Citation

Fryar CD, Merino MC, Hirsch R, Porter KS. Natl. Health Stat. Rep. 2009; (15): 1-23.

Affiliation

US Department of Health And Human Services, Division of Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, In public domain, Publisher National Center for Health Statistics USA)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

19634304

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This report presents national prevalence estimates for self-reported health risk behaviors of smoking, alcohol use, and illicit drug use by U.S. adolescents aged 12-17 years in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES).

METHODS: Data in this report are from 6 years (1999-2004) of NHANES, which is conducted on a complex, stratified, multistage probability sample of the civilian, noninstitutionalized U.S. population.

RESULTS: The tables included in this report present weighted percentages and standard errors for smoking, alcohol, and illicit drug use behaviors in U.S. adolescents, by sex, race/ethnicity, education, and poverty level (when sufficient data are available). Selected highlights are presented from information included in the tables.

Language: en