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Percentage of students at alternative high schools who rode with a driver who had been drinking alcohol, who drove after drinking alcohol, who drank alcohol in the past 30 days, who drank alcohol before age 13, who had 5 or more drinks on 1 or more occasions in the past 30 days by sex, grade, and race/ethnicity: YRBS 1998
Survey Item, Race/Ethnicity/Grade
|
Total |
Female |
Male |
Percentage of college students who during the past 30 days rode in a vehicle 1 or more times with a driver who had been drinking alcohol
|
Total |
35.1 |
33.0 |
37.7 |
CI |
(32.7-37.5) |
(30.6-36.0) |
(34.6-40.8) |
|
|
|
|
Age group |
|
|
|
18-24 years |
38.9 |
36.6 |
41.4 |
CI |
(36.2-41.6) |
(33.2-40.0) |
(38.2-44.6) |
25 or more years |
28.5 |
27.8 |
29.7 |
CI |
(25.2-31.8) |
(23.2-32.4) |
(25.0-34.4) |
|
|
|
|
Race/ethnicity[1] |
|
|
|
White |
38.3 |
36.0 |
41.2 |
CI |
(35.6-41.0) |
(32.5-39.5) |
(37.2-45.2) |
Black |
27.5 |
24.8 |
31.6 |
CI |
(24.0-31.0) |
(20.3-29.3) |
(24.5-38.7) |
Hispanic |
30.7 |
32.0 |
29.6 |
CI |
(25.7-35.7) |
(25.9-38.1) |
(23.4-35.8) |
|
|
|
|
Institution type |
|
|
|
2-year |
29.6 |
29.4 |
29.6 |
CI |
(26.5-32.7) |
(25.2-33.6) |
(25.3-33.9) |
4-year |
39.7 |
36.2 |
43.8 |
CI |
(36.2-43.2) |
(32.0-40.4) |
(39.6-48.0)
|
Percentage of college students who during the past 30 days drove a vehicle 1 or more times when they had been drinking alcohol
|
Total |
27.4 |
22.8 |
33.2 |
CI |
(25.3-29.5) |
(20.4-25.2) |
(30.3-36.1) |
|
|
|
|
Age group |
|
|
|
18-24 years |
27.8 |
23.2 |
32.7 |
CI |
(25.4-30.2) |
(20.5-25.9) |
(29.5-35.9) |
25 or more years |
26.7 |
22.2 |
34.1 |
CI |
(23.6-29.8) |
(17.8-26.6) |
(29.7-38.5) |
|
|
|
|
Race/ethnicity[1]
|
|
|
|
White |
31.2 |
26.2 |
37.4 |
CI |
(28.8-33.6) |
(23.4-29.0) |
(33.8-41.0) |
Black |
14.7 |
11.5 |
19.7 |
CI |
(11.9-17.5) |
(08.2-14.8) |
(13.9-25.5) |
Hispanic |
24.8 |
19.2 |
31.8 |
CI |
(20.0-29.6) |
(13.9-24.5) |
(24.9-38.7) |
|
|
|
|
Institution type
|
|
|
|
2-year |
24.6 |
20.5 |
30.0 |
CI |
(21.5-27.7) |
(16.9-24.1) |
(26.7-33.3) |
4-year |
29.8 |
24.9 |
35.6 |
CI |
(27.1-32.5) |
(21.6-28.2) |
(31.8-39.4)
|
Percentage of college students who at least had one drink of alcohol on 1 or more times in the past 30 days
|
Total |
68.2 |
64.5 |
72.9 |
CI |
(66.0-70.4) |
(61.6-67.4) |
(70.2-75.6) |
|
|
|
|
Age group |
|
|
|
18-24 years |
70.0 |
67.0 |
73.2 |
CI |
(67.4-72.6) |
(63.8-70.2) |
(70.0-76.4) |
25 or more years |
65.0 |
60.8 |
71.8 |
CI |
(61.8-68.2) |
(56.6-65.0) |
(67.3-76.3) |
|
|
|
|
Race/ethnicity[1]
|
|
|
|
White |
72.4 |
69.7 |
75.7 |
CI |
(69.9-74.9) |
(66.7-72.7) |
(72.5-78.9) |
Black |
54.2 |
49.0 |
62.6 |
CI |
(49.7-58.7) |
(43.9-54.1) |
(55.1-70.1) |
Hispanic |
63.6 |
58.0 |
71.2 |
CI |
(58.9-68.3) |
(49.8-66.2) |
(65.1-77.3) |
|
|
|
|
Institution type
|
|
|
|
2-year |
63.1 |
59.4 |
67.9 |
CI |
(59.8-66.4) |
(54.7-64.1) |
(64.4-71.4) |
4-year |
72.5 |
69.0 |
76.6 |
CI |
(69.4-75.6) |
(65.4-72.6) |
(72.9-80.3)
|
Percentage of college students who had their first drink of alcohol other than a few sips before the age of 13
