception of Risk data were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL	0.3848		0.1352		0.1601
AGE
12-13	0.0388		0.7378		0.1698
14-15	0.2166		0.1949		0.3610
16-17	0.4924		0.2729		0.6788
GENDER
Male	0.3811		0.6618		0.4357
Female	0.7214		0.0615		0.1843
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.4221		0.1033		0.1879
White	0.2852		0.2167		0.0232
Black or African American	0.4424		0.9390		0.1563
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.1351		0.1143		0.9891
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*		*		*
Asian	0.2846		0.6300		0.6530
Two or More Races	0.2307		0.5684		0.3329
Hispanic or Latino	0.6906		0.7926		0.4912
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.9221		0.8539		0.2005
Small Metro	0.1959		0.0700		0.9356
Nonmetro	0.4103		0.2185		0.1875

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Table 3.3C – Perceived Great Risk of Harm Associated with Marijuana and Cocaine Use among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic	MARIJUANA				COCAINE
	Smoke Once a Month		Smoke Once or Twice a Week		Use Once a Month		Use Once or Twice a Week
	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Response categories for the Perception of Risk questions include "No risk," "Slight risk," "Moderate risk," and "Great risk." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Great risk." Respondents with unknown Perception of Risk data were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL	98	101	120	113	115	109	92	94
AGE
12-13	75	76	102	103	82	83	116	117
14-15	71	70	96	98	94	97	124	137
16-17	61	58	83	74	105	108	135	132
GENDER
Male	66	66	77	77	78	76	65	64
Female	71	70	81	80	76	76	63	65
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	84	87	102	96	95	94	77	77
White	95	94	138	140	137	140	200	208
Black or African American	49	49	59	59	75	83	92	98
American Indian or Alaska Native	7	9	10	10	9	8	14	13
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	38	37	54	50	42	46	66	66
Two or More Races	21	17	25	23	30	26	37	31
Hispanic or Latino	51	54	60	59	60	58	51	50
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	108	103	155	147	158	155	223	229
Small Metro	73	74	116	107	107	113	164	160
Nonmetro	54	52	78	71	73	75	103	100

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Table 3.3D – Perceived Great Risk of Harm Associated with Marijuana and Cocaine Use among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic	MARIJUANA				COCAINE
	Smoke Once a Month		Smoke Once or Twice a Week		Use Once a Month		Use Once or Twice a Week
	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Response categories for the Perception of Risk questions include "No risk," "Slight risk," "Moderate risk," and "Great risk." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Great risk." Respondents with unknown Perception of Risk data were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL	0.40	0.41	0.49	0.46	0.47	0.45	0.38	0.39
AGE
12-13	0.79	0.76	0.78	0.83	0.77	0.76	0.71	0.73
14-15	0.68	0.69	0.84	0.83	0.78	0.76	0.64	0.61
16-17	0.59	0.61	0.72	0.68	0.74	0.75	0.53	0.54
GENDER
Male	0.53	0.52	0.62	0.62	0.63	0.61	0.53	0.52
Female	0.59	0.59	0.68	0.67	0.64	0.64	0.53	0.54
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.44	0.45	0.53	0.50	0.50	0.49	0.40	0.41
White	0.51	0.52	0.60	0.58	0.57	0.54	0.44	0.44
Black or African American	1.04	1.06	1.19	1.14	1.16	1.23	1.13	1.05
American Indian or Alaska Native	4.30	4.74	4.57	4.46	4.54	4.05	3.47	3.80
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	2.29	2.40	2.51	2.39	2.44	2.45	2.12	1.89
Two or More Races	2.59	2.01	2.62	2.34	2.60	2.35	1.94	1.94
Hispanic or Latino	0.96	1.01	1.13	1.09	1.15	1.09	0.97	0.94
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.59	0.60	0.72	0.68	0.70	0.66	0.54	0.57
Small Metro	0.68	0.69	0.84	0.77	0.73	0.77	0.58	0.64
Nonmetro	0.92	0.89	1.17	1.09	1.04	1.00	0.96	0.87

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Table 3.3P – Perceived Great Risk of Harm Associated with Marijuana and Cocaine Use among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2012 Versus 2011
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic	MARIJUANA				COCAINE
	Smoke Once a Month		Smoke Once or Twice a Week		Use Once a Month		Use Once or Twice a Week
	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Response categories for the Perception of Risk questions include "No risk," "Slight risk," "Moderate risk," and "Great risk." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Great risk." Respondents with unknown Perception of Risk data were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL	0.0540		0.0933		0.0004		0.1383
AGE
12-13	0.4112		0.3951		0.2221		0.0317
14-15	0.4099		0.8616		0.0574		0.0336
16-17	0.0361		0.0150		0.0009		0.0005
GENDER
Male	0.6294		0.5085		0.0000		0.1090
Female	0.0239		0.0755		0.9045		0.6078
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.0339		0.5119		0.0001		0.3331
White	0.0815		0.3774		0.0001		0.9443
Black or African American	0.5061		0.5697		0.0974		0.1718
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.5433		0.9938		0.4006		0.7255
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*		*		*		*
Asian	0.5716		0.6902		0.3031		0.0416
Two or More Races	0.3146		0.7920		0.4001		0.2318
Hispanic or Latino	0.8181		0.0329		0.6200		0.2092
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.0090		0.1373		0.2326		0.0927
Small Metro	0.4370		0.9637		0.0014		0.4398
Nonmetro	0.4621		0.1709		0.0024		0.4642

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Table 3.4C – Perceived Great Risk of Harm Associated with Heroin and LSD Use among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic	HEROIN				LSD
	Try Once or Twice		Use Once or Twice a Week		Try Once or Twice		Use Once or Twice a Week
	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Response categories for the Perception of Risk questions include "No risk," "Slight risk," "Moderate risk," and "Great risk." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Great risk." Respondents with unknown Perception of Risk data were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL	107	106	91	88	112	106	104	99
AGE
12-13	92	85	113	113	80	81	102	103
14-15	98	106	129	135	89	91	117	123
16-17	120	116	142	134	104	103	125	122
GENDER
Male	73	76	64	61	79	76	71	73
Female	76	76	64	61	75	76	70	68
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	93	91	75	73	96	95	86	80
White	153	152	206	205	132	132	178	186
Black or African American	82	88	94	100	68	78	80	89
American Indian or Alaska Native	10	9	14	13	11	10	13	12
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	51	50	67	65	43	43	60	58
Two or More Races	32	28	37	33	27	24	35	28
Hispanic or Latino	55	58	49	48	59	54	55	54
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	170	171	228	220	158	146	207	199
Small Metro	121	122	170	162	106	111	149	149
Nonmetro	82	81	98	97	73	69	88	90

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Table 3.4D – Perceived Great Risk of Harm Associated with Heroin and LSD Use among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic	HEROIN				LSD
	Try Once or Twice		Use Once or Twice a Week		Try Once or Twice		Use Once or Twice a Week
	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Response categories for the Perception of Risk questions include "No risk," "Slight risk," "Moderate risk," and "Great risk." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Great risk." Respondents with unknown Perception of Risk data were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL	0.44	0.44	0.37	0.36	0.47	0.45	0.44	0.42
AGE
12-13	0.81	0.77	0.76	0.74	0.83	0.81	0.77	0.80
14-15	0.74	0.76	0.59	0.61	0.76	0.77	0.72	0.70
16-17	0.70	0.68	0.46	0.46	0.79	0.79	0.66	0.62
GENDER
Male	0.59	0.62	0.51	0.50	0.66	0.64	0.59	0.61
Female	0.64	0.64	0.54	0.51	0.65	0.66	0.60	0.60
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.49	0.48	0.39	0.39	0.52	0.52	0.47	0.44
White	0.58	0.54	0.42	0.44	0.59	0.60	0.49	0.50
Black or African American	1.15	1.17	1.09	0.98	1.20	1.22	1.15	1.13
American Indian or Alaska Native	4.49	3.90	4.34	3.92	4.50	4.47	4.90	4.39
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	2.58	2.49	2.11	2.04	2.59	2.57	2.43	2.09
Two or More Races	2.58	2.30	1.91	1.91	2.76	2.35	2.27	2.21
Hispanic or Latino	1.06	1.11	0.93	0.90	1.15	1.05	1.08	1.05
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.66	0.66	0.53	0.55	0.72	0.66	0.68	0.62
Small Metro	0.70	0.72	0.59	0.59	0.75	0.84	0.66	0.78
Nonmetro	1.18	1.02	1.00	0.90	1.13	0.98	0.95	0.99

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Table 3.4P – Perceived Great Risk of Harm Associated with Heroin and LSD Use among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2012 Versus 2011
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic	HEROIN				LSD
	Try Once or Twice		Use Once or Twice a Week		Try Once or Twice		Use Once or Twice a Week
	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Response categories for the Perception of Risk questions include "No risk," "Slight risk," "Moderate risk," and "Great risk." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Great risk." Respondents with unknown Perception of Risk data were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL	0.2605		0.5683		0.7887		0.8031
AGE
12-13	0.0740		0.4659		0.1351		0.3579
14-15	0.0485		0.2001		0.5290		0.2257
16-17	0.0306		0.3040		0.1700		0.7515
GENDER
Male	0.1315		0.1709		0.0870		0.5765
Female	0.9086		0.5687		0.1935		0.8279
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.0647		0.5664		0.3100		0.1599
White	0.2030		0.8599		0.6044		0.2921
Black or African American	0.1332		0.1768		0.1605		0.1996
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.3069		0.7733		0.3223		0.8478
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*		*		*		*
Asian	0.2979		0.1815		0.5290		0.1655
Two or More Races	0.8370		0.0584		0.9915		0.1023
Hispanic or Latino	0.3834		0.8274		0.1971		0.0944
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.9350		0.4875		0.2040		0.7968
Small Metro	0.1199		0.8683		0.0464		0.4808
Nonmetro	0.3176		0.8647		0.4596		0.3390

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Table 3.5C – Perceived That Obtaining Specific Illicit Drugs Would Be Fairly or Very Easy among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Demographic/ Geographic Characteristic	Marijuana (2011)	Marijuana (2012)	Cocaine (2011)	Cocaine (2012)	Crack (2011)	Crack (2012)	Heroin (2011)	Heroin (2012)	LSD (2011)	LSD (2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Response categories for the Perceived Availability questions include "Probably impossible," "Very difficult," "Fairly difficult," "Fairly easy," and "Very easy." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Fairly easy" or "Very easy." Respondents with unknown Perceived Availability data were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL	116	109	80	88	81	82	65	71	69	68
AGE
12-13	57	55	38	36	41	41	30	32	26	24
14-15	100	99	54	53	56	58	43	45	44	45
16-17	124	115	64	64	61	59	46	47	56	52
GENDER
Male	79	72	51	52	53	51	43	43	44	44
Female	77	79	62	64	63	63	50	53	52	52
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	100	94	69	72	68	69	56	58	59	58
White	137	135	67	71	67	67	51	53	60	56
Black or African American	68	68	39	34	40	37	27	27	24	26
American Indian or Alaska Native	9	7	5	2	6	5	4	2	4	2
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	34	32	20	17	22	21	15	15	18	11
Two or More Races	29	26	16	15	13	15	12	14	12	12
Hispanic or Latino	58	59	42	46	46	45	36	39	34	38
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	158	148	77	81	78	79	58	63	65	59
Small Metro	113	105	58	52	61	51	40	38	41	39
Nonmetro	58	61	30	33	32	36	22	26	22	28

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Table 3.5D – Perceived That Obtaining Specific Illicit Drugs Would Be Fairly or Very Easy among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Demographic/ Geographic Characteristic	Marijuana (2011)	Marijuana (2012)	Cocaine (2011)	Cocaine (2012)	Crack (2011)	Crack (2012)	Heroin (2011)	Heroin (2012)	LSD (2011)	LSD (2012)
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Response categories for the Perceived Availability questions include "Probably impossible," "Very difficult," "Fairly difficult," "Fairly easy," and "Very easy." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Fairly easy" or "Very easy." Respondents with unknown Perceived Availability data were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL	0.48	0.45	0.33	0.37	0.34	0.35	0.28	0.30	0.29	0.29
AGE
12-13	0.65	0.63	0.47	0.46	0.50	0.52	0.39	0.41	0.35	0.33
14-15	0.82	0.82	0.58	0.59	0.59	0.62	0.49	0.52	0.50	0.53
16-17	0.75	0.69	0.65	0.68	0.63	0.65	0.50	0.53	0.59	0.56
GENDER
Male	0.64	0.59	0.42	0.44	0.44	0.42	0.35	0.36	0.36	0.37
Female	0.66	0.67	0.53	0.56	0.54	0.55	0.43	0.46	0.46	0.46
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.53	0.50	0.37	0.39	0.37	0.37	0.30	0.32	0.33	0.32
White	0.60	0.58	0.42	0.46	0.42	0.43	0.35	0.37	0.39	0.39
Black or African American	1.20	1.23	0.95	0.87	0.95	0.93	0.75	0.72	0.68	0.71
American Indian or Alaska Native	4.44	3.66	3.08	1.42	3.59	3.17	2.74	1.26	3.04	1.70
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	2.24	2.33	1.60	1.50	1.75	1.75	1.29	1.35	1.49	1.04
Two or More Races	2.79	2.33	2.11	1.89	1.77	1.99	1.61	1.81	1.74	1.69
Hispanic or Latino	1.11	1.12	0.81	0.89	0.88	0.87	0.70	0.75	0.67	0.75
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.68	0.68	0.49	0.53	0.50	0.51	0.42	0.44	0.45	0.43
Small Metro	0.81	0.68	0.57	0.62	0.60	0.58	0.45	0.48	0.47	0.50
Nonmetro	1.02	1.01	0.68	0.79	0.71	0.85	0.54	0.64	0.50	0.67

