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Table 3.1A Estimated Numbers (in Thousands) Reporting About Risk and Availability of Drugs, by Age Group: 1999 and 2000 List of Tables: Standard Errors (SE) and P-Values

Risk/Availability1	Total		AGE GROUP (Years)
			12-17		18-25		26 or Older
	1999	2000	1999	2000	1999	2000	1999	2000
PERCEPTIONS OF GREAT RISK
Cigarettes
Smoke one or more packs per day	145,238b	153,077	13,746b	14,843	17,394b	18,645	114,099a	119,589
Marijuana
Smoke once a month	94,974	96,603	8,402	8,670	8,039a	8,554	78,534	79,379
Smoke once or twice a week	120,218	122,943	12,791	12,920	11,476a	12,059	95,951	97,964
Cocaine
Use once a month	163,385	166,281	12,435	12,701	19,099	19,762	131,851	133,818
Use once or twice a week	195,137	198,818	18,575	18,859	24,627	25,253	151,935	154,707
Heroin
Try once or twice	180,568	184,837	13,900	14,272	21,901a	22,770	144,767	147,794
Use once or twice a week	202,625	206,097	18,965	19,291	25,958	26,638	157,703	160,168
LSD
Try once or twice	163,404	167,213	12,393a	12,934	17,704b	18,635	133,307	135,643
Use once or twice a week	191,090	194,880	17,345	17,611	23,318	24,092	150,427	153,177
Alcohol
Four or five drinks nearly every day	151,473	155,892	14,489	14,750	17,758	18,391	119,225	122,751
Five or more drinks once or twice a week	98,204b	104,113	9,553a	9,997	10,421	10,813	78,230b	83,302
AVAILABILITY
Fairly or very easy to obtain
Marijuana	116,743	115,571	12,657	12,318	21,165	21,424	82,921	81,829
Cocaine	64,317	63,139	6,018b	5,649	11,185	10,871	47,114	46,619
Crack	61,287	60,097	6,225	6,010	9,669	9,423	45,393	44,663
Heroin	41,354	40,005	3,950	3,799	6,498	6,252	30,906	29,954
LSD	46,216	45,951	5,370	5,114	9,472	9,302	31,374	31,535
Approached by someone selling drugs past month	17,452	16,405	3,599	3,692	5,183	5,025	8,670a	7,688

*Low precision; no estimate reported.

^aDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.

^bDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.

¹Respondents with missing data were excluded.

Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 and 2000.

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Table 3.1B Percentages Reporting About Risk and Availability of Drugs, by Age Group: 1999 and 2000 List of Tables: Standard Errors (SE) and P-Values

Risk/Availability1	Total		AGE GROUP (Years)
			12-17		18-25		26 or Older
	1999	2000	1999	2000	1999	2000	1999	2000
PERCEPTIONS OF GREAT RISK
Cigarettes
Smoke one or more packs per day	66.7b	69.3	60.7b	64.1	61.7b	64.7	68.3b	70.8
Marijuana
Smoke once a month	44.4	44.3	37.2	37.7	28.7	29.8	48.1	47.8
Smoke once or twice a week	56.1	56.4	56.5	56.0	40.9	41.9	58.6	58.9
Cocaine
Use once a month	76.0	76.0	55.3	55.4	68.5	69.0	80.1	80.1
Use once or twice a week	90.6	90.8	82.4	82.1	88.1	88.1	92.2	92.4
Heroin
Try once or twice	84.0	84.4	62.0	62.3	78.7	79.5	87.9	88.3
Use once or twice a week	94.2	94.1	84.4	84.1	93.1	93.0	95.7	95.6
LSD
Try once or twice	76.6	76.8	56.3	57.2	64.0a	65.2	81.4	81.5
Use once or twice a week	89.4	89.4	78.6	77.7	84.2	84.3	91.8	91.9
Alcohol
Four or five drinks nearly every day	69.6a	70.6	63.6	63.7	63.0	63.8	71.5	72.7
Five or more drinks once or twice a week	45.1b	47.1	42.0a	43.2	37.0	37.5	46.9b	49.3
AVAILABILITY
Fairly or very easy to obtain
Marijuana	56.9b	54.8	56.5b	54.1	76.5a	75.3	53.5b	51.2
Cocaine	32.3b	30.4	27.5b	25.2	41.8b	39.0	31.3a	29.6
Crack	30.9b	29.0	28.4b	26.8	36.3b	33.9	30.2b	28.4
Heroin	20.9b	19.4	18.1b	17.0	24.6b	22.6	20.7b	19.2
LSD	23.4a	22.3	24.9b	23.0	35.6b	33.5	21.1	20.2
Approached by someone selling drugs past month	8.0a	7.4	15.6	15.9	18.3	17.4	5.2a	4.5

