2010-2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health
National Maps of Prevalence Estimates, by Substate Region
The 27 national maps presented here show the 2010-2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) estimates for 363 substate regions that were ranked from lowest to highest for each measure and divided into 7 categories that were designed to represent distributions that are somewhat symmetric, as in a normal distribution. Colors were assigned to all of the substate regions such that the third having the lowest prevalence are in blue (121 substate regions), the middle third are in white (121 substate regions), and the third with the highest prevalence are in red (121 substate regions). The only exceptions were the three perception-of-risk outcomes shown in Figure 4 (marijuana), Figure 11 (alcohol), and Figure 16 (cigarettes), which have the highest estimates represented in blue and the lowest estimates represented in red to reflect the inverse relationship between substance use and the perception of risk of using that substance. To further distinguish among the substate regions that display relatively higher prevalence, the "highest" third in red has been subdivided into (a) dark red for the 16 substate regions with the highest estimates, (b) medium red for the 33 substate regions with the next highest estimates, and (c) light red for the 72 substate regions in the third highest group. The "lowest" third is categorized in a similar way using three distinct shades of blue. In some cases, a group (or category) could have more or fewer substate regions because two (or more) substate regions have the same estimate (to two decimal places). When such ties occurred at the "boundary" between two groups, all substate regions with the same estimate were assigned to the lower group. The upper and lower limits of each of the 7 categories shown in the map legend collectively define a continuum and are not necessarily the actual values of a particular area. For example, in Figure 1, the values on the boundary in the lowest quintile correspond to Region 4 in Nebraska (3.92 percent) and the West region in Kansas along with Region III in West Virginia (5.46 percent) and are displayed in the legend. In the next to lowest quintile, Region 3 in South Dakota (5.50 percent) and Region 4 in Texas (6.24 percent) are the substate areas with the lowest and highest values; however, in the continuum of the legend, the lower limit was assigned a value of 5.47 percent because the upper limit of the quintile below it is 5.46 percent.
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Figure 1. Illicit Drug Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Substate Region: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2010, 2011, and 2012 NSDUHs
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Figure 2. Marijuana Use in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Substate Region: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2010, 2011, and 2012 NSDUHs
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Figure 3. Marijuana Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Substate Region: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2010, 2011, and 2012 NSDUHs
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Figure 4. Perceptions of Great Risk of Smoking Marijuana Once a Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Substate Region: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2010, 2011, and 2012 NSDUHs
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Figure 6. Illicit Drug Use Other Than Marijuana in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Substate Region: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2010, 2011, and 2012 NSDUHs
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Figure 7. Cocaine Use in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Substate Region: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2010, 2011, and 2012 NSDUHs
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Figure 8. Nonmedical Use of Pain Relievers in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Substate Region: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2010, 2011, and 2012 NSDUHs
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Figure 9. Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Substate Region: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2010, 2011, and 2012 NSDUHs
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Figure 10. Binge Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Substate Region: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2010, 2011, and 2012 NSDUHs
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Figure 11. Perceptions of Great Risk of Having Five or More Drinks of an Alcoholic Beverage Once or Twice a Week among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Substate Region: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2010, 2011, and 2012 NSDUHs
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Figure 12. Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 20, by Substate Region: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2010, 2011, and 2012 NSDUHs
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Figure 13. Binge Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 to 20, by Substate Region: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2010, 2011, and 2012 NSDUHs
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Figure 14. Tobacco Product Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Substate Region: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2010, 2011, and 2012 NSDUHs
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Figure 15. Cigarette Use in the Past Month among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Substate Region: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2010, 2011, and 2012 NSDUHs
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Figure 16. Perceptions of Great Risk of Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes per Day among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Substate Region: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2010, 2011, and 2012 NSDUHs
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Figure 17. Alcohol Dependence or Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Substate Region: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2010, 2011, and 2012 NSDUHs
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Figure 18. Alcohol Dependence in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Substate Region: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2010, 2011, and 2012 NSDUHs
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Figure 19. Illicit Drug Dependence or Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Substate Region: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2010, 2011, and 2012 NSDUHs
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Figure 20. Illicit Drug Dependence in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Substate Region: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2010, 2011, and 2012 NSDUHs
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Figure 21. Dependence or Abuse of Illicit Drugs or Alcohol in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Substate Region: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2010, 2011, and 2012 NSDUHs
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Figure 22. Needing But Not Receiving Treatment for Illicit Drug Use in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Substate Region: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2010, 2011, and 2012 NSDUHs
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Figure 23. Needing But Not Receiving Treatment for Alcohol Use in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Substate Region: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2010, 2011, and 2012 NSDUHs
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Figure 24. Serious Mental Illness in the Past Year among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Substate Region: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2010, 2011, and 2012 NSDUHs
NOTE: For substate region definitions, see the "2010-2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health Substate Region Definitions" at https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/substate2k12-StateTabs/NSDUHsubstateStateTabsTOC2012.htm.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2010, 2011, and 2012 (2010 Data - Revised March 2012 and October 2013; 2011 Data - Revised October 2013).
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Figure 25. Any Mental Illness in the Past Year among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Substate Region: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2010, 2011, and 2012 NSDUHs
NOTE: For substate region definitions, see the "2010-2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health Substate Region Definitions" at https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/substate2k12-StateTabs/NSDUHsubstateStateTabsTOC2012.htm.
Source: SAMHSA, Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2010, 2011, and 2012 (2010 Data - Revised March 2012 and October 2013; 2011 Data - Revised October 2013).
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Figure 26. Had Serious Thoughts of Suicide in the Past Year among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Substate Region: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2010, 2011, and 2012 NSDUHs
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Figure 27. Had at Least One Major Depressive Episode in the Past Year among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Substate Region: Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2010, 2011, and 2012 NSDUHs
1 The substate regions within Los Angeles County, California, shown on the national maps also appear as enlarged images in the individual State maps for California. Enlargements of specific substate regions other than for an entire State are unavailable in this set of 27 national maps.
