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Table 2-2. Prevalence of cigarette use, any illicit drug use, marijuana use, and nonmedical use of prescription drugs in the past 30 days among current drinkers, females ages 15–44, by race/Hispanic origin, 3-year moving annual averages, 2002–2015

Substance Use Category and Year Race/Hispanic Origin
Non-Hispanic White Non-Hispanic Black Non-Hispanic Other Hispanic
Percent S.E. Percent S.E. Percent S.E. Percent S.E.
Cigarette use
2013–2015  29.1 0.5 28.5 1.1 22.1 1.3 22.6 0.8
2012–2014  31.0 0.4 27.8 1.1 23.9 1.6 24.2 1.0
2011–2013  32.7 0.5 27.2 1.1 24.9 1.7 24.7 1.1
2010–2012  33.3 0.6 28.1 1.1 26.5 1.7 26.9 1.2
2009–2011  34.2 0.6 30.0 1.3 27.3 1.6 28.3 1.2
2008–2010  34.8 0.6 30.7 1.1 29.2 1.9 29.5 1.2
2007–2009  35.7 0.6 30.9 1.2 32.5 1.9 31.0 1.3
2006–2008  36.8 0.5 32.6 1.3 32.9 1.8 29.8 1.1
2005–2007  37.5 0.5 34.2 1.2 33.7 1.8 32.4 1.1
2004–2006  38.3 0.5 35.3 1.3 31.5 1.7 32.4 1.2
2003–2005  38.3 0.5 36.1 1.2 31.6 1.8 33.5 1.3
2002–2004  38.5 0.4 37.6 1.3 33.5 1.9 32.1 1.4
Any illicit drug use
2013–2015  nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc
2012–2014  15.5 0.4 18.9 0.9 14.5 1.0 14.6 0.7
2011–2013  14.8 0.4 17.3 0.9 12.6 0.9 15.2 0.8
2010–2012  14.6 0.3 16.6 0.8 11.6 1.0 15.1 0.7
2009–2011  14.7 0.3 16.5 0.8 11.9 1.1 14.9 0.7
2008–2010  15.0 0.4 16.4 0.8 10.5 0.9 12.9 0.7
2007–2009  14.2 0.4 15.8 0.9 11.6 1.2 11.6 0.8
2006–2008  14.1 0.3 15.7 1.0 11.2 1.4 10.9 0.7
2005–2007  13.6 0.3 15.2 0.8 11.2 1.4 12.8 0.7
2004–2006  14.0 0.3 14.9 0.8 11.2 1.3 12.7 0.8
2003–2005  14.3 0.3 16.1 0.9 11.5 1.1 12.8 0.9
2002–2004  14.4 0.3 16.8 0.9 12.8 1.3 11.6 0.8
Marajuana use
2013–2015  13.4 0.4 17.5 0.7 13.2 1.0 12.3 0.6
2012–2014  12.6 0.3 16.1 0.8 12.1 0.9 11.6 0.7
2011–2013  12.0 0.3 14.5 0.8 11.0 1.0 11.5 0.8
2010–2012  11.7 0.3 13.7 0.8 9.6 0.8 11.4 0.6
2009–2011  11.7 0.3 13.6 0.8 9.4 0.8 10.8 0.6
2008–2010  11.5 0.4 13.4 0.8 8.5 0.8 9.6 0.6
2007–2009  10.8 0.3 13.1 0.8 8.8 0.8 8.5 0.6
2006–2008  10.6 0.3 12.7 0.8 8.6 1.1 7.4 0.6
2005–2007  10.1 0.3 12.1 0.8 8.4 1.2 8.6 0.6
2004–2006  10.6 0.3 11.9 0.8 9.2 1.2 8.2 0.6
2003–2005  10.9 0.3 13.1 0.9 8.9 0.8 8.5 0.7
2002–2004  11.3 0.3 13.6 0.9 9.8 0.9 8.0 0.7
Nonmedical use of prescription drugs
2013–2015  nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc
2012–2014  4.9 0.2 3.9 0.5 3.3 0.5 4.4 0.4
2011–2013  4.8 0.2 3.8 0.5 5.0 0.5
2010–2012  4.9 0.2 3.5 0.4 4.8 0.5
2009–2011  5.0 0.2 3.5 0.4 3.9 0.7 4.9 0.5
2008–2010  5.4 0.2 3.7 0.5 3.4 0.4 4.0 0.4
2007–2009  5.2 0.2 3.4 0.4 3.5 0.4
2006–2008  5.4 0.2 3.6 0.5 3.6 0.5
2005–2007  5.3 0.2 3.3 0.4 4.7 0.6
2004–2006  5.5 0.2 3.4 0.5 2.9 0.5 5.4 0.7
2003–2005  5.4 0.2 3.8 0.5 3.3 0.5 5.2 0.6
2002–2004  5.3 0.2 4.0 0.5 4.3 0.4
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