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Results from the 2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health:
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Table 2.1A – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group: Numbers in Thousands, 2017 and 2018
Substance Aged 12+
(2017)
Aged 12+
(2018)
Aged
12-17
(2017)
Aged
12-17
(2018)
Aged 18+
(2017)
Aged 18+
(2018)
Aged
18-25
(2017)
Aged
18-25
(2018)
Aged 26+
(2017)
Aged 26+
(2018)
Aged
12-20
(2017)
Aged
12-20
(2018)
LIFETIME                        
Tobacco Products 170,496 168,310 3,711a 3,328 166,784 164,981 19,866a 18,704 146,918 146,277 9,812a 9,125
Cigarettes 155,446a 152,480 2,682a 2,397 152,764a 150,083 16,988a 15,609 135,776 134,473 7,598a 7,002
Daily Cigarettes 85,559 83,853 345 319 85,214 83,533 6,268a 5,610 78,946 77,923 1,770 1,624
Smokeless Tobacco 43,886 42,599 1,239a 1,086 42,647 41,513 6,160a 5,688 36,487 35,825 3,129 2,903
Cigars 86,365 86,513 1,598a 1,325 84,766 85,187 11,466 11,104 73,301 74,084 4,967a 4,568
Pipe Tobacco 33,064 32,777 418 343 32,646 32,434 3,044 2,818 29,602 29,616 1,240 1,086
Alcohol 220,063 221,220 6,765 6,551 213,297 214,668 27,805a 27,110 185,492a 187,558 15,526 15,120
Binge Alcohol Use -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Heavy Alcohol Use -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
PAST YEAR                        
Tobacco Products1 74,736 73,167 2,430a 2,072 72,306 71,095 13,661a 12,488 58,645 58,606 6,984a 6,275
Cigarettes 58,408 57,443 1,567a 1,365 56,841 56,078 10,645a 9,501 46,196 46,577 4,978a 4,457
Daily Cigarettes -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Smokeless Tobacco 11,705a 10,936 749a 625 10,956 10,310 2,653a 2,402 8,303 7,909 1,819a 1,581
Cigars 23,443 22,950 1,136a 928 22,307 22,023 6,140 5,818 16,167 16,205 3,440a 3,131
Pipe Tobacco1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Alcohol 178,736 179,278 5,466 5,191 173,270 174,087 25,382a 24,866 147,887 149,221 13,184 12,819
Binge Alcohol Use -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Heavy Alcohol Use -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
PAST MONTH                        
Tobacco Products 61,072a 58,775 1,216a 1,052 59,856a 57,723 9,972a 8,792 49,885 48,931 4,294a 3,834
Cigarettes 48,692 46,956 787a 672 47,905 46,284 7,653a 6,514 40,252 39,770 3,015a 2,590
Daily Cigarettes 27,787 27,328 96 99 27,691 27,229 2,939a 2,438 24,751 24,792 771 663
Smokeless Tobacco 8,575 7,972 335 278 8,239 7,694 1,631 1,494 6,608 6,200 898 832
Cigars 12,532 12,211 479 411 12,053 11,800 3,137 2,920 8,916 8,879 1,669 1,537
Pipe Tobacco 2,333 2,083 112 72 2,221 2,012 563 597 1,658 1,415 321 282
Alcohol 140,588 139,835 2,465a 2,233 138,123 137,602 19,330a 18,757 118,794 118,844 7,440 7,146
Binge Alcohol Use2 66,636 67,059 1,310 1,168 65,326 65,891 12,652a 11,876 52,674 54,015 4,515 4,322
Heavy Alcohol Use 16,717 16,569 174 131 16,543 16,437 3,307 3,074 13,236 13,363 932 861
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
2 Estimates of binge alcohol use include use by those who were heavy alcohol users.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.1B – Tobacco Product and Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group: Percentages, 2017 and 2018
Substance Aged 12+
(2017)
Aged 12+
(2018)
Aged
12-17
(2017)
Aged
12-17
(2018)
Aged 18+
(2017)
Aged 18+
(2018)
Aged
18-25
(2017)
Aged
18-25
(2018)
Aged 26+
(2017)
Aged 26+
(2018)
Aged
12-20
(2017)
Aged
12-20
(2018)
LIFETIME                        
Tobacco Products 62.7a 61.5 14.9a 13.4 67.5a 66.3 57.9a 55.0 69.0 68.1 25.9a 24.0
Cigarettes 57.1a 55.7 10.8a 9.6 61.8a 60.3 49.5a 45.9 63.8a 62.6 20.1a 18.4
Daily Cigarettes 31.4 30.6 1.4 1.3 34.5a 33.6 18.3a 16.5 37.1 36.3 4.7 4.3
Smokeless Tobacco 16.1 15.6 5.0a 4.4 17.3 16.7 18.0a 16.7 17.1 16.7 8.3 7.6
Cigars 31.7 31.6 6.4a 5.3 34.3 34.2 33.4 32.6 34.4 34.5 13.1a 12.0
Pipe Tobacco 12.2 12.0 1.7 1.4 13.2 13.0 8.9 8.3 13.9 13.8 3.3 2.9
Alcohol 80.9 80.8 27.1 26.3 86.3 86.3 81.1a 79.7 87.1 87.3 41.0 39.8
Binge Alcohol Use -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Heavy Alcohol Use -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
PAST YEAR                        
Tobacco Products1 27.5 26.7 9.7a 8.3 29.3 28.6 39.8a 36.7 27.6 27.3 18.5a 16.5
Cigarettes 21.5 21.0 6.3a 5.5 23.0 22.5 31.0a 27.9 21.7 21.7 13.2a 11.7
Daily Cigarettes -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Smokeless Tobacco 4.3a 4.0 3.0a 2.5 4.4 4.1 7.7 7.1 3.9 3.7 4.8a 4.2
Cigars 8.6 8.4 4.6a 3.7 9.0 8.8 17.9 17.1 7.6 7.5 9.1a 8.2
Pipe Tobacco1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Alcohol 65.7 65.5 21.9 20.8 70.1 70.0 74.0 73.1 69.5 69.5 34.9 33.8
Binge Alcohol Use -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Heavy Alcohol Use -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
PAST MONTH                        
Tobacco Products 22.4a 21.5 4.9a 4.2 24.2a 23.2 29.1a 25.8 23.4 22.8 11.4a 10.1
Cigarettes 17.9a 17.2 3.2a 2.7 19.4a 18.6 22.3a 19.1 18.9 18.5 8.0a 6.8
Daily Cigarettes 10.2 10.0 0.4 0.4 11.2 10.9 8.6a 7.2 11.6 11.5 2.0 1.7
Smokeless Tobacco 3.2a 2.9 1.3 1.1 3.3 3.1 4.8 4.4 3.1 2.9 2.4 2.2
Cigars 4.6 4.5 1.9 1.7 4.9 4.7 9.1 8.6 4.2 4.1 4.4 4.0
Pipe Tobacco 0.9 0.8 0.4 0.3 0.9 0.8 1.6 1.8 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.7
Alcohol 51.7 51.1 9.9a 9.0 55.9 55.3 56.3 55.1 55.8 55.3 19.7 18.8
Binge Alcohol Use2 24.5 24.5 5.3 4.7 26.4 26.5 36.9a 34.9 24.7 25.1 11.9 11.4
Heavy Alcohol Use 6.1 6.1 0.7 0.5 6.7 6.6 9.6 9.0 6.2 6.2 2.5 2.3
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected. Tobacco Product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
2 Estimates of binge alcohol use include use by those who were heavy alcohol users.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.2A – Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Detailed Age Category: Numbers in Thousands, 2017 and 2018
Age Category Lifetime
(2017)
Lifetime
(2018)
Past Year
(2017)
Past Year
(2018)
Past Month
(2017)
Past Month
(2018)
TOTAL 170,496 168,310 74,736 73,167 61,072a 58,775
12-20 9,812a 9,125 6,984a 6,275 4,294a 3,834
21 or Older 160,684 159,184 67,751 66,893 56,778 54,941
12-17 3,711a 3,328 2,430a 2,072 1,216a 1,052
12-13 348 312 171 151 53 63
14-15 1,132 1,027 724 621 284 274
16-17 2,231a 1,989 1,535a 1,301 879a 716
16-25 22,098a 20,693 15,196a 13,789 10,850a 9,508
18 or Older 166,784 164,981 72,306 71,095 59,856a 57,723
18-25 19,866a 18,704 13,661a 12,488 9,972a 8,792
18-20 6,101 5,797 4,554 4,202 3,078 2,782
21-25 13,766a 12,907 9,106a 8,286 6,893a 6,010
26 or Older 146,918 146,277 58,645 58,606 49,885 48,931
26-49 69,375 69,515 34,870 34,991 29,086 28,750
26-29 12,209 12,244 7,244 7,396 5,892 5,735
30-34 15,204 15,554 8,469 8,304 6,827 6,713
35-39 14,626 15,308 7,327 7,786 6,178 6,449
40-44 13,343 13,243 5,846 5,902 4,958 5,130
45-49 13,992 13,165 5,983 5,603 5,231 4,724
50 or Older 77,543 76,762 23,775 23,615 20,798 20,181
50-54 14,438 13,909 5,654 6,022 4,876 5,070
55-59 15,746 14,952 6,797a 5,859 6,042a 5,024
60-64 14,219 14,244 4,448 4,547 3,951 3,883
65 or Older 33,141 33,658 6,878 7,186 5,930 6,203
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
NOTE: Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected. Tobacco product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.2B – Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Detailed Age Category: Percentages, 2017 and 2018
Age Category Lifetime
(2017)
Lifetime
(2018)
Past Year
(2017)
Past Year
(2018)
Past Month
(2017)
Past Month
(2018)
TOTAL 62.7a 61.5 27.5 26.7 22.4a 21.5
12-20 25.9a 24.0 18.5a 16.5 11.4a 10.1
21 or Older 68.6a 67.5 28.9 28.4 24.2a 23.3
12-17 14.9a 13.4 9.7a 8.3 4.9a 4.2
12-13 4.4 4.0 2.2 1.9 0.7 0.8
14-15 13.4 12.2 8.5 7.4 3.3 3.3
16-17 25.9a 23.1 17.8a 15.1 10.2a 8.3
16-25 51.5a 48.5 35.4a 32.3 25.3a 22.3
18 or Older 67.5a 66.3 29.3 28.6 24.2a 23.2
18-25 57.9a 55.0 39.8a 36.7 29.1a 25.8
18-20 47.4a 44.4 35.3a 32.2 23.9a 21.3
21-25 64.3a 61.5 42.5a 39.5 32.2a 28.7
26 or Older 69.0 68.1 27.6 27.3 23.4 22.8
26-49 69.2 68.9 34.8 34.7 29.0 28.5
26-29 68.1 68.7 40.4 41.5 32.9 32.2
30-34 70.3 70.1 39.2 37.4 31.6 30.2
35-39 70.2 69.8 35.2 35.5 29.6 29.4
40-44 67.4 67.7 29.5 30.1 25.0 26.2
45-49 69.6 67.8 29.8 28.9 26.0 24.3
50 or Older 68.9 67.4 21.1 20.7 18.5 17.7
50-54 68.7 67.6 26.9 29.3 23.2 24.6
55-59 72.0 68.8 31.1a 27.0 27.6a 23.1
60-64 71.1 69.9 22.2 22.3 19.7 19.1
65 or Older 66.8 65.7 13.9 14.0 11.9 12.1
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
NOTE: Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected. Tobacco product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.3A – Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Detailed Age Category: Numbers in Thousands, 2017 and 2018
Age Category Lifetime
(2017)
Lifetime
(2018)
Past Year
(2017)
Past Year
(2018)
Past Month
(2017)
Past Month
(2018)
TOTAL 155,446a 152,480 58,408 57,443 48,692 46,956
12-20 7,598a 7,002 4,978a 4,457 3,015a 2,590
21 or Older 147,848 145,478 53,431 52,986 45,678 44,366
12-17 2,682a 2,397 1,567a 1,365 787a 672
12-13 240 205 108 93 30 38
14-15 793 741 444 417 183 184
16-17 1,649a 1,451 1,014a 855 574a 450
16-25 18,638a 17,060 11,659a 10,357 8,228a 6,965
18 or Older 152,764a 150,083 56,841 56,078 47,905 46,284
18-25 16,988a 15,609 10,645a 9,501 7,653a 6,514
18-20 4,916 4,605 3,411a 3,092 2,228a 1,918
21-25 12,072a 11,005 7,234a 6,409 5,426a 4,596
26 or Older 135,776 134,473 46,196 46,577 40,252 39,770
26-49 63,773 63,475 27,743 28,273 23,606 23,603
26-29 10,948 10,849 5,734 6,015 4,709 4,731
30-34 13,909 14,195 6,721 6,767 5,594 5,561
35-39 13,677 14,268 5,971 6,410 5,075 5,369
40-44 12,460 12,273 4,733 4,694 4,120 4,122
45-49 12,779a 11,890 4,585 4,387 4,109 3,820
50 or Older 72,003 70,998 18,453 18,304 16,646 16,166
50-54 13,129 12,769 4,399 4,596 4,017 4,034
55-59 14,484 13,854 5,365 4,758 4,849 4,252
60-64 13,313 13,206 3,604 3,660 3,218 3,204
65 or Older 31,078 31,170 5,085 5,290 4,562 4,676
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.3B – Cigarette Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Detailed Age Category: Percentages, 2017 and 2018
Age Category Lifetime
(2017)
Lifetime
(2018)
Past Year
(2017)
Past Year
(2018)
Past Month
(2017)
Past Month
(2018)
TOTAL 57.1a 55.7 21.5 21.0 17.9a 17.2
12-20 20.1a 18.4 13.2a 11.7 8.0a 6.8
21 or Older 63.1a 61.7 22.8 22.5 19.5 18.8
12-17 10.8a 9.6 6.3a 5.5 3.2a 2.7
12-13 3.1 2.6 1.4 1.2 0.4 0.5
14-15 9.4 8.8 5.2 4.9 2.2 2.2
16-17 19.1a 16.9 11.8a 9.9 6.7a 5.2
16-25 43.4a 40.0 27.2a 24.3 19.2a 16.3
18 or Older 61.8a 60.3 23.0 22.5 19.4a 18.6
18-25 49.5a 45.9 31.0a 27.9 22.3a 19.1
18-20 38.2a 35.2 26.5a 23.7 17.3a 14.7
21-25 56.4a 52.5 33.8a 30.6 25.3a 21.9
26 or Older 63.8a 62.6 21.7 21.7 18.9 18.5
26-49 63.6 62.9 27.7 28.0 23.5 23.4
26-29 61.1 60.9 32.0 33.7 26.3 26.5
30-34 64.3 64.0 31.1 30.5 25.9 25.1
35-39 65.6 65.1 28.7 29.2 24.4 24.5
40-44 62.9 62.7 23.9 24.0 20.8 21.1
45-49 63.5 61.3 22.8 22.6 20.4 19.7
50 or Older 64.0a 62.3 16.4 16.1 14.8 14.2
50-54 62.4 62.0 20.9 22.3 19.1 19.6
55-59 66.2 63.8 24.5 21.9 22.2 19.6
60-64 66.5 64.8 18.0 18.0 16.1 15.7
65 or Older 62.6 60.9 10.2 10.3 9.2 9.1
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.4A – Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Detailed Age Category: Numbers in Thousands, 2017 and 2018
Age Category Lifetime
(2017)
Lifetime
(2018)
Past Year
(2017)
Past Year
(2018)
Past Month
(2017)
Past Month
(2018)
TOTAL 43,886 42,599 11,705a 10,936 8,575 7,972
12-20 3,129 2,903 1,819a 1,581 898 832
21 or Older 40,758 39,696 9,886 9,355 7,677 7,140
12-17 1,239a 1,086 749a 625 335 278
12-13 96 102 46 55 15 24
14-15 381 345 234 202 80 69
16-17 763a 639 468a 369 241 185
16-25 6,923a 6,327 3,121a 2,770 1,872 1,679
18 or Older 42,647 41,513 10,956 10,310 8,239 7,694
18-25 6,160a 5,688 2,653a 2,402 1,631 1,494
18-20 1,889 1,817 1,070 955 562 554
21-25 4,271a 3,871 1,583 1,446 1,069 940
26 or Older 36,487 35,825 8,303 7,909 6,608 6,200
26-49 21,628 21,289 5,774 5,384 4,357 4,106
26-29 3,690 3,685 1,305 1,074 877 782
30-34 4,659 4,384 1,303 1,215 929 881
35-39 4,465 4,560 1,219 1,301 895 923
40-44 4,083 4,172 842 954 731 830
45-49 4,730 4,487 1,106a 841 925a 689
50 or Older 14,859 14,536 2,529 2,525 2,251 2,094
50-54 3,887 3,860 672 669 573 610
55-59 3,678 3,496 669 605 647 455
60-64 2,707 2,758 459 423 418 319
65 or Older 4,586 4,421 729 827 612 711
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.4B – Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Detailed Age Category: Percentages, 2017 and 2018
Age Category Lifetime
(2017)
Lifetime
(2018)
Past Year
(2017)
Past Year
(2018)
Past Month
(2017)
Past Month
(2018)
TOTAL 16.1 15.6 4.3a 4.0 3.2a 2.9
12-20 8.3 7.6 4.8a 4.2 2.4 2.2
21 or Older 17.4 16.8 4.2 4.0 3.3 3.0
12-17 5.0a 4.4 3.0a 2.5 1.3 1.1
12-13 1.2 1.3 0.6 0.7 0.2 0.3
14-15 4.5 4.1 2.8 2.4 0.9 0.8
16-17 8.8a 7.4 5.4a 4.3 2.8 2.1
16-25 16.1a 14.8 7.3a 6.5 4.4 3.9
18 or Older 17.3 16.7 4.4 4.1 3.3 3.1
18-25 18.0a 16.7 7.7 7.1 4.8 4.4
18-20 14.7 13.9 8.3 7.3 4.4 4.2
21-25 19.9a 18.5 7.4 6.9 5.0 4.5
26 or Older 17.1 16.7 3.9 3.7 3.1 2.9
26-49 21.6 21.1 5.8 5.3 4.3 4.1
26-29 20.6 20.7 7.3 6.0 4.9 4.4
30-34 21.5 19.8 6.0 5.5 4.3 4.0
35-39 21.4 20.8 5.8 5.9 4.3 4.2
40-44 20.6 21.3 4.3 4.9 3.7 4.2
45-49 23.5 23.1 5.5a 4.3 4.6a 3.6
50 or Older 13.2 12.8 2.2 2.2 2.0 1.8
50-54 18.5 18.8 3.2 3.3 2.7 3.0
55-59 16.8 16.1 3.1 2.8 3.0 2.1
60-64 13.5 13.5 2.3 2.1 2.1 1.6
65 or Older 9.2 8.6 1.5 1.6 1.2 1.4
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.5A – Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Detailed Age Category: Numbers in Thousands, 2017 and 2018
Age Category Lifetime
(2017)
Lifetime
(2018)
Past Year
(2017)
Past Year
(2018)
Past Month
(2017)
Past Month
(2018)
TOTAL 86,365 86,513 23,443 22,950 12,532 12,211
12-20 4,967a 4,568 3,440a 3,131 1,669 1,537
21 or Older 81,398 81,944 20,002 19,820 10,863 10,674
12-17 1,598a 1,325 1,136a 928 479 411
12-13 92 80 70 45 18 15
14-15 428 354 298 248 100 82
16-17 1,078a 892 767a 634 361 314
16-25 12,544 11,995 6,908a 6,452 3,498 3,234
18 or Older 84,766 85,187 22,307 22,023 12,053 11,800
18-25 11,466 11,104 6,140 5,818 3,137 2,920
18-20 3,369 3,243 2,305 2,203 1,190 1,126
21-25 8,097 7,860 3,835 3,615 1,947 1,794
26 or Older 73,301 74,084 16,167 16,205 8,916 8,879
26-49 39,202 40,025 10,782 10,640 5,621 5,669
26-29 7,376 7,267 2,655 2,586 1,343 1,253
30-34 9,149 9,695 2,801 2,824 1,379 1,424
35-39 8,586 9,051 2,245 2,324 1,206 1,289
40-44 7,076 7,215 1,551 1,496 780 903
45-49 7,015 6,797 1,529 1,410 912 799
50 or Older 34,099 34,059 5,385 5,564 3,295 3,211
50-54 6,912 6,715 1,323 1,536 753 815
55-59 6,934 6,618 1,495 1,315 913 703
60-64 6,689 6,756 896 1,089 619 661
65 or Older 13,564 13,969 1,672 1,624 1,010 1,032
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.5B – Cigar Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Detailed Age Category: Percentages, 2017 and 2018
Age Category Lifetime
(2017)
Lifetime
(2018)
Past Year
(2017)
Past Year
(2018)
Past Month
(2017)
Past Month
(2018)
TOTAL 31.7 31.6 8.6 8.4 4.6 4.5
12-20 13.1a 12.0 9.1a 8.2 4.4 4.0
21 or Older 34.7 34.8 8.5 8.4 4.6 4.5
12-17 6.4a 5.3 4.6a 3.7 1.9 1.7
12-13 1.2 1.0 0.9 0.6 0.2 0.2
14-15 5.0 4.2 3.5 2.9 1.2 1.0
16-17 12.5a 10.4 8.9a 7.4 4.2 3.7
16-25 29.2 28.1 16.1a 15.1 8.1 7.6
18 or Older 34.3 34.2 9.0 8.8 4.9 4.7
18-25 33.4 32.6 17.9 17.1 9.1 8.6
18-20 26.1 24.8 17.9 16.9 9.2 8.6
21-25 37.8 37.5 17.9 17.2 9.1 8.6
26 or Older 34.4 34.5 7.6 7.5 4.2 4.1
26-49 39.1 39.7 10.7 10.5 5.6 5.6
26-29 41.1 40.8 14.8 14.5 7.5 7.0
30-34 42.3 43.7 13.0 12.7 6.4 6.4
35-39 41.2 41.3 10.8 10.6 5.8 5.9
40-44 35.7 36.9 7.8 7.6 3.9 4.6
45-49 34.9 35.0 7.6 7.3 4.5 4.1
50 or Older 30.3 29.9 4.8 4.9 2.9 2.8
50-54 32.9 32.6 6.3 7.5 3.6 4.0
55-59 31.7 30.5 6.8 6.1 4.2 3.2
60-64 33.4 33.2 4.5 5.3 3.1 3.2
65 or Older 27.3 27.3 3.4 3.2 2.0 2.0
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.6A – Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Detailed Age Category: Numbers in Thousands, 2017 and 2018
Age Category Lifetime
(2017)
Lifetime
(2018)
Past Year
(2017)
Past Year
(2018)
Past Month
(2017)
Past Month
(2018)
TOTAL 220,063 221,220 178,736 179,278 140,588 139,835
12-20 15,526 15,120 13,184 12,819 7,440 7,146
