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| Table 232.10. | Percentage of students in grades 9-12 who reported using alcohol at least 1 day during the previous 30 days, by location and selected student characteristics: Selected years, 1993 through 2011 |
| [Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location and student characteristic | 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Anywhere (including on school property)1 |
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| Total | 48.0 | (1.06) | 51.6 | (1.19) | 50.8 | (1.43) | 50.0 | (1.30) | 47.1 | (1.11) | 44.9 | (1.21) | 43.3 | (1.38) | 44.7 | (1.15) | 41.8 | (0.80) | 38.7 | (0.75) | ||||||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 50.1 | (1.23) | 53.2 | (1.33) | 53.3 | (1.22) | 52.3 | (1.47) | 49.2 | (1.42) | 43.8 | (1.31) | 43.8 | (1.40) | 44.7 | (1.39) | 40.8 | (1.11) | 39.5 | (0.93) | ||||||||
| Female | 45.9 | (1.32) | 49.9 | (1.79) | 47.8 | (1.99) | 47.7 | (1.45) | 45.0 | (1.11) | 45.8 | (1.29) | 42.8 | (1.56) | 44.6 | (1.42) | 42.9 | (0.85) | 37.9 | (0.91) | ||||||||
| Race/ethnicity2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 49.9 | (1.26) | 54.1 | (1.77) | 54.0 | (1.51) | 52.5 | (1.62) | 50.4 | (1.12) | 47.1 | (1.51) | 46.4 | (1.84) | 47.3 | (1.67) | 44.7 | (1.16) | 40.3 | (0.97) | ||||||||
| Black | 42.5 | (1.82) | 42.0 | (2.24) | 36.9 | (1.46) | 39.9 | (4.07) | 32.7 | (2.33) | 37.4 | (1.67) | 31.2 | (1.05) | 34.5 | (1.65) | 33.4 | (1.45) | 30.5 | (1.40) | ||||||||
| Hispanic | 50.8 | (2.82) | 54.7 | (2.56) | 53.9 | (1.96) | 52.8 | (2.41) | 49.2 | (1.52) | 45.6 | (1.39) | 46.8 | (1.39) | 47.6 | (1.80) | 42.9 | (1.43) | 42.3 | (1.38) | ||||||||
| Asian3 | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 25.7 | (2.24) | 28.4 | (3.22) | 27.5 | (3.47) | 21.5 | (1.98) | 25.4 | (2.17) | 18.3 | (1.60) | 25.6 | (2.90) | ||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 45.3 | (7.18) | 51.4 | (7.18) | 57.6 | (3.79) | 49.4 | (6.43) | 51.4 | (3.97) | 51.9 | (5.29) | 57.4 | (4.13) | 34.5 | (1.77) | 42.8 | (5.43) | 44.9 | (2.26) | ||||||||
| Pacific Islander3 | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 60.8 | (5.11) | 52.3 | (8.54) | 40.0 | (7.04) | 38.7 | (8.43) | 48.8 | (6.58) | 34.8 | (4.36) | 38.4 | (6.40) | ||||||||
| Two or more races3 | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 51.1 | (3.98) | 45.4 | (4.11) | 47.1 | (3.59) | 39.0 | (3.59) | 46.2 | (2.89) | 44.3 | (2.42) | 36.9 | (3.08) | ||||||||
| Grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9th | 40.5 | (1.79) | 45.6 | (1.87) | 44.2 | (3.12) | 40.6 | (2.17) | 41.1 | (1.82) | 36.2 | (1.43) | 36.2 | (1.23) | 35.7 | (1.15) | 31.5 | (1.28) | 29.8 | (1.35) | ||||||||
| 10th | 44.0 | (2.00) | 49.5 | (2.38) | 47.2 | (2.19) | 49.7 | (1.89) | 45.2 | (1.29) | 43.5 | (1.66) | 42.0 | (1.95) | 41.8 | (1.68) | 40.6 | (1.42) | 35.7 | (1.37) | ||||||||
| 11th | 49.7 | (1.73) | 53.7 | (1.51) | 53.2 | (1.49) | 50.9 | (1.98) | 49.3 | (1.70) | 47.0 | (2.08) | 46.0 | (1.98) | 49.0 | (1.83) | 45.7 | (2.05) | 42.7 | (1.28) | ||||||||
| 12th | 56.4 | (1.35) | 56.5 | (1.64) | 57.3 | (2.50) | 61.7 | (2.25) | 55.2 | (1.53) | 55.9 | (1.65) | 50.8 | (2.12) | 54.9 | (2.09) | 51.7 | (1.37) | 48.4 | (1.29) | ||||||||
| Urbanicity4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Urban | — | (†) | — | (†) | 48.9 | (2.07) | 46.5 | (2.75) | 45.2 | (1.97) | 41.5 | (1.48) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||||||
| Suburban | — | (†) | — | (†) | 50.5 | (2.11) | 51.4 | (1.32) | 47.6 | (1.26) | 46.5 | (2.10) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||||||
| Rural | — | (†) | — | (†) | 55.4 | (5.36) | 52.2 | (4.51) | 50.2 | (1.91) | 45.3 | (2.35) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||||||
| On school property5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 5.2 | (0.39) | 6.3 | (0.45) | 5.6 | (0.34) | 4.9 | (0.39) | 4.9 | (0.28) | 5.2 | (0.46) | 4.3 | (0.30) | 4.1 | (0.32) | 4.5 | (0.29) | 5.1 | (0.33) | ||||||||
