2004 Tables: Risk and Protective Factor

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Table 3.36A Whether Participated in a Drug, Tobacco, or Alcohol Prevention Program Outside School in the Past Year, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by Whether Participated in a Drug, Tobacco, or Alcohol Prevention Program Outside School (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Participated in Drug, Tobacco, or Alcohol Prevention Program Outside School¹
	Yes		No
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	3,455^b	3,070	21,411	21,997
AGE
12-13	1,352	1,266	7,027	7,015
14-15	1,143	1,018	7,085^b	7,613
16-17	960^b	786	7,299	7,369
GENDER
Male	1,713^a	1,548	10,981	11,239
Female	1,742^b	1,521	10,430	10,758
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,860^a	2,589	17,973	18,281
White	1,886^b	1,653	13,614	13,781
Black or African American	718	703	3,002	3,078
American Indian or Alaska Native	31	26	144	139
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	140	147	824	843
Two or More Races	60	46	339	390
Hispanic or Latino	595	480	3,438	3,716
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	1,770^a	1,583	11,464	11,688
Small Metro	1,074^a	930	6,293	6,667
Nonmetro	610	557	3,654	3,643
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	376	339	2,418	2,310
Marijuana	234	243	1,728	1,649
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	231^a	173	1,175	1,138
Cigarettes	435^a	355	2,597	2,611
Alcohol	568^b	458	3,842	3,952
Binge Alcohol³	361	293	2,286^a	2,485
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	759^b	625	4,658	4,636
Marijuana	472	420	3,248	3,208
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	528^b	418	2,805	2,825
Cigarettes	654^b	525	4,062	4,081
Alcohol	1,077^b	872	7,455	7,624
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	1,095^b	877	6,490	6,640
Marijuana	623	543	4,238	4,210
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	848^b	649	4,444	4,672
Cigarettes	1,033^b	808	6,690	6,507
Alcohol	1,412^b	1,107	9,258	9,434
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.36B Whether Participated in a Drug, Tobacco, or Alcohol Prevention Program Outside School in the Past Year, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by Whether Participated in a Drug, Tobacco, or Alcohol Prevention Program Outside School (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Percentages, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Participated in Drug, Tobacco, or Alcohol Prevention Program Outside School¹
	Yes		No
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	13.9^b	12.2	86.1^b	87.8
AGE
12-13	16.1	15.3	83.9	84.7
14-15	13.9^b	11.8	86.1^b	88.2
16-17	11.6^b	9.6	88.4^b	90.4
GENDER
Male	13.5^a	12.1	86.5^a	87.9
Female	14.3^b	12.4	85.7^b	87.6
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	13.7^b	12.4	86.3^b	87.6
White	12.2^b	10.7	87.8^b	89.3
Black or African American	19.3	18.6	80.7	81.4
American Indian or Alaska Native	17.7	15.8	82.3	84.2
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	14.5	14.8	85.5	85.2
Two or More Races	15.0	10.6	85.0	89.4
Hispanic or Latino	14.7^a	11.4	85.3^a	88.6
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	13.4^a	11.9	86.6^a	88.1
Small Metro	14.6^b	12.2	85.4^b	87.8
Nonmetro	14.3	13.3	85.7	86.7
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	10.9	11.0	11.3	10.5
Marijuana	6.8	7.9	8.1	7.5
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	6.7	5.6	5.5	5.2
Cigarettes	12.6	11.6	12.1	11.9
Alcohol	16.4	14.9	17.9	18.0
Binge Alcohol³	10.4	9.5	10.7	11.3
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	22.0	20.3	21.8	21.1
Marijuana	13.7	13.7	15.2	14.6
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	15.3	13.6	13.1	12.8
Cigarettes	18.9	17.1	19.0	18.6
Alcohol	31.2	28.4	34.8	34.7
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	31.7^a	28.6	30.3	30.2
Marijuana	18.0	17.7	19.8	19.1
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	24.5^b	21.1	20.8	21.2
Cigarettes	29.9^a	26.3	31.2^a	29.6
Alcohol	40.9^b	36.1	43.2	42.9
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.37A Whether Participated in a Program in the Past Year for Dealing with Drug or Alcohol Use, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by Whether Participated in a Program for Dealing with Drug or Alcohol Use (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Participated in Program for Dealing with Drug or Alcohol Use¹
	Yes		No
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	1,476	1,358	23,318	23,644
AGE
12-13	676^a	564	7,647	7,673
14-15	423	416	7,792^a	8,189
16-17	377	378	7,879	7,782
GENDER
Male	804	704	11,850	12,045
Female	672	654	11,467	11,599
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,196	1,091	19,588	19,730
White	782^a	662	14,677	14,749
Black or African American	299	342	3,414	3,415
American Indian or Alaska Native	21	25	153	137
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	67	34	896	956
Two or More Races	20	23	379	412
Hispanic or Latino	280	268	3,730	3,914
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	740	709	12,453	12,528
Small Metro	482	412	6,868	7,162
Nonmetro	254	237	3,996	3,954
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	214	257	2,570	2,394
Marijuana	145	183	1,816	1,709
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	136	137	1,261	1,176
Cigarettes	254	256	2,774	2,717
Alcohol	258	269	4,149	4,142
Binge Alcohol³	193	190	2,454	2,589
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	407	438	4,998	4,826
Marijuana	273	297	3,444	3,334
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	286	303	3,034	2,943
Cigarettes	344	327	4,361	4,287
Alcohol	490	481	8,039	8,018
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	540	561	7,031	6,954
Marijuana	338	365	4,519	4,393
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	432	445	4,846	4,870
Cigarettes	494	480	7,217^a	6,834
Alcohol	643	611	10,024	9,927
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.37B Whether Participated in a Program in the Past Year for Dealing with Drug or Alcohol Use, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by Whether Participated in a Program for Dealing with Drug or Alcohol Use (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Percentages, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Participated in Program for Dealing with Drug or Alcohol Use¹
	Yes		No
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	6.0	5.4	94.0	94.6
AGE
12-13	8.1^a	6.9	91.9^a	93.1
14-15	5.2	4.8	94.8	95.2
16-17	4.6	4.6	95.4	95.4
GENDER
Male	6.4	5.5	93.6	94.5
Female	5.5	5.3	94.5	94.7
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	5.8	5.2	94.2	94.8
White	5.1^a	4.3	94.9^a	95.7
Black or African American	8.1	9.1	91.9	90.9
American Indian or Alaska Native	12.2	15.3	87.8	84.7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	6.9^a	3.5	93.1^a	96.5
Two or More Races	5.0	5.4	95.0	94.6
Hispanic or Latino	7.0	6.4	93.0	93.6
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	5.6	5.4	94.4	94.6
Small Metro	6.6	5.4	93.4	94.6
Nonmetro	6.0	5.7	94.0	94.3
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	14.5^a	18.9	11.0^a	10.1
Marijuana	9.8^a	13.5	7.8	7.2
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	9.2	10.1	5.4	5.0
Cigarettes	17.2	18.8	11.9	11.5
Alcohol	17.5	19.8	17.8	17.5
Binge Alcohol³	13.1	14.0	10.5	10.9
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	27.5	32.2	21.4^a	20.4
Marijuana	18.5	21.9	14.8	14.1
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	19.4	22.3	13.0	12.4
Cigarettes	23.3	24.1	18.7	18.1
Alcohol	33.2	35.4	34.5	33.9
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	36.6	41.3	30.2	29.4
Marijuana	22.9	26.9	19.4	18.6
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	29.3	32.8	20.8	20.6
Cigarettes	33.4	35.3	31.0^b	28.9
Alcohol	43.5	45.0	43.0	42.0
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.38A Whether Participated in a Pregnancy or Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Prevention Program in the Past Year, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by Whether Participated in a Pregnancy or STD Prevention Program (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Participated in Pregnancy/STD Prevention Program¹
	Yes		No
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	3,702	3,526	21,126	21,555
AGE
12-13	1,123	1,089	7,216	7,217
14-15	1,464	1,432	6,763^a	7,188
16-17	1,115	1,005	7,147	7,150
GENDER
Male	1,813	1,680	10,861	11,121
Female	1,889	1,846	10,264	10,434
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,920	2,862	17,879	18,012
White	1,870	1,792	13,608	13,655
Black or African American	826	847	2,893	2,925
American Indian or Alaska Native	28	28	146	135
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	133	124	821	868
Two or More Races	50	63	350	371
Hispanic or Latino	783	664	3,247	3,543
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	1,946	1,850	11,273	11,422
Small Metro	1,164	1,099	6,189	6,507
Nonmetro	592	577	3,663	3,626
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	393	412	2,404	2,245
Marijuana	233^a	297	1,731	1,600
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	240	192	1,166	1,125
Cigarettes	417	424	2,616	2,555
Alcohol	598	597	3,817	3,818
Binge Alcohol³	343	356	2,308	2,429
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	833	864	4,586	4,411
Marijuana	515	568	3,209	3,068
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	527	536	2,804	2,719
Cigarettes	687	640	4,029	3,983
Alcohol	1,256	1,240	7,280	7,269
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	1,204	1,205	6,380	6,327
Marijuana	688	720	4,177	4,047
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	867	878	4,421	4,452
Cigarettes	1,184^a	1,042	6,541	6,284
Alcohol	1,660	1,572	9,015	8,986
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.38B Whether Participated in a Pregnancy or Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Prevention Program in the Past Year, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by Whether Participated in a Pregnancy or STD Prevention Program (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Percentages, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Participated in Pregnancy/STD Prevention Program¹
	Yes		No
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	14.9	14.1	85.1	85.9
AGE
12-13	13.5	13.1	86.5	86.9
14-15	17.8	16.6	82.2	83.4
16-17	13.5	12.3	86.5	87.7
GENDER
Male	14.3^a	13.1	85.7^a	86.9
Female	15.5	15.0	84.5	85.0
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	14.0	13.7	86.0	86.3
White	12.1	11.6	87.9	88.4
Black or African American	22.2	22.5	77.8	77.5
American Indian or Alaska Native	15.9	17.2	84.1	82.8
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	13.9	12.5	86.1	87.5
Two or More Races	12.4	14.6	87.6	85.4
Hispanic or Latino	19.4^b	15.8	80.6^b	84.2
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	14.7	13.9	85.3	86.1
Small Metro	15.8	14.4	84.2	85.6
Nonmetro	13.9	13.7	86.1	86.3
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	10.6	11.7	11.4^a	10.4
Marijuana	6.3^b	8.4	8.2^a	7.4
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	6.5	5.5	5.5	5.2
Cigarettes	11.3	12.0	12.4	11.9
Alcohol	16.1	16.9	18.1	17.7
Binge Alcohol³	9.3	10.1	10.9	11.3
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	22.5	24.5	21.7^a	20.5
Marijuana	13.9^a	16.1	15.2	14.2
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	14.2	15.2	13.3	12.6
Cigarettes	18.6	18.1	19.1	18.5
Alcohol	33.9	35.2	34.5	33.7
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	32.5	34.2	30.2	29.4
Marijuana	18.6	20.4	19.8	18.8
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	23.4	24.9	20.9	20.7
Cigarettes	32.0	29.6	31.0^b	29.2
Alcohol	44.8	44.6	42.7	41.7
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.39A Whether Youths Talked with at Least One Parent in the Past Year about the Dangers of Drug, Tobacco, or Alcohol Use, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by Whether Youths Talked with at Least One Parent about the Dangers of Drug, Tobacco, or Alcohol Use (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Talked with Parent about Dangers of Drug, Tobacco, or Alcohol Use¹
	Yes		No
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	14,566	15,063	10,181	9,931
AGE
12-13	5,043	5,188	3,276	3,062
14-15	4,864^a	5,194	3,331	3,401
16-17	4,659	4,681	3,575	3,467
GENDER
Male	7,127	7,433	5,491	5,324
Female	7,438	7,630	4,691	4,606
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	12,238	12,535	8,501	8,272
White	9,481	9,675	5,963	5,715
Black or African American	1,896	2,027	1,807	1,735
American Indian or Alaska Native	97	96	75	69
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	489	475	456	513
Two or More Races	223	236	177	202
Hispanic or Latino	2,328	2,528	1,680	1,659
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	7,665	8,036	5,515	5,183
Small Metro	4,342	4,561	2,980	3,022
Nonmetro	2,559	2,465	1,687	1,726
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	1,462	1,474	1,320^a	1,169
Marijuana	1,015	1,092	940^a	796
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	752	686	643	623
Cigarettes	1,607	1,698	1,412^a	1,263
Alcohol	2,448	2,550	1,952	1,852
Binge Alcohol³	1,461	1,586	1,177	1,189
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	2,950	2,979	2,444	2,273
Marijuana	2,044	2,096	1,656	1,528
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	1,845	1,778	1,475	1,456
Cigarettes	2,591	2,613	2,106	1,991
Alcohol	4,877	4,946	3,630	3,542
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	4,102	4,236	3,449	3,276
Marijuana	2,661	2,725	2,176	2,027
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	2,874	2,933	2,399	2,378
Cigarettes	4,277	4,124	3,425	3,192
Alcohol	6,008	6,031	4,635	4,498
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.39B Whether Youths Talked with at Least One Parent in the Past Year about the Dangers of Drug, Tobacco, or Alcohol Use, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by Whether Youths Talked with at Least One Parent about the Dangers of Drug, Tobacco, or Alcohol Use (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Percentages, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Talked with Parent about Dangers of Drug, Tobacco, or Alcohol Use¹
	Yes		No
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	58.9^a	60.3	41.1^a	39.7
AGE
12-13	60.6^a	62.9	39.4^a	37.1
14-15	59.4	60.4	40.6	39.6
16-17	56.6	57.4	43.4	42.6
GENDER
Male	56.5^a	58.3	43.5^a	41.7
Female	61.3	62.4	38.7	37.6
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	59.0	60.2	41.0	39.8
White	61.4^a	62.9	38.6^a	37.1
Black or African American	51.2	53.9	48.8	46.1
American Indian or Alaska Native	56.5	58.2	43.5	41.8
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	51.7	48.1	48.3	51.9
Two or More Races	55.8	53.9	44.2	46.1
Hispanic or Latino	58.1	60.4	41.9	39.6
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	58.2^b	60.8	41.8^b	39.2
Small Metro	59.3	60.2	40.7	39.8
Nonmetro	60.3	58.8	39.7	41.2
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	10.0	9.8	13.0	11.8
Marijuana	7.0	7.2	9.2^a	8.0
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	5.2	4.6	6.3	6.3
Cigarettes	11.0	11.3	13.9	12.7
Alcohol	16.8	16.9	19.2	18.7
Binge Alcohol³	10.0	10.5	11.6	12.0
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	20.3	19.8	24.0	22.9
Marijuana	14.0	13.9	16.3	15.4
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	12.7	11.8	14.5	14.7
Cigarettes	17.8	17.3	20.7	20.0
Alcohol	33.5	32.8	35.7	35.7
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	28.2	28.1	33.9	33.0
Marijuana	18.3	18.1	21.4	20.4
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	19.7	19.5	23.6	23.9
Cigarettes	29.4^a	27.4	33.6	32.1
Alcohol	41.2	40.0	45.5	45.3
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.40A Whether Youths Saw or Heard Drug or Alcohol Prevention Messages from Sources Outside School in the Past Year, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by Whether Youths Saw or Heard Drug or Alcohol Prevention Messages from Sources Outside School (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Saw or Heard Drug or Alcohol Prevention Messages Outside School¹
	Yes		No
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	20,757	20,762	4,084	4,252
AGE
12-13	6,703	6,465	1,657	1,781
14-15	6,934^a	7,273	1,298	1,332
16-17	7,120	7,025	1,129	1,139
GENDER
Male	10,327	10,371	2,361	2,405
Female	10,430	10,392	1,723	1,848
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	17,459	17,373	3,349	3,452
White	13,095	13,031	2,384	2,371
Black or African American	2,992	2,998	725	768
American Indian or Alaska Native	135	121	40	43
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	858	803	105^b	191
Two or More Races	317	362	82	71
Hispanic or Latino	3,298	3,390	735	800
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	11,222	11,084	2,004	2,157
Small Metro	6,153	6,282	1,212	1,309
Nonmetro	3,382	3,396	868	786
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	2,236	2,147	561	502
Marijuana	1,553	1,539	410	351
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	1,126	1,055	281	254
Cigarettes	2,383	2,397	644	569
Alcohol	3,674	3,704	738	700
Binge Alcohol³	2,144	2,268	509	511
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	4,453	4,360	970	905
Marijuana	3,047	3,005	674	627
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	2,713	2,703	624	538
Cigarettes	3,799	3,784	912	822
Alcohol	7,199	7,216	1,333	1,278
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	6,247	6,218	1,343	1,306
Marijuana	3,987	3,925	874	837
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	4,326	4,400	970	919
Cigarettes	6,344	6,041	1,366	1,271
Alcohol	8,937	8,905	1,732	1,631
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.40B Whether Youths Saw or Heard Drug or Alcohol Prevention Messages from Sources Outside School in the Past Year, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by Whether Youths Saw or Heard Drug or Alcohol Prevention Messages from Sources Outside School (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Percentages, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Saw or Heard Drug or Alcohol Prevention Messages Outside School¹