21 or Older 204,536 206,099 165,552 166,459 133,148 132,688
12-17 6,765 6,551 5,466 5,191 2,465a 2,233
12-13 624 616 418 352 123a 75
14-15 2,090 2,127 1,663 1,699 673 620
16-17 4,052 3,809 3,385 3,140 1,669 1,538
16-25 31,857 30,919 28,768 28,007 20,999 20,295
18 or Older 213,297 214,668 173,270 174,087 138,123 137,602
18-25 27,805a 27,110 25,382a 24,866 19,330a 18,757
18-20 8,761 8,569 7,718 7,629 4,976 4,913
21-25 19,045 18,541 17,665 17,238 14,354 13,844
26 or Older 185,492a 187,558 147,887 149,221 118,794 118,844
26-49 89,263a 90,230 76,677 77,275 61,774 61,713
26-29 16,230 16,206 14,407 14,422 11,870 11,546
30-34 19,407 19,833 17,244 17,300 13,533 13,768
35-39 18,327a 19,559 15,595a 16,753 12,648 13,273
40-44 17,466 17,383 14,784 14,682 11,866 11,809
45-49 17,834 17,249 14,647 14,117 11,856 11,317
50 or Older 96,229 97,328 71,210 71,946 57,020 57,131
50-54 18,484 18,254 14,910 15,083 12,401 12,290
55-59 19,634 18,978 15,093 14,643 12,155 11,540
60-64 17,381 17,706 13,165 13,374 10,521 10,827
65 or Older 40,729a 42,390 28,042 28,846 21,942 22,474
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.6B – Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Detailed Age Category: Percentages, 2017 and 2018
Age Category Lifetime
(2017)
Lifetime
(2018)
Past Year
(2017)
Past Year
(2018)
Past Month
(2017)
Past Month
(2018)
TOTAL 80.9 80.8 65.7 65.5 51.7 51.1
12-20 41.0 39.8 34.9 33.8 19.7 18.8
21 or Older 87.3 87.4 70.7 70.6 56.8 56.3
12-17 27.1 26.3 21.9 20.8 9.9a 9.0
12-13 8.0 7.8 5.3 4.5 1.6a 1.0
14-15 24.6 25.3 19.6 20.2 7.9 7.4
16-17 47.0a 44.3 39.3a 36.5 19.4 17.9
16-25 74.2a 72.5 67.0a 65.7 48.9 47.6
18 or Older 86.3 86.3 70.1 70.0 55.9 55.3
18-25 81.1a 79.7 74.0 73.1 56.3 55.1
18-20 68.0a 65.6 59.9 58.4 38.6 37.6
21-25 88.9 88.4 82.5 82.2 67.0 66.0
26 or Older 87.1 87.3 69.5 69.5 55.8 55.3
26-49 89.0 89.4 76.4 76.6 61.6 61.1
26-29 90.5 90.9 80.4 80.9 66.2 64.8
30-34 89.7 89.4 79.7 77.9 62.6 62.0
35-39 87.9 89.2 74.8 76.4 60.7 60.5
40-44 88.2 88.8 74.7 75.0 59.9 60.3
45-49 88.7 88.9 72.8 72.7 59.0 58.3
50 or Older 85.5 85.5 63.3 63.2 50.7 50.2
50-54 87.9 88.7 70.9 73.3 59.0 59.7
55-59 89.7a 87.4 69.0 67.4 55.5 53.1
60-64 86.9 86.9 65.8 65.7 52.6 53.1
65 or Older 82.1 82.8 56.5 56.3 44.2 43.9
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.7A – Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Detailed Age Category: Numbers in Thousands, 2017 and 2018
Age Category Alcohol Use
(2017)
Alcohol Use
(2018)
Binge Alcohol Use
(2017)
Binge Alcohol Use
(2018)
Heavy Alcohol Use
(2017)
Heavy Alcohol Use
(2018)
TOTAL 140,588 139,835 66,636 67,059 16,717 16,569
12-20 7,440 7,146 4,515 4,322 932 861
21 or Older 133,148 132,688 62,122 62,737 15,785 15,708
12-17 2,465a 2,233 1,310 1,168 174 131
12-13 123a 75 51a 25 2 5
14-15 673 620 319 303 22 22
16-17 1,669 1,538 941 840 150 104
16-25 20,999 20,295 13,592a 12,715 3,457 3,178
18 or Older 138,123 137,602 65,326 65,891 16,543 16,437
18-25 19,330a 18,757 12,652a 11,876 3,307 3,074
18-20 4,976 4,913 3,204 3,154 758 729
21-25 14,354 13,844 9,448a 8,722 2,549 2,345
26 or Older 118,794 118,844 52,674 54,015 13,236 13,363
26-49 61,774 61,713 32,684 33,381 7,958 8,072
26-29 11,870 11,546 6,867 6,824 1,732 1,557
30-34 13,533 13,768 7,837 7,890 1,749 1,976
35-39 12,648 13,273 6,663 6,997 1,592 1,812
40-44 11,866 11,809 5,697 5,990 1,422 1,421
45-49 11,856 11,317 5,619 5,679 1,463 1,306
50 or Older 57,020 57,131 19,990 20,634 5,277 5,291
50-54 12,401 12,290 5,422 5,861 1,476 1,417
55-59 12,155 11,540 4,958 5,171 1,466 1,419
60-64 10,521 10,827 3,888 4,129 962 1,179
65 or Older 21,942 22,474 5,723 5,472 1,373 1,276
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
NOTE: Estimates of binge alcohol use include use by those who were heavy alcohol users.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.7B – Alcohol Use, Binge Alcohol Use, and Heavy Alcohol Use in Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Detailed Age Category: Percentages, 2017 and 2018
Age Category Alcohol Use
(2017)
Alcohol Use
(2018)
Binge Alcohol Use
(2017)
Binge Alcohol Use
(2018)
Heavy Alcohol Use
(2017)
Heavy Alcohol Use
(2018)
TOTAL 51.7 51.1 24.5 24.5 6.1 6.1
12-20 19.7 18.8 11.9 11.4 2.5 2.3
21 or Older 56.8 56.3 26.5 26.6 6.7 6.7
12-17 9.9a 9.0 5.3 4.7 0.7 0.5
12-13 1.6a 1.0 0.6a 0.3 0.0 0.1
14-15 7.9 7.4 3.8 3.6 0.3 0.3
16-17 19.4 17.9 10.9 9.8 1.7 1.2
16-25 48.9 47.6 31.7a 29.8 8.1 7.5
18 or Older 55.9 55.3 26.4 26.5 6.7 6.6
18-25 56.3 55.1 36.9a 34.9 9.6 9.0
18-20 38.6 37.6 24.9 24.1 5.9 5.6
21-25 67.0 66.0 44.1a 41.6 11.9 11.2
26 or Older 55.8 55.3 24.7 25.1 6.2 6.2
26-49 61.6 61.1 32.6 33.1 7.9 8.0
26-29 66.2 64.8 38.3 38.3 9.7 8.7
30-34 62.6 62.0 36.2 35.6 8.1 8.9
35-39 60.7 60.5 32.0 31.9 7.6 8.3
40-44 59.9 60.3 28.8 30.6 7.2 7.3
45-49 59.0 58.3 27.9 29.3 7.3 6.7
50 or Older 50.7 50.2 17.8 18.1 4.7 4.6
50-54 59.0 59.7 25.8 28.5 7.0 6.9
55-59 55.5 53.1 22.7 23.8 6.7 6.5
60-64 52.6 53.1 19.4 20.3 4.8 5.8
65 or Older 44.2 43.9 11.5 10.7 2.8 2.5
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
NOTE: Estimates of binge alcohol use include use by those who were heavy alcohol users.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.8A – Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2017 and 2018
Demographic Characteristic Aged 12+
(2017)
Aged 12+
(2018)
Aged
12-17
(2017)
Aged
12-17
(2018)
Aged 18+
(2017)
Aged 18+
(2018)
Aged
18-25
(2017)
Aged
18-25
(2018)
Aged 26+
(2017)
Aged 26+
(2018)
TOTAL 170,496 168,310 3,711a 3,328 166,784 164,981 19,866a 18,704 146,918 146,277
GENDER                    
Male 93,100 91,920 2,159a 1,858 90,941 90,062 11,130a 10,466 79,811 79,595
Female 77,396 76,390 1,553 1,470 75,843 74,920 8,736a 8,238 67,107 66,682
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE                    
Not Hispanic or Latino 147,797 146,725 2,973a 2,669 144,823 144,056 15,877a 15,072 128,946 128,983
White 120,889a 119,000 2,351a 2,114 118,538 116,886 12,126 11,527 106,412 105,359
Black or African American 16,526 16,619 375 330 16,151 16,289 2,166 2,003 13,986 14,286
AIAN 1,095 1,207 42 30 1,053 1,177 161 155 892 1,022
NHOPI 576 677 * * 560 657 * * * 574
Asian 5,472 5,750 62 66 5,410 5,684 830 782 4,580 4,901
Two or More Races 3,238 3,472 127 110 3,110 3,362 539 522 2,571 2,840
Hispanic or Latino 22,699a 21,585 738 659 21,961a 20,926 3,989a 3,632 17,972 17,294
EDUCATION                    
< High School da da da da 19,274a 17,808 2,498 2,422 16,777a 15,386
High School Graduate da da da da 40,090 40,453 6,012 5,806 34,077 34,647
Some College/Associate's Degree da da da da 53,488 53,266 8,224a 7,361 45,264 45,906
College Graduate da da da da 53,933 53,453 3,133 3,116 50,800 50,338
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT                    
Full-Time da da da da 87,172 87,032 9,660 9,246 77,512 77,786
Part-Time da da da da 20,571 19,930 4,443 4,214 16,127 15,716
Unemployed da da da da 7,050 6,617 2,026a 1,763 5,024 4,854
Other1 da da da da 51,992 51,402 3,737 3,481 48,255 47,922
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
NOTE: Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected. Tobacco product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.8B – Tobacco Product Use in Lifetime among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2017 and 2018
Demographic Characteristic Aged 12+
(2017)
Aged 12+
(2018)
Aged
12-17
(2017)
Aged
12-17
(2018)
Aged 18+
(2017)
Aged 18+
(2018)
Aged
18-25
(2017)
Aged
18-25
(2018)
Aged 26+
(2017)
Aged 26+
(2018)
TOTAL 62.7a 61.5 14.9a 13.4 67.5a 66.3 57.9a 55.0 69.0 68.1
GENDER                    
Male 70.5a 69.2 17.0a 14.7 76.2a 75.0 64.6a 61.3 78.2 77.2
Female 55.2 54.2 12.7 12.0 59.3 58.2 51.2a 48.6 60.6 59.7
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE                    
Not Hispanic or Latino 65.3 64.6 15.7a 14.2 69.8 69.2 59.4a 57.1 71.4 70.9
White 70.8a 69.7 17.9a 16.3 75.2a 74.1 65.4a 63.1 76.5 75.5
Black or African American 50.3 50.4 11.0 9.8 54.8 55.1 44.7 42.3 56.8 57.5
AIAN 75.3 72.5 26.7 18.7 81.2 78.2 74.3 70.1 82.5 79.6
NHOPI 52.0 65.0 * * 56.4 69.7 * * * 73.8
Asian 36.1 36.8 4.7 4.6 39.1 40.1 38.8 34.5 39.2 41.1
Two or More Races 64.3 67.8 15.1 14.0 74.3 77.6 62.1a 69.4 77.5 79.4
Hispanic or Latino 49.6a 46.3 12.3 10.8 55.3a 51.6 52.6a 47.6 55.9a 52.5
EDUCATION                    
< High School da da da da 62.6a 57.6 54.0 51.5 64.2a 58.7
High School Graduate da da da da 67.1 65.7 57.8 55.9 69.0 67.7
Some College/Associate's Degree da da da da 69.5 69.1 58.2a 54.5 72.0 72.2
College Graduate da da da da 67.7 67.4 60.6 57.4 68.2 68.2
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT                    
Full-Time da da da da 70.9 70.4 67.1a 63.6 71.4 71.3
Part-Time da da da da 63.9 61.8 51.5a 48.5 68.5 66.7
Unemployed da da da da 66.4 66.2 58.1 57.0 70.4 70.3
Other1 da da da da 63.9a 62.0 48.0 45.2 65.6a 63.7
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
NOTE: Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected. Tobacco product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.9A – Tobacco Product Use in Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2017 and 2018
Demographic Characteristic Aged 12+
(2017)
Aged 12+
(2018)
Aged
12-17
(2017)
Aged
12-17
(2018)
Aged 18+
(2017)
Aged 18+
(2018)
Aged
18-25
(2017)
Aged
18-25
(2018)
Aged 26+
(2017)
Aged 26+
(2018)
TOTAL 74,736 73,167 2,430a 2,072 72,306 71,095 13,661a 12,488 58,645 58,606
GENDER                    
Male 46,311a 44,322 1,420a 1,176 44,892a 43,146 8,305a 7,538 36,586 35,608
Female 28,424 28,845 1,010 897 27,414 27,948 5,355a 4,950 22,059 22,998
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE                    
Not Hispanic or Latino 64,476 64,007 1,981a 1,670 62,495 62,337 11,258a 10,354 51,237 51,982
White 50,959 50,274 1,622a 1,344 49,337 48,929 8,711a 7,937 40,626 40,992
Black or African American 8,980 8,977 201 202 8,779 8,775 1,544 1,393 7,235 7,382
AIAN 677 733 22 16 655 717 122 113 532 604
NHOPI 311 350 * * 303 338 * * 263 *
Asian 1,891 1,999 43 27 1,848 1,972 469 482 1,379 1,490
Two or More Races 1,658 1,674 85 69 1,573 1,605 372 368 1,201 1,238
Hispanic or Latino 10,260a 9,161 450 402 9,811a 8,758 2,402a 2,134 7,408 6,624
EDUCATION                    
< High School da da da da 11,455a 10,383 1,946 1,832 9,509a 8,551
High School Graduate da da da da 20,720 21,576 4,429 4,157 16,290 17,418
Some College/Associate's Degree da da da da 24,913 24,263 5,548a 4,846 19,365 19,417
College Graduate da da da da 15,218 14,873 1,737 1,653 13,481 13,220
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT                    
Full-Time da da da da 39,056 39,013 6,549a 6,112 32,507 32,901
Part-Time da da da da 8,743 8,229 2,988 2,715 5,755 5,515
Unemployed da da da da 4,801 4,418 1,513 1,385 3,288 3,034
Other1 da da da da 19,705 19,434 2,610a 2,277 17,095 17,157
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
NOTE: Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected. Tobacco product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.9B – Tobacco Product Use in Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2017 and 2018
Demographic Characteristic Aged 12+
(2017)
Aged 12+
(2018)
Aged
12-17
(2017)
Aged
12-17
(2018)
Aged 18+
(2017)
Aged 18+
(2018)
Aged
18-25
(2017)
Aged
18-25
(2018)
Aged 26+
(2017)
Aged 26+
(2018)
TOTAL 27.5 26.7 9.7a 8.3 29.3 28.6 39.8a 36.7 27.6 27.3
GENDER                    
Male 35.1a 33.4 11.2a 9.3 37.6a 35.9 48.2a 44.1 35.9 34.6
Female 20.3 20.5 8.3 7.3 21.4 21.7 31.4a 29.2 19.9 20.6
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE                    
Not Hispanic or Latino 28.5 28.2 10.4a 8.9 30.1 29.9 42.1a 39.2 28.4 28.6
White 29.8 29.4 12.4a 10.4 31.3 31.0 47.0a 43.4 29.2 29.4
Black or African American 27.3 27.2 5.9 6.0 29.8 29.7 31.9 29.4 29.4 29.7
AIAN 46.5 44.0 14.0 9.9 50.5 47.6 56.4 51.3 49.3 47.0
NHOPI 28.1 33.6 * * 30.5 35.9 * * 30.3 *
Asian 12.5 12.8 3.2 1.9 13.4 13.9 21.9 21.2 11.8 12.5
Two or More Races 32.9 32.7 10.1 8.8 37.6 37.1 42.8 48.9 36.2 34.6
Hispanic or Latino 22.4a 19.6 7.5 6.6 24.7a 21.6 31.7a 28.0 23.0a 20.1
EDUCATION                    
< High School da da da da 37.2a 33.6 42.1 39.0 36.4a 32.6
High School Graduate da da da da 34.7 35.0 42.6a 40.0 33.0 34.0
Some College/Associate's Degree da da da da 32.4 31.5 39.3a 35.9 30.8 30.5
College Graduate da da da da 19.1 18.8 33.6 30.5 18.1 17.9
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT                    
Full-Time da da da da 31.7 31.5 45.5a 42.0 29.9 30.1
Part-Time da da da da 27.2 25.5 34.6a 31.3 24.4 23.4
Unemployed da da da da 45.2 44.2 43.4 44.7 46.1 44.0
Other1 da da da da 24.2 23.4 33.5a 29.5 23.2 22.8
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
NOTE: Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected. Tobacco product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.10A – Tobacco Product Use in Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2017 and 2018
Demographic Characteristic Aged 12+
(2017)
Aged 12+
(2018)
Aged
12-17
(2017)
Aged
12-17
(2018)
Aged 18+
(2017)
Aged 18+
(2018)
Aged
18-25
(2017)
Aged
18-25
(2018)
Aged 26+
(2017)
Aged 26+
(2018)
TOTAL 61,072a 58,775 1,216a 1,052 59,856a 57,723 9,972a 8,792 49,885 48,931
GENDER                    
Male 37,786a 35,382 727a 622 37,060a 34,760 6,247a 5,367 30,813a 29,393
Female 23,286 23,393 489 430 22,797 22,963 3,725a 3,425 19,072 19,538
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE                    
Not Hispanic or Latino 53,436 52,013 1,014a 874 52,422 51,138 8,312a 7,424 44,110 43,715
White 41,965 40,744 816 704 41,148 40,041 6,460a 5,610 34,688 34,430
Black or African American 7,791 7,563 108 108 7,683 7,455 1,167 1,113 6,516 6,342
AIAN 604 663 16 11 587 652 98 89 489 563
NHOPI 278 259 * * 272 250 * * * 215
Asian 1,382 1,399 26 16 1,356 1,383 264 287 1,092 1,096
Two or More Races 1,417 1,385 42 26 1,375 1,358 283 289 1,092 1,069
Hispanic or Latino 7,636a 6,763 201 178 7,435a 6,585 1,660a 1,369 5,775 5,216
EDUCATION                    
< High School da da da da 10,171a 9,091 1,550 1,408 8,622a 7,683
High School Graduate da da da da 18,266 18,945 3,417 3,229 14,850 15,716
Some College/Associate's Degree da da da da 20,554 19,591 3,968a 3,255 16,586 16,337
College Graduate da da da da 10,865 10,096 1,038 901 9,827 9,195
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT                    
Full-Time da da da da 31,697 30,907 4,982a 4,321 26,715 26,586
Part-Time da da da da 6,935 6,449 1,967 1,801 4,968 4,648
Unemployed da da da da 4,159 3,757 1,171 1,072 2,988 2,685
Other1 da da da da 17,065 16,610 1,852a 1,598 15,213 15,012
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.10B – Tobacco Product Use in Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2017 and 2018
Demographic Characteristic Aged 12+
(2017)
Aged 12+
(2018)
Aged
12-17
(2017)
Aged
12-17
(2018)
Aged 18+
(2017)
Aged 18+
(2018)
Aged
18-25
(2017)
Aged
18-25
(2018)
Aged 26+
(2017)
Aged 26+
(2018)
TOTAL 22.4a 21.5 4.9a 4.2 24.2a 23.2 29.1a 25.8 23.4 22.8
GENDER                    
Male 28.6a 26.6 5.7 4.9 31.1a 28.9 36.2a 31.4 30.2a 28.5
Female 16.6 16.6 4.0 3.5 17.8 17.8 21.8a 20.2 17.2 17.5
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE                    
Not Hispanic or Latino 23.6 22.9 5.4a 4.6 25.3 24.5 31.1a 28.1 24.4 24.0
White 24.6 23.9 6.2 5.4 26.1 25.4 34.9a 30.7 24.9 24.7
Black or African American 23.7 23.0 3.2 3.2 26.1 25.2 24.1 23.5 26.5 25.5
AIAN 41.5 39.8 10.4 6.7 45.3 43.3 45.4 40.4 45.2 43.8
NHOPI 25.1 24.9 * * 27.3 26.5 * * * 27.6
Asian 9.1 9.0 2.0 1.1 9.8 9.7 12.3 12.6 9.3 9.2
Two or More Races 28.2 27.1 5.0 3.3 32.8 31.4 32.6 38.4 32.9 29.9
Hispanic or Latino 16.7a 14.5 3.4 2.9 18.7a 16.2 21.9a 18.0 18.0 15.8
EDUCATION                    
< High School da da da da 33.1a 29.4 33.5a 30.0 33.0a 29.3
High School Graduate da da da da 30.6 30.8 32.9 31.1 30.1 30.7
Some College/Associate's Degree da da da da 26.7a 25.4 28.1a 24.1 26.4 25.7
College Graduate da da da da 13.6 12.7 20.1a 16.6 13.2 12.5
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT                    
Full-Time da da da da 25.8 25.0 34.6a 29.7 24.6 24.4
Part-Time da da da da 21.5 20.0 22.8 20.7 21.1 19.7
Unemployed da da da da 39.1 37.6 33.6 34.6 41.9 38.9
Other1 da da da da 21.0 20.0 23.8a 20.7 20.7 20.0
