BEH2 Alcohol use: Percentage of 8th-, 10th-, and 12th-grade students who reported having five or more alcoholic beverages in a row in the past 2 weeks by grade, gender, and race and Hispanic origin, 1980

BEH2. Alcohol use: Percentage of 8th-, 10th-, and 12th-grade students who reported having five or more alcoholic beverages in a row in the past 2 weeks by grade, gender, and race and Hispanic origin, 1980–2007

Characteristic	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
8th-graders
Total	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12.9	13.4	13.5	14.5	14.5	15.6	14.5	13.7	15.2	14.1	13.2	12.4	11.9	11.4	10.5	10.9	10.3
Gender
Male	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14.3	13.9	14.8	16.0	15.1	16.5	15.3	14.4	16.4	14.4	13.7	12.5	12.2	10.8	10.2	10.5	10.4
Female	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11.4	12.8	12.3	13.0	13.9	14.5	13.5	12.7	13.9	13.6	12.4	12.1	11.6	11.8	10.6	10.8	10.0
Race and Hispanic origin^a
White, non-Hispanic	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12.7	12.6	12.9	13.9	15.1	15.1	14.1	14.3	14.9	13.8	12.7	11.8	11.3	10.8	10.2	9.7
Black, non-Hispanic	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9.6	10.7	11.8	10.8	10.4	10.4	9.0	9.9	10.0	9.0	9.4	10.4	9.8	8.2	8.0	7.7
Hispanic	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20.4	21.4	22.3	22.0	21.0	20.7	20.4	20.9	19.1	17.6	17.8	16.6	16.1	14.8	14.5	15.6
10th-graders
Total	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	22.9	21.1	23.0	23.6	24.0	24.8	25.1	24.3	25.6	26.2	24.9	22.4	22.2	22.0	21.0	21.9	21.9
Gender
Male	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	26.4	23.7	26.5	28.5	26.3	27.2	28.6	26.7	29.7	29.8	28.6	23.8	23.2	23.8	22.0	22.9	23.4
Female	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19.5	18.6	19.3	18.7	21.5	22.3	21.7	22.2	21.8	22.5	21.4	21.0	21.2	20.2	19.9	20.9	20.4
Race and Hispanic origin^a
White, non-Hispanic	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	23.2	23.0	24.5	25.4	26.2	26.9	27.0	27.2	28.1	27.4	25.5	24.5	24.0	23.5	23.4	23.6
Black, non-Hispanic	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15.0	14.8	14.0	13.3	12.2	12.7	12.8	12.7	12.9	12.6	12.4	12.1	11.6	11.0	11.2	12.3
Hispanic	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	22.9	23.8	24.2	26.8	29.6	27.5	26.3	27.5	28.3	27.7	26.5	26.1	26.9	26.0	24.6	23.3
12th-graders
Total	41.2	41.4	40.5	40.8	38.7	36.7	36.8	37.5	34.7	33.0	32.2	29.8	27.9	27.5	28.2	29.8	30.2	31.3	31.5	30.8	30.0	29.7	28.6	27.9	29.2	27.1	25.4	25.9
Gender
Male	52.1	51.6	49.8	50.4	47.5	45.3	46.1	46.1	43.0	41.2	39.1	37.8	35.6	34.6	37.0	36.9	37.0	37.9	39.2	38.1	36.7	36.0	34.2	34.2	34.3	32.6	28.9	30.7
Female	30.5	30.8	31.1	31.0	29.6	28.2	28.1	29.2	26.5	24.9	24.4	21.2	20.3	20.7	20.2	23.0	23.5	24.4	24.0	23.6	23.5	23.7	23.0	22.1	24.2	21.6	21.5	21.5
Race and Hispanic origin^a
White, non-Hispanic	44.3	44.9	44.9	44.5	43.6	41.5	40.3	40.9	40.0	37.9	36.6	34.6	32.1	31.3	31.5	32.3	33.4	35.1	36.4	35.7	34.6	34.5	33.7	32.4	32.5	31.8	28.9	29.7
Black, non-Hispanic	17.7	17.1	17.1	18.3	17.2	15.7	16.4	15.8	15.2	15.7	14.4	11.7	11.3	12.6	14.4	14.9	15.3	13.4	12.3	12.3	11.5	11.8	11.5	10.8	11.4	10.9	11.9	11.5
Hispanic	33.1	34.8	32.9	32.5	33.0	31.7	30.8	33.0	33.7	28.8	25.6	27.9	31.0	27.2	24.3	26.6	27.1	27.6	28.1	29.3	31.0	28.4	26.4	25.9	26.0	22.1	24.5	22.5
— Not available.
^a 2-year moving average is presented, based on data from the year indicated and the previous year. Prior to 2005 respondents were asked to select the one category that they thought best described them, making Hispanic identification one of the mutually exclusive categories that could be chosen. After 2005 respondents could select multiple categories, some of which are for Hispanic subgroups; but only respondents selecting a single answer are included in the data reported. Approximately 6% gave multiple choices and were excluded. In 2005 specifically, half of the sample received the earlier version of the question and half the later one, and their data were combined.
SOURCE: Johnston, L.D., O'Malley, P.M., and Bachman, J.G. (2007). Monitoring the Future national survey results on drug use, 1975–2006, Volume I: Secondary school students (NIH Publication No. 07-6205) Tables D-70 through D-72. Bethesda, MD: National Institute on Drug Abuse. Data for 2007 are from a press release of December 11, 2007, and demographic disaggregations are from unpublished tabulations from Monitoring the Future, University of Michigan.