	Yes		No
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	83.6	83.0	16.4	17.0
AGE
12-13	80.2^a	78.4	19.8^a	21.6
14-15	84.2	84.5	15.8	15.5
16-17	86.3	86.1	13.7	13.9
GENDER
Male	81.4	81.2	18.6	18.8
Female	85.8	84.9	14.2	15.1
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	83.9	83.4	16.1	16.6
White	84.6	84.6	15.4	15.4
Black or African American	80.5	79.6	19.5	20.4
American Indian or Alaska Native	77.3	73.8	22.7	26.2
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	89.1^b	80.8	10.9^b	19.2
Two or More Races	79.4	83.5	20.6	16.5
Hispanic or Latino	81.8	80.9	18.2	19.1
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	84.8	83.7	15.2	16.3
Small Metro	83.5	82.8	16.5	17.2
Nonmetro	79.6	81.2	20.4	18.8
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	10.8	10.3	13.7^a	11.8
Marijuana	7.5	7.4	10.0^a	8.2
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	5.4	5.1	6.9	6.0
Cigarettes	11.5	11.5	15.8^a	13.4
Alcohol	17.7	17.8	18.1	16.5
Binge Alcohol³	10.3	10.9	12.5	12.0
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	21.5	21.0	23.8^a	21.3
Marijuana	14.7	14.5	16.5	14.7
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	13.1	13.0	15.3^b	12.7
Cigarettes	18.3	18.2	22.3^a	19.3
Alcohol	34.7	34.8	32.6	30.0
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	30.1	30.0	32.9	30.7
Marijuana	19.2	18.9	21.4	19.7
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	20.8	21.2	23.8	21.6
Cigarettes	30.6^a	29.1	33.4^b	29.9
Alcohol	43.1	42.9	42.4^b	38.3
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.41A Whether Youths Saw or Heard Drug or Alcohol Prevention Messages at School in the Past Year, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by Whether Youths Saw or Heard Drug or Alcohol Prevention Messages at School (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17 Enrolled in School in the Past Year: Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Saw or Heard Drug or Alcohol Prevention Messages at School¹
	Yes		No
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	17,424	17,794	4,899	4,955
AGE
12-13	5,864	5,951	1,301	1,243
14-15	6,034^a	6,405	1,503	1,546
16-17	5,526	5,437	2,096	2,165
GENDER
Male	8,592	8,806	2,837	2,812
Female	8,832	8,988	2,062	2,143
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	14,873	15,126	4,185	4,133
White	11,321	11,451	3,150	3,149
Black or African American	2,443	2,428	757	705
American Indian or Alaska Native	109	118	22	24
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	664	754	156	164
Two or More Races	286	317	88	88
Hispanic or Latino	2,551	2,668	714	822
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	9,356	9,430	2,515	2,565
Small Metro	5,142	5,426	1,522	1,551
Nonmetro	2,925	2,938	862	839
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	1,817	1,785	726	675
Marijuana	1,285	1,256	545	527
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	900	901	336	305
Cigarettes	1,945	1,947	808	855
Alcohol	3,020	3,074	1,076	1,091
Binge Alcohol³	1,764	1,876	688	730
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	3,644	3,607	1,288	1,294
Marijuana	2,507	2,443	960	995
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	2,242	2,257	738	745
Cigarettes	3,133	3,129	1,142	1,206
Alcohol	5,962	6,062	1,954	1,951
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	5,095	5,163	1,797	1,811
Marijuana	3,234	3,190	1,300	1,300
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	3,528	3,674	1,199	1,231
Cigarettes	5,184	5,051	1,842	1,816
Alcohol	7,423	7,447	2,409	2,399
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Youths who did not report their school enrollment status or reported not being enrolled in school in the past 12 months were excluded from this analysis. Youths reporting that they were "home-schooled" in the past 12 months were considered to be enrolled in school. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.41B Whether Youths Saw or Heard Drug or Alcohol Prevention Messages at School in the Past Year, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by Whether Youths Saw or Heard Drug or Alcohol Prevention Messages at School (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17 Enrolled in School in the Past Year: Percentages, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Saw or Heard Drug or Alcohol Prevention Messages at School¹
	Yes		No
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	78.1	78.2	21.9	21.8
AGE
12-13	81.8	82.7	18.2	17.3
14-15	80.1	80.6	19.9	19.4
16-17	72.5	71.5	27.5	28.5
GENDER
Male	75.2	75.8	24.8	24.2
Female	81.1	80.7	18.9	19.3
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	78.0	78.5	22.0	21.5
White	78.2	78.4	21.8	21.6
Black or African American	76.3	77.5	23.7	22.5
American Indian or Alaska Native	83.2	82.9	16.8	17.1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	81.0	82.2	19.0	17.8
Two or More Races	76.5	78.3	23.5	21.7
Hispanic or Latino	78.1	76.5	21.9	23.5
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	78.8	78.6	21.2	21.4
Small Metro	77.2	77.8	22.8	22.2
Nonmetro	77.2	77.8	22.8	22.2
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	10.4	10.0	14.8	13.6
Marijuana	7.4	7.1	11.1	10.6
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	5.2	5.1	6.9	6.2
Cigarettes	11.2	10.9	16.5	17.3
Alcohol	17.3	17.3	22.0	22.0
Binge Alcohol³	10.1	10.5	14.0	14.7
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	20.9	20.3	26.3	26.1
Marijuana	14.4	13.7	19.6	20.1
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	12.9	12.7	15.1	15.0
Cigarettes	18.0	17.6	23.3	24.3
Alcohol	34.2	34.1	39.9	39.4
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	29.2	29.0	36.7	36.6
Marijuana	18.6	17.9	26.5	26.2
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	20.2	20.6	24.5	24.9
Cigarettes	29.8^a	28.4	37.6	36.6
Alcohol	42.6	41.9	49.2	48.4
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Youths who did not report their school enrollment status or reported not being enrolled in school in the past 12 months were excluded from this analysis. Youths reporting that they were "home-schooled" in the past 12 months were considered to be enrolled in school. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.42A Number of Youth Activities Participated in During the Past Year, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by Number of Youth Activities Participated in (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17 Enrolled in School in the Past Year: Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Number of Youth Activities Participated In¹
	One or Fewer		Two or More
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	2,980	3,041	19,395	19,771
AGE
12-13	779	773	6,412	6,463
14-15	976	1,064	6,574^a	6,903
16-17	1,225	1,203	6,409	6,404
GENDER
Male	1,759	1,791	9,687	9,865
Female	1,221	1,250	9,708	9,905
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,332	2,328	16,776	16,990
White	1,763	1,733	12,752	12,907
Black or African American	410	381	2,789	2,768
American Indian or Alaska Native	27	*	106	*
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	83	102	742	819
Two or More Races	41^a	70	333	335
Hispanic or Latino	648	713	2,619	2,780
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	1,653	1,589	10,244	10,448
Small Metro	839	942	5,842	6,049
Nonmetro	488	511	3,308	3,274
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	533	529	2,012	1,931
Marijuana	444	443	1,388	1,340
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	241	254	994	953
Cigarettes	681	688	2,075	2,118
Alcohol	733	765	3,368	3,403
Binge Alcohol³	484	525	1,971	2,082
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	911	920	4,032	3,993
Marijuana	729	748	2,746	2,698
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	550	580	2,434	2,430
Cigarettes	927	933	3,361	3,409
Alcohol	1,254	1,275	6,678	6,751
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	1,185	1,260	5,722	5,733
Marijuana	930	987	3,612	3,512
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	819	898	3,918	4,020
Cigarettes	1,367	1,347	5,681	5,529
Alcohol	1,527	1,551	8,325	8,309
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Youths who did not report their school enrollment status or reported not being enrolled in school in the past 12 months were excluded from this analysis. Youths reporting that they were "home-schooled" in the past 12 months were considered to be enrolled in school. Youths who participated in "One or Fewer" activities must have answered two or more of the four activity questions with a "yes" or "no" response to be included; whereas youths who participated in "Two or More" activities were included regardless of the number of youth activities they answered. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.42B Number of Youth Activities Participated in During the Past Year, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by Number of Youth Activities Participated in (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17 Enrolled in School in the Past Year: Percentages, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Number of Youth Activities Participated In¹
	One or Fewer		Two or More
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	13.3	13.3	86.7	86.7
AGE
12-13	10.8	10.7	89.2	89.3
14-15	12.9	13.4	87.1	86.6
16-17	16.0	15.8	84.0	84.2
GENDER
Male	15.4	15.4	84.6	84.6
Female	11.2	11.2	88.8	88.8
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	12.2	12.0	87.8	88.0
White	12.1	11.8	87.9	88.2
Black or African American	12.8	12.1	87.2	87.9
American Indian or Alaska Native	20.5	*	79.5	*
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	10.1	11.1	89.9	88.9
Two or More Races	11.0^a	17.4	89.0^a	82.6
Hispanic or Latino	19.8	20.4	80.2	79.6
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	13.9	13.2	86.1	86.8
Small Metro	12.6	13.5	87.4	86.5
Nonmetro	12.8	13.5	87.2	86.5
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	17.9	17.4	10.4	9.8
Marijuana	14.9	14.6	7.2	6.8
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	8.1	8.4	5.1	4.8
Cigarettes	22.8	22.6	10.7	10.7
Alcohol	24.6	25.1	17.4	17.2
Binge Alcohol³	16.2	17.3	10.2	10.5
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	30.6	30.3	20.8	20.2
Marijuana	24.5	24.6	14.2	13.6
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	18.5	19.1	12.5	12.3
Cigarettes	31.1	30.7	17.3	17.2
Alcohol	42.1	41.9	34.4	34.1
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	39.8	41.4	29.5	29.0
Marijuana	31.2	32.5	18.6	17.8
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	27.5	29.5	20.2	20.3
Cigarettes	45.9	44.3	29.3	28.0
Alcohol	51.2	51.0	42.9	42.0
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Youths who did not report their school enrollment status or reported not being enrolled in school in the past 12 months were excluded from this analysis. Youths reporting that they were "home-schooled" in the past 12 months were considered to be enrolled in school. Youths who participated in "One or Fewer" activities must have answered two or more of the four activity questions with a "yes" or "no" response to be included; whereas youths who participated in "Two or More" activities were included regardless of the number of youth activities they answered. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.43A Who Youths Talk With about a Serious Problem, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by Who Youths Talk With about a Serious Problem (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Would Talk With about a Serious Problem¹
	No One		Someone
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	942	872	23,555	23,857
AGE
12-13	258	253	7,992	7,925
14-15	349	346	7,743^a	8,157
16-17	335	274	7,820	7,775
GENDER
Male	560	494	11,998	12,142
Female	383	377	11,557	11,715
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	744	715	19,775	19,848
White	475	491	14,816	14,742
Black or African American	183	138	3,453	3,591
American Indian or Alaska Native	7	8	164	153
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	57	51	899	897
Two or More Races	14	24	378	403
Hispanic or Latino	199	157	3,780	4,010
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	567^a	455	12,449	12,632
Small Metro	261	271	7,002	7,232
Nonmetro	114	145	4,104	3,994
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	178	155	2,561	2,436
Marijuana	127	116	1,802	1,743
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	116^a	73	1,250	1,200
Cigarettes	179	176	2,814	2,735
Alcohol	264^a	204	4,072	4,122
Binge Alcohol³	174^a	124	2,428	2,610
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	322	267	4,996	4,883
Marijuana	240	194	3,424	3,367
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	211	179	3,046	2,986
Cigarettes	267	235	4,381	4,295
Alcohol	417	355	7,994	8,010
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	435^a	346	7,009	7,034
Marijuana	280	227	4,508	4,459
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	339	278	4,828	4,927
Cigarettes	410^a	326	7,193	6,875
Alcohol	497	428	10,025	9,949
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Respondents who reported that there was both someone and nobody they could talk with were excluded from this analysis. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.43B Who Youths Talk With about a Serious Problem, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by Who Youths Talk With about a Serious Problem (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Percentages, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Would Talk With about a Serious Problem¹
	No One		Someone
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	3.8	3.5	96.2	96.5
AGE
12-13	3.1	3.1	96.9	96.9
14-15	4.3	4.1	95.7	95.9
16-17	4.1	3.4	95.9	96.6
GENDER
Male	4.5	3.9	95.5	96.1
Female	3.2	3.1	96.8	96.9
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	3.6	3.5	96.4	96.5
White	3.1	3.2	96.9	96.8
Black or African American	5.0^a	3.7	95.0^a	96.3
American Indian or Alaska Native	4.1	5.3	95.9	94.7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	5.9	5.4	94.1	94.6
Two or More Races	3.5	5.7	96.5	94.3
Hispanic or Latino	5.0	3.8	95.0	96.2
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	4.4^a	3.5	95.6^a	96.5
Small Metro	3.6	3.6	96.4	96.4
Nonmetro	2.7	3.5	97.3	96.5
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	18.9	17.8	10.9	10.2
Marijuana	13.5	13.3	7.7	7.3
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	12.3	8.3	5.3	5.0
Cigarettes	18.9	20.1	11.9	11.5
Alcohol	28.0	23.4	17.3	17.3
Binge Alcohol³	18.4	14.2	10.3	10.9
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	34.2	30.7	21.2	20.5
Marijuana	25.5	22.2	14.5	14.1
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	22.4	20.6	12.9	12.5
Cigarettes	28.4	26.9	18.6	18.0
Alcohol	44.2	40.7	33.9	33.6
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	46.1^a	39.7	29.8	29.5
Marijuana	29.7	26.0	19.1	18.7
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	36.0	31.8	20.5	20.7
Cigarettes	43.5	37.4	30.5^b	28.8
Alcohol	52.8	49.1	42.6	41.7
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Respondents who reported that there was both someone and nobody they could talk with were excluded from this analysis. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.44A Number of Times Attended Religious Services in the Past Year, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by Number of Times Attended Religious Services in the Past Year (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Times Attended Religious Services¹
	25 or More		Fewer Than 25
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	8,065	7,907	16,487	16,778
AGE
12-13	2,666	2,548	5,539	5,522
14-15	2,710	2,836	5,436	5,664
16-17	2,689	2,523	5,511	5,593
GENDER
Male	3,815	3,745	8,704	8,845
Female	4,250	4,163	7,783	7,934
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,190	7,027	13,376	13,535
White	5,676	5,509	9,667	9,733
Black or African American	1,108	1,152	2,549	2,537
American Indian or Alaska Native	*	29	*	134
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	238	225	688	749
Two or More Races	105	98	289	333
Hispanic or Latino	875	881	3,111	3,244
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	4,087	3,905	9,004	9,152
Small Metro	2,500	2,556	4,740	4,935
Nonmetro	1,478	1,446	2,743	2,692
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	563	505	2,203	2,126
Marijuana	358	323	1,594	1,561
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	302	254	1,081	1,042
Cigarettes	566	588	2,446	2,355
Alcohol	1,074	1,042	3,313	3,333
Binge Alcohol³	587	575	2,056	2,190
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	1,256	1,193	4,113	4,022
Marijuana	784	762	2,911	2,839
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	785	744	2,510	2,468
Cigarettes	1,056	1,018	3,626	3,552
Alcohol	2,299	2,204	6,170	6,232
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	1,891	1,809	5,630	5,621
Marijuana	1,027	975	3,804	3,743
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	1,356	1,308	3,883	3,943
Cigarettes	1,937	1,782	5,721	5,446
Alcohol	2,925	2,773	7,666	7,674
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Special occasions, such as weddings, funerals, or other special events, were not to have been considered in the number of times attended religious services. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.44B Number of Times Attended Religious Services in the Past Year, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by Number of Times Attended Religious Services in the Past Year (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Percentages, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Times Attended Religious Services¹
	25 or More		Fewer Than 25
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	32.8	32.0	67.2	68.0
AGE
12-13	32.5	31.6	67.5	68.4
14-15	33.3	33.4	66.7	66.6
16-17	32.8	31.1	67.2	68.9
GENDER
Male	30.5	29.7	69.5	70.3
Female	35.3	34.4	64.7	65.6
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	35.0	34.2	65.0	65.8
White	37.0	36.1	63.0	63.9
Black or African American	30.3	31.2	69.7	68.8
American Indian or Alaska Native	*	17.8	*	82.2
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	25.7	23.1	74.3	76.9
Two or More Races	26.7	22.7	73.3	77.3
Hispanic or Latino	22.0	21.4	78.0	78.6
