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-~----- --- -- --Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics 1983Table 3.54 Reported marihuana use and use In past month among young adults, by demographiccharacteristics, United States, 1976, 1977, 1979, and 1982NOTE: See N::>TE, Table 3.49. The "ever used" column reports data on those who reported any PllSt experiencewith marihuana. For survey methodology and definitions of terms, see Appendix 14.Question:"When was the mast ~ time you used marihuana, hashish?"1m(Percent)Ever used1977 1919 198~ l~i6Used in East manth1917 I~'~ i9!i2:All young adults(18 to 25) 52.~ 5~.~ 68.2 64.1 25.0 27.4 35.4 27.4Sex:Male 62 66 75 68 31 35 45 36Female 44 55 61 60 I~ 20 26 I~Race:White 55 61 6~ 65 26 28 36 26Nonwhite 48 55 62 61 22 24 34 35Education:Not high school graduate 41:1 52 67 66 23 21 41 35HIgh school graduate 50 60 65 64 21 2~ 30 26College 60 65 73 62 32 30 38 24Not a graduate 57 66 74 64 33 32 40 26Graduate 6!l 58 68 58 28 22 33 19Now a full-timecollege student 62 63 64 60 32 31 37 26Region:66 71 66 26 34 40 31Northeast 60N:lrth Central 54 61 72 64 27 2~ 38 27South 42 50 61 5~ 18 17 30 26West 64 67 71 70 35 33 36 27Population density:73 2~ 31 3~ 32Large metropolitan 59 63 69Small metropolitan 59 64 68 63 2!l 2~ 36 26Nonmetropolitan 38 48 61 59 16 18 30 23Rural (a) (a) 6U (a) (a) (a) 28 (a)2,500 tG 24,99~ (a) (a) 68 (a) (a) (a) 37 (a)2,4~9 or less (a) (a) 54 (a) (a) (a) 23 (a)~t tabulated in this year.Source: Patricia M. Fishburne, Herbert I. Abelson, and Ira Cisin, N:ltional Survey on Drug Abuse: MainFindings 1979, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute an Drug Abuse (Washington,D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, I ~8U), pp. 51, 55; and Judith Droitcour Miller, National Survey onDrug Abuse: Main Findings 1982, U.S. Deportment of Health and Human Services, Nationol Institute on DrugAbuse (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, I ~82), p. 31. Table adapted by SCLRCEBOOTE: See N::>TE, Table 3.4~. The "ever IJsed" column reports data on those who rejAlrtecl ony pastexperience with marihuana. For survey methodology and definitions of terms, see Appendix 14."When was the most ~ time you used marihuana, hashish?"(Percent)E~[ Il~!ldUsed In l2ast manth1971 1~72 1~74 1~76 1~77 1~79 1982 1971 1~72 1974 1~76 1~77 1~7~All youths(12 to 17) 14.0 14.0 23.0 22.4 28.0 30.~ 26.7 6.0 7.0 12.0 12.3 16.6 16.7Sex:Male 14 15 24 26 33 34 28 7 ~ 12 14 20 I~Female 14 13 21 I~ 23 28 25 5 6 II II 13 14Race:White 15 16 24 22 2~ 31 27 (a) 8 12 12 17 17Nonwhite 12 5 17 22 25 31 23 (a) 2 ~ II 14 15Region:Northeast 16 16 26 21 35 34 31 ~ 7 14 13 22 20N:lrth Central 13 14 21 26 29 34 26 5 7 II 16 20 19South 7 8 17 16 I~ 24 23 2 4 6 7 8 12West 26 24 30 30 35 36 2~ II 14 19 17 22 16Population density:Large metropolitan 15 I~ 27 25 36 36 32 ~ (a) 14 18 22 20Small metropolitan 15 l!l 22 24 28 28 23 7 (a) II II 17 14N:lnmetropolitan 13 7 18 18 18 27 24 3 (a) 10 8 10 15Rural (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) 27 (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) 142,500 to 24,999 (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) 28 (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) 172,49~ (,t less (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) 26 (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) 13aN:lt tabulated In this year.Source: Patricia M. Fishburne, rJ:rbert I •. Abelson, .and Ira Cisin, National Survey on Drug Abuse: Main Findings I ~79, U.S.Department of Health and. Human. Servlce~, National Institute on Drug Abuse (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office,19!1U), pp. 5.U, 54; an? Judith ,?roltcour Miller, National Survey on Drug Abuse: Main Findings 19G2, U.S. Deportment of Health andl-luman Services, Natlona! Institute on Drug Abuse (Washington, D.C.: U.S. GOvernment Printing Office 1982) p 30 Table adaptedby 5CLRCEBOOK staff. ' ,..1~1:I2II .5131012IU1515!:l1017!l9(a)(a)(a)369