*Low precision; no estimate reported.

^aDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.

^bDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.

¹Respondents with missing data were excluded.

Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 and 2000.

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Table 3.2A Estimated Numbers (in Thousands) of Persons Aged 12 to 17 Reporting (I) Perceived Great Risk of Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day, by Demographic Characteristics, and (II) Selected Drug Use, by Risk Perceptions of Cigarette Smoking: 1999 and 2000 List of Tables: Standard Errors (SE) and P-Values

(I) Demographic Characteristic	Smoke One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day1		(II) Drug Use	Smoke One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day1
	Great Risk			Great Risk		Moderate/Slight/No Risk
	1999	2000		1999	2000	1999	2000
TOTAL	13,746b	14,843	PAST MONTH
			Any Illicit Drug2	1,084	1,155	1,148	1,094
AGE			Marijuana	769	834	888	836
12-13	4,427b	4,925	Any Illicit Drug Other
14-15	4,630b	5,068	Than Marijuana2	510	526	518	538
16-17	4,690	4,850	Cigarettes	1,557	1,467	1,844a	1,649
			Alcohol	2,058	2,120	1,727	1,685
GENDER			"Binge" Alcohol3	1,182	1,254	1,130	1,173
Male	6,533b	7,119
Female	7,213b	7,725	PAST YEAR
			Any Illicit Drug2	2,334	2,335	2,170a	1,986
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE			Marijuana	1,636	1,646	1,605	1,472
Not Hispanic			Any Illicit Drug Other
White Only	9,018b	9,695	Than Marijuana2	1,340	1,346	1,302	1,260
Black Only	1,957	2,133	Cigarettes	2,639	2,474	2,700b	2,365
American Indian or Alaska Native Only	68	*	Alcohol	4,358	4,499	3,439a	3,184
			"Binge" Alcohol3	--	--	--	--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*
			LIFETIME
Asian Only	551	507	Any Illicit Drug2	3,381	3,551	2,919a	2,689
More Than One Race	220	236	Marijuana	2,267	2,371	2,017	1,886
Hispanic	1,904a	2,152	Any Illicit Drug Other
			Than Marijuana2	2,175	2,269	1,988	1,921
COUNTY TYPE			Cigarettes	4,551	4,574	3,915b	3,466
Large Metro	6,983a	7,381	Alcohol	5,568	5,772	4,213a	3,920
Small Metro	4,157b	4,536	"Binge" Alcohol3	--	--	--	--
Nonmetro	2,607b	2,927

*Low precision; no estimate reported.

-- Not available.

^aDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.

^bDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.

¹ Respondents with missing data were excluded.

² Any Illicit Drug indicates use at least once of marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens (including LSD and PCP), inhalants, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically. Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana indicates use at least once of any of these listed drugs, regardless of marijuana/hashish use; marijuana/hashish users who also have used any of the other listed drugs are included.

³ "Binge" Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. By "occasion" is meant at the same time or within a couple hours of each other.

Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 and 2000.

