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In rudeboybert/fivethirtyeight: Data and Code Behind the Stories and Interactives at 'FiveThirtyEight'

Drug Use By Age

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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