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.11A – Cigarette Use in Lifetime among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2017 and 2018
Demographic Characteristic Aged 12+
(2017)
Aged 12+
(2018)
Aged
12-17
(2017)
Aged
12-17
(2018)
Aged 18+
(2017)
Aged 18+
(2018)
Aged
18-25
(2017)
Aged
18-25
(2018)
Aged 26+
(2017)
Aged 26+
(2018)
TOTAL 155,446a 152,480 2,682a 2,397 152,764a 150,083 16,988a 15,609 135,776 134,473
GENDER                    
Male 82,112a 80,498 1,415a 1,237 80,698 79,261 9,388a 8,505 71,309 70,756
Female 73,334 71,982 1,268 1,160 72,067 70,822 7,600a 7,104 64,467 63,717
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE                    
Not Hispanic or Latino 134,569 132,575 2,132a 1,896 132,437 130,679 13,392a 12,424 119,045 118,255
White 110,861a 108,381 1,674 1,530 109,186 106,850 10,305 9,721 98,881 97,130
Black or African American 14,304 14,152 262 198 14,041 13,954 1,697a 1,439 12,345 12,516
AIAN 1,016 1,116 38 23 978 1,093 144 137 834 956
NHOPI 487 599 * * 476 581 * * * *
Asian 4,919 5,145 50 47 4,869 5,098 723 612 4,146 4,486
Two or More Races 2,983 3,182 97 80 2,886 3,102 470 438 2,417 2,664
Hispanic or Latino 20,878 19,905 550 501 20,327 19,404 3,596a 3,186 16,731 16,218
EDUCATION                    
< High School da da da da 17,838a 16,545 2,224 2,099 15,614 14,445
High School Graduate da da da da 37,394 37,636 5,326 5,122 32,068 32,514
Some College/Associate's Degree da da da da 49,314 49,034 6,963a 6,004 42,352 43,030
College Graduate da da da da 48,218 46,868 2,476 2,384 45,742 44,484
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT                    
Full-Time da da da da 78,682 78,387 8,356a 7,802 70,326 70,585
Part-Time da da da da 18,871 17,964 3,686 3,394 15,186 14,570
Unemployed da da da da 6,538 5,967 1,828a 1,540 4,710 4,426
Other1 da da da da 48,674 47,766 3,119 2,873 45,555 44,892
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.11B – Cigarette Use in Lifetime among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2017 and 2018
Demographic Characteristic Aged 12+
(2017)
Aged 12+
(2018)
Aged
12-17
(2017)
Aged
12-17
(2018)
Aged 18+
(2017)
Aged 18+
(2018)
Aged
18-25
(2017)
Aged
18-25
(2018)
Aged 26+
(2017)
Aged 26+
(2018)
TOTAL 57.1a 55.7 10.8a 9.6 61.8a 60.3 49.5a 45.9 63.8a 62.6
GENDER                    
Male 62.2a 60.6 11.1a 9.8 67.6a 66.0 54.5a 49.8 69.9 68.7
Female 52.3a 51.1 10.4 9.5 56.4a 55.0 44.5a 41.9 58.2 57.0
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE                    
Not Hispanic or Latino 59.4a 58.4 11.2a 10.1 63.8a 62.7 50.1a 47.0 65.9 65.0
White 64.9a 63.5 12.8 11.8 69.3a 67.7 55.6a 53.2 71.1a 69.6
Black or African American 43.5 43.0 7.7 5.9 47.7 47.2 35.0a 30.4 50.1 50.4
AIAN 69.8 67.1 24.0 14.8 75.4 72.6 66.5 62.0 77.2 74.4
NHOPI 43.9 57.6 * * 47.8 61.7 * * * *
Asian 32.5 32.9 3.8 3.3 35.2 35.9 33.8a 26.9 35.5 37.6
Two or More Races 59.3 62.2 11.5 10.1 68.9 71.6 54.1 58.3 72.8 74.4
Hispanic or Latino 45.7a 42.7 9.2 8.2 51.2a 47.9 47.4a 41.8 52.0 49.3
EDUCATION                    
< High School da da da da 58.0a 53.5 48.1 44.7 59.7a 55.1
High School Graduate da da da da 62.6 61.1 51.2 49.3 64.9 63.5
Some College/Associate's Degree da da da da 64.1 63.6 49.3a 44.4 67.4 67.6
College Graduate da da da da 60.5 59.1 47.9a 43.9 61.4 60.2
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT                    
Full-Time da da da da 64.0 63.4 58.0a 53.6 64.7 64.7
Part-Time da da da da 58.6a 55.7 42.7a 39.1 64.5 61.9
Unemployed da da da da 61.5 59.7 52.4 49.7 66.0 64.1
Other1 da da da da 59.9a 57.6 40.1 37.3 61.9a 59.7
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.12A – Cigarette Use in Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2017 and 2018
Demographic Characteristic Aged 12+
(2017)
Aged 12+
(2018)
Aged
12-17
(2017)
Aged
12-17
(2018)
Aged 18+
(2017)
Aged 18+
(2018)
Aged
18-25
(2017)
Aged
18-25
(2018)
Aged 26+
(2017)
Aged 26+
(2018)
TOTAL 58,408 57,443 1,567a 1,365 56,841 56,078 10,645a 9,501 46,196 46,577
GENDER                    
Male 32,687 31,426 809 697 31,879 30,729 6,192a 5,481 25,687 25,248
Female 25,721 26,017 758 668 24,963 25,349 4,453a 4,020 20,510 21,328
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE                    
Not Hispanic or Latino 49,841 49,664 1,257a 1,092 48,584 48,572 8,647a 7,788 39,937 40,784
White 38,844 38,703 1,031 920 37,813 37,783 6,702a 6,091 31,111 31,692
Black or African American 7,143 6,924 100 85 7,042 6,839 1,109a 888 5,933 5,951
AIAN 611 649 19 11 592 638 101 97 491 541
NHOPI 274 281 * * 266 270 * * 229 211
Asian 1,561 1,726 39 17 1,523 1,708 400 370 1,123 1,339
Two or More Races 1,407 1,381 59 47 1,348 1,334 297 283 1,051 1,051
Hispanic or Latino 8,567a 7,779 310 273 8,257 7,506 1,998a 1,714 6,259 5,793
EDUCATION                    
< High School da da da da 10,271a 8,977 1,641 1,475 8,630a 7,502
High School Graduate da da da da 17,316 18,043 3,614 3,406 13,703 14,637
Some College/Associate's Degree da da da da 19,610 19,335 4,232a 3,555 15,379 15,781
College Graduate da da da da 9,644 9,724 1,159 1,066 8,485 8,658
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT                    
Full-Time da da da da 28,770 29,163 5,032a 4,630 23,738 24,533
Part-Time da da da da 6,976 6,593 2,267a 1,979 4,709 4,614
Unemployed da da da da 4,200 3,913 1,290 1,125 2,911 2,788
Other1 da da da da 16,895 16,409 2,056a 1,767 14,839 14,642
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.12B – Cigarette Use in Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2017 and 2018
Demographic Characteristic Aged 12+
(2017)
Aged 12+
(2018)
Aged
12-17
(2017)
Aged
12-17
(2018)
Aged 18+
(2017)
Aged 18+
(2018)
Aged
18-25
(2017)
Aged
18-25
(2018)
Aged 26+
(2017)
Aged 26+
(2018)
TOTAL 21.5 21.0 6.3a 5.5 23.0 22.5 31.0a 27.9 21.7 21.7
GENDER                    
Male 24.8a 23.7 6.4 5.5 26.7a 25.6 35.9a 32.1 25.2 24.5
Female 18.4 18.5 6.2 5.5 19.5 19.7 26.1a 23.7 18.5 19.1
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE                    
Not Hispanic or Latino 22.0 21.9 6.6a 5.8 23.4 23.3 32.4a 29.5 22.1 22.4
White 22.7 22.7 7.9 7.1 24.0 23.9 36.2a 33.3 22.4 22.7
Black or African American 21.7 21.0 3.0 2.5 23.9 23.1 22.9a 18.8 24.1 23.9
AIAN 42.0 39.0 12.2 7.0 45.6 42.4 46.6 43.9 45.4 42.1
NHOPI 24.8 27.0 * * 26.8 28.6 * * 26.3 27.1
Asian 10.3 11.0 2.9 1.2 11.0 12.0 18.7 16.3 9.6 11.2
Two or More Races 28.0 27.0 7.0 6.0 32.2 30.8 34.2 37.7 31.7 29.4
Hispanic or Latino 18.7a 16.7 5.2 4.5 20.8a 18.5 26.4a 22.5 19.5 17.6
EDUCATION                    
< High School da da da da 33.4a 29.0 35.5a 31.4 33.0a 28.6
High School Graduate da da da da 29.0 29.3 34.8 32.8 27.7 28.6
Some College/Associate's Degree da da da da 25.5 25.1 30.0a 26.3 24.5 24.8
College Graduate da da da da 12.1 12.3 22.4 19.6 11.4 11.7
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT                    
Full-Time da da da da 23.4 23.6 34.9a 31.8 21.9 22.5
Part-Time da da da da 21.7 20.5 26.3a 22.8 20.0 19.6
Unemployed da da da da 39.5 39.1 37.0 36.3 40.8 40.4
Other1 da da da da 20.8 19.8 26.4a 22.9 20.2 19.5
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.13A – Cigarette Use in Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2017 and 2018
Demographic Characteristic Aged 12+
(2017)
Aged 12+
(2018)
Aged
12-17
(2017)
Aged
12-17
(2018)
Aged 18+
(2017)
Aged 18+
(2018)
Aged
18-25
(2017)
Aged
18-25
(2018)
Aged 26+
(2017)
Aged 26+
(2018)
TOTAL 48,692 46,956 787a 672 47,905 46,284 7,653a 6,514 40,252 39,770
GENDER                    
Male 27,128a 25,387 428 360 26,701a 25,026 4,459a 3,768 22,241 21,259
Female 21,564 21,570 359 312 21,205 21,258 3,194a 2,747 18,010 18,511
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE                    
Not Hispanic or Latino 42,187 41,129 656 566 41,531 40,563 6,281a 5,456 35,250 35,107
White 32,629 31,965 546 477 32,083 31,487 4,905a 4,207 27,178 27,281
Black or African American 6,345 5,904 42 38 6,303 5,866 814 688 5,489 5,178
AIAN 536 564 10 8 526 556 81 74 445 482
NHOPI 244 231 * * 241 223 * * 204 *
Asian 1,212 1,259 25 13 1,186 1,246 221 228 966 1,017
Two or More Races 1,222 1,206 30 22 1,193 1,184 223 226 969 958
Hispanic or Latino 6,505 5,827 131 106 6,374 5,721 1,372a 1,058 5,002 4,663
EDUCATION                    
< High School da da da da 9,128a 7,796 1,324a 1,127 7,804a 6,669
High School Graduate da da da da 15,199 15,706 2,720 2,540 12,478 13,166
Some College/Associate's Degree da da da da 16,385 15,780 2,966a 2,287 13,419 13,493
College Graduate da da da da 7,193 7,002 643 560 6,551 6,442
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT                    
Full-Time da da da da 23,938 23,720 3,755a 3,207 20,183 20,513
Part-Time da da da da 5,620 5,159 1,480a 1,262 4,140 3,897
Unemployed da da da da 3,624 3,236 992a 812 2,633 2,424
Other1 da da da da 14,723 14,168 1,427a 1,233 13,296 12,935
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.13B – Cigarette Use in Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2017 and 2018
Demographic Characteristic Aged 12+
(2017)
Aged 12+
(2018)
Aged
12-17
(2017)
Aged
12-17
(2018)
Aged 18+
(2017)
Aged 18+
(2018)
Aged
18-25
(2017)
Aged
18-25
(2018)
Aged 26+
(2017)
Aged 26+
(2018)
TOTAL 17.9a 17.2 3.2a 2.7 19.4a 18.6 22.3a 19.1 18.9 18.5
GENDER                    
Male 20.6a 19.1 3.4 2.8 22.4a 20.8 25.9a 22.1 21.8 20.6
Female 15.4 15.3 2.9 2.6 16.6 16.5 18.7a 16.2 16.3 16.6
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE                    
Not Hispanic or Latino 18.6 18.1 3.5 3.0 20.0 19.5 23.5a 20.7 19.5 19.3
White 19.1 18.7 4.2 3.7 20.4 20.0 26.5a 23.0 19.5 19.6
Black or African American 19.3 17.9 1.2 1.1 21.4 19.8 16.8 14.5 22.3 20.8
AIAN 36.8 33.9 6.4 4.8 40.5 36.9 37.4 33.6 41.1 37.5
NHOPI 22.1 22.2 * * 24.2 23.6 * * 23.4 *
Asian 8.0 8.1 1.9 0.9 8.6 8.8 10.3 10.1 8.3 8.5
Two or More Races 24.3 23.6 3.5 2.7 28.5 27.3 25.7 30.0 29.2 26.8
Hispanic or Latino 14.2a 12.5 2.2 1.7 16.0a 14.1 18.1a 13.9 15.6 14.2
EDUCATION                    
< High School da da da da 29.7a 25.2 28.7a 24.0 29.8a 25.4
High School Graduate da da da da 25.4 25.5 26.2 24.4 25.3 25.7
Some College/Associate's Degree da da da da 21.3 20.5 21.0a 16.9 21.4 21.2
College Graduate da da da da 9.0 8.8 12.4 10.3 8.8 8.7
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT                    
Full-Time da da da da 19.5 19.2 26.1a 22.0 18.6 18.8
Part-Time da da da da 17.5 16.0 17.2a 14.5 17.6 16.6
Unemployed da da da da 34.1 32.4 28.4 26.2 36.9 35.1
Other1 da da da da 18.1 17.1 18.3a 16.0 18.1 17.2
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.14A – Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2017 and 2018
Demographic Characteristic Aged 12+
(2017)
Aged 12+
(2018)
Aged
12-17
(2017)
Aged
12-17
(2018)
Aged 18+
(2017)
Aged 18+
(2018)
Aged
18-25
(2017)
Aged
18-25
(2018)
Aged 26+
(2017)
Aged 26+
(2018)
TOTAL 43,886 42,599 1,239a 1,086 42,647 41,513 6,160a 5,688 36,487 35,825
GENDER                    
Male 36,786 35,497 946a 800 35,840 34,697 4,834a 4,443 31,005 30,253
Female 7,101 7,102 293 286 6,807 6,816 1,326 1,245 5,482 5,571
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE                    
Not Hispanic or Latino 40,094 38,851 1,086 953 39,008 37,898 5,422a 4,924 33,586 32,973
White 35,817 34,449 964 846 34,852 33,603 4,777a 4,310 30,075 29,293
Black or African American 2,322 2,162 52 53 2,270 2,110 271 270 1,999 1,840
AIAN 416 485 13 13 403 472 59 47 345 425
NHOPI 80 141 * * 74 140 * * 64 116
Asian 703 741 11 11 692 729 136 135 557 594
Two or More Races 756 872 39 29 717 843 170 138 547 705
Hispanic or Latino 3,793 3,749 154 133 3,639 3,615 739 764 2,900 2,852
EDUCATION                    
< High School da da da da 4,212 4,313 733 809 3,479 3,504
High School Graduate da da da da 11,364 11,054 1,977 1,995 9,387 9,058
Some College/Associate's Degree da da da da 14,469 14,100 2,547a 2,046 11,923 12,054
College Graduate da da da da 12,601 12,047 904 838 11,698 11,209
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT                    
Full-Time da da da da 27,219 26,993 3,264 3,102 23,955 23,891
Part-Time da da da da 4,059 4,046 1,214 1,099 2,845 2,946
Unemployed da da da da 1,998a 1,682 619 527 1,379 1,155
Other1 da da da da 9,370 8,792 1,063 960 8,307 7,832
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.14B – Smokeless Tobacco Use in Lifetime among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2017 and 2018
Demographic Characteristic Aged 12+
(2017)
Aged 12+
(2018)
Aged
12-17
(2017)
Aged
12-17
(2018)
Aged 18+
(2017)
Aged 18+
(2018)
Aged
18-25
(2017)
Aged
18-25
(2018)
Aged 26+
(2017)
Aged 26+
(2018)
TOTAL 16.1 15.6 5.0a 4.4 17.3 16.7 18.0a 16.7 17.1 16.7
GENDER                    
Male 27.9a 26.7 7.4a 6.3 30.0 28.9 28.0a 26.0 30.4 29.4
Female 5.1 5.0 2.4 2.3 5.3 5.3 7.8 7.3 4.9 5.0
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE                    
Not Hispanic or Latino 17.7 17.1 5.7 5.1 18.8 18.2 20.3a 18.6 18.6 18.1
White 21.0 20.2 7.4 6.5 22.1 21.3 25.8a 23.6 21.6 21.0
Black or African American 7.1 6.6 1.5 1.6 7.7 7.1 5.6 5.7 8.1 7.4
AIAN 28.6 29.1 8.2 8.1 31.1 31.3 27.2 21.4 31.9 33.1
NHOPI 7.2 13.6 * * 7.4 14.9 * * 7.4 14.9
Asian 4.6 4.7 0.8 0.8 5.0 5.1 6.3 5.9 4.8 5.0
Two or More Races 15.0 17.0 4.6 3.7 17.1 19.5 19.6 18.4 16.5 19.7
Hispanic or Latino 8.3 8.0 2.6 2.2 9.2 8.9 9.7 10.0 9.0 8.7
EDUCATION                    
< High School da da da da 13.7 14.0 15.9 17.2 13.3 13.4
High School Graduate da da da da 19.0 18.0 19.0 19.2 19.0 17.7
Some College/Associate's Degree da da da da 18.8 18.3 18.0a 15.1 19.0 18.9
College Graduate da da da da 15.8 15.2 17.5 15.4 15.7 15.2
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT                    
Full-Time da da da da 22.1 21.8 22.7 21.3 22.1 21.9
Part-Time da da da da 12.6 12.6 14.1 12.7 12.1 12.5
Unemployed da da da da 18.8 16.8 17.8 17.0 19.3 16.7
Other1 da da da da 11.5 10.6 13.7 12.5 11.3 10.4
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.15A – Smokeless Tobacco Use in Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2017 and 2018
Demographic Characteristic Aged 12+
(2017)
Aged 12+
(2018)
Aged
12-17
(2017)
Aged
12-17
(2018)
Aged 18+
(2017)
Aged 18+
(2018)
Aged
18-25
(2017)
Aged
18-25
(2018)
Aged 26+
(2017)
Aged 26+
(2018)
TOTAL 11,705a 10,936 749a 625 10,956 10,310 2,653a 2,402 8,303 7,909
GENDER                    
Male 10,463a 9,685 606a 470 9,857 9,215 2,333a 2,013 7,524 7,202
Female 1,241 1,250 142 155 1,099 1,095 320 389 779 706
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE                    
Not Hispanic or Latino 10,874a 10,062 670a 540 10,204 9,522 2,417a 2,164 7,787 7,358
White 9,754a 8,989 599a 479 9,155 8,510 2,153a 1,881 7,003 6,629
Black or African American 609 580 32 33 577 547 113 122 464 425
AIAN 113 113 7 7 107 106 29 33 78 74
NHOPI 33 59 * * * 58 * * * 47
Asian 154 143 4 4 150 139 52 71 97 69
Two or More Races 211 178 24 16 187 162 69 47 118 115
Hispanic or Latino 831 874 78 86 752 788 236 238 516 550
EDUCATION                    
< High School da da da da 1,531 1,524 389 370 1,142 1,154
High School Graduate da da da da 3,806a 3,296 967 865 2,839 2,431
Some College/Associate's Degree da da da da 3,628 3,608 1,012a 846 2,616 2,762
College Graduate da da da da 1,992 1,883 285 320 1,707 1,562
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT                    
Full-Time da da da da 7,006 6,640 1,440 1,339 5,566 5,302
Part-Time da da da da 1,115 984 521 442 594 542
Unemployed da da da da 668 563 252 215 417 347
Other1 da da da da 2,167 2,123 440 405 1,726 1,718
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.15B – Smokeless Tobacco Use in Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2017 and 2018
Demographic Characteristic Aged 12+
(2017)
Aged 12+
(2018)
Aged
12-17
(2017)
Aged
12-17
(2018)
Aged 18+
(2017)
Aged 18+
(2018)
Aged
18-25
(2017)
Aged
18-25
(2018)
Aged 26+
(2017)
Aged 26+
(2018)
TOTAL 4.3a 4.0 3.0a 2.5 4.4 4.1 7.7 7.1 3.9 3.7
GENDER                    
Male 7.9a 7.3 4.8a 3.7 8.3a 7.7 13.5a 11.8 7.4 7.0
Female 0.9 0.9 1.2 1.3 0.9 0.9 1.9 2.3 0.7 0.6
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE                    
Not Hispanic or Latino 4.8a 4.4 3.5a 2.9 4.9a 4.6 9.0a 8.2 4.3 4.0
White 5.7a 5.3 4.6a 3.7 5.8a 5.4 11.6a 10.3 5.0 4.8
Black or African American 1.9 1.8 0.9 1.0 2.0 1.8 2.3 2.6 1.9 1.7
AIAN 7.8 6.8 4.3 4.2 8.2 7.1 13.5 14.8 7.2 5.7
