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Details on variables found in NSDUH detailed tables

bulletSubstance Use (Lifetime, Past Year, Past Month):   by major age groups, detailed age groups, demographics, racial/ethnic groups, geographic characteristics, & underage/legal age drinking by gender/race/Hispanic origin

 bulletRisk and Protective Factors

 bulletDemographics:  Age Group, Gender, Hispanic Origin & Race

 bulletRacial/Ethnic Groups: 

  • OMB Designated Groups:  White, Black/African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, Hispanic or Latino, Not Hispanic or Latino
  • Additional Groups (when data permits on some detailed tables):  Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Asian Indian, Korean, Vietnamese, Mexican, Puerto Rican, Central/South American, Cuban

 bulletGeographic Characteristics: 

  • Geographic Divisions:  (North East, New England, Middle Atlantic, Mid West, East North Central, West North Central, South, South Atlantic, East South Central, West South Central, West, Mountain, Pacific)

  • County Type:  Large Metro, Small Metro, NonMetro

    Additional Groups (when data permits on some detailed tables):  Large Metro, Small Metro (250K-1 million population, <250,000 population), NonMetro (Urbanized, Less Urbanized, Completely Rural)

 

Risk & Protective Factors  (links are to 2004 data tables)

 

bulletPerceived Risk and Availability of Substances:  Tables 3.1A to 3.1B

bulletRisk Perceptions and Use by Demographics & Perceived Risk for the following substances

bulletPerceived Ease of Obtaining Drug by Demographics and Substance Use

bulletApproached by Drug Dealer:  Tables 3.18A to 3.18B

bulletTimes Moved by Demographics:  Tables 3.19A to 3.19B

bulletParents' Perceptions of Substance Use by Demographics and Substance Use

bulletDelinquent Activities by Demographics and Substance Use

bulletYouths' Perception of Peers' Substance Use by Demographics & Substance Use

bulletYouths' Participation in Prevention Programs by Demographics & Substance Use

bulletWhom Youths Consult about Serious Problems by Demographics & Substance Use:  Tables 3.43A to 3.43B

bulletYouths' Religious Participation by Demographics & Substance Use:  Tables 3.44A to 3.47B

bulletYouths' Grade Average by Demographics & Substance Use:  Tables 3.48A to 3.48B

bulletYouths' Feelings about School by Demographics & Substance Use:  Tables 3.49A to 3.52B

bulletPositive Feedback from Teachers by Demographics & Substance Use:  Tables 3.53A to 3.53B

bulletSubstance Use of Students in Same Grade by Demographics & Substance Use:

bulletParental Supervision and Help by Demographics and Substance Use:  Tables 3.58A to 3.62B

bulletPositive Feedback from Parents by Demographics & Substance Use:  Tables 3.63A to 3.64B

bulletYouths' Fighting with Parents by Demographics & Substance Use:  Tables 3.65A to 3.65B

bulletClose Friends' Feelings about Substance Use by Demographics & Substance Use
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