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	31.2	29.9	68.8	70.1
Small Metro	34.5	34.1	65.5	65.9
Nonmetro	35.0	34.9	65.0	65.1
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	7.0	6.4	13.4	12.7
Marijuana	4.4	4.1	9.7	9.3
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	3.7	3.2	6.6	6.2
Cigarettes	7.0	7.4	14.8	14.0
Alcohol	13.3	13.2	20.1	19.9
Binge Alcohol³	7.3	7.3	12.5	13.1
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	15.6	15.1	25.0	24.0
Marijuana	9.7	9.6	17.7	16.9
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	9.7	9.4	15.2	14.7
Cigarettes	13.1	12.9	22.0	21.2
Alcohol	28.5	27.9	37.4	37.1
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	23.5	22.9	34.2	33.5
Marijuana	12.7	12.3	23.1	22.3
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	16.8	16.5	23.6	23.5
Cigarettes	24.0	22.5	34.7^b	32.5
Alcohol	36.3	35.1	46.5	45.7
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Special occasions, such as weddings, funerals, or other special events, were not to have been considered in the number of times attended religious services. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.45A Youths' Feelings That Religious Beliefs Are a Very Important Part of Youths' Life, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by Youths' Feelings That Religious Beliefs Are a Very Important Part of Their Life (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Religious Beliefs Are a Very Important Part of Life¹
	Agree/Strongly Agree		Disagree/Strongly Disagree
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	18,818	18,988	5,714	5,664
AGE
12-13	6,749	6,627	1,457	1,464
14-15	6,176	6,488	1,974	1,994
16-17	5,893	5,873	2,283	2,206
GENDER
Male	9,224	9,274	3,254	3,267
Female	9,594	9,714	2,460	2,397
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	15,691	15,742	4,875	4,802
White	11,455	11,409	3,856	3,846
Black or African American	3,074	3,107	588	559
American Indian or Alaska Native	129	127	41	33
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	682	744	275	226
Two or More Races	291	301	102	128
Hispanic or Latino	3,127	3,246	839	862
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	9,911	9,992	3,158	3,072
Small Metro	5,591	5,737	1,669	1,725
Nonmetro	3,316	3,259	888	867
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	1,658	1,543	1,097	1,048
Marijuana	1,123	1,043	813	814
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	806	752	581	521
Cigarettes	1,819	1,765	1,172	1,165
Alcohol	2,837	2,836	1,528	1,508
Binge Alcohol³	1,608	1,701	1,017	1,040
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	3,457	3,327	1,892	1,839
Marijuana	2,281	2,193	1,394	1,382
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	2,069	2,022	1,222	1,153
Cigarettes	3,010	2,948	1,641	1,600
Alcohol	5,798	5,704	2,644	2,690
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	5,029	4,937	2,455	2,467
Marijuana	3,051	2,976	1,756	1,720
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	3,462	3,438	1,749	1,794
Cigarettes	5,267^a	4,963	2,354	2,250
Alcohol	7,405	7,252	3,147	3,152
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.45B Youths' Feelings That Religious Beliefs Are a Very Important Part of Youths' Life, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by Youths' Feelings That Religious Beliefs Are a Very Important Part of Their Life (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Percentages, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Religious Beliefs Are a Very Important Part of Life¹
	Agree/Strongly Agree		Disagree/Strongly Disagree
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	76.7	77.0	23.3	23.0
AGE
12-13	82.2	81.9	17.8	18.1
14-15	75.8	76.5	24.2	23.5
16-17	72.1	72.7	27.9	27.3
GENDER
Male	73.9	74.0	26.1	26.0
Female	79.6	80.2	20.4	19.8
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	76.3	76.6	23.7	23.4
White	74.8	74.8	25.2	25.2
Black or African American	83.9	84.7	16.1	15.3
American Indian or Alaska Native	75.7	79.2	24.3	20.8
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	71.3	76.7	28.7	23.3
Two or More Races	74.1	70.2	25.9	29.8
Hispanic or Latino	78.8	79.0	21.2	21.0
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	75.8	76.5	24.2	23.5
Small Metro	77.0	76.9	23.0	23.1
Nonmetro	78.9	79.0	21.1	21.0
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	8.8	8.1	19.2	18.5
Marijuana	6.0	5.5	14.2	14.4
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	4.3	4.0	10.2	9.2
Cigarettes	9.7	9.3	20.5	20.6
Alcohol	15.1	14.9	26.7	26.6
Binge Alcohol³	8.5	9.0	17.8	18.4
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	18.4	17.5	33.1	32.5
Marijuana	12.1	11.5	24.4	24.4
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	11.0	10.6	21.4	20.4
Cigarettes	16.0	15.5	28.7	28.2
Alcohol	30.8	30.0	46.3	47.5
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	26.7	26.0	43.0	43.6
Marijuana	16.2	15.7	30.7	30.4
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	18.4	18.1	30.6	31.7
Cigarettes	28.0^b	26.1	41.2	39.7
Alcohol	39.3	38.2	55.1	55.7
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.46A Youths' Feelings That Religious Beliefs Influence How Youths Make Decisions in Life, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by Youths' Feelings That Religious Beliefs Influence How They Make Decisions in Life (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Religious Beliefs Influence How Youths Make Decisions in Life¹
	Agree/Strongly Agree		Disagree/Strongly Disagree
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	16,695	16,764	7,785	7,879
AGE
12-13	6,055	6,007	2,120	2,057
14-15	5,472	5,688	2,662	2,812
16-17	5,168	5,068	3,003	3,011
GENDER
Male	8,258	8,256	4,206	4,292
Female	8,437	8,507	3,579	3,588
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	13,994	13,964	6,553	6,576
White	10,125	10,041	5,183	5,215
Black or African American	2,859	2,852	792	815
American Indian or Alaska Native	114	120	56	43
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	598	652	352	308
Two or More Races	241	251	154	181
Hispanic or Latino	2,701	2,799	1,233	1,304
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	8,652	8,657	4,369	4,378
Small Metro	5,014	5,135	2,234	2,343
Nonmetro	3,029	2,971	1,182	1,158
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	1,355^a	1,179	1,404	1,424
Marijuana	865	783	1,077	1,076
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	689	592	698	695
Cigarettes	1,447	1,325	1,545	1,593
Alcohol	2,312	2,259	2,042	2,087
Binge Alcohol³	1,296	1,326	1,327	1,403
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	2,870	2,678	2,477	2,506
Marijuana	1,820	1,717	1,858	1,861
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	1,752	1,625	1,535	1,571
Cigarettes	2,468	2,307	2,182	2,225
Alcohol	4,858	4,720	3,575	3,686
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	4,279	4,096	3,203	3,310
Marijuana	2,484	2,363	2,322	2,330
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	2,977	2,864	2,238	2,377
Cigarettes	4,452^b	4,080	3,170	3,123
Alcohol	6,285	6,066	4,266	4,333
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.46B Youths' Feelings That Religious Beliefs Influence How Youths Make Decisions in Life, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by Youths' Feelings That Religious Beliefs Influence How They Make Decisions in Life (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Percentages, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Religious Beliefs Influence How Youths Make Decisions in Life¹
	Agree/Strongly Agree		Disagree/Strongly Disagree
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	68.2	68.0	31.8	32.0
AGE
12-13	74.1	74.5	25.9	25.5
14-15	67.3	66.9	32.7	33.1
16-17	63.2	62.7	36.8	37.3
GENDER
Male	66.3	65.8	33.7	34.2
Female	70.2	70.3	29.8	29.7
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	68.1	68.0	31.9	32.0
White	66.1	65.8	33.9	34.2
Black or African American	78.3	77.8	21.7	22.2
American Indian or Alaska Native	67.0	73.5	33.0	26.5
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	63.0	67.9	37.0	32.1
Two or More Races	61.0	58.1	39.0	41.9
Hispanic or Latino	68.7	68.2	31.3	31.8
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	66.4	66.4	33.6	33.6
Small Metro	69.2	68.7	30.8	31.3
Nonmetro	71.9	72.0	28.1	28.0
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	8.1^b	7.0	18.0	18.1
Marijuana	5.2	4.7	13.8	13.7
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	4.1^a	3.5	9.0	8.8
Cigarettes	8.7	7.9	19.8	20.2
Alcohol	13.8	13.5	26.2	26.5
Binge Alcohol³	7.8	7.9	17.0	17.8
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	17.2^a	16.0	31.8	31.8
Marijuana	10.9	10.2	23.9	23.6
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	10.5	9.7	19.7	19.9
Cigarettes	14.8^a	13.8	28.0	28.2
Alcohol	29.1	28.2	45.9	46.8
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	25.6	24.4	41.1	42.0
Marijuana	14.9	14.1	29.8	29.6
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	17.8	17.1	28.8	30.2
Cigarettes	26.7^b	24.3	40.7	39.6
Alcohol	37.6	36.2	54.8	55.0
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.47A Youths' Feelings That It Is Important for Friends to Share Youths' Religious Beliefs, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by Youths' Feelings That It Is Important for Friends to Share Their Religious Beliefs (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Important for Friends to Share Religious Beliefs¹
	Agree/Strongly Agree		Disagree/Strongly Disagree
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	8,499	8,400	15,985	16,238
AGE
12-13	3,246	3,231	4,948	4,867
14-15	2,838	2,748	5,288^b	5,723
16-17	2,416	2,421	5,750	5,648
GENDER
Male	4,290	4,124	8,184	8,403
Female	4,209	4,276	7,801	7,835
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,085	7,007	13,440	13,538
White	5,095	4,979	10,198	10,265
Black or African American	1,475	1,525	2,169	2,154
American Indian or Alaska Native	61	64	108	98
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	306	303	644	666
Two or More Races	111	100	283	328
Hispanic or Latino	1,414	1,394	2,546	2,700
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	4,131	3,930	8,922	9,112
Small Metro	2,662	2,795	4,582	4,680
Nonmetro	1,707	1,675	2,481	2,446
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	621	569	2,129	2,033
Marijuana	348	356	1,591	1,503
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	377^a	294	1,004	990
Cigarettes	627	664	2,364	2,257
Alcohol	993	986	3,377	3,370
Binge Alcohol³	599	612	2,024	2,122
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	1,307	1,242	4,026	3,935
Marijuana	742	774	2,931	2,801
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	873	757	2,407	2,429
Cigarettes	1,111	1,130	3,544	3,407
Alcohol	2,089	2,035	6,353	6,370
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	2,044	1,904	5,436	5,497
Marijuana	1,043	1,066	3,763	3,618
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	1,538^b	1,324	3,676	3,907
Cigarettes	2,096	1,974	5,528	5,227
Alcohol	2,837	2,701	7,723	7,701
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.47B Youths' Feelings That It Is Important for Friends to Share Youths' Religious Beliefs, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by Youths' Feelings That It Is Important for Friends to Share Their Religious Beliefs (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Percentages, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Important for Friends to Share Religious Beliefs¹
	Agree/Strongly Agree		Disagree/Strongly Disagree
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	34.7	34.1	65.3	65.9
AGE
12-13	39.6	39.9	60.4	60.1
14-15	34.9^a	32.4	65.1^a	67.6
16-17	29.6	30.0	70.4	70.0
GENDER
Male	34.4	32.9	65.6	67.1
Female	35.0	35.3	65.0	64.7
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	34.5	34.1	65.5	65.9
White	33.3	32.7	66.7	67.3
Black or African American	40.5	41.4	59.5	58.6
American Indian or Alaska Native	36.2	39.4	63.8	60.6
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	32.2	31.3	67.8	68.7
Two or More Races	28.2	23.4	71.8	76.6
Hispanic or Latino	35.7	34.1	64.3	65.9
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	31.6	30.1	68.4	69.9
Small Metro	36.8	37.4	63.2	62.6
Nonmetro	40.8	40.6	59.2	59.4
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	7.3	6.8	13.3	12.5
Marijuana	4.1	4.2	10.0	9.3
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	4.4^a	3.5	6.3	6.1
Cigarettes	7.4	7.9	14.8	13.9
Alcohol	11.7	11.7	21.1	20.8
Binge Alcohol³	7.0	7.3	12.7	13.1
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	15.4	14.8	25.2	24.2
Marijuana	8.7	9.2	18.3	17.2
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	10.3	9.0	15.1	15.0
Cigarettes	13.1	13.5	22.2	21.0
Alcohol	24.6	24.2	39.7	39.2
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	24.1	22.7	34.0	33.9
Marijuana	12.3	12.7	23.5	22.3
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	18.1^b	15.8	23.0	24.1
Cigarettes	24.7	23.5	34.6^b	32.2
Alcohol	33.4	32.2	48.3	47.4
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.48A Grade Average for the Last Grading Period Completed, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by Grade Average for the Last Grading Period Completed (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17 Enrolled in School in the Past Year: Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Grade Average for Last Grading Period Completed¹
	"D" or Lower		"A," "B," or "C"
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	1,348	1,473	19,962	20,354
AGE
12-13	367	372	6,321	6,404
14-15	498^b	619	6,724	7,045
16-17	483	483	6,917	6,905
GENDER
Male	886	899	9,935	10,203
Female	462^a	574	10,026	10,151
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,080	1,186	17,156	17,363
White	756^a	871	13,152	13,223
Black or African American	262	226	2,738	2,771
American Indian or Alaska Native	9	15	117	121
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	25	26	763	854
Two or More Races	26	39	332	344
Hispanic or Latino	268	287	2,805	2,990
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	707	729	10,583	10,728
Small Metro	392^a	468	5,989	6,255
Nonmetro	250	277	3,390	3,370
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	328	332	2,114	2,044
Marijuana	269	267	1,493	1,455
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	150	159	1,030	1,002
Cigarettes	351	408	2,281	2,301
Alcohol	378	427	3,582	3,605
Binge Alcohol³	277	294	2,103	2,218
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	525	554	4,233	4,179
Marijuana	419	455	2,929	2,861
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	335	348	2,538	2,569
Cigarettes	488	568	3,600	3,609
Alcohol	643	733	7,005	7,041
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	695	763	5,932	5,972
Marijuana	541	585	3,832	3,750
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	487	545	4,035	4,202
Cigarettes	727	790	6,012	5,832
Alcohol	823	919	8,642	8,603
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Youths who did not report their school enrollment status, reported not being enrolled in school in the past 12 months, or reported their school does not give these grades were excluded from this analysis. Youths reporting that they were "home-schooled" in the past 12 months were considered to be enrolled in school. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.48B Grade Average for the Last Grading Period Completed, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by Grade Average for the Last Grading Period Completed (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17 Enrolled in School in the Past Year: Percentages, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Grade Average for Last Grading Period Completed¹
	"D" or Lower		"A," "B," or "C"
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	6.3	6.7	93.7	93.3
AGE
12-13	5.5	5.5	94.5	94.5
14-15	6.9^a	8.1	93.1^a	91.9
16-17	6.5	6.5	93.5	93.5
GENDER
Male	8.2	8.1	91.8	91.9
Female	4.4^a	5.3	95.6^a	94.7
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	5.9	6.4	94.1	93.6
White	5.4^a	6.2	94.6^a	93.8
Black or African American	8.7	7.5	91.3	92.5
American Indian or Alaska Native	6.9	11.3	93.1	88.7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	3.2	3.0	96.8	97.0
Two or More Races	7.2	10.1	92.8	89.9
Hispanic or Latino	8.7	8.8	91.3	91.2
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	6.3	6.4	93.7	93.6
Small Metro	6.1	7.0	93.9	93.0
Nonmetro	6.9	7.6	93.1	92.4
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	24.4	22.5	10.6	10.0
Marijuana	20.0	18.1	7.5	7.1
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	11.2	10.8	5.2	4.9
Cigarettes	26.0	27.7	11.4	11.3
Alcohol	28.1	29.0	17.9	17.7
Binge Alcohol³	20.6	19.9	10.5	10.9
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	38.9	37.6	21.2	20.5
Marijuana	31.1	30.9	14.7	14.1
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	24.8	23.6	12.7	12.6
Cigarettes	36.2	38.6	18.0	17.7
Alcohol	47.7	49.8	35.1	34.6
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	51.5	51.8	29.7	29.3
Marijuana	40.1	39.7	19.2	18.4
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	36.1	37.0	20.2	20.6
Cigarettes	53.9	53.6	30.1^a	28.7
Alcohol	61.0	62.4	43.3	42.3
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Youths who did not report their school enrollment status, reported not being enrolled in school in the past 12 months, or reported their school does not give these grades were excluded from this analysis. Youths reporting that they were "home-schooled" in the past 12 months were considered to be enrolled in school. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.49A Youths' Feelings about Going to School During the Past Year, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by Youths' Feelings about Going to School (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17 Enrolled in School in the Past Year: Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Youths' Feelings about Going to School¹
	Liked a Lot/Kind of Liked		Didn't Like Very Much/Hated
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	17,710	17,924	4,684	4,891
AGE
12-13	5,868	5,926	1,332	1,304
14-15	5,989	6,238	1,567^a	1,740
16-17	5,853	5,760	1,786	1,847
GENDER
Male	8,775	8,878	2,686	2,775
Female	8,935	9,046	1,998	2,116