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Table 3.5P – Perceived That Obtaining Specific Illicit Drugs Would Be Fairly or Very Easy among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2012 Versus 2011
Demographic/ Geographic Characteristic	Marijuana (2011)	Cocaine (2011)	Crack (2011)	Heroin (2011)	LSD (2011)
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Response categories for the Perceived Availability questions include "Probably impossible," "Very difficult," "Fairly difficult," "Fairly easy," and "Very easy." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Fairly easy" or "Very easy." Respondents with unknown Perceived Availability data were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL	0.9351	0.0020	0.0027	0.0407	0.0823
AGE
12-13	0.8263	0.4368	0.9049	0.3494	0.5566
14-15	0.8868	0.0482	0.0867	0.4224	0.9789
16-17	0.7669	0.0227	0.0048	0.0688	0.0428
GENDER
Male	0.6296	0.1110	0.0164	0.0637	0.3001
Female	0.7098	0.0058	0.0555	0.2187	0.1594
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.5877	0.0012	0.0039	0.0630	0.0175
White	0.6525	0.0031	0.0028	0.0615	0.0110
Black or African American	0.8760	0.2100	0.3370	0.9096	0.7815
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.0206	0.0082	0.6827	0.0355	0.0591
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	0.7147	0.3722	0.8171	0.4993	0.1465
Two or More Races	0.7222	0.7767	0.6707	0.5575	0.2191
Hispanic or Latino	0.2901	0.5491	0.2396	0.3341	0.5488
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.8666	0.0446	0.1246	0.1292	0.0371
Small Metro	0.8409	0.0107	0.0056	0.1353	0.4542
Nonmetro	0.7078	0.6154	0.3139	0.7739	0.2830

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Table 3.6C – Youths Felt That Parents Would Strongly Disapprove of Youth's Substance Use Behaviors among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic	SUBSTANCE USE BEHAVIOR
	Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day		Trying Marijuana or Hashish Once or Twice		Using Marijuana or Hashish Once a Month or More		Having One or Two Drinks of an Alcoholic Beverage Nearly Every Day
	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Response categories for the questions on Youths' Perceptions of Parents' Feelings include "Neither approve nor disapprove," "Somewhat disapprove," and "Strongly disapprove." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Strongly disapprove." Respondents with unknown Perceptions of Parents' Feelings data were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL	54	54	68	67	59	61	61	68
AGE
12-13	143	142	140	142	143	142	140	140
14-15	144	149	139	144	142	147	140	144
16-17	150	135	141	126	145	130	145	130
GENDER
Male	38	38	50	49	46	44	47	48
Female	38	37	48	45	39	42	43	44
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	47	46	61	59	53	54	53	58
White	223	228	212	217	217	222	218	217
Black or African American	113	114	109	111	110	111	115	113
American Indian or Alaska Native	15	15	16	15	16	15	16	15
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	80	71	80	73	79	73	76	72
Two or More Races	42	38	39	35	40	36	40	36
Hispanic or Latino	29	27	31	32	28	29	33	34
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	266	250	250	238	262	246	258	241
Small Metro	197	185	188	181	192	185	189	183
Nonmetro	116	117	115	117	116	117	112	114

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Table 3.6D – Youths Felt That Parents Would Strongly Disapprove of Youth's Substance Use Behaviors among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic	SUBSTANCE USE BEHAVIOR
	Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day		Trying Marijuana or Hashish Once or Twice		Using Marijuana or Hashish Once a Month or More		Having One or Two Drinks of an Alcoholic Beverage Nearly Every Day
	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Response categories for the questions on Youths' Perceptions of Parents' Feelings include "Neither approve nor disapprove," "Somewhat disapprove," and "Strongly disapprove." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Strongly disapprove." Respondents with unknown Perceptions of Parents' Feelings data were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL	0.22	0.22	0.28	0.27	0.24	0.25	0.25	0.27
AGE
12-13	0.27	0.33	0.31	0.32	0.28	0.30	0.35	0.37
14-15	0.36	0.33	0.46	0.42	0.40	0.39	0.43	0.45
16-17	0.45	0.45	0.57	0.57	0.51	0.52	0.51	0.53
GENDER
Male	0.30	0.30	0.40	0.39	0.36	0.35	0.38	0.38
Female	0.31	0.31	0.39	0.37	0.33	0.34	0.36	0.36
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.24	0.24	0.32	0.31	0.27	0.28	0.27	0.30
White	0.28	0.27	0.37	0.38	0.31	0.33	0.32	0.35
Black or African American	0.58	0.63	0.81	0.75	0.73	0.73	0.65	0.75
American Indian or Alaska Native	2.51	2.57	1.77	2.57	2.05	2.62	2.42	1.87
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	1.13	0.91	1.24	0.79	1.19	0.70	1.37	1.08
Two or More Races	1.28	1.21	2.09	1.73	2.08	1.26	1.85	1.57
Hispanic or Latino	0.55	0.50	0.58	0.59	0.53	0.54	0.63	0.63
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.31	0.31	0.40	0.40	0.36	0.36	0.37	0.40
Small Metro	0.40	0.39	0.47	0.46	0.41	0.44	0.39	0.45
Nonmetro	0.53	0.56	0.62	0.54	0.52	0.51	0.62	0.61

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Table 3.6P – Youths Felt That Parents Would Strongly Disapprove of Youth's Substance Use Behaviors among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2012 Versus 2011
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic	SUBSTANCE USE BEHAVIOR
	Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day		Trying Marijuana or Hashish Once or Twice		Using Marijuana or Hashish Once a Month or More		Having One or Two Drinks of an Alcoholic Beverage Nearly Every Day
	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Response categories for the questions on Youths' Perceptions of Parents' Feelings include "Neither approve nor disapprove," "Somewhat disapprove," and "Strongly disapprove." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Strongly disapprove." Respondents with unknown Perceptions of Parents' Feelings data were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL	0.8138		0.9852		0.3768		0.9807
AGE
12-13	0.0676		0.2753		0.1395		0.6470
14-15	0.5544		0.1966		0.9040		0.6747
16-17	0.8560		0.5641		0.4721		0.8606
GENDER
Male	0.8777		0.7755		0.7848		0.3499
Female	0.6109		0.7858		0.0998		0.3342
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.9460		0.8568		0.5587		0.4957
White	0.5742		0.4840		0.2188		0.6543
Black or African American	0.2508		0.7700		0.8915		0.2108
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.6545		0.1219		0.1780		0.2782
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*		*		*		*
Asian	0.7421		0.2010		0.1626		0.2761
Two or More Races	0.7303		0.7752		0.2400		0.9458
Hispanic or Latino	0.7174		0.7544		0.4287		0.2195
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.1662		0.4392		0.3248		0.8577
Small Metro	0.1006		0.3739		0.6725		0.7173
Nonmetro	0.9478		0.5438		0.7465		0.3047

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Table 3.7C – Youths Felt That Close Friends Would Strongly Disapprove or Somewhat Disapprove of Youth's Substance Use Behaviors among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic	SUBSTANCE USE BEHAVIOR
	Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day		Trying Marijuana or Hashish Once or Twice		Using Marijuana or Hashish Once a Month or More		Having One or Two Drinks of an Alcoholic Beverage Nearly Every Day
	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Response categories for the questions on Youths' Perceptions of Close Friends' Feelings include "Neither approve nor disapprove," "Somewhat disapprove," and "Strongly disapprove." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Strongly disapprove" or "Somewhat disapprove." Respondents with unknown Perceptions of Close Friends' Feelings data were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL	73	68	88	86	88	85	73	75
AGE
12-13	142	143	140	141	140	142	142	141
14-15	137	144	129	138	131	139	137	142
16-17	145	127	128	113	129	115	141	123
GENDER
Male	54	51	64	65	65	65	56	59
Female	45	44	60	58	58	58	45	49
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	60	56	74	72	72	72	60	62
White	214	223	197	206	200	212	213	213
Black or African American	110	111	102	100	102	101	106	110
American Indian or Alaska Native	15	15	15	15	15	14	15	15
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	76	71	74	71	74	71	77	72
Two or More Races	41	36	38	32	39	33	41	35
Hispanic or Latino	39	38	46	47	49	46	39	41
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	258	243	231	225	231	230	256	236
Small Metro	189	180	176	165	180	168	187	176
Nonmetro	109	112	104	110	105	109	106	109

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Table 3.7D – Youths Felt That Close Friends Would Strongly Disapprove or Somewhat Disapprove of Youth's Substance Use Behaviors among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic	SUBSTANCE USE BEHAVIOR
	Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day		Trying Marijuana or Hashish Once or Twice		Using Marijuana or Hashish Once a Month or More		Having One or Two Drinks of an Alcoholic Beverage Nearly Every Day
	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Response categories for the questions on Youths' Perceptions of Close Friends' Feelings include "Neither approve nor disapprove," "Somewhat disapprove," and "Strongly disapprove." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Strongly disapprove" or "Somewhat disapprove." Respondents with unknown Perceptions of Close Friends' Feelings data were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL	0.30	0.28	0.36	0.35	0.36	0.35	0.30	0.30
AGE
12-13	0.36	0.36	0.39	0.40	0.39	0.39	0.37	0.41
14-15	0.49	0.48	0.61	0.62	0.62	0.61	0.51	0.50
16-17	0.55	0.56	0.73	0.71	0.70	0.71	0.57	0.62
GENDER
Male	0.43	0.41	0.51	0.52	0.52	0.52	0.45	0.47
Female	0.37	0.37	0.49	0.48	0.48	0.48	0.37	0.40
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.31	0.29	0.38	0.37	0.37	0.37	0.31	0.32
White	0.35	0.36	0.46	0.44	0.44	0.44	0.36	0.39
Black or African American	0.70	0.75	0.95	0.97	0.91	0.95	0.80	0.84
American Indian or Alaska Native	3.87	2.53	3.88	2.88	3.68	3.02	2.72	2.41
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	1.66	0.88	1.57	1.34	1.65	1.16	1.38	0.89
Two or More Races	1.57	1.49	2.33	2.12	2.28	1.95	1.76	1.73
Hispanic or Latino	0.74	0.71	0.88	0.87	0.92	0.86	0.73	0.76
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.40	0.39	0.52	0.51	0.52	0.52	0.42	0.43
Small Metro	0.55	0.48	0.61	0.61	0.62	0.59	0.52	0.51
Nonmetro	0.76	0.70	0.78	0.73	0.74	0.72	0.74	0.71

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Table 3.7P – Youths Felt That Close Friends Would Strongly Disapprove or Somewhat Disapprove of Youth's Substance Use Behaviors among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2012 Versus 2011
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic	SUBSTANCE USE BEHAVIOR
	Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day		Trying Marijuana or Hashish Once or Twice		Using Marijuana or Hashish Once a Month or More		Having One or Two Drinks of an Alcoholic Beverage Nearly Every Day
	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Response categories for the questions on Youths' Perceptions of Close Friends' Feelings include "Neither approve nor disapprove," "Somewhat disapprove," and "Strongly disapprove." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Strongly disapprove" or "Somewhat disapprove." Respondents with unknown Perceptions of Close Friends' Feelings data were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL	0.4390		0.9600		0.6339		0.3873
AGE
12-13	0.9164		0.7755		0.7911		0.4339
14-15	0.6700		0.4073		0.9671		0.8976
16-17	0.4870		0.3183		0.3634		0.2518
GENDER
Male	0.4661		0.9396		0.6947		0.7074
Female	0.7196		0.9968		0.7801		0.3713
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.1596		0.4896		0.8936		0.8859
White	0.9094		0.8185		0.3677		0.1857
Black or African American	0.4805		0.3235		0.3797		0.3833
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.1095		0.2912		0.5108		0.6533
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*		*		*		*
Asian	0.0029		0.1154		0.0272		0.0060
Two or More Races	0.2888		0.7940		0.6532		0.5259
Hispanic or Latino	0.4977		0.2480		0.2959		0.1746
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.7071		0.9404		0.8265		0.8305
Small Metro	0.8205		0.8975		0.7424		0.3091
Nonmetro	0.3835		0.9456		0.6855		0.6556

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Table 3.8C – Youths Strongly Disapproved or Somewhat Disapproved of Peers' Substance Use Behaviors among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic	SUBSTANCE USE BEHAVIOR
	Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day		Trying Marijuana or Hashish Once or Twice		Using Marijuana or Hashish Once a Month or More		Having One or Two Drinks of an Alcoholic Beverage Nearly Every Day
	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Response categories for the questions on Youths' Feelings about Peers include "Neither approve nor disapprove," "Somewhat disapprove," and "Strongly disapprove." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Strongly disapprove" or "Somewhat disapprove." Respondents with unknown Feelings about Peers data were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL	64	63	89	88	90	86	77	72
AGE
12-13	141	144	140	141	139	141	142	142
14-15	140	148	128	140	127	140	136	145
16-17	144	132	125	112	125	111	142	125
GENDER
Male	46	48	62	66	64	64	56	56
Female	41	40	62	58	62	59	47	46
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	52	52	75	76	75	73	61	60
White	218	227	197	202	198	202	216	213
Black or African American	109	113	101	106	100	104	107	114
American Indian or Alaska Native	14	16	14	16	13	16	14	15
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	79	71	75	69	75	70	78	71
Two or More Races	42	37	37	33	37	33	41	35
Hispanic or Latino	38	35	49	46	51	48	43	39
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	257	251	229	225	226	225	256	241
Small Metro	189	185	175	166	179	163	188	175
Nonmetro	108	116	105	112	104	110	106	114

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Table 3.8D – Youths Strongly Disapproved or Somewhat Disapproved of Peers' Substance Use Behaviors among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic	SUBSTANCE USE BEHAVIOR
	Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day		Trying Marijuana or Hashish Once or Twice		Using Marijuana or Hashish Once a Month or More		Having One or Two Drinks of an Alcoholic Beverage Nearly Every Day
	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Response categories for the questions on Youths' Feelings about Peers include "Neither approve nor disapprove," "Somewhat disapprove," and "Strongly disapprove." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Strongly disapprove" or "Somewhat disapprove." Respondents with unknown Feelings about Peers data were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL	0.26	0.26	0.36	0.36	0.37	0.35	0.31	0.29
AGE
12-13	0.37	0.34	0.42	0.39	0.40	0.39	0.36	0.36
14-15	0.44	0.42	0.64	0.60	0.63	0.61	0.52	0.46
16-17	0.49	0.51	0.69	0.71	0.68	0.72	0.58	0.60
GENDER
Male	0.37	0.38	0.49	0.53	0.51	0.51	0.45	0.44
Female	0.34	0.33	0.52	0.48	0.52	0.49	0.38	0.38
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.27	0.27	0.39	0.40	0.39	0.38	0.32	0.31
White	0.31	0.31	0.42	0.46	0.43	0.45	0.36	0.35
Black or African American	0.69	0.68	0.99	0.96	1.00	1.01	0.81	0.77
American Indian or Alaska Native	2.45	1.65	2.65	2.34	3.11	2.48	2.95	1.87
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	1.05	1.38	1.58	1.58	1.69	1.63	1.18	1.41
Two or More Races	1.54	1.40	2.23	2.15	2.31	1.97	1.85	1.66
Hispanic or Latino	0.71	0.64	0.93	0.86	0.96	0.88	0.82	0.73
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.36	0.35	0.52	0.53	0.52	0.52	0.44	0.41
Small Metro	0.46	0.48	0.63	0.56	0.64	0.58	0.54	0.50
Nonmetro	0.65	0.58	0.80	0.78	0.82	0.77	0.77	0.67