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Table 3.2B Percentages of Persons Aged 12 to 17 Reporting (I) Perceived Great Risk of Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day, by Demographic Characteristics, and (II) Selected Drug Use, by Risk Perceptions of Cigarette Smoking: 1999 and 2000 List of Tables: Standard Errors (SE) and P-Values

(I) Demographic Characteristic	Smoke One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day1		(II) Drug Use	Smoke One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day1
	Great Risk			Great Risk		Moderate/Slight/No Risk
	1999	2000		1999	2000	1999	2000
TOTAL	60.7b	64.1	PAST MONTH
			Any Illicit Drug2	7.9	7.8	12.9	13.2
AGE			Marijuana	5.6	5.6	10.0	10.1
12-13	60.6b	64.6	Any Illicit Drug Other
14-15	60.3b	63.4	Than Marijuana2	3.7	3.5	5.8	6.5
16-17	61.1b	64.5	Cigarettes	11.3b	9.9	20.7	19.8
			Alcohol	15.0	14.3	19.4	20.3
GENDER			"Binge" Alcohol3	8.6	8.4	12.7a	14.1
Male	56.5b	60.2
Female	65.0b	68.3	PAST YEAR
			Any Illicit Drug2	17.0a	15.7	24.3	23.9
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE			Marijuana	11.9	11.1	18.0	17.7
Not Hispanic			Any Illicit Drug Other
White Only	60.0b	63.8	Than Marijuana2	9.7	9.1	14.6	15.2
Black Only	62.9	64.9	Cigarettes	19.2b	16.7	30.3a	28.5
American Indian or Alaska Native Only	52.1	*	Alcohol	31.7a	30.3	38.6	38.3
			"Binge" Alcohol3	--	--	--	--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*
			LIFETIME
Asian Only	63.4	61.6	Any Illicit Drug2	24.6	23.9	32.7	32.4
More Than One Race	61.3	65.2	Marijuana	16.5	16.0	22.6	22.7
Hispanic	61.2b	65.9	Any Illicit Drug Other
			Than Marijuana2	15.8	15.3	22.3	23.1
COUNTY TYPE			Cigarettes	33.1b	30.8	43.9a	41.7
Large Metro	61.9b	65.6	Alcohol	40.5a	38.9	47.2	47.2
Small Metro	60.9b	63.6	"Binge" Alcohol3	--	--	--	--
Nonmetro	57.3b	61.5

*Low precision; no estimate reported.

-- Not available.

^aDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.

^bDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.

¹ Respondents with missing data were excluded.

² Any Illicit Drug indicates use at least once of marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens (including LSD and PCP), inhalants, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically. Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana indicates use at least once of any of these listed drugs, regardless of marijuana/hashish use; marijuana/hashish users who also have used any of the other listed drugs are included.

³ "Binge" Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. By "occasion" is meant at the same time or within a couple hours of each other.

Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 and 2000.

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Table 3.3A Estimated Numbers (in Thousands) of Persons Aged 12 to 17 Reporting (I) Perceived Great Risk of Smoking Marijuana Once a Month, by Demographic Characteristics, and (II) Selected Drug Use, by Risk Perceptions of Smoking Marijuana Once a Month: 1999 and 2000 List of Tables: Standard Errors (SE) and P-Values

(I) Demographic Characteristic	Smoke Marijuana Once a Month1		(II) Drug Use	Smoke Marijuana Once a Month1
	Great Risk			Great Risk		Moderate/Slight/No Risk
	1999	2000		1999	2000	1999	2000
TOTAL	8,402	8,670	PAST MONTH
			Any Illicit Drug2	354	296	1,884	1,950
AGE			Marijuana	164	132	1,493	1,538
12-13	3,308	3,445	Any Illicit Drug Other
14-15	2,850	2,949	Than Marijuana2	220	205	811	855
16-17	2,244	2,277	Cigarettes	650a	546	2,746a	2,562
			Alcohol	764	764	3,020	3,026
GENDER			"Binge" Alcohol3	394	420	1,916	2,001
Male	4,030	4,149
Female	4,371	4,521	PAST YEAR
			Any Illicit Drug2	792	712	3,726	3,609
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE			Marijuana	385	343	2,861	2,779
Not Hispanic			Any Illicit Drug Other
White Only	5,491	5,658	Than Marijuana2	510	496	2,146	2,106
Black Only	1,246	1,271	Cigarettes	1,167a	1,022	4,169b	3,803
American Indian or Alaska Native Only	37	40	Alcohol	1,857	1,887	5,938	5,771
			"Binge" Alcohol3	--	--	--	--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*
			LIFETIME
Asian Only	345	312	Any Illicit Drug2	1,316	1,253	4,994	4,978
More Than One Race	123	125	Marijuana	625	608	3,657	3,648
Hispanic	1,141	1,249	Any Illicit Drug Other
			Than Marijuana2	943	911	3,233	3,274
COUNTY TYPE			Cigarettes	2,169	2,043	6,276a	5,974
Large Metro	4,088	4,057	Alcohol	2,568	2,585	7,201	7,073
Small Metro	2,465a	2,712	"Binge" Alcohol3	--	--	--	--
Nonmetro	1,849	1,901

*Low precision; no estimate reported.