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	15,035	15,097	4,086	4,224
White	11,064	11,147	3,457	3,488
Black or African American	2,788	2,692	419	464
American Indian or Alaska Native	115	114	18	29
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	719	791	106	127
Two or More Races	291	299	84	109
Hispanic or Latino	2,675	2,827	599	668
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	9,462	9,528	2,449	2,515
Small Metro	5,310	5,468	1,376	1,519
Nonmetro	2,937	2,928	859	857
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	1,617	1,508	931	958
Marijuana	1,112	1,073	723	714
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	770	699	468	511
Cigarettes	1,707	1,730	1,052	1,079
Alcohol	2,783	2,785	1,322	1,392
Binge Alcohol³	1,561	1,653	896	958
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	3,327	3,163	1,627	1,757
Marijuana	2,255	2,165	1,231	1,286
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	1,949	1,871	1,039	1,144
Cigarettes	2,841	2,808	1,454	1,539
Alcohol	5,739	5,688	2,201	2,344
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	4,805	4,710	2,113	2,290
Marijuana	3,055	2,937	1,500	1,567
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	3,182	3,209	1,555	1,716
Cigarettes	4,927	4,738	2,127	2,149
Alcohol	7,219	7,083	2,644	2,783
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Youths who did not report their school enrollment status or reported not being enrolled in school in the past 12 months were excluded from this analysis. Youths reporting that they were "home-schooled" in the past 12 months were considered to be enrolled in school. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.49B Youths' Feelings about Going to School During the Past Year, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by Youths' Feelings about Going to School (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17 Enrolled in School in the Past Year: Percentages, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Youths' Feelings about Going to School¹
	Liked a Lot/Kind of Liked		Didn't Like Very Much/Hated
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	79.1	78.6	20.9	21.4
AGE
12-13	81.5	82.0	18.5	18.0
14-15	79.3	78.2	20.7	21.8
16-17	76.6	75.7	23.4	24.3
GENDER
Male	76.6	76.2	23.4	23.8
Female	81.7	81.0	18.3	19.0
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	78.6	78.1	21.4	21.9
White	76.2	76.2	23.8	23.8
Black or African American	86.9	85.3	13.1	14.7
American Indian or Alaska Native	86.3	79.7	13.7	20.3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	87.2	86.1	12.8	13.9
Two or More Races	77.6	73.3	22.4	26.7
Hispanic or Latino	81.7	80.9	18.3	19.1
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	79.4	79.1	20.6	20.9
Small Metro	79.4	78.3	20.6	21.7
Nonmetro	77.4	77.4	22.6	22.6
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	9.1	8.4	19.9	19.6
Marijuana	6.3	6.0	15.4	14.6
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	4.3	3.9	10.0	10.5
Cigarettes	9.6	9.7	22.5	22.1
Alcohol	15.7	15.5	28.2	28.5
Binge Alcohol³	8.8	9.2	19.1	19.6
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	18.8^a	17.6	34.7	35.9
Marijuana	12.7	12.1	26.3	26.3
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	11.0	10.4	22.2	23.4
Cigarettes	16.0	15.7	31.0	31.5
Alcohol	32.4	31.7	47.0	47.9
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	27.1	26.3	45.1	46.8
Marijuana	17.3	16.4	32.0	32.0
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	18.0	17.9	33.2	35.1
Cigarettes	27.8^a	26.4	45.4	43.9
Alcohol	40.8	39.5	56.5	56.9
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Youths who did not report their school enrollment status or reported not being enrolled in school in the past 12 months were excluded from this analysis. Youths reporting that they were "home-schooled" in the past 12 months were considered to be enrolled in school. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.50A How Often Youths Felt in the Past Year That Assigned Schoolwork Was Meaningful and Important, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by How Often Youths Felt That Assigned Schoolwork Was Meaningful and Important (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17 Enrolled in School in the Past Year: Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Assigned Schoolwork Was Meaningful and Important¹
	Always/Sometimes		Seldom/Never
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	17,372	17,720	5,007	5,087
AGE
12-13	6,001	6,044	1,186	1,184
14-15	5,765	6,036	1,789	1,935
16-17	5,607	5,640	2,032	1,967
GENDER
Male	8,610	8,855	2,847	2,793
Female	8,763	8,865	2,160	2,294
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	14,715	14,887	4,392	4,430
White	10,831	10,941	3,682	3,691
Black or African American	2,732	2,705	469	450
American Indian or Alaska Native	110	121	23	22
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	702	800	123	120
Two or More Races	284	267	90^a	141
Hispanic or Latino	2,657	2,833	615	656
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	9,335	9,422	2,568	2,607
Small Metro	5,143	5,411	1,541	1,579
Nonmetro	2,894	2,888	898	900
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	1,608	1,475	938	990
Marijuana	1,118	1,031	718	755
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	786	709	450	501
Cigarettes	1,756	1,744	1,002	1,065
Alcohol	2,688	2,675	1,415	1,499
Binge Alcohol³	1,546	1,570	910^a	1,038
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	3,281	3,168	1,670	1,748
Marijuana	2,255	2,153	1,231	1,297
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	1,921	1,879	1,064	1,133
Cigarettes	2,842	2,824	1,449	1,524
Alcohol	5,482	5,461	2,451	2,565
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	4,671	4,674	2,244	2,319
Marijuana	2,998	2,897	1,557	1,604
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	3,103	3,216	1,632	1,702
Cigarettes	4,840	4,715	2,214	2,169
Alcohol	6,931	6,879	2,924	2,978
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Youths who did not report their school enrollment status or reported not being enrolled in school in the past 12 months were excluded from this analysis. Youths reporting that they were "home-schooled" in the past 12 months were considered to be enrolled in school. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.50B How Often Youths Felt in the Past Year That Assigned Schoolwork Was Meaningful and Important, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by How Often Youths Felt That Assigned Schoolwork Was Meaningful and Important (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17 Enrolled in School in the Past Year: Percentages, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Assigned Schoolwork Was Meaningful and Important¹
	Always/Sometimes		Seldom/Never
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	77.6	77.7	22.4	22.3
AGE
12-13	83.5	83.6	16.5	16.4
14-15	76.3	75.7	23.7	24.3
16-17	73. 4	74.1	26.6	25.9
GENDER
Male	75.2	76.0	24.8	24.0
Female	80.2	79.4	19.8	20.6
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	77.0	77.1	23.0	22.9
White	74.6	74.8	25.4	25.2
Black or African American	85.3	85.7	14.7	14.3
American Indian or Alaska Native	82.5	84.9	17.5	15.1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	85.1	87.0	14.9	13.0
Two or More Races	75.9^a	65.5	24.1^a	34.5
Hispanic or Latino	81.2	81.2	18.8	18.8
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	78.4	78.3	21.6	21.7
Small Metro	76.9	77.4	23.1	22.6
Nonmetro	76.3	76.2	23.7	23.8
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	9.3^a	8.3	18.7	19.5
Marijuana	6.4	5.8	14.3	14.8
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	4.5	4.0	9.0	9.9
Cigarettes	10.1	9.8	20.0	20.9
Alcohol	15.5	15.1	28.3	29.5
Binge Alcohol³	8.9	8.9	18.2^a	20.4
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	18.9	17.9	33.4	34.4
Marijuana	13.0	12.2	24.6	25.5
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	11.1	10.6	21.2	22.3
Cigarettes	16.4	15.9	28.9	30.0
Alcohol	31.6	30.8	49.0	50.4
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	26.9	26.4	44.8	45.6
Marijuana	17.3	16.3	31.1	31.5
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	17.9	18.2	32.6	33.5
Cigarettes	27.9	26.6	44.2	42.6
Alcohol	39.9	38.8	58.4	58.6
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Youths who did not report their school enrollment status or reported not being enrolled in school in the past 12 months were excluded from this analysis. Youths reporting that they were "home-schooled" in the past 12 months were considered to be enrolled in school. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.51A Level of Importance Later in Life of Things Learned in School During the Past Year, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by Level of Importance Later in Life of Things Learned in School (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17 Enrolled in School in the Past Year: Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Importance Later in Life of Things Learned in School¹
	Very/Somewhat Important		Very/Somewhat Unimportant
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	19,711	20,160	2,666	2,655
AGE
12-13	6,672	6,729	523	503
14-15	6,614^a	6,999	935	974
16-17	6,425	6,432	1,208	1,178
GENDER
Male	9,975	10,228	1,484	1,434
Female	9,737	9,933	1,182	1,221
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,725	16,933	2,375	2,387
White	12,486	12,584	2,018	2,047
Black or African American	2,973	2,976	232	183
American Indian or Alaska Native	123	133	8	9
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	756	847	69	74
Two or More Races	331	336	44	70
Hispanic or Latino	2,987	3,228	291	269
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	10,426	10,650	1,482	1,392
Small Metro	5,916	6,191	766	801
Nonmetro	3,369	3,320	418	462
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	1,972	1,889	573	572
Marijuana	1,391	1,351	442	433
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	949	916	288	291
Cigarettes	2,187	2,211	568	594
Alcohol	3,314	3,327	787	844
Binge Alcohol³	1,955	2,023	501	584
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	3,980	3,928	967	986
Marijuana	2,741	2,708	742	738
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	2,350	2,359	634	651
Cigarettes	3,481	3,489	808	853
Alcohol	6,560	6,593	1,375	1,433
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	5,667	5,707	1,245	1,283
Marijuana	3,655	3,601	897	896
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	3,823	3,939	910	976
Cigarettes	5,840	5,678	1,211	1,202
Alcohol	8,223	8,183	1,631	1,675
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Youths who did not report their school enrollment status or reported not being enrolled in school in the past 12 months were excluded from this analysis. Youths reporting that they were "home-schooled" in the past 12 months were considered to be enrolled in school. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.51B Level of Importance Later in Life of Things Learned in School During the Past Year, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by Level of Importance Later in Life of Things Learned in School (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17 Enrolled in School in the Past Year: Percentages, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Importance Later in Life of Things Learned in School¹
	Very/Somewhat Important		Very/Somewhat Unimportant
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	88.1	88.4	11.9	11.6
AGE
12-13	92.7	93.0	7.3	7.0
14-15	87.6	87.8	12.4	12.2
16-17	84.2	84.5	15.8	15.5
GENDER
Male	87.0	87.7	13.0	12.3
Female	89.2	89.0	10.8	11.0
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	87.6	87.6	12.4	12.4
White	86.1	86.0	13.9	14.0
Black or African American	92.8	94.2	7.2	5.8
American Indian or Alaska Native	93.6	93.4	6.4	6.6
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	91.6	92.0	8.4	8.0
Two or More Races	88.3	82.8	11.7	17.2
Hispanic or Latino	91.1	92.3	8.9	7.7
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	87.6	88.4	12.4	11.6
Small Metro	88.5	88.5	11.5	11.5
Nonmetro	89.0	87.8	11.0	12.2
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	10.0	9.4	21.5	21.5
Marijuana	7.1	6.7	16.6	16.3
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	4.8	4.5	10.8	10.9
Cigarettes	11.1	11.0	21.3	22.4
Alcohol	16.8	16.5	29.5	31.8
Binge Alcohol³	9.9	10.0	18.8^a	22.0
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	20.2	19.5	36.3	37.1
Marijuana	13.9	13.4	27.8	27.8
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	11.9	11.7	23.8	24.5
Cigarettes	17.7	17.3	30.3	32.1
Alcohol	33.3	32.7	51.6	54.0
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	28.7	28.3	46.7	48.3
Marijuana	18.5	17.9	33.6	33.7
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	19.4	19.5	34.1	36.7
Cigarettes	29.6^a	28.2	45.4	45.3
Alcohol	41.7	40.6	61.2	63.1
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Youths who did not report their school enrollment status or reported not being enrolled in school in the past 12 months were excluded from this analysis. Youths reporting that they were "home-schooled" in the past 12 months were considered to be enrolled in school. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.52A How Interesting Courses at School Have Been During the Past Year, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by How Interesting Courses at School Have Been (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17 Enrolled in School in the Past Year: Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	How Interesting Courses at School Have Been¹
	Very/Somewhat Interesting		Very/Somewhat Boring
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	16,857	17,192	5,510	5,637
AGE
12-13	5,677	5,826	1,508	1,413
14-15	5,554	5,799	1,997^a	2,177
16-17	5,626	5,566	2,005	2,046
GENDER
Male	8,398	8,654	3,047	3,011
Female	8,459	8,538	2,463	2,626
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	14,247	14,425	4,850	4,907
White	10,527	10,578	3,978	4,062
Black or African American	2,608	2,610	591	551
American Indian or Alaska Native	114	*	19	*
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	669	788	155	134
Two or More Races	278	276	96	132
Hispanic or Latino	2,609	2,767	660	729
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	8,918	9,097	2,971	2,953
Small Metro	5,061	5,304	1,625	1,686
Nonmetro	2,878	2,792	915	997
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	1,548	1,507	993	960
Marijuana	1,091	1,080	739	707
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	737	702	496	508
Cigarettes	1,699	1,777	1,054	1,034
Alcohol	2,665	2,636	1,435	1,539
Binge Alcohol³	1,525	1,610	929	1,001
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	3,165	3,127	1,778	1,792
Marijuana	2,193	2,173	1,287	1,281
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	1,814	1,848	1,164	1,165
Cigarettes	2,785	2,810	1,500	1,540
Alcohol	5,402	5,304	2,527	2,727
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	4,558	4,569	2,351	2,430
Marijuana	2,958	2,897	1,589	1,610
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	2,987	3,123	1,743	1,798
Cigarettes	4,784	4,570	2,264	2,312
Alcohol	6,802	6,658	3,047	3,209
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Youths who did not report their school enrollment status or reported not being enrolled in school in the past 12 months were excluded from this analysis. Youths reporting that they were "home-schooled" in the past 12 months were considered to be enrolled in school. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.52B How Interesting Courses at School Have Been During the Past Year, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by How Interesting Courses at School Have Been (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17 Enrolled in School in the Past Year: Percentages, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	How Interesting Courses at School Have Been¹
	Very/Somewhat Interesting		Very/Somewhat Boring
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	75.4	75.3	24.6	24.7
AGE
12-13	79.0	80.5	21.0	19.5
14-15	73.6	72.7	26.4	27.3
16-17	73.7	73.1	26.3	26.9
GENDER
Male	73.4	74.2	26.6	25.8
Female	77.4	76.5	22.6	23.5
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	74.6	74.6	25.4	25.4
White	72.6	72.3	27.4	27.7
Black or African American	81.5	82.6	18.5	17.4
American Indian or Alaska Native	85.5	*	14.5	*
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	81.2	85.5	18.8	14.5
Two or More Races	74.3	67.7	25.7	32.3
Hispanic or Latino	79.8	79.1	20.2	20.9
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	75.0	75.5	25.0	24.5
Small Metro	75.7	75.9	24.3	24.1
Nonmetro	75.9	73.7	24.1	26.3
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	9.2	8.8	18.0	17.0
Marijuana	6.5	6.3	13.4	12.6
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	4.4	4.1	9.0	9.0
Cigarettes	10.1	10.3	19.1	18.3
Alcohol	15.8	15.3	26.0	27.3
Binge Alcohol³	9.0	9.4	16.9	17.8
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	18.8	18.2	32.3	31.8
Marijuana	13.0	12.6	23.4	22.7
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	10.8	10.7	21.1	20.7
Cigarettes	16.5	16.3	27.2	27.3
Alcohol	32.0	30.9	45.9	48.4
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	27.0	26.6	42.7	43.1
Marijuana	17.5	16.8	28.8	28.6
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	17.7	18.2	31.6	31.9
Cigarettes	28.4^a	26.6	41.1	41.0
Alcohol	40.4^a	38.7	55.3	56.9
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Youths who did not report their school enrollment status or reported not being enrolled in school in the past 12 months were excluded from this analysis. Youths reporting that they were "home-schooled" in the past 12 months were considered to be enrolled in school. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.53A How Often Teachers Let Youths Know They Were Doing a Good Job with Schoolwork in the Past Year, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by How Often Teachers Let Youths Know They Were Doing a Good Job with Schoolwork (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17 Enrolled in School in the Past Year: Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Teachers Let Youths Know They Were Doing a Good Job With Schoolwork¹
