Standard Error Tables for Underage Alcohol Use: Findings from the 2002-2006 NSDUH, SAMHSA OAS

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Table 2.1C Alcohol Use in the Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month; Binge and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month; and Alcohol Dependence or Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 20, by Gender: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2002-2006
Gender/Alcohol Measure	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Low precision; no estimate reported. ¹Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. ²Dependence or abuse is based on definitions found in the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.
TOTAL
Lifetime Use	286	286	272	286	282
Past Year Use	250	253	246	268	260
Past Month Use	188	196	191	208	208
Binge Alcohol Use¹	150	158	160	170	163
Heavy Alcohol Use¹	76	79	98	86	93
Past Year Dependence or Abuse²	97	100	100	106	101
MALE
Lifetime Use	179	183	177	184	185
Past Year Use	158	166	162	171	171
Past Month Use	124	134	130	137	138
Binge Alcohol Use¹	107	114	115	123	117
Heavy Alcohol Use¹	59	59	70	67	73
Past Year Dependence or Abuse²	70	72	73	75	72
FEMALE
Lifetime Use	180	170	170	180	169
Past Year Use	160	159	155	171	156
Past Month Use	118	123	119	128	125
Binge Alcohol Use¹	85	89	93	92	92
Heavy Alcohol Use¹	41	43	50	44	46
Past Year Dependence or Abuse²	62	61	58	63	61

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Table 2.1D Alcohol Use in the Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month; Binge and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month; and Alcohol Dependence or Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 20, by Gender: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2002-2006
Gender/Alcohol Measure	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Low precision; no estimate reported. ¹Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. ²Dependence or abuse is based on definitions found in the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.
TOTAL
Lifetime Use	0.40	0.43	0.41	0.41	0.42
Past Year Use	0.41	0.44	0.41	0.43	0.43
Past Month Use	0.39	0.41	0.39	0.41	0.42
Binge Alcohol Use¹	0.34	0.36	0.36	0.37	0.36
Heavy Alcohol Use¹	0.19	0.20	0.24	0.21	0.23
Past Year Dependence or Abuse²	0.23	0.25	0.24	0.24	0.24
MALE
Lifetime Use	0.55	0.53	0.56	0.55	0.53
Past Year Use	0.56	0.57	0.56	0.56	0.56
Past Month Use	0.52	0.53	0.55	0.53	0.53
Binge Alcohol Use¹	0.48	0.49	0.52	0.51	0.49
Heavy Alcohol Use¹	0.29	0.29	0.34	0.32	0.35
Past Year Dependence or Abuse²	0.34	0.35	0.35	0.34	0.33
FEMALE
Lifetime Use	0.51	0.59	0.55	0.56	0.58
Past Year Use	0.53	0.62	0.55	0.58	0.58
Past Month Use	0.50	0.57	0.51	0.54	0.56
Binge Alcohol Use¹	0.43	0.44	0.44	0.43	0.45
Heavy Alcohol Use¹	0.22	0.23	0.26	0.22	0.24
Past Year Dependence or Abuse²	0.32	0.31	0.29	0.31	0.31

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Table 2.1P Alcohol Use in the Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month; Binge and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month; and Alcohol Dependence or Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 20, by Gender: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2006 Versus 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005
Gender/Alcohol Measure	2002	2003	2004	2005
Low precision; no estimate reported. ¹Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. ²Dependence or abuse is based on definitions found in the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.
TOTAL
Lifetime Use	0.0001	0.0014	0.0888	0.9167
Past Year Use	0.1168	0.2542	0.4307	0.7632
Past Month Use	0.4270	0.2707	0.5114	0.8370
Binge Alcohol Use¹	0.5122	0.6874	0.2110	0.7139
Heavy Alcohol Use¹	0.9830	0.8557	0.7307	0.5246
Past Year Dependence or Abuse²	0.1393	0.6749	0.1564	0.4229
MALE
Lifetime Use	0.0017	0.2084	0.2529	0.6348
Past Year Use	0.4578	0.5966	0.7565	0.6329
Past Month Use	0.5949	0.3851	0.6042	0.7092
Binge Alcohol Use¹	0.4486	0.5242	0.2636	0.9246
Heavy Alcohol Use¹	0.6411	0.8857	0.5935	0.5132
Past Year Dependence or Abuse²	0.0047	0.4930	0.0124	0.3832
FEMALE
Lifetime Use	0.0038	0.0004	0.1604	0.5185
Past Year Use	0.0977	0.0267	0.3785	0.3529
Past Month Use	0.4795	0.4157	0.6273	0.9300
Binge Alcohol Use¹	0.7697	0.9861	0.4155	0.5297
Heavy Alcohol Use¹	0.6113	0.9821	0.9773	0.9058
Past Year Dependence or Abuse²	0.4011	0.9270	0.5156	0.7303

