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2004 State Estimates of Substance Use and Mental Health
(from the 2003-2004 National Surveys on Drug Use & Health)

bulletNational data      bulletState level data       bulletMetropolitan and other subState area data

Percentages & Significance of Change: 

Index to Changes in All Variables by State and Regions 

Table C19 Any Illicit Drug Dependence in Past Year, by Age Group and State: 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 NSDUHs
State Total AGE GROUP (Years)
12–17 18–25 26 or Older
2002-2003 2003-2004 Significance 2002-2003 2003-2004 Significance 2002-2003 2003-2004 Significance 2002-2003 2003-2004 Significance
Total 1.91  1.93 ns 2.97  2.85 ns 5.36  5.38 ns 1.16  1.2 ns
Northeast 1.97  1.91 ns 3.07  2.78 ns 6.12  5.77 ns 1.17  1.18 ns
Midwest 1.86  1.87 ns 3.07  2.88 ns 5.14  5.1 ns 1.10  1.15 ns
South 1.89  1.88 ns 2.93  2.7 ns 5.02  4.96 ns 1.20  1.22 ns
West 1.93  2.08 ns 2.84  3.1 ns 5.54b 6.01 ns 1.13  1.21 ns
                         
Alabama 1.77  1.82 ns 2.56  3.08 ns 4.65  4.73 ns 1.15  1.14 ns
Alaska 2.08  2.16 ns 3.33  3.11 ns 6.00  6.08 ns 1.18  1.26 ns
Arizona 1.98  1.93 ns 3.77  3.74 ns 5.88  5.57 ns 1.02  1 ns
Arkansas 1.95  2.13 ns 2.97  3.15 ns 5.29  5.67 ns 1.22  1.35 ns
California 1.88  2.11 ns 2.62  3.15 ns 5.22a 6.25 SIG 1.15  1.2 ns
Colorado 2.01  2.13 ns 2.78  3.04 ns 6.46  5.76 ns 1.13  1.37 ns
Connecticut 1.86  1.93 ns 2.89  2.77 ns 6.08  6.31 ns 1.11  1.16 ns
Delaware 1.98  1.98 ns 2.87  2.8 ns 5.65  5.94 ns 1.23  1.18 ns
District of Columbia 2.95  2.52 ns 2.06  2.08 ns 6.26  6.06 ns 2.37  1.88 ns
Florida 2.02b 1.78 ns 3.20a 2.52 SIG 5.83b 4.99 ns 1.34  1.21 ns
Georgia 1.86  1.78 ns 2.73  2.42 ns 3.89  3.67 ns 1.37  1.34 ns
Hawaii 1.70  1.84 ns 2.87  2.65 ns 5.39  5.61 ns 0.96  1.16 ns
Idaho 1.79  1.73 ns 3.18  3.07 ns 4.67  4.16 ns 0.97  1.02 ns
Illinois 1.89  1.91 ns 3.26b 2.8 ns 5.00  5.07 ns 1.15  1.23 ns
Indiana 1.85  2.02 ns 2.80  2.77 ns 5.21  5.75 ns 1.10  1.23 ns
Iowa 1.61  1.68 ns 2.53  2.35 ns 4.51  4.13 ns 0.94  1.13 ns
Kansas 1.67  1.8 ns 2.66  2.41 ns 4.66  5.03 ns 0.95  1.09 ns
Kentucky 1.91  2.16 ns 3.31  2.93 ns 4.94  5.55 ns 1.21  1.48 ns
Louisiana 2.17  2.29 ns 2.67  2.47 ns 5.07  5.38 ns 1.51  1.64 ns
Maine 1.74  1.92 ns 2.90  3.25 ns 6.39  6.25 ns 0.90  1.09 ns
Maryland 2.00  1.91 ns 2.95  2.64 ns 5.85  5.8 ns 1.26  1.18 ns
Massachusetts 2.43  2.29 ns 3.46  3 ns 8.33  7.79 ns 1.36  1.31 ns
Michigan 1.93  2.04 ns 3.34  3.25 ns 5.16  5.66 ns 1.16  1.23 ns
Minnesota 1.76  1.85 ns 3.42  2.68 ns 5.02  5.62 ns 0.94  1.04 ns
