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Percentage of adults who described the drug problem in the U.S. as serious from 2000 to 2021

Characteristic	Extremely serious	Very serious	Moderately serious	Not too serious	Not serious at all	No opinion
2000	43%	40%	15%	1%	1%	-
2003	31%	40%	24%	3%	1%	1%
2005	37%	33%	23%	5%	1%	1%
2007	35%	38%	24%	1%	1%	1%
2009	35%	33%	26%	5%	1%	1%
2016	32%	33%	27%	6%	2%	2%
2017	33%	38%	23%	4%	1%	-
2018	37%	32%	22%	5%	2%	2%
2019	37%	36%	22%	4%	1%	-
2021	33%	31%	26%	7%	2%	1%

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Release date

November 2021

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Region

United States

Survey time period

October 1 to 19, 2021

Number of respondents

823 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Random samples of adults living in the U.S.

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

Original question: Now, thinking about illegal drugs. Overall, how would you describe the problem of drugs [in the United States] - 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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According to a survey conducted in October 2021, around 33 percent of U.S. adults felt the drug problem in the country was extremely serious. This statistic shows the percentage of adults who described the drug problem in the U.S. as serious from 2000 to 2021.