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| Table 232.30. | Percentage of public school students in grades 9-12 who reported using alcohol at least 1 day during the previous 30 days, by location and state: Selected years, 2003 through 2011 |
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| State | Anywhere (including on school property)1 | On school property2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |||||||||||
| United States3 | 44.9 | (1.21) | 43.3 | (1.38) | 44.7 | (1.15) | 41.8 | (0.80) | 38.7 | (0.75) | 5.2 | (0.46) | 4.3 | (0.30) | 4.1 | (0.32) | 4.5 | (0.29) | 5.1 | (0.33) | |
| Alabama | 40.2 | (2.04) | 39.4 | (2.55) | — | (†) | 39.5 | (2.22) | 35.6 | (1.99) | 4.1 | (0.82) | 4.5 | (0.59) | — | (†) | 5.4 | (0.76) | 5.7 | (1.08) | |
| Alaska | 38.7 | (2.05) | — | (†) | 39.7 | (2.11) | 33.2 | (1.66) | 28.6 | (1.95) | 4.9 | (0.81) | — | (†) | 4.1 | (0.58) | 3.0 | (0.48) | 3.4 | (0.52) | |
| Arizona | 51.8 | (1.93) | 47.1 | (1.73) | 45.6 | (1.73) | 44.5 | (1.67) | 43.8 | (1.47) | 7.1 | (0.67) | 7.5 | (0.88) | 6.0 | (0.54) | 5.9 | (0.61) | 6.2 | (0.55) | |
| Arkansas | — | (†) | 43.1 | (1.99) | 42.2 | (1.75) | 39.7 | (1.91) | 33.9 | (1.81) | — | (†) | 5.2 | (0.62) | 5.1 | (0.65) | 6.1 | (0.89) | 4.2 | (0.68) | |
| California | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |
| Colorado | — | (†) | 47.4 | (4.42) | — | (†) | 40.8 | (2.44) | 36.4 | (2.29) | — | (†) | 5.9 | (1.08) | — | (†) | 4.1 | (0.61) | 5.3 | (0.87) | |
| Connecticut | — | (†) | 45.3 | (2.16) | 46.0 | (2.13) | 43.5 | (2.22) | 41.5 | (1.90) | — | (†) | 6.6 | (0.71) | 5.6 | (0.99) | 5.0 | (0.47) | 4.6 | (0.61) | |
| Delaware | 45.4 | (1.30) | 43.1 | (1.16) | 45.2 | (1.40) | 43.7 | (1.65) | 40.4 | (1.55) | 4.8 | (0.44) | 5.5 | (0.66) | 4.5 | (0.48) | 5.0 | (0.73) | 5.0 | (0.50) | |
| District of Columbia | 33.8 | (1.72) | 23.1 | (1.40) | 32.6 | (1.47) | — | (†) | 32.8 | (1.89) | 4.9 | (0.64) | 4.6 | (0.55) | 6.1 | (0.92) | — | (†) | 6.8 | (0.91) | |
| Florida | 42.7 | (1.10) | 39.7 | (1.43) | 42.3 | (1.30) | 40.5 | (1.03) | 37.0 | (0.98) | 5.1 | (0.36) | 4.5 | (0.30) | 5.3 | (0.31) | 4.9 | (0.26) | 5.1 | (0.29) | |
| Georgia | 37.7 | (1.41) | 39.9 | (2.12) | 37.7 | (1.52) | 34.3 | (1.65) | 34.6 | (1.93) | 3.7 | (0.55) | 4.3 | (0.67) | 4.4 | (0.58) | 4.2 | (0.48) | 5.4 | (0.80) | |
| Hawaii | — | (†) | 34.8 | (2.05) | 29.1 | (2.93) | 37.8 | (3.02) | 29.1 | (1.64) | — | (†) | 8.8 | (0.93) | 6.0 | (0.93) | 7.9 | (1.31) | 5.0 | (0.42) | |
| Idaho | 34.8 | (2.44) | 39.8 | (2.62) | 42.5 | (2.73) | 34.2 | (1.97) | 36.2 | (2.28) | 3.8 | (0.56) | 4.3 | (0.69) | 6.2 | (0.81) | 3.5 | (0.53) | 4.1 | (0.50) | |
| Illinois | — | (†) | — | (†) | 43.7 | (2.72) | 39.8 | (1.91) | 37.8 | (1.87) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 5.5 | (0.75) | 4.4 | (0.64) | 3.3 | (0.40) | |
| Indiana | 44.9 | (1.57) | 41.4 | (2.12) | 43.9 | (2.24) | 38.5 | (2.13) | 33.5 | (1.65) | 3.9 | (0.57) | 3.4 | (0.64) | 4.1 | (0.47) | 3.5 | (0.52) | 2.0 | (0.36) | |
| Iowa | — | (†) | 43.8 | (2.56) | 41.0 | (2.36) | — | (†) | 37.1 | (2.58) | — | (†) | 4.6 | (0.89) | 3.4 | (0.78) | — | (†) | 2.3 | (0.41) | |
