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Table 232.20. Percentage distribution of students in grades 9-12, by number of days they reported using alcohol anywhere or on school property during the previous 30 days and selected student characteristics: Selected years, 2009 through 2013
[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Year and student characteristic Anywhere (including on school property)1 On school property2
0 days 1 or 2 days 3 to 29 days All 30 days 0 days 1 or 2 days 3 to 29 days All 30 days
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
2009                                            
Total 58.2 (0.80) 20.5   (0.40) 20.5   (0.73) 0.8   (0.09) 95.5 (0.29) 2.8   (0.21) 1.3   (0.14) 0.4   (0.07)
                                             
Sex                                            
Male 59.2 (1.11) 17.9   (0.59) 21.7   (0.90) 1.3   (0.19) 94.7 (0.41) 3.0   (0.27) 1.7   (0.20) 0.6   (0.14)
Female 57.1 (0.85) 23.4   (0.73) 19.2   (0.74) 0.3   (0.05) 96.4 (0.34) 2.6   (0.26) 0.9   (0.16) 0.1 ! (0.03)
                                             
Race/ethnicity3                                            
White 55.3 (1.16) 20.9   (0.50) 23.2   (1.10) 0.6   (0.10) 96.7 (0.27) 2.0   (0.20) 1.0   (0.14) 0.2   (0.06)
Black 66.6 (1.45) 18.5   (0.80) 14.0   (1.04) 0.9   (0.25) 94.6 (0.59) 3.0   (0.36) 1.8   (0.32) 0.5 ! (0.22)
Hispanic 57.1 (1.43) 21.9   (0.82) 19.6   (1.12) 1.3   (0.22) 93.1 (0.70) 4.4   (0.46) 1.9   (0.37) 0.6   (0.16)
Asian 81.7 (1.60) 11.5   (1.90) 5.9   (1.22) 0.9 ! (0.44) 97.1 (0.65) 1.4 ! (0.47) 0.9 ! (0.43)   (†)
Pacific Islander 65.2 (4.36) 12.4   (2.86) 22.0   (3.42)   (†) 90.0 (2.34) 5.9   (1.68) 3.8 ! (1.56)   (†)
American Indian/Alaska Native 57.2 (5.43) 17.0 ! (5.28) 24.7   (5.33)   (†) 95.7 (1.58) 3.5 ! (1.45)   (†) #   (†)
Two or more races 55.7 (2.42) 26.8   (2.58) 16.1   (1.90) 1.4 ! (0.56) 93.3 (1.37) 4.7   (0.98) 1.6 ! (0.64)   (†)
                                             
Grade                                            
9th 68.5 (1.28) 17.9   (1.00) 12.9   (0.64) 0.7   (0.16) 95.6 (0.37) 3.0   (0.28) 1.0   (0.17) 0.4 ! (0.13)
10th 59.4 (1.42) 19.5   (0.79) 20.3   (1.27) 0.8   (0.21) 95.2 (0.46) 2.9   (0.35) 1.5   (0.25) 0.4 ! (0.15)
11th 54.3 (2.05) 21.7   (1.41) 23.2   (1.36) 0.8   (0.13) 95.4 (0.44) 2.9   (0.40) 1.4   (0.24) 0.3   (0.09)
12th 48.3 (1.37) 23.6   (0.95) 27.3   (1.55) 0.8   (0.19) 95.9 (0.44) 2.3   (0.29) 1.5   (0.25) 0.3 ! (0.12)
                                             
2011                                            
Total 61.3 (0.75) 19.4   (0.62) 18.3   (0.47) 0.9   (0.11) 94.9 (0.33) 3.3   (0.23) 1.3   (0.15) 0.5   (0.07)
                                             
Sex                                            
Male 60.5 (0.93) 18.5   (0.68) 19.5   (0.65) 1.5   (0.19) 94.6 (0.43) 3.1   (0.26) 1.5   (0.21) 0.8   (0.14)
Female 62.1 (0.91) 20.5   (0.74) 17.1   (0.63) 0.3   (0.08) 95.3 (0.35) 3.4   (0.29) 1.1   (0.16) 0.1 ! (0.04)
                                             
