2015-2016 NSDUH State-Level Substance Use Estimates

2015-2016 state-level estimates from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, produced by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. The dataset contains individual files for specific substance use and mental health outcomes.

Use Cases

• Compare state-level prevalence rates for specific Substance Use outcomes to identify geographic disparities.
• Analyze trends in Mental Health estimates across states for the 2015-2016 period.
• Use State Estimates data to inform public health policy and resource allocation for targeted interventions.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative U.S. Department of Health & Human Services organization.
• Covers a defined two-year time range from 2015 to 2016.
• Provides estimates at the state level for granular geographic analysis.

Limitations

• Data is over 8 years old as of 2025, limiting analysis of current trends.
• The specific row count, column count, and sample size are unknown, obscuring dataset scale.
• Data is split into individual files by outcome, requiring combination for multi-outcome analysis.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

Collection Method

National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) state estimates.

Time Range

2015-2016

Freshness

Last updated in September 2025, but the underlying data covers 2015-2016.

Geography

United States, state-level