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Table 15.1. |
Percentage of students in grades 9–12 who reported using alcohol at least one day during the previous 30 days, by location and selected student or school characteristics: Various years, 1993–2009 |
| Student or school characteristic | Anywhere | On school property | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | ||||||||||
| Total | 48.0 | 51.6 | 50.8 | 50.0 | 47.1 | 44.9 | 43.3 | 44.7 | 41.8 | 5.2 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.5 | |||||||||
| Sex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 50.1 | 53.2 | 53.3 | 52.3 | 49.2 | 43.8 | 43.8 | 44.7 | 40.8 | 6.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 5.3 | |||||||||
| Female | 45.9 | 49.9 | 47.8 | 47.7 | 45.0 | 45.8 | 42.8 | 44.6 | 42.9 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 | |||||||||
| Race/ethnicity1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 49.9 | 54.1 | 54.0 | 52.5 | 50.4 | 47.1 | 46.4 | 47.3 | 44.7 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.3 | |||||||||
| Black | 42.5 | 42.0 | 36.9 | 39.9 | 32.7 | 37.4 | 31.2 | 34.5 | 33.4 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 5.4 | |||||||||
| Hispanic | 50.8 | 54.7 | 53.9 | 52.8 | 49.2 | 45.6 | 46.8 | 47.6 | 42.9 | 6.8 | 9.6 | 8.2 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 6.9 | |||||||||
| Asian | — | — | — | 25.7 | 28.4 | 27.5 | 21.5 | 25.4 | 18.3 | — | — | — | 2.0 | 6.8 | 5.6 | 1.3 | ! | 4.4 | 2.9 | ||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 45.3 | 51.4 | 57.6 | 49.4 | 51.4 | 51.9 | 57.4 | 34.5 | 42.8 | 6.7 | ! | 8.1 | ! | 8.6 | ! | ‡ | 8.2 | 7.1 | ! | 6.2 | ! | 5.0 | 4.3 | ! | |||
| Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian2 | — | — | — | 60.8 | 52.3 | 40.0 | 38.7 | 48.8 | 34.8 | — | — | — | 6.7 | 12.4 | 8.5 | ! | ‡ | ‡ | 10.0 | ||||||||
| Two or more races2 | — | — | — | 51.1 | 45.4 | 47.1 | 39.0 | 46.2 | 44.3 | — | — | — | 5.2 | 7.0 | ! | 13.3 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 6.7 | ||||||||
| Grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9th | 40.5 | 45.6 | 44.2 | 40.6 | 41.1 | 36.2 | 36.2 | 35.7 | 31.5 | 5.2 | 7.5 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.4 | |||||||||
| 10th | 44.0 | 49.5 | 47.2 | 49.7 | 45.2 | 43.5 | 42.0 | 41.8 | 40.6 | 4.7 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.8 | |||||||||
| 11th | 49.7 | 53.7 | 53.2 | 50.9 | 49.3 | 47.0 | 46.0 | 49.0 | 45.7 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.6 | |||||||||
| 12th | 56.4 | 56.5 | 57.3 | 61.7 | 55.2 | 55.9 | 50.8 | 54.9 | 51.7 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.1 | |||||||||
| Urbanicity3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Urban | — | — | 48.9 | 46.5 | 45.2 | 41.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 6.4 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 6.1 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| Suburban | — | — | 50.5 | 51.4 | 47.6 | 46.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| Rural | — | — | 55.4 | 52.2 | 50.2 | 45.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 5.3 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 4.7 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| — Not available. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 30 percent or greater. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡ Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 The response categories for race/ethnicity changed in 1999 making comparisons of some categories with earlier years problematic. In 1993, 1995, and 1997, Asian students and Pacific Islander students were not categorized separately and students were not given the option of choosing two or more races. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Refers to the Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) status of the respondent’s household as defined in 2000 by the U.S. Census Bureau. Categories include “central city of an MSA (Urban),” “in MSA but not in central city (Suburban),” and “not MSA (Rural).” | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: “On school property” was not defined for survey respondents. The term “anywhere” was not used in the YRBS questionnaire; students were simply asked how many days during the past 30 days they had at least one drink of alcohol. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), various years, 1993–2009. |