-- Not available.

^aDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.

^bDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.

¹ Respondents with missing data were excluded.

² Any Illicit Drug indicates use at least once of marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens (including LSD and PCP), inhalants, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically. Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana indicates use at least once of any of these listed drugs, regardless of marijuana/hashish use; marijuana/hashish users who also have used any of the other listed drugs are included.

³ "Binge" Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. By "occasion" is meant at the same time or within a couple hours of each other.

Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 and 2000.

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Table 3.3B Percentages of Persons Aged 12 to 17 Reporting (I) Perceived Great Risk of Smoking Marijuana Once a Month, by Demographic Characteristics, and (II) Selected Drug Use, by Risk Perceptions of Smoking Marijuana Once a Month: 1999 and 2000 List of Tables: Standard Errors (SE) and P-Values

(I) Demographic Characteristic	Smoke Marijuana Once a Month1		(II) Drug Use	Smoke Marijuana Once a Month1
	Great Risk			Great Risk		Moderate/Slight/No Risk
	1999	2000		1999	2000	1999	2000
TOTAL	37.2	37.7	PAST MONTH
			Any Illicit Drug2	4.2a	3.4	13.3	13.6
AGE			Marijuana	2.0	1.5	10.5	10.7
12-13	45.5	45.6	Any Illicit Drug Other
14-15	37.2	37.1	Than Marijuana2	2.6	2.4	5.7	6.0
16-17	29.3	30.3	Cigarettes	7.7b	6.3	19.4b	17.9
			Alcohol	9.1	8.8	21.3	21.1
GENDER			"Binge" Alcohol3	4.7	4.8	13.5	14.0
Male	34.9	35.3
Female	39.6	40.2	PAST YEAR
			Any Illicit Drug2	9.4a	8.2	26.3	25.2
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE			Marijuana	4.6	4.0	20.2	19.4
Not Hispanic			Any Illicit Drug Other
White Only	36.7	37.4	Than Marijuana2	6.1	5.7	15.1	14.7
Black Only	40.0	38.8	Cigarettes	13.9b	11.8	29.4b	26.5
American Indian or Alaska Native Only	28.7	27.7	Alcohol	22.1	21.8	41.9a	40.2
			"Binge" Alcohol3	--	--	--	--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*
			LIFETIME
Asian Only	39.6	38.8	Any Illicit Drug2	15.7	14.4	35.2	34.7
More Than One Race	34.6	34.9	Marijuana	7.4	7.0	25.8	25.4
Hispanic	36.6	38.5	Any Illicit Drug Other
			Than Marijuana2	11.2	10.5	22.8	22.8
COUNTY TYPE			Cigarettes	25.8b	23.6	44.3b	41.6
Large Metro	36.4	36.2	Alcohol	30.6	29.8	50.8	49.3
Small Metro	36.3a	38.3	"Binge" Alcohol3	--	--	--	--
Nonmetro	40.7	40.2

*Low precision; no estimate reported.

-- Not available.

^aDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.

^bDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.

¹ Respondents with missing data were excluded.

² Any Illicit Drug indicates use at least once of marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens (including LSD and PCP), inhalants, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically. Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana indicates use at least once of any of these listed drugs, regardless of marijuana/hashish use; marijuana/hashish users who also have used any of the other listed drugs are included.

³ "Binge" Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. By "occasion" is meant at the same time or within a couple hours of each other.

Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 and 2000.

