Disparities Details by Country of Birth 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.
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 Country of Birth 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)
| Country of Birth | 2018 | Disparity |
|---|---|---|
| Outside US | 8.1 CI 6.2/10.5 SE 1.073 |
÷ 1.000 Best rate |
| US | 13.6 CI 12.9/14.3 SE 0.345 |
÷ 1.673 CI 1.000/ 2.087 |
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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. |
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- The better group rate for this objective, 8.1%, was attained by persons who were born outside the US.
- The worse group rate for this objective, 13.6%, was attained by persons who were born in the US.
- The absolute difference (or range) between the best and worst group rates was 5.5 percentage points.
- The worst group rate was 1.673 times the best group rate.
Persons born outside the US achieved the better group rate for this objective, 8.1%.
The rate among persons born in the US was 1.673 times the better group rate.
