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NSDUH: Mean age at first use of alcohol, by age, sex, and race/Hispanic origin, among ever drinkers ages 12–20, United States, 1991–2005.


[ythdrk2.htm, dated 11/07]

Sex, Race/Hispanic
origin, and Year

Age

12–20

12–14

15–17

18–20

Years

S.E.

Years

S.E.

Years

S.E.

Years

S.E.

Both Sexes

All races

2005

14.2

0.0

11.5

0.1

13.7

0.0

15.2

0.0

2004

14.1

0.0

11.4

0.1

13.6

0.0

15.2

0.0

2003

14.0

0.0

11.3

0.1

13.6

0.0

15.1

0.0

2002

14.1

0.0

11.4

0.1

13.7

0.0

15.1

0.0

2001

14.0

0.0

11.3

0.1

13.6

0.0

15.0

0.1

2000

14.0

0.0

11.3

0.1

13.6

0.0

15.1

0.0

1999

14.0

0.0

11.4

0.1

13.6

0.0

15.1

0.0

1998

14.2

0.1

11.4

0.1

13.7

0.1

15.3

0.1

1997

14.2

0.1

11.6

0.1

13.6

0.1

15.3

0.1

1996

14.1

0.1

11.6

0.1

13.6

0.1

15.1

0.1

1995

13.9

0.1

11.2

0.2

13.6

0.1

15.1

0.1

1994

13.9

0.1

11.0

0.2

13.5

0.1

15.0

0.1

1993

13.9

0.1

11.2

0.2

13.6

0.1

14.9

0.1

1992

13.9

0.1

11.3

0.1

13.6

0.1

14.8

0.1

1991

13.8

0.1

11.3

0.1

13.3

0.1

14.8

0.1

Non-Hispanic White

2005

14.2

0.0

11.5

0.1

13.7

0.0

15.2

0.0

2004

14.1

0.0

11.5

0.1

13.7

0.0

15.0

0.0

2003

14.0

0.0

11.3

0.1

13.6

0.0

15.0

0.0

2002

14.0

0.0

11.4

0.1

13.6

0.0

15.0

0.0

2001

13.9

0.0

11.3

0.1

13.5

0.0

15.0

0.1

2000

13.9

0.0

11.4

0.1

13.5

0.0

15.0

0.1

1999

14.0

0.0

11.4

0.1

13.6

0.0

15.0

0.1

1998

14.1

0.1

11.4

0.1

13.6

0.1

15.2

0.1

1997

14.1

0.1

11.7

0.1

13.6

0.1

15.1

0.1

1996

13.9

0.1

11.4

0.2

13.6

0.1

14.9

0.1

1995

13.8

0.1

11.2

0.2

13.5

0.1

15.0

0.1

1994

13.9

0.1

11.2

0.2

13.5

0.1

14.9

0.1

1993

13.9

0.1

11.1

0.2

13.6

0.1

14.7

0.1

1992

13.8

0.1

11.3

0.2

13.5

0.1

14.6

0.1

1991

13.6

0.1

11.2

0.1

13.2

0.1

14.6

0.1

Non-Hispanic Black

2005

14.2

0.1

11.1

0.2

13.8

0.1

15.6

0.1

2004

14.3

0.1

10.8

0.2

13.7

0.1

15.7

0.1

2003

14.4

0.1

11.2

0.2

13.8

0.1

15.7

0.1

2002

14.2

0.1

11.0

0.2

13.7

0.1

15.7

0.1

2001

14.2

0.1

11.5

0.1

13.7

0.1

15.2

0.2

2000

14.3

0.1

11.0

0.2

13.8

0.1

15.4

0.1

1999

14.1

0.1

11.1

0.2

13.5

0.1

15.4

0.1

1998

14.7

0.1

10.8

0.4

14.0

0.1

15.8

0.1

1997

14.4

0.2

11.0

0.2

13.9

0.1

15.8

0.2

1996

14.5

0.1

11.6

0.2

13.7

0.2

15.8

0.2

1995

14.3

0.2

11.2

0.3

13.9

0.2

15.5

0.3

1994

14.1

0.2

11.0

0.3

13.7

0.2

15.3

0.3

1993

14.3

0.1

11.6

0.2

13.8

0.1

15.4

0.2

1992

14.5

0.1

11.2

0.3

14.0

0.2

15.7

0.2

1991

14.2

0.1

11.4

0.3

13.6