NHOPI 3.0 5.7 * * * 6.2 * * * 6.1
Asian 1.0 0.9 0.3 0.3 1.1 1.0 2.4 3.1 0.8 0.6
Two or More Races 4.2 3.5 2.9 2.1 4.5 3.7 8.0 6.2 3.6 3.2
Hispanic or Latino 1.8 1.9 1.3 1.4 1.9 1.9 3.1 3.1 1.6 1.7
EDUCATION                    
< High School da da da da 5.0 4.9 8.4 7.9 4.4 4.4
High School Graduate da da da da 6.4a 5.4 9.3 8.3 5.7a 4.8
Some College/Associate's Degree da da da da 4.7 4.7 7.2 6.3 4.2 4.3
College Graduate da da da da 2.5 2.4 5.5 5.9 2.3 2.1
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT                    
Full-Time da da da da 5.7 5.4 10.0 9.2 5.1 4.9
Part-Time da da da da 3.5 3.1 6.0 5.1 2.5 2.3
Unemployed da da da da 6.3 5.6 7.2 7.0 5.8 5.0
Other1 da da da da 2.7 2.6 5.7 5.3 2.3 2.3
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.16A – Smokeless Tobacco Use in Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2017 and 2018
Demographic Characteristic Aged 12+
(2017)
Aged 12+
(2018)
Aged
12-17
(2017)
Aged
12-17
(2018)
Aged 18+
(2017)
Aged 18+
(2018)
Aged
18-25
(2017)
Aged
18-25
(2018)
Aged 26+
(2017)
Aged 26+
(2018)
TOTAL 8,575 7,972 335 278 8,239 7,694 1,631 1,494 6,608 6,200
GENDER                    
Male 7,902a 7,275 286a 223 7,616 7,053 1,512a 1,280 6,104 5,773
Female 673 696 49 55 623 641 120a 215 504 427
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE                    
Not Hispanic or Latino 8,049 7,436 312 255 7,738 7,181 1,495 1,362 6,243 5,819
White 7,318 6,740 281 227 7,036 6,512 1,378a 1,184 5,659 5,329
Black or African American 410 372 15 19 395 353 51 78 345 275
AIAN 85 84 4 5 81 80 18 22 63 58
NHOPI 30 34 * * * 34 * * * 29
Asian 60 86 * 1 60 86 14 40 45 45
Two or More Races 147 119 7 4 140 116 35 33 106 83
Hispanic or Latino 525 536 24 22 502 513 136 132 365 381
EDUCATION                    
< High School da da da da 1,164 1,139 231 223 933 916
High School Graduate da da da da 2,939 2,533 611 575 2,328 1,958
Some College/Associate's Degree da da da da 2,649 2,620 591 506 2,058 2,113
College Graduate da da da da 1,488 1,402 198 190 1,290 1,213
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT                    
Full-Time da da da da 5,413 5,074 968 848 4,445 4,226
Part-Time da da da da 691 646 258 245 433 401
Unemployed da da da da 452 384 150 134 302 250
Other1 da da da da 1,683 1,590 256 268 1,427 1,323
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.16B – Smokeless Tobacco Use in Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2017 and 2018
Demographic Characteristic Aged 12+
(2017)
Aged 12+
(2018)
Aged
12-17
(2017)
Aged
12-17
(2018)
Aged 18+
(2017)
Aged 18+
(2018)
Aged
18-25
(2017)
Aged
18-25
(2018)
Aged 26+
(2017)
Aged 26+
(2018)
TOTAL 3.2a 2.9 1.3 1.1 3.3 3.1 4.8 4.4 3.1 2.9
GENDER                    
Male 6.0a 5.5 2.3a 1.8 6.4 5.9 8.8a 7.5 6.0 5.6
Female 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.7a 1.3 0.5 0.4
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE                    
Not Hispanic or Latino 3.6a 3.3 1.6 1.4 3.7 3.4 5.6 5.2 3.5 3.2
White 4.3 3.9 2.1 1.8 4.5 4.1 7.4a 6.5 4.1 3.8
Black or African American 1.2 1.1 0.4 0.6 1.3 1.2 1.0 1.7 1.4 1.1
AIAN 5.8 5.1 2.7 2.9 6.2 5.3 8.1 9.9 5.8 4.5
NHOPI 2.7 3.3 * * * 3.6 * * * 3.7
Asian 0.4 0.6 * 0.0 0.4 0.6 0.7 1.8 0.4 0.4
Two or More Races 2.9 2.3 0.8 0.5 3.3 2.7 4.0 4.3 3.2 2.3
Hispanic or Latino 1.1 1.1 0.4 0.4 1.3 1.3 1.8 1.7 1.1 1.2
EDUCATION                    
< High School da da da da 3.8 3.7 5.0 4.7 3.6 3.5
High School Graduate da da da da 4.9a 4.1 5.9 5.5 4.7a 3.8
Some College/Associate's Degree da da da da 3.4 3.4 4.2 3.7 3.3 3.3
College Graduate da da da da 1.9 1.8 3.8 3.5 1.7 1.6
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT                    
Full-Time da da da da 4.4 4.1 6.7 5.8 4.1 3.9
Part-Time da da da da 2.1 2.0 3.0 2.8 1.8 1.7
Unemployed da da da da 4.3 3.8 4.3 4.3 4.2 3.6
Other1 da da da da 2.1 1.9 3.3 3.5 1.9 1.8
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.17A – Alcohol Use in Lifetime among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2017 and 2018
Demographic Characteristic Aged 12+
(2017)
Aged 12+
(2018)
Aged
12-17
(2017)
Aged
12-17
(2018)
Aged 18+
(2017)
Aged 18+
(2018)
Aged
18-25
(2017)
Aged
18-25
(2018)
Aged 26+
(2017)
Aged 26+
(2018)
TOTAL 220,063 221,220 6,765 6,551 213,297 214,668 27,805a 27,110 185,492a 187,558
GENDER                    
Male 109,419 110,286 3,209 3,227 106,210 107,059 13,813a 13,415 92,397a 93,644
Female 110,643 110,934 3,556a 3,324 107,087 107,610 13,992a 13,696 93,095 93,914
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE                    
Not Hispanic or Latino 186,553 187,727 5,145 4,962 181,408 182,765 21,875a 21,294 159,533a 161,472
White 147,168 147,587 3,985 3,776 143,184 143,811 15,789 15,409 127,395 128,402
Black or African American 23,780 23,912 666 691 23,115 23,221 3,542 3,348 19,572 19,873
AIAN 1,173 1,270 47a 25 1,125 1,245 171 172 954 1,074
NHOPI 755 748 * * 742 723 * * * 607
Asian 9,664 10,080 187 212 9,477 9,868 1,522 1,620 7,955 8,248
Two or More Races 4,012 4,130 246 233 3,766 3,896 747 628 3,019 3,268
Hispanic or Latino 33,510 33,492 1,621 1,589 31,889 31,903 5,931 5,816 25,958 26,087
EDUCATION                    
< High School da da da da 22,074 21,896 3,104 3,034 18,970 18,862
High School Graduate da da da da 49,040 50,554 7,916 7,711 41,124 42,843
Some College/Associate's Degree da da da da 69,216 69,478 12,025 11,375 57,190 58,103
College Graduate da da da da 72,968 72,741 4,760 4,990 68,208 67,751
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT                    
Full-Time da da da da 111,788 113,023 12,706 12,515 99,083 100,508
Part-Time da da da da 27,799 27,759 6,960 6,946 20,840 20,813
Unemployed da da da da 8,791a 7,950 2,591a 2,299 6,200 5,651
Other1 da da da da 64,919 65,936 5,549 5,350 59,369 60,587
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.17B – Alcohol Use in Lifetime among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2017 and 2018
Demographic Characteristic Aged 12+
(2017)
Aged 12+
(2018)
Aged
12-17
(2017)
Aged
12-17
(2018)
Aged 18+
(2017)
Aged 18+
(2018)
Aged
18-25
(2017)
Aged
18-25
(2018)
Aged 26+
(2017)
Aged 26+
(2018)
TOTAL 80.9 80.8 27.1 26.3 86.3 86.3 81.1a 79.7 87.1 87.3
GENDER                    
Male 82.9 83.0 25.3 25.5 89.0 89.1 80.1 78.5 90.5 90.9
Female 79.0 78.7 29.1a 27.2 83.7 83.6 82.0 80.8 84.0 84.0
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE                    
Not Hispanic or Latino 82.4 82.7 27.1 26.4 87.5 87.7 81.8a 80.6 88.3 88.8
White 86.2 86.4 30.4 29.1 90.8 91.2 85.2 84.3 91.6 92.0
Black or African American 72.4 72.6 19.6 20.5 78.5 78.5 73.1 70.7 79.5 80.0
AIAN 80.6 76.3 30.1a 15.7 86.7 82.7 78.9 77.6 88.3 83.5
NHOPI 68.2 71.9 * * 74.6 76.8 * * * 78.0
Asian 63.8 64.5 14.2 14.7 68.5 69.6 71.1 71.4 68.0 69.2
Two or More Races 79.7 80.7 29.1 29.6 89.9 90.0 86.0 83.5 91.0 91.3
Hispanic or Latino 73.3 71.8 27.1 26.1 80.2 78.7 78.2 76.3 80.7 79.2
EDUCATION                    
< High School da da da da 71.7 70.8 67.2 64.5 72.5 72.0
High School Graduate da da da da 82.0 82.1 76.2 74.2 83.3 83.7
Some College/Associate's Degree da da da da 89.9 90.1 85.1 84.2 91.0 91.3
College Graduate da da da da 91.6 91.8 92.2 92.0 91.6 91.8
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT                    
Full-Time da da da da 90.9 91.4 88.2a 86.0 91.2a 92.1
Part-Time da da da da 86.4 86.1 80.7 80.0 88.5 88.4
Unemployed da da da da 82.8a 79.5 74.2 74.3 86.9a 81.9
Other1 da da da da 79.8 79.5 71.3 69.4 80.7 80.5
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.18A – Alcohol Use in Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2017 and 2018
Demographic Characteristic Aged 12+
(2017)
Aged 12+
(2018)
Aged
12-17
(2017)
Aged
12-17
(2018)
Aged 18+
(2017)
Aged 18+
(2018)
Aged
18-25
(2017)
Aged
18-25
(2018)
Aged 26+
(2017)
Aged 26+
(2018)
TOTAL 178,736 179,278 5,466 5,191 173,270 174,087 25,382a 24,866 147,887 149,221
GENDER                    
Male 89,661 90,055 2,536 2,473 87,125 87,582 12,705a 12,319 74,420 75,264
Female 89,074 89,223 2,930a 2,718 86,144 86,505 12,677 12,548 73,467 73,957
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE                    
Not Hispanic or Latino 151,313 152,274 4,213 3,987 147,100 148,287 20,095a 19,618 127,006 128,669
White 119,823 120,450 3,375 3,124 116,448 117,327 14,613 14,404 101,835 102,923
Black or African American 18,877 18,881 441 486 18,436 18,394 3,152 2,951 15,284 15,443
AIAN 779 904 34 19 745 885 151 141 594 744
NHOPI 588 573 * * 575 557 * * 490 *
Asian 8,096 8,384 147 158 7,949 8,226 1,406 1,457 6,543 6,769
Two or More Races 3,151 3,081 203 183 2,948 2,898 687a 570 2,262 2,328
Hispanic or Latino 27,423 27,004 1,253 1,204 26,169 25,800 5,288 5,249 20,881 20,552
EDUCATION                    
< High School da da da da 15,362 14,854 2,565 2,494 12,797 12,360
High School Graduate da da da da 36,929 38,257 6,946 6,816 29,983 31,440
Some College/Associate's Degree da da da da 57,254 57,281 11,259 10,763 45,995 46,518
College Graduate da da da da 63,725 63,696 4,612 4,794 59,112 58,903
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT                    
Full-Time da da da da 96,887 97,983 11,843 11,723 85,044 86,260
Part-Time da da da da 23,477 23,451 6,419 6,507 17,058 16,944
Unemployed da da da da 7,315a 6,510 2,250a 1,996 5,065 4,514
Other1 da da da da 45,591 46,143 4,870 4,640 40,721 41,503
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.18B – Alcohol Use in Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2017 and 2018
Demographic Characteristic Aged 12+
(2017)
Aged 12+
(2018)
Aged
12-17
(2017)
Aged
12-17
(2018)
Aged 18+
(2017)
Aged 18+
(2018)
Aged
18-25
(2017)
Aged
18-25
(2018)
Aged 26+
(2017)
Aged 26+
(2018)
TOTAL 65.7 65.5 21.9 20.8 70.1 70.0 74.0 73.1 69.5 69.5
GENDER                    
Male 67.9 67.8 20.0 19.5 73.0 72.9 73.7 72.1 72.9 73.0
Female 63.6 63.3 23.9a 22.2 67.4 67.2 74.3 74.0 66.3 66.2
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE                    
Not Hispanic or Latino 66.8 67.0 22.2 21.2 70.9 71.2 75.2 74.3 70.3 70.7
White 70.2 70.6 25.7 24.1 73.9 74.4 78.9 78.8 73.2 73.8
Black or African American 57.4 57.3 13.0 14.5 62.6 62.2 65.1 62.3 62.1 62.2
AIAN 53.5 54.3 21.3 12.0 57.4 58.8 69.9 63.8 54.9 57.9
NHOPI 53.1 55.0 * * 57.8 59.1 * * 56.2 *
Asian 53.4 53.6 11.1 11.0 57.5 58.0 65.6 64.2 56.0 56.8
Two or More Races 62.6 60.2 24.0 23.2 70.4 66.9 79.0 75.9 68.1 65.1
Hispanic or Latino 60.0 57.9 20.9 19.8 65.9 63.6 69.8 68.9 64.9 62.4
EDUCATION                    
< High School da da da da 49.9 48.0 55.5 53.1 48.9 47.1
High School Graduate da da da da 61.8 62.1 66.8 65.6 60.7 61.5
Some College/Associate's Degree da da da da 74.4 74.3 79.7 79.6 73.2 73.1
College Graduate da da da da 80.0 80.4 89.3 88.3 79.4 79.8
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT                    
Full-Time da da da da 78.8 79.2 82.2a 80.6 78.3 79.0
Part-Time da da da da 72.9 72.8 74.4 74.9 72.4 72.0
Unemployed da da da da 68.9 65.1 64.5 64.5 71.0a 65.4
Other1 da da da da 56.1 55.6 62.6 60.2 55.4 55.2
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.19A – Alcohol Use in Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2017 and 2018
Demographic Characteristic Aged 12+
(2017)
Aged 12+
(2018)
Aged
12-17
(2017)
Aged
12-17
(2018)
Aged 18+
(2017)
Aged 18+
(2018)
Aged
18-25
(2017)
Aged
18-25
(2018)
Aged 26+
(2017)
Aged 26+
(2018)
TOTAL 140,588 139,835 2,465a 2,233 138,123 137,602 19,330a 18,757 118,794 118,844
GENDER                    
Male 73,209 72,384 1,115 1,064 72,093 71,320 9,867a 9,378 62,227 61,942
Female 67,379 67,450 1,349a 1,169 66,030 66,281 9,463 9,379 56,567 56,902
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE                    
Not Hispanic or Latino 120,170 120,375 1,948 1,780 118,222 118,595 15,492a 15,032 102,730 103,562
White 96,944 96,756 1,560 1,450 95,384 95,306 11,652 11,385 83,732 83,921
Black or African American 14,142 14,158 203 171 13,940 13,987 2,163 2,041 11,776 11,946
AIAN 591 598 12 8 579 590 104 106 475 484
NHOPI 483 369 * * 478 360 * * 412 *
Asian 5,822 6,141 77 63 5,745 6,078 994 1,004 4,751 5,074
Two or More Races 2,188 2,353 92 79 2,096 2,274 511 432 1,585 1,842
Hispanic or Latino 20,418 19,460 517 453 19,901 19,007 3,838 3,725 16,063 15,282
EDUCATION                    
< High School da da da da 10,790 10,199 1,614 1,559 9,176 8,640
High School Graduate da da da da 27,712 28,165 4,755 4,641 22,957 23,524
Some College/Associate's Degree da da da da 45,259 45,109 8,841 8,308 36,418 36,801
College Graduate da da da da 54,362 54,128 4,120 4,249 50,242 49,879
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT                    
Full-Time da da da da 79,910 80,308 9,630 9,360 70,279 70,948
Part-Time da da da da 18,652 18,378 4,766 4,814 13,885 13,564
Unemployed da da da da 5,575a 4,816 1,580 1,387 3,995a 3,429
Other1 da da da da 33,987 34,100 3,353 3,197 30,634 30,903
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.19B – Alcohol Use in Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2017 and 2018
Demographic Characteristic Aged 12+
(2017)
Aged 12+
(2018)
Aged
12-17
(2017)
Aged
12-17
(2018)
Aged 18+
(2017)
Aged 18+
(2018)
Aged
18-25
(2017)
Aged
18-25
(2018)
Aged 26+
(2017)
Aged 26+
(2018)
TOTAL 51.7 51.1 9.9a 9.0 55.9 55.3 56.3 55.1 55.8 55.3
GENDER                    
Male 55.5 54.5 8.8 8.4 60.4 59.4 57.2a 54.9 61.0 60.1
Female 48.1 47.9 11.0a 9.6 51.6 51.5 55.4 55.3 51.1 50.9
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE                    
Not Hispanic or Latino 53.1 53.0 10.3 9.5 57.0 56.9 58.0 56.9 56.9 56.9
White 56.8 56.7 11.9 11.2 60.5 60.4 62.9 62.3 60.2 60.2
Black or African American 43.0 43.0 6.0 5.1 47.3 47.3 44.7 43.1 47.8 48.1
AIAN 40.6 35.9 7.8 5.0 44.6 39.2 48.1 48.0 43.9 37.6
NHOPI 43.6 35.4 * * 48.1 38.2 * * 47.3 *
Asian 38.4 39.3 5.8 4.4 41.5 42.8 46.4 44.2 40.6 42.6
Two or More Races 43.5 46.0 10.8 10.0 50.0 52.5 58.9 57.4 47.7 51.5
Hispanic or Latino 44.7a 41.7 8.6 7.4 50.1a 46.9 50.6 48.9 49.9a 46.4
EDUCATION                    
< High School da da da da 35.1 33.0 34.9 33.2 35.1 33.0
High School Graduate da da da da 46.4 45.8 45.7 44.6 46.5 46.0
Some College/Associate's Degree da da da da 58.8 58.5 62.6 61.5 58.0 57.9
College Graduate da da da da 68.3 68.3 79.8 78.3 67.5 67.6
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT                    
Full-Time da da da da 65.0 64.9 66.9a 64.3 64.7 65.0
Part-Time da da da da 58.0 57.0 55.2 55.4 58.9 57.6
Unemployed da da da da 52.5a 48.2 45.3 44.8 56.0a 49.7
Other1 da da da da 41.8 41.1 43.1 41.5 41.7 41.1
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.20A – Binge Alcohol Use in Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2017 and 2018
Demographic Characteristic Aged 12+
(2017)
Aged 12+
(2018)
Aged
12-17
(2017)
Aged
12-17
(2018)
Aged 18+
(2017)
Aged 18+
(2018)
Aged
18-25
(2017)
Aged
18-25
(2018)
Aged 26+
(2017)
Aged 26+
(2018)
TOTAL 66,636 67,059 1,310 1,168 65,326 65,891 12,652a 11,876 52,674 54,015
GENDER                    
Male 38,054 37,884 582 550 37,472 37,334 6,603a 6,039 30,869 31,295
Female 28,582 29,175 728 618 27,854 28,557 6,049 5,837 21,805 22,720
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE                    
Not Hispanic or Latino 54,996 55,575 1,052 939 53,944 54,636 10,155a 9,435 43,790 45,201
White 43,843 43,879 875 772 42,968 43,108 7,907 7,414 35,061 35,694
Black or African American 7,437 7,582 97 72 7,340 7,509 1,311a 1,098 6,029 6,411
AIAN 395 373 10 4 384 369 68 66 317 303
NHOPI 280 254 * * 280 248 * * 227 *
Asian 1,991 2,296 26 39 1,965 2,257 496 539 1,469 1,718
Two or More Races 1,051 1,191 44 45 1,008 1,146 320 268 687 878
Hispanic or Latino 11,640 11,484 259 229 11,382 11,254 2,497 2,440 8,884 8,814
EDUCATION                    
< High School da da da da 6,911 6,994 1,106 992 5,805 6,002
High School Graduate da da da da 15,626 16,045 3,193 2,935 12,433 13,110
Some College/Associate's Degree da da da da 22,132 22,293 5,657 5,299 16,475 16,993
College Graduate da da da da 20,657 20,560 2,696 2,649 17,961 17,910
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT                    
Full-Time da da da da 40,145 40,635 6,486 6,080 33,659 34,555
Part-Time da da da da 8,467 8,414 3,012 2,881 5,455 5,533
Unemployed da da da da 3,294 3,057 1,075a 860 2,219 2,197