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Table 3.8P – Youths Strongly Disapproved or Somewhat Disapproved of Peers' Substance Use Behaviors among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2012 Versus 2011
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic	SUBSTANCE USE BEHAVIOR
	Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day		Trying Marijuana or Hashish Once or Twice		Using Marijuana or Hashish Once a Month or More		Having One or Two Drinks of an Alcoholic Beverage Nearly Every Day
	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Response categories for the questions on Youths' Feelings about Peers include "Neither approve nor disapprove," "Somewhat disapprove," and "Strongly disapprove." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Strongly disapprove" or "Somewhat disapprove." Respondents with unknown Feelings about Peers data were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL	0.2939		0.3305		1.0000		0.1655
AGE
12-13	0.8587		0.7780		0.7370		0.6272
14-15	0.3177		0.2893		0.5397		0.2762
16-17	0.6119		0.9673		0.4763		0.2221
GENDER
Male	0.4071		0.2517		0.6540		0.1469
Female	0.4761		0.8452		0.6316		0.6175
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.2815		0.3005		0.9778		0.1173
White	0.1338		0.7615		0.8991		0.2504
Black or African American	0.7058		0.3616		0.5426		0.2304
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.0076		0.1092		0.0239		0.0020
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*		*		*		*
Asian	0.9258		0.4383		0.5611		0.9704
Two or More Races	0.8687		0.9032		0.5131		0.8798
Hispanic or Latino	0.7485		0.9029		0.9907		0.8546
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.8532		0.9550		0.4602		0.7670
Small Metro	0.5647		0.0560		0.3024		0.3773
Nonmetro	0.0984		0.9111		0.7259		0.0589

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Table 3.9C – Participated in a Prevention Program or Group in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic	PREVENTION PROGRAM OR GROUP¹
	Problem-Solving, Communication, or Self-Esteem Group		Violence Prevention Program		Pregnancy or Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention Program
	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL	91	91	82	76	70	68
AGE
12-13	63	64	54	55	34	37
14-15	60	63	47	48	47	44
16-17	55	57	44	39	44	38
GENDER
Male	64	64	55	55	50	46
Female	63	64	56	51	47	44
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	77	76	68	66	62	55
White	75	78	52	51	50	44
Black or African American	50	48	47	44	34	32
American Indian or Alaska Native	5	8	5	4	4	5
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	38	34	24	22	22	15
Two or More Races	18	17	10	14	14	12
Hispanic or Latino	44	51	45	38	33	36
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	83	92	67	66	59	54
Small Metro	60	64	49	43	40	45
Nonmetro	49	37	35	31	33	28

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Table 3.9D – Participated in a Prevention Program or Group in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic	PREVENTION PROGRAM OR GROUP¹
	Problem-Solving, Communication, or Self-Esteem Group		Violence Prevention Program		Pregnancy or Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention Program
	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL	0.37	0.37	0.33	0.31	0.28	0.27
AGE
12-13	0.72	0.67	0.63	0.60	0.41	0.45
14-15	0.62	0.65	0.52	0.53	0.52	0.49
16-17	0.57	0.60	0.49	0.44	0.47	0.44
GENDER
Male	0.51	0.51	0.43	0.43	0.39	0.37
Female	0.53	0.54	0.46	0.43	0.38	0.37
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.40	0.40	0.35	0.34	0.32	0.28
White	0.44	0.43	0.36	0.34	0.33	0.30
Black or African American	1.06	1.05	0.99	0.98	0.82	0.83
American Indian or Alaska Native	2.82	4.60	3.47	2.63	2.97	2.77
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	2.53	2.32	1.74	1.73	1.67	1.22
Two or More Races	2.17	1.96	1.34	1.73	1.79	1.47
Hispanic or Latino	0.84	0.94	0.84	0.69	0.62	0.67
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.55	0.55	0.48	0.45	0.41	0.37
Small Metro	0.63	0.64	0.52	0.51	0.45	0.55
Nonmetro	1.03	0.78	0.76	0.66	0.75	0.66

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Table 3.9P – Participated in a Prevention Program or Group in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2012 Versus 2011
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic	PREVENTION PROGRAM OR GROUP¹
	Problem-Solving, Communication, or Self-Esteem Group		Violence Prevention Program		Pregnancy or Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention Program
	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL	0.0285		0.8466		0.0856
AGE
12-13	0.0952		0.1824		0.9244
14-15	0.0948		0.5736		0.4889
16-17	0.6577		0.0992		0.0364
GENDER
Male	0.2014		0.8921		0.1540
Female	0.0609		0.6752		0.2783
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.1417		0.8399		0.0045
White	0.1189		0.3708		0.0136
Black or African American	0.6011		0.6953		0.3012
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.3976		0.3948		0.6386
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*		*		*
Asian	0.4954		0.9590		0.0694
Two or More Races	0.2703		0.1445		0.9123
Hispanic or Latino	0.0620		0.9532		0.1642
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.0405		0.4011		0.2686
Small Metro	0.1889		0.4590		0.3857
Nonmetro	0.7597		0.2126		0.2900

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Table 3.10C – Participated in a Substance Use Program or Exposure to Substance Use Prevention Message in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic	SUBSTANCE USE PROGRAM OR PREVENTION MESSAGE¹
	Participated in Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Prevention Program Outside of School		Participated in Program to Help Deal with Drug or Alcohol Use		Saw or Heard Alcohol or Drug Prevention Message from Sources Outside School		Talked to Parents about Dangers of Tobacco, Alcohol, or Drug Use
	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL	72	71	43	44	93	98	113	114
AGE
12-13	45	44	26	27	111	123	99	103
14-15	44	45	25	27	129	134	109	117
16-17	44	48	23	24	136	125	108	107
GENDER
Male	53	53	33	33	67	74	79	78
Female	49	49	28	29	63	62	76	77
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	63	63	36	36	80	81	99	98
White	54	57	25	29	188	192	163	170
Black or African American	38	36	23	20	91	98	66	74
American Indian or Alaska Native	4	6	3	4	13	13	10	11
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	20	22	10	10	72	65	49	54
Two or More Races	17	13	8	9	38	32	31	28
Hispanic or Latino	35	34	23	24	49	51	59	53
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	63	66	32	37	225	214	178	190
Small Metro	48	42	27	21	167	158	136	128
Nonmetro	29	33	16	18	91	98	82	79

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Table 3.10D – Participated in a Substance Use Program or Exposure to Substance Use Prevention Message in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic	SUBSTANCE USE PROGRAM OR PREVENTION MESSAGE¹
	Participated in Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Prevention Program Outside of School		Participated in Program to Help Deal with Drug or Alcohol Use		Saw or Heard Alcohol or Drug Prevention Message from Sources Outside School		Talked to Parents about Dangers of Tobacco, Alcohol, or Drug Use
	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL	0.29	0.29	0.17	0.18	0.38	0.40	0.46	0.46
AGE
12-13	0.53	0.49	0.32	0.33	0.67	0.73	0.76	0.78
14-15	0.48	0.49	0.29	0.32	0.66	0.64	0.77	0.80
16-17	0.48	0.52	0.27	0.28	0.60	0.63	0.74	0.76
GENDER
Male	0.42	0.42	0.26	0.26	0.53	0.59	0.63	0.62
Female	0.40	0.40	0.23	0.24	0.53	0.51	0.64	0.64
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.32	0.32	0.19	0.19	0.41	0.42	0.51	0.51
White	0.36	0.36	0.18	0.20	0.46	0.49	0.54	0.55
Black or African American	0.87	0.90	0.59	0.55	1.07	1.03	1.15	1.23
American Indian or Alaska Native	3.00	3.43	1.99	2.63	3.98	3.71	4.12	4.79
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	1.52	1.61	0.88	0.85	2.14	1.81	2.64	2.85
Two or More Races	2.14	1.62	1.15	1.12	2.03	1.95	2.70	2.33
Hispanic or Latino	0.66	0.62	0.43	0.43	0.92	0.93	1.10	0.98
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.41	0.42	0.24	0.27	0.55	0.57	0.70	0.68
Small Metro	0.51	0.47	0.32	0.27	0.63	0.66	0.74	0.78
Nonmetro	0.66	0.75	0.40	0.44	0.87	1.01	1.06	1.06

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Table 3.10P – Participated in a Substance Use Program or Exposure to Substance Use Prevention Message in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2012 Versus 2011
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic	SUBSTANCE USE PROGRAM OR PREVENTION MESSAGE¹
	Participated in Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Prevention Program Outside of School		Participated in Program to Help Deal with Drug or Alcohol Use		Saw or Heard Alcohol or Drug Prevention Message from Sources Outside School		Talked to Parents about Dangers of Tobacco, Alcohol, or Drug Use
	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL	0.6167		0.6205		0.1320		0.4889
AGE
12-13	0.8393		0.8261		0.0237		0.4519
14-15	0.8034		0.8165		0.1285		0.4454
16-17	0.7285		0.6920		0.2780		0.2496
GENDER
Male	0.7278		0.5550		0.6910		0.4564
Female	0.7322		0.9344		0.0732		0.7916
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.7391		0.7513		0.4454		0.8227
White	0.9591		0.3522		0.6318		0.5697
Black or African American	0.4324		0.3221		0.2422		0.0284
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.6621		0.8583		0.6793		0.6797
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*		*		*		*
Asian	0.5491		0.8531		0.9138		0.8300
Two or More Races	0.4953		0.8711		0.3418		0.8912
Hispanic or Latino	0.1215		0.6647		0.1267		0.3123
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.3283		0.1265		0.5244		0.4361
Small Metro	0.7399		0.0836		0.0918		0.3649
Nonmetro	0.8403		0.6359		0.7304		0.2740

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Table 3.11C – Participated in a Physical Delinquent Behavior in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic	DELINQUENT BEHAVIOR
	Got into a Serious Fight at School or Work		Took Part in a Group-Against-Group Fight		Attacked Someone with the Intent to Seriously Hurt Them
	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Respondents were asked how many times they participated in a delinquent behavior in the past year and were categorized as having participated if they indicated taking part in the particular behavior at least one time. Respondents with unknown Delinquent Behavior data were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL	88	83	75	71	51	49
AGE
12-13	59	57	46	44	30	29
14-15	56	55	47	44	31	30
16-17	59	52	45	45	31	30
GENDER
Male	68	63	53	51	39	38
Female	55	52	49	46	31	32
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	70	73	61	60	41	42
White	63	62	51	53	30	34
Black or African American	49	49	37	33	27	29
American Indian or Alaska Native	7	8	3	4	4	4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	24	17	17	16	13	8
Two or More Races	19	18	15	12	13	6
Hispanic or Latino	50	43	41	38	29	26
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	81	78	65	59	43	43
Small Metro	56	54	47	43	28	27
Nonmetro	41	35	28	29	21	18

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Table 3.11D – Participated in a Physical Delinquent Behavior in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic	DELINQUENT BEHAVIOR
	Got into a Serious Fight at School or Work		Took Part in a Group-Against-Group Fight		Attacked Someone with the Intent to Seriously Hurt Them
	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Respondents were asked how many times they participated in a delinquent behavior in the past year and were categorized as having participated if they indicated taking part in the particular behavior at least one time. Respondents with unknown Delinquent Behavior data were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL	0.36	0.34	0.30	0.29	0.20	0.20
AGE
12-13	0.65	0.63	0.54	0.50	0.36	0.35
14-15	0.57	0.58	0.51	0.49	0.35	0.34
16-17	0.60	0.55	0.47	0.49	0.34	0.34
GENDER
Male	0.54	0.49	0.42	0.40	0.31	0.30
Female	0.45	0.43	0.40	0.38	0.25	0.27
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.36	0.38	0.31	0.31	0.21	0.22
White	0.38	0.39	0.34	0.35	0.21	0.23
Black or African American	1.02	1.11	0.86	0.80	0.67	0.74
American Indian or Alaska Native	4.46	4.16	2.77	2.51	2.65	2.39
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	1.74	1.35	1.35	1.33	1.02	0.69
Two or More Races	2.19	2.11	1.93	1.59	1.62	0.84
Hispanic or Latino	0.93	0.79	0.76	0.70	0.55	0.48
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.52	0.50	0.42	0.40	0.31	0.30
Small Metro	0.60	0.60	0.52	0.51	0.35	0.36
Nonmetro	0.87	0.74	0.62	0.69	0.49	0.42

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Table 3.11P – Participated in a Physical Delinquent Behavior in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2012 Versus 2011
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic	DELINQUENT BEHAVIOR
	Got into a Serious Fight at School or Work		Took Part in a Group-Against-Group Fight		Attacked Someone with the Intent to Seriously Hurt Them
	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Respondents were asked how many times they participated in a delinquent behavior in the past year and were categorized as having participated if they indicated taking part in the particular behavior at least one time. Respondents with unknown Delinquent Behavior data were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL	0.0936		0.3455		0.2197
AGE
12-13	0.0556		0.4736		0.7318
14-15	0.7890		0.6404		0.5002
16-17	0.4389		0.5923		0.2884
GENDER
Male	0.2935		0.6975		0.0113
Female	0.1531		0.3008		0.2535
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.1792		0.2202		0.2832
White	0.3496		0.4896		0.4940
Black or African American	0.9169		0.5456		0.5603
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.5120		0.9666		0.9016
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*		*		*
Asian	0.0200		0.4947		0.2171
Two or More Races	0.8830		0.5361		0.0207
Hispanic or Latino	0.3086		0.9153		0.5479
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.1297		0.6894		0.4646
Small Metro	0.9162		0.5850		0.8407
Nonmetro	0.2517		0.2964		0.1010