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Table 2.2C Alcohol Use in the Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month; Binge and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month; and Alcohol Dependence or Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 20, by Age Group: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2002-2006
Age Group/Alcohol Measure	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Low precision; no estimate reported. ¹Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. ²Dependence or abuse is based on definitions found in the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.
AGE 12 TO 14
Lifetime Use	77	77	82	75	69
Past Year Use	65	64	68	65	57
Past Month Use	40	40	42	39	37
Binge Alcohol Use¹	29	27	31	28	26
Heavy Alcohol Use¹	13	11	11	11	9
Past Year Dependence or Abuse²	23	22	22	20	18
AGE 15 TO 17
Lifetime Use	131	129	137	134	130
Past Year Use	115	113	123	122	116
Past Month Use	77	86	86	82	83
Binge Alcohol Use¹	65	67	71	61	67
Heavy Alcohol Use¹	29	33	35	30	32
Past Year Dependence or Abuse²	50	46	49	48	47
AGE 18 TO 20
Lifetime Use	215	208	210	222	230
Past Year Use	197	195	197	212	216
Past Month Use	163	163	162	180	180
Binge Alcohol Use¹	129	134	138	151	142
Heavy Alcohol Use¹	70	69	84	78	86
Past Year Dependence or Abuse²	79	81	82	87	85

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Table 2.2D Alcohol Use in the Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month; Binge and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month; and Alcohol Dependence or Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 20, by Age Group: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2002-2006
Age Group/Alcohol Measure	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Low precision; no estimate reported. ¹Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. ²Dependence or abuse is based on definitions found in the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.
AGE 12 TO 14
Lifetime Use	0.50	0.53	0.52	0.50	0.49
Past Year Use	0.47	0.46	0.46	0.46	0.44
Past Month Use	0.31	0.30	0.31	0.30	0.30
Binge Alcohol Use¹	0.23	0.21	0.24	0.22	0.21
Heavy Alcohol Use¹	0.11	0.09	0.09	0.09	0.08
Past Year Dependence or Abuse²	0.18	0.17	0.17	0.16	0.14
AGE 15 TO 17
Lifetime Use	0.59	0.57	0.62	0.63	0.63
Past Year Use	0.59	0.61	0.62	0.64	0.63
Past Month Use	0.52	0.57	0.55	0.53	0.53
Binge Alcohol Use¹	0.48	0.48	0.49	0.44	0.46
Heavy Alcohol Use¹	0.23	0.25	0.27	0.23	0.24
Past Year Dependence or Abuse²	0.38	0.35	0.36	0.35	0.34
AGE 18 TO 20
Lifetime Use	0.61	0.58	0.62	0.59	0.63
Past Year Use	0.73	0.69	0.71	0.70	0.71
Past Month Use	0.82	0.79	0.78	0.84	0.78
Binge Alcohol Use¹	0.75	0.77	0.79	0.80	0.76
Heavy Alcohol Use¹	0.49	0.49	0.59	0.51	0.58
Past Year Dependence or Abuse²	0.54	0.55	0.57	0.54	0.55

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Table 2.2P Alcohol Use in the Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month; Binge and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month; and Alcohol Dependence or Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 20, by Age Group: P Values from Tests of Differences of Percentages, 2006 Versus 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005
Age Group/Alcohol Measure	2002	2003	2004	2005
Low precision; no estimate reported. ¹Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. ²Dependence or abuse is based on definitions found in the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.
AGE 12 TO 14
Lifetime Use	0.0001	0.0143	0.0328	0.6811
Past Year Use	0.0280	0.1632	0.1244	0.6861
Past Month Use	0.0563	0.0840	0.2815	0.6139
Binge Alcohol Use¹	0.1120	0.3572	0.6080	0.9328
Heavy Alcohol Use¹	0.0621	0.3269	0.3747	0.4523
Past Year Dependence or Abuse²	0.2992	0.0626	0.2286	0.9384
AGE 15 TO 17
Lifetime Use	0.0000	0.0000	0.0004	0.0898
Past Year Use	0.0000	0.0009	0.0143	0.1587
Past Month Use	0.0032	0.0065	0.0031	0.5747
Binge Alcohol Use¹	0.1474	0.1711	0.0036	0.4653
Heavy Alcohol Use¹	0.3788	0.1567	0.0818	0.8332
Past Year Dependence or Abuse²	0.0218	0.0642	0.0064	0.2675
AGE 18 TO 20
Lifetime Use	0.2574	0.2510	0.9091	0.3954
Past Year Use	0.6417	0.6889	0.9347	0.4953
Past Month Use	0.5930	0.9356	0.6663	0.6596
Binge Alcohol Use¹	0.8029	0.9773	0.5785	0.9745
Heavy Alcohol Use¹	0.6871	0.4334	0.8803	0.3315
Past Year Dependence or Abuse²	0.5361	0.4566	0.7680	0.6817

