Table 2.
Primary reason for past year non-medical prescription pain reliever use by education status among 18-25 year olds (weighted %, 95% Confidence Interval), 2016 National Survey on Drug Use and Healtha
| In high school | In college | College graduate | Not in college | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Relieve physical pain | 53.4 (36.0, 70.5) | 45.4 (38.4, 52.4) | 52.9 (40.6, 64.9) | 47.3 (41.7, 53.0) |
| Relax or relieve tension | 4.8 (1.3, 15.9) | 13.6 (9.7, 18.7) | 18.9 (11.7, 29.1) | 12.4 (8.6, 17.4) |
| Experiment/see what feels like | 0 | 10.8 (6.6, 17.0) | 3.3 (0.8, 12.9) | 5.7 (3.5, 9.1) |
| Feel good/get high | 21.9 (10.7, 39.8) | 19.7 (14.2, 26.5) | 16.4 (10.7, 24.2) | 20.4 (16.0, 25.7) |
| Other | 19.6 (9.0, 37.5) | 10.6 (6.8, 16.2) | 8.4 (3.6, 18.5) | 14.2 (10.8, 18.5) |
a
Education status groups are mutually exclusive.