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Table 3.12C – Participated in a Nonphysical Delinquent Behavior in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic	DELINQUENT BEHAVIOR
	Carried a Handgun		Sold Illegal Drugs		Stole or Tried to Steal Anything Worth More Than $50
	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Respondents were asked how many times they participated in a delinquent behavior in the past year and were categorized as having participated if they indicated taking part in the particular behavior at least one time. Respondents with unknown Delinquent Behavior data were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL	41	42	38	36	42	43
AGE
12-13	21	20	11	8	21	19
14-15	25	24	20	20	26	26
16-17	25	28	31	31	28	33
GENDER
Male	36	37	28	31	33	34
Female	19	20	24	19	27	27
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	35	37	31	29	35	34
White	30	34	27	25	26	29
Black or African American	16	14	11	13	22	17
American Indian or Alaska Native	4	3	3	2	1	1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	7	5	8	3	10	9
Two or More Races	9	8	10	9	9	7
Hispanic or Latino	21	21	21	20	24	27
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	33	32	32	30	36	38
Small Metro	19	23	21	18	22	20
Nonmetro	17	18	10	11	13	13

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Table 3.12D – Participated in a Nonphysical Delinquent Behavior in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic	DELINQUENT BEHAVIOR
	Carried a Handgun		Sold Illegal Drugs		Stole or Tried to Steal Anything Worth More Than $50
	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Respondents were asked how many times they participated in a delinquent behavior in the past year and were categorized as having participated if they indicated taking part in the particular behavior at least one time. Respondents with unknown Delinquent Behavior data were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL	0.16	0.17	0.15	0.14	0.17	0.17
AGE
12-13	0.26	0.24	0.14	0.10	0.26	0.23
14-15	0.29	0.29	0.23	0.23	0.31	0.30
16-17	0.29	0.32	0.34	0.35	0.32	0.37
GENDER
Male	0.28	0.29	0.22	0.24	0.26	0.27
Female	0.15	0.17	0.19	0.16	0.22	0.22
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.18	0.19	0.16	0.15	0.18	0.17
White	0.21	0.23	0.19	0.18	0.18	0.20
Black or African American	0.41	0.40	0.31	0.37	0.56	0.46
American Indian or Alaska Native	2.33	2.29	1.82	1.48	0.90	0.93
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	0.59	0.42	0.67	0.29	0.81	0.74
Two or More Races	1.16	1.01	1.36	1.15	1.25	0.92
Hispanic or Latino	0.40	0.37	0.39	0.36	0.44	0.49
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.24	0.23	0.24	0.21	0.26	0.26
Small Metro	0.23	0.29	0.27	0.24	0.28	0.28
Nonmetro	0.41	0.44	0.27	0.28	0.32	0.33

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Table 3.12P – Participated in a Nonphysical Delinquent Behavior in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2012 Versus 2011
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic	DELINQUENT BEHAVIOR
	Carried a Handgun		Sold Illegal Drugs		Stole or Tried to Steal Anything Worth More Than $50
	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Respondents were asked how many times they participated in a delinquent behavior in the past year and were categorized as having participated if they indicated taking part in the particular behavior at least one time. Respondents with unknown Delinquent Behavior data were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL	0.8003		0.2036		0.3435
AGE
12-13	0.9285		0.1450		0.8463
14-15	0.9421		0.8093		0.7013
16-17	0.7511		0.2442		0.4209
GENDER
Male	0.8681		0.2497		0.8603
Female	0.3848		0.5222		0.2049
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.2859		0.3238		0.1303
White	0.2191		0.4609		0.7779
Black or African American	0.5100		0.7003		0.0705
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.8233		0.5773		0.3591
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*		*		*
Asian	0.6750		0.2661		0.9953
Two or More Races	0.7172		0.5347		0.2819
Hispanic or Latino	0.2022		0.3847		0.6770
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.2695		0.1379		0.6689
Small Metro	0.0556		0.9128		0.3884
Nonmetro	0.7185		0.7750		0.4400

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Table 3.13C – Selected Risk and Protective Factors among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic	RISK FACTORS¹						PROTECTIVE FACTORS¹
	Youth Moved 2 or More Times in the Past 5 Years		Youth Argued with at Least One Parent 10 or More Times in the Past Year		Youth Was Approached by Someone Selling Drugs in the Past Month		Youth Had Someone to Talk to about Problems²		Youth Attended 25 or More Religious Services in the Past Year³
	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Respondents were able to select multiple categories of persons that they would talk to about a serious problem, including the choice of "nobody." Respondents who reported both a person that they would talk to and that they had nobody to talk to were excluded from the analysis. ³ Special occasions, such as weddings, funerals, or other special events, were not to have been considered in the number of times attended religious services. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL	128	108	96	93	80	77	46	42	111	111
AGE
12-13	76	67	54	50	29	27	144	143	69	70
14-15	70	67	64	62	53	48	145	149	75	79
16-17	74	59	72	67	64	62	151	138	78	74
GENDER
Male	83	72	61	59	60	57	32	35	74	77
Female	78	68	70	68	51	49	29	27	78	75
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	103	90	81	81	64	61	37	36	98	95
White	81	73	89	93	59	57	226	230	119	115
Black or African American	72	57	34	32	37	36	114	116	48	51
American Indian or Alaska Native	8	9	5	3	4	4	16	15	7	9
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	30	28	25	25	17	11	76	71	42	40
Two or More Races	23	21	20	18	14	14	42	37	19	19
Hispanic or Latino	62	56	48	44	45	46	25	24	53	52
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	116	100	98	94	75	72	266	252	126	123
Small Metro	91	66	69	67	49	42	195	188	89	87
Nonmetro	52	44	40	42	25	24	118	117	57	60

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Table 3.13D – Selected Risk and Protective Factors among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic	RISK FACTORS¹						PROTECTIVE FACTORS¹
	Youth Moved 2 or More Times in the Past 5 Years		Youth Argued with at Least One Parent 10 or More Times in the Past Year		Youth Was Approached by Someone Selling Drugs in the Past Month		Youth Had Someone to Talk to about Problems²		Youth Attended 25 or More Religious Services in the Past Year³
	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Respondents were able to select multiple categories of persons that they would talk to about a serious problem, including the choice of "nobody." Respondents who reported both a person that they would talk to and that they had nobody to talk to were excluded from the analysis. ³ Special occasions, such as weddings, funerals, or other special events, were not to have been considered in the number of times attended religious services. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL	0.53	0.45	0.39	0.38	0.32	0.31	0.19	0.17	0.46	0.46
AGE
12-13	0.82	0.72	0.61	0.56	0.35	0.32	0.29	0.28	0.72	0.70
14-15	0.71	0.66	0.64	0.60	0.57	0.54	0.28	0.32	0.74	0.73
16-17	0.72	0.63	0.69	0.68	0.64	0.63	0.34	0.32	0.71	0.72
GENDER
Male	0.67	0.58	0.49	0.47	0.47	0.45	0.26	0.28	0.60	0.62
Female	0.65	0.57	0.58	0.57	0.42	0.40	0.25	0.23	0.66	0.63
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.54	0.47	0.42	0.42	0.33	0.31	0.20	0.19	0.51	0.50
White	0.52	0.49	0.49	0.51	0.36	0.35	0.19	0.21	0.59	0.58
Black or African American	1.35	1.30	0.82	0.81	0.86	0.89	0.49	0.49	1.17	1.17
American Indian or Alaska Native	4.72	4.59	2.69	2.15	2.58	2.14	2.91	2.34	4.11	5.15
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	2.20	2.03	1.88	1.85	1.37	0.95	1.32	1.13	2.59	2.77
Two or More Races	2.58	2.30	2.36	2.08	1.83	1.81	0.87	0.96	2.24	2.26
Hispanic or Latino	1.18	1.06	0.90	0.82	0.83	0.85	0.47	0.44	1.01	0.97
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.74	0.65	0.58	0.55	0.48	0.49	0.28	0.25	0.66	0.64
Small Metro	0.88	0.75	0.64	0.68	0.53	0.46	0.33	0.28	0.76	0.87
Nonmetro	1.22	0.89	0.80	0.86	0.57	0.58	0.34	0.48	1.10	1.11

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Table 3.13P – Selected Risk and Protective Factors among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2012 Versus 2011
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic	RISK FACTORS¹						PROTECTIVE FACTORS¹
	Youth Moved 2 or More Times in the Past 5 Years		Youth Argued with at Least One Parent 10 or More Times in the Past Year		Youth Was Approached by Someone Selling Drugs in the Past Month		Youth Had Someone to Talk to about Problems²		Youth Attended 25 or More Religious Services in the Past Year³
	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Respondents were able to select multiple categories of persons that they would talk to about a serious problem, including the choice of "nobody." Respondents who reported both a person that they would talk to and that they had nobody to talk to were excluded from the analysis. ³ Special occasions, such as weddings, funerals, or other special events, were not to have been considered in the number of times attended religious services. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL	0.5026		0.2429		0.1447		0.8709		0.6415
AGE
12-13	0.9091		0.3003		0.6149		0.6277		0.8200
14-15	0.8849		0.9189		0.4995		0.0929		0.8872
16-17	0.2303		0.3719		0.3293		0.1067		0.3908
GENDER
Male	0.2035		0.9103		0.2190		0.7788		0.3463
Female	0.7457		0.1386		0.4097		0.9436		0.1257
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.4957		0.2436		0.0309		0.4867		0.6339
White	0.8207		0.8316		0.1009		0.5352		0.8858
Black or African American	0.0640		0.0637		0.5899		0.3876		0.4324
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.8564		0.0210		0.2707		0.8359		0.3478
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*		*		*		*		*
Asian	0.8011		0.7055		0.0202		0.5920		0.8008
Two or More Races	0.4937		0.4315		0.6045		0.8493		0.4714
Hispanic or Latino	0.7539		0.7167		0.6461		0.4526		0.0981
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.5789		0.2545		0.5756		0.5373		0.2216
Small Metro	0.0170		0.9496		0.0949		0.7493		0.8483
Nonmetro	0.5434		0.5661		0.4792		0.0277		0.2189

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Table 3.14C – Youths Agreed or Strongly Agreed with Statements about Religious Beliefs among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic	STATEMENTS ABOUT RELIGIOUS BELIEFS
	Religious Beliefs Are a Very Important Part of Youth's Life		Religious Beliefs Influence Youth's Decision Making in Life		It Is Important for Friends to Share Religious Beliefs
	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Response categories for the questions on Religious Beliefs include "Strongly disagree," "Disagree," "Agree," and "Strongly agree." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Agree" or "Strongly agree." Respondents with unknown Religious Beliefs data were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL	98	96	107	104	116	113
AGE
12-13	122	127	118	119	87	85
14-15	120	126	115	120	79	79
16-17	118	114	117	107	72	72
GENDER
Male	75	69	77	73	79	79
Female	63	64	71	70	76	71
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	83	85	94	91	102	98
White	176	183	172	174	116	117
Black or African American	99	106	97	98	63	64
American Indian or Alaska Native	13	15	14	15	12	11
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	63	62	64	60	40	33
Two or More Races	34	32	33	29	17	21
Hispanic or Latino	53	46	56	52	57	54
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	212	212	207	199	129	127
Small Metro	160	156	146	146	90	91
Nonmetro	105	102	98	100	70	66

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Table 3.14D – Youths Agreed or Strongly Agreed with Statements about Religious Beliefs among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic	STATEMENTS ABOUT RELIGIOUS BELIEFS
	Religious Beliefs Are a Very Important Part of Youth's Life		Religious Beliefs Influence Youth's Decision Making in Life		It Is Important for Friends to Share Religious Beliefs
	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Response categories for the questions on Religious Beliefs include "Strongly disagree," "Disagree," "Agree," and "Strongly agree." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Agree" or "Strongly agree." Respondents with unknown Religious Beliefs data were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL	0.40	0.39	0.44	0.43	0.48	0.47
AGE
12-13	0.65	0.61	0.73	0.69	0.85	0.78
14-15	0.67	0.66	0.73	0.73	0.74	0.77
16-17	0.70	0.72	0.76	0.74	0.69	0.72
GENDER
Male	0.61	0.56	0.62	0.59	0.64	0.64
Female	0.53	0.53	0.59	0.59	0.64	0.60
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.44	0.45	0.49	0.48	0.54	0.52
White	0.49	0.52	0.55	0.56	0.62	0.61
Black or African American	0.95	0.89	0.95	0.99	1.13	1.27
American Indian or Alaska Native	4.18	3.74	4.97	3.94	5.97	4.85
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	2.33	2.43	2.65	2.62	2.50	2.35
Two or More Races	2.45	2.04	2.66	2.28	2.15	2.31
Hispanic or Latino	1.01	0.85	1.07	0.97	1.11	1.03
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.61	0.60	0.68	0.67	0.71	0.69
Small Metro	0.69	0.67	0.74	0.74	0.81	0.81
Nonmetro	0.87	0.82	0.93	0.92	1.12	1.03

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Table 3.14P – Youths Agreed or Strongly Agreed with Statements about Religious Beliefs among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2012 Versus 2011
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic	STATEMENTS ABOUT RELIGIOUS BELIEFS
	Religious Beliefs Are a Very Important Part of Youth's Life		Religious Beliefs Influence Youth's Decision Making in Life		It Is Important for Friends to Share Religious Beliefs
	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Response categories for the questions on Religious Beliefs include "Strongly disagree," "Disagree," "Agree," and "Strongly agree." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Agree" or "Strongly agree." Respondents with unknown Religious Beliefs data were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL	0.1334		0.1847		0.3735
AGE
12-13	0.3569		0.7759		0.7668
14-15	0.9184		0.6537		0.6810
16-17	0.1115		0.1829		0.0830
GENDER
Male	0.2870		0.0624		0.1302
Female	0.2729		1.0000		0.7810
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.2376		0.4342		0.3978
White	0.3189		0.3428		0.1458
Black or African American	0.6435		0.7372		0.1273
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.0854		0.1572		0.6652
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*		*		*
Asian	0.9367		0.9655		0.9388
Two or More Races	0.8337		0.9179		0.0715
Hispanic or Latino	0.4131		0.2256		0.7358
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.9484		0.9076		0.6846
Small Metro	0.0631		0.1028		0.3227
Nonmetro	0.1238		0.0672		0.7516