	Always/Sometimes		Seldom/Never
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	17,362	17,667	5,026	5,138
AGE
12-13	6,025	6,013	1,178	1,214
14-15	5,641^b	6,104	1,912	1,862
16-17	5,697	5,550	1,935	2,062
GENDER
Male	8,756	8,926	2,700	2,726
Female	8,607	8,740	2,326	2,412
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	14,745	14,861	4,363	4,451
White	10,950	11,034	3,562	3,592
Black or African American	2,670	2,585	534	570
American Indian or Alaska Native	113	117	20	26
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	671	777	154	144
Two or More Races	292	299	82	108
Hispanic or Latino	2,617	2,806	663	687
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	9,297	9,451	2,618	2,584
Small Metro	5,132	5,353	1,549	1,636
Nonmetro	2,934	2,863	859	918
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	1,731	1,651	815	811
Marijuana	1,235	1,180	599	603
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	845	797	393	408
Cigarettes	1,852	1,914	900	892
Alcohol	2,842	2,872	1,257	1,303
Binge Alcohol³	1,679	1,756	773	853
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	3,441	3,405	1,507	1,509
Marijuana	2,390	2,367	1,090	1,081
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	2,042	2,029	942	979
Cigarettes	2,961	3,041	1,326	1,303
Alcohol	5,700	5,712	2,233	2,316
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	4,884	4,901	2,029	2,093
Marijuana	3,199	3,118	1,351	1,382
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	3,270	3,375	1,465	1,543
Cigarettes	5,029	4,948	2,021	1,934
Alcohol	7,152	7,099	2,703	2,761
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Youths who did not report their school enrollment status or reported not being enrolled in school in the past 12 months were excluded from this analysis. Youths reporting that they were "home-schooled" in the past 12 months were considered to be enrolled in school. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.53B How Often Teachers Let Youths Know They Were Doing a Good Job with Schoolwork in the Past Year, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by How Often Teachers Let Youths Know They Were Doing a Good Job with Schoolwork (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17 Enrolled in School in the Past Year: Percentages, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Teachers Let Youths Know They Were Doing a Good Job With Schoolwork¹
	Always/Sometimes		Seldom/Never
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	77.6	77.5	22.4	22.5
AGE
12-13	83.6	83.2	16.4	16.8
14-15	74.7^a	76.6	25.3^a	23.4
16-17	74.6	72.9	25.4	27.1
GENDER
Male	76.4	76.6	23.6	23.4
Female	78.7	78.4	21.3	21.6
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	77.2	76.9	22.8	23.1
White	75.5	75.4	24.5	24.6
Black or African American	83.3	81.9	16.7	18.1
American Indian or Alaska Native	84.6	81.8	15.4	18.2
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	81.3	84.4	18.7	15.6
Two or More Races	78.0	73.6	22.0	26.4
Hispanic or Latino	79.8	80.3	20.2	19.7
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	78.0	78.5	22.0	21.5
Small Metro	76.8	76.6	23.2	23.4
Nonmetro	77.4	75.7	22.6	24.3
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	10.0	9.3	16.2	15.8
Marijuana	7.1	6.7	11.9	11.7
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	4.9	4.5	7.8	7.9
Cigarettes	10.7	10.8	17.9	17.4
Alcohol	16.4	16.3	25.0	25.4
Binge Alcohol³	9.7	9.9	15.4	16.6
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	19.8	19.3	30.0	29.4
Marijuana	13.8	13.4	21.7	21.0
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	11.8	11.5	18.7	19.1
Cigarettes	17.1	17.2	26.4	25.4
Alcohol	32.8	32.3	44.4	45.1
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	28.1	27.7	40.4	40.7
Marijuana	18.4	17.6	26.9	26.9
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	18.8	19.1	29.2	30.0
Cigarettes	29.0	28.0	40.2^a	37.6
Alcohol	41.2	40.2	53.8	53.7
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Youths who did not report their school enrollment status or reported not being enrolled in school in the past 12 months were excluded from this analysis. Youths reporting that they were "home-schooled" in the past 12 months were considered to be enrolled in school. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.54A How Many Students in Youths' Grade Smoke Cigarettes, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by How Many Students in Youths' Grade Smoke Cigarettes (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17 Enrolled in School in the Past Year: Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Students in Youths' Grade Who Smoke Cigarettes¹
	All/Most of Them		Few/None of Them
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	7,179	7,295	14,627	14,860
AGE
12-13	736	766	6,189	6,146
14-15	2,564^a	2,782	4,822	5,004
16-17	3,880	3,747	3,617	3,710
GENDER
Male	3,112	3,065	8,016	8,219
Female	4,067	4,229	6,611	6,640
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	6,176	6,206	12,442	12,565
White	4,663	4,623	9,490	9,611
Black or African American	1,133	1,145	1,984	1,919
American Indian or Alaska Native	50	*	82	*
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	203	215	596	667
Two or More Races	107	136	255	256
Hispanic or Latino	1,003	1,089	2,185	2,295
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	3,572	3,631	8,031	8,063
Small Metro	2,299	2,309	4,204	4,477
Nonmetro	1,308	1,355	2,392	2,320
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	1,517^a	1,355	993	1,071
Marijuana	1,175	1,042	634	715
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	705	646	512	544
Cigarettes	1,849	1,793	853	965
Alcohol	2,235	2,190	1,817	1,923
Binge Alcohol³	1,463	1,442	960^a	1,120
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	2,647	2,595	2,222	2,244
Marijuana	2,058	1,983	1,370	1,409
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	1,581	1,570	1,359	1,404
Cigarettes	2,623	2,586	1,592	1,682
Alcohol	3,965	3,963	3,868	3,956
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	3,551	3,533	3,251	3,349
Marijuana	2,662	2,597	1,813	1,829
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	2,409	2,401	2,259	2,444
Cigarettes	3,872	3,816	3,066	2,944
Alcohol	4,757	4,747	4,968	4,972
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Youths who did not report their school enrollment status, reported not being enrolled in school in the past 12 months, or reported that they were "home-schooled" in the past 12 months were excluded from this analysis. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.54B How Many Students in Youths' Grade Smoke Cigarettes, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by How Many Students in Youths' Grade Smoke Cigarettes (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17 Enrolled in School in the Past Year: Percentages, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Students in Youths' Grade Who Smoke Cigarettes¹
	All/Most of Them		Few/None of Them
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	32.9	32.9	67.1	67.1
AGE
12-13	10.6	11.1	89.4	88.9
14-15	34.7	35.7	65.3	64.3
16-17	51.8	50.3	48.2	49.7
GENDER
Male	28.0	27.2	72.0	72.8
Female	38.1	38.9	61.9	61.1
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	33.2	33.1	66.8	66.9
White	32.9	32.5	67.1	67.5
Black or African American	36.3	37.4	63.7	62.6
American Indian or Alaska Native	37.9	*	62.1	*
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	25.4	24.3	74.6	75.7
Two or More Races	29.6	34.6	70.4	65.4
Hispanic or Latino	31.5	32.2	68.5	67.8
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	30.8	31.0	69.2	69.0
Small Metro	35.4	34.0	64.6	66.0
Nonmetro	35.3	36.9	64.7	63.1
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	21.1^b	18.6	6.8	7.2
Marijuana	16.4^a	14.3	4.3	4.8
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	9.8	8.9	3.5	3.7
Cigarettes	25.7	24.6	5.8	6.5
Alcohol	31.1	30.0	12.4	12.9
Binge Alcohol³	20.4	19.8	6.6^a	7.5
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	36.9	35.6	15.2	15.1
Marijuana	28.7	27.2	9.4	9.5
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	22.0	21.5	9.3	9.4
Cigarettes	36.5	35.4	10.9	11.3
Alcohol	55.2	54.3	26.4	26.6
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	49.5	48.4	22.2	22.5
Marijuana	37.1	35.6	12.4	12.3
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	33.6	32.9	15.4	16.4
Cigarettes	53.9	52.3	21.0	19.8
Alcohol	66.3	65.1	34.0	33.5
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Youths who did not report their school enrollment status, reported not being enrolled in school in the past 12 months, or reported that they were "home-schooled" in the past 12 months were excluded from this analysis. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.55A How Many Students in Youths' Grade Use Marijuana or Hashish, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by How Many Students in Youths' Grade Use Marijuana or Hashish (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17 Enrolled in School in the Past Year: Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Students in Youths' Grade Who Use Marijuana/Hashish¹
	All/Most of Them		Few/None of Them
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	5,578	5,444	15,898	16,338
AGE
12-13	331	314	6,454	6,455
14-15	1,935	1,975	5,331^a	5,644
16-17	3,313	3,155	4,114	4,239
GENDER
Male	2,459	2,429	8,507	8,701
Female	3,119	3,015	7,391	7,636
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,689	4,522	13,640	13,967
White	3,326	3,186	10,619	10,829
Black or African American	1,064	992	1,997	2,016
American Indian or Alaska Native	44	44	85	96
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	133	144	647	737
Two or More Races	101	133	258	254
Hispanic or Latino	890	922	2,259	2,371
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	3,108	2,979	8,346	8,512
Small Metro	1,743	1,660	4,655^a	5,023
Nonmetro	727	805	2,898	2,803
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	1,555	1,408	943	1,011
Marijuana	1,290	1,165	517	591
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	654	604	553	579
Cigarettes	1,483	1,478	1,209	1,256
Alcohol	1,993	2,034	2,053	2,062
Binge Alcohol³	1,352	1,393	1,066	1,168
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	2,582	2,458	2,251	2,357
Marijuana	2,182	2,058	1,243	1,326
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	1,447	1,381	1,458	1,571
Cigarettes	2,103	2,078	2,086	2,162
Alcohol	3,487	3,424	4,312	4,436
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	3,274	3,244	3,483	3,595
Marijuana	2,720	2,628	1,751	1,778
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	2,068	2,111	2,555	2,697
Cigarettes	3,170	3,060	3,717	3,645
Alcohol	4,061	3,984	5,609	5,645
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Youths who did not report their school enrollment status, reported not being enrolled in school in the past 12 months, or reported that they were "home-schooled" in the past 12 months were excluded from this analysis. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.55B How Many Students in Youths' Grade Use Marijuana or Hashish, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by How Many Students in Youths' Grade Use Marijuana or Hashish (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17 Enrolled in School in the Past Year: Percentages, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Students in Youths' Grade Who Use Marijuana/Hashish¹
	All/Most of Them		Few/None of Them
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	26.0	25.0	74.0	75.0
AGE
12-13	4.9	4.6	95.1	95.4
14-15	26.6	25.9	73.4	74.1
16-17	44.6	42.7	55.4	57.3
GENDER
Male	22.4	21.8	77.6	78.2
Female	29.7	28.3	70.3	71.7
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	25.6	24.5	74.4	75.5
White	23.8	22.7	76.2	77.3
Black or African American	34.8	33.0	65.2	67.0
American Indian or Alaska Native	34.0	31.6	66.0	68.4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	17.0	16.4	83.0	83.6
Two or More Races	28.1	34.3	71.9	65.7
Hispanic or Latino	28.3	28.0	71.7	72.0
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	27.1	25.9	72.9	74.1
Small Metro	27.2^a	24.8	72.8^a	75.2
Nonmetro	20.0	22.3	80.0	77.7
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	27.9	25.9	5.9	6.2
Marijuana	23.1	21.4	3.3	3.6
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	11.7	11.1	3.5	3.5
Cigarettes	26.6	27.2	7.6	7.7
Alcohol	35.7	37.4	12.9	12.6
Binge Alcohol³	24.2	25.6	6.7	7.1
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	46.3	45.2	14.2	14.4
Marijuana	39.1	37.8	7.8	8.1
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	25.9	25.4	9.2	9.6
Cigarettes	37.7	38.2	13.1	13.2
Alcohol	62.5	62.9	27.1	27.2
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	58.7	59.6	21.9	22.0
Marijuana	48.8	48.3	11.0	10.9
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	37.1	38.8	16.1	16.5
Cigarettes	56.8	56.2	23.4	22.3
Alcohol	72.8	73.2	35.3	34.5
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Youths who did not report their school enrollment status, reported not being enrolled in school in the past 12 months, or reported that they were "home-schooled" in the past 12 months were excluded from this analysis. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.56A How Many Students in Youths' Grade Drink Alcoholic Beverages, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by How Many Students in Youths' Grade Drink Alcoholic Beverages (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17 Enrolled in School in the Past Year: Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Students in Youths' Grade Who Drink Alcoholic Beverages¹
	All/Most of Them		Few/None of Them
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	9,810	10,135	11,841	11,916
AGE
12-13	909	857	5,913	5,990
14-15	3,477^b	3,797	3,871	3,949
16-17	5,424	5,480	2,057	1,976
GENDER
Male	4,342	4,567	6,702	6,672
Female	5,468	5,568	5,139	5,243
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,384	8,649	10,112	10,045
White	6,496	6,785	7,590	7,404
Black or African American	1,324	1,277	1,766	1,753
American Indian or Alaska Native	61	67	70	73
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	327	297	445^a	593
Two or More Races	151	197	208	192
Hispanic or Latino	1,425	1,486	1,730	1,870
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	5,128	5,180	6,377	6,444
Small Metro	2,945	3,137	3,523	3,638
Nonmetro	1,736	1,819	1,942	1,834
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	1,847	1,796	660	628
Marijuana	1,391	1,393	413	365
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	873	843	345	344
Cigarettes	1,925	2,070	771	683
Alcohol	3,099	3,281	955^a	838
Binge Alcohol³	1,941^a	2,141	479	431
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	3,353	3,427	1,499	1,407
Marijuana	2,578	2,609	846	786
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	1,993	2,050	932	915
Cigarettes	2,916	3,061	1,292	1,199
Alcohol	5,635	5,859	2,198	2,059
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	4,481	4,637	2,301	2,225
Marijuana	3,307	3,350	1,164	1,073
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	3,003	3,169	1,646	1,657
Cigarettes	4,607	4,632	2,314^a	2,122
Alcohol	6,615	6,833	3,110^a	2,882
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Youths who did not report their school enrollment status, reported not being enrolled in school in the past 12 months, or reported that they were "home-schooled" in the past 12 months were excluded from this analysis. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.56B How Many Students in Youths' Grade Drink Alcoholic Beverages, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by How Many Students in Youths' Grade Drink Alcoholic Beverages (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17 Enrolled in School in the Past Year: Percentages, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Students in Youths' Grade Who Drink Alcoholic Beverages¹
	All/Most of Them		Few/None of Them
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	45.3	46.0	54.7	54.0
AGE
12-13	13.3	12.5	86.7	87.5
14-15	47.3	49.0	52.7	51.0
16-17	72.5	73.5	27.5	26.5
GENDER
Male	39.3	40.6	60.7	59.4
Female	51.6	51.5	48.4	48.5
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	45.3	46.3	54.7	53.7
White	46.1^a	47.8	53.9^a	52.2
Black or African American	42.9	42.1	57.1	57.9
American Indian or Alaska Native	46.6	47.9	53.4	52.1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	42.4^a	33.3	57.6^a	66.7
Two or More Races	42.2	50.6	57.8	49.4
Hispanic or Latino	45.2	44.3	54.8	55.7
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	44.6	44.6	55.4	55.4
Small Metro	45.5	46.3	54.5	53.7
Nonmetro	47.2	49.8	52.8	50.2
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	18.8	17.7	5.6	5.3
Marijuana	14.2	13.7	3.5	3.1
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	8.9	8.3	2.9	2.9
Cigarettes	19.6	20.4	6.5	5.7
Alcohol	31.6	32.4	8.1^a	7.0
Binge Alcohol³	19.8	21.1	4.0	3.6
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	34.2	33.8	12.7	11.8
Marijuana	26.3	25.7	7.1	6.6
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	20.3	20.2	7.9	7.7
Cigarettes	29.7	30.2	10.9	10.1
Alcohol	57.4	57.8	18.6	17.3
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	45.7	45.8	19.4	18.7
Marijuana	33.7	33.1	9.8	9.0
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	30.6	31.3	13.9	13.9
Cigarettes	47.0	45.7	19.5^a	17.8
Alcohol	67.4	67.4	26.3^a	24.2
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Youths who did not report their school enrollment status, reported not being enrolled in school in the past 12 months, or reported that they were "home-schooled" in the past 12 months were excluded from this analysis. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.57A How Many Students in Youths' Grade Get Drunk at Least Once a Week, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by How Many Students in Youths' Grade Get Drunk at Least Once a Week (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17 Enrolled in School in the Past Year: Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Students in Youths' Grade Who Get Drunk at Least Once a Week¹
	All/Most of Them		Few/None of Them
