The 2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health selected a random sample of U.S.college students and asked them about illicit drug use.Roughly 23% of the students surveyed reported using illicit drugs in the past year.The sample in this study is:
A) U.S.college students.
B) the 23% of the students who reported using illicit drugs.
C) the college students who responded to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health.
D) all U.S.adults.

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The sample in this study is the college students who responded to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, as these were the individuals who were surveyed and provided the data on illicit drug use. Option A is incorrect because not all U.S.college students were included in the sample. Option B only refers to a specific subset of the sample who reported using illicit drugs, and option D is incorrect as the survey only focused on college students.

The 2009 National Survey on Drug Use and Health Selected