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Table 3.1C Alcohol Use in the Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month; Binge and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month; and Alcohol Dependence or Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 20, by Demographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2006
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime Use	Past Year Use	Past Month Use	Binge Use in Past Month¹	Heavy Use in Past Month¹	Dependence or Abuse in Past Year²
Low precision; no estimate reported. ¹ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. ² Dependence or abuse is based on definitions found in the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.
TOTAL	133	121	95	77	41	47
GENDER
Male	85	78	62	54	31	33
Female	82	76	58	43	21	29
AGE
12	12	10	5	4	1	3
13	19	16	10	7	2	5
14	23	20	13	10	4	8
15	29	25	18	14	6	10
16	33	29	22	17	8	12
17	34	31	23	19	10	14
18	49	46	37	31	17	19
19	51	48	40	33	18	21
20	51	49	42	35	20	21
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male, White, Not Hispanic	67	61	51	44	27	26
Female, White, Not Hispanic	64	60	47	36	19	24
Male, Black, Not Hispanic	31	25	18	13	6	9
Female, Black, Not Hispanic	32	27	17	10	3	7
Male, Hispanic	37	33	25	22	12	15
Female, Hispanic	33	29	22	16	7	12

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Table 3.1D Alcohol Use in the Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month; Binge and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month; and Alcohol Dependence or Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 20, by Demographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2006
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime Use	Past Year Use	Past Month Use	Binge Use in Past Month¹	Heavy Use in Past Month¹	Dependence or Abuse in Past Year²
Low precision; no estimate reported. ¹ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. ² Dependence or abuse is based on definitions found in the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.
TOTAL	0.19	0.20	0.19	0.17	0.10	0.11
GENDER
Male	0.25	0.27	0.25	0.23	0.15	0.15
Female	0.26	0.27	0.25	0.21	0.11	0.14
AGE
12	0.28	0.23	0.13	0.09	0.02	0.07
13	0.39	0.34	0.23	0.16	0.06	0.11
14	0.42	0.39	0.29	0.23	0.10	0.17
15	0.46	0.45	0.36	0.29	0.13	0.23
16	0.47	0.48	0.44	0.37	0.19	0.28
17	0.45	0.48	0.45	0.41	0.24	0.32
18	0.44	0.51	0.54	0.50	0.35	0.37
19	0.47	0.53	0.60	0.60	0.39	0.43
20	0.41	0.52	0.59	0.59	0.43	0.43
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male, White, Not Hispanic	0.31	0.31	0.31	0.29	0.20	0.19
Female, White, Not Hispanic	0.30	0.32	0.32	0.27	0.16	0.19
Male, Black, Not Hispanic	0.65	0.61	0.52	0.41	0.20	0.31
Female, Black, Not Hispanic	0.68	0.63	0.48	0.31	0.10	0.23
Male, Hispanic	0.62	0.67	0.62	0.58	0.34	0.42
Female, Hispanic	0.66	0.70	0.59	0.48	0.22	0.36

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Table 3.2C Alcohol Use in the Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month; Binge and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month; and Alcohol Dependence or Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 20, by Racial/Ethnic Subgroups: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2006
Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	Lifetime Use	Past Year Use	Past Month Use	Binge Use in Past Month¹	Heavy Use in Past Month¹	Dependence or Abuse in Past Year²
Low precision; no estimate reported. ¹ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. ² Dependence or abuse is based on definitions found in the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ³Totals include data from respondents reporting racial/ethnic subgroups not shown, as well as respondents reporting more than one subgroup. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.
TOTAL³	133	121	95	77	41	47
NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO³	124	112	87	70	38	42
White	106	98	79	65	37	38
Black or African American	49	40	26	16	6	11
American Indian or Alaska Native	9	8	6	4	2	3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	7	6	4	4	2	3
Asian	26	23	16	11	4	8
Chinese	13	12	7	4	2	3
Filipino	10	9	7	6	2	3
Japanese	5	4	3	2	1	1
Indian	9	9	7	4	1	4
Korean	8	7	5	4	2	3
Vietnamese	9	7	5	2	1	2
HISPANIC OR LATINO³	54	46	34	28	13	20
Mexican	46	39	27	23	12	17
Puerto Rican	16	14	10	8	3	5
Central or South American	16	14	11	10	4	5
Cuban	7	7	5	4	2	3