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	4,040	4,105	17,389	17,671
AGE
12-13	188	213	6,599	6,547
14-15	1,307	1,348	5,934^a	6,285
16-17	2,545	2,544	4,857	4,840
GENDER
Male	1,672	1,766	9,247	9,322
Female	2,368	2,340	8,142	8,350
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	3,436	3,406	14,858	15,055
White	2,600	2,603	11,357	11,439
Black or African American	634	552	2,400	2,421
American Indian or Alaska Native	25	28	100	107
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	94	126	675	745
Two or More Races	66	80	286	304
Hispanic or Latino	604	699	2,531	2,616
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	2,111	2,095	9,291	9,370
Small Metro	1,257	1,268	5,139	5,430
Nonmetro	672	742	2,959	2,871
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	1,020	925	1,474	1,491
Marijuana	801	731	994	1,024
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	481	453	731	728
Cigarettes	1,067	1,063	1,610	1,666
Alcohol	1,505	1,487	2,530	2,608
Binge Alcohol³	1,053	1,085	1,363	1,477
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	1,624	1,621	3,198	3,187
Marijuana	1,304	1,289	2,104	2,091
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	1,009	1,016	1,897	1,932
Cigarettes	1,451	1,452	2,718	2,779
Alcohol	2,486	2,443	5,287	5,414
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	2,137	2,146	4,594	4,662
Marijuana	1,643	1,632	2,795	2,756
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	1,495	1,509	3,123	3,278
Cigarettes	2,168	2,124	4,686	4,568
Alcohol	2,864	2,867	6,769	6,748
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Youths who did not report their school enrollment status, reported not being enrolled in school in the past 12 months, or reported that they were "home-schooled" in the past 12 months were excluded from this analysis. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.57B How Many Students in Youths' Grade Get Drunk at Least Once a Week, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by How Many Students in Youths' Grade Get Drunk at Least Once a Week (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17 Enrolled in School in the Past Year: Percentages, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Students in Youths' Grade Who Get Drunk at Least Once a Week¹
	All/Most of Them		Few/None of Them
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	18.9	18.9	81.1	81.1
AGE
12-13	2.8	3.2	97.2	96.8
14-15	18.1	17.7	81.9	82.3
16-17	34.4	34.5	65.6	65.5
GENDER
Male	15.3	15.9	84.7	84.1
Female	22.5	21.9	77.5	78.1
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	18.8	18.4	81.2	81.6
White	18.6	18.5	81.4	81.5
Black or African American	20.9	18.6	79.1	81.4
American Indian or Alaska Native	20.2	20.8	79.8	79.2
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	12.3	14.4	87.7	85.6
Two or More Races	18.7	20.8	81.3	79.2
Hispanic or Latino	19.3	21.1	80.7	78.9
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	18.5	18.3	81.5	81.7
Small Metro	19.6	18.9	80.4	81.1
Nonmetro	18.5	20.5	81.5	79.5
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	25.3^a	22.5	8.5	8.4
Marijuana	19.8	17.8	5.7	5.8
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	11.9	11.0	4.2	4.1
Cigarettes	26.4	25.9	9.3	9.4
Alcohol	37.3	36.2	14.6	14.8
Binge Alcohol³	26.1	26.4	7.8	8.4
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	40.2	39.5	18.4	18.0
Marijuana	32.3	31.4	12.1	11.8
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	25.0	24.8	10.9	10.9
Cigarettes	35.9	35.4	15.6	15.7
Alcohol	61.5	59.5	30.4	30.6
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	52.9	52.3	26.4	26.4
Marijuana	40.7	39.8	16.1	15.6
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	37.0	36.8	18.0	18.5
Cigarettes	53.7	51.7	26.9	25.8
Alcohol	70.9	69.8	38.9	38.2
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Youths who did not report their school enrollment status, reported not being enrolled in school in the past 12 months, or reported that they were "home-schooled" in the past 12 months were excluded from this analysis. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.58A How Often Parents Checked Whether Youths' Homework Was Done in the Past Year, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by How Often Parents Checked Whether Youths' Homework Was Done (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17 Enrolled in School in the Past Year: Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Parents Checked Whether Youths' Homework Was Done¹
	Always/Sometimes		Seldom/Never
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	17,466^a	18,131	4,902	4,657
AGE
12-13	6,386	6,510	807	726
14-15	5,915^b	6,368	1,631	1,595
16-17	5,165	5,253	2,464	2,336
GENDER
Male	9,246	9,517	2,194	2,120
Female	8,220	8,614	2,708	2,537
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	14,920	15,320	4,173	3,977
White	11,247	11,566	3,261	3,055
Black or African American	2,619	2,590	577	561
American Indian or Alaska Native	107	122	25	20
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	586	706	237	215
Two or More Races	318	296	57^b	111
Hispanic or Latino	2,545	2,811	729	680
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	9,217	9,630	2,677^a	2,403
Small Metro	5,249	5,503	1,432	1,476
Nonmetro	3,000	2,999	793	779
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	1,585	1,569	961	887
Marijuana	1,107	1,099	727	680
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	752	766	486	438
Cigarettes	1,744	1,812	1,006	984
Alcohol	2,645	2,725	1,454	1,434
Binge Alcohol³	1,545	1,658	909	940
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	3,271	3,311	1,672	1,589
Marijuana	2,188	2,248	1,289	1,188
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	1,946	2,001	1,038	999
Cigarettes	2,820	2,927	1,459	1,402
Alcohol	5,380	5,560	2,549	2,452
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	4,721	4,864	2,185	2,103
Marijuana	2,944	2,989	1,599	1,486
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	3,186	3,405	1,547	1,498
Cigarettes	4,789	4,780	2,252	2,076
Alcohol	6,830	6,943	3,015	2,894
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Youths who did not report their school enrollment status or reported not being enrolled in school in the past 12 months were excluded from this analysis. Youths reporting that they were "home-schooled" in the past 12 months were considered to be enrolled in school. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.58B How Often Parents Checked Whether Youths' Homework Was Done in the Past Year, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by How Often Parents Checked Whether Youths' Homework Was Done (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17 Enrolled in School in the Past Year: Percentages, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Parents Checked Whether Youths' Homework Was Done¹
	Always/Sometimes		Seldom/Never
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	78.1^b	79.6	21.9^b	20.4
AGE
12-13	88.8	90.0	11.2	10.0
14-15	78.4	80.0	21.6	20.0
16-17	67.7	69.2	32.3	30.8
GENDER
Male	80.8	81.8	19.2	18.2
Female	75.2^b	77.2	24.8^b	22.8
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	78.1^a	79.4	21.9^a	20.6
White	77.5^a	79.1	22.5^a	20.9
Black or African American	81.9	82.2	18.1	17.8
American Indian or Alaska Native	80.8	85.8	19.2	14.2
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	71.2	76.7	28.8	23.3
Two or More Races	84.8^b	72.7	15.2^b	27.3
Hispanic or Latino	77.7	80.5	22.3	19.5
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	77.5^b	80.0	22.5^b	20.0
Small Metro	78.6	78.9	21.4	21.1
Nonmetro	79.1	79.4	20.9	20.6
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	9.1	8.7	19.6	19.0
Marijuana	6.3	6.1	14.8	14.6
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	4.3	4.2	9.9	9.4
Cigarettes	10.0	10.0	20.5	21.1
Alcohol	15.1	15.0	29.7	30.8
Binge Alcohol³	8.8	9.1	18.5	20.2
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	18.7	18.3	34.1	34.1
Marijuana	12.5	12.4	26.3	25.5
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	11.1	11.0	21.2	21.4
Cigarettes	16.1	16.1	29.8	30.1
Alcohol	30.8	30.7	52.0	52.7
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	27.0	26.8	44.6	45.2
Marijuana	16.9	16.5	32.6	31.9
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	18.2	18.8	31.5	32.2
Cigarettes	27.4	26.4	45.9	44.6
Alcohol	39.1	38.3	61.5	62.2
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Youths who did not report their school enrollment status or reported not being enrolled in school in the past 12 months were excluded from this analysis. Youths reporting that they were "home-schooled" in the past 12 months were considered to be enrolled in school. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.59A How Often Parents Provided Help with Youths' Homework in the Past Year, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by How Often Parents Provided Help with Youths' Homework (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17 Enrolled in School in the Past Year: Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Parents Provided Help with Youths' Homework¹
	Always/Sometimes		Seldom/Never
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	18,073	18,401	4,261	4,378
AGE
12-13	6,521	6,531	676	704
14-15	6,071^a	6,452	1,456	1,512
16-17	5,481	5,418	2,129	2,162
GENDER
Male	9,339	9,481	2,074	2,154
Female	8,734	8,920	2,187	2,224
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	15,653	15,786	3,411	3,502
White	12,072	12,141	2,411	2,469
Black or African American	2,547	2,530	648	618
American Indian or Alaska Native	101	120	31	22
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	601	645	220	274
Two or More Races	285	300	88	108
Hispanic or Latino	2,420	2,616	850	875
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	9,472	9,690	2,408	2,335
Small Metro	5,451	5,590	1,215^a	1,385
Nonmetro	3,151	3,121	639	657
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	1,674	1,624	866	831
Marijuana	1,189	1,134	640	644
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	802	793	434	411
Cigarettes	1,873	1,865	870	931
Alcohol	2,862	2,853	1,231	1,306
Binge Alcohol³	1,649	1,754	802	845
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	3,419	3,349	1,519	1,550
Marijuana	2,311	2,291	1,163	1,142
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	2,084	2,004	894	997
Cigarettes	2,970	2,957	1,298	1,374
Alcohol	5,717	5,752	2,199	2,257
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	4,902	4,875	1,996	2,098
Marijuana	3,068	3,035	1,469	1,444
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	3,353	3,376	1,374	1,527
Cigarettes	5,001	4,828	2,023	2,035
Alcohol	7,183	7,107	2,646	2,732
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Youths who did not report their school enrollment status or reported not being enrolled in school in the past 12 months were excluded from this analysis. Youths reporting that they were "home-schooled" in the past 12 months were considered to be enrolled in school. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.59B How Often Parents Provided Help with Youths' Homework in the Past Year, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by How Often Parents Provided Help with Youths' Homework (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17 Enrolled in School in the Past Year: Percentages, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Parents Provided Help with Youths' Homework¹
	Always/Sometimes		Seldom/Never
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	80.9	80.8	19.1	19.2
AGE
12-13	90.6	90.3	9.4	9.7
14-15	80.7	81.0	19.3	19.0
16-17	72.0	71.5	28.0	28.5
GENDER
Male	81.8	81.5	18.2	18.5
Female	80.0	80.0	20.0	20.0
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	82.1	81.8	17.9	18.2
White	83.4	83.1	16.6	16.9
Black or African American	79.7	80.4	20.3	19.6
American Indian or Alaska Native	76.8	84.5	23.2	15.5
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	73.2	70.2	26.8	29.8
Two or More Races	76.3	73.5	23.7	26.5
Hispanic or Latino	74.0	74.9	26.0	25.1
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	79.7	80.6	20.3	19.4
Small Metro	81.8	80.1	18.2	19.9
Nonmetro	83.1	82.6	16.9	17.4
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	9.3	8.8	20.3	19.0
Marijuana	6.6	6.2	15.0	14.7
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	4.4	4.3	10.2	9.4
Cigarettes	10.4	10.1	20.4	21.3
Alcohol	15.8	15.5	28.9	29.8
Binge Alcohol³	9.1	9.5	18.8	19.3
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	18.9	18.2	35.7	35.4
Marijuana	12.8	12.5	27.3	26.1
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	11.5	10.9	21.0	22.8
Cigarettes	16.4	16.1	30.5	31.4
Alcohol	31.6	31.3	51.6	51.6
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	27.1	26.5	46.8	47.9
Marijuana	17.0	16.5	34.5	33.0
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	18.6	18.3	32.3	34.9
Cigarettes	27.7^a	26.2	47.5	46.5
Alcohol	39.7	38.6	62.1	62.4
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Youths who did not report their school enrollment status or reported not being enrolled in school in the past 12 months were excluded from this analysis. Youths reporting that they were "home-schooled" in the past 12 months were considered to be enrolled in school. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.60A How Often Parents Limited the Amount of Time Youths Spent Out with Friends on School Nights in the Past Year, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by How Often Parents Limited the Amount of Time Youths Spent Out with Friends on School Nights (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17 Enrolled in School in the Past Year: Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Parents Limited Amount of Time Youths Spent Out With Friends on School Nights¹
	Always/Sometimes		Seldom/Never
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	15,652	15,734	6,519	6,859
AGE
12-13	5,219	5,243	1,843	1,851
14-15	5,359	5,625	2,134	2,287
16-17	5,074	4,865	2,542	2,720
GENDER
Male	7,837	7,917	3,484	3,619
Female	7,814	7,816	3,035	3,239
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	13,285	13,292	5,645	5,847
White	9,966	10,013	4,412	4,494
Black or African American	2,341	2,259	837	863
American Indian or Alaska Native	83	89	46	48
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	576	617	236	294
Two or More Races	273	271	100	132
Hispanic or Latino	2,367	2,442	873	1,012
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	8,301	8,339	3,494	3,589
Small Metro	4,731	4,857	1,876^a	2,069
Nonmetro	2,619	2,539	1,149	1,200
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	1,628	1,549	914	906
Marijuana	1,171	1,101	662	678
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	768	757	465	446
Cigarettes	1,800	1,739	954	1,062
Alcohol	2,705	2,577	1,387^b	1,587
Binge Alcohol³	1,591	1,591	856^b	1,013
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	3,272	3,157	1,650	1,745
Marijuana	2,313	2,187	1,158	1,251
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	1,950	1,910	1,019	1,095
Cigarettes	2,901	2,741	1,376^b	1,588
Alcohol	5,374	5,147	2,531^b	2,854
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	4,591	4,436	2,283^a	2,526
Marijuana	3,024	2,842	1,514	1,640
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	3,106	3,069	1,603^b	1,825
Cigarettes	4,757^a	4,442	2,278	2,409
Alcohol	6,667	6,397	3,155^a	3,424
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Youths who did not report their school enrollment status or reported not being enrolled in school in the past 12 months were excluded from this analysis. Youths reporting that they were "home-schooled" in the past 12 months were considered to be enrolled in school. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.60B How Often Parents Limited the Amount of Time Youths Spent Out with Friends on School Nights in the Past Year, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by How Often Parents Limited the Amount of Time Youths Spent Out with Friends on School Nights (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17 Enrolled in School in the Past Year: Percentages, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Parents Limited Amount of Time Youths Spent Out With Friends on School Nights¹
	Always/Sometimes		Seldom/Never
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	70.6	69.6	29.4	30.4
AGE
12-13	73.9	73.9	26.1	26.1
14-15	71.5	71.1	28.5	28.9
16-17	66.6^a	64.1	33.4^a	35.9
GENDER
Male	69.2	68.6	30.8	31.4
Female	72.0	70.7	28.0	29.3
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	70.2	69.5	29.8	30.5
White	69.3	69.0	30.7	31.0
Black or African American	73.7	72.4	26.3	27.6
American Indian or Alaska Native	64.3	65.0	35.7	35.0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	70.9	67.8	29.1	32.2
Two or More Races	73.1	67.2	26.9	32.8
Hispanic or Latino	73.0	70.7	27.0	29.3
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	70.4	69.9	29.6	30.1
Small Metro	71.6	70.1	28.4	29.9
Nonmetro	69.5	67.9	30.5	32.1
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	10.4	9.8	14.0	13.2
Marijuana	7.5	7.0	10.2	9.9
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	4.9	4.8	7.1	6.5
Cigarettes	11.5	11.1	14.6	15.5
Alcohol	17.3	16.4	21.3	23.1
Binge Alcohol³	10.2	10.1	13.1^a	14.8
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	20.9	20.1	25.3	25.4
Marijuana	14.8	13.9	17.8	18.2
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	12.5	12.1	15.6	16.0
Cigarettes	18.5	17.4	21.1^a	23.2
Alcohol	34.3^a	32.7	38.8^a	41.6
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	29.3	28.2	35.0	36.8
Marijuana	19.3^a	18.1	23.2	23.9
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	19.8	19.5	24.6	26.6
Cigarettes	30.4^b	28.2	34.9	35.1
Alcohol	42.6^b	40.7	48.4	49.9
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Youths who did not report their school enrollment status or reported not being enrolled in school in the past 12 months were excluded from this analysis. Youths reporting that they were "home-schooled" in the past 12 months were considered to be enrolled in school. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.61A How Often Parents Made Youths Do Chores Around the House in the Past Year, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by How Often Parents Made Youths Do Chores Around the House (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Parents Made Youths Do Chores Around the House¹
