drug-use-by-age/drug-use-by-age: 16

This directory contains data behind the story How Baby Boomers Get High. It covers 13 drugs across 17 age groups.

Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive.

Header Definition
alcohol-use Percentage of those in an age group who used alcohol in the past 12 months
alcohol-frequency Median number of times a user in an age group used alcohol in the past 12 months
marijuana-use Percentage of those in an age group who used marijuana in the past 12 months
marijuana-frequency Median number of times a user in an age group used marijuana in the past 12 months
cocaine-use Percentage of those in an age group who used cocaine in the past 12 months
cocaine-frequency Median number of times a user in an age group used cocaine in the past 12 months
crack-use Percentage of those in an age group who used crack in the past 12 months
crack-frequency Median number of times a user in an age group used crack in the past 12 months
heroin-use Percentage of those in an age group who used heroin in the past 12 months
heroin-frequency Median number of times a user in an age group used heroin in the past 12 months
hallucinogen-use Percentage of those in an age group who used hallucinogens in the past 12 months
hallucinogen-frequency Median number of times a user in an age group used hallucinogens in the past 12 months
inhalant-use Percentage of those in an age group who used inhalants in the past 12 months
inhalant-frequency Median number of times a user in an age group used inhalants in the past 12 months
pain-releiver-use Percentage of those in an age group who used pain relievers in the past 12 months
pain-releiver-frequency Median number of times a user in an age group used pain relievers in the past 12 months
oxycontin-use Percentage of those in an age group who used oxycontin in the past 12 months
oxycontin-frequency Median number of times a user in an age group used oxycontin in the past 12 months
tranquilizer-use Percentage of those in an age group who used tranquilizer in the past 12 months
tranquilizer-frequency Median number of times a user in an age group used tranquilizer in the past 12 months
stimulant-use Percentage of those in an age group who used stimulants in the past 12 months
stimulant-frequency Median number of times a user in an age group used stimulants in the past 12 months
meth-use Percentage of those in an age group who used meth in the past 12 months
meth-frequency Median number of times a user in an age group used meth in the past 12 months
sedative-use Percentage of those in an age group who used sedatives in the past 12 months
sedative-frequency Median number of times a user in an age group used sedatives in the past 12 months

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rowid age n alcohol_use alcohol_frequency marijuana_use marijuana_frequency cocaine_use cocaine_frequency crack_use crack_frequency heroin_use heroin_frequency hallucinogen_use hallucinogen_frequency inhalant_use inhalant_frequency pain_releiver_use pain_releiver_frequency oxycontin_use oxycontin_frequency tranquilizer_use tranquilizer_frequency stimulant_use stimulant_frequency meth_use meth_frequency sedative_use sedative_frequency
16 50-64 3923 67.2 52 7.3 52 0.9 36.0 0.4 62.0 0.1 41.0 0.3 44 0.2 13.5 2.5 12 0.4 5.0 1.4 10.0 0.3 24.0 0.2 30.0 0.2 104.0