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Table 3.2D Alcohol Use in the Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month; Binge and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month; and Alcohol Dependence or Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 20, by Racial/Ethnic Subgroups: Standard Errors of Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2006
Racial/Ethnic Subgroup	Lifetime Use	Past Year Use	Past Month Use	Binge Use in Past Month¹	Heavy Use in Past Month¹	Dependence or Abuse in Past Year²
Low precision; no estimate reported. ¹ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. ² Dependence or abuse is based on definitions found in the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). ³Totals include data from respondents reporting racial/ethnic subgroups not shown, as well as respondents reporting more than one subgroup. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.
TOTAL³	0.19	0.20	0.19	0.17	0.10	0.11
NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO³	0.21	0.21	0.21	0.19	0.11	0.12
White	0.23	0.24	0.24	0.22	0.14	0.14
Black or African American	0.49	0.46	0.37	0.27	0.12	0.19
American Indian or Alaska Native	1.96	1.74	1.64	1.30	0.71	1.12
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3.14	3.34	2.77	2.52	1.39	2.15
Asian	1.14	1.08	0.87	0.62	0.25	0.48
Chinese	2.78	2.70	1.87	1.15	0.65	0.99
Filipino	2.57	2.65	2.11	1.99	0.55	1.14
Japanese	5.09	5.04	3.93	2.79	1.05	1.03
Indian	2.20	2.18	1.90	1.23	0.33	1.04
Korean	3.18	3.07	2.67	2.02	0.88	1.72
Vietnamese	3.43	3.35	2.49	1.32	0.55	1.17
HISPANIC OR LATINO³	0.46	0.48	0.42	0.39	0.21	0.29
Mexican	0.57	0.59	0.49	0.45	0.26	0.35
Puerto Rican	1.29	1.30	1.20	1.01	0.46	0.71
Central or South American	1.40	1.42	1.39	1.24	0.53	0.74
Cuban	2.33	2.30	2.25	1.94	1.10	1.43

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Table 3.3C Alcohol Use in the Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month; Binge and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month; and Alcohol Dependence or Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 14, by Demographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2006
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime Use	Past Year Use	Past Month Use	Binge Use in Past Month¹	Heavy Use in Past Month¹	Dependence or Abuse in Past Year²
Low precision; no estimate reported. ¹ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. ² Dependence or abuse is based on definitions found in the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.
TOTAL	34	28	18	13	5	10
GENDER
Male	24	19	12	9	3	7
Female	23	20	13	9	4	7
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	30	25	16	11	4	8
White	26	22	14	9	4	7
Black or African American	13	10	6	4	1	3
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	2	2	1	0	1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	2	1	1	0	0
Asian	7	5	3	2	1	1
Two or More Races	4	4	2	1	1	1
Hispanic or Latino	17	15	9	7	3	5
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male, White, Not Hispanic	18	15	9	6	2	5
Female, White, Not Hispanic	18	16	11	7	3	5
Male, Black, Not Hispanic	9	7	4	3	1	2
Female, Black, Not Hispanic	9	7	4	3	1	2
Male, Hispanic	12	10	7	6	3	4
Female, Hispanic	12	10	6	4	2	3

