Percentages & Significance of Change: 

Index to Changes in All Variables by State and Regions 

Table C23 Serious Psychological Distress in Past Year, by Age Group and State: 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 NSDUHs

State

Total

AGE GROUP (Years)

18–25

26 or Older

2002-2003

2003-2004

Significance

2002-2003

2003-2004

Significance

2002-2003

2003-2004

Significance

Total

8.76^a

9.63

SIG

13.55 

13.64

ns

7.93^a

8.92

SIG

Northeast

8.43^a

9.16

SIG

14.26 

13.99

ns

7.50^a

8.39

SIG

Midwest

8.74^a

9.53

SIG

13.32 

13.58

ns

7.92^a

8.79

SIG

South

8.87^a

9.79

SIG

13.24 

13.46

ns

8.11^a

9.14

SIG

West

8.90^a

9.86

SIG

13.73 

13.73

ns

8.01^a

9.15

SIG

Alabama

9.57 

8.81

ns

14.09 

12.96

ns

8.78 

8.06

ns

Alaska

8.46 

8.75

ns

12.76 

13.43

ns

7.74 

7.87

ns

Arizona

9.51^a

11.29

SIG

13.77 

15.19

ns

8.75^b

10.58

ns

Arkansas

10.02 

9.92

ns

14.35 

13.95

ns

9.26 

9.2

ns

California

8.21^a

9.29

SIG

13.26 

12.9

ns

7.29^a

8.63

SIG

Colorado

8.66^b

10.13

ns

13.83 

13.94

ns

7.76^b

9.46

ns

Connecticut

8.11 

8.96

ns

13.32 

13.42

ns

7.35 

8.3

ns

Delaware

8.92 

9.75

ns

13.01 

13.29

ns

8.22 

9.14

ns

District of Columbia

8.59 

9.75

ns

13.32 

13.31

ns

7.66 

9.07

ns

Florida

7.94^a

9.04

SIG

12.86 

12.44

ns

7.24^a

8.54

SIG

Georgia

9.79 

10.81

ns

13.66 

14.04

ns

9.08 

10.21

ns

Hawaii

7.18 

7.14

ns

12.19 

11.89

ns

6.38 

6.42

ns

Idaho

10.45 

10.66

ns

15.35 

15.62

ns

9.43 

9.64

ns

Illinois

7.77^a

8.93

SIG

11.76 

11.9

ns

7.07^a

8.39

SIG

Indiana

9.11 

10.31

ns

14.37 

13.75

ns

8.14 

9.68

ns

Iowa

7.97^a

9.44

SIG

13.75 

13.87

ns

6.88^a

8.6

SIG

Kansas

9.13 

9.71

ns

13.70 

14.86

ns

8.24 

8.7

ns

Kentucky

10.04^b

11.65

ns

15.12 

15.19

ns

9.15^b

11.04

ns

Louisiana

9.01 

9.83

ns

14.02 

14.86

ns

8.00 

8.82

ns

Maine

9.79 

10.51

ns

16.55 

16.57

ns

8.78 

9.58

ns

Maryland

8.02 

8.67

ns

12.70 

12.89

ns

7.28 

7.99

ns

Massachusetts

8.74 

8.77

ns

14.66 

14.63

ns

7.80 

7.82

ns

Michigan

8.40^b

9.21

ns

12.58 

13.54

ns

7.68 

8.45

ns

Minnesota

8.82 

8.67

ns

13.31 

12.73

ns

8.01 

7.94

ns

Mississippi

8.70 

9.56

ns

13.61 

14.65

ns

7.71 

8.54

ns

Missouri

10.39 

11.46

ns

15.98 

15.52

ns

9.40 

10.74

ns

Montana

9.84 

9.04

ns

15.16 

14.38

ns

8.89 

8.07

ns

Nebraska

7.75 

8.57

ns

13.36 

13.24

ns

6.66 

7.66

ns

Nevada

9.77 

10.31

ns

12.76 

13.66

ns

9.30 

9.78

ns

New Hampshire

8.80 

9.38

ns

14.82 

15.54

ns

7.86 

8.4

ns

New Jersey

7.39^a

9.25

SIG

12.37 

13.28

ns

6.68^a

8.66

SIG

New Mexico

9.65 

10.46

ns

15.02 

13.83

ns

8.65 

9.82

ns

New York

9.13 

9.47

ns

15.29 

14.42

ns

8.11 

8.65

ns

North Carolina

9.49 

9.98

ns

12.86 

13.51

ns

8.92 

9.39

ns

North Dakota

8.99 

9.77

ns

13.84 

13.89

ns

7.98 

8.9

ns

Ohio

9.30 

10.06

ns

13.87 

14.83

ns

8.51 

9.23

ns

Oklahoma

10.93 

10.9

ns

14.87 

15.23

ns

10.17 

10.06

ns

Oregon

9.80 

10.04

ns

14.40 

14.71

ns

9.02 

9.24

ns

Pennsylvania

7.58^a

8.48

SIG

13.34 

12.95

ns

6.65^a

7.74

SIG

Rhode Island

10.98 

12.18

ns

16.84 

15.45

ns

9.91 

11.58

ns

South Carolina

9.10 

10.1

ns

13.32 

13.22

ns

8.35 

9.55

ns

South Dakota

8.60 

8.31

ns

14.42 

12.84

ns

7.47 

7.41

ns

Tennessee

9.09 

10.25

ns

13.43 

14.02

ns

8.36 

9.61

ns

Texas

8.40^a

9.76

SIG

12.41 

12.75

ns

7.61^a

9.16

SIG

Utah

10.97 

11.95

ns

14.97 

15.48

ns

9.80 

10.94

ns

Vermont

8.62 

8.86

ns

13.54 

14.84

ns

7.77 

7.83

ns

Virginia

8.09 

8.79

ns

12.50 

13.39

ns

7.37 

8.04

ns

Washington

10.46 

10.92

ns

14.80 

15.12

ns

9.72 

10.2

ns

West Virginia

10.34^a

12.73

SIG

15.61 

15.92

ns

9.48^a

12.21

SIG

Wisconsin

8.69 

8.67

ns

12.45 

12.87

ns

8.02 

7.91

ns

Wyoming

9.33^a

11.1

SIG

15.45 

16.94

ns

8.17^b

9.98

ns

NOTE: Serious Psychological Distress (SPD) was referred to as Serious Mental Illness (SMI) in prior NSDUH reports.

NOTE: Estimates are based on a survey-weighted hierarchical Bayes estimation approach.

NOTE: Data for Serious Psychological Disorder (SPD) are not defined for 12 to 17 year olds; therefore, the "Total" estimate reflects those aged 18 or older.

^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.