National Household Survey on Drug Abuse1Key Points:
About 10.4 million persons 12 to 20 years of age
reported drinking alcohol in the month prior to the survey. Of these, 6.8 million were
binge drinkers and 2.1 million were heavy drinkers.*
Males 12 to 20 years of age were more likely than
females to report binge drinking, 22.3% compared to 16.0%.
Past Month "Binge" Alcohol Use
by State, Adolescents Age 12-17 - (1999)
State |
Percentage |
State |
Percentage |
Alabama |
9.4 |
Missouri |
10.3 |
Alaska |
12.3 |
Montana |
16.1 |
Arizona |
12.6 |
Nebraska |
12.1 |
Arkansas |
12.3 |
Nevada |
15.1 |
California |
10.5 |
New Hampshire |
11.9 |
Colorado |
13.0 |
New Jersey |
11.1 |
Connecticut |
13.1 |
New Mexico |
13.1 |
Delaware |
12.5 |
New York |
11.2 |
District of
Columbia |
7.7 |
North
Carolina |
9.1 |
Florida |
8.4 |
North Dakota |
17.2 |
Georgia |
8.9 |
Ohio |
10.4 |
Hawaii |
12.1 |
Oklahoma |
11.8 |
Idaho |
9.9 |
Oregon |
11.5 |
Illinois |
11.9 |
Pennsylvania |
10.9 |
Indiana |
11.0 |
Rhode Island |
12.4 |
Iowa |
13.3 |
South Carolina |
8.8 |
Kansas |
10.4 |
South Dakota |
16.5 |
Kentucky |
10.3 |
Tennessee |
8.3 |
Louisiana |
12.1 |
Texas |
11.3 |
Maine |
11.5 |
Utah |
7.6 |
Maryland |
7.6 |
Vermont |
11.2 |
Massachusetts |
14.9 |
Virginia |
8.2 |
Michigan |
10.7 |
Washington |
10.7 |
Minnesota |
13.7 |
West Virginia |
10.8 |
Mississippi |
11.1 |
Wisconsin |
14.7 |
| |
|
Wyoming |
16.5 |
PRIDE Survey 2
Key Points:
74.4% of students who report carrying a gun to school
use liquor.
63.6% of students who report taking part in gang
activities use liquor.
59.4% of students who report thinking often or a lot
about committing suicide use liquor.
61.4% of students who report getting into trouble
with the police use liquor.
Most students who report alcohol use first drank
between the ages 12-13. 13.2% of students who report drinking beer, 14.0% of students who
report drinking wine coolers and 11.5% of students who report drinking liquor, first drank
between the ages of 12-13.
36.1% of students report it is very easy to get beer,
while 33.5% of students report it is very easy to get wine coolers and 30.1% of students
report it is very easy to get liquor.
Trends in Annual Alcohol
Consumption by Junior and Senior High Students
Alcohol
Type |
90-91 |
91-92 |
92-93 |
93-94 |
94-95 |
95-96 |
96-97 |
97-98 |
98-99 |
99-00 |
Beer
Jr. High
Sr. High |
30.6
56.2 |
31.6
56.5 |
31.2
55.6 |
30.3
56.5 |
30.8
57.4 |
33.1
59.1 |
33.2
59.6 |
30.3
57.0 |
29.6
55.9 |
27.2
55.2 |
Wine Coolers
Jr. High
Sr. High |
30.3
55.4 |
31.0
53.8 |
30.7
52.2 |
29.9
52.0 |
29.8
51.7 |
33.2
52.6 |
33.6
52.9 |
31.6
51.5 |
31.2
52.0 |
30.3
51.8 |
Liquor
Jr. High
Sr. High |
19.6
48.7 |
21.4
50.0 |
21.5
49.5 |
21.4
51.3 |
21.3
51.5 |
22.9
53.4 |
23.7
54.9 |
21.0
52.1 |
21.1
52.9 |
18.8
52.5 |
Any Alcohol
Jr. High
Sr. High |
48.0
72.3 |
41.4
67.2 |
41.4
66.1 |
39.6
66.4 |
39.8
66.8 |
44.5
70.6 |
44.7
71.0 |
41.8
68.8 |
41.4
68.1 |
39.5
68.1 |
Sources:
1. Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration. (2000). Summary of Findings from the 1999 National Household Survey on Drug
Abuse. DHHS Publication No. (SMA) 00-3466. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services.
2.Parents’
Resource Institute for Drug Education. (2000). Pride Questionnaire Report.
1999-2000 National Summary: Grades 6 Through 12. Bowling Green, KY: Author. |