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Table 3.3D Alcohol Use in the Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month; Binge and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month; and Alcohol Dependence or Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 14, by Demographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2006
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime Use	Past Year Use	Past Month Use	Binge Use in Past Month¹	Heavy Use in Past Month¹	Dependence or Abuse in Past Year²
Low precision; no estimate reported. ¹ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. ² Dependence or abuse is based on definitions found in the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.
TOTAL	0.22	0.20	0.14	0.10	0.04	0.08
GENDER
Male	0.31	0.27	0.18	0.14	0.05	0.10
Female	0.32	0.29	0.20	0.15	0.06	0.11
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.23	0.21	0.15	0.10	0.04	0.08
White	0.27	0.25	0.18	0.12	0.05	0.09
Black or African American	0.56	0.46	0.28	0.19	0.04	0.14
American Indian or Alaska Native	2.53	2.31	1.91	1.50	0.53	0.84
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3.99	3.96	2.57	2.40	0.09	1.15
Asian	1.21	0.97	0.63	0.43	0.11	0.27
Two or More Races	1.67	1.50	0.89	0.61	0.46	0.46
Hispanic or Latino	0.64	0.59	0.40	0.33	0.13	0.23
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male, White, Not Hispanic	0.38	0.34	0.22	0.15	0.06	0.12
Female, White, Not Hispanic	0.39	0.37	0.27	0.18	0.08	0.14
Male, Black, Not Hispanic	0.81	0.62	0.36	0.25	0.07	0.17
Female, Black, Not Hispanic	0.81	0.66	0.41	0.29	0.06	0.21
Male, Hispanic	0.92	0.82	0.58	0.50	0.22	0.35
Female, Hispanic	0.85	0.79	0.54	0.40	0.15	0.29

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Table 3.4C Alcohol Use in the Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month; Binge and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month; and Alcohol Dependence or Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 15 to 17, by Demographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2006
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime Use	Past Year Use	Past Month Use	Binge Use in Past Month¹	Heavy Use in Past Month¹	Dependence or Abuse in Past Year²
Low precision; no estimate reported. ¹ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. ² Dependence or abuse is based on definitions found in the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.
TOTAL	60	53	37	30	14	22
GENDER
Male	40	36	26	21	11	15
Female	39	36	27	21	9	16
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	55	48	34	27	13	20
White	47	44	31	26	12	18
Black or African American	23	18	11	8	3	6
American Indian or Alaska Native	4	3	2	2	1	2
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3	3	2	1	1	1
Asian	12	11	6	5	1	3
Two or More Races	6	5	4	4	2	3
Hispanic or Latino	27	23	17	13	6	10
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male, White, Not Hispanic	31	29	21	18	10	12
Female, White, Not Hispanic	32	30	22	17	8	13
Male, Black, Not Hispanic	15	12	8	6	2	4
Female, Black, Not Hispanic	14	12	8	5	1	3
Male, Hispanic	18	16	11	9	5	7
Female, Hispanic	18	17	12	9	4	8

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Table 3.4D Alcohol Use in the Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month; Binge and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month; and Alcohol Dependence or Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 15 to 17, by Demographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2006
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime Use	Past Year Use	Past Month Use	Binge Use in Past Month¹	Heavy Use in Past Month¹	Dependence or Abuse in Past Year²
Low precision; no estimate reported. ¹ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. ² Dependence or abuse is based on definitions found in the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.
TOTAL	0.27	0.28	0.25	0.22	0.11	0.16
GENDER
Male	0.38	0.38	0.33	0.29	0.17	0.21
Female	0.38	0.39	0.37	0.31	0.14	0.24
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.30	0.30	0.27	0.23	0.12	0.17
White	0.32	0.34	0.31	0.28	0.15	0.21
Black or African American	0.74	0.68	0.54	0.40	0.14	0.29
American Indian or Alaska Native	3.28	2.97	2.68	2.58	1.21	2.46
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4.83	5.22	3.62	2.38	1.66	2.05
Asian	1.65	1.66	1.12	0.88	0.27	0.64
Two or More Races	1.99	2.03	1.96	1.75	0.97	1.69
Hispanic or Latino	0.78	0.82	0.72	0.59	0.29	0.48
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male, White, Not Hispanic	0.45	0.47	0.41	0.38	0.22	0.27
Female, White, Not Hispanic	0.44	0.47	0.46	0.40	0.20	0.31
Male, Black, Not Hispanic	1.00	0.93	0.76	0.62	0.26	0.46
Female, Black, Not Hispanic	0.99	0.93	0.75	0.49	0.12	0.36
Male, Hispanic	1.06	1.10	0.96	0.82	0.45	0.61
Female, Hispanic	1.08	1.16	1.01	0.83	0.37	0.70