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Table 3.4A Estimated Numbers (in Thousands) of Persons Aged 12 to 17 Reporting (I) Perceived Great Risk of Smoking Marijuana Once or Twice a Week, by Demographic Characteristics, and (II) Selected Drug Use, by Risk Perceptions of Smoking Marijuana Once or Twice a Week: 1999 and 2000 List of Tables: Standard Errors (SE) and P-Values

(I) Demographic Characteristic	Smoke Marijuana Once or Twice a Week1		(II) Drug Use	Smoke Marijuana Once or Twice a Week1
	Great Risk			Great Risk		Moderate/Slight/No Risk
	1999	2000		1999	2000	1999	2000
TOTAL	12,791	12,920	PAST MONTH
			Any Illicit Drug2	467	413	1,770	1,839
AGE			Marijuana	228a	181	1,428	1,491
12-13	4,852	5,068	Any Illicit Drug Other
14-15	4,341	4,457	Than Marijuana2	285	280	747	785
16-17	3,597	3,395	Cigarettes	1,011b	757	2,381	2,349
			Alcohol	1,270	1,150	2,515	2,649
GENDER			"Binge" Alcohol3	651	605	1,657a	1,822
Male	6,231	6,234
Female	6,560	6,687	PAST YEAR
			Any Illicit Drug2	1,223a	1,071	3,293	3,256
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE			Marijuana	646b	532	2,598	2,589
Not Hispanic			Any Illicit Drug Other
White Only	8,773	8,816	Than Marijuana2	775	723	1,880	1,882
Black Only	1,544	1,601	Cigarettes	1,835b	1,491	3,497	3,335
American Indian or Alaska Native Only	59	*	Alcohol	3,093	2,914	4,717	4,753
			"Binge" Alcohol3	--	--	--	--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*
			LIFETIME
Asian Only	548	504	Any Illicit Drug2	2,047	1,891	4,267	4,347
More Than One Race	198	180	Marijuana	1,027	925	3,256	3,333
Hispanic	1,645	1,731	Any Illicit Drug Other
			Than Marijuana2	1,438	1,339	2,744	2,847
COUNTY TYPE			Cigarettes	3,403b	3,013	5,046	5,010
Large Metro	6,275	6,108	Alcohol	4,121	3,956	5,672	5,711
Small Metro	3,792	4,021	"Binge" Alcohol3	--	--	--	--
Nonmetro	2,724	2,791

*Low precision; no estimate reported.

-- Not available.

^aDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.

^bDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.

¹ Respondents with missing data were excluded.

² Any Illicit Drug indicates use at least once of marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens (including LSD and PCP), inhalants, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically. Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana indicates use at least once of any of these listed drugs, regardless of marijuana/hashish use; marijuana/hashish users who also have used any of the other listed drugs are included.

³ "Binge" Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. By "occasion" is meant at the same time or within a couple hours of each other.

Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 and 2000.

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Table 3.4B Percentages of Persons Aged 12 to 17 Reporting (I) Perceived Great Risk of Smoking Marijuana Once or Twice a Week, by Demographic Characteristics, and (II) Selected Drug Use, by Risk Perceptions of Smoking Marijuana Once or Twice a Week: 1999 and 2000 List of Tables: Standard Errors (SE) and P-Values

(I) Demographic Characteristic	Smoke Marijuana Once or Twice a Week1		(II) Drug Use	Smoke Marijuana Once or Twice a Week1
	Great Risk			Great Risk		Moderate/Slight/No Risk
	1999	2000		1999	2000	1999	2000
TOTAL	56.5	56.0	PAST MONTH
			Any Illicit Drug2	3.6	3.2	18.0	18.1
AGE			Marijuana	1.8a	1.4	14.5	14.7
12-13	66.5	66.8	Any Illicit Drug Other
14-15	56.5	55.9	Than Marijuana2	2.2	2.2	7.6	7.7
16-17	47.0	45.2	Cigarettes	7.9b	5.9	24.2	23.1
			Alcohol	9.9a	8.9	25.5	26.1
GENDER			"Binge" Alcohol3	5.1	4.7	16.8	17.9
Male	53.9	52.9
Female	59.2	59.3	PAST YEAR
			Any Illicit Drug2	9.6b	8.3	33.4	32.1
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE			Marijuana	5.1b	4.1	26.4	25.5
Not Hispanic			Any Illicit Drug Other
White Only	58.5	58.2	Than Marijuana2	6.1	5.6	19.1	18.5
Black Only	49.6	48.8	Cigarettes	14.4b	11.5	35.5b	32.9
American Indian or Alaska Native Only	45.6	*	Alcohol	24.2a	22.6	47.9	46.8
			"Binge" Alcohol3	--	--	--	--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*
			LIFETIME
Asian Only	63.3	62.8	Any Illicit Drug2	16.0a	14.6	43.3	42.8
More Than One Race	55.6	49.8	Marijuana	8.0a	7.2	33.1	32.8
Hispanic	52.8	53.0	Any Illicit Drug Other
			Than Marijuana2	11.2	10.4	27.9	28.0
COUNTY TYPE			Cigarettes	26.6b	23.3	51.3a	49.4
Large Metro	55.7	54.5	Alcohol	32.2a	30.6	57.6	56.3
Small Metro	55.6	56.5	"Binge" Alcohol3	--	--	--	--
Nonmetro	59.8	58.9

