26-17


26-17.		Increase the proportion of adolescents who perceive great risk associated with substance abuse.

Target and baseline:

Objective	Increase in Adolescents Aged 12 to 17 Years Perceiving Great Risk Associated With Substance Abuse	1998 Baseline	2010 Target
		Percent
26-17a.	Consuming five or more alcoholic drinks at a single occasion once or twice a week	47	80
26-17b.	Smoking marijuana once per month	31	80
26-17c.	Using cocaine once per month	54	80

Target setting method: Better than the best (consistent with Office of National Drug Control Policy).

Data source: National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA), SAMHSA.

Adolescents Aged 12 to 17 Years, 1998	Perceived Risk From
	26-17a. Alcohol	26-17b. Marijuana	26-17c. Cocaine
	Percent
TOTAL	47	31	54
Race and ethnicity
American Indian or Alaska Native	47	26	64
Asian or Pacific Islander	43	26	42
Asian	DNC	DNC	DNC
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander	DNC	DNC	DNC
Black or African American	57	34	61
White	45	31	54

Hispanic or Latino	51	35	54
Not Hispanic or Latino	46	30	54
Black or African American	58	34	62
White	44	29	54
Gender
Female	50	31	54
Male	44	31	55
Family income level
Poor	43	29	56
Near poor	53	39	60
Middle/high income	46	30	53
Sexual orientation	DNC	DNC	DNC

DNA = Data have not been analyzed. DNC = Data are not collected. DSU = Data are statistically unreliable.