Prevalence of Marijuana Use in the US by Race/Ethnicity

Illicit Drug Use and Marijuana Use in Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month among Persons Aged 12 and Older in the US by Demographic Characteristic: Numbers in Thousands, 2015
	Marijuana
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime	Past Year	Past Month
Total	117,865	36,043	22,226
Age
12-17	3,912	3,137	1,752
18-25	18,392	11,246	6,921
26 or Older	95,561	21,660	13,552
Gender
Male	63,490	20,934	13,715
Female	54,375	15,109	8,511
Latino Ethnicity and Race
Not Hispanic or Latino	103,781	30,851	19,075
White	83,700	23,248	14,352
Black or African-American	13,901	5,403	3,432
American Indian or Alaska Native	709	260	161
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	297	106	67
Asian	2,742	835	438
Two or More Races	2,432	1,000	626
Hispanic or Latino	14,084	5,192	3,151
^{* Low precision; no estimate reported.}

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