*Low precision; no estimate reported.

-- Not available.

^aDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.

^bDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.

¹ Respondents with missing data were excluded.

² Any Illicit Drug indicates use at least once of marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens (including LSD and PCP), inhalants, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically. Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana indicates use at least once of any of these listed drugs, regardless of marijuana/hashish use; marijuana/hashish users who also have used any of the other listed drugs are included.

³ "Binge" Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. By "occasion" is meant at the same time or within a couple hours of each other.

Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 and 2000.

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Table 3.5A Estimated Numbers (in Thousands) of Persons Aged 12 to 17 Reporting (I) Perceived Great Risk of Using Cocaine Once a Month, by Demographic Characteristics, and (II) Selected Drug Use, by Risk Perceptions of Using Cocaine: 1999 and 2000 List of Tables: Standard Errors (SE) and P-Values

(I) Demographic Characteristic	Use Cocaine Once a Month1		(II) Drug Use	Use Cocaine Once a Month1
	Great Risk			Great Risk		Moderate/Slight/No Risk
	1999	2000		1999	2000	1999	2000
TOTAL	12,435	12,701	PAST MONTH
			Any Illicit Drug2	1,135	1,210	1,060	1,022
AGE			Marijuana	853	948	772	711
12-13	3,485	3,686	Any Illicit Drug Other
14-15	4,197	4,315	Than Marijuana2	448	483	568	572
16-17	4,753	4,700	Cigarettes	1,938	1,818	1,398a	1,260
			Alcohol	2,220	2,211	1,533	1,557
GENDER			"Binge" Alcohol3	1,331	1,431	953	982
Male	6,457	6,611
Female	5,977	6,090	PAST YEAR
			Any Illicit Drug2	2,420	2,382	2,034	1,912
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE			Marijuana	1,806	1,807	1,391	1,285
Not Hispanic			Any Illicit Drug Other
White Only	8,260	8,389	Than Marijuana2	1,252	1,296	1,369	1,299
Black Only	1,886	1,955	Cigarettes	3,023a	2,779	2,228a	2,006
American Indian or Alaska Native Only	65	*	Alcohol	4,494	4,387	3,228	3,231
			"Binge" Alcohol3	--	--	--	--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*
			LIFETIME
Asian Only	420	391	Any Illicit Drug2	3,438	3,493	2,796	2,706
More Than One Race	208	186	Marijuana	2,509	2,583	1,722	1,640
Hispanic	1,569	1,682	Any Illicit Drug Other
			Than Marijuana2	2,067	2,111	2,063	2,052
COUNTY TYPE			Cigarettes	4,872	4,683	3,468	3,278
Large Metro	6,149	6,206	Alcohol	5,628	5,538	4,068	4,073
Small Metro	3,708	3,927	"Binge" Alcohol3	--	--	--	--
Nonmetro	2,577	2,568

*Low precision; no estimate reported.

-- Not available.

^aDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.

^bDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.

¹ Respondents with missing data were excluded.

² Any Illicit Drug indicates use at least once of marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens (including LSD and PCP), inhalants, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically. Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana indicates use at least once of any of these listed drugs, regardless of marijuana/hashish use; marijuana/hashish users who also have used any of the other listed drugs are included.

³ "Binge" Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. By "occasion" is meant at the same time or within a couple hours of each other.

Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 and 2000.

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Table 3.5B Percentages of Persons Aged 12 to 17 Reporting (I) Perceived Great Risk of Using Cocaine Once a Month, by Demographic Characteristics, and (II) Selected Drug Use, by Risk Perceptions of Using Cocaine Once a Month: 1999 and 2000 List of Tables: Standard Errors (SE) and P-Values

(I) Demographic Characteristic	Use Cocaine Once a Month1		(II) Drug Use	Use Cocaine Once a Month1
	Great Risk			Great Risk		Moderate/Slight/No Risk
	1999	2000		1999	2000	1999	2000
TOTAL	55.3	55.4	PAST MONTH
			Any Illicit Drug2	9.1	9.5	10.6	10.0
AGE			Marijuana	6.9	7.5	7.7	6.9
12-13	48.1	48.8	Any Illicit Drug Other
14-15	55.1	54.5	Than Marijuana2	3.6	3.8	5.7	5.6
16-17	62.4	62.9	Cigarettes	15.6a	14.3	13.9b	12.3
			Alcohol	17.8	17.4	15.3	15.2
GENDER			"Binge" Alcohol3	10.7	11.3	9.5	9.6
Male	56.4	56.4
Female	54.1	54.3	PAST YEAR
			Any Illicit Drug2	19.5	18.8	20.2a	18.7
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE			Marijuana	14.5	14.2	13.8a	12.5
Not Hispanic			Any Illicit Drug Other
White Only	55.5	55.7	Than Marijuana2	10.1	10.2	13.6	12.7
Black Only	60.7	59.9	Cigarettes	24.3b	21.9	22.2b	19.6
American Indian or Alaska Native Only	50.8	*	Alcohol	36.1a	34.5	32.1	31.5
			"Binge" Alcohol3	--	--	--	--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*
			LIFETIME
Asian Only	48.4	48.3	Any Illicit Drug2	27.7	27.5	27.8	26.4
More Than One Race	59.4	51.8	Marijuana	20.2	20.3	17.1	16.0
Hispanic	50.6	51.7	Any Illicit Drug Other
			Than Marijuana2	16.6	16.6	20.5	20.0
COUNTY TYPE			Cigarettes	39.2b	36.9	34.5b	32.0
Large Metro	54.8	55.6	Alcohol	45.3a	43.6	40.5	39.8
Small Metro	54.9	55.5	"Binge" Alcohol3	--	--	--	--
Nonmetro	57.2a	54.5

*Low precision; no estimate reported.

-- Not available.

^aDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.

^bDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.

¹ Respondents with missing data were excluded.

² Any Illicit Drug indicates use at least once of marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens (including LSD and PCP), inhalants, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically. Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana indicates use at least once of any of these listed drugs, regardless of marijuana/hashish use; marijuana/hashish users who also have used any of the other listed drugs are included.

³ "Binge" Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. By "occasion" is meant at the same time or within a couple hours of each other.

Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 and 2000.

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Table 3.6A Estimated Numbers (in Thousands) of Persons Aged 12 to 17 Reporting (I) Perceived Great Risk of Using Cocaine Once or Twice a Week, by Demographic Characteristics, and (II) Selected Drug Use, by Risk Perceptions of Using Cocaine Once or Twice a Week: 1999 and 2000 List of Tables: Standard Errors (SE) and P-Values

