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Trends in the prevalence of alcohol use among high school seniors: Monitoring the Future Study, 1975–2006.


[dkpat10.htm, updated 12/07]

Year

Percent Using Alcohol

Lifetime

Annual

30-Day

Daily

5+ in a row 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, past12 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.

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