Other1 da da da da 13,420 13,784 2,079 2,055 11,341 11,729
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
NOTE: Estimates of binge alcohol use include use by those who were heavy alcohol users.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.20B – Binge Alcohol Use in Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2017 and 2018
Demographic Characteristic Aged 12+
(2017)
Aged 12+
(2018)
Aged
12-17
(2017)
Aged
12-17
(2018)
Aged 18+
(2017)
Aged 18+
(2018)
Aged
18-25
(2017)
Aged
18-25
(2018)
Aged 26+
(2017)
Aged 26+
(2018)
TOTAL 24.5 24.5 5.3 4.7 26.4 26.5 36.9a 34.9 24.7 25.1
GENDER                    
Male 28.8 28.5 4.6 4.3 31.4 31.1 38.3a 35.4 30.2 30.4
Female 20.4 20.7 6.0 5.1 21.8 22.2 35.4 34.4 19.7 20.3
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE                    
Not Hispanic or Latino 24.3 24.5 5.5 5.0 26.0 26.2 38.0a 35.7 24.2 24.8
White 25.7 25.7 6.7 6.0 27.3 27.3 42.7a 40.6 25.2 25.6
Black or African American 22.6 23.0 2.8 2.1 24.9 25.4 27.1a 23.2 24.5 25.8
AIAN 27.1 22.4 6.6 2.7 29.6 24.5 31.2 30.0 29.3 23.6
NHOPI 25.3 24.4 * * 28.2 26.3 * * 26.1 *
Asian 13.1 14.7 2.0 2.7 14.2 15.9 23.2 23.7 12.6 14.4
Two or More Races 20.9 23.3 5.2 5.7 24.1 26.5 36.9 35.6 20.7 24.5
Hispanic or Latino 25.5 24.6 4.3 3.8 28.6 27.8 32.9 32.0 27.6 26.8
EDUCATION                    
< High School da da da da 22.5 22.6 23.9 21.1 22.2 22.9
High School Graduate da da da da 26.1 26.1 30.7a 28.2 25.2 25.6
Some College/Associate's Degree da da da da 28.8 28.9 40.1 39.2 26.2 26.7
College Graduate da da da da 25.9 25.9 52.2 48.8 24.1 24.3
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT                    
Full-Time da da da da 32.6 32.9 45.0a 41.8 31.0 31.7
Part-Time da da da da 26.3 26.1 34.9 33.2 23.2 23.5
Unemployed da da da da 31.0 30.6 30.8 27.8 31.1 31.8
Other1 da da da da 16.5 16.6 26.7 26.7 15.4 15.6
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
NOTE: Estimates of binge alcohol use include use by those who were heavy alcohol users.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.21A – Heavy Alcohol Use in Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2017 and 2018
Demographic Characteristic Aged 12+
(2017)
Aged 12+
(2018)
Aged
12-17
(2017)
Aged
12-17
(2018)
Aged 18+
(2017)
Aged 18+
(2018)
Aged
18-25
(2017)
Aged
18-25
(2018)
Aged 26+
(2017)
Aged 26+
(2018)
TOTAL 16,717 16,569 174 131 16,543 16,437 3,307 3,074 13,236 13,363
GENDER                    
Male 10,965 10,889 79 75 10,885 10,814 1,942a 1,723 8,943 9,091
Female 5,752 5,679 95a 56 5,658 5,623 1,365 1,351 4,292 4,272
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE                    
Not Hispanic or Latino 14,491 14,564 150 114 14,340 14,450 2,699 2,527 11,641 11,923
White 12,227 12,307 131 107 12,096 12,200 2,234 2,132 9,863 10,068
Black or African American 1,429 1,405 6 2 1,422 1,404 231 174 1,191 1,230
AIAN 96 103 1 0 95 103 17 20 78 82
NHOPI 68 54 * * 68 54 * * 44 36
Asian 305 415 9 2 297 414 106 117 191 296
Two or More Races 366 280 4 3 362 277 89 66 273 211
Hispanic or Latino 2,226 2,004 24 17 2,203 1,987 608 547 1,595 1,440
EDUCATION                    
< High School da da da da 1,646 1,579 250 258 1,396 1,321
High School Graduate da da da da 4,130 4,344 795 754 3,335 3,590
Some College/Associate's Degree da da da da 5,846 5,865 1,548 1,427 4,298 4,438
College Graduate da da da da 4,921 4,650 714 636 4,207 4,014
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT                    
Full-Time da da da da 10,177 10,263 1,744 1,668 8,433 8,595
Part-Time da da da da 2,101 2,100 776 683 1,325 1,417
Unemployed da da da da 987a 715 291a 207 697 507
Other1 da da da da 3,277 3,360 497 516 2,781 2,844
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.21B – Heavy Alcohol Use in Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2017 and 2018
Demographic Characteristic Aged 12+
(2017)
Aged 12+
(2018)
Aged
12-17
(2017)
Aged
12-17
(2018)
Aged 18+
(2017)
Aged 18+
(2018)
Aged
18-25
(2017)
Aged
18-25
(2018)
Aged 26+
(2017)
Aged 26+
(2018)
TOTAL 6.1 6.1 0.7 0.5 6.7 6.6 9.6 9.0 6.2 6.2
GENDER                    
Male 8.3 8.2 0.6 0.6 9.1 9.0 11.3 10.1 8.8 8.8
Female 4.1 4.0 0.8a 0.5 4.4 4.4 8.0 8.0 3.9 3.8
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE                    
Not Hispanic or Latino 6.4 6.4 0.8 0.6 6.9 6.9 10.1 9.6 6.4 6.6
White 7.2 7.2 1.0 0.8 7.7 7.7 12.1 11.7 7.1 7.2
Black or African American 4.3 4.3 0.2 0.0 4.8 4.7 4.8 3.7 4.8 5.0
AIAN 6.6 6.2 0.6 0.1 7.3 6.8 7.9 9.2 7.2 6.4
NHOPI 6.1 5.2 * * 6.8 5.7 * * 5.1 4.6
Asian 2.0 2.7 0.7 0.1 2.1 2.9 4.9 5.2 1.6 2.5
Two or More Races 7.3 5.5 0.5 0.4 8.6 6.4 10.2 8.8 8.2 5.9
Hispanic or Latino 4.9 4.3 0.4 0.3 5.5 4.9 8.0 7.2 5.0 4.4
EDUCATION                    
< High School da da da da 5.3 5.1 5.4 5.5 5.3 5.0
High School Graduate da da da da 6.9 7.1 7.6 7.3 6.8 7.0
Some College/Associate's Degree da da da da 7.6 7.6 11.0 10.6 6.8 7.0
College Graduate da da da da 6.2 5.9 13.8 11.7 5.6 5.4
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT                    
Full-Time da da da da 8.3 8.3 12.1 11.5 7.8 7.9
Part-Time da da da da 6.5 6.5 9.0 7.9 5.6 6.0
Unemployed da da da da 9.3 7.1 8.3 6.7 9.8 7.4
Other1 da da da da 4.0 4.1 6.4 6.7 3.8 3.8
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 The Other Employment category includes students, persons keeping house or caring for children full time, retired or disabled persons, or other persons not in the labor force.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.22A – Tobacco Product Use in Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Geographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2017 and 2018
Geographic/Socioeconomic Characteristic Aged 12+
(2017)
Aged 12+
(2018)
Aged
12-17
(2017)
Aged
12-17
(2018)
Aged 18+
(2017)
Aged 18+
(2018)
Aged
18-25
(2017)
Aged
18-25
(2018)
Aged 26+
(2017)
Aged 26+
(2018)
TOTAL 74,736 73,167 2,430a 2,072 72,306 71,095 13,661a 12,488 58,645 58,606
GEOGRAPHIC REGION                    
Northeast 12,792 12,033 371a 273 12,421 11,759 2,446 2,318 9,975 9,441
Midwest 17,051 16,496 538 484 16,513 16,012 3,184a 2,860 13,329 13,152
South 29,479 29,901 1,034 926 28,445 28,975 5,258a 4,748 23,187 24,227
West 15,414 14,738 487a 390 14,926 14,349 2,773 2,562 12,153 11,787
COUNTY TYPE                    
Large Metro 37,789 36,618 1,159a 893 36,630 35,725 7,088a 6,228 29,542 29,497
Small Metro 23,998 23,862 740 738 23,259 23,124 4,433 4,175 18,826 18,949
Nonmetro 12,948 12,687 532a 441 12,417 12,246 2,140 2,086 10,277 10,160
Urbanized 5,364 5,511 201 166 5,163 5,345 996 922 4,167 4,423
Less Urbanized 6,481 5,930 274 221 6,207 5,709 993 979 5,214 4,730
Completely Rural 1,104 1,246 58 55 1,046 1,191 150 185 896 1,006
POVERTY LEVEL1                    
Less Than 100% 14,392 14,147 549a 442 13,843 13,705 3,397 3,187 10,446 10,518
100-199% 17,000 16,482 548a 423 16,452 16,058 3,186 3,083 13,266 12,976
200% or More 43,108 42,280 1,333 1,207 41,775 41,073 6,841a 5,960 34,934 35,113
HEALTH INSURANCE2                    
Private 43,030 41,768 1,297a 1,077 41,734 40,691 8,271a 7,343 33,462 33,348
Medicaid/CHIP 15,712 15,474 1,061a 832 14,651 14,642 2,743 2,568 11,908 12,074
Other3 14,283 14,411 63a 109 14,219 14,302 1,029 923 13,190 13,380
No Coverage 10,393 10,582 121 133 10,272 10,449 2,098 2,022 8,173 8,427
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
NOTE: Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected. Tobacco product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 Respondents aged 18 to 22 who were living in a college dormitory were excluded.
2 Respondents could indicate multiple types of health insurance; thus, these response categories are not mutually exclusive.
3 Other Health Insurance is defined as having Medicare, military-related health care, or any other type of health insurance.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.22B – Tobacco Product Use in Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Geographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics: Percentages, 2017 and 2018
Geographic/Socioeconomic Characteristic Aged 12+
(2017)
Aged 12+
(2018)
Aged
12-17
(2017)
Aged
12-17
(2018)
Aged 18+
(2017)
Aged 18+
(2018)
Aged
18-25
(2017)
Aged
18-25
(2018)
Aged 26+
(2017)
Aged 26+
(2018)
TOTAL 27.5 26.7 9.7a 8.3 29.3 28.6 39.8a 36.7 27.6 27.3
GEOGRAPHIC REGION                    
Northeast 26.6 25.2 9.1a 6.8 28.2 26.8 40.8 39.5 26.2 24.9
Midwest 29.9 28.8 10.1 9.2 31.9 30.8 43.5a 39.5 30.0 29.4
South 28.7 28.8 10.8 9.6 30.6 30.8 41.2a 37.2 28.9 29.8
West 23.9 22.6 8.2a 6.5 25.5 24.3 33.7 31.4 24.2 23.1
COUNTY TYPE                    
Large Metro 24.7 24.0 8.0a 6.4 26.4 25.8 36.7a 32.8 24.7 24.7
Small Metro 30.1 29.2 10.7 9.9 31.9 31.1 41.8a 39.1 30.2 29.8
Nonmetro 33.1 32.2 14.9a 12.5 34.9 34.1 48.8 47.7 33.0 32.2
Urbanized 31.9 31.2 13.2 11.5 33.8 33.0 48.3 47.7 31.5 31.0
Less Urbanized 34.2 32.8 15.4 12.9 36.2 34.9 48.5 46.7 34.5 33.1
Completely Rural 32.4 33.5 20.3 15.1 33.5 35.5 54.8 54.2 31.4 33.4
POVERTY LEVEL1                    
Less Than 100% 36.4 35.3 10.2a 8.0 40.5 39.7 40.2 38.2 40.6 40.2
100-199% 31.4 30.3 10.2a 8.2 33.8 32.6 38.5 37.4 32.8 31.6
200% or More 24.3 23.7 9.4 8.5 25.5 25.0 40.5a 35.7 23.8 23.8
HEALTH INSURANCE2                    
Private 23.9 23.2 8.9a 7.6 25.3 24.6 39.7a 35.9 23.2 23.0
Medicaid/CHIP 34.5 33.4 11.3a 8.8 40.6 39.8 36.9 35.5 41.5 40.8
Other3 20.8 20.8 6.2 9.2 21.0 21.0 40.6 35.9 20.3 20.4
No Coverage 42.4 41.2 10.8 12.0 43.9 42.5 45.1 42.0 43.6 42.6
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
NOTE: Information about past year use of pipe tobacco was not collected. Tobacco product use in the past year excludes past year pipe tobacco use, but includes past month pipe tobacco use.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 Respondents aged 18 to 22 who were living in a college dormitory were excluded.
2 Respondents could indicate multiple types of health insurance; thus, these response categories are not mutually exclusive.
3 Other Health Insurance is defined as having Medicare, military-related health care, or any other type of health insurance.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.23A – Tobacco Product Use in Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Geographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2017 and 2018
Geographic/Socioeconomic Characteristic Aged 12+
(2017)
Aged 12+
(2018)
Aged
12-17
(2017)
Aged
12-17
(2018)
Aged 18+
(2017)
Aged 18+
(2018)
Aged
18-25
(2017)
Aged
18-25
(2018)
Aged 26+
(2017)
Aged 26+
(2018)
TOTAL 61,072a 58,775 1,216a 1,052 59,856a 57,723 9,972a 8,792 49,885 48,931
GEOGRAPHIC REGION                    
Northeast 10,136a 9,263 179 144 9,957a 9,119 1,712 1,565 8,245 7,554
Midwest 14,080 13,248 257 233 13,823 13,015 2,346a 2,043 11,477 10,972
South 24,726 25,028 522 492 24,204 24,535 3,932a 3,549 20,273 20,987
West 12,130 11,236 258a 183 11,872 11,054 1,982a 1,636 9,891 9,418
COUNTY TYPE                    
Large Metro 29,640 28,214 552a 433 29,088 27,780 4,999a 4,163 24,089 23,617
Small Metro 20,151 19,514 386 381 19,765 19,133 3,283 2,976 16,482 16,158
Nonmetro 11,281 11,047 278 238 11,003 10,809 1,690 1,654 9,313 9,156
Urbanized 4,665 4,693 109 84 4,556 4,609 783 725 3,773 3,884
Less Urbanized 5,658 5,217 141 114 5,518 5,103 785 783 4,733 4,320
Completely Rural 958 1,138 29 41 929 1,097 122 146 808 951
POVERTY LEVEL1                    
Less Than 100% 12,444 12,040 277 239 12,167 11,801 2,588 2,337 9,580 9,465
100-199% 14,614 14,077 310a 234 14,304 13,843 2,447 2,265 11,857 11,578
200% or More 33,886 32,532 629 579 33,257 31,953 4,809a 4,065 28,448 27,888
HEALTH INSURANCE2                    
Private 33,569a 31,937 618a 507 32,951 31,430 5,715a 4,866 27,236 26,564
Medicaid/CHIP 13,478 13,037 560a 450 12,919 12,587 2,132 1,976 10,787 10,611
Other3 12,327 12,298 32a 61 12,295 12,237 789 656 11,507 11,581
No Coverage 9,110 9,166 70 81 9,041 9,085 1,694 1,577 7,346 7,508
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 Respondents aged 18 to 22 who were living in a college dormitory were excluded.
2 Respondents could indicate multiple types of health insurance; thus, these response categories are not mutually exclusive.
3 Other Health Insurance is defined as having Medicare, military-related health care, or any other type of health insurance.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.23B – Tobacco Product Use in Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Geographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics: Percentages, 2017 and 2018
Geographic/Socioeconomic Characteristic Aged 12+
(2017)
Aged 12+
(2018)
Aged
12-17
(2017)
Aged
12-17
(2018)
Aged 18+
(2017)
Aged 18+
(2018)
Aged
18-25
(2017)
Aged
18-25
(2018)
Aged 26+
(2017)
Aged 26+
(2018)
TOTAL 22.4a 21.5 4.9a 4.2 24.2a 23.2 29.1a 25.8 23.4 22.8
GEOGRAPHIC REGION                    
Northeast 21.1a 19.4 4.4 3.6 22.6a 20.8 28.5 26.7 21.7 19.9
Midwest 24.7a 23.2 4.9 4.4 26.7a 25.1 32.1a 28.2 25.9 24.6
South 24.1 24.1 5.4 5.1 26.0 26.1 30.8a 27.8 25.3 25.8
West 18.8a 17.3 4.3a 3.1 20.3 18.7 24.1a 20.0 19.7 18.5
COUNTY TYPE                    
Large Metro 19.4 18.5 3.8a 3.1 21.0 20.0 25.9a 21.9 20.2 19.7
Small Metro 25.3a 23.9 5.6 5.1 27.1 25.7 31.0a 27.9 26.5 25.4
Nonmetro 28.8 28.0 7.8 6.8 30.9 30.1 38.6 37.8 29.9 29.0
Urbanized 27.8 26.6 7.2 5.8 29.8 28.4 38.0 37.5 28.5 27.2
Less Urbanized 29.9 28.8 7.9 6.6 32.2 31.2 38.3 37.3 31.3 30.3
Completely Rural 28.1 30.6 10.1 11.2 29.8 32.7 44.4 42.8 28.3 31.6
POVERTY LEVEL1                    
Less Than 100% 31.5 30.1 5.2 4.3 35.6 34.2 30.6 28.0 37.2 36.2
100-199% 27.0 25.9 5.8a 4.5 29.4 28.1 29.6 27.5 29.3 28.2
200% or More 19.1a 18.2 4.4 4.1 20.3a 19.4 28.5a 24.4 19.4 18.9
HEALTH INSURANCE2                    
Private 18.7a 17.8 4.3a 3.6 19.9a 19.0 27.4a 23.8 18.9 18.3
Medicaid/CHIP 29.6 28.2 6.0a 4.7 35.8 34.2 28.7 27.3 37.6 35.9
Other3 18.0 17.7 3.2 5.2 18.2 17.9 31.1a 25.5 17.7 17.6
No Coverage 37.2 35.7 6.2 7.3 38.6 36.9 36.4a 32.8 39.2 38.0
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 Respondents aged 18 to 22 who were living in a college dormitory were excluded.
2 Respondents could indicate multiple types of health insurance; thus, these response categories are not mutually exclusive.
3 Other Health Insurance is defined as having Medicare, military-related health care, or any other type of health insurance.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.24A – Cigarette Use in Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Geographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2017 and 2018
Geographic/Socioeconomic Characteristic Aged 12+
(2017)
Aged 12+
(2018)
Aged
12-17
(2017)
Aged
12-17
(2018)
Aged 18+
(2017)
Aged 18+
(2018)
Aged
18-25
(2017)
Aged
18-25
(2018)
Aged 26+
(2017)
Aged 26+
(2018)
TOTAL 58,408 57,443 1,567a 1,365 56,841 56,078 10,645a 9,501 46,196 46,577
GEOGRAPHIC REGION                    
Northeast 9,732 9,315 204 155 9,528 9,160 1,811 1,722 7,717 7,438
Midwest 13,376 12,891 351 337 13,025 12,553 2,476a 2,245 10,549 10,309
South 23,277 23,494 698 620 22,579 22,873 4,127a 3,581 18,452 19,293
West 12,023 11,744 314 252 11,709 11,492 2,231a 1,954 9,478 9,538
COUNTY TYPE                    
Large Metro 28,894 28,149 715a 552 28,179 27,597 5,436a 4,647 22,743 22,950
Small Metro 19,306 19,048 480 505 18,826 18,543 3,483 3,150 15,343 15,393
Nonmetro 10,208 10,246 372 308 9,836 9,938 1,726 1,704 8,110 8,234
Urbanized 4,186 4,455 143 106 4,043 4,349 792 777 3,251 3,572
Less Urbanized 5,152 4,800 186 165 4,967 4,634 806 768 4,160 3,866
Completely Rural 870 991 43 37 827 954 128 159 699 795
POVERTY LEVEL1                    
Less Than 100% 12,904 12,559 368 308 12,536 12,251 2,843 2,549 9,693 9,702
100-199% 14,791 14,270 396a 306 14,395 13,964 2,640 2,449 11,755 11,515
200% or More 30,555 30,445 803 751 29,752 29,694 5,004a 4,334 24,748 25,360
HEALTH INSURANCE2                    
Private 30,520 30,003 781 668 29,739 29,335 6,061a 5,351 23,678 23,984
Medicaid/CHIP 14,123 13,834 748a 562 13,375 13,272 2,332a 2,095 11,043 11,178
Other3 11,374 11,395 36a 82 11,338 11,313 842a 641 10,497 10,672
No Coverage 9,114 9,198 74 106 9,040 9,092 1,816 1,705 7,225 7,386
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 Respondents aged 18 to 22 who were living in a college dormitory were excluded.