(I) Demographic Characteristic	Use Cocaine Once or Twice a Week1		(II) Drug Use	Use Cocaine Once or Twice a Week1
	Great Risk			Great Risk		Moderate/Slight/No Risk
	1999	2000		1999	2000	1999	2000
TOTAL	18,575	18,859	PAST MONTH
			Any Illicit Drug2	1,655	1,651	542	584
AGE			Marijuana	1,241	1,280	384	384
12-13	5,553	5,814	Any Illicit Drug Other
14-15	6,356	6,570	Than Marijuana2	690	678	327	375
16-17	6,666	6,475	Cigarettes	2,679a	2,468	660	617
			Alcohol	3,086	3,069	662	699
GENDER			"Binge" Alcohol3	1,833	1,931	447	481
Male	9,500	9,621
Female	9,075	9,238	PAST YEAR
			Any Illicit Drug2	3,528	3,358	927	942
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE			Marijuana	2,592	2,481	606	620
Not Hispanic			Any Illicit Drug Other
White Only	12,696	12,790	Than Marijuana2	1,950	1,886	671	709
Black Only	2,418	2,526	Cigarettes	4,273b	3,867	984	926
American Indian or Alaska Native Only	90	92	Alcohol	6,492	6,355	1,232	1,271
			"Binge" Alcohol3	--	--	--	--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*
			LIFETIME
Asian Only	692	610	Any Illicit Drug2	5,024	4,930	1,213	1,275
More Than One Race	298	282	Marijuana	3,518	3,474	716	760
Hispanic	2,348	2,510	Any Illicit Drug Other
			Than Marijuana2	3,178	3,123	953	1,042
COUNTY TYPE			Cigarettes	6,978b	6,554	1,378	1,417
Large Metro	9,225	9,182	Alcohol	8,156	7,987	1,545	1,636
Small Metro	5,568	5,785	"Binge" Alcohol3	--	--	--	--
Nonmetro	3,782	3,892

*Low precision; no estimate reported.

-- Not available.

^aDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .05 level.

^bDifference between estimate and 2000 estimate is statistically significant at the .01 level.

¹ Respondents with missing data were excluded.

² Any Illicit Drug indicates use at least once of marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens (including LSD and PCP), inhalants, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically. Any Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana indicates use at least once of any of these listed drugs, regardless of marijuana/hashish use; marijuana/hashish users who also have used any of the other listed drugs are included.

³ "Binge" Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. By "occasion" is meant at the same time or within a couple hours of each other.

Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1999 and 2000.

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Table 3.6B Percentages of Persons Aged 12 to 17 Reporting (I) Perceived Great Risk of Using Cocaine Once or Twice a Week, by Demographic Characteristics, and (II) Selected Drug Use, by Risk Perceptions of Using Cocaine Once or Twice a Week: 1999 and 2000 List of Tables: Standard Errors (SE) and P-Values

(I) Demographic Characteristic	Use Cocaine Once or Twice a Week1		(II) Drug Use	Use Cocaine Once or Twice a Week1
	Great Risk			Great Risk		Moderate/Slight/No Risk
	1999	2000		1999	2000	1999	2000
TOTAL	82.4	82.1	PAST MONTH
			Any Illicit Drug2	8.9	8.8	13.7	14.2
AGE			Marijuana	6.7	6.8	9.7	9.3
12-13	76.4	76.9	Any Illicit Drug Other
14-15	83.2	82.8	Than Marijuana2	3.7	3.6	8.3	9.1
16-17	87.4	86.6	Cigarettes	14.4b	13.1	16.7	15.0
			Alcohol	16.6	16.3	16.8	17.0
GENDER			"Binge" Alcohol3	9.9	10.2	11.3	11.7
Male	82.8	82.1
Female	82.1	82.1	PAST YEAR
			Any Illicit Drug2	19.0a	17.8	23.4	22.9
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE			Marijuana	14.0	13.2	15.3	15.1
Not Hispanic			Any Illicit Drug Other
White Only	85.1	84.8	Than Marijuana2	10.5	10.0	17.0	17.2
Black Only	77.7	77.5	Cigarettes	23.0b	20.5	24.9a	22.5
American Indian or Alaska Native Only	70.3	65.4	Alcohol	34.9a	33.7	31.2	30.9
			"Binge" Alcohol3	--	--	--	--
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*
			LIFETIME
Asian Only	80.3	75.2	Any Illicit Drug2	27.0	26.1	30.7	31.0
More Than One Race	85.5	78.6	Marijuana	18.9	18.4	18.1	18.5
Hispanic	75.6	77.2	Any Illicit Drug Other
			Than Marijuana2	17.1	16.6	24.1	25.3
COUNTY TYPE			Cigarettes	37.6b	34.8	34.8	34.4
Large Metro	82.1	82.2	Alcohol	43.9a	42.4	39.1	39.8
Small Metro	82.2	81.7	"Binge" Alcohol3	--	--	--	--
Nonmetro	83.7	82.4