Definition
Story Behind the Curve
This data represents the number of youth who took the Iowa Youth Survey and responded to the question "there are people living in my home who have a serious alcohol or drug problem" with the answer "strongly agree" or "agree." The percent of adult alcohol/substance abuse in Dubuque decreased by 2% between 2005-2012. The largest change in adult alcohol/substance abuse occurred from 2010-2012, when the percent of adults reported to have substance abuse problems decreased from 17% to 15%.