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Table 3.15C – Parents Always or Sometimes Took Part in Specific Behaviors in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic	PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT
	Parents Made Youth Do Chores around the House		Parents Limited Amount of Time Youth Watched TV		Parents Let Youth Know He or She Had Done a Good Job		Parents Let Youth Know They Were Proud of Something He or She Had Done
	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Response categories for the Parental Involvement questions include "Always," "Sometimes," "Seldom," and "Never." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Always" or "Sometimes." Respondents with unknown Parental Involvement data were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL	70	74	114	114	78	80	80	76
AGE
12-13	138	140	94	102	140	139	141	141
14-15	140	143	94	92	137	139	135	137
16-17	145	135	77	78	139	128	142	128
GENDER
Male	51	53	78	79	53	52	53	53
Female	48	51	81	75	55	59	57	55
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	62	64	101	99	63	66	66	62
White	213	219	123	137	210	214	212	217
Black or African American	115	118	62	66	110	106	111	108
American Indian or Alaska Native	15	16	9	9	14	14	16	16
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	72	66	56	52	74	67	72	64
Two or More Races	40	35	25	22	39	35	40	34
Hispanic or Latino	35	34	57	59	41	46	44	45
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	255	249	151	158	249	235	250	236
Small Metro	186	182	98	102	181	179	183	177
Nonmetro	114	115	60	64	114	106	115	107

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Table 3.15D – Parents Always or Sometimes Took Part in Specific Behaviors in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic	PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT
	Parents Made Youth Do Chores around the House		Parents Limited Amount of Time Youth Watched TV		Parents Let Youth Know He or She Had Done a Good Job		Parents Let Youth Know They Were Proud of Something He or She Had Done
	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Response categories for the Parental Involvement questions include "Always," "Sometimes," "Seldom," and "Never." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Always" or "Sometimes." Respondents with unknown Parental Involvement data were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL	0.28	0.30	0.46	0.46	0.31	0.32	0.32	0.31
AGE
12-13	0.53	0.47	0.78	0.78	0.46	0.48	0.45	0.45
14-15	0.46	0.49	0.78	0.77	0.53	0.54	0.55	0.53
16-17	0.51	0.49	0.69	0.71	0.57	0.59	0.58	0.59
GENDER
Male	0.40	0.42	0.61	0.62	0.42	0.41	0.42	0.42
Female	0.40	0.42	0.67	0.62	0.45	0.49	0.46	0.45
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.32	0.33	0.52	0.51	0.33	0.34	0.34	0.32
White	0.37	0.39	0.58	0.61	0.35	0.37	0.36	0.35
Black or African American	0.64	0.66	1.28	1.17	0.90	0.90	0.84	0.83
American Indian or Alaska Native	2.22	2.67	4.14	4.22	3.44	3.81	2.52	2.91
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	1.92	1.89	2.80	2.60	1.91	1.82	1.85	2.06
Two or More Races	1.85	1.60	2.61	2.24	2.02	1.88	1.97	1.79
Hispanic or Latino	0.66	0.62	1.06	1.09	0.77	0.84	0.82	0.82
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.41	0.43	0.70	0.68	0.47	0.45	0.46	0.44
Small Metro	0.52	0.50	0.73	0.80	0.53	0.59	0.57	0.56
Nonmetro	0.66	0.59	1.00	1.02	0.67	0.77	0.63	0.74

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Table 3.15P – Parents Always or Sometimes Took Part in Specific Behaviors in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2012 Versus 2011
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic	PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT
	Parents Made Youth Do Chores around the House		Parents Limited Amount of Time Youth Watched TV		Parents Let Youth Know He or She Had Done a Good Job		Parents Let Youth Know They Were Proud of Something He or She Had Done
	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Response categories for the Parental Involvement questions include "Always," "Sometimes," "Seldom," and "Never." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Always" or "Sometimes." Respondents with unknown Parental Involvement data were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL	0.7696		0.3784		0.5203		0.9291
AGE
12-13	0.4949		0.3004		0.4473		0.3892
14-15	0.7533		0.5975		0.1924		0.7690
16-17	0.8932		0.4216		0.5468		0.9775
GENDER
Male	0.4755		0.8069		0.3802		0.3174
Female	0.7633		0.2982		0.0844		0.2889
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.7291		0.2605		0.8171		0.9944
White	0.9512		0.2010		0.8709		0.8848
Black or African American	0.7143		0.6546		0.6820		0.8154
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4789		0.9658		0.6201		0.6042
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*		*		*		*
Asian	0.6937		0.2982		0.2677		0.9931
Two or More Races	0.9796		0.6675		0.6372		0.4859
Hispanic or Latino	0.9503		0.7734		0.1386		0.8956
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.6755		0.4230		0.8746		0.6571
Small Metro	0.4541		0.9864		0.7122		0.9890
Nonmetro	0.5557		0.6438		0.3685		0.1512

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Table 3.16C – Measures of Student Characteristics in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 17 Who Were Enrolled in School in the Past Year, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic	STUDENT CHARACTERISTICS¹
	Participated in One or Fewer Activities²		Drug or Alcohol Prevention Messages Were Seen or Heard in School³		Youth Liked a Lot or Kind of Liked Going to School⁴		Grade Average for Last Completed Period Was "D" or Lower⁵
	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Youths who did not report their school enrollment status or reported not being enrolled in school in the past 12 months were excluded from this analysis. Youths reporting that they were "home-schooled" in the past 12 months were considered to be enrolled in school. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² The number of activities participated in is based on four questions: participation in school-based activities, community-based activities, church or faith-based activities, and other activities. For each question, the response categories include "None," "One," "Two," and "3 or more." Respondents were excluded from the analysis if they had unknown data for at least three of the questions and if their known responses did not place them in the recoded "Two or more" category. ³ Drug or Alcohol Prevention Messages Seen or Heard in School includes respondents who reported having a special class about drugs or alcohol in school or having had films, lectures, discussion, or printed information about drugs or alcohol in a regular school class, such as health or physical education, or outside of a regular school class, such as in a special assembly.⁴ Response categories for the School Satisfaction question include "You liked going to school a lot," "You kind of liked going to school," "You didn't like going to school very much," and "You hated going to school." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "You liked going to school a lot" or "You kind of liked going to school." ⁵ Response categories for Grade Average include "An 'A+,' 'A,' or 'A-minus' average"; "A 'B+,' 'B,' or 'B-minus' average"; "A 'C+,' 'C,' or 'C-minus' average"; "A 'D' or less than a 'D' average"; and "My school does not give these grades." Respondents reporting that their school does not give these grades were excluded from the analysis. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL	93	80	258	263	273	283	49	49
AGE
12-13	42	39	113	121	123	127	24	23
14-15	49	42	121	134	125	137	29	30
16-17	50	49	121	115	130	124	30	30
GENDER
Male	63	61	155	160	176	172	39	37
Female	56	53	165	156	164	166	31	31
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	73	65	223	225	234	242	38	39
White	56	55	183	187	193	202	29	31
Black or African American	37	31	89	88	96	100	19	21
American Indian or Alaska Native	4	4	11	13	13	14	2	1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	19	17	68	63	71	66	10	11
Two or More Races	15	9	35	30	36	34	8	7
Hispanic or Latino	55	46	120	118	136	126	32	29
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	73	63	217	208	222	228	35	37
Small Metro	49	41	147	151	161	165	29	27
Nonmetro	33	29	86	96	98	98	18	18

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Table 3.16D – Measures of Student Characteristics in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 17 Who Were Enrolled in School in the Past Year, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic	STUDENT CHARACTERISTICS¹
	Participated in One or Fewer Activities²		Drug or Alcohol Prevention Messages Were Seen or Heard in School³		Youth Liked a Lot or Kind of Liked Going to School⁴		Grade Average for Last Completed Period Was "D" or Lower⁵
	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Youths who did not report their school enrollment status or reported not being enrolled in school in the past 12 months were excluded from this analysis. Youths reporting that they were "home-schooled" in the past 12 months were considered to be enrolled in school. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² The number of activities participated in is based on four questions: participation in school-based activities, community-based activities, church or faith-based activities, and other activities. For each question, the response categories include "None," "One," "Two," and "3 or more." Respondents were excluded from the analysis if they had unknown data for at least three of the questions and if their known responses did not place them in the recoded "Two or more" category. ³ Drug or Alcohol Prevention Messages Seen or Heard in School includes respondents who reported having a special class about drugs or alcohol in school or having had films, lectures, discussion, or printed information about drugs or alcohol in a regular school class, such as health or physical education, or outside of a regular school class, such as in a special assembly.⁴ Response categories for the School Satisfaction question include "You liked going to school a lot," "You kind of liked going to school," "You didn't like going to school very much," and "You hated going to school." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "You liked going to school a lot" or "You kind of liked going to school." ⁵ Response categories for Grade Average include "An 'A+,' 'A,' or 'A-minus' average"; "A 'B+,' 'B,' or 'B-minus' average"; "A 'C+,' 'C,' or 'C-minus' average"; "A 'D' or less than a 'D' average"; and "My school does not give these grades." Respondents reporting that their school does not give these grades were excluded from the analysis. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL	0.34	0.32	0.43	0.44	0.35	0.34	0.22	0.21
AGE
12-13	0.52	0.50	0.67	0.72	0.60	0.57	0.35	0.34
14-15	0.54	0.49	0.68	0.66	0.61	0.57	0.37	0.38
16-17	0.56	0.55	0.72	0.72	0.61	0.60	0.37	0.36
GENDER
Male	0.46	0.47	0.55	0.63	0.50	0.46	0.33	0.31
Female	0.44	0.43	0.60	0.57	0.47	0.48	0.28	0.27
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.35	0.32	0.46	0.49	0.38	0.38	0.22	0.22
White	0.38	0.38	0.53	0.55	0.46	0.47	0.23	0.24
Black or African American	0.98	0.86	1.05	1.14	0.86	0.79	0.59	0.64
American Indian or Alaska Native	3.04	3.24	4.69	4.13	3.54	2.71	1.78	1.23
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	1.57	1.45	2.14	1.96	1.84	1.77	0.90	1.01
Two or More Races	1.97	1.27	2.41	2.17	2.34	1.92	1.17	1.12
Hispanic or Latino	0.90	0.83	1.07	1.00	0.83	0.74	0.65	0.59
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.51	0.45	0.60	0.61	0.52	0.50	0.28	0.29
Small Metro	0.54	0.53	0.75	0.74	0.60	0.57	0.41	0.39
Nonmetro	0.78	0.67	0.97	1.00	0.80	0.78	0.53	0.48

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Table 3.16P – Measures of Student Characteristics in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 17 Who Were Enrolled in School in the Past Year, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2012 Versus 2011
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic	STUDENT CHARACTERISTICS¹
	Participated in One or Fewer Activities²		Drug or Alcohol Prevention Messages Were Seen or Heard in School³		Youth Liked a Lot or Kind of Liked Going to School⁴		Grade Average for Last Completed Period Was "D" or Lower⁵
	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Youths who did not report their school enrollment status or reported not being enrolled in school in the past 12 months were excluded from this analysis. Youths reporting that they were "home-schooled" in the past 12 months were considered to be enrolled in school. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² The number of activities participated in is based on four questions: participation in school-based activities, community-based activities, church or faith-based activities, and other activities. For each question, the response categories include "None," "One," "Two," and "3 or more." Respondents were excluded from the analysis if they had unknown data for at least three of the questions and if their known responses did not place them in the recoded "Two or more" category. ³ Drug or Alcohol Prevention Messages Seen or Heard in School includes respondents who reported having a special class about drugs or alcohol in school or having had films, lectures, discussion, or printed information about drugs or alcohol in a regular school class, such as health or physical education, or outside of a regular school class, such as in a special assembly.⁴ Response categories for the School Satisfaction question include "You liked going to school a lot," "You kind of liked going to school," "You didn't like going to school very much," and "You hated going to school." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "You liked going to school a lot" or "You kind of liked going to school." ⁵ Response categories for Grade Average include "An 'A+,' 'A,' or 'A-minus' average"; "A 'B+,' 'B,' or 'B-minus' average"; "A 'C+,' 'C,' or 'C-minus' average"; "A 'D' or less than a 'D' average"; and "My school does not give these grades." Respondents reporting that their school does not give these grades were excluded from the analysis. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL	0.2816		0.4883		0.2258		0.3002
AGE
12-13	0.2679		0.6901		0.3262		0.7361
14-15	0.0233		0.0753		0.1500		0.7204
16-17	0.2188		0.8378		0.7439		0.0893
GENDER
Male	0.4425		0.8700		0.0892		0.1589
Female	0.4020		0.3888		0.9887		0.9826
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.1953		0.9842		0.3524		0.6142
White	0.7892		0.9177		0.5402		0.4391
Black or African American	0.2434		0.9234		0.6443		0.5380
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4958		0.2350		0.3425		0.3541
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*		*		*		*
Asian	0.2716		0.4152		0.7576		0.6857
Two or More Races	0.1140		0.4165		0.5079		0.9261
Hispanic or Latino	0.8520		0.1632		0.4645		0.2763
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.4347		0.9895		0.0923		0.7891
Small Metro	0.4972		0.2481		0.9847		0.3579
Nonmetro	0.7236		0.8402		0.7455		0.4830

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Table 3.17C – Adults Always or Sometimes Took Part in Specific School-Related Behaviors in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 17 Who Were Enrolled in School in the Past Year, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic	ADULT INVOLVEMENT
	Teacher Always or Sometimes Let Youth Know He or She Was Doing a Good Job with School Work		Parents Checked That Youth Did Homework		Parents Provided Help with Homework		Parents Limited Time Youth Went Out with Friends on a School Night
	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Youths who did not report their school enrollment status or reported not being enrolled in school in the past 12 months were excluded from this analysis. Youths reporting that they were "home-schooled" in the past 12 months were considered to be enrolled in school. NOTE: Response categories for the Adult Involvement questions include "Always," "Sometimes," "Seldom," and "Never." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Always" or "Sometimes." Respondents with unknown Adult Involvement data were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL	266	271	286	281	277	273	256	247
AGE
12-13	126	125	130	131	129	131	116	111
14-15	122	132	130	138	125	133	115	123
16-17	125	120	127	115	125	111	117	109
GENDER
Male	172	169	179	179	170	170	157	150
Female	159	159	168	158	169	162	158	149
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	228	231	240	244	237	239	214	213
White	184	192	194	203	196	203	170	179
Black or African American	99	99	102	97	96	96	89	90
American Indian or Alaska Native	14	12	13	14	15	14	10	12
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	70	63	65	61	61	60	61	61
Two or More Races	36	33	39	33	37	33	34	27
Hispanic or Latino	128	124	136	121	127	112	127	111
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	216	217	225	223	222	215	204	198
Small Metro	154	157	169	163	163	164	154	137
Nonmetro	100	100	108	99	107	96	91	88