	Always/Sometimes		Seldom/Never
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	21,768	21,896	3,129	3,211
AGE
12-13	7,397	7,249	1,022	1,076
14-15	7,351	7,648	873^a	990
16-17	7,020	6,999	1,233	1,144
GENDER
Male	11,074	11,193	1,629	1,628
Female	10,694	10,704	1,500	1,583
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	18,327	18,300	2,536	2,593
White	13,516	13,393	2,013	2,058
Black or African American	3,463	3,508	256	281
American Indian or Alaska Native	161	147	15	18
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	779	817	184	166
Two or More Races	339	372	61	68
Hispanic or Latino	3,441	3,596	593	617
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	11,545	11,594	1,702	1,690
Small Metro	6,465	6,631	924	985
Nonmetro	3,758	3,671	503	536
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	2,344	2,208	454	449
Marijuana	1,614	1,550	352	346
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	1,198	1,073	210	241
Cigarettes	2,482	2,484	548	484
Alcohol	3,710	3,679	705	732
Binge Alcohol³	2,200	2,270	451	507
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	4,593	4,440	834	831
Marijuana	3,112	3,035	615	597
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	2,832	2,723	503	525
Cigarettes	3,929	3,894	783	720
Alcohol	7,294	7,228	1,250	1,276
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	6,475	6,359	1,119	1,168
Marijuana	4,116	4,015	750	744
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	4,478	4,449	817	874
Cigarettes	6,570	6,251	1,155	1,077
Alcohol	9,198	9,010	1,488	1,537
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.61B How Often Parents Made Youths Do Chores Around the House in the Past Year, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by How Often Parents Made Youths Do Chores Around the House (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Percentages, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Parents Made Youths Do Chores Around the House¹
	Always/Sometimes		Seldom/Never
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	87.4	87.2	12.6	12.8
AGE
12-13	87.9	87.1	12.1	12.9
14-15	89.4	88.5	10.6	11.5
16-17	85.1	85.9	14.9	14.1
GENDER
Male	87.2	87.3	12.8	12.7
Female	87.7	87.1	12.3	12.9
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	87.8	87.6	12.2	12.4
White	87.0	86.7	13.0	13.3
Black or African American	93.1	92.6	6.9	7.4
American Indian or Alaska Native	91.5	89.3	8.5	10.7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	80.9	83.1	19.1	16.9
Two or More Races	84.7	84.6	15.3	15.4
Hispanic or Latino	85.3	85.3	14.7	14.7
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	87.2	87.3	12.8	12.7
Small Metro	87.5	87.1	12.5	12.9
Nonmetro	88.2	87.3	11.8	12.7
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	10.8	10.1	14.5	14.0
Marijuana	7.4	7.1	11.2	10.8
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	5.5^a	4.9	6.7	7.5
Cigarettes	11.4	11.3	17.5	15.1
Alcohol	17.0	16.8	22.5	22.8
Binge Alcohol³	10.1	10.4	14.4	15.8
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	21.1	20.3	26.6	25.9
Marijuana	14.3	13.9	19.6	18.6
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	13.0	12.4	16.1	16.3
Cigarettes	18.1	17.8	25.0	22.4
Alcohol	33.5	33.0	39.9	39.8
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	29.7	29.0	35.7	36.4
Marijuana	18.9	18.3	24.0	23.2
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	20.6	20.3	26.1	27.2
Cigarettes	30.2^a	28.5	36.9	33.5
Alcohol	42.3	41.2	47.5	47.9
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.62A How Often Parents Limited the Amount of Time Youths Watched TV in the Past Year, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by How Often Parents Limited the Amount of Time Youths Watched TV (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Parents Limited Amount of Time Youths Watched TV¹
	Always/Sometimes		Seldom/Never
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	9,307	9,544	15,558	15,517
AGE
12-13	4,170	4,126	4,226	4,176
14-15	3,010^a	3,289	5,216	5,323
16-17	2,126	2,129	6,117	6,018
GENDER
Male	4,841	4,953	7,852	7,850
Female	4,465	4,591	7,706	7,667
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	7,688	7,721	13,138	13,148
White	5,485	5,501	10,005	9,920
Black or African American	1,428	1,485	2,292	2,295
American Indian or Alaska Native	53	59	122	106
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	509	490	457	510
Two or More Races	179	150	221^a	288
Hispanic or Latino	1,618^a	1,823	2,420	2,369
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	5,115	5,320	8,129	7,941
Small Metro	2,703	2,823	4,662	4,782
Nonmetro	1,489	1,401	2,767	2,794
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	608	623	2,188	2,034
Marijuana	403	402	1,560	1,496
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	316	315	1,091	1,000
Cigarettes	644	629	2,385	2,341
Alcohol	992	949	3,417	3,458
Binge Alcohol³	547	588	2,102	2,191
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	1,296	1,295	4,132	3,972
Marijuana	775	782	2,949	2,851
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	803	845	2,532	2,401
Cigarettes	1,081	1,062	3,630	3,550
Alcohol	2,116	2,092	6,412	6,402
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	1,942	1,967	5,652	5,553
Marijuana	1,032	1,037	3,830	3,723
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	1,379	1,464	3,916	3,853
Cigarettes	1,847	1,780	5,871^a	5,538
Alcohol	2,772	2,712	7,897	7,824
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.62B How Often Parents Limited the Amount of Time Youths Watched TV in the Past Year, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by How Often Parents Limited the Amount of Time Youths Watched TV (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Percentages, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Parents Limited Amount of Time Youths Watched TV¹
	Always/Sometimes		Seldom/Never
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	37.4	38.1	62.6	61.9
AGE
12-13	49.7	49.7	50.3	50.3
14-15	36.6	38.2	63.4	61.8
16-17	25.8	26.1	74.2	73.9
GENDER
Male	38.1	38.7	61.9	61.3
Female	36.7	37.5	63.3	62.5
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	36.9	37.0	63.1	63.0
White	35.4	35.7	64.6	64.3
Black or African American	38.4	39.3	61.6	60.7
American Indian or Alaska Native	30.4	35.9	69.6	64.1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	52.7	49.0	47.3	51.0
Two or More Races	44.7^a	34.2	55.3^a	65.8
Hispanic or Latino	40.1	43.5	59.9	56.5
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	38.6	40.1	61.4	59.9
Small Metro	36.7	37.1	63.3	62.9
Nonmetro	35.0	33.4	65.0	66.6
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	6.5	6.5	14.1	13.1
Marijuana	4.3	4.2	10.0	9.6
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	3.4	3.3	7.0	6.4
Cigarettes	6.9	6.6	15.3	15.1
Alcohol	10.7	9.9	22.0	22.3
Binge Alcohol³	5.9	6.2	13.5	14.1
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	13.9	13.6	26.6	25.6
Marijuana	8.3	8.2	19.0	18.4
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	8.6	8.9	16.3	15.5
Cigarettes	11.6	11.1	23.3	22.9
Alcohol	22.7	21.9	41.2	41.3
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	20.9	20.6	36.3	35.8
Marijuana	11.1	10.9	24.6	24.0
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	14.8	15.3	25.2	24.8
Cigarettes	19.8	18.7	37.7^b	35.7
Alcohol	29.8	28.4	50.8	50.4
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.63A How Often Parents Let Youths Know in the Past Year They Had Done a Good Job, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by How Often Parents Let Youths Know They Had Done a Good Job (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Parents Let Youths Know Youths Had Done a Good Job¹
	Always/Sometimes		Seldom/Never
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	21,370	21,541	3,543	3,565
AGE
12-13	7,656	7,516	771	810
14-15	6,952^a	7,375	1,277	1,241
16-17	6,762	6,650	1,495	1,513
GENDER
Male	11,085	11,144	1,631	1,666
Female	10,285	10,396	1,912	1,899
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	18,008	18,014	2,860	2,891
White	13,563	13,461	1,970	1,997
Black or African American	3,153	3,210	567	577
American Indian or Alaska Native	143	143	32	22
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	759	796	207	196
Two or More Races	328	349	71	90
Hispanic or Latino	3,362	3,527	683	674
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	11,282	11,365	1,976	1,917
Small Metro	6,360	6,547	1,022	1,066
Nonmetro	3,729	3,629	545	581
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	2,102	1,948	700	712
Marijuana	1,460	1,390	508	509
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	1,052^a	925	359	392
Cigarettes	2,292	2,249	741	724
Alcohol	3,406	3,422	1,012	990
Binge Alcohol³	2,049	2,136	605	647
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	4,170	4,027	1,260	1,246
Marijuana	2,814	2,766	914	867
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	2,550	2,414	786	838
Cigarettes	3,658	3,528	1,059	1,087
Alcohol	6,795	6,766	1,752	1,730
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	5,914	5,897	1,686	1,636
Marijuana	3,724	3,675	1,145	1,085
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	4,091	4,104	1,209	1,227
Cigarettes	6,098^a	5,750	1,632	1,572
Alcohol	8,596	8,459	2,096	2,088
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.63B How Often Parents Let Youths Know in the Past Year They Had Done a Good Job, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by How Often Parents Let Youths Know They Had Done a Good Job (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Percentages, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Parents Let Youths Know Youths Had Done a Good Job¹
	Always/Sometimes		Seldom/Never
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	85.8	85.8	14.2	14.2
AGE
12-13	90.8	90.3	9.2	9.7
14-15	84.5	85.6	15.5	14.4
16-17	81.9	81.5	18.1	18.5
GENDER
Male	87.2	87.0	12.8	13.0
Female	84.3	84.6	15.7	15.4
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	86.3	86.2	13.7	13.8
White	87.3	87.1	12.7	12.9
Black or African American	84.8	84.8	15.2	15.2
American Indian or Alaska Native	81.7	86.6	18.3	13.4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	78.6	80.2	21.4	19.8
Two or More Races	82.1	79.5	17.9	20.5
Hispanic or Latino	83.1	84.0	16.9	16.0
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	85.1	85.6	14.9	14.4
Small Metro	86.2	86.0	13.8	14.0
Nonmetro	87.2	86.2	12.8	13.8
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	9.8^a	9.0	19.8	20.0
Marijuana	6.8	6.5	14.3	14.3
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	4.9^a	4.3	10.1	11.0
Cigarettes	10.7	10.4	20.9	20.3
Alcohol	15.9	15.9	28.6	27.8
Binge Alcohol³	9.6	9.9	17.1	18.1
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	19.5	18.7	35.6	35.0
Marijuana	13.2	12.8	25.8	24.3
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	11.9	11.2	22.2	23.5
Cigarettes	17.1	16.4	29.9	30.5
Alcohol	31.8	31.4	49.4	48.5
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	27.7	27.4	47.6	45.9
Marijuana	17.4	17.1	32.3	30.4
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	19.1	19.1	34.1	34.4
Cigarettes	28.5^b	26.7	46.1	44.1
Alcohol	40.2	39.3	59.2	58.6
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.64A How Often Parents Told Youths in the Past Year They Were Proud of Something Youths Had Done, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by How Often Parents Said They Were Proud of Something Youths Had Done (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Parents Told Youths They Were Proud of Something Youths Had Done¹
	Always/Sometimes		Seldom/Never
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	21,293	21,383	3,610	3,755
AGE
12-13	7,649	7,554	767	794
14-15	6,906	7,217	1,323	1,412
16-17	6,737	6,613	1,519	1,549
GENDER
Male	11,101	11,085	1,605	1,741
Female	10,191	10,298	2,005	2,014
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	17,954	17,880	2,906	3,043
White	13,491	13,334	2,029	2,134
Black or African American	3,194	3,204	529	581
American Indian or Alaska Native	139	139	36	26
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	732	804	235	197
Two or More Races	338	350	62	90
Hispanic or Latino	3,338	3,503	704	713
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	11,279	11,316	1,979	1,987
Small Metro	6,319	6,499	1,055	1,121
Nonmetro	3,695	3,567	576	647
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	2,109^a	1,883	690	779
Marijuana	1,457	1,336	509	564
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	1,053^a	903	355	416
Cigarettes	2,279	2,177	752	794
Alcohol	3,446	3,355	971	1,059
Binge Alcohol³	2,061	2,091	591	693
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	4,167	3,957	1,256	1,319
Marijuana	2,807	2,668	921	968
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	2,548	2,389	782	862
Cigarettes	3,624	3,443	1,090	1,173
Alcohol	6,787	6,665	1,753	1,839
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	5,918	5,787	1,675	1,750
Marijuana	3,717	3,577	1,151	1,187
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	4,090	4,019	1,203	1,311
Cigarettes	6,066^b	5,588	1,658	1,738
Alcohol	8,549	8,313	2,137	2,243
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.64B How Often Parents Told Youths in the Past Year They Were Proud of Something Youths Had Done, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by How Often Parents Said They Were Proud of Something Youths Had Done (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Percentages, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Parents Told Youths They Were Proud of Something Youths Had Done¹
	Always/Sometimes		Seldom/Never
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	85.5	85.1	14.5	14.9
AGE
12-13	90.9	90.5	9.1	9.5
14-15	83.9	83.6	16.1	16.4
16-17	81.6	81.0	18.4	19.0
GENDER
Male	87.4	86.4	12.6	13.6
Female	83.6	83.6	16.4	16.4
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	86.1	85.5	13.9	14.5
White	86.9	86.2	13.1	13.8
Black or African American	85.8	84.6	14.2	15.4
American Indian or Alaska Native	79.6	84.2	20.4	15.8
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	75.7	80.3	24.3	19.7
Two or More Races	84.6	79.6	15.4	20.4
Hispanic or Latino	82.6	83.1	17.4	16.9
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	85.1	85.1	14.9	14.9
Small Metro	85.7	85.3	14.3	14.7
Nonmetro	86.5	84.7	13.5	15.3
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	9.9^b	8.8	19.1	20.7
Marijuana	6.8	6.2	14.1	15.0
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	4.9^b	4.2	9.8	11.1
Cigarettes	10.7	10.2	20.8	21.1
Alcohol	16.2	15.7	26.9	28.2
Binge Alcohol³	9.7	9.8	16.4	18.5
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	19.6^a	18.5	34.8	35.1
Marijuana	13.2	12.5	25.5	25.8
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	12.0	11.2	21.7	22.9
Cigarettes	17.0	16.1	30.2	31.2
Alcohol	31.9	31.2	48.6	49.0
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	27.8	27.1	46.4	46.6
Marijuana	17.5	16.7	31.9	31.6
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	19.2	18.8	33.3	34.9
Cigarettes	28.5^b	26.1	45.9	46.3
Alcohol	40.2	38.9	59.2	59.7
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.65A Number of Times Youths Argued or Had a Fight with at Least One Parent in the Past Year, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by Number of Times Youths Argued or Had a Fight with at Least One Parent (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Times Argued or Had a Fight with at Least One Parent¹
	9 or Fewer		10 or More
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	18,694	18,949	6,040	5,974
AGE
12-13	6,818	6,814	1,494	1,410
14-15	6,019	6,307	2,170	2,273
16-17	5,858	5,829	2,376	2,291
GENDER
Male	10,173	10,230	2,448	2,507
Female	8,521	8,719	3,592	3,468
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	15,466	15,551	5,246	5,177
White	11,022	11,007	4,387	4,312
Black or African American	3,193	3,276	505	476
American Indian or Alaska Native	149	141	25	23
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	750	764	207	227
Two or More Races	286	305	113	133
Hispanic or Latino	3,228	3,398	794	797
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	9,880	10,043	3,289	3,130
Small Metro	5,520	5,755	1,814	1,812
Nonmetro	3,294	3,151	937	1,033
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	1,676	1,606	1,121	1,049
Marijuana	1,153	1,125	812	769
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	831	771	577	543
Cigarettes	1,824	1,808	1,205	1,158
Alcohol	2,702	2,773	1,711	1,633
Binge Alcohol³	1,588	1,734	1,063	1,040
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	3,359	3,261	2,063	1,986
Marijuana	2,253	2,219	1,472	1,400
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	2,007	1,929	1,325	1,307
Cigarettes	2,959	2,872	1,755	1,725
Alcohol	5,500	5,541	3,029	2,953
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	4,884	4,895	2,703	2,602
Marijuana	3,059	3,026	1,806	1,719
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	3,296	3,367	1,991	1,939
Cigarettes	5,034^a	4,729	2,677	2,568
Alcohol	7,071	7,019	3,601	3,510
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.65B Number of Times Youths Argued or Had a Fight with at Least One Parent in the Past Year, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by Number of Times Youths Argued or Had a Fight with at Least One Parent (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Percentages, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Times Argued or Had a Fight with at Least One Parent¹
	9 or Fewer		10 or More
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	75.6	76.0	24.4	24.0
AGE
12-13	82.0	82.9	18.0	17.1
14-15	73.5	73.5	26.5	26.5
16-17	71.1	71.8	28.9	28.2
GENDER
Male	80.6	80.3	19.4	19.7
Female	70.3	71.5	29.7	28.5
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	74.7	75.0	25.3	25.0
White	71.5	71.8	28.5	28.2
Black or African American	86.3	87.3	13.7	12.7
American Indian or Alaska Native	85.8	86.1	14.2	13.9
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	78.4	77.1	21.6	22.9
Two or More Races	71.7	69.6	28.3	30.4
Hispanic or Latino	80.3	81.0	19.7	19.0