2 Respondents could indicate multiple types of health insurance; thus, these response categories are not mutually exclusive.
3 Other Health Insurance is defined as having Medicare, military-related health care, or any other type of health insurance.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.24B – Cigarette Use in Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Geographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics: Percentages, 2017 and 2018
Geographic/Socioeconomic Characteristic Aged 12+
(2017)
Aged 12+
(2018)
Aged
12-17
(2017)
Aged
12-17
(2018)
Aged 18+
(2017)
Aged 18+
(2018)
Aged
18-25
(2017)
Aged
18-25
(2018)
Aged 26+
(2017)
Aged 26+
(2018)
TOTAL 21.5 21.0 6.3a 5.5 23.0 22.5 31.0a 27.9 21.7 21.7
GEOGRAPHIC REGION                    
Northeast 20.2 19.5 5.0 3.9 21.6 20.9 30.2 29.4 20.3 19.6
Midwest 23.5 22.5 6.6 6.4 25.2 24.2 33.8a 31.0 23.8 23.1
South 22.7 22.7 7.3 6.4 24.3 24.3 32.3a 28.1 23.0 23.7
West 18.7 18.0 5.3 4.2 20.0 19.4 27.2a 23.9 18.9 18.7
COUNTY TYPE                    
Large Metro 18.9 18.5 4.9a 4.0 20.3 19.9 28.1a 24.5 19.0 19.2
Small Metro 24.2 23.3 6.9 6.8 25.8 25.0 32.9a 29.5 24.6 24.2
Nonmetro 26.1 26.0 10.4 8.8 27.7 27.7 39.4 39.0 26.0 26.1
Urbanized 24.9 25.2 9.4 7.3 26.5 26.8 38.4 40.2 24.6 25.0
Less Urbanized 27.2 26.5 10.5 9.6 28.9 28.3 39.4 36.6 27.5 27.1
Completely Rural 25.5 26.7 15.2 10.2 26.5 28.4 46.6 46.5 24.5 26.4
POVERTY LEVEL1                    
Less Than 100% 32.6 31.4 6.8 5.6 36.7 35.5 33.6a 30.5 37.7 37.1
100-199% 27.3 26.2 7.4a 5.9 29.5 28.3 31.9 29.7 29.1 28.1
200% or More 17.2 17.1 5.7 5.3 18.2 18.1 29.6a 26.0 16.9 17.2
HEALTH INSURANCE2                    
Private 17.0 16.7 5.4 4.7 18.0 17.7 29.1a 26.1 16.4 16.5
Medicaid/CHIP 31.0 29.9 8.0a 5.9 37.0 36.0 31.3 28.9 38.5 37.8
Other3 16.6 16.4 3.5a 6.9 16.8 16.6 33.2a 24.9 16.1 16.2
No Coverage 37.2 35.8 6.6 9.5 38.6 37.0 39.0a 35.4 38.5 37.4
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 Respondents aged 18 to 22 who were living in a college dormitory were excluded.
2 Respondents could indicate multiple types of health insurance; thus, these response categories are not mutually exclusive.
3 Other Health Insurance is defined as having Medicare, military-related health care, or any other type of health insurance.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.25A – Cigarette Use in Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Geographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2017 and 2018
Geographic/Socioeconomic Characteristic Aged 12+
(2017)
Aged 12+
(2018)
Aged
12-17
(2017)
Aged
12-17
(2018)
Aged 18+
(2017)
Aged 18+
(2018)
Aged
18-25
(2017)
Aged
18-25
(2018)
Aged 26+
(2017)
Aged 26+
(2018)
TOTAL 48,692 46,956 787a 672 47,905 46,284 7,653a 6,514 40,252 39,770
GEOGRAPHIC REGION                    
Northeast 8,088 7,425 105 86 7,983 7,339 1,265 1,122 6,718 6,217
Midwest 11,362a 10,512 167 155 11,194a 10,357 1,789a 1,545 9,405 8,812
South 19,593 19,872 350 312 19,242 19,560 2,987a 2,615 16,255 16,945
West 9,650 9,147 164 119 9,486 9,028 1,612a 1,232 7,873 7,796
COUNTY TYPE                    
Large Metro 23,460 22,318 352a 255 23,108 22,063 3,781a 3,025 19,327 19,037
Small Metro 16,383 15,783 254 259 16,130 15,525 2,538a 2,187 13,591 13,337
Nonmetro 8,849 8,855 181 159 8,668 8,697 1,334 1,302 7,333 7,395
Urbanized 3,655 3,773 70 50 3,585 3,723 611 593 2,974 3,130
Less Urbanized 4,466 4,219 91 84 4,375 4,135 626 591 3,749 3,545
Completely Rural 728 863 21 24 708 838 97 118 610 720
POVERTY LEVEL1                    
Less Than 100% 11,184 10,620 180 166 11,004 10,455 2,158a 1,808 8,846 8,647
100-199% 12,721 12,149 207 175 12,514 11,975 1,957 1,778 10,557 10,196
200% or More 24,708 24,106 400 332 24,308 23,774 3,459a 2,848 20,849 20,927
HEALTH INSURANCE2                    
Private 24,413 23,505 387 314 24,026 23,191 4,094a 3,411 19,932 19,781
Medicaid/CHIP 12,172 11,685 368 296 11,803 11,389 1,830a 1,566 9,974 9,823
Other3 9,957 9,798 21 40 9,936 9,758 613a 442 9,323 9,316
No Coverage 7,982 7,959 50 58 7,931 7,901 1,426 1,304 6,505 6,596
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 Respondents aged 18 to 22 who were living in a college dormitory were excluded.
2 Respondents could indicate multiple types of health insurance; thus, these response categories are not mutually exclusive.
3 Other Health Insurance is defined as having Medicare, military-related health care, or any other type of health insurance.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.25B – Cigarette Use in Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Geographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics: Percentages, 2017 and 2018
Geographic/Socioeconomic Characteristic Aged 12+
(2017)
Aged 12+
(2018)
Aged
12-17
(2017)
Aged
12-17
(2018)
Aged 18+
(2017)
Aged 18+
(2018)
Aged
18-25
(2017)
Aged
18-25
(2018)
Aged 26+
(2017)
Aged 26+
(2018)
TOTAL 17.9a 17.2 3.2a 2.7 19.4a 18.6 22.3a 19.1 18.9 18.5
GEOGRAPHIC REGION                    
Northeast 16.8 15.5 2.6 2.2 18.1 16.7 21.1 19.1 17.7 16.4
Midwest 19.9a 18.4 3.2 2.9 21.7a 20.0 24.5a 21.3 21.2 19.7
South 19.1 19.2 3.6 3.2 20.7 20.8 23.4a 20.5 20.3 20.8
West 15.0 14.1 2.8 2.0 16.2 15.3 19.6a 15.1 15.7 15.3
COUNTY TYPE                    
Large Metro 15.3 14.6 2.4a 1.8 16.7 15.9 19.6a 15.9 16.2 15.9
Small Metro 20.5 19.3 3.7 3.5 22.1 20.9 23.9a 20.5 21.8 21.0
Nonmetro 22.6 22.4 5.1 4.5 24.4 24.2 30.4 29.8 23.5 23.4
Urbanized 21.8 21.4 4.6 3.5 23.5 23.0 29.6 30.7 22.5 21.9
Less Urbanized 23.6 23.3 5.1 4.9 25.5 25.3 30.6 28.2 24.8 24.8
Completely Rural 21.4 23.2 7.2 6.7 22.7 25.0 35.5 34.6 21.4 23.9
POVERTY LEVEL1                    
Less Than 100% 28.3 26.5 3.3 3.0 32.2 30.3 25.5a 21.7 34.4 33.0
100-199% 23.5 22.3 3.8 3.4 25.7 24.3 23.7 21.6 26.1 24.9
200% or More 13.9 13.5 2.8 2.3 14.9 14.5 20.5a 17.1 14.2 14.2
HEALTH INSURANCE2                    
Private 13.6 13.1 2.7 2.2 14.5 14.0 19.6a 16.7 13.8 13.6
Medicaid/CHIP 26.7 25.2 3.9a 3.1 32.7 30.9 24.6a 21.6 34.8 33.2
Other3 14.5 14.1 2.0 3.4 14.7 14.3 24.2a 17.2 14.3 14.2
No Coverage 32.6 31.0 4.5 5.2 33.9 32.1 30.7a 27.1 34.7 33.4
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 Respondents aged 18 to 22 who were living in a college dormitory were excluded.
2 Respondents could indicate multiple types of health insurance; thus, these response categories are not mutually exclusive.
3 Other Health Insurance is defined as having Medicare, military-related health care, or any other type of health insurance.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.26A – Smokeless Tobacco Use in Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Geographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2017 and 2018
Geographic/Socioeconomic Characteristic Aged 12+
(2017)
Aged 12+
(2018)
Aged
12-17
(2017)
Aged
12-17
(2018)
Aged 18+
(2017)
Aged 18+
(2018)
Aged
18-25
(2017)
Aged
18-25
(2018)
Aged 26+
(2017)
Aged 26+
(2018)
TOTAL 11,705a 10,936 749a 625 10,956 10,310 2,653a 2,402 8,303 7,909
GEOGRAPHIC REGION                    
Northeast 1,432 1,201 117a 72 1,316 1,129 371 365 945 763
Midwest 3,045 2,788 176 141 2,869 2,647 741 649 2,128 1,997
South 5,127 4,851 335 297 4,791 4,555 1,095a 943 3,696 3,612
West 2,101 2,096 121 115 1,980 1,981 445 444 1,535 1,536
COUNTY TYPE                    
Large Metro 4,519 4,204 270 232 4,249 3,972 1,134a 944 3,115 3,028
Small Metro 3,969 3,937 233 233 3,736 3,704 915 899 2,821 2,805
Nonmetro 3,216a 2,795 245a 160 2,971 2,635 604 559 2,367 2,076
Urbanized 1,270 1,057 97a 50 1,173 1,007 254 206 919 801
Less Urbanized 1,664 1,411 122a 80 1,542 1,331 300 290 1,242 1,041
Completely Rural 283 326 26 30 256 297 50 62 206 234
POVERTY LEVEL1                    
Less Than 100% 1,498 1,481 160a 112 1,338 1,370 498 487 841 883
100-199% 2,475a 2,075 143a 102 2,332a 1,973 575 548 1,757a 1,425
200% or More 7,689 7,316 445 412 7,243 6,904 1,538a 1,304 5,705 5,601
HEALTH INSURANCE2                    
Private 7,839 7,263 421 349 7,418 6,914 1,845 1,630 5,573 5,284
Medicaid/CHIP 1,714 1,624 306a 231 1,408 1,392 369 378 1,038 1,015
Other3 1,881 1,782 27 43 1,854 1,740 195 189 1,659 1,551
No Coverage 1,464 1,455 40 29 1,424 1,425 326 293 1,099 1,132
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 Respondents aged 18 to 22 who were living in a college dormitory were excluded.
2 Respondents could indicate multiple types of health insurance; thus, these response categories are not mutually exclusive.
3 Other Health Insurance is defined as having Medicare, military-related health care, or any other type of health insurance.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.26B – Smokeless Tobacco Use in Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Geographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics: Percentages, 2017 and 2018
Geographic/Socioeconomic Characteristic Aged 12+
(2017)
Aged 12+
(2018)
Aged
12-17
(2017)
Aged
12-17
(2018)
Aged 18+
(2017)
Aged 18+
(2018)
Aged
18-25
(2017)
Aged
18-25
(2018)
Aged 26+
(2017)
Aged 26+
(2018)
TOTAL 4.3a 4.0 3.0a 2.5 4.4 4.1 7.7 7.1 3.9 3.7
GEOGRAPHIC REGION                    
Northeast 3.0 2.5 2.9a 1.8 3.0 2.6 6.2 6.2 2.5 2.0
Midwest 5.3 4.9 3.3 2.7 5.5 5.1 10.1 9.0 4.8 4.5
South 5.0 4.7 3.5 3.1 5.2 4.8 8.6a 7.4 4.6 4.4
West 3.3 3.2 2.0 1.9 3.4 3.4 5.4 5.4 3.1 3.0
COUNTY TYPE                    
Large Metro 3.0 2.8 1.9 1.7 3.1 2.9 5.9 5.0 2.6 2.5
Small Metro 5.0 4.8 3.4 3.1 5.1 5.0 8.6 8.4 4.5 4.4
Nonmetro 8.2a 7.1 6.9a 4.6 8.4a 7.3 13.8 12.8 7.6 6.6
Urbanized 7.6a 6.0 6.4a 3.5 7.7a 6.2 12.3 10.7 7.0 5.6
Less Urbanized 8.8 7.8 6.9a 4.7 9.0 8.1 14.6 13.8 8.2 7.3
Completely Rural 8.3 8.8 9.2 8.2 8.2 8.8 18.3 18.3 7.2 7.8
POVERTY LEVEL1                    
Less Than 100% 3.8 3.7 3.0a 2.0 3.9 4.0 5.9 5.8 3.3 3.4
100-199% 4.6a 3.8 2.7 2.0 4.8a 4.0 6.9 6.6 4.3a 3.5
200% or More 4.3 4.1 3.1 2.9 4.4 4.2 9.1a 7.8 3.9 3.8
HEALTH INSURANCE2                    
Private 4.4 4.0 2.9 2.5 4.5 4.2 8.9 8.0 3.9 3.6
Medicaid/CHIP 3.8 3.5 3.3a 2.4 3.9 3.8 5.0 5.2 3.6 3.4
Other3 2.7 2.6 2.6 3.6 2.7 2.5 7.7 7.3 2.5 2.4
No Coverage 6.0 5.7 3.6 2.6 6.1 5.8 7.0 6.1 5.9 5.7
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 Respondents aged 18 to 22 who were living in a college dormitory were excluded.
2 Respondents could indicate multiple types of health insurance; thus, these response categories are not mutually exclusive.
3 Other Health Insurance is defined as having Medicare, military-related health care, or any other type of health insurance.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.27A – Smokeless Tobacco Use in Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Geographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2017 and 2018
Geographic/Socioeconomic Characteristic Aged 12+
(2017)
Aged 12+
(2018)
Aged
12-17
(2017)
Aged
12-17
(2018)
Aged 18+
(2017)
Aged 18+
(2018)
Aged
18-25
(2017)
Aged
18-25
(2018)
Aged 26+
(2017)
Aged 26+
(2018)
TOTAL 8,575 7,972 335 278 8,239 7,694 1,631 1,494 6,608 6,200
GEOGRAPHIC REGION                    
Northeast 975 784 50 28 926 755 208 225 718 531
Midwest 2,221 2,051 70 53 2,151 1,999 472 403 1,678 1,596
South 3,935 3,719 165 151 3,770 3,568 719 655 3,051 2,913
West 1,444 1,418 50 46 1,393 1,372 233 212 1,160 1,160
COUNTY TYPE                    
Large Metro 3,095 2,904 102 99 2,994 2,805 610 553 2,384 2,252
Small Metro 2,905 2,860 122 98 2,783 2,762 600 560 2,184 2,202
Nonmetro 2,574a 2,208 112 81 2,463a 2,127 422 382 2,041 1,745
Urbanized 1,000 819 43 30 957 788 177 132 780 657
Less Urbanized 1,343 1,114 59 36 1,284 1,078 207 213 1,077 865
Completely Rural 231 275 9 15 222 260 39 37 183 223
POVERTY LEVEL1                    
Less Than 100% 997 1,069 77 50 921 1,020 267 307 654 712
100-199% 1,815a 1,452 68 44 1,747a 1,408 379 343 1,368a 1,064
200% or More 5,738 5,429 191 184 5,548 5,245 961 822 4,586 4,423
HEALTH INSURANCE2                    
Private 5,817 5,401 175 149 5,642 5,251 1,155 993 4,487 4,258
Medicaid/CHIP 1,186 984 148 107 1,039 877 209 230 830 647
Other3 1,504 1,425 16 18 1,489 1,408 124 140 1,365 1,268
No Coverage 1,027 1,055 17 13 1,009 1,041 192 196 818 846
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 Respondents aged 18 to 22 who were living in a college dormitory were excluded.
2 Respondents could indicate multiple types of health insurance; thus, these response categories are not mutually exclusive.
3 Other Health Insurance is defined as having Medicare, military-related health care, or any other type of health insurance.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.27B – Smokeless Tobacco Use in Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Geographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics: Percentages, 2017 and 2018
Geographic/Socioeconomic Characteristic Aged 12+
(2017)
Aged 12+
(2018)
Aged
12-17
(2017)
Aged
12-17
(2018)
Aged 18+
(2017)
Aged 18+
(2018)
Aged
18-25
(2017)
Aged
18-25
(2018)
Aged 26+
(2017)
Aged 26+
(2018)
TOTAL 3.2a 2.9 1.3 1.1 3.3 3.1 4.8 4.4 3.1 2.9
GEOGRAPHIC REGION                    
Northeast 2.0 1.6 1.2 0.7 2.1 1.7 3.5 3.8 1.9 1.4
Midwest 3.9 3.6 1.3 1.0 4.2 3.8 6.5 5.6 3.8 3.6
South 3.8 3.6 1.7 1.6 4.1 3.8 5.6 5.1 3.8 3.6
West 2.2 2.2 0.8 0.8 2.4 2.3 2.8 2.6 2.3 2.3
COUNTY TYPE                    
Large Metro 2.0 1.9 0.7 0.7 2.2 2.0 3.2 2.9 2.0 1.9
Small Metro 3.6 3.5 1.8 1.3 3.8 3.7 5.7 5.2 3.5 3.5
Nonmetro 6.6a 5.6 3.1 2.3 6.9a 5.9 9.6 8.7 6.5a 5.5
Urbanized 6.0a 4.6 2.8 2.1 6.3a 4.9 8.6 6.8 5.9 4.6
Less Urbanized 7.1 6.2 3.4 2.1 7.5 6.6 10.1 10.2 7.1 6.1
Completely Rural 6.8 7.4 3.3 4.0 7.1 7.8 14.2 10.8 6.4 7.4
POVERTY LEVEL1                    
Less Than 100% 2.5 2.7 1.4 0.9 2.7 3.0 3.2 3.7 2.5 2.7
100-199% 3.4a 2.7 1.3 0.9 3.6a 2.9 4.6 4.2 3.4a 2.6
200% or More 3.2 3.0 1.3 1.3 3.4 3.2 5.7 4.9 3.1 3.0
HEALTH INSURANCE2                    
Private 3.2 3.0 1.2 1.1 3.4 3.2 5.5 4.9 3.1 2.9
Medicaid/CHIP 2.6 2.1 1.6 1.1 2.9 2.4 2.8 3.2 2.9 2.2
Other3 2.2 2.1 1.5 1.5 2.2 2.1 4.9 5.4 2.1 1.9
No Coverage 4.2 4.1 1.6 1.2 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.4 4.3
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 Respondents aged 18 to 22 who were living in a college dormitory were excluded.
2 Respondents could indicate multiple types of health insurance; thus, these response categories are not mutually exclusive.
3 Other Health Insurance is defined as having Medicare, military-related health care, or any other type of health insurance.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.28A – Alcohol Use in Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Geographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2017 and 2018
Geographic/Socioeconomic Characteristic Aged 12+
(2017)
Aged 12+
(2018)
Aged
12-17
(2017)
Aged
12-17
(2018)
Aged 18+
(2017)
Aged 18+
(2018)
Aged
18-25
(2017)
Aged
18-25
(2018)
Aged 26+
(2017)
Aged 26+
(2018)
TOTAL 178,736 179,278 5,466 5,191 173,270 174,087 25,382a 24,866 147,887 149,221
GEOGRAPHIC REGION                    
Northeast 33,911a 32,930 965 894 32,946 32,036 4,693a 4,485 28,253 27,551
Midwest 39,188 39,476 1,241 1,136 37,947 38,340 5,676 5,616 32,271 32,725
South 63,315 64,260 2,043 1,954 61,272 62,306 9,006 8,827 52,267 53,479
West 42,321 42,612 1,218 1,207 41,104 41,405 6,007 5,938 35,096 35,466
COUNTY TYPE                    
Large Metro 103,259 102,365 3,124 2,915 100,134 99,450 14,332 13,825 85,803 85,625
Small Metro 51,960 52,940 1,516 1,540 50,444 51,401 7,904 7,921 42,541 43,480
Nonmetro 23,517 23,973 826 736 22,691 23,237 3,147 3,121 19,544 20,116
Urbanized 10,327 11,115 345 297 9,982 10,819 1,567 1,443 8,415 9,376
Less Urbanized 10,961 10,647 420 372 10,541 10,276 1,384 1,433 9,156 8,843
Completely Rural 2,230 2,210 61 68 2,169 2,143 197 245 1,973 1,898
POVERTY LEVEL1                    
Less Than 100% 19,933 19,931 915 854 19,018 19,077 5,756 5,680 13,262 13,397
100-199% 29,801 30,166 1,119a 971 28,683 29,195 5,876 5,687 22,806 23,507
200% or More 128,483 128,625 3,432 3,366 125,051 125,259 13,232 12,943 111,819 112,316
HEALTH INSURANCE2                    
Private 127,571 127,617 3,463 3,274 124,108 124,344 16,528 16,126 107,580 108,218
Medicaid/CHIP 21,928 21,978 1,874a 1,665 20,054 20,313 4,498 4,460 15,556 15,854
Other3 39,730 40,143 178 223 39,552 39,920 1,832 1,799 37,720 38,120
No Coverage 15,991 16,529 206 254 15,785 16,275 3,257 3,177 12,528 13,098
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 Respondents aged 18 to 22 who were living in a college dormitory were excluded.