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Table 3.17D – Adults Always or Sometimes Took Part in Specific School-Related Behaviors in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 17 Who Were Enrolled in School in the Past Year, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic	ADULT INVOLVEMENT
	Teacher Always or Sometimes Let Youth Know He or She Was Doing a Good Job with School Work		Parents Checked That Youth Did Homework		Parents Provided Help with Homework		Parents Limited Time Youth Went Out with Friends on a School Night
	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Youths who did not report their school enrollment status or reported not being enrolled in school in the past 12 months were excluded from this analysis. Youths reporting that they were "home-schooled" in the past 12 months were considered to be enrolled in school. NOTE: Response categories for the Adult Involvement questions include "Always," "Sometimes," "Seldom," and "Never." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Always" or "Sometimes." Respondents with unknown Adult Involvement data were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL	0.38	0.37	0.37	0.37	0.38	0.38	0.44	0.42
AGE
12-13	0.54	0.58	0.49	0.46	0.53	0.51	0.70	0.70
14-15	0.67	0.68	0.57	0.62	0.63	0.65	0.72	0.74
16-17	0.67	0.62	0.72	0.69	0.70	0.69	0.74	0.70
GENDER
Male	0.51	0.52	0.49	0.49	0.49	0.51	0.64	0.59
Female	0.53	0.51	0.55	0.55	0.56	0.53	0.62	0.57
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.41	0.39	0.41	0.40	0.38	0.39	0.50	0.46
White	0.46	0.47	0.45	0.46	0.42	0.43	0.53	0.53
Black or African American	0.82	0.87	0.95	0.96	1.06	0.92	1.14	1.13
American Indian or Alaska Native	3.65	4.07	3.60	3.50	3.67	3.44	5.00	4.00
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	2.19	1.86	2.65	2.07	2.43	2.38	2.75	2.33
Two or More Races	2.53	1.94	2.02	1.85	2.13	2.01	2.09	2.22
Hispanic or Latino	0.85	0.90	0.83	0.89	1.04	1.03	0.99	0.99
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.55	0.53	0.55	0.53	0.58	0.56	0.63	0.60
Small Metro	0.65	0.64	0.57	0.63	0.60	0.66	0.75	0.69
Nonmetro	0.81	0.87	0.84	0.81	0.90	0.83	0.96	0.88

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Table 3.17P – Adults Always or Sometimes Took Part in Specific School-Related Behaviors in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 17 Who Were Enrolled in School in the Past Year, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2012 Versus 2011
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic	ADULT INVOLVEMENT
	Teacher Always or Sometimes Let Youth Know He or She Was Doing a Good Job with School Work		Parents Checked That Youth Did Homework		Parents Provided Help with Homework		Parents Limited Time Youth Went Out with Friends on a School Night
	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Youths who did not report their school enrollment status or reported not being enrolled in school in the past 12 months were excluded from this analysis. Youths reporting that they were "home-schooled" in the past 12 months were considered to be enrolled in school. NOTE: Response categories for the Adult Involvement questions include "Always," "Sometimes," "Seldom," and "Never." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "Always" or "Sometimes." Respondents with unknown Adult Involvement data were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL	0.2750		0.7607		0.7348		0.5192
AGE
12-13	0.0650		0.8346		0.4875		0.2179
14-15	0.1853		0.4328		0.6746		0.4040
16-17	0.4348		0.3535		0.8691		0.2240
GENDER
Male	0.8041		0.6429		0.9139		0.6510
Female	0.1795		0.9758		0.5601		0.6405
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.1493		0.1722		0.3791		0.2794
White	0.1147		0.4850		0.7325		0.1905
Black or African American	0.4800		0.5366		0.2188		0.4800
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.0753		0.5407		0.8844		0.0180
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*		*		*		*
Asian	0.5953		0.2098		0.6520		0.0380
Two or More Races	0.7123		0.5967		0.4787		0.0044
Hispanic or Latino	0.8466		0.0684		0.5811		0.4972
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.5417		0.8108		0.7318		0.4963
Small Metro	0.4640		0.9766		0.2098		0.4372
Nonmetro	0.4637		0.7381		0.8932		0.1532

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Table 3.18C – Youths Perceived That All or Most Students in Grade Level Use Specific Substances among Persons Aged 12 to 17 Who Were Enrolled in School in the Past Year, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2011 and 2012
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic	SUBSTANCE USE OF STUDENTS IN GRADE LEVEL
	Smoke Cigarettes		Use Marijuana or Hashish		Drink Alcoholic Beverages		Get Drunk at Least Once a Week
	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Youths who did not report their school enrollment status or reported not being enrolled in school in the past 12 months, or reported that they were "home-schooled" in the past 12 months were excluded from this analysis. NOTE: Response categories for the Substance Use in Grade Level questions include "All of them," "Most of them," "A few of them," and "None of them." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "All of them" or "Most of them." Respondents with unknown Substance Use in Grade Level data were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL	115	113	123	125	164	155	87	84
AGE
12-13	32	29	33	27	38	35	18	16
14-15	63	61	66	70	84	83	47	43
16-17	82	79	88	91	111	106	66	66
GENDER
Male	71	65	80	78	100	97	56	52
Female	83	82	89	90	112	109	62	63
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	103	94	105	102	140	130	76	71
White	79	79	82	83	112	112	61	57
Black or African American	52	43	57	57	65	58	38	34
American Indian or Alaska Native	7	4	7	6	8	5	6	3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	30	18	25	17	36	29	21	17
Two or More Races	20	16	24	20	25	19	12	11
Hispanic or Latino	56	56	65	69	79	77	47	47
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	88	86	99	104	132	121	71	67
Small Metro	63	60	67	65	92	84	47	43
Nonmetro	47	42	41	37	54	58	28	28

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Table 3.18D – Youths Perceived That All or Most Students in Grade Level Use Specific Substances among Persons Aged 12 to 17 Who Were Enrolled in School in the Past Year, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2011 and 2012
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic	SUBSTANCE USE OF STUDENTS IN GRADE LEVEL
	Smoke Cigarettes		Use Marijuana or Hashish		Drink Alcoholic Beverages		Get Drunk at Least Once a Week
	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Youths who did not report their school enrollment status or reported not being enrolled in school in the past 12 months, or reported that they were "home-schooled" in the past 12 months were excluded from this analysis. NOTE: Response categories for the Substance Use in Grade Level questions include "All of them," "Most of them," "A few of them," and "None of them." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "All of them" or "Most of them." Respondents with unknown Substance Use in Grade Level data were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL	0.43	0.42	0.42	0.43	0.47	0.46	0.33	0.34
AGE
12-13	0.46	0.40	0.48	0.39	0.52	0.49	0.27	0.24
14-15	0.70	0.67	0.70	0.74	0.79	0.78	0.57	0.52
16-17	0.79	0.77	0.80	0.77	0.81	0.77	0.68	0.72
GENDER
Male	0.55	0.51	0.58	0.56	0.65	0.65	0.44	0.43
Female	0.62	0.62	0.63	0.66	0.68	0.68	0.50	0.52
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.47	0.46	0.45	0.45	0.52	0.48	0.36	0.36
White	0.50	0.53	0.49	0.51	0.58	0.57	0.40	0.40
Black or African American	1.22	1.10	1.27	1.31	1.33	1.28	1.00	1.02
American Indian or Alaska Native	4.14	3.59	4.16	4.27	4.33	3.68	3.96	2.49
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	2.40	1.63	2.06	1.49	2.47	2.35	1.72	1.52
Two or More Races	2.53	2.04	2.80	2.46	2.82	2.28	1.77	1.57
Hispanic or Latino	1.04	0.94	1.11	1.11	1.09	1.13	0.91	0.86
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.61	0.60	0.64	0.65	0.69	0.68	0.51	0.50
Small Metro	0.70	0.68	0.72	0.68	0.77	0.71	0.54	0.59
Nonmetro	1.00	0.96	0.90	0.87	0.98	1.05	0.69	0.70

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Table 3.18P – Youths Perceived That All or Most Students in Grade Level Use Specific Substances among Persons Aged 12 to 17 Who Were Enrolled in School in the Past Year, by Demographic and Geographic Characteristics: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2012 Versus 2011
Demographic/Geographic Characteristic	SUBSTANCE USE OF STUDENTS IN GRADE LEVEL
	Smoke Cigarettes		Use Marijuana or Hashish		Drink Alcoholic Beverages		Get Drunk at Least Once a Week
	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Youths who did not report their school enrollment status or reported not being enrolled in school in the past 12 months, or reported that they were "home-schooled" in the past 12 months were excluded from this analysis. NOTE: Response categories for the Substance Use in Grade Level questions include "All of them," "Most of them," "A few of them," and "None of them." The estimates in this table correspond to persons reporting "All of them" or "Most of them." Respondents with unknown Substance Use in Grade Level data were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2011 and 2012.
TOTAL	0.0003		0.1764		0.0420		0.0495
AGE
12-13	0.1505		0.0228		0.0469		0.2146
14-15	0.0989		0.0047		0.4017		0.0995
16-17	0.0020		0.3092		0.4085		0.4671
GENDER
Male	0.0010		0.3625		0.2095		0.0461
Female	0.0423		0.3239		0.1055		0.3641
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.0000		0.4898		0.0341		0.0281
White	0.0005		0.5425		0.2886		0.1181
Black or African American	0.0838		0.1893		0.5117		0.3309
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.0349		0.2074		0.0010		0.0054
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*		*		*		*
Asian	0.0492		0.1081		0.0523		0.0548
Two or More Races	0.3308		0.9671		0.4424		0.6153
Hispanic or Latino	0.9891		0.2242		0.5572		0.8670
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	0.0002		0.1935		0.0579		0.0430
Small Metro	0.7846		0.9527		0.1753		0.6215
Nonmetro	0.1018		0.4400		0.8165		0.7015

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Table 3.19C – Past Month Use of Selected Substances, by Perceived Risk of Harm Associated with Substance Use Behaviors among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2012
Perceptions of Risk¹	Used Illicit Drugs²	Used Marijuana	Used Cigarettes	Binge Use of Alcohol³
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically, including data from original methamphetamine questions but not including new methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2012.
CIGARETTES
Smoke One or More Packs Per Day - Great Risk	52	46	40	43
Smoke One or More Packs Per Day - Moderate/Slight/No Risk	46	37	39	41
MARIJUANA
Smoke Once a Month - Great Risk	19	11	18	19
Smoke Once a Month - Moderate/Slight/No Risk	68	59	54	57
Smoke Once or Twice a Week - Great Risk	23	13	20	22
Smoke Once or Twice a Week - Moderate/Slight/No Risk	67	58	53	56
COCAINE
Use Once a Month - Great Risk	53	44	42	47
Use Once a Month - Moderate/Slight/No Risk	47	39	36	39
Use Once or Twice a Week - Great Risk	63	53	50	53
Use Once or Twice a Week - Moderate/Slight/No Risk	33	26	24	29
HEROIN
Try Once or Twice - Great Risk	58	50	47	50
Try Once or Twice - Moderate/Slight/No Risk	37	29	28	33
Use Once or Twice a Week - Great Risk	64	55	52	55
Use Once or Twice a Week - Moderate/Slight/No Risk	30	21	19	25
LSD
Try Once or Twice - Great Risk	47	40	38	41
Try Once or Twice - Moderate/Slight/No Risk	51	43	39	43
Use Once or Twice a Week - Great Risk	56	48	46	50
Use Once or Twice a Week - Moderate/Slight/No Risk	40	33	31	33
ALCOHOL
Have Four or Five Drinks Nearly Every Day - Great Risk	47	39	33	38
Have Four or Five Drinks Nearly Every Day - Moderate/Slight/No Risk	51	45	45	46
Have Five or More Drinks Once or Twice a Week - Great Risk	36	31	28	27
Have Five or More Drinks Once or Twice a Week - Moderate/Slight/No Risk	61	51	50	54

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Table 3.19D – Past Month Use of Selected Substances, by Perceived Risk of Harm Associated with Substance Use Behaviors among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2012
Perceptions of Risk¹	Used Illicit Drugs²	Used Marijuana	Used Cigarettes	Binge Use of Alcohol³
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically, including data from original methamphetamine questions but not including new methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2012.
CIGARETTES
Smoke One or More Packs Per Day - Great Risk	0.30	0.27	0.24	0.25
Smoke One or More Packs Per Day - Moderate/Slight/No Risk	0.50	0.41	0.44	0.45
MARIJUANA
Smoke Once a Month - Great Risk	0.29	0.16	0.27	0.29
Smoke Once a Month - Moderate/Slight/No Risk	0.33	0.30	0.28	0.29
Smoke Once or Twice a Week - Great Risk	0.21	0.12	0.18	0.20
Smoke Once or Twice a Week - Moderate/Slight/No Risk	0.42	0.38	0.36	0.37
COCAINE
Use Once a Month - Great Risk	0.39	0.34	0.33	0.35
Use Once a Month - Moderate/Slight/No Risk	0.37	0.31	0.28	0.31
Use Once or Twice a Week - Great Risk	0.29	0.26	0.25	0.26
Use Once or Twice a Week - Moderate/Slight/No Risk	0.60	0.48	0.46	0.53
HEROIN
Try Once or Twice - Great Risk	0.38	0.34	0.33	0.33
Try Once or Twice - Moderate/Slight/No Risk	0.34	0.27	0.26	0.31
Use Once or Twice a Week - Great Risk	0.30	0.27	0.25	0.26
Use Once or Twice a Week - Moderate/Slight/No Risk	0.58	0.42	0.37	0.49
LSD
Try Once or Twice - Great Risk	0.39	0.34	0.33	0.35
Try Once or Twice - Moderate/Slight/No Risk	0.39	0.33	0.30	0.32
Use Once or Twice a Week - Great Risk	0.31	0.28	0.26	0.28
Use Once or Twice a Week - Moderate/Slight/No Risk	0.54	0.46	0.42	0.45
ALCOHOL
Have Four or Five Drinks Nearly Every Day - Great Risk	0.29	0.24	0.21	0.24
Have Four or Five Drinks Nearly Every Day - Moderate/Slight/No Risk	0.50	0.46	0.46	0.46
Have Five or More Drinks Once or Twice a Week - Great Risk	0.36	0.31	0.28	0.27
Have Five or More Drinks Once or Twice a Week - Moderate/Slight/No Risk	0.36	0.32	0.31	0.33