| Kansas | — | (†) | 43.9 | (1.74) | 42.4 | (1.69) | 38.7 | (1.93) | 32.6 | (1.53) | — | (†) | 5.1 | (0.74) | 4.8 | (0.66) | 3.2 | (0.55) | 2.9 | (0.45) | |
| Kentucky | 45.1 | (1.87) | 37.4 | (1.77) | 40.6 | (1.25) | 37.8 | (1.30) | 34.6 | (1.56) | 4.8 | (0.69) | 3.5 | (0.37) | 4.7 | (0.47) | 5.2 | (0.87) | 4.1 | (0.53) | |
| Louisiana | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 47.5 | (2.80) | 44.4 | (2.00) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 5.6 | (1.33) | 6.0 | (1.36) | |
| Maine | 42.2 | (1.78) | 43.0 | (2.15) | 39.3 | (2.29) | 32.2 | (0.66) | 28.7 | (0.69) | 3.7 | (0.48) | 3.9 | (0.44) | 5.6 | (0.89) | 4.0 | (0.23) | 3.1 | (0.21) | |
| Maryland | — | (†) | 39.8 | (2.17) | 42.9 | (3.13) | 37.0 | (1.44) | 34.8 | (1.98) | — | (†) | 3.2 | (0.42) | 6.2 | (1.10) | 4.8 | (0.67) | 5.4 | (0.63) | |
| Massachusetts | 45.7 | (1.19) | 47.8 | (1.36) | 46.2 | (1.57) | 43.6 | (1.28) | 40.1 | (1.54) | 5.3 | (0.50) | 4.2 | (0.32) | 4.7 | (0.45) | 3.8 | (0.48) | 3.6 | (0.44) | |
| Michigan | 44.0 | (1.40) | 38.1 | (1.73) | 42.8 | (1.70) | 37.0 | (1.28) | 30.6 | (1.64) | 4.6 | (0.33) | 3.6 | (0.46) | 3.6 | (0.51) | 3.7 | (0.40) | 2.7 | (0.37) | |
| Minnesota | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |
| Mississippi | 41.8 | (1.74) | — | (†) | 40.6 | (1.57) | 39.2 | (1.43) | 36.2 | (2.07) | 4.9 | (0.70) | — | (†) | 5.1 | (0.71) | 4.3 | (0.45) | 4.6 | (0.67) | |
| Missouri | 49.2 | (2.16) | 40.8 | (2.04) | 44.4 | (2.35) | 39.3 | (2.71) | — | (†) | 2.6 | (0.58) | 3.3 | (0.57) | 3.4 | (0.74) | 3.0 | (0.55) | — | (†) | |
| Montana | 49.5 | (1.68) | 48.6 | (1.50) | 46.5 | (1.39) | 42.8 | (1.81) | 38.3 | (1.08) | 6.7 | (0.70) | 6.4 | (0.73) | 5.7 | (0.47) | 5.1 | (0.69) | 3.5 | (0.35) | |
| Nebraska | 46.5 | (1.29) | 42.9 | (1.27) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 26.6 | (1.24) | 4.6 | (0.61) | 3.6 | (0.42) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 3.0 | (0.41) | |
| Nevada | 43.4 | (1.51) | 41.4 | (1.73) | 37.0 | (1.52) | 38.6 | (1.66) | — | (†) | 7.4 | (0.74) | 6.8 | (0.92) | 4.4 | (0.58) | 4.4 | (0.52) | — | (†) | |
| New Hampshire | 47.1 | (2.70) | 44.0 | (2.31) | 44.8 | (1.83) | 39.3 | (2.18) | 38.4 | (1.83) | 4.0 | (0.79) | — | (†) | 5.1 | (0.73) | 4.3 | (0.68) | 5.6 | (0.70) | |
| New Jersey | — | (†) | 46.5 | (2.65) | — | (†) | 45.2 | (2.21) | 42.9 | (2.46) | — | (†) | 3.7 | (0.42) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |
| New Mexico | — | (†) | 42.3 | (1.93) | 43.2 | (1.07) | 40.5 | (1.41) | 36.9 | (1.40) | — | (†) | 7.6 | (0.87) | 8.7 | (1.35) | 8.0 | (0.90) | 6.4 | (0.54) | |
| New York | 44.2 | (1.53) | 43.4 | (1.47) | 43.7 | (1.41) | 41.4 | (1.38) | 38.4 | (1.96) | 5.2 | (0.39) | 4.1 | (0.45) | 5.1 | (0.58) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |
| North Carolina | 39.4 | (2.68) | 42.3 | (2.16) | 37.7 | (1.36) | 35.0 | (2.43) | 34.3 | (1.41) | 3.6 | (0.47) | 5.4 | (0.74) | 4.7 | (0.65) | 4.1 | (0.57) | 5.5 | (0.77) | |
| North Dakota | 54.2 | (1.74) | 49.0 | (1.89) | 46.1 | (1.82) | 43.3 | (1.79) | 38.8 | (1.67) | 5.1 | (0.79) | 3.6 | (0.52) | 4.4 | (0.65) | 4.2 | (0.53) | 3.1 | (0.51) | |
