Prevalence of nonmedical methamphetamine use in the United States

Table 1 Weighted Prevalence^a of Nonmedical Methamphetamine Use by Demographic Characteristics

	Lifetime	Past 3 Years	Past Year	Past Month
Overall	8.63	2.13	0.71	0.27
	1.50	0.59	0.14	0.09
Age
18–25	6.04	3.63	1.79	0.60
	1.04	0.72	0.38	0.22
26–49	9.46	1.65	0.36	0.17
	1.94	0.75	0.14	0.09
Gender
Male	10.03	3.14	0.86	0.32
	2.04	1.15	0.23	0.14
Female	7.27	1.14	0.56	0.23
	2.19	0.29	0.16	0.11
Education
< High School	20.64	4.40	0.25	0.02
	7.42	3.25	0.19	0.02
High School Graduate	6.12	1.34	0.80	0.21
	1.50	0.36	0.27	0.17
Some College	7.31	2.34	0.67	0.31
	1.40	0.64	0.23	0.12
College Graduate	5.31	1.41	0.95	0.47
	1.33	0.50	0.33	0.25

^a Estimates reflect the percent distributions for each group and their standard errors are displayed below them. Estimates are weighted to the U.S. population of noninstitutionalized civilian adults aged 18 to 49.
Significant differences: Past year use among 18 to 25 years olds > 26 to 49 year olds, p = .0004; lifetime use among those without a high school degree > college graduates, p = .04; past month use among those without a high school degree < some college, p = .01.

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