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Table 3.20C – Past Month Use of Selected Substances, by Perceived Availability of Selected Illicit Drugs among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2012
Perceived Availability¹	Used Illicit Drugs²	Used Marijuana	Used Cigarettes	Binge Use of Alcohol³
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically, including data from original methamphetamine questions but not including new methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2012.
FAIRLY OR VERY EASY TO OBTAIN
Marijuana	65	56	52	53
Cocaine	40	35	32	33
Crack	36	30	28	31
Heroin	29	25	22	26
LSD	33	30	27	29
FAIRLY OR VERY DIFFICULT, OR IMPOSSIBLE TO OBTAIN
Marijuana	27	17	21	25
Cocaine	58	48	44	49
Crack	60	51	47	51
Heroin	63	53	51	54
LSD	60	50	47	51

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Table 3.20D – Past Month Use of Selected Substances, by Perceived Availability of Selected Illicit Drugs among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2012
Perceived Availability¹	Used Illicit Drugs²	Used Marijuana	Used Cigarettes	Binge Use of Alcohol³
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically, including data from original methamphetamine questions but not including new methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2012.
FAIRLY OR VERY EASY TO OBTAIN
Marijuana	0.49	0.44	0.42	0.42
Cocaine	0.90	0.81	0.77	0.82
Crack	0.85	0.74	0.69	0.74
Heroin	1.13	0.99	0.92	1.02
LSD	1.12	1.03	0.94	1.00
FAIRLY OR VERY DIFFICULT, OR IMPOSSIBLE TO OBTAIN
Marijuana	0.22	0.13	0.16	0.19
Cocaine	0.27	0.23	0.21	0.23
Crack	0.28	0.24	0.23	0.24
Heroin	0.27	0.23	0.23	0.23
LSD	0.28	0.24	0.22	0.23

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Table 3.21C – Past Month Use of Selected Substances, by Youth's Perceptions of Parents' Feelings about Substance Use Behaviors among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2012
Feelings about Substance Use Behaviors¹	SUBSTANCE USE IN THE PAST MONTH
	Used Illicit Drugs²		Used Marijuana		Used Cigarettes		Binge Use of Alcohol³
	Strongly Disapprove	Somewhat Disapprove/ Neither Approve Nor Disapprove	Strongly Disapprove	Somewhat Disapprove/ Neither Approve Nor Disapprove	Strongly Disapprove	Somewhat Disapprove/ Neither Approve Nor Disapprove	Strongly Disapprove	Somewhat Disapprove/ Neither Approve Nor Disapprove
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically, including data from original methamphetamine questions but not including new methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2012.
YOUTH'S PERCEPTIONS OF PARENTS' FEELINGS ABOUT YOUTH…
Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day	63	30	52	27	47	30	56	25
Trying Marijuana or Hashish Once or Twice	54	41	43	39	46	33	49	34
Using Marijuana or Hashish Once a Month or More	54	40	44	38	48	31	52	33
Having One or Two Drinks of an Alcoholic Beverage Nearly Every Day	59	33	49	30	47	30	50	32

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Table 3.21D – Past Month Use of Selected Substances, by Youth's Perceptions of Parents' Feelings about Substance Use Behaviors among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2012
Feelings about Substance Use Behaviors¹	SUBSTANCE USE IN THE PAST MONTH
	Used Illicit Drugs²		Used Marijuana		Used Cigarettes		Binge Use of Alcohol³
	Strongly Disapprove	Somewhat Disapprove/ Neither Approve Nor Disapprove	Strongly Disapprove	Somewhat Disapprove/ Neither Approve Nor Disapprove	Strongly Disapprove	Somewhat Disapprove/ Neither Approve Nor Disapprove	Strongly Disapprove	Somewhat Disapprove/ Neither Approve Nor Disapprove
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically, including data from original methamphetamine questions but not including new methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2012.
YOUTH'S PERCEPTIONS OF PARENTS' FEELINGS ABOUT YOUTH…
Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day	0.25	1.49	0.21	1.41	0.20	1.49	0.23	1.32
Trying Marijuana or Hashish Once or Twice	0.23	1.24	0.19	1.21	0.20	1.06	0.21	1.12
Using Marijuana or Hashish Once a Month or More	0.23	1.44	0.19	1.39	0.20	1.22	0.21	1.32
Having One or Two Drinks of an Alcoholic Beverage Nearly Every Day	0.25	1.20	0.21	1.11	0.20	1.16	0.21	1.17

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Table 3.22C – Past Month Use of Selected Substances, by Feelings about Substance Use Behaviors among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2012
Feelings about Substance Use Behaviors¹	SUBSTANCE USE IN THE PAST MONTH
	Used Illicit Drugs²		Used Marijuana		Used Cigarettes		Binge Use of Alcohol³
	Strongly/ Somewhat Disapprove	Neither Approve Nor Disapprove	Strongly/ Somewhat Disapprove	Neither Approve Nor Disapprove	Strongly/ Somewhat Disapprove	Neither Approve Nor Disapprove	Strongly/ Somewhat Disapprove	Neither Approve Nor Disapprove
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically, including data from original methamphetamine questions but not including new methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2012.
YOUTH'S PERCEPTIONS OF CLOSE FRIENDS' FEELINGS ABOUT YOUTH…
Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day	60	35	52	30	44	35	52	31
Trying Marijuana or Hashish Once or Twice	42	57	33	50	36	44	41	43
Using Marijuana or Hashish Once a Month or More	43	56	34	50	35	45	42	45
Having One or Two Drinks of an Alcoholic Beverage Nearly Every Day	54	44	46	38	40	38	47	40
YOUTH'S FEELINGS ABOUT PEERS…
Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day	62	33	52	30	43	35	52	30
Trying Marijuana or Hashish Once or Twice	43	55	30	50	34	45	40	43
Using Marijuana or Hashish Once a Month or More	40	56	28	51	32	47	39	44
Having One or Two Drinks of an Alcoholic Beverage Nearly Every Day	58	41	48	36	42	37	48	38

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Table 3.22D – Past Month Use of Selected Substances, by Feelings about Substance Use Behaviors among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2012
Feelings about Substance Use Behaviors¹	SUBSTANCE USE IN THE PAST MONTH
	Used Illicit Drugs²		Used Marijuana		Used Cigarettes		Binge Use of Alcohol³
	Strongly/ Somewhat Disapprove	Neither Approve Nor Disapprove	Strongly/ Somewhat Disapprove	Neither Approve Nor Disapprove	Strongly/ Somewhat Disapprove	Neither Approve Nor Disapprove	Strongly/ Somewhat Disapprove	Neither Approve Nor Disapprove
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically, including data from original methamphetamine questions but not including new methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2012.
YOUTH'S PERCEPTIONS OF CLOSE FRIENDS' FEELINGS ABOUT YOUTH…
Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day	0.25	1.11	0.22	0.98	0.20	1.11	0.22	0.98
Trying Marijuana or Hashish Once or Twice	0.21	0.93	0.16	0.85	0.18	0.81	0.20	0.75
Using Marijuana or Hashish Once a Month or More	0.21	0.97	0.16	0.89	0.17	0.85	0.20	0.82
Having One or Two Drinks of an Alcoholic Beverage Nearly Every Day	0.24	1.09	0.21	0.98	0.18	0.99	0.21	1.00
YOUTH'S FEELINGS ABOUT PEERS…
Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day	0.25	1.35	0.22	1.24	0.18	1.39	0.21	1.20
Trying Marijuana or Hashish Once or Twice	0.21	0.93	0.15	0.87	0.17	0.82	0.19	0.78
Using Marijuana or Hashish Once a Month or More	0.19	0.92	0.14	0.86	0.16	0.84	0.19	0.78
Having One or Two Drinks of an Alcoholic Beverage Nearly Every Day	0.24	1.27	0.21	1.15	0.19	1.11	0.21	1.13

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Table 3.23C – Past Month Use of Selected Substances, by Measures of Youth's Exposure to Prevention Programs and Messages and Youth's Delinquency in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2012
Prevention Programs/Messages and Delinquency¹	SUBSTANCE USE IN THE PAST MONTH
	Used Illicit Drugs²		Used Marijuana		Used Cigarettes		Binge Use of Alcohol³
	Had Exposure or Behavior	Did Not Have Exposure or Behavior	Had Exposure or Behavior	Did Not Have Exposure or Behavior	Had Exposure or Behavior	Did Not Have Exposure or Behavior	Had Exposure or Behavior	Did Not Have Exposure or Behavior
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically, including data from original methamphetamine questions but not including new methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. ⁴ Respondents were asked how many times they participated in a delinquent behavior in the past year and were categorized as "Yes" if they indicated participating in a particular behavior at least one time and "Nos" if they did not. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2012.
EXPOSURE TO PREVENTION PROGRAMS AND MESSAGES IN PAST YEAR
Participated in Problem-Solving, Communication, or Self-Esteem Group	30	63	22	55	22	51	21	55
Participated in Violence Prevention Program	24	65	17	57	15	55	16	58
Participated in Pregnancy or Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention Program	23	67	18	56	18	54	19	58
Participated in Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Prevention Program Outside of School	26	65	22	56	21	52	22	57
Participated in Program to Help Deal with Drug or Alcohol Use	17	68	14	57	14	56	15	59
Saw or Heard Alcohol or Drug Prevention Message from Sources Outside School	59	35	50	31	48	29	50	32
Talked to Parents about Dangers of Tobacco, Alcohol, or Drug Use	52	47	45	41	41	39	41	42
DELINQUENT BEHAVIOR IN PAST YEAR⁴
Got into a Serious Fight at School or Work	41	58	34	49	31	45	35	48
Took Part in a Group-Against-Group Fight	34	60	29	51	28	49	34	50
Attacked Someone with the Intent to Seriously Hurt Them	26	63	23	53	21	53	22	56
Carried a Handgun	23	66	18	56	19	54	19	57
Sold Illegal Drugs	30	63	28	52	25	50	24	55
Stole or Tried to Steal Anything Worth More Than $50	32	61	28	53	22	51	21	57

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Table 3.23D – Past Month Use of Selected Substances, by Measures of Youth's Exposure to Prevention Programs and Messages and Youth's Delinquency in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2012
Prevention Programs/Messages and Delinquency¹	SUBSTANCE USE IN THE PAST MONTH
	Used Illicit Drugs²		Used Marijuana		Used Cigarettes		Binge Use of Alcohol³
	Had Exposure or Behavior	Did Not Have Exposure or Behavior	Had Exposure or Behavior	Did Not Have Exposure or Behavior	Had Exposure or Behavior	Did Not Have Exposure or Behavior	Had Exposure or Behavior	Did Not Have Exposure or Behavior
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically, including data from original methamphetamine questions but not including new methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. ⁴ Respondents were asked how many times they participated in a delinquent behavior in the past year and were categorized as "Yes" if they indicated participating in a particular behavior at least one time and "Nos" if they did not. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2012.
EXPOSURE TO PREVENTION PROGRAMS AND MESSAGES IN PAST YEAR
Participated in Problem-Solving, Communication, or Self-Esteem Group	0.52	0.30	0.39	0.27	0.40	0.25	0.37	0.27
Participated in Violence Prevention Program	0.69	0.27	0.48	0.25	0.45	0.24	0.46	0.25
Participated in Pregnancy or Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention Program	0.95	0.27	0.75	0.23	0.73	0.23	0.77	0.24
Participated in Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Prevention Program Outside of School	0.81	0.27	0.70	0.24	0.69	0.23	0.70	0.24
Participated in Program to Help Deal with Drug or Alcohol Use	1.56	0.26	1.32	0.23	1.34	0.22	1.43	0.23
Saw or Heard Alcohol or Drug Prevention Message from Sources Outside School	0.29	0.54	0.25	0.49	0.24	0.46	0.25	0.50
Talked to Parents about Dangers of Tobacco, Alcohol, or Drug Use	0.33	0.43	0.29	0.38	0.27	0.37	0.27	0.39
DELINQUENT BEHAVIOR IN PAST YEAR⁴
Got into a Serious Fight at School or Work	0.80	0.27	0.69	0.23	0.66	0.21	0.72	0.22
Took Part in a Group-Against-Group Fight	1.02	0.25	0.90	0.22	0.91	0.21	1.04	0.21
Attacked Someone with the Intent to Seriously Hurt Them	1.60	0.25	1.47	0.22	1.43	0.22	1.44	0.22
Carried a Handgun	2.18	0.25	1.84	0.22	1.94	0.21	1.88	0.22
Sold Illegal Drugs	2.46	0.24	2.61	0.21	2.69	0.20	2.75	0.21
Stole or Tried to Steal Anything Worth More Than $50	2.52	0.24	2.43	0.21	2.11	0.20	2.02	0.22

