Increase the proportion of adolescents who have an adult they can talk to about serious problems — AH‑03 Data

Status: Improving

Most Recent Data:
77.9 percent (2023)

Target:
78.4 percent ¹

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

Baseline:
74.2 percent of adolescents aged 12 to 17 years had an adult in their lives with whom they could talk about serious problems in 2021 ²

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202120222023

Population	2021	2022	2023
Total	74.2 CI 72.9 / 75.5 SE 0.680	74.8 CI 73.6 / 75.9 SE 0.595	77.9 CI 76.8 / 79.0 SE 0.581

Data Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), SAMHSA

Adolescents having an adult in their lives with whom they can discuss serious problems by

1 Target has been revised. See Data Methodology and Measurement for more information.

2 Baseline has been revised. See Data Methodology and Measurement for more information.

#: Standard errors and confidence intervals are not available for this population group.

◊: Unless otherwise noted, data represent "percent, 12–17 years"

†: Target is not applicable for this demographic group.

DSU: Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

DNA: Data have not been analyzed.

DNC: Data for specific population not collected.

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