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 6.2 | (0.39) | 7.2 | (0.50) | 7.2 | (0.66) | 6.1 | (0.54) | 6.1 | (0.43) | 6.0 | (0.61) | 5.3 | (0.39) | 4.6 | (0.35) | 5.3 | (0.41) | 5.4 | (0.43) | ||||||||
| Female | 4.2 | (0.54) | 5.3 | (0.70) | 3.6 | (0.37) | 3.6 | (0.39) | 3.8 | (0.39) | 4.2 | (0.41) | 3.3 | (0.32) | 3.6 | (0.37) | 3.6 | (0.34) | 4.7 | (0.35) | ||||||||
| Race/ethnicity2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 4.6 | (0.44) | 5.6 | (0.62) | 4.8 | (0.42) | 4.8 | (0.55) | 4.2 | (0.26) | 3.9 | (0.45) | 3.8 | (0.38) | 3.2 | (0.35) | 3.3 | (0.27) | 4.0 | (0.38) | ||||||||
| Black | 6.9 | (0.98) | 7.6 | (0.87) | 5.6 | (0.72) | 4.3 | (0.52) | 5.3 | (0.65) | 5.8 | (0.80) | 3.2 | (0.45) | 3.4 | (0.63) | 5.4 | (0.59) | 5.1 | (0.50) | ||||||||
| Hispanic | 6.8 | (0.84) | 9.6 | (1.73) | 8.2 | (0.96) | 7.0 | (0.88) | 7.0 | (0.71) | 7.6 | (1.08) | 7.7 | (1.04) | 7.5 | (0.86) | 6.9 | (0.70) | 7.3 | (0.68) | ||||||||
| Asian3 | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 2.0 | (0.42) | 6.8 | (1.42) | 5.6 | (1.55) | 1.3 | ! | (0.62) | 4.4 | (1.17) | 2.9 | (0.65) | 3.5 | ! | (1.21) | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 6.7 | ! | (3.06) | 8.1 | ! | (3.30) | 8.6 | ! | (4.15) | ‡ | (†) | 8.2 | (1.69) | 7.1 | ! | (2.61) | 6.2 | ! | (2.05) | 5.0 | (0.89) | 4.3 | ! | (1.58) | 20.9 | (4.15) | ||
| Pacific Islander3 | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 6.7 | (1.59) | 12.4 | (3.50) | 8.5 | ! | (3.29) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 10.0 | (2.34) | 8.3 | ! | (3.61) | ||||||
| Two or more races3 | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 5.2 | (1.09) | 7.0 | ! | (2.36) | 13.3 | (2.93) | 3.5 | (1.02) | 5.4 | (1.25) | 6.7 | (1.37) | 5.8 | (1.32) | |||||||
| Grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9th | 5.2 | (0.38) | 7.5 | (0.90) | 5.9 | (0.83) | 4.4 | (0.60) | 5.3 | (0.47) | 5.1 | (0.69) | 3.7 | (0.48) | 3.4 | (0.43) | 4.4 | (0.37) | 5.4 | (0.56) | ||||||||
| 10th | 4.7 | (0.43) | 5.9 | (0.88) | 4.6 | (0.71) | 5.0 | (0.67) | 5.1 | (0.45) | 5.6 | (0.60) | 4.5 | (0.45) | 4.1 | (0.50) | 4.8 | (0.46) | 4.4 | (0.51) | ||||||||
| 11th | 5.2 | (0.80) | 5.7 | (0.86) | 6.0 | (0.86) | 4.7 | (0.57) | 4.7 | (0.45) | 5.0 | (0.57) | 4.0 | (0.47) | 4.2 | (0.54) | 4.6 | (0.44) | 5.2 | (0.56) | ||||||||
| 12th | 5.5 | (0.64) | 6.2 | (0.58) | 5.9 | (0.66) | 5.0 | (0.89) | 4.3 | (0.44) | 4.5 | (0.68) | 4.8 | (0.57) | 4.8 | (0.55) | 4.1 | (0.44) | 5.1 | (0.48) | ||||||||
| Urbanicity4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Urban | — | (†) | — | (†) | 6.4 | (0.85) | 5.0 | (0.60) | 5.4 | (0.61) | 6.1 | (0.94) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||||||
| Suburban | — | (†) | — | (†) | 5.2 | (0.43) | 4.6 | (0.61) | 4.9 | (0.37) | 4.8 | (0.54) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||||||
| Rural | — | (†) | — | (†) | 5.3 | (0.55) | 5.6 | (0.67) | 4.0 | (0.83) | 4.7 | (0.49) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||||||
| —Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‡Reporting standards not met. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate 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 Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Before 1999, Asian students and Pacific Islander students were not categorized separately, and students were not given the option of choosing two or more races. Because the response categories changed in 1999, caution should be used in comparing data on race from 1993, 1995, and 1997 with data from later years. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 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)." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 In the question about drinking alcohol at school, "on school property" was not defined for survey respondents. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Adolescent and School Health, Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), 1993 through 2011. (This table was prepared September 2013.) |