0.1

15.5

0.2

Hispanic

2005

14.1

0.1

11.7

0.2

13.8

0.1

15.2

0.1

2004

14.1

0.1

11.2

0.2

13.5

0.1

15.5

0.1

2003

14.2

0.1

11.5

0.1

13.8

0.1

15.3

0.1

2002

14.1

0.1

11.5

0.2

13.9

0.1

15.2

0.1

2001

14.1

0.1

11.5

0.1

13.7

0.1

15.2

0.1

2000

14.0

0.1

11.3

0.1

13.5

0.1

15.2

0.1

1999

14.1

0.1

11.6

0.1

13.7

0.1

15.2

0.1

1998

14.2

0.1

11.6

0.2

13.8

0.1

15.3

0.2

1997

14.3

0.1

11.7

0.2

13.7

0.1

15.5

0.2

1996

14.1

0.2

11.9

0.2

13.8

0.2

15.0

0.3

1995

14.2

0.1

11.3

0.3

14.0

0.2

15.3

0.2

1994

13.8

0.2

10.6

0.5

13.4

0.2

15.3

0.2

1993

13.7

0.1

11.1

0.3

13.5

0.2

14.7

0.2

1992

14.1

0.1

11.5

0.2

13.6

0.1

15.2

0.2

1991

13.9

0.1

11.3

0.2

13.3

0.2

15.1

0.2

Native American/Alaska Native

2005

13.5

0.2

11.1

0.5

13.6

0.2

14.5

0.4

2004

13.4

0.5

10.8

0.4

12.9

0.6

15.1

0.6

2003

13.7

0.2

11.2

0.5

13.2

0.4

15.0

0.4

2002

13.0

0.5

11.7

0.4

11.0

0.7

14.8

0.5

2001

13.6

0.5

10.5

0.9

13.2

0.4

15.4

0.7

2000

13.6

0.4

11.6

0.4

13.3

0.7

15.0

0.5

1999

13.0

0.5

10.1

0.7

12.8

0.4

14.9

0.7

Asian, Native HI/Other PI

2005

14.9

0.2

11.9

0.4

14.3

0.2

15.7

0.3

2004

14.9

0.3

11.1

0.7

13.3

0.4

16.5

0.2

2003

14.4

0.3

10.7

0.7

13.6

0.3

15.2

0.5

2002

14.6

0.2

11.5

0.5

13.9

0.2

15.8

0.2

2001

14.2

0.2

11.4

0.4

13.5

0.3

15.3

0.3

2000

14.5

0.2

11.2

0.4

13.9

0.3

15.9

0.2

1999

14.5

0.2

12.3

0.3

14.1

0.2

15.4

0.4

More than one race

2005

13.8

0.2

11.3

0.3

13.1

0.3

15.1

0.3

2004

13.7

0.2

11.8

0.4

13.3

0.2

15.2

0.3

2003

13.5

0.2

11.1

0.3

13.2

0.4

14.8

0.3

2002

13.9

0.2

11.2

0.4

13.3

0.3

15.2

0.3

2001

13.5

0.3

11.0

0.4

13.4

0.3

14.4

0.5

2000

13.4

0.2

11.3

0.5

13.5

0.2

14.3

0.4

1999

13.4

0.2

11.4

0.3

13.5

0.3

14.0

0.5

Male

All races

2005

14.0

0.1

11.2

0.1

13.6

0.1

15.1

0.1

2004

13.9

0.1

11.0

0.1

13.4

0.1

15.0

0.1

2003

13.9

0.0

11.0

0.1

13.5

0.1

14.9

0.1

2002

13.8

0.0

11.0

0.1

13.5

0.1

14.9

0.1

2001

13.8

0.0

11.1

0.1

13.4

0.1

14.8

0.1

2000

13.8

0.0

11.0

0.1

13.3

0.1

14.9

0.1

1999

13.8

0.0

11.1

0.1

13.4

0.1

14.9

0.1

1998

14.1

0.1

11.0

0.2

13.7

0.1

15.0

0.1

1997

13.9

0.1

11.2

0.2

13.4

0.1

15.0

0.1

1996

13.8

0.1

11.3

0.2

13.4

0.1

14.7

0.1

1995

13.6

0.1

10.9

0.3

13.3

0.1

14.8

0.1

1994

13.5

0.2

10.6

0.3

13.2

0.2

14.7

0.2

1993

13.6

0.1

10.7

0.2

13.2

0.1

14.6

0.1

1992

13.5

0.1

11.0

0.2

13.3

0.1

14.4

0.1

1991

13.5

0.1

11.1