| Ohio3 | 42.2 | (2.40) | 42.4 | (1.96) | 45.7 | (1.70) | — | (†) | 38.0 | (2.94) | 3.9 | (0.69) | 3.2 | (0.59) | 3.2 | (0.50) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |
| Oklahoma | 47.8 | (1.41) | 40.5 | (1.62) | 43.1 | (1.88) | 39.0 | (1.97) | 38.3 | (1.75) | 3.2 | (0.64) | 3.8 | (0.49) | 5.0 | (0.59) | 3.9 | (0.55) | 2.6 | (0.65) | |
| Oregon | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |
| Pennsylvania | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 38.4 | (2.10) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 2.8 | (0.50) | — | (†) | |
| Rhode Island | 44.5 | (1.92) | 42.7 | (1.15) | 42.9 | (1.76) | 34.0 | (2.01) | 34.0 | (1.25) | 4.6 | (0.73) | 5.3 | (0.66) | 4.8 | (0.54) | 3.2 | (0.50) | — | (†) | |
| South Carolina | — | (†) | 43.2 | (1.64) | 36.8 | (2.31) | 35.2 | (2.80) | 39.7 | (1.72) | — | (†) | 6.0 | (0.96) | 4.7 | (0.73) | 3.6 | (0.79) | 5.9 | (0.90) | |
| South Dakota3 | 50.2 | (2.58) | 46.6 | (2.12) | 44.5 | (1.80) | 40.1 | (1.54) | 39.3 | (2.14) | 5.4 | (1.13) | 4.0 | (0.70) | 3.6 | (0.92) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |
| Tennessee | 41.1 | (2.04) | 41.8 | (1.90) | 36.7 | (1.90) | 33.5 | (1.71) | 33.3 | (1.39) | 4.2 | (0.48) | 3.7 | (0.66) | 4.1 | (0.54) | 3.0 | (0.38) | 3.2 | (0.34) | |
| Texas | — | (†) | 47.3 | (1.93) | 48.3 | (1.64) | 44.8 | (1.25) | 39.7 | (1.15) | — | (†) | 5.7 | (0.56) | 4.9 | (0.57) | 4.7 | (0.36) | 3.9 | (0.35) | |
| Utah | 21.3 | (2.19) | 15.8 | (1.92) | 17.0 | (1.88) | 18.2 | (2.72) | 15.1 | (1.54) | 3.8 | (0.74) | 2.1 | (0.39) | 4.7 | ! | (1.69) | 2.7 | (0.45) | 2.7 | (0.54) |
| Vermont | 43.5 | (1.48) | 41.8 | (1.53) | 42.6 | (1.04) | 39.0 | (1.57) | 35.3 | (1.10) | 5.3 | (0.60) | 4.8 | (0.54) | 4.6 | (0.40) | 3.3 | (0.28) | 3.3 | (0.50) | |
| Virginia | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 30.5 | (2.49) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | 3.3 | (0.59) | |
| Washington | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |
| West Virginia | 44.4 | (1.81) | 41.5 | (1.41) | 43.5 | (1.45) | 40.4 | (1.10) | 34.3 | (2.40) | 4.1 | (0.84) | 6.4 | (1.08) | 5.5 | (0.89) | 5.7 | (0.61) | 4.2 | (0.67) | |
| Wisconsin | 47.3 | (1.63) | 49.2 | (1.51) | 48.9 | (1.56) | 41.3 | (1.83) | 39.2 | (1.35) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |
| Wyoming | 49.0 | (2.16) | 45.4 | (1.47) | 42.4 | (1.22) | 41.7 | (1.36) | 36.1 | (1.34) | 6.2 | (0.75) | 6.2 | (0.56) | 6.9 | (0.63) | 6.4 | (0.50) | 5.1 | (0.48) | |
| —Not available. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| !Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 Data include both public and private schools. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: State-level data include public schools only, with the exception of data for Ohio and South Dakota. Data for the United States total, Ohio, and South Dakota include both public and private schools. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Adolescent and School Health, Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), 2003 through 2011. (This table was prepared September 2013.) |