Updated February 12, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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| Time Period | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Lifetime | Past year | Past month |
| Age | |||
| 12–17 | 29.2% | 18.4% | 11.9% |
| 18–25 | 68.7 | 47.5 | 39.5 |
| 26 or older | 72.3 | 27.3 | 24.1 |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 72.4 | 32.5 | 27.7 |
| Female | 62.4 | 25.9 | 22.3 |
| Hispanic origin and race | |||
| Not Hispanic | 69.4 | 29.4 | 25.4 |
| White | 73.0 | 30.4 | 26.4 |
| African American | 56.6% | 27.4% | 23.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 77.2 | 37.1 | 31.0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | (1) | (1) | (1) |
| Asian | 43.5 | 13.4 | 10.3 |
| Two or more races | 74.1 | 43.0 | 38.3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 52.9 | 26.8 | 21.3 |
| Total | 67.3 | 29.1 | 24.9 |
1. Low precision; no estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004. Web: www.oas.samhsa.gov.
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