[dkpat10.txt, updated 12/07] Trends in the prevalence of alcohol use among high school seniors: Monitoring the Future Study, 1975-2006. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Percent Using Alcohol Graduating ------------------------------------------------------------ Year 5+ in a row Lifetime Annual 30-Day Daily past 2 wks ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2006 72.7 66.5 45.3 3.0 25.4 2005 75.1 68.6 47.0 3.1 27.1 2004 76.8 70.6 48.0 2.8 29.2 2003 76.6 70.1 47.5 3.2 27.9 2002 78.4 71.5 48.6 3.5 28.6 2001 79.7 73.3 49.8 3.6 29.7 2000 80.3 73.2 50.0 2.9 30.0 1999 80.0 73.8 51.0 3.4 30.8 1998 81.4 74.3 52.0 3.9 31.5 1997 81.7 74.8 52.7 3.9 31.3 1996 79.2 72.5 50.8 3.7 30.2 1995 80.7 73.7 51.3 3.5 29.8 1994 80.4 73.0 50.1 2.9 28.2 1993[1] 88.0 72.7 48.6 3.4 27.5 1992 87.5 76.8 51.3 3.4 27.9 1991 88.0 77.7 54.0 3.6 29.8 1990 89.5 80.6 57.1 3.7 32.2 1989 90.7 82.7 60.0 4.2 33.0 1988 92.0 85.3 63.9 4.2 34.7 1987 92.2 85.7 66.4 4.8 37.5 1986 91.3 84.5 65.3 4.8 36.8 1985 92.2 85.6 65.9 5.0 36.7 1984 92.6 86.0 67.2 4.8 38.7 1983 92.6 87.3 69.4 5.5 40.8 1982 92.8 86.8 69.7 5.7 40.5 1981 92.6 87.0 70.7 6.0 41.4 1980 93.2 87.9 72.0 6.0 41.2 1979 93.0 88.1 71.8 6.9 41.2 1978 93.1 87.7 72.1 5.7 40.3 1977 92.5 87.0 71.2 6.1 39.4 1976 91.9 85.7 68.3 5.6 37.4 1975 90.4 84.8 68.2 5.7 36.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prevalence refers to the proportion or percentage of the sample reporting use on 1 or more occasions in a given time interval--e.g., lifetime, past 12 months, or past 30 days. The prevalence of daily use usually refers to use on 20 or more occasions in the past 30 days. Five or more in the past 2 weeks, or "binge drinking," refers to 5 or more drinks in a row during the prior 2-week interval. Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse. Johnston, L.D., O'Malley, P.M., Bachman, J.G., and Schulenberg, J.E. (2007), University of Michigan, Institute for Social Research, Monitoring the Future National Results on Adolescent Drug Use: Overview of Key Findings, 2006. Bethesda, MD: NIDA, NIH, Publication No. 07–6202. National Institute on Drug Abuse. Johnston, L.D., O'Malley, P.M., Bachman, J.G., and Schulenberg, J.E. (2007), University of Michigan, Institute for Social Research, Monitoring the Future National Survey Results on Drug Use, 1975-2006 Volume I: Secondary School Students. Bethesda, MD: NIDA, NIH, Publication No. 07–6205. [1] Split forms, 3 with a slight wording change indicating that "drink" meant "more than a few sips," and 3 with the original wording.