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Table 3.5C Alcohol Use in the Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month; Binge and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month; and Alcohol Dependence or Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 18 to 20, by Demographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2006
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime Use	Past Year Use	Past Month Use	Binge Use in Past Month¹	Heavy Use in Past Month¹	Dependence or Abuse in Past Year²
Low precision; no estimate reported. ¹ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. ² Dependence or abuse is based on definitions found in the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.
TOTAL	103	98	82	67	37	38
GENDER
Male	66	63	53	47	28	28
Female	63	59	48	35	19	22
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	94	90	75	61	35	35
White	81	78	67	57	34	32
Black or African American	33	30	21	13	6	9
American Indian or Alaska Native	6	5	4	3	1	2
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5	5	4	4	2	3
Asian	21	19	14	9	3	6
Two or More Races	7	7	6	5	3	4
Hispanic or Latino	36	31	26	22	12	15
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male, White, Not Hispanic	51	48	43	39	24	22
Female, White, Not Hispanic	49	47	39	30	17	19
Male, Black, Not Hispanic	21	19	14	10	5	8
Female, Black, Not Hispanic	23	21	14	7	3	5
Male, Hispanic	27	25	21	19	10	13
Female, Hispanic	21	19	15	12	5	8

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Table 3.5D Alcohol Use in the Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month; Binge and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month; and Alcohol Dependence or Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 18 to 20, by Demographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2006
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime Use	Past Year Use	Past Month Use	Binge Use in Past Month¹	Heavy Use in Past Month¹	Dependence or Abuse in Past Year²
Low precision; no estimate reported. ¹ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. ² Dependence or abuse is based on definitions found in the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.
TOTAL	0.28	0.33	0.37	0.36	0.25	0.24
GENDER
Male	0.37	0.44	0.48	0.49	0.36	0.36
Female	0.41	0.47	0.51	0.45	0.28	0.31
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.29	0.33	0.39	0.39	0.28	0.26
White	0.30	0.35	0.43	0.44	0.34	0.31
Black or African American	0.74	0.80	0.76	0.60	0.33	0.48
American Indian or Alaska Native	3.59	3.69	3.56	3.05	1.59	2.73
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4.43	5.17	4.99	4.92	3.11	4.59
Asian	1.88	2.03	1.83	1.36	0.59	1.05
Two or More Races	1.63	1.91	2.42	2.46	1.98	2.25
Hispanic or Latino	0.71	0.82	0.88	0.83	0.52	0.63
GENDER/RACE/HISPANIC ORIGIN
Male, White, Not Hispanic	0.40	0.46	0.54	0.57	0.47	0.45
Female, White, Not Hispanic	0.43	0.50	0.60	0.56	0.39	0.41
Male, Black, Not Hispanic	1.12	1.21	1.15	0.97	0.56	0.77
Female, Black, Not Hispanic	1.06	1.17	1.02	0.73	0.29	0.57
Male, Hispanic	0.98	1.15	1.29	1.24	0.84	0.96
Female, Hispanic	1.13	1.24	1.23	1.05	0.53	0.75

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Table 3.6C Alcohol Use in the Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month; Binge and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month; and Alcohol Dependence or Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 20, by Family Income and Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2006
Family Income/Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime Use	Past Year Use	Past Month Use	Binge Use in Past Month¹	Heavy Use in Past Month¹	Dependence or Abuse in Past Year²
Low precision; no estimate reported. ¹ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. ² Dependence or abuse is based on definitions found in the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.
TOTAL	133	121	95	77	41	47
FAMILY INCOME
Less Than $20,000	92	85	70	56	30	30
$20,000 - $49,999	63	57	42	33	17	22
$50,000 - $74,999	43	39	29	23	12	16
$75,000 or More	67	61	45	35	19	23
GEOGRAPHIC REGION
Northeast	51	49	43	35	19	19
Midwest	54	51	42	36	19	20
South	90	79	58	45	24	29
West	64	60	45	36	19	22
COUNTY TYPE
Metropolitan	127	115	89	72	37	43
Large Metropolitan	105	94	69	54	27	33
Small Metropolitan	85	78	62	50	27	29
250K - 1 Mil. Pop.	68	61	49	39	21	23
< 250K Pop.	56	52	41	32	18	18
Nonmetropolitan	60	53	40	31	17	19
Urbanized (Urban Pop. ≥ 20K)	48	43	32	25	14	14
Rural (Urban Pop. < 20K)	49	43	30	23	10	13
Urban Pop. 2,500-19,999	46	41	29	22	9	11
Urban Pop. < 2,500	22	18	11	9	4	6