Race/ethnicity3                                            
White 59.7 (0.97) 19.5   (0.83) 20.1   (0.62) 0.7   (0.13) 96.0 (0.38) 2.8   (0.29) 0.9   (0.12) 0.3   (0.06)
Black 69.5 (1.40) 17.5   (1.06) 12.1   (0.97) 0.9   (0.21) 94.9 (0.50) 3.2   (0.41) 1.4   (0.28) 0.5 ! (0.18)
Hispanic 57.7 (1.38) 21.5   (0.75) 19.4   (0.94) 1.4   (0.25) 92.7 (0.68) 4.3   (0.31) 2.2   (0.45) 0.7   (0.17)
Asian 74.4 (2.90) 16.7   (2.86) 7.3   (1.42) 1.6 ! (0.73) 96.5 (1.21) 2.2 ! (0.96)   (†)   (†)
Pacific Islander 61.6 (6.40) 15.6   (3.98) 21.9   (4.87)   (†) 91.7 (3.61) 3.6 ! (1.62)   (†)   (†)
American Indian/Alaska Native 55.1 (2.26) 23.8   (2.23) 20.1   (1.51)   (†) 79.1 (4.15) 15.0   (3.14) 5.3   (0.96)   (†)
Two or more races 63.1 (3.08) 19.6   (2.94) 15.0   (1.88) 2.3 ! (0.96) 94.2 (1.32) 3.3   (0.86)   (†) 1.6 ! (0.74)
                                             
Grade                                            
9th 70.2 (1.35) 17.8   (0.99) 11.2   (0.95) 0.7   (0.18) 94.6 (0.56) 3.7   (0.41) 1.4   (0.31) 0.4   (0.09)
10th 64.3 (1.37) 19.2   (1.11) 15.8   (0.66) 0.6   (0.15) 95.6 (0.51) 2.8   (0.40) 1.2   (0.24) 0.4   (0.11)
11th 57.3 (1.28) 21.1   (0.87) 20.6   (1.31) 1.1   (0.21) 94.8 (0.56) 3.2   (0.39) 1.3   (0.26) 0.7   (0.16)
12th 51.6 (1.29) 20.1   (0.93) 27.1   (1.25) 1.1   (0.24) 94.9 (0.48) 3.5   (0.38) 1.3   (0.26) 0.3 ! (0.10)
                                             
20134                                            
Total 65.1 (1.08) 17.3   (0.56) 16.9   (0.78) 0.8   (0.12) (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
                                             
Sex                                            
Male 65.6 (1.30) 15.7   (0.75) 17.4   (0.90) 1.2   (0.19) (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
Female 64.5 (1.39) 18.8   (0.98) 16.3   (0.88) 0.3   (0.09) (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
                                             
Race/ethnicity3                                            
White 63.7 (1.63) 17.6   (0.87) 18.0   (1.11) 0.6   (0.13) (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
Black 70.4 (1.65) 15.5   (0.90) 13.6   (1.46) 0.6   (0.16) (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
Hispanic 62.5 (2.11) 18.0   (1.30) 18.3   (1.27) 1.2   (0.35) (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
Asian 78.3 (1.80) 14.8   (2.26) 6.3   (1.27)   (†) (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
Pacific Islander 73.2 (5.84) 18.2   (4.71) 7.5   (2.24)   (†) (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
American Indian/Alaska Native 66.6 (5.13) 14.8   (4.41) 17.4 ! (5.62)   (†) (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
Two or more races 63.9 (2.87) 18.7   (1.71) 16.4   (2.12) 1.0 ! (0.42) (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
                                             
Grade                                            
9th 75.6 (1.13) 13.6   (0.89) 10.0   (0.85) 0.7   (0.22) (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
10th 69.1 (1.84) 15.9   (1.17) 14.5   (1.22) 0.6   (0.16) (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
11th 60.8 (1.52) 18.6   (1.01) 19.7   (1.26) 0.9   (0.23) (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
12th 53.2 (1.85) 21.5   (0.93) 24.6   (1.31) 0.7   (0.17) (†)   (†)   (†)   (†)
—Not available.
†Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.
‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.
1 The term "anywhere" is not used in the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) questionnaire; students were simply asked how many days during the previous 30 days they had at least one drink of alcohol.
2 In the question about drinking alcohol at school, "on school property" was not defined for survey respondents.
3 Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.
4 Data on alcohol use at school were not collected in 2013.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Adolescent and School Health, Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), 2009 through 2013. (This table was prepared September 2014.)

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