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Table 3.24C – Past Month Use of Selected Substances, by Measures of Risk and Protective Factors, Religious Beliefs, and Past Year Parental Involvement among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2012
Risk and Protective Factors, Religious Beliefs, and Parental Involvement¹	SUBSTANCE USE IN THE PAST MONTH
	Used Illicit Drugs²		Used Marijuana		Used Cigarettes		Binge Use of Alcohol³
	Had Factor, Belief, or Involvement	Did Not Have Factor, Belief, or Involvement	Had Factor, Belief, or Involvement	Did Not Have Factor, Belief, or Involvement	Had Factor, Belief, or Involvement	Did Not Have Factor, Belief, or Involvement	Had Factor, Belief, or Involvement	Did Not Have Factor, Belief, or Involvement
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically, including data from original methamphetamine questions but not including new methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. ⁴ Respondents were able to select multiple categories of persons that they would talk to about a serious problem, including the choice of "nobody." Respondents who reported both a person that they would talk to and that they had nobody to talk to were excluded from the analysis. ⁵ Special occasions, such as weddings, funerals, or other special events, were not to have been considered in the number of times attended religious services. ⁶ Response categories for the questions on Religious Beliefs include "Strongly disagree," "Disagree," "Agree," and "Strongly agree." Respondents were categorized as "Yes" if they reported "Agree" or "Strongly agree" and "Nos" if they reported "Strongly disagree" or "Disagree." ⁷ Responses categories for the Parental Involvement questions include "Always," "Sometimes," "Seldom," and "Never." Respondents were categorized as "Yes" if they reported "Always" or "Sometimes" and "Nos" if they reported "Seldom" or "Never." Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2012.
RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS
Youth Moved 2 or More Times in the Past 5 Years	39	58	34	48	31	48	28	53
Youth Argued with at Least One Parent 10 or More Times in the Past Year	39	56	35	47	33	45	34	48
Youth Was Approached by Someone Selling Drugs in the Past Month	46	53	42	43	38	40	41	44
Youth Had Someone to Talk to about Problems⁴	65	21	54	19	55	15	58	16
Youth Attended 25 or More Religious Services in the Past Year⁵	29	62	23	54	25	49	25	52
YOUTH RELIGIOUS BELIEFS⁶
Youth Agreed or Strongly Agreed That Religious Beliefs Are a Very Important Part of His or Her Life	54	40	43	37	45	33	47	38
Youth Agreed or Strongly Agreed That His or Her Religious Beliefs Influence Decision Making in Life	50	47	40	42	41	38	44	43
Youth Agreed or Strongly Agreed That It Is Important for Friends to Share Religious Beliefs	32	61	26	51	27	47	29	52
PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IN PAST YEAR⁷
Parent Always or Sometimes Made Youth Do Chores around the House	63	28	53	24	52	22	56	24
Parent Always or Sometimes Limited Amount of Time Youth Watched TV	33	60	28	52	27	49	30	52
Parents Always or Sometimes Let Youth Know He or She Had Done a Good Job	60	36	51	31	50	29	55	28
Parents Always or Sometimes Let Youth Know They Were Proud of Something He or She Had Done	60	36	51	32	50	28	53	28

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Table 3.24D – Past Month Use of Selected Substances, by Measures of Risk and Protective Factors, Religious Beliefs, and Past Year Parental Involvement among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2012
Risk and Protective Factors, Religious Beliefs, and Parental Involvement¹	SUBSTANCE USE IN THE PAST MONTH
	Used Illicit Drugs²		Used Marijuana		Used Cigarettes		Binge Use of Alcohol³
	Had Factor, Belief, or Involvement	Did Not Have Factor, Belief, or Involvement	Had Factor, Belief, or Involvement	Did Not Have Factor, Belief, or Involvement	Had Factor, Belief, or Involvement	Did Not Have Factor, Belief, or Involvement	Had Factor, Belief, or Involvement	Did Not Have Factor, Belief, or Involvement
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically, including data from original methamphetamine questions but not including new methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. ⁴ Respondents were able to select multiple categories of persons that they would talk to about a serious problem, including the choice of "nobody." Respondents who reported both a person that they would talk to and that they had nobody to talk to were excluded from the analysis. ⁵ Special occasions, such as weddings, funerals, or other special events, were not to have been considered in the number of times attended religious services. ⁶ Response categories for the questions on Religious Beliefs include "Strongly disagree," "Disagree," "Agree," and "Strongly agree." Respondents were categorized as "Yes" if they reported "Agree" or "Strongly agree" and "Nos" if they reported "Strongly disagree" or "Disagree." ⁷ Responses categories for the Parental Involvement questions include "Always," "Sometimes," "Seldom," and "Never." Respondents were categorized as "Yes" if they reported "Always" or "Sometimes" and "Nos" if they reported "Seldom" or "Never." Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2012.
RISK AND PROTECTIVE FACTORS
Youth Moved 2 or More Times in the Past 5 Years	0.60	0.29	0.52	0.25	0.49	0.25	0.45	0.26
Youth Argued with at Least One Parent 10 or More Times in the Past Year	0.68	0.27	0.63	0.23	0.59	0.22	0.61	0.23
Youth Was Approached by Someone Selling Drugs in the Past Month	1.14	0.23	1.10	0.19	1.01	0.18	1.07	0.19
Youth Had Someone to Talk to about Problems⁴	0.25	1.90	0.22	1.80	0.22	1.45	0.22	1.51
Youth Attended 25 or More Religious Services in the Past Year⁵	0.37	0.34	0.30	0.30	0.33	0.28	0.33	0.28
YOUTH RELIGIOUS BELIEFS⁶
Youth Agreed or Strongly Agreed That Religious Beliefs Are a Very Important Part of His or Her Life	0.27	0.60	0.22	0.55	0.23	0.51	0.24	0.56
Youth Agreed or Strongly Agreed That His or Her Religious Beliefs Influence Decision Making in Life	0.28	0.54	0.24	0.50	0.24	0.45	0.25	0.49
Youth Agreed or Strongly Agreed That It Is Important for Friends to Share Religious Beliefs	0.38	0.34	0.31	0.30	0.32	0.28	0.35	0.29
PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IN PAST YEAR⁷
Parent Always or Sometimes Made Youth Do Chores around the House	0.26	0.87	0.23	0.77	0.22	0.72	0.23	0.79
Parent Always or Sometimes Limited Amount of Time Youth Watched TV	0.31	0.38	0.26	0.33	0.26	0.31	0.29	0.33
Parents Always or Sometimes Let Youth Know He or She Had Done a Good Job	0.26	0.92	0.23	0.82	0.23	0.76	0.24	0.73
Parents Always or Sometimes Let Youth Know They Were Proud of Something He or She Had Done	0.26	0.94	0.23	0.86	0.22	0.76	0.23	0.75

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Table 3.25C – Past Month Use of Selected Substances, by Measures of Scholastic Environment among Persons Aged 12 to 17 Who Were Enrolled in School in the Past Year: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2012
Scholastic Environment¹	SUBSTANCE USE IN THE PAST MONTH
	Used Illicit Drugs²		Used Marijuana		Used Cigarettes		Binge Use of Alcohol³
	Had Scholastic Characteristic	Did Not Have Scholastic Characteristic	Had Scholastic Characteristic	Did Not Have Scholastic Characteristic	Had Scholastic Characteristic	Did Not Have Scholastic Characteristic	Had Scholastic Characteristic	Did Not Have Scholastic Characteristic
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Youths who did not report their school enrollment status or reported not being enrolled in school in the past 12 months were excluded from this analysis. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically, including data from original methamphetamine questions but not including new methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. ⁴ Youths reporting that they were "home-schooled" in the past 12 months were considered to be enrolled in school. ⁵ The number of activities participated in is based on four questions: participation in school-based activities, community-based activities, church or faith-based activities, and other activities. For each question, the response categories include "None," "One," "Two," and "3 or more." Respondents were excluded from the analysis if they had unknown data for at least three of the questions and if their known responses did not place them in the recoded "Two or more" category. ⁶ Drug or Alcohol Prevention Messages Seen or Heard in School includes respondents who reported having a special class about drugs or alcohol in school or having had films, lectures, discussion, or printed information about drugs or alcohol in a regular school class, such as health or physical education, or outside of a regular school class, such as in a special assembly. ⁷ Response categories for the School Satisfaction question include "You liked going to school a lot," "You kind of liked going to school," "You didn't like going to school very much," and "You hated going to school." Respondents were categorized as "Yes" if they reported "You liked going to school a lot" or "You kind of liked going to school" and were categorized as "Nos" if they reported "You didn't like going to school very much" or "You hated going to school." ⁸ Response categories for Grade Average include "An 'A+,' 'A,' or 'A-minus' average"; "A 'B+,' 'B,' or 'B-minus' average"; "A 'C+,' 'C,' or 'C-minus' average"; "A 'D' or less than a 'D' average"; and "My school does not give these grades." Respondents reporting that their school does not give these grades were excluded from the analysis. ⁹ Response categories for the Adult Involvement questions include "Always," "Sometimes," "Seldom," and "Never." Respondents were categorized as "Yes" if they reported "Always" or "Sometimes" and "Nos" if they reported "Seldom" or "Never." ¹⁰ Response categories for the Substance Use in Grade Level questions include "All of them," "Most of them," "A few of them," and "None of them." Respondents were categorized as "Yes" if they reported "All of them" or "Most of them" and "Nos" if they reported "A few of them" or "None of them." Youths reporting that they were "home-schooled" in the past 12 months were not considered to be enrolled in school. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2012.
STUDENT CHARACTERISTICS IN PAST YEAR⁴
Participated in One or Fewer Activities⁵	31	62	28	50	26	49	20	56
Drug or Alcohol Prevention Messages Were Seen or Heard in School⁶	58	38	47	33	43	32	47	33
Youth Liked a Lot or Kind of Liked Going to School⁷	56	37	46	33	41	34	49	32
Grade Average for Last Completed Period Was "D" or Lower⁸	24	62	22	53	19	52	17	56
ADULT INVOLVEMENT IN PAST YEAR^4,9
Teacher Always or Sometimes Let Youth Know He or She Was Doing a Good Job with School Work	57	35	47	31	44	29	50	30
Parents Always or Sometimes Checked That Youth Did Homework	54	43	44	38	41	35	47	35
Parents Always or Sometimes Provided Help with Homework	51	43	45	35	43	32	45	36
Parents Always or Sometimes Limited Time Youth Went Out with Friends on a School Night	57	41	47	36	43	33	45	35
SUBSTANCE USE IN GRADE LEVEL¹⁰
All or Most of Students in Youth's Grade Smoke Cigarettes	44	51	38	43	41	37	39	46
All or Most of Students in Youth's Grade Use Marijuana or Hashish	55	39	50	28	42	32	44	35
All or Most of Students in Youth's Grade Drink Alcoholic Beverages	55	41	49	30	45	28	51	27
All or Most of Students in Youth's Grade Get Drunk at Least Once a Week	40	55	35	46	31	45	35	45

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Table 3.25D – Past Month Use of Selected Substances, by Measures of Scholastic Environment among Persons Aged 12 to 17 Who Were Enrolled in School in the Past Year: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2012
Scholastic Environment¹	SUBSTANCE USE IN THE PAST MONTH
	Used Illicit Drugs²		Used Marijuana		Used Cigarettes		Binge Use of Alcohol³
	Had Scholastic Characteristic	Did Not Have Scholastic Characteristic	Had Scholastic Characteristic	Did Not Have Scholastic Characteristic	Had Scholastic Characteristic	Did Not Have Scholastic Characteristic	Had Scholastic Characteristic	Did Not Have Scholastic Characteristic
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Youths who did not report their school enrollment status or reported not being enrolled in school in the past 12 months were excluded from this analysis. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically, including data from original methamphetamine questions but not including new methamphetamine items added in 2005 and 2006. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. ⁴ Youths reporting that they were "home-schooled" in the past 12 months were considered to be enrolled in school. ⁵ The number of activities participated in is based on four questions: participation in school-based activities, community-based activities, church or faith-based activities, and other activities. For each question, the response categories include "None," "One," "Two," and "3 or more." Respondents were excluded from the analysis if they had unknown data for at least three of the questions and if their known responses did not place them in the recoded "Two or more" category. ⁶ Drug or Alcohol Prevention Messages Seen or Heard in School includes respondents who reported having a special class about drugs or alcohol in school or having had films, lectures, discussion, or printed information about drugs or alcohol in a regular school class, such as health or physical education, or outside of a regular school class, such as in a special assembly. ⁷ Response categories for the School Satisfaction question include "You liked going to school a lot," "You kind of liked going to school," "You didn't like going to school very much," and "You hated going to school." Respondents were categorized as "Yes" if they reported "You liked going to school a lot" or "You kind of liked going to school" and were categorized as "Nos" if they reported "You didn't like going to school very much" or "You hated going to school." ⁸ Response categories for Grade Average include "An 'A+,' 'A,' or 'A-minus' average"; "A 'B+,' 'B,' or 'B-minus' average"; "A 'C+,' 'C,' or 'C-minus' average"; "A 'D' or less than a 'D' average"; and "My school does not give these grades." Respondents reporting that their school does not give these grades were excluded from the analysis. ⁹ Response categories for the Adult Involvement questions include "Always," "Sometimes," "Seldom," and "Never." Respondents were categorized as "Yes" if they reported "Always" or "Sometimes" and "Nos" if they reported "Seldom" or "Never." ¹⁰ Response categories for the Substance Use in Grade Level questions include "All of them," "Most of them," "A few of them," and "None of them." Respondents were categorized as "Yes" if they reported "All of them" or "Most of them" and "Nos" if they reported "A few of them" or "None of them." Youths reporting that they were "home-schooled" in the past 12 months were not considered to be enrolled in school. Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2012.
STUDENT CHARACTERISTICS IN PAST YEAR⁴
Participated in One or Fewer Activities⁵	0.99	0.27	0.92	0.23	0.84	0.23	0.67	0.26
Drug or Alcohol Prevention Messages Were Seen or Heard in School⁶	0.30	0.59	0.26	0.53	0.24	0.51	0.26	0.52
Youth Liked a Lot or Kind of Liked Going to School⁷	0.27	0.82	0.23	0.74	0.21	0.76	0.24	0.70
Grade Average for Last Completed Period Was "D" or Lower⁸	1.91	0.27	1.83	0.24	1.66	0.23	1.46	0.24
ADULT INVOLVEMENT IN PAST YEAR^4,9
Teacher Always or Sometimes Let Youth Know He or She Was Doing a Good Job with School Work	0.28	0.67	0.24	0.61	0.23	0.55	0.25	0.56
Parents Always or Sometimes Checked That Youth Did Homework	0.26	0.89	0.22	0.79	0.21	0.74	0.23	0.74
Parents Always or Sometimes Provided Help with Homework	0.25	0.83	0.23	0.72	0.22	0.66	0.22	0.72
Parents Always or Sometimes Limited Time Youth Went Out with Friends on a School Night	0.32	0.55	0.28	0.49	0.26	0.46	0.26	0.48
SUBSTANCE USE IN GRADE LEVEL¹⁰
All or Most of Students in Youth's Grade Smoke Cigarettes	0.76	0.27	0.69	0.23	0.74	0.20	0.69	0.25
All or Most of Students in Youth's Grade Use Marijuana or Hashish	0.73	0.23	0.68	0.17	0.59	0.19	0.62	0.21
All or Most of Students in Youth's Grade Drink Alcoholic Beverages	0.56	0.28	0.51	0.21	0.47	0.20	0.51	0.20
All or Most of Students in Youth's Grade Get 3Drunk at Least Once a Week	1.05	0.27	0.96	0.23	0.88	0.23	0.96	0.23