
Disparities Details by Race and Ethnicity for 2018
SA-13.1 : Adolescents using alcohol or illicit drugs in past 30 days (percent, 12–17 years)
This chart compares rates by population.
2020 Baseline (year):
14.2 (2015)
2020 Target:
12.8 1, 3
Desired Direction:
↓ Decrease Desired
Data Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), SAMHSA
Error Bar (I) represents the 95% confidence interval.
Additional footnotes may apply to these data. Please refer to footnotes below the data table for further information.
See also Disparities Overview by Race and Ethnicity for SA-13.1
Error Bar (I) represents the 95% confidence interval.
Additional footnotes may apply to these data. Please refer to footnotes below the data table for further information.
See also Disparities Overview by Race and Ethnicity for SA-13.1
SA-13.1 Reduce the proportion of adolescents reporting use of alcohol or any illicit drugs during the past 30 days
Adolescents using alcohol or illicit drugs in past 30 days (percent, 12–17 years)
2020 Baseline (year):
14.2 (2015)
2020 Target:
12.8 1, 3
Desired Direction:
↓ Decrease Desired

Spotlight on Disparities:
Race and Ethnicity | 2018 | Disparity |
---|---|---|
Asian only | 6.1 CI 4.2/8.6 SE 1.103 |
÷ 1.000 Best rate |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only | 10.4 CI 5.7/18.3 SE 3.120 |
÷ 1.715 CI 1.000/ 3.055 |
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino | 11.3 CI 9.8/13.0 SE 0.801 |
÷ 1.866 CI 1.000/ 2.573 |
Hispanic or Latino | 12.1 CI 10.7/13.7 SE 0.764 |
÷ 2.005 CI 1.000/ 2.752 |
American Indian or Alaska Native only | 12.5 CI 9.4/16.3 SE 1.742 |
÷ 2.060 CI 1.000/ 3.003 |
White only, not Hispanic or Latino | 14.9 CI 14.0/15.9 SE 0.486 |
÷ 2.465 CI 1.000/ 3.341 |
2 or more races | 15.1 CI 12.5/18.1 SE 1.417 |
÷ 2.491 CI 1.000/ 3.489 |
Average group rate excluding best group rate |
12.7 ... SE 1.802 |
÷ 2.100 CI 1.000/ 3.069 |
Data are subject to revision and may have changed since a previous release. Unless noted otherwise, any age-adjusted data are adjusted using the year 2000 standard population. Data are not available or not collected for populations not shown. CI: 95% confidence interval. |
Summary measures of health disparities by Race and Ethnicity — 2018
- The best group rate for this objective, 6.1%, was attained by Asian only persons.
- The worst group rate for this objective, 15.1%, was attained by persons identifying with 2 or more races.
- The absolute difference (or range) between the best and worst group rates was 9.0 percentage points.
- The worst group rate was 2.491 times the best group rate.
- The average rate for all other race/ethnicity groups (excluding the best), 12.7%, was 2.100 times the best group rate.
Detailed measures of health disparities by Race and Ethnicity — 2018
Asian only persons achieved the best group rate for this objective, 6.1%.
- The rate for the Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only population was 1.715 times the best group rate.
- The rate for the Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino population was 1.866 times the best group rate.
- The rate for the Hispanic or Latino population was 2.005 times the best group rate.
- The rate for the American Indian or Alaska Native only population was 2.060 times the best group rate.
- The rate for the White only, not Hispanic or Latino population was 2.465 times the best group rate.
- The rate among persons identifying with 2 or more races was 2.491 times the best group rate.