A survey from 2021 found that about 31 percent of adults in the U.S. reported the drug problem was extremely or very serious in their local area. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults who described the drug problem in their local area as serious from 2000 to 2021.
Percentage of U.S. adults who described the drug problem in their local area as serious from 2000 to 2021
Original question: Now, thinking about illegal drugs. Overall, how would you describe the problem of drugs [in the area where you live] - is it extremely serious, very serious, moderately serious, not too serious, or not serious at all?
The source adds the following information:
Interviews are conducted with respondents on landline telephones and cellular phones, with interviews conducted in Spanish for respondents who are primarily Spanish-speaking. Each sample of national adults includes a minimum quota of 70% cell phone respondents and 30% landline respondents, with additional minimum quotas by time zone within region. Landline and cell phone telephone numbers are selected using random digit dial methods. Landline respondents are chosen at random within each household on the basis of which member has the next birthday.
The source does not provide any information regarding percentage points exceeding 100 percent.
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Gallup. (November 11, 2021). Percentage of U.S. adults who described the drug problem in their local area as serious from 2000 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306354/percentage-of-us-adults-that-described-drug-problems-seriousness-in-their-local-area/
Gallup. "Percentage of U.S. adults who described the drug problem in their local area as serious from 2000 to 2021." Chart. November 11, 2021. Statista. Accessed October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306354/percentage-of-us-adults-that-described-drug-problems-seriousness-in-their-local-area/
Gallup. (2021). Percentage of U.S. adults who described the drug problem in their local area as serious from 2000 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306354/percentage-of-us-adults-that-described-drug-problems-seriousness-in-their-local-area/
Gallup. "Percentage of U.S. Adults Who Described The Drug Problem in Their Local Area as Serious from 2000 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306354/percentage-of-us-adults-that-described-drug-problems-seriousness-in-their-local-area/
Gallup, Percentage of U.S. adults who described the drug problem in their local area as serious from 2000 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306354/percentage-of-us-adults-that-described-drug-problems-seriousness-in-their-local-area/ (last visited October 02, 2024)
Percentage of U.S. adults who described the drug problem in their local area as serious from 2000 to 2021 [Graph], Gallup, November 11, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306354/percentage-of-us-adults-that-described-drug-problems-seriousness-in-their-local-area/