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Table 3.6D Alcohol Use in the Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month; Binge and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month; and Alcohol Dependence or Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 20, by Family Income and Geographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2006
Family Income/Geographic Characteristic	Lifetime Use	Past Year Use	Past Month Use	Binge Use in Past Month¹	Heavy Use in Past Month¹	Dependence or Abuse in Past Year²
Low precision; no estimate reported. ¹ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. ² Dependence or abuse is based on definitions found in the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.
TOTAL	0.19	0.20	0.19	0.17	0.10	0.11
FAMILY INCOME
Less Than $20,000	0.46	0.50	0.52	0.46	0.29	0.27
$20,000 - $49,999	0.30	0.31	0.27	0.23	0.13	0.17
$50,000 - $74,999	0.41	0.40	0.36	0.32	0.18	0.22
$75,000 or More	0.35	0.35	0.32	0.27	0.17	0.20
GEOGRAPHIC REGION
Northeast	0.42	0.46	0.48	0.43	0.27	0.26
Midwest	0.37	0.39	0.38	0.36	0.21	0.21
South	0.33	0.34	0.33	0.28	0.17	0.18
West	0.44	0.45	0.38	0.34	0.20	0.23
COUNTY TYPE
Metropolitan	0.21	0.23	0.22	0.19	0.11	0.12
Large Metropolitan	0.27	0.28	0.26	0.23	0.13	0.15
Small Metropolitan	0.35	0.38	0.39	0.35	0.21	0.21
250K - 1 Mil. Pop.	0.42	0.46	0.48	0.43	0.25	0.25
< 250K Pop.	0.62	0.67	0.69	0.61	0.40	0.39
Nonmetropolitan	0.43	0.44	0.43	0.37	0.23	0.25
Urbanized (Urban Pop. ≥ 20K)	0.72	0.74	0.73	0.62	0.43	0.40
Rural (Urban Pop. < 20K)	0.56	0.58	0.53	0.46	0.24	0.30
Urban Pop. 2,500-19,999	0.63	0.64	0.58	0.52	0.27	0.31
Urban Pop. < 2,500	1.18	1.25	1.08	0.94	0.56	0.77

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Table 3.7C Alcohol Use in the Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month; Binge and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month; and Alcohol Dependence or Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 20 Residing in Metropolitan Counties, by Demographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2006
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime Use	Past Year Use	Past Month Use	Binge Use in Past Month¹	Heavy Use in Past Month¹	Dependence or Abuse in Past Year²
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Metropolitan Counties include both large metropolitan areas (≥1 million population) and small metropolitan areas (<1 million population). For more detailed definitions of county types, see Section 1.5* in Chapter 1 of the report on Underage Alcohol Use: Findings from the 2002-2006 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health. ¹ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. ² Dependence or abuse is based on definitions found in the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV). Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.
TOTAL	127	115	89	72	37	43
AGE
12 to 14	32	26	17	12	4	9
15 to 17	58	51	35	28	13	20
18 to 20	94	90	75	62	34	35
GENDER
Male	80	72	57	50	28	31
Female	78	72	55	40	20	26
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	117	106	81	65	35	38
White	99	92	73	60	34	35
Black or African American	47	38	25	15	6	10
American Indian or Alaska Native	6	5	4	3	1	3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	7	6	4	4	2	3
Asian	26	23	16	11	4	8
Two or More Races	10	10	7	6	4	5
Hispanic or Latino	52	44	33	27	13	19

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Table 3.7D Alcohol Use in the Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month; Binge and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month; and Alcohol Dependence or Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 20 Residing in Metropolitan Counties, by Demographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2006
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime Use	Past Year Use	Past Month Use	Binge Use in Past Month¹	Heavy Use in Past Month¹	Dependence or Abuse in Past Year²
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Metropolitan Counties include both large metropolitan areas (≥1 million population) and small metropolitan areas (<1 million population). For more detailed definitions of county types, see Section 1.5* in Chapter 1 of the report on Underage Alcohol Use: Findings from the 2002-2006 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health. ¹ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. ² Dependence or abuse is based on definitions found in the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV). Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.
TOTAL	0.21	0.23	0.22	0.19	0.11	0.12
AGE
12 to 14	0.25	0.22	0.15	0.11	0.04	0.08
15 to 17	0.31	0.31	0.28	0.24	0.12	0.18
18 to 20	0.31	0.36	0.41	0.41	0.27	0.27
GENDER
Male	0.28	0.30	0.28	0.26	0.16	0.17
Female	0.29	0.30	0.28	0.23	0.12	0.16
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.24	0.24	0.24	0.21	0.13	0.13
White	0.27	0.29	0.29	0.26	0.17	0.16
Black or African American	0.53	0.48	0.38	0.28	0.12	0.20
American Indian or Alaska Native	2.96	2.90	2.79	2.06	0.87	1.94
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3.41	3.65	3.00	2.72	1.52	2.31
Asian	1.16	1.11	0.89	0.64	0.25	0.49
Two or More Races	1.48	1.43	1.26	1.10	0.77	0.99
Hispanic or Latino	0.48	0.50	0.44	0.40	0.21	0.30

