Cocaine Use Percentages by Age Group and State for 2013-2014

Annual average percentages of cocaine use in the past year, segmented by age group and state. The data originates from the 2013 and 2014 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health (NSDUHs) and is published by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.

Use Cases

• Compare cocaine use percentages across different age groups within a state to identify high-risk demographics.
• Analyze state-level variations in cocaine use percentages to map geographic prevalence patterns.
• Model the relationship between age group and the reported percentage of cocaine use for public health targeting.
• Benchmark state-level cocaine use percentages against national averages derived from the NSDUH surveys.

Strengths

• Data is derived from the authoritative NSDUH, a major national survey.
• Provides state-level geographic granularity for analysis.
• Offers segmentation by age group for demographic comparisons.

Limitations

• Data is aggregated to annual averages, lacking individual respondent records for detailed modeling.
• Temporal coverage is limited to two years (2013-2014), which may not reflect current trends.
• The dataset format is HTML, which is not optimized for direct programmatic analysis and requires parsing.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

Collection Method

Aggregated from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH).

Time Range

2013 and 2014

Freshness

Metadata was updated in September 2025, but the underlying data is from 2013-2014.

Geography

United States, with state-level breakdowns