Drug Free Communities

The Four Core Measures of DFC
The four core measures are the indicators of community-level substance use that are required by the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) for the DFC Support Program. The core measures are defined as:

1. Past 30-Day Use
The percentage of respondents who report using alcohol, tobacco, or marijuana at least ONCE in the past 30 days

2. Average Age of Onset
The average age that respondents report first trying alcohol, tobacco, or marijuana

3. Perception of Risk
The percentage of respondents who report that regular use of alcohol, tobacco, or marijuana has moderate risk or great risk

• Regular use is defined for alcohol as one or two drinks of an alcoholic beverage (beer, wine, liquor) nearly every day.
• Regular use is defined for tobacco as one or more packs of cigarettes a day.
• Regular use for marijuana is not defined.

4. Perception of Parental Disapproval
The percentage of respondents who report their parents feel regular use of alcohol is wrong or very wrong.

The percentage of respondents who report their parents feel ANY use of cigarettes or marijuana is wrong or very wrong