0.1

13.0

0.1

14.5

0.1

Non-Hispanic White

2005

14.0

0.1

11.1

0.1

13.5

0.1

15.1

0.1

2004

13.8

0.1

11.1

0.1

13.5

0.1

14.9

0.1

2003

13.7

0.1

11.0

0.1

13.5

0.1

14.7

0.1

2002

13.8

0.1

11.1

0.1

13.4

0.1

14.8

0.1

2001

13.7

0.1

11.0

0.1

13.4

0.1

14.8

0.1

2000

13.7

0.1

11.1

0.1

13.3

0.1

14.8

0.1

1999

13.7

0.1

11.1

0.1

13.3

0.1

14.9

0.1

1998

14.0

0.1

11.0

0.2

13.6

0.1

14.9

0.2

1997

13.9

0.1

11.4

0.3

13.4

0.1

14.9

0.2

1996

13.7

0.1

11.1

0.3

13.4

0.2

14.6

0.2

1995

13.4

0.2

10.8

0.3

13.2

0.1

14.8

0.2

1994

13.5

0.2

10.8

0.4

13.2

0.2

14.6

0.2

1993

13.5

0.1

10.5

0.3

13.1

0.1

14.5

0.2

1992

13.4

0.1

11.0

0.2

13.3

0.2

14.2

0.2

1991

13.4

0.1

11.1

0.1

12.9

0.1

14.4

0.2

Non-Hispanic Black

2005

14.1

0.1

11.0

0.2

13.7

0.2

15.3

0.2

2004

14.0

0.1

10.8

0.3

13.3

0.1

15.3

0.2

2003

14.2

0.1

10.8

0.3

13.7

0.1

15.5

0.2

2002

13.9

0.1

10.5

0.2

13.4

0.2

15.3

0.2

2001

13.7

0.2

11.2

0.2

13.2

0.2

14.7

0.3

2000

14.1

0.1

11.0

0.3

13.6

0.1

15.4

0.2

1999

13.7

0.1

10.9

0.2

13.3

0.2

15.0

0.2

1998

14.5

0.2

10.9

0.5

14.0

0.2

15.6

0.2

1997

13.8

0.2

10.2

0.5

13.5

0.2

15.0

0.3

1996

14.3

0.2

11.5

0.3

13.5

0.3

15.5

0.3

1995

13.9

0.2

11.0

0.4

13.7

0.2

14.9

0.4

1994

13.6

0.3

10.5

0.5

13.3

0.3

14.8

0.4

1993

14.1

0.2

11.7

0.3

13.7

0.2

14.9

0.3

1992

14.1

0.2

10.7

0.3

13.8

0.3

15.2

0.3

1991

13.9

0.2

10.9

0.4

13.4

0.2

15.2

0.2

Hispanic

2005

13.9

0.1

11.4

0.2

13.6

0.2

14.8

0.2

2004

14.0

0.2

11.0

0.4

13.3

0.2

15.2

0.2

2003

14.1

0.1

11.3

0.2

13.7

0.2

15.0

0.2

2002

13.8

0.1

11.2

0.3

13.7

0.2

14.9

0.2

2001

14.0

0.1

11.3

0.2

13.5

0.1

15.1

0.2

2000

13.7

0.1

11.0

0.2

13.2

0.2

14.8

0.2

1999

13.9

0.1

11.1

0.2

13.6

0.1

14.9

0.2

1998

13.9

0.2

11.3

0.4

13.7

0.2

14.9

0.2

1997

14.2

0.2

11.5

0.2

13.3

0.2

15.6

0.2

1996

13.7

0.3

11.9

0.3

13.4

0.3

14.4

0.4

1995

13.9

0.2

11.1

0.4

13.7

0.3

15.0

0.2

1994

13.3

0.3

9.2

0.9

12.9

0.3

14.8

0.3

1993

13.6

0.2

10.8

0.4

13.2

0.2

14.6

0.3

1992

13.8

0.1

11.4

0.2

13.4

0.2

14.8

0.2

1991

13.7

0.2

11.0

0.2

13.0

0.3

14.8

0.3

Native American/Alaska Native

2005

13.0

0.4

10.0

0.7

13.4

0.4

13.8

0.5

2004

12.9

0.8

10.6

0.5

12.1

1.2

15.7

0.6

2003

13.5

0.4

10.5

0.8

13.6

0.5

15.1

0.7

2002

12.7

0.8

12.4

0.5

10.2

1.1

15.2

0.4

2001

13.1

0.4

13.2

0.4

13.8

1.0

2000

13.4

0.7

12.0

0.5

12.3

1.2