2 Respondents could indicate multiple types of health insurance; thus, these response categories are not mutually exclusive.
3 Other Health Insurance is defined as having Medicare, military-related health care, or any other type of health insurance.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.28B – Alcohol Use in Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Geographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics: Percentages, 2017 and 2018
Geographic/Socioeconomic Characteristic Aged 12+
(2017)
Aged 12+
(2018)
Aged
12-17
(2017)
Aged
12-17
(2018)
Aged 18+
(2017)
Aged 18+
(2018)
Aged
18-25
(2017)
Aged
18-25
(2018)
Aged 26+
(2017)
Aged 26+
(2018)
TOTAL 65.7 65.5 21.9 20.8 70.1 70.0 74.0 73.1 69.5 69.5
GEOGRAPHIC REGION                    
Northeast 70.5 68.9 23.8 22.4 74.8 73.1 78.2 76.5 74.3 72.6
Midwest 68.7 69.0 23.4 21.5 73.4 73.9 77.6 77.5 72.7 73.3
South 61.7 62.0 21.3 20.3 65.9 66.3 70.5 69.2 65.2 65.8
West 65.7 65.5 20.4 20.2 70.3 70.1 73.1 72.7 69.8 69.6
COUNTY TYPE                    
Large Metro 67.4 67.1 21.6 20.9 72.2 71.7 74.2 72.8 71.9 71.6
Small Metro 65.1 64.8 22.0 20.7 69.2 69.2 74.5 74.2 68.3 68.3
Nonmetro 60.1 60.8 23.1 20.9 63.8 64.7 71.8 71.4 62.7 63.7
Urbanized 61.5 63.0 22.7 20.6 65.3 66.7 76.0 74.6 63.7 65.7
Less Urbanized 57.9 58.9 23.7 21.7 61.4 62.8 67.6 68.3 60.6 62.0
Completely Rural 65.4 59.4 21.4 18.6 69.5 63.8 71.7 71.8 69.2 62.9
POVERTY LEVEL1                    
Less Than 100% 50.4 49.8 17.0 15.5 55.6 55.3 68.1 68.1 51.5 51.2
100-199% 55.1 55.4 20.8 18.8 58.9 59.3 71.0 69.0 56.4 57.3
200% or More 72.3 72.0 24.2 23.7 76.5 76.2 78.4 77.6 76.2 76.1
HEALTH INSURANCE2                    
Private 71.0 71.0 23.9 23.1 75.1 75.1 79.3 78.7 74.5 74.6
Medicaid/CHIP 48.2 47.5 20.0a 17.5 55.5 55.2 60.5 61.6 54.2 53.6
Other3 57.9 57.8 17.4 18.9 58.5 58.5 72.3 70.0 57.9 58.0
No Coverage 65.2 64.3 18.4 22.8 67.5 66.2 70.0a 66.0 66.8 66.2
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 Respondents aged 18 to 22 who were living in a college dormitory were excluded.
2 Respondents could indicate multiple types of health insurance; thus, these response categories are not mutually exclusive.
3 Other Health Insurance is defined as having Medicare, military-related health care, or any other type of health insurance.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.29A – Alcohol Use in Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Geographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2017 and 2018
Geographic/Socioeconomic Characteristic Aged 12+
(2017)
Aged 12+
(2018)
Aged
12-17
(2017)
Aged
12-17
(2018)
Aged 18+
(2017)
Aged 18+
(2018)
Aged
18-25
(2017)
Aged
18-25
(2018)
Aged 26+
(2017)
Aged 26+
(2018)
TOTAL 140,588 139,835 2,465a 2,233 138,123 137,602 19,330a 18,757 118,794 118,844
GEOGRAPHIC REGION                    
Northeast 27,255a 26,178 479a 385 26,777 25,794 3,760a 3,520 23,017 22,273
Midwest 30,949 31,251 526 478 30,423 30,772 4,445 4,321 25,978 26,451
South 48,629 48,845 940 862 47,688 47,984 6,646 6,473 41,042 41,511
West 33,755 33,560 519 508 33,235 33,052 4,479 4,443 28,756 28,609
COUNTY TYPE                    
Large Metro 82,196 80,698 1,403 1,235 80,792 79,463 11,051 10,604 69,741 68,859
Small Metro 40,741 41,177 703 674 40,038 40,503 6,022 5,916 34,016 34,587
Nonmetro 17,651 17,960 358 324 17,293 17,636 2,256 2,237 15,037 15,399
Urbanized 7,765 8,516 151 130 7,613 8,386 1,130 1,073 6,483 7,313
Less Urbanized 8,174 7,834 171 164 8,003 7,670 988 992 7,015 6,679
Completely Rural 1,712 1,610 36 30 1,676 1,580 138 172 1,538 1,407
POVERTY LEVEL1                    
Less Than 100% 14,176 13,903 406a 306 13,770 13,596 4,146 4,146 9,623 9,450
100-199% 21,561 21,172 481 416 21,080 20,756 4,357 4,133 16,724 16,624
200% or More 104,463 104,326 1,577 1,511 102,885 102,815 10,439 10,044 92,447 92,771
HEALTH INSURANCE2                    
Private 103,333 102,622 1,593 1,455 101,740 101,167 13,274 12,839 88,466 88,328
Medicaid/CHIP 14,696 14,681 852a 663 13,844 14,018 2,866 2,851 10,978 11,167
Other3 30,771 30,862 62a 106 30,710 30,756 1,368 1,329 29,342 29,427
No Coverage 12,307 12,310 97 95 12,211 12,215 2,324 2,210 9,887 10,006
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 Respondents aged 18 to 22 who were living in a college dormitory were excluded.
2 Respondents could indicate multiple types of health insurance; thus, these response categories are not mutually exclusive.
3 Other Health Insurance is defined as having Medicare, military-related health care, or any other type of health insurance.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.29B – Alcohol Use in Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Geographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics: Percentages, 2017 and 2018
Geographic/Socioeconomic Characteristic Aged 12+
(2017)
Aged 12+
(2018)
Aged
12-17
(2017)
Aged
12-17
(2018)
Aged 18+
(2017)
Aged 18+
(2018)
Aged
18-25
(2017)
Aged
18-25
(2018)
Aged 26+
(2017)
Aged 26+
(2018)
TOTAL 51.7 51.1 9.9a 9.0 55.9 55.3 56.3 55.1 55.8 55.3
GEOGRAPHIC REGION                    
Northeast 56.7 54.8 11.8a 9.6 60.8 58.9 62.7 60.0 60.5 58.7
Midwest 54.3 54.6 9.9 9.1 58.8 59.3 60.7 59.7 58.5 59.2
South 47.4 47.1 9.8 8.9 51.3 51.0 52.0 50.7 51.2 51.1
West 52.4 51.6 8.7 8.5 56.8 55.9 54.5 54.4 57.2 56.2
COUNTY TYPE                    
Large Metro 53.7 52.9 9.7 8.8 58.2 57.3 57.2 55.8 58.4 57.6
Small Metro 51.1 50.4 10.2 9.1 54.9 54.5 56.8 55.4 54.6 54.4
Nonmetro 45.1 45.5 10.0 9.2 48.6 49.1 51.5 51.2 48.2 48.8
Urbanized 46.2 48.2 10.0 9.0 49.8 51.7 54.8 55.5 49.1 51.2
Less Urbanized 43.2 43.3 9.6 9.6 46.6 46.9 48.2 47.3 46.4 46.8
Completely Rural 50.2a 43.3 12.7 8.2 53.7 47.1 50.4 50.5 54.0 46.7
POVERTY LEVEL1                    
Less Than 100% 35.8 34.7 7.6a 5.6 40.3 39.4 49.0 49.7 37.4 36.1
100-199% 39.9 38.9 8.9 8.0 43.3 42.1 52.7 50.1 41.4 40.5
200% or More 58.8 58.4 11.1 10.6 62.9 62.6 61.8 60.2 63.0 62.8
HEALTH INSURANCE2                    
Private 57.5 57.1 11.0 10.3 61.6 61.1 63.7 62.7 61.3 60.9
Medicaid/CHIP 32.3 31.7 9.1a 7.0 38.3 38.1 38.5 39.4 38.3 37.8
Other3 44.8 44.5 6.0a 9.0 45.4 45.1 54.0 51.7 45.1 44.8
No Coverage 50.2 47.9 8.6 8.5 52.2 49.7 50.0a 45.9 52.7 50.6
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 Respondents aged 18 to 22 who were living in a college dormitory were excluded.
2 Respondents could indicate multiple types of health insurance; thus, these response categories are not mutually exclusive.
3 Other Health Insurance is defined as having Medicare, military-related health care, or any other type of health insurance.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.30A – Binge Alcohol Use in Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Geographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2017 and 2018
Geographic/Socioeconomic Characteristic Aged 12+
(2017)
Aged 12+
(2018)
Aged
12-17
(2017)
Aged
12-17
(2018)
Aged 18+
(2017)
Aged 18+
(2018)
Aged
18-25
(2017)
Aged
18-25
(2018)
Aged 26+
(2017)
Aged 26+
(2018)
TOTAL 66,636 67,059 1,310 1,168 65,326 65,891 12,652a 11,876 52,674 54,015
GEOGRAPHIC REGION                    
Northeast 12,779 12,314 267a 197 12,512 12,117 2,570 2,411 9,941 9,706
Midwest 15,066 15,480 291 247 14,775 15,234 3,072a 2,787 11,703a 12,447
South 23,295 23,871 472 458 22,823 23,413 4,133 3,968 18,690 19,445
West 15,496 15,394 280 267 15,216 15,127 2,876 2,710 12,339 12,416
COUNTY TYPE                    
Large Metro 37,715 38,117 710 661 37,004 37,456 7,156 6,648 29,848 30,808
Small Metro 20,008 19,834 396 335 19,612 19,499 3,949 3,767 15,663 15,732
Nonmetro 8,914 9,107 204 171 8,710 8,936 1,547 1,460 7,163 7,476
Urbanized 3,893 4,216 90 74 3,803 4,143 767 697 3,036 3,445
Less Urbanized 4,168 4,072 92 78 4,076 3,994 674 654 3,402 3,340
Completely Rural 853 819 22 20 831 800 105 110 725 690
POVERTY LEVEL1                    
Less Than 100% 8,610 8,905 199 165 8,411 8,740 2,707 2,790 5,703 5,951
100-199% 11,650 11,780 258 233 11,392 11,546 2,861a 2,463 8,531 9,084
200% or More 46,100 46,057 853 770 45,247 45,287 6,807a 6,307 38,440 38,981
HEALTH INSURANCE2                    
Private 46,364 46,285 861 746 45,503 45,539 8,648 8,134 36,855 37,406
Medicaid/CHIP 8,519 8,588 447a 336 8,072 8,252 1,856 1,708 6,216 6,544
Other3 10,474 10,284 31a 61 10,443 10,223 920 860 9,523 9,363
No Coverage 7,598 8,152 51 72 7,546 8,081 1,546 1,438 6,000 6,642
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
NOTE: Estimates of binge alcohol use include use by those who were heavy alcohol users.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 Respondents aged 18 to 22 who were living in a college dormitory were excluded.
2 Respondents could indicate multiple types of health insurance; thus, these response categories are not mutually exclusive.
3 Other Health Insurance is defined as having Medicare, military-related health care, or any other type of health insurance.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.30B – Binge Alcohol Use in Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Geographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics: Percentages, 2017 and 2018
Geographic/Socioeconomic Characteristic Aged 12+
(2017)
Aged 12+
(2018)
Aged
12-17
(2017)
Aged
12-17
(2018)
Aged 18+
(2017)
Aged 18+
(2018)
Aged
18-25
(2017)
Aged
18-25
(2018)
Aged 26+
(2017)
Aged 26+
(2018)
TOTAL 24.5 24.5 5.3 4.7 26.4 26.5 36.9a 34.9 24.7 25.1
GEOGRAPHIC REGION                    
Northeast 26.6 25.8 6.6a 4.9 28.4 27.7 42.9 41.1 26.1 25.6
Midwest 26.4 27.1 5.5 4.7 28.6 29.3 42.0a 38.5 26.4 27.9
South 22.7 23.0 4.9 4.8 24.6 24.9 32.4 31.1 23.3 23.9
West 24.0 23.7 4.7 4.5 26.0 25.6 35.0 33.2 24.6 24.4
COUNTY TYPE                    
Large Metro 24.6 25.0 4.9 4.7 26.7 27.0 37.0a 35.0 25.0 25.8
Small Metro 25.1 24.3 5.7a 4.5 26.9 26.2 37.2 35.3 25.1 24.7
Nonmetro 22.8 23.1 5.7 4.9 24.5 24.9 35.3 33.4 23.0 23.7
Urbanized 23.2 23.9 5.9 5.1 24.9 25.5 37.2 36.0 23.0 24.1
Less Urbanized 22.0 22.5 5.2 4.5 23.7 24.4 32.9 31.2 22.5 23.4
Completely Rural 25.0 22.0 7.8 5.4 26.6 23.8 38.4 32.1 25.5 22.9
POVERTY LEVEL1                    
Less Than 100% 21.8 22.3 3.7 3.0 24.6 25.3 32.0 33.4 22.2 22.7
100-199% 21.5 21.6 4.8 4.5 23.4 23.4 34.6a 29.9 21.1 22.1
200% or More 25.9 25.8 6.0 5.4 27.7 27.6 40.3a 37.8 26.2 26.4
HEALTH INSURANCE2                    
Private 25.8 25.8 5.9 5.3 27.5 27.5 41.5 39.7 25.5 25.8
Medicaid/CHIP 18.7 18.5 4.8a 3.5 22.3 22.4 25.0 23.6 21.7 22.1
Other3 15.3 14.8 3.1 5.1 15.4 15.0 36.3 33.5 14.6 14.3
No Coverage 31.0 31.7 4.6 6.4 32.3 32.9 33.2 29.9 32.0 33.6
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
NOTE: Estimates of binge alcohol use include use by those who were heavy alcohol users.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 Respondents aged 18 to 22 who were living in a college dormitory were excluded.
2 Respondents could indicate multiple types of health insurance; thus, these response categories are not mutually exclusive.
3 Other Health Insurance is defined as having Medicare, military-related health care, or any other type of health insurance.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.31A – Heavy Alcohol Use in Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Geographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2017 and 2018
Geographic/Socioeconomic Characteristic Aged 12+
(2017)
Aged 12+
(2018)
Aged
12-17
(2017)
Aged
12-17
(2018)
Aged 18+
(2017)
Aged 18+
(2018)
Aged
18-25
(2017)
Aged
18-25
(2018)
Aged 26+
(2017)
Aged 26+
(2018)
TOTAL 16,717 16,569 174 131 16,543 16,437 3,307 3,074 13,236 13,363
GEOGRAPHIC REGION                    
Northeast 3,173 3,080 42a 20 3,131 3,060 733 685 2,398 2,374
Midwest 3,976 3,870 37 27 3,939 3,843 824 759 3,116 3,083
South 5,934 5,698 58 70 5,875 5,629 1,021 944 4,855 4,685
West 3,634 3,921 37a 15 3,598 3,906 730 685 2,868 3,221
COUNTY TYPE                    
Large Metro 8,884 9,140 94a 54 8,790 9,086 1,780 1,661 7,009 7,424
Small Metro 5,403a 4,768 57 43 5,346a 4,725 1,116 960 4,230 3,764
Nonmetro 2,430 2,661 23 34 2,407 2,627 411 452 1,996 2,175
Urbanized 1,105 1,164 10 7 1,096 1,157 213 223 883 934
Less Urbanized 1,075 1,253 10 19 1,065 1,234 171 198 894 1,036
Completely Rural 250 244 3 * 247 236 28 31 219 205
POVERTY LEVEL1                    
Less Than 100% 2,041 2,110 22 14 2,019 2,096 705 704 1,314 1,392
100-199% 2,688 2,514 32 22 2,656 2,492 713a 561 1,942 1,931
200% or More 11,893 11,827 120 96 11,773 11,731 1,793 1,691 9,979 10,040
HEALTH INSURANCE2                    
Private 11,578 11,469 122 84 11,457 11,385 2,354 2,221 9,103 9,164
Medicaid/CHIP 1,934 2,158 50 33 1,884 2,125 412 365 1,472 1,760
Other3 2,731 2,510 6 13 2,725 2,497 256 244 2,469 2,252
No Coverage 2,171 1,958 9 6 2,163 1,952 408 311 1,755 1,641
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 Respondents aged 18 to 22 who were living in a college dormitory were excluded.
2 Respondents could indicate multiple types of health insurance; thus, these response categories are not mutually exclusive.
3 Other Health Insurance is defined as having Medicare, military-related health care, or any other type of health insurance.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.31B – Heavy Alcohol Use in Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age Group and Geographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics: Percentages, 2017 and 2018
Geographic/Socioeconomic Characteristic Aged 12+
(2017)
Aged 12+
(2018)
Aged
12-17
(2017)
Aged
12-17
(2018)
Aged 18+
(2017)
Aged 18+
(2018)
Aged
18-25
(2017)
Aged
18-25
(2018)
Aged 26+
(2017)
Aged 26+
(2018)
TOTAL 6.1 6.1 0.7 0.5 6.7 6.6 9.6 9.0 6.2 6.2
GEOGRAPHIC REGION                    
Northeast 6.6 6.4 1.0a 0.5 7.1 7.0 12.2 11.7 6.3 6.3
Midwest 7.0 6.8 0.7 0.5 7.6 7.4 11.3 10.5 7.0 6.9
South 5.8 5.5 0.6 0.7 6.3 6.0 8.0 7.4 6.1 5.8
West 5.6 6.0 0.6a 0.2 6.2 6.6 8.9 8.4 5.7 6.3
COUNTY TYPE                    
Large Metro 5.8 6.0 0.7a 0.4 6.3 6.6 9.2 8.7 5.9 6.2
Small Metro 6.8a 5.8 0.8 0.6 7.3a 6.4 10.5 9.0 6.8a 5.9
Nonmetro 6.2 6.7 0.6 1.0 6.8 7.3 9.4 10.3 6.4 6.9
Urbanized 6.6 6.6 0.6 0.5 7.2 7.1 10.3 11.5 6.7 6.5
Less Urbanized 5.7 6.9 0.6 1.1 6.2 7.5 8.3 9.5 5.9 7.3
Completely Rural 7.3 6.6 1.1 * 7.9 7.0 10.1 9.0 7.7 6.8
POVERTY LEVEL1                    
Less Than 100% 5.2 5.3 0.4 0.2 5.9 6.1 8.3 8.4 5.1 5.3
100-199% 5.0 4.6 0.6 0.4 5.5 5.1 8.6a 6.8 4.8 4.7
200% or More 6.7 6.6 0.8 0.7 7.2 7.1 10.6 10.1 6.8 6.8
HEALTH INSURANCE2                    
Private 6.4 6.4 0.8 0.6 6.9 6.9 11.3 10.8 6.3 6.3
Medicaid/CHIP 4.3 4.7 0.5 0.4 5.2 5.8 5.5 5.0 5.1 5.9
Other3 4.0 3.6 0.6 1.1 4.0 3.7 10.1 9.5 3.8 3.4
No Coverage 8.9 7.6 0.8 0.5 9.2 7.9 8.8a 6.5 9.4 8.3
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 Respondents aged 18 to 22 who were living in a college dormitory were excluded.
2 Respondents could indicate multiple types of health insurance; thus, these response categories are not mutually exclusive.
