[ythdrk1a.htm, dated 11/07]
Sex,Race/Hispanic origin,and Year
Age
12–20
12–14
15–17
18–20
Percent
S.E.
Both Sexes
All races
2005
28.3
0.5
6.4
0.3
26.3
0.6
51.5
0.9
2004
28.8
7.0
0.4
28.6
51.3
1.0
2003
29.3
7.7
28.0
52.4
0.8
2002
28.9
7.3
51.4
2001
28.5
27.5
50.6
2000
7.2
25.7
49.0
1999
27.7
6.8
49.2
1998
30.6
8.3
30.2
1.3
53.5
1.8
1997
31.3
10.6
30.3
53.4
1996
28.7
1.1
7.9
0.7
29.4
1.6
50.1
1.9
1995
30.7
12.1
30.4
1.2
52.1
2.0
1994
31.2
10.0
28.2
55.8
2.4
1993
7.5
1.4
49.9
1992
27.3
5.7
26.2
50.3
1991
33.4
10.5
29.9
57.0
Non-Hispanic White
32.6
6.1
59.3
32.8
32.1
58.1
33.5
8.6
32.5
59.4
33.0
58.4
31.7
8.0
55.0
30.8
29.2
54.3
31.0
7.4
55.4
8.2
33.7
58.5
2.5
34.3
10.8
33.1
1.7
59.7
31.1
1.5
9.1
32.0
2.7
32.9
13.4
34.5
61.9
30.9
54.6
2.3
5.9
28.1
54.4
2.2
35.0
9.7
60.8
Non-Hispanic Black
19.1
5.6
18.1
34.8
3.8
16.9
38.4
18.7
15.2
36.4
19.2
4.6
18.3
36.6
19.6
4.5
16.6
38.0
18.2
13.5
36.8
4.3
14.7
2.1
22.9
7.3#
41.4
22.8
10.4
22.2
35.3
3.2
23.8
5.0
23.2
42.3
22.6
9.3
21.0
38.3
2.6
21.8
37.6
21.7
6.0#
21.2
39.0
3.4
4.5#
22.0
43.4
30.0
13.0
26.9
49.1
2.8
Hispanic
25.0
8.4
24.2
42.7
44.2
26.1
7.8
25.5
45.0
24.8
8.7
40.1
6.0
23.9
46.6
24.6
25.2
40.4
24.0
26.0
37.9
45.4
27.1
2.9
42.4
8.8
29.0
48.4
3.9
10.4#
25.1
45.6
26.5
8.5#
26.4
3.5
8.1#
24.5
43.6
12.2
32.3
46.4
Native American/Alaska Native
22.7
3.0
7.6#
3.3
18.0#
42.9
9.1#
4.1
30.0#
36.3#
9.2#
3.1
28.8#
5.5
47.4
5.2
5.9#
55.1
9.4
21.6#
4.2
6.3#
32.6#
7.6
25.2#
9.6#
29.5#
54.0#
10.3
4.4
3.6
37.6#
48.9
Asian, Native HI/Other PI
9.0#
17.2
6.7#
13.9#
18.8
1.0#
15.3
36.2
16.7
2.4#
13.8#
34.2
19.8
3.5#
17.4
5.1
14.8
1.6#
12.5
3.7
20.4
4.0#
18.0
38.9
More than one race
24.7
6.8#
23.3
48.7
5.8
4.6#
51.7
8.8#
27.0#
6.5
58.9
7.5#
26.5#
4.7
62.3
27.0
5.0#
26.0#
50.8
6.6
6.2#
45.7
27.8
2.8#
27.6
54.5
6.2
Male
55.5
29.5
54.1
30.5
27.9
56.7
29.7
29.8
54.9
28.4
25.9
29.1
7.1
26.8
53.3
31.8
58.6
33.3
11.1
57.8
31.4
56.1
12.9
32.7
8.9
6.9
52.2
36.3
10.9
61.6
62.0
61.2
8.1
63.4
33.6
61.7
31.9
31.5
57.2
58.3
34.9
8.5
35.1
62.1
36.5
64.4
9.0
61.4
4.0
34.1
15.4
56.5
65.9
31.6
7.2#
56.2
7.1#
59.0
10.2
34.0
65.2
21.4
4.9#
41.6
20.3
42.1
20.2
16.1
19.9
38.6
20.0
5.3#
40.2
19.0
4.2#
12.6
41.1
20.6
4.1#
16.3
41.0
17.7
22.4
3.9#
27.4
23.7
9.7#
10.3#
49.3
5.4
43.1
25.6
13.1#
5.4#
51.8
44.1
6.3
27.2
44.9
26.7
8.9#
53.8
9.4#
49.4
47.8
32.2
63.1
59.6
7.7#
25.4
51.6
35.8
12.6#
34.4
57.3
19.0#
20.5#
25.1#
11.8
23.8#
28.0#
39.8#
22.0#
14.5#
5.3
43.6#
11.2
38.3#
22.2#
6.1#
19.8#
56.8#
13.7
29.4#
38.8#
46.5#
11.4
13.5#
5.8#
5.5#
29.9#
3.4#
18.7#
4.9
0.2#
0.2
41.3
12.3#
39.7
15.5#
42.6
6.7
17.3
2.6#
2.5#
39.3
22.5
4.4#
18.1#
54.0
3.0#
32.0#
48.3#
9.8
27.4#
31.0#
11.0
55.6
2.3#
6.4#
23.1#
63.8
9.6
1.9#
31.2#
45.6#
52.1#
Female
47.3
48.3
47.9
48.1
46.2
25.8
45.2
48.5
47.5
44.6
10.1
26.6
56.4
54.8
9.2
55.3
32.4
50.5
30.1
52.5
54.7
33.2
48.2
8.7#
29.6
52.8
4.7#
49.7
17.0
17.8
34.6
14.2
18.5
5.2#
3.8#
35.7
4.8#
14.3
15.9
13.2
21.3
20.3#
11.6#
37.0
19.4
21.6
6.9#
23.0
15.6#
34.7
17.6#
37.7
13.0#
46.1
8.2#
35.2
9.5#
42.5
36.9
40.6
35.4
20.7
12.0#
24.1
10.7#
25.3
23.5
24.9
11.9
35.6
15.2#
4.8
20.1
23.6
11.8#
33.9
17.7#
16.9#
31.4#
45.8#
12.7
52.8#
45.3#
12.2#
67.6
50.5#
14.3#
18.8#
17.8#
9.5
37.4#
16.8#
9.9
39.9#
51.5#
26.4#
9.8#
35.8#
52.6#
3.3#
15.8
2.1#
21.9#
30.8#
16.0
1.1#
15.1#
19.6#
34.7#
0.7#
11.3#
24.8#
15.0#
9.3#
28.4#
44.6#
54.2
22.9#
61.8
12.4#
24.0#
29.0#
43.9#
45.9#
30.2#
57.5
Note: Due to survey design modifications, comparisons of results from before 1999 to 1999–2001 and 2002–2005 need to be made with caution.
# Estimates are unreliable due to relative standard errors > 17.5%.
Source: Alcohol Epidemiologic Data System. Newes-Adeyi, G.; Chen, C.M.; Williams, G.D.; and Faden, V.B. Surveillance Report #81: Trends in Underage Drinking in the United States, 1991–2005. Bethesda, MD: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research (October 2007).