|
Total |
12.2 |
8.3 |
17.1 |
CI |
(11.0-13.4) |
(07.1-09.5) |
(15.2-19.0) |
|
|
|
|
Age group
|
|
|
|
18-24 years |
13.2 |
9.3 |
17.4 |
CI |
(11.8-14.6) |
(07.7-10.9) |
(15.2-19.6) |
25 or more years |
10.6 |
6.8 |
16.4 |
CI |
(08.9-12.3) |
(05.1-08.5) |
(13.1-19.7) |
|
|
|
|
Race/ethnicity[1]
|
|
|
|
White |
12.0 |
8.2 |
16.7 |
CI |
(10.5-13.5) |
(06.6-09.8) |
(14.3-19.1) |
Black |
11.6 |
9.4 |
15.0 |
CI |
(08.7-14.5) |
(06.6-12.2) |
(09.5-20.5) |
Hispanic |
15.4 |
11.0 |
19.8 |
CI |
(12.2-18.6) |
(07.2-14.8) |
(14.7-24.9) |
|
|
|
|
Institution type
|
|
|
|
2-year |
12.4 |
8.1 |
18.4 |
CI |
(10.6-14.2) |
(06.2-10.0) |
(15.6-21.2) |
4-year |
12.1 |
8.5 |
16.1 |
CI |
(10.6-13.6) |
(06.9-10.1) |
(13.9-18.7)
|
Percentage of college students who had 1 or more drinks of alcohol on 20 or more of the past 30 days
|
Total |
4.2 |
2.2 |
6.6 |
CI |
03.5-04.9) |
(01.6-02.8) |
(05.3-07.9) |
|
|
|
|
Age group |
|
|
|
18-24 years |
3.4 |
1.6 |
5.4 |
CI |
(02.7-04.1) |
(00.9-02.3) |
(04.1- 06.7) |
25 or more years |
5.4 |
3.1 |
9.2 |
CI |
(03.9-06.9) |
(01.9-04.3) |
(06.3-12.1) |
|
|
|
|
Race/ethnicity[1] |
|
|
|
White |
4.7 |
2.5 |
7.6 |
CI |
(03.8-05.6) |
(01.7-03.3) |
(05.9-09.3) |
Black |
1.6 |
1.1 |
2.4 |
CI |
(00.2-3.0) |
(-0.5-02.7) |
(-0.2-05.0) |
Hispanic |
2.0 |
1.1 |
3.0 |
CI |
(00.7-03.3) |
(00.1-02.1) |
(00.7-05.3) |
|
|
|
|
Institution type |
|
|
|
2-year |
4.2 |
2.5 |
6.6 |
CI |
(03.0-05.4) |
(01.6-03.4) |
(04.4-08.8) |
4-year |
4.1 |
1.9 |
6.6 |
CI |
(03.3-04.9) |
(01.1-02.7) |
(05.1-08.1)
|
Percentage of college students who had 5 or more drinks of alcohol in a row on at least one occasion in 1 or more of the past 30 days
|
Total |
34.5 |
27.0 |
43.8 |
CI |
(32.0-37.0) |
(24.4-29.6) |
(40.4-47.2) |
|
|
|
|
Age group |
|
|
|
18-24 years |
41.5 |
34.8 |
48.7 |
CI |
(38.5-44.5) |
(31.5-38.1) |
(44.8-52.6) |
25 or more years |
22.0 |
15.7 |
32.2 |
CI |
(19.3-24.7) |
(12.6-18.8) |
(27.8-36.6) |
|
|
|
|
Race/ethnicity[1] |
|
|
|
White |
39.5 |
31.6 |
49.4 |
CI |
(36.3-42.7) |
(28.3-34.9) |
(45.4-53.4) |
Black |
12.5 |
6.1 |
22.8 |
CI |
(09.5-15.5) |
(03.8-08.4) |
(15.3-30.3) |
Hispanic |
30.2 |
22.6 |
39.9 |
CI |
(26.3-34.1) |
(17.4-27.8) |
(33.4-46.4) |
|
|
|
|
Institution type |
|
|
|
2-year |
26.8 |
20.6 |
34.8 |
CI |
(23.9-29.7) |
(17.2-24.0) |
(30.7-38.9) |
4-year |
41.0 |
32.8 |
50.7 |
CI |
(37.0-45.0) |
(28.6-37.0) |
(46.1-55.3) |
Source: Grunbaum, J.A.; Kann, L.; Kinchen, S.A.; Ross, J.A.; Gowda, V.R.; Collins, J.L.; and Kolbe, L.J. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance-- National Alternative High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 1998. MMWR 48:1-44 (October 29, 1999). [Selected items related to alcohol use. See source for complete data].
[1] White and Black categories are Non-Hispanic
Note. Alternative high schools serve students who are at risk for failing or dropping out of regular high school and students who have been removed from their regular high school because of drug use, violence, or other illegal activity or behavior problems.
CI indicates 95-percent confidence interval.