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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 2015 |
[Standard errors appear in parentheses] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||||
20154 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 67.2 | (1.18) | 17.6 | (0.67) | 14.5 | (0.85) | 0.7 | (0.12) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||||
Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Male | 67.8 | (0.89) | 16.1 | (0.76) | 15.1 | (0.87) | 1.0 | (0.23) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||||
Female | 66.5 | (1.89) | 19.3 | (1.09) | 13.9 | (1.12) | 0.3 | ! | (0.13) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
Race/ethnicity3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
White | 64.8 | (2.00) | 18.5 | (0.83) | 16.2 | (1.40) | 0.5 | (0.11) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||||
Black | 76.2 | (2.82) | 14.4 | (1.82) | 8.6 | (1.24) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||||
Hispanic | 65.6 | (1.28) | 18.9 | (1.25) | 14.4 | (0.76) | 1.1 | (0.25) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||||
Asian | 86.9 | (1.83) | 7.1 | (1.48) | 4.9 | (0.88) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||||
Pacific Islander | 63.1 | (10.62) | 22.1 | ! | (8.78) | 13.5 | ! | (5.64) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
American Indian/Alaska Native | 54.0 | (8.12) | 16.3 | ! | (5.91) | 29.3 | ! | (8.96) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||
Two or more races | 60.4 | (2.68) | 20.2 | (2.17) | 19.0 | (2.32) | ‡ | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||||
Grade | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9th | 76.6 | (1.28) | 14.2 | (1.20) | 8.5 | (0.98) | 0.6 | (0.16) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||||
10th | 71.0 | (2.49) | 16.0 | (1.53) | 12.2 | (1.25) | 0.8 | (0.21) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | ||||||
11th | 62.0 | (1.68) | 19.9 | (1.49) | 17.8 | (1.39) | 0.3 | ! | (0.12) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | |||||
12th | 57.6 | (2.00) | 21.0 | (1.22) | 20.4 | (1.49) | 0.9 | (0.26) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) | — | (†) |
—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 and 2015. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 2015. (This table was prepared July 2016.) |