15.6

0.5

1999

12.4

0.7

9.6

1.2

12.1

0.6

14.2

1.0

Asian, Native HI/Other PI

2005

14.6

0.3

11.8

0.5

14.1

0.3

15.5

0.4

2004

14.3

0.4

10.4

1.2

13.0

0.5

16.5

0.3

2003

14.3

0.3

11.6

0.5

13.0

0.4

15.4

0.4

2002

14.3

0.3

11.3

0.6

14.0

0.4

15.5

0.4

2001

13.6

0.3

10.6

0.6

13.2

0.4

14.7

0.5

2000

14.2

0.3

10.8

0.6

13.9

0.5

15.6

0.4

1999

14.7

0.3

12.5

0.3

14.2

0.2

16.0

0.5

More than one race

2005

13.5

0.4

11.0

0.4

12.3

0.5

15.2

0.5

2004

13.7

0.3

11.6

0.5

13.4

0.3

15.4

0.5

2003

13.3

0.4

10.5

0.4

12.8

0.5

14.7

0.5

2002

13.6

0.4

10.5

0.7

13.0

0.5

14.6

0.5

2001

13.3

0.4

10.3

0.7

13.1

0.6

14.7

0.7

2000

13.2

0.3

9.5

1.0

13.5

0.3

13.8

0.5

1999

13.2

0.4

10.8

0.6

13.7

0.4

13.7

0.7

Female

All races

2005

14.4

0.0

11.8

0.1

13.9

0.0

15.4

0.1

2004

14.4

0.0

11.7

0.1

13.9

0.0

15.5

0.1

2003

14.2

0.0

11.6

0.1

13.8

0.0

15.3

0.1

2002

14.3

0.0

11.7

0.1

13.9

0.0

15.4

0.0

2001

14.2

0.0

11.7

0.1

13.7

0.1

15.3

0.1

2000

14.2

0.0

11.7

0.1

13.8

0.0

15.3

0.1

1999

14.3

0.0

11.8

0.1

13.8

0.0

15.3

0.1

1998

14.4

0.1

11.7

0.2

13.8

0.1

15.5

0.1

1997

14.4

0.1

12.1

0.1

13.9

0.1

15.6

0.1

1996

14.3

0.1

11.9

0.1

13.9

0.1

15.5

0.2

1995

14.3

0.1

11.6

0.2

13.9

0.1

15.4

0.1

1994

14.3

0.1

11.6

0.2

13.8

0.1

15.4

0.1

1993

14.2

0.1

11.6

0.2

14.0

0.1

15.1

0.1

1992

14.4

0.1

11.7

0.2

13.9

0.1

15.3

0.1

1991

14.1

0.1

11.5

0.2

13.6

0.1

15.1

0.1

Non-Hispanic White

2005

14.4

0.0

11.8

0.1

13.9

0.0

15.3

0.1

2004

14.3

0.0

12.0

0.1

13.9

0.1

15.2

0.1

2003

14.2

0.0

11.7

0.1

13.8

0.1

15.2

0.1

2002

14.2

0.0

11.7

0.1

13.8

0.1

15.2

0.1

2001

14.1

0.1

11.6

0.1

13.6

0.1

15.2

0.1

2000

14.2

0.0

11.7

0.1

13.8

0.0

15.2

0.1

1999

14.2

0.0

11.9

0.1

13.8

0.1

15.2

0.1

1998

14.3

0.1

11.7

0.2

13.7

0.2

15.4

0.1

1997

14.3

0.1

12.2

0.2

13.8

0.1

15.4

0.2

1996

14.2

0.1

11.8

0.2

13.8

0.1

15.3

0.2

1995

14.2

0.1

11.7

0.2

13.8

0.1

15.2

0.2

1994

14.3

0.1

11.6

0.2

13.7

0.1

15.3

0.1

1993

14.2

0.1

11.7

0.2

14.1

0.1

15.0

0.1

1992

14.3

0.1

11.7

0.2

13.8

0.1

15.0

0.1

1991

13.9

0.1

11.3

0.2

13.6

0.1

14.8

0.2

Non-Hispanic Black

2005

14.4

0.1

11.1

0.3

13.9

0.1

16.0

0.2

2004

14.6

0.1

10.9

0.2

14.0

0.1

16.1

0.1

2003

14.5

0.1

11.5

0.2

13.9

0.2

16.0

0.2

2002

14.6

0.1

11.4

0.2

14.0

0.1

16.0

0.1

2001

14.6

0.2

11.9

0.2

14.2

0.1

15.7

0.2

2000

14.4

0.1

11.1

0.2

