Table 2.
| Characteristics | Current Binge Drinkinge (n = 41,626) % (95% CI) |
Current Marijuana Usef (n = 43,177) % (95% CI) |
Lifetime Prescription Opioid Misuseg (n = 43,574) % (95% CI) |
Lifetime Illicit Drug Useh (n = 36,478) % (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 12.0 (10.9, 13.3) | 17.1 (15.7, 18.6) | 13.6 (12.8, 14.5) | 6.0 (5.1, 6.9) |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 12.1 (10.9, 13.3) | 16.7 (15.0, 18.5) | 13.6 (12.5, 14.9) | 3.8 (3.1, 4.6) |
| Male | 12.0 (10.3, 13.8) | 17.4 (15.6, 19.3) | 13.3 (11.9, 14.9) | 7.7 (6.6, 8.9) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 14.3 (12.7, 16.0) | 14.7 (13.3, 16.3) | 13.4 (12.3, 14.5) | 4.0 (3.1, 5.2) |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 6.9 (4.7, 9.9) | 21.2 (17.4, 25.7) | 13.9 (11.1, 17.3) | 6.3 (3.7, 10.5) |
| Hispanic | 11.9 (10.2, 14.0) | 19.1 (16.1, 22.4) | 14.2 (12.8, 15.7) | 8.1 (6.8, 9.5) |
| Other | 8.3 (6.8, 10.1) | 15.9 (12.8, 19.6) | 11.5 (9.2, 14.4) | 4.8 (3.6, 6.4) |
| Grade | ||||
| 9th | 6.4 (5.2, 7.8) | 11.3 (10.2, 12.6) | 10.9 (9.3, 12.7) | 4.9 (3.7, 6.5) |
| 10th | 9.4 (7.7, 11.4) | 15.6 (13.7, 17.6) | 12.2 (10.6, 13.9) | 6.1 (4.8, 7.7) |
| 11th | 13.7 (12.1, 15.5) | 19.6 (17.4, 21.9) | 16.2 (13.8, 18.9) | 5.8 (4.1, 8.0) |
| 12th | 20.4 (17.5, 22.6) | 22.9 (19.4, 26.9) | 15.8 (13.7, 18.1) | 6.6 (5.1, 8.6) |
| Sexual Identity | ||||
| Heterosexual (straight) | 11.9 (10.6, 13.3) | 15.9 (14.4, 17.6) | 11.9 (11.0, 12.8) | 4.8 (4.2, 5.6) |
| Gay, lesbian, bisexual | 14.1 (11.5, 17.2) | 28.4 (24.5, 32.7) | 24.4 (20.2, 29.0) | 12.4 (9.5, 15.9) |
| Not sure | 9.6 (6.3, 14.3) | 14.7 (9.6, 21.8) | 22.0 (15.8, 29.9) | 9.3 (5.0, 16.4) |
CI, Confidence Interval.
Chi-square tests were used for each variable to examine differences within categories. Bold text indicates a significant difference in substance use across levels of the demographic characteristics. Differences were considered significant if the chi-square p value was < .05.
Delaware, Hawaii, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, and Vermont.
Weighted percentages.
Unweighted sample size.
Sample sizes for each characteristic are not equal to total sample due to missing data in the question.
Consumed four or more drinks of alcohol in a row for female students or five or more drinks of alcohol in a row for male students, within a couple of hours, on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey.
Used marijuana one or more times during the 30 days before the survey.
Ever used prescription pain medicine without a doctor’s prescription or differently than how a doctor told them to use it (counting drugs such as codeine, Vicodin, OxyContin, Hydrocodone, and Percocet, one or more times during their life).
Ever used heroin, cocaine, or methamphetamine one or more times during their life. Note: this composite indicator of illicit drug use was only calculated for the seven states that asked all three questions: Delaware, Hawaii, Nebraska, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Vermont.