3 Other Health Insurance is defined as having Medicare, military-related health care, or any other type of health insurance.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.32A – Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month and Binge and Heavy Alcohol Use in Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 20, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2017 and 2018
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
Alcohol
Use
(2017)
Lifetime
Alcohol
Use
(2018)
Past
Year
Alcohol
Use
(2017)
Past
Year
Alcohol
Use
(2018)
Past
Month
Alcohol
Use
(2017)
Past
Month
Alcohol
Use
(2018)
Past
Month
Binge
Alcohol
Use
(2017)
Past
Month
Binge
Alcohol
Use
(2018)
Past
Month
Heavy
Alcohol
Use
(2017)
Past
Month
Heavy
Alcohol
Use
(2018)
TOTAL 15,526 15,120 13,184 12,819 7,440 7,146 4,515 4,322 932 861
GENDER                    
Male 7,772 7,620 6,591 6,368 3,831 3,560 2,338 2,218 515 517
Female 7,754 7,500 6,593 6,451 3,609 3,586 2,176 2,104 417 344
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE                    
Not Hispanic or Latino 11,964 11,542 10,300 9,895 5,959 5,663 3,649 3,439 777 729
White 8,967 8,697 7,863 7,641 4,673 4,590 2,973 2,863 690 666
Black or African American 1,726 1,687 1,339 1,305 679 581 373a 283 44 26
AIAN 81 72 64 51 29 29 21 18 1 2
NHOPI * * * * * * * * * *
Asian 638 583 557 493 313 242 148 145 17 19
Two or More Races 530a 431 457a 352 255a 184 130 106 23 13
Hispanic or Latino 3,562 3,578 2,884 2,924 1,481 1,483 865 883 155 131
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN                    
Male, White, Not Hispanic 4,589 4,408 4,011 3,821 2,439 2,292 1,558 1,466 387 415
Female, White, Not Hispanic 4,378 4,289 3,852 3,820 2,234 2,299 1,415 1,397 304 251
Male, Black, Not Hispanic 837 844 650 637 339 294 188 167 23 15
Female, Black, Not Hispanic 888 843 690 668 339 287 185a 116 21 12
Male, Hispanic 1,728 1,750 1,392 1,406 762 723 461 443 84 62
Female, Hispanic 1,834 1,828 1,492 1,518 719 761 405 440 71 69
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
NOTE: Estimates of binge alcohol use include use by those who were heavy alcohol users.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.32B – Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month and Binge and Heavy Alcohol Use in Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 20, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2017 and 2018
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
Alcohol
Use
(2017)
Lifetime
Alcohol
Use
(2018)
Past
Year
Alcohol
Use
(2017)
Past
Year
Alcohol
Use
(2018)
Past
Month
Alcohol
Use
(2017)
Past
Month
Alcohol
Use
(2018)
Past
Month
Binge
Alcohol
Use
(2017)
Past
Month
Binge
Alcohol
Use
(2018)
Past
Month
Heavy
Alcohol
Use
(2017)
Past
Month
Heavy
Alcohol
Use
(2018)
TOTAL 41.0 39.8 34.9 33.8 19.7 18.8 11.9 11.4 2.5 2.3
GENDER                    
Male 39.9 38.9 33.8 32.5 19.7a 18.2 12.0 11.3 2.6 2.6
Female 42.3 40.8 35.9 35.1 19.7 19.5 11.9 11.4 2.3 1.9
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE                    
Not Hispanic or Latino 41.5 40.3 35.7 34.5 20.7 19.8 12.6 12.0 2.7 2.5
White 45.0 44.0 39.5 38.7 23.5 23.2 14.9 14.5 3.5 3.4
Black or African American 32.6 32.3 25.3 25.0 12.8 11.1 7.0 5.4 0.8 0.5
AIAN 37.0 30.8 29.2 21.8 13.2 12.4 9.5 7.7 0.4 0.8
NHOPI * * * * * * * * * *
Asian 30.7 26.8 26.8 22.6 15.1 11.1 7.1 6.7 0.8 0.9
Two or More Races 43.5 39.9 37.4 32.6 20.9 17.1 10.7 9.9 1.9 1.2
Hispanic or Latino 39.7 38.5 32.1 31.4 16.5 15.9 9.6 9.5 1.7 1.4
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN                    
Male, White, Not Hispanic 44.4 43.1 38.8 37.4 23.6 22.4 15.1 14.3 3.7 4.1
Female, White, Not Hispanic 45.7 44.9 40.2 40.0 23.3 24.1 14.8 14.6 3.2 2.6
Male, Black, Not Hispanic 31.1 31.7 24.1 23.9 12.6 11.0 7.0 6.3 0.8 0.6
Female, Black, Not Hispanic 34.2 33.0 26.5 26.1 13.1 11.2 7.1a 4.5 0.8 0.5
Male, Hispanic 37.5 36.7 30.2 29.5 16.5 15.2 10.0 9.3 1.8 1.3
Female, Hispanic 42.0 40.3 34.2 33.5 16.5 16.8 9.3 9.7 1.6 1.5
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
NOTE: Estimates of binge alcohol use include use by those who were heavy alcohol users.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.33A – Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month and Binge and Heavy Alcohol Use in Past Month among Persons Aged 21 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2017 and 2018
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
Alcohol
Use
(2017)
Lifetime
Alcohol
Use
(2018)
Past
Year
Alcohol
Use
(2017)
Past
Year
Alcohol
Use
(2018)
Past
Month
Alcohol
Use
(2017)
Past
Month
Alcohol
Use
(2018)
Past
Month
Binge
Alcohol
Use
(2017)
Past
Month
Binge
Alcohol
Use
(2018)
Past
Month
Heavy
Alcohol
Use
(2017)
Past
Month
Heavy
Alcohol
Use
(2018)
TOTAL 204,536 206,099 165,552 166,459 133,148 132,688 62,122 62,737 15,785 15,708
GENDER                    
Male 101,647 102,666 83,070 83,687 69,377 68,824 35,716 35,666 10,449 10,373
Female 102,889 103,433 82,482 82,772 63,770 63,864 26,406 27,071 5,336 5,335
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE                    
Not Hispanic or Latino 174,589 176,185 141,013 142,378 114,211 114,712 51,347 52,136 13,714 13,835
White 138,202 138,890 111,960 112,810 92,271 92,166 40,869 41,016 11,537 11,641
Black or African American 22,055 22,225 17,537 17,576 13,464 13,577 7,064 7,299 1,385 1,379
AIAN 1,091 1,198 714 854 562 569 374 356 95 101
NHOPI * 676 567 519 473 333 277 231 66 51
Asian 9,027 9,497 7,539 7,892 5,509 5,899 1,843 2,150 288 396
Two or More Races 3,482 3,699 2,695 2,728 1,932 2,168 921 1,084 343 267
Hispanic or Latino 29,948 29,914 24,539 24,080 18,937 17,977 10,775 10,600 2,071 1,873
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN                    
Male, White, Not Hispanic 67,958 68,683 55,163 56,142 47,277 47,391 23,175 23,373 7,593 7,777
Female, White, Not Hispanic 70,244 70,208 56,797 56,668 44,994 44,775 17,695 17,643 3,944 3,864
Male, Black, Not Hispanic 10,348 10,496 8,345 8,350 6,796 6,639 3,761 3,790 942 860
Female, Black, Not Hispanic 11,706 11,729 9,192 9,226 6,667 6,938 3,302 3,508 443 519
Male, Hispanic 16,145 15,896 13,444 12,996 10,730 10,140 6,863 6,402 1,457 1,214
Female, Hispanic 13,803 14,018 11,095 11,084 8,207 7,836 3,912 4,198 614 659
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
NOTE: Estimates of binge alcohol use include use by those who were heavy alcohol users.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.33B – Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month and Binge and Heavy Alcohol Use in Past Month among Persons Aged 21 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: Percentages, 2017 and 2018
Demographic Characteristic Lifetime
Alcohol
Use
(2017)
Lifetime
Alcohol
Use
(2018)
Past
Year
Alcohol
Use
(2017)
Past
Year
Alcohol
Use
(2018)
Past
Month
Alcohol
Use
(2017)
Past
Month
Alcohol
Use
(2018)
Past
Month
Binge
Alcohol
Use
(2017)
Past
Month
Binge
Alcohol
Use
(2018)
Past
Month
Heavy
Alcohol
Use
(2017)
Past
Month
Heavy
Alcohol
Use
(2018)
TOTAL 87.3 87.4 70.7 70.6 56.8 56.3 26.5 26.6 6.7 6.7
GENDER                    
Male 90.3 90.7 73.8 73.9 61.7 60.8 31.7 31.5 9.3 9.2
Female 84.5 84.4 67.7 67.5 52.4 52.1 21.7 22.1 4.4 4.4
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE                    
Not Hispanic or Latino 88.4 88.8 71.4 71.7 57.8 57.8 26.0 26.3 6.9 7.0
White 91.6 92.0 74.2 74.7 61.2 61.1 27.1 27.2 7.6 7.7
Black or African American 80.0 80.2 63.6 63.4 48.8 49.0 25.6 26.3 5.0 5.0
AIAN 88.3 83.7 57.8 59.6 45.5 39.7 30.3 24.8 7.7 7.1
NHOPI * 78.3 58.1 60.1 48.4 38.5 28.4 26.8 6.7 5.9
Asian 69.0 70.6 57.7 58.7 42.1 43.9 14.1 16.0 2.2 2.9
Two or More Races 91.3 91.6 70.7 67.6 50.7 53.7 24.2 26.8 9.0 6.6
Hispanic or Latino 81.5 80.1 66.8 64.5 51.5a 48.2 29.3 28.4 5.6 5.0
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN                    
Male, White, Not Hispanic 93.1a 94.0 75.6 76.8 64.8 64.8 31.7 32.0 10.4 10.6
Female, White, Not Hispanic 90.2 90.2 73.0 72.8 57.8 57.5 22.7 22.7 5.1 5.0
Male, Black, Not Hispanic 83.3 84.3 67.2 67.1 54.7 53.3 30.3 30.5 7.6 6.9
Female, Black, Not Hispanic 77.3 76.8 60.7 60.4 44.0 45.4 21.8 23.0 2.9 3.4
Male, Hispanic 88.7a 85.9 73.8 70.3 58.9a 54.8 37.7 34.6 8.0 6.6
Female, Hispanic 74.4 74.4 59.8 58.9 44.3 41.6 21.1 22.3 3.3 3.5
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
NOTE: Estimates of binge alcohol use include use by those who were heavy alcohol users.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.34A – Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month and Binge and Heavy Alcohol Use in Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 20, by Geographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2017 and 2018
Geographic/Socioeconomic Characteristic Lifetime
Alcohol
Use
(2017)
Lifetime
Alcohol
Use
(2018)
Past
Year
Alcohol
Use
(2017)
Past
Year
Alcohol
Use
(2018)
Past
Month
Alcohol
Use
(2017)
Past
Month
Alcohol
Use
(2018)
Past
Month
Binge
Alcohol
Use
(2017)
Past
Month
Binge
Alcohol
Use
(2018)
Past
Month
Heavy
Alcohol
Use
(2017)
Past
Month
Heavy
Alcohol
Use
(2018)
TOTAL 15,526 15,120 13,184 12,819 7,440 7,146 4,515 4,322 932 861
GEOGRAPHIC REGION                    
Northeast 2,713 2,589 2,410 2,258 1,478 1,316 959 823 255 197
Midwest 3,514 3,431 3,005 2,944 1,723 1,674 1,129 1,056 252 232
South 5,682 5,496 4,704 4,639 2,547 2,537 1,414 1,516 259 269
West 3,617 3,605 3,064 2,978 1,693 1,620 1,012 926 166 163
COUNTY TYPE                    
Large Metro 8,510 8,061 7,355 6,821 4,177a 3,761 2,415 2,238 437 355
Small Metro 4,740 4,918 3,999 4,212 2,303 2,411 1,486 1,481 381 337
Nonmetro 2,276 2,141 1,830 1,786 961 975 613 603 114a 169
Urbanized 1,074 937 875 791 472 440 308 278 63 76
Less Urbanized 1,053 1,030 827 856 415 463 252 277 38a 77
Completely Rural 150 175 127 140 74 72 53 49 13 16
POVERTY LEVEL1                    
Less Than 100% 3,499 3,462 2,817 2,793 1,609 1,563 946 1,042 217 218
100-199% 3,319 3,099 2,695 2,524 1,459 1,358 897 816 142 127
200% or More 8,245 8,049 7,231 7,019 4,031 3,840 2,428 2,182 487 406
HEALTH INSURANCE2                    
Private 9,460 8,936 8,388 7,924 4,934 4,669 3,017 2,819 661 611
Medicaid/CHIP 4,441 4,422 3,463 3,389 1,711 1,641 987 910 175 132
Other3 876 923 744 764 432 428 246 291 58 65
No Coverage 1,390 1,437 1,120 1,211 649 645 439 436 91 71
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
NOTE: Estimates of binge alcohol use include use by those who were heavy alcohol users.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 Respondents aged 18 to 22 who were living in a college dormitory were excluded.
2 Respondents could indicate multiple types of health insurance; thus, these response categories are not mutually exclusive.
3 Other Health Insurance is defined as having Medicare, military-related health care, or any other type of health insurance.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.34B – Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month and Binge and Heavy Alcohol Use in Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 20, by Geographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics: Percentages, 2017 and 2018
Geographic/Socioeconomic Characteristic Lifetime
Alcohol
Use
(2017)
Lifetime
Alcohol
Use
(2018)
Past
Year
Alcohol
Use
(2017)
Past
Year
Alcohol
Use
(2018)
Past
Month
Alcohol
Use
(2017)
Past
Month
Alcohol
Use
(2018)
Past
Month
Binge
Alcohol
Use
(2017)
Past
Month
Binge
Alcohol
Use
(2018)
Past
Month
Heavy
Alcohol
Use
(2017)
Past
Month
Heavy
Alcohol
Use
(2018)
TOTAL 41.0 39.8 34.9 33.8 19.7 18.8 11.9 11.4 2.5 2.3
GEOGRAPHIC REGION                    
Northeast 43.8 42.0 38.9 36.6 23.8 21.3 15.5 13.3 4.1 3.2
Midwest 43.4 42.2 37.1 36.2 21.3 20.6 13.9 13.0 3.1 2.8
South 39.3 37.6 32.5 31.7 17.6 17.3 9.8 10.4 1.8 1.8
West 39.9 40.0 33.8 33.0 18.7 18.0 11.2 10.3 1.8 1.8
COUNTY TYPE                    
Large Metro 39.5 38.5 34.1 32.6 19.4 17.9 11.2 10.7 2.0 1.7
Small Metro 43.2 41.8 36.5 35.8 21.0 20.5 13.6 12.6 3.5 2.9
Nonmetro 42.9 40.8 34.5 34.0 18.1 18.6 11.6 11.5 2.2a 3.2
Urbanized 45.7 42.6 37.3 35.9 20.1 20.0 13.1 12.6 2.7 3.5
Less Urbanized 41.1 40.3 32.2 33.5 16.2 18.1 9.8 10.8 1.5a 3.0
Completely Rural 38.1 35.5 32.5 28.3 18.8 14.5 13.6 9.9 3.4 3.2
POVERTY LEVEL1                    
Less Than 100% 40.2 38.8 32.3 31.3 18.5 17.5 10.9 11.7 2.5 2.4
100-199% 39.8 37.9 32.3 30.9 17.5 16.6 10.8 10.0 1.7 1.6
200% or More 40.9 39.9 35.8 34.8 20.0 19.0 12.0a 10.8 2.4 2.0
HEALTH INSURANCE2                    
Private 43.1 41.7 38.2 37.0 22.5 21.8 13.7 13.2 3.0 2.9
Medicaid/CHIP 34.8 34.1 27.1 26.1 13.4 12.6 7.7 7.0 1.4 1.0
Other3 44.8 42.5 38.1 35.2 22.1 19.7 12.6 13.4 3.0 3.0
No Coverage 51.2 49.4 41.3 41.6 23.9 22.2 16.2 15.0 3.3 2.5
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
NOTE: Estimates of binge alcohol use include use by those who were heavy alcohol users.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 Respondents aged 18 to 22 who were living in a college dormitory were excluded.
2 Respondents could indicate multiple types of health insurance; thus, these response categories are not mutually exclusive.
3 Other Health Insurance is defined as having Medicare, military-related health care, or any other type of health insurance.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.35A – Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month and Binge and Heavy Alcohol Use in Past Month among Persons Aged 21 or Older, by Geographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics: Numbers in Thousands, 2017 and 2018
Geographic/Socioeconomic Characteristic Lifetime
Alcohol
Use
(2017)
Lifetime
Alcohol
Use
(2018)
Past
Year
Alcohol
Use
(2017)
Past
Year
Alcohol
Use
(2018)
Past
Month
Alcohol
Use
(2017)
Past
Month
Alcohol
Use
(2018)
Past
Month
Binge
Alcohol
Use
(2017)
Past
Month
Binge
Alcohol
Use
(2018)
Past
Month
Heavy
Alcohol
Use
(2017)
Past
Month
Heavy
Alcohol
Use
(2018)
TOTAL 204,536 206,099 165,552 166,459 133,148 132,688 62,122 62,737 15,785 15,708
GEOGRAPHIC REGION                    
Northeast 37,109 36,594 31,502 30,672 25,778 24,862 11,820 11,491 2,918 2,883
Midwest 44,429 44,548 36,183 36,532 29,227 29,577 13,938 14,425 3,724 3,638
South 74,907 76,328 58,610 59,621 46,082 46,308 21,881 22,354 5,674 5,430
West 48,091 48,630 39,257 39,634 32,061 31,940 14,484 14,467 3,468 3,757
COUNTY TYPE                    
Large Metro 114,821 114,905 95,903 95,544 78,019 76,937 35,300 35,880 8,447 8,785
Small Metro 60,663 61,727 47,961 48,729 38,438 38,766 18,522 18,353 5,022a 4,431
Nonmetro 29,052 29,468 21,688 22,187 16,690 16,985 8,300 8,504 2,316 2,492
Urbanized 12,473 13,500 9,451 10,324 7,293 8,075 3,585 3,938 1,042 1,088
Less Urbanized 13,943 13,177 10,134 9,792 7,758 7,372 3,916 3,795 1,037 1,176
Completely Rural 2,636 2,792 2,103 2,071 1,639 1,538 800 771 237 228
POVERTY LEVEL1                    
Less Than 100% 23,413 23,793 17,116 17,138 12,567 12,339 7,664 7,863 1,824 1,892
100-199% 37,447 37,719 27,107 27,642 20,102 19,814 10,753 10,964 2,545 2,387
200% or More 143,595 144,511 121,252 121,607 100,432 100,485 43,672 43,875 11,406 11,422
HEALTH INSURANCE2                    
Private 142,024 142,683 119,183 119,693 98,398 97,953 43,347 43,467 10,917 10,858
Medicaid/CHIP 25,659 26,130 18,465 18,590 12,985 13,040 7,532 7,678 1,760 2,026
Other3 55,651 56,431 38,986 39,379 30,339 30,434 10,228 9,992 2,673 2,445
No Coverage 18,182 19,026 14,871 15,318 11,658 11,665 7,158 7,717 2,081 1,886
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
NOTE: Estimates of binge alcohol use include use by those who were heavy alcohol users.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 Respondents aged 18 to 22 who were living in a college dormitory were excluded.
2 Respondents could indicate multiple types of health insurance; thus, these response categories are not mutually exclusive.
3 Other Health Insurance is defined as having Medicare, military-related health care, or any other type of health insurance.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.
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Table 2.35B – Alcohol Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month and Binge and Heavy Alcohol Use in Past Month among Persons Aged 21 or Older, by Geographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics: Percentages, 2017 and 2018
Geographic/Socioeconomic Characteristic Lifetime
Alcohol
Use
(2017)
Lifetime
Alcohol
Use
(2018)
Past
Year
Alcohol
Use
(2017)
Past
Year
Alcohol
Use
(2018)
Past
Month
Alcohol
Use
(2017)
Past
Month
Alcohol
Use
(2018)
Past
Month
Binge
Alcohol
Use
(2017)
Past
Month
Binge
Alcohol
Use
(2018)
Past
Month
Heavy
Alcohol
Use
(2017)
Past
Month
Heavy
Alcohol
Use
(2018)
TOTAL 87.3 87.4 70.7 70.6 56.8 56.3 26.5 26.6 6.7 6.7
GEOGRAPHIC REGION                    
Northeast 88.6 87.9 75.2 73.7 61.5 59.7 28.2 27.6 7.0 6.9
Midwest 90.8 90.8 74.0 74.5 59.8 60.3 28.5 29.4 7.6 7.4
South 85.0 85.7 66.5 67.0 52.3 52.0 24.8 25.1 6.4 6.1
West 86.9 86.8 70.9 70.7 57.9 57.0 26.2 25.8 6.3 6.7
COUNTY TYPE                    
Large Metro 87.2 87.3 72.9 72.6 59.3 58.5 26.8 27.3 6.4 6.7
Small Metro 88.1 88.2 69.7 69.6 55.8 55.4 26.9 26.2 7.3a 6.3
Nonmetro 85.9 86.1 64.1 64.9 49.3 49.7 24.5 24.9 6.8 7.3
Urbanized 86.3 87.4 65.4 66.8 50.5 52.3 24.8 25.5 7.2 7.0
Less Urbanized 85.2 84.9 61.9 63.1 47.4 47.5 23.9 24.4 6.3 7.6
Completely Rural 87.4 86.5 69.7 64.2 54.3 47.7 26.5 23.9 7.8 7.1
POVERTY LEVEL1                    
Less Than 100% 75.9 76.5 55.5 55.1 40.7 39.7 24.8 25.3 5.9 6.1
100-199% 81.8 81.5 59.2 59.7 43.9 42.8 23.5 23.7 5.6 5.2
200% or More 91.1 91.3 76.9 76.8 63.7 63.5 27.7 27.7 7.2 7.2
HEALTH INSURANCE2                    
Private 90.0 90.1 75.5 75.6 62.4 61.9 27.5 27.5 6.9 6.9
Medicaid/CHIP 78.4 78.4 56.4 55.8 39.7 39.1 23.0 23.0 5.4 6.1
Other3 83.4 83.9 58.4 58.6 45.5 45.3 15.3 14.9 4.0 3.6
No Coverage 83.4 83.5 68.2 67.2 53.5 51.2 32.8 33.9 9.5 8.3
* = low precision; -- = not available; da = does not apply; nc = not comparable due to methodological changes; nr = not reported due to measurement issues.
NOTE: Estimates of binge alcohol use include use by those who were heavy alcohol users.
a The difference between this estimate and the 2018 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level. Rounding may make the estimates appear identical.
1 Respondents aged 18 to 22 who were living in a college dormitory were excluded.
2 Respondents could indicate multiple types of health insurance; thus, these response categories are not mutually exclusive.
3 Other Health Insurance is defined as having Medicare, military-related health care, or any other type of health insurance.
Definitions: Measures and terms are defined in Appendix A.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017 and 2018.

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