14.0

0.1

15.5

0.2

1999

14.6

0.1

11.4

0.3

13.7

0.1

15.9

0.2

1998

14.9

0.2

10.7

0.6

14.0

0.2

16.1

0.2

1997

15.0

0.2

11.7

0.2

14.2

0.1

16.6

0.2

1996

14.8

0.2

11.6

0.4

13.8

0.3

16.2

0.2

1995

14.7

0.2

11.5

0.4

14.1

0.2

16.1

0.3

1994

14.6

0.2

11.7

0.4

14.1

0.3

15.9

0.3

1993

14.6

0.2

11.5

0.4

14.0

0.2

15.8

0.2

1992

14.8

0.2

11.6

0.4

14.2

0.2

16.1

0.2

1991

14.6

0.2

12.0

0.2

13.9

0.2

15.8

0.2

Hispanic

2005

14.4

0.1

12.0

0.2

13.9

0.1

15.6

0.1

2004

14.3

0.1

11.5

0.3

13.8

0.1

15.8

0.1

2003

14.3

0.1

11.7

0.2

13.8

0.1

15.6

0.2

2002

14.4

0.1

11.9

0.2

14.0

0.1

15.6

0.1

2001

14.1

0.1

11.7

0.2

13.9

0.2

15.2

0.2

2000

14.4

0.1

11.7

0.2

13.7

0.1

15.8

0.2

1999

14.4

0.1

12.0

0.1

13.9

0.1

15.6

0.2

1998

14.5

0.2

12.0

0.2

13.9

0.2

15.8

0.2

1997

14.3

0.2

11.9

0.2

14.1

0.1

15.4

0.4

1996

14.5

0.1

12.0

0.2

14.2

0.2

15.7

0.2

1995

14.5

0.2

11.5

0.3

14.3

0.2

15.7

0.2

1994

14.3

0.2

11.5

0.2

14.0

0.1

15.8

0.2

1993

13.9

0.2

11.4

0.3

13.9

0.2

14.8

0.3

1992

14.4

0.1

11.7

0.3

13.8

0.2

15.7

0.2

1991

14.2

0.2

11.6

0.2

13.7

0.2

15.5

0.2

Native American/Alaska Native

2005

13.9

0.3

11.9

0.2

13.8

0.3

15.4

0.3

2004

14.0

0.3

11.6

0.4

13.8

0.3

14.6

0.6

2003

13.8

0.3

12.0

0.4

12.8

0.4

14.9

0.4

2002

13.2

0.5

11.3

0.5

11.8

0.9

14.6

0.6

2001

13.9

0.8

10.9

1.0

13.3

0.5

16.0

0.5

2000

13.9

0.4

10.9

0.4

14.1

0.4

14.5

0.8

1999

13.6

0.6

10.6

0.7

13.8

0.4

15.9

0.7

Asian, Native HI/Other PI

2005

15.2

0.2

12.0

0.6

14.5

0.2

15.9

0.4

2004

15.5

0.3

11.9

0.4

14.1

0.2

16.6

0.2

2003

14.4

0.6

9.4

1.4

14.2

0.4

15.0

0.8

2002

15.0

0.2

13.9

0.3

16.1

0.2

2001

14.8

0.2

12.3

0.2

13.9

0.3

15.8

0.3

2000

14.9

0.2

11.9

0.4

14.0

0.3

16.2

0.2

1999

14.4

0.5

12.0

0.5

14.0

0.2

14.9

0.8

More than one race

2005

14.0

0.2

11.6

0.3

13.7

0.3

15.0

0.3

2004

13.8

0.3

12.0

0.5

13.2

0.3

15.0

0.5

2003

13.7

0.3

11.5

0.4

13.5

0.4

14.8

0.4

2002

14.1

0.3

11.4

0.4

13.7

0.2

15.9

0.4

2001

13.7

0.3

11.6

0.3

13.7

0.2

14.2

0.6

2000

13.6

0.2

12.1

0.4

13.5

0.2

14.9

0.4

1999

13.6

0.3

12.0

0.3

13.3

0.3

14.5

0.5

Note: Due to survey design modifications, comparisons of results from before 1999 to 1999–2001 and 2002–2005 need to be made with caution.

– Fewer than 10 respondents in this cell.

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).

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