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	75.0	76.2	25.0	23.8
Small Metro	75.3	76.1	24.7	23.9
Nonmetro	77.8^a	75.3	22.2^a	24.7
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	9.0	8.5	18.6	17.6
Marijuana	6.2	5.9	13.4	12.9
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	4.4	4.1	9.5	9.1
Cigarettes	9.8	9.5	20.0	19.4
Alcohol	14.5	14.6	28.3	27.3
Binge Alcohol³	8.5	9.1	17.6	17.4
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	18.0	17.2	34.2	33.2
Marijuana	12.1	11.7	24.4	23.4
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	10.7	10.2	21.9	21.9
Cigarettes	15.8	15.2	29.1	28.9
Alcohol	29.4	29.2	50.1	49.4
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	26.1	25.8	44.7	43.6
Marijuana	16.4	16.0	29.9	28.8
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	17.6	17.8	33.0	32.5
Cigarettes	26.9^b	25.0	44.3	43.0
Alcohol	37.8	37.0	59.6	58.8
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.66A Youths' Perceptions of Close Friends' Feelings about Youths Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by Youths' Perceptions of Close Friends' Feelings about Youths Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Youths' Perceptions of Close Friends' Feelings about Youths Smoking Cigarettes¹
	Youths Feel Close Friends Strongly/Somewhat Disapprove		Youths Feel Close Friends Neither Approve Nor Disapprove
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	20,952	21,225	3,685	3,643
AGE
12-13	7,598	7,519	644	653
14-15	6,963	7,232	1,213	1,341
16-17	6,391	6,474	1,828^a	1,650
GENDER
Male	10,408	10,460	2,112	2,216
Female	10,544	10,765	1,573	1,427
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	17,576	17,681	3,107	3,059
White	13,080	13,117	2,355	2,260
Black or African American	3,073	3,114	581	597
American Indian or Alaska Native	144	134	28	29
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	881	910	66	78
Two or More Races	325	347	73	88
Hispanic or Latino	3,376	3,544	578	585
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	11,332	11,418	1,802	1,723
Small Metro	6,127	6,332	1,155	1,218
Nonmetro	3,493	3,474	729	702
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	1,774	1,750	988v	889
Marijuana	1,126	1,188	815^a	701
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	919	867	471	438
Cigarettes	1,657	1,760	1,346^a	1,202
Alcohol	3,074	3,260	1,316^b	1,146
Binge Alcohol³	1,673^b	1,938	963^a	835
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	3,735	3,697	1,637	1,550
Marijuana	2,350	2,382	1,341	1,238
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	2,301	2,282	999	952
Cigarettes	2,939	3,009	1,739	1,590
Alcohol	6,348	6,488	2,140	1,991
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	5,475	5,472	2,048	2,014
Marijuana	3,189	3,227	1,643	1,521
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	3,820	3,838	1,418	1,455
Cigarettes	5,414	5,227	2,259	2,072
Alcohol	8,109	8,170	2,507	2,335
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.66B Youths' Perceptions of Close Friends' Feelings about Youths Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by Youths' Perceptions of Close Friends' Feelings about Youths Smoking One or More Packs of Cigarettes Per Day (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Percentages, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Youths' Perceptions of Close Friends' Feelings about Youths Smoking Cigarettes¹
	Youths Feel Close Friends Strongly/Somewhat Disapprove		Youths Feel Close Friends Neither Approve Nor Disapprove
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	85.0	85.3	15.0	14.7
AGE
12-13	92.2	92.0	7.8	8.0
14-15	85.2	84.4	14.8	15.6
16-17	77.8^a	79.7	22.2^a	20.3
GENDER
Male	83.1	82.5	16.9	17.5
Female	87.0^a	88.3	13.0^a	11.7
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	85.0	85.3	15.0	14.7
White	84.7	85.3	15.3	14.7
Black or African American	84.1	83.9	15.9	16.1
American Indian or Alaska Native	83.9	82.1	16.1	17.9
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	93.0	92.1	7.0	7.9
Two or More Races	81.6	79.7	18.4	20.3
Hispanic or Latino	85.4	85.8	14.6	14.2
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	86.3	86.9	13.7	13.1
Small Metro	84.1	83.9	15.9	16.1
Nonmetro	82.7	83.2	17.3	16.8
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	8.5	8.2	26.8	24.4
Marijuana	5.4	5.6	22.1^a	19.2
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	4.4	4.1	12.8	12.0
Cigarettes	7.9	8.3	36.5^a	33.0
Alcohol	14.7	15.4	35.7^b	31.4
Binge Alcohol³	8.0^b	9.1	26.1^a	22.9
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	17.8	17.4	44.4	42.5
Marijuana	11.2	11.2	36.4	34.0
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	11.0	10.8	27.1	26.1
Cigarettes	14.0	14.2	47.2^a	43.6
Alcohol	30.3	30.6	58.1^a	54.6
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	26.1	25.8	55.6	55.3
Marijuana	15.2	15.2	44.6	41.7
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	18.2	18.1	38.5	39.9
Cigarettes	25.8^a	24.6	61.3^b	56.9
Alcohol	38.7	38.5	68.0^a	64.1
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.67A Youths' Perceptions of Close Friends' Feelings about Youths Trying Marijuana or Hashish Once or Twice, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by Youths' Perceptions of Close Friends' Feelings about Youths Trying Marijuana or Hashish Once or Twice (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Youths' Perceptions of Close Friends' Feelings about Youths Trying Marijuana/Hashish¹
	Youths Feel Close Friends Strongly/Somewhat Disapprove		Youths Feel Close Friends Neither Approve Nor Disapprove
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	19,882	20,080	4,782	4,786
AGE
12-13	7,630	7,594	634	583
14-15	6,605	6,897	1,572	1,679
16-17	5,648	5,590	2,576	2,524
GENDER
Male	9,874	9,886	2,672	2,793
Female	10,008	10,194	2,110	1,993
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,609	16,688	4,090	4,032
White	12,321	12,271	3,131	3,094
Black or African American	2,918	3,005	737	700
American Indian or Alaska Native	140	125	30	38
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	846	908	106	78
Two or More Races	317	318	79	116
Hispanic or Latino	3,273	3,393	692	754
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	10,586	10,643	2,551	2,515
Small Metro	5,827	6,019	1,475	1,514
Nonmetro	3,469	3,418	756	757
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	1,172	1,119	1,598	1,514
Marijuana	600	593	1,348	1,294
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	723	650	669	651
Cigarettes	1,368	1,402	1,648	1,547
Alcohol	2,340	2,451	2,058	1,947
Binge Alcohol³	1,220^a	1,384	1,418	1,386
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	2,782	2,679	2,601	2,562
Marijuana	1,478	1,411	2,224	2,205
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	1,838	1,760	1,472	1,472
Cigarettes	2,479	2,448	2,210	2,135
Alcohol	5,288	5,338	3,212	3,132
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	4,398	4,341	3,145	3,139
Marijuana	2,195	2,116	2,646	2,623
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	3,212	3,182	2,049	2,106
Cigarettes	4,697	4,427	2,988	2,853
Alcohol	7,017	6,961	3,615	3,531
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.67B Youths' Perceptions of Close Friends' Feelings about Youths Trying Marijuana or Hashish Once or Twice, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by Youths' Perceptions of Close Friends' Feelings about Youths Trying Marijuana or Hashish Once or Twice (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Percentages, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Youths' Perceptions of Close Friends' Feelings about Youths Trying Marijuana/Hashish¹
	Youths Feel Close Friends Strongly/Somewhat Disapprove		Youths Feel Close Friends Neither Approve Nor Disapprove
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	80.6	80.8	19.4	19.2
AGE
12-13	92.3	92.9	7.7	7.1
14-15	80.8	80.4	19.2	19.6
16-17	68.7	68.9	31.3	31.1
GENDER
Male	78.7	78.0	21.3	22.0
Female	82.6	83.6	17.4	16.4
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	80.2	80.5	19.8	19.5
White	79.7	79.9	20.3	20.1
Black or African American	79.8	81.1	20.2	18.9
American Indian or Alaska Native	82.5	76.7	17.5	23.3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	88.9	92.1	11.1	7.9
Two or More Races	80.1	73.2	19.9	26.8
Hispanic or Latino	82.5	81.8	17.5	18.2
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	80.6	80.9	19.4	19.1
Small Metro	79.8	79.9	20.2	20.1
Nonmetro	82.1	81.9	17.9	18.1
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	5.9	5.6	33.4	31.6
Marijuana	3.0	3.0	28.2	27.0
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	3.6	3.2	14.0	13.6
Cigarettes	6.9	7.0	34.5	32.3
Alcohol	11.8	12.2	43.0	40.7
Binge Alcohol³	6.1^a	6.9	29.6	29.0
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	14.0	13.3	54.4	53.5
Marijuana	7.4	7.0	46.5	46.1
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	9.2	8.8	30.8	30.8
Cigarettes	12.5	12.2	46.2	44.6
Alcohol	26.6	26.6	67.2	65.4
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	22.1	21.6	65.8	65.6
Marijuana	11.0	10.5	55.3	54.8
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	16.2	15.8	42.8	44.0
Cigarettes	23.6^b	22.0	62.5^a	59.6
Alcohol	35.3	34.7	75.6	73.8
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.68A Youths' Perceptions of Close Friends' Feelings about Youths Using Marijuana or Hashish Once a Month or More, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by Youths' Perceptions of Close Friends' Feelings about Youths Using Marijuana or Hashish Once a Month or More (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Youths' Perceptions of Close Friends' Feelings about Youths Using Marijuana/Hashish¹
	Youths Feel Close Friends Strongly/Somewhat Disapprove		Youths Feel Close Friends Neither Approve Nor Disapprove
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	20,276	20,658	4,363	4,200
AGE
12-13	7,658	7,665	591	508
14-15	6,715^a	7,105	1,455	1,468
16-17	5,903	5,888	2,318	2,225
GENDER
Male	10,006	10,133	2,521	2,533
Female	10,270	10,525	1,841^a	1,668
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	16,979	17,174	3,703	3,549
White	12,625	12,675	2,816	2,699
Black or African American	2,975	3,071	681	632
American Indian or Alaska Native	136	129	33	34
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	864	911	79	73
Two or More Races	313	327	85	107
Hispanic or Latino	3,297	3,485	660	651
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	10,829	10,962	2,308	2,183
Small Metro	5,930	6,205	1,353	1,329
Nonmetro	3,518	3,491	702	689
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	1,227	1,191	1,542	1,442
Marijuana	627	634	1,320	1,252
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	747	697	641	605
Cigarettes	1,421	1,532	1,590^a	1,422
Alcohol	2,513	2,607	1,883	1,788
Binge Alcohol³	1,299^a	1,470	1,336	1,296
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	2,922	2,915	2,457	2,321
Marijuana	1,577	1,562	2,122	2,052
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	1,895	1,900	1,411	1,328
Cigarettes	2,595	2,646	2,089	1,942
Alcohol	5,567	5,698	2,929	2,770
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	4,598	4,666	2,933	2,807
Marijuana	2,345	2,329	2,493	2,410
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	3,302	3,400	1,945	1,882
Cigarettes	4,893	4,710	2,786^a	2,573
Alcohol	7,305	7,373	3,320	3,116
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.68B Youths' Perceptions of Close Friends' Feelings about Youths Using Marijuana or Hashish Once a Month or More, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by Youths' Perceptions of Close Friends' Feelings about Youths Using Marijuana or Hashish Once a Month or More (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Percentages, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Youths' Perceptions of Close Friends' Feelings about Youths Using Marijuana/Hashish¹
	Youths Feel Close Friends Strongly/Somewhat Disapprove		Youths Feel Close Friends Neither Approve Nor Disapprove
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	82.3	83.1	17.7	16.9
AGE
12-13	92.8	93.8	7.2	6.2
14-15	82.2	82.9	17.8	17.1
16-17	71.8	72.6	28.2	27.4
GENDER
Male	79.9	80.0	20.1	20.0
Female	84.8^a	86.3	15.2^a	13.7
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	82.1	82.9	17.9	17.1
White	81.8	82.4	18.2	17.6
Black or African American	81.4	82.9	18.6	17.1
American Indian or Alaska Native	80.7	78.9	19.3	21.1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	91.6	92.6	8.4	7.4
Two or More Races	78.6	75.3	21.4	24.7
Hispanic or Latino	83.3	84.3	16.7	15.7
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	82.4	83.4	17.6	16.6
Small Metro	81.4	82.4	18.6	17.6
Nonmetro	83.4	83.5	16.6	16.5
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	6.1	5.8	35.3	34.3
Marijuana	3.1	3.1	30.3	29.8
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	3.7	3.4	14.7	14.4
Cigarettes	7.0	7.4	36.5	33.9
Alcohol	12.4	12.6	43.2	42.6
Binge Alcohol³	6.4^a	7.1	30.6	30.9
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	14.4	14.1	56.3	55.3
Marijuana	7.8	7.6	48.6	48.9
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	9.3	9.2	32.3	31.6
Cigarettes	12.8	12.8	47.9	46.2
Alcohol	27.5	27.6	67.1	65.9
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	22.7	22.6	67.2	66.8
Marijuana	11.6	11.3	57.2	57.4
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	16.3	16.5	44.6	44.8
Cigarettes	24.1^a	22.8	63.9	61.3
Alcohol	36.0	35.7	76.1	74.2
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.69A Youths' Perceptions of Close Friends' Feelings about Youths Having One or Two Drinks of an Alcoholic Beverage Nearly Every Day, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by Youths' Perceptions of Close Friends' Feelings about Youths Having One or Two Drinks of an Alcoholic Beverage Nearly Every Day (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Numbers in Thousands, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Youths' Perceptions of Close Friends' Feelings about Youths Drinking Alcoholic Beverages¹
	Youths Feel Close Friends Strongly/Somewhat Disapprove		Youths Feel Close Friends Neither Approve Nor Disapprove
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	20,434	20,752	4,234	4,113
AGE
12-13	7,585	7,528	681	639
14-15	6,675^a	7,033	1,502	1,542
16-17	6,174	6,191	2,051	1,932
GENDER
Male	10,081	10,127	2,468	2,544
Female	10,353	10,625	1,766^a	1,569
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	17,114	17,291	3,585	3,443
White	12,702	12,758	2,746	2,621
Black or African American	3,012	3,093	646	612
American Indian or Alaska Native	144	141	25	22
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	860	890	89	96
Two or More Races	324	349	74	87
Hispanic or Latino	3,320	3,461	649	670
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	11,061	11,156	2,086	1,990
Small Metro	5,978	6,201	1,322	1,341
Nonmetro	3,396	3,395	826	782
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	1,627	1,618	1,139	1,017
Marijuana	1,039	1,057	910	827
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	840	819	546	486
Cigarettes	1,663	1,758	1,353^a	1,195
Alcohol	2,709	2,824	1,684	1,574
Binge Alcohol³	1,454^a	1,611	1,180	1,156
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	3,448	3,478	1,930	1,764
Marijuana	2,160	2,208	1,540	1,409
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	2,137	2,142	1,168	1,092
Cigarettes	2,903	2,983	1,784^a	1,607
Alcohol	5,856	5,988	2,634	2,490
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	5,127	5,185	2,414	2,295
Marijuana	2,968	3,007	1,872	1,737
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	3,589	3,631	1,669	1,658
Cigarettes	5,220	5,064	2,461^a	2,225
Alcohol	7,561	7,648	3,062	2,856
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.

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Table 3.69B Youths' Perceptions of Close Friends' Feelings about Youths Having One or Two Drinks of an Alcoholic Beverage Nearly Every Day, by Demographic Characteristics (I), and Selected Substance Use, by Youths' Perceptions of Close Friends' Feelings about Youths Having One or Two Drinks of an Alcoholic Beverage Nearly Every Day (II), among Persons Aged 12 to 17: Percentages, 2003 and 2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic and (II) Substance Use	Youths' Perceptions of Close Friends' Feelings about Youths Drinking Alcoholic Beverages¹
	Youths Feel Close Friends Strongly/Somewhat Disapprove		Youths Feel Close Friends Neither Approve Nor Disapprove
	2003	2004	2003	2004
(I) Demographic Characteristic
TOTAL	82.8	83.5	17.2	16.5
AGE
12-13	91.8	92.2	8.2	7.8
14-15	81.6	82.0	18.4	18.0
16-17	75.1	76.2	24.9	23.8
GENDER
Male	80.3	79.9	19.7	20.1
Female	85.4^b	87.1	14.6^b	12.9
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	82.7	83.4	17.3	16.6
White	82.2	83.0	17.8	17.0
Black or African American	82.3	83.5	17.7	16.5
American Indian or Alaska Native	85.2	86.6	14.8	13.4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*
Asian	90.6	90.2	9.4	9.8
Two or More Races	81.5	80.1	18.5	19.9
Hispanic or Latino	83.6	83.8	16.4	16.2
COUNTY TYPE
Large Metro	84.1	84.9	15.9	15.1
Small Metro	81.9	82.2	18.1	17.8
Nonmetro	80.4	81.3	19.6	18.7
(II) Substance Use
PAST MONTH
Illicit Drug²	8.0	7.8	26.9	24.7
Marijuana	5.1	5.1	21.5	20.1
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	4.1	3.9	12.9	11.8
Cigarettes	8.1	8.5	31.9^a	29.1
Alcohol	13.3	13.6	39.8	38.3
Binge Alcohol³	7.1	7.8	27.9	28.1
PAST YEAR
Illicit Drug²	16.9	16.8	45.6	42.9
Marijuana	10.6	10.6	36.4	34.3
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	10.5	10.3	27.6	26.5
Cigarettes	14.2	14.4	42.1^a	39.1
Alcohol	28.7	28.9	62.2	60.5
LIFETIME
Illicit Drug²	25.1	25.0	57.0	55.8
Marijuana	14.5	14.5	44.2	42.2
Illicit Drug Other Than Marijuana²	17.6	17.5	39.4	40.3
Cigarettes	25.5	24.4	58.1^b	54.1
Alcohol	37.0	36.9	72.3^a	69.4
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ^a Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level. ^b Difference between estimate and 2004 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.01 level. ¹ Respondents with unknown data were excluded. ² Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ³ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004.