Mississippi 1.84  1.74 ns 2.49  2.52 ns 4.25  4.14 ns 1.25  1.14 ns
Missouri 1.88  1.86 ns 2.94  3.12 ns 5.55  5.29 ns 1.08  1.07 ns
Montana 1.90  1.85 ns 3.62  3 ns 5.37  5.36 ns 1.03  1.06 ns
Nebraska 1.93  1.91 ns 3.47  2.93 ns 4.68  5.22 ns 1.17  1.11 ns
Nevada 1.91  1.78 ns 3.41  2.74 ns 5.52  4.56 ns 1.15  1.2 ns
New Hampshire 2.07  2.11 ns 3.19  2.91 ns 7.36  6.45 ns 1.10  1.32 ns
New Jersey 1.72  1.73 ns 2.80  2.82 ns 5.52  5.39 ns 1.04  1.05 ns
New Mexico 2.11  2.34 ns 3.12  3.73 ns 6.94  7.15 ns 1.05  1.22 ns
New York 2.10  1.96 ns 3.18  2.77 ns 6.03  5.68 ns 1.31  1.24 ns
North Carolina 1.89  1.88 ns 3.30  2.63 ns 4.96  4.48 ns 1.19  1.34 ns
North Dakota 1.69  1.69 ns 3.17  3.16 ns 4.35  4.29 ns 0.92  0.95 ns
Ohio 1.97  1.76 ns 2.83  2.86 ns 5.76a 4.65 SIG 1.19  1.11 ns
Oklahoma 1.88  2 ns 2.89  3.27 ns 5.55  5.46 ns 1.03  1.16 ns
Oregon 2.02  2.15 ns 2.46  2.64 ns 6.22  6.35 ns 1.25  1.36 ns
Pennsylvania 1.68  1.68 ns 2.90  2.56 ns 5.06  4.68 ns 0.98  1.08 ns
Rhode Island 2.63  2.41 ns 3.62  2.93 ns 8.27  6.65 ns 1.48  1.56 ns
South Carolina 1.75  1.73 ns 2.55  2.5 ns 4.37  4.37 ns 1.17  1.16 ns
South Dakota 1.66  1.68 ns 3.01  2.79 ns 4.47  3.9 ns 0.90  1.07 ns
Tennessee 1.83  1.83 ns 2.95  2.81 ns 4.74  4.53 ns 1.20  1.25 ns
Texas 1.71  1.83 ns 2.85  2.88 ns 4.68  5.09 ns 0.95  1.02 ns
Utah 1.77  2.04 ns 2.62  2.59 ns 3.67  4.58 ns 1.05  1.22 ns
Vermont 2.16  2.14 ns 3.62  2.92 ns 7.57  7.1 ns 1.03  1.18 ns
Virginia 1.99  1.94 ns 2.99  2.47 ns 5.65  5.57 ns 1.26  1.28 ns
Washington 2.12  2.17 ns 3.08  2.71 ns 6.90  6.66 ns 1.17  1.32 ns
West Virginia 1.86  1.93 ns 3.11  3.05 ns 6.03  6.09 ns 1.05  1.13 ns
Wisconsin 1.73  1.74 ns 3.08  2.99 ns 4.78  4.55 ns 1.00  1.07 ns
Wyoming 1.71  1.88 ns 2.67  2.88 ns 5.18  4.96 ns 0.92  1.15 ns
NOTE: SIG=Significant difference between 2003-2004 and 2002-2003 percentages; ns=not significant   at the 0.05 level
NOTE: Any Illicit Drug includes marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically.
NOTE: Dependence is based on the definition found in the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV).
NOTE: Estimates are based on a survey-weighted hierarchical Bayes estimation approach.
a Difference between the 2003-2004 estimate and the 2002-2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.05 level.
b Difference between the 2003-2004 estimate and the 2002-2003 estimate is statistically significant at the 0.10 level.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, and 2004.

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