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Alcohol & Youth Fact Sheets |
Key Findings from the
2000-2001
Parents' Resource Institute for Drug Education (PRIDE) Survey
Overview:
PRIDE measures the prevalence
of alcohol, tobacco, and drug use by young people in the United
States. More than 75,000 students, grades 6-12, participated in the
2000-2001 survey.
Key Findings:
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75.1% of students who report
carrying a gun to school use liquor.
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64% of students who report
taking part in gang activities use liquor.
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61.5% of students who report
thinking about committing suicide use liquor.
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62.9% of students who report
getting into trouble with police use liquor.
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More students who report
alcohol use first drank between the ages 12-13. 12.9% of
students who report drinking beer, 13.1% of students who report
drinking wine, and 11.4% of students who report drinking liquor, first
drank between the ages of 12-13.
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Students report that it is
"fairly easy" to "very easy" to get alcohol. 55.3% of students report
that it is "fairly easy" or "very easy" to get beer. 52.2% of
students report that it is "fairly easy" or "very easy" to get wine
coolers, and 47.6% of students report that it is "fairly easy" or
"very easy" to get liquor.
Percentage of Students Who
Report Using Alcohol,
by Beverage Type
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Grade |
Beer |
Wine Coolers |
Liquor |
Any Alcohol |
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Junior High |
Annual Use |
24.5 |
27.4 |
17.3 |
36.5 |
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Monthly Use |
7.9 |
7.7 |
6.0 |
11.0 |
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Senior High |
Annual Use |
54.5 |
50.6 |
52.8 |
67.5 |
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Monthly Use |
30.9 |
22.3 |
28.7 |
37.0 |
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12th Grade |
Annual Use |
62.4 |
54.4 |
62.5 |
74.6 |
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Monthly Use |
40.1 |
25.3 |
37.0 |
46.4 |
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Total |
Annual Use |
39.7 |
39.1 |
35.2 |
52.1 |
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Monthly Use |
19.5 |
15.0 |
17.4 |
24.1 |
Parents' Resource Institute
for Drug Education. (July 2001). PRIDE Questionnaire Report:
2000-01 National Summary, Grades 6 Through 12. Bowling Green, KY.
Online: www.pridesurveys.com
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