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Table 3.8C Alcohol Use in the Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month; Binge and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month; and Alcohol Dependence or Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 20 Residing in Urbanized Nonmetropolitan Counties, by Demographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2006
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime Use	Past Year Use	Past Month Use	Binge Use in Past Month¹	Heavy Use in Past Month¹	Dependence or Abuse in Past Year²
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Urbanized Nonmetropolitan Counties include counties containing populations of 20,000 or more in urbanized areas. For more detailed definitions of county types, see Section 1.5* in Chapter 1 of the report on Underage Alcohol Use: Findings from the 2002-2006 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health. ¹ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. ² Dependence or abuse is based on definitions found in the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV). Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.
TOTAL	48	43	32	25	14	14
AGE
12 to 14	9	8	4	3	2	3
15 to 17	18	16	10	8	4	5
18 to 20	36	34	28	22	13	12
GENDER
Male	29	26	21	17	10	9
Female	26	23	16	11	6	8
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	46	42	31	24	13	14
White	41	37	29	22	13	13
Black or African American	12	10	7	5	2	4
American Indian or Alaska Native	4	3	2	1	1	1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	2	2	2	1	*	1
Two or More Races	3	3	2	1	1	1
Hispanic or Latino	9	8	6	5	3	3

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Table 3.8D Alcohol Use in the Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month; Binge and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month; and Alcohol Dependence or Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 20 Residing in Urbanized Nonmetropolitan Counties, by Demographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2006
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime Use	Past Year Use	Past Month Use	Binge Use in Past Month¹	Heavy Use in Past Month¹	Dependence or Abuse in Past Year²
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Urbanized Nonmetropolitan Counties include counties containing populations of 20,000 or more in urbanized areas. For more detailed definitions of county types, see Section 1.5* in Chapter 1 of the report on Underage Alcohol Use: Findings from the 2002-2006 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health. ¹ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. ² Dependence or abuse is based on definitions found in the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV). Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.
TOTAL	0.72	0.74	0.73	0.62	0.43	0.40
AGE
12 to 14	0.83	0.78	0.48	0.35	0.19	0.29
15 to 17	0.92	0.98	0.86	0.78	0.44	0.56
18 to 20	0.83	0.93	1.16	1.16	0.97	0.81
GENDER
Male	0.93	0.96	0.96	0.87	0.59	0.54
Female	0.88	0.88	0.81	0.63	0.45	0.54
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.75	0.76	0.77	0.65	0.45	0.41
White	0.81	0.81	0.82	0.73	0.52	0.46
Black or African American	2.10	2.15	1.93	1.39	0.63	1.18
American Indian or Alaska Native	4.51	4.29	2.84	2.94	2.16	2.80
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	4.94	4.85	4.61	3.63	*	3.11
Two or More Races	3.05	3.06	2.38	2.10	1.68	1.72
Hispanic or Latino	1.95	2.13	1.88	1.64	1.21	1.36

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Table 3.9C Alcohol Use in the Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month; Binge and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month; and Alcohol Dependence or Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 20 Residing in Rural Counties, by Demographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2006
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime Use	Past Year Use	Past Month Use	Binge Use in Past Month¹	Heavy Use in Past Month¹	Dependence or Abuse in Past Year²
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Rural Counties include nonmetropolitan counties containing populations of fewer than 20,000 in urbanized areas. For more detailed definitions of county types, see Section 1.5* in Chapter 1 of the report on Underage Alcohol Use: Findings from the 2002-2006 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health. ¹ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. ² Dependence or abuse is based on definitions found in the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV). Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.
TOTAL	49	43	30	23	10	13
AGE
12 to 14	12	10	6	5	2	3
15 to 17	22	20	13	10	4	7
18 to 20	31	29	22	17	9	9
GENDER
Male	29	26	19	16	8	9
Female	28	24	17	12	5	8
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	46	41	28	22	9	12
White	40	35	26	20	9	11
Black or African American	13	12	7	5	2	3
American Indian or Alaska Native	6	6	4	2	1	2
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	*	*	*	*	*	*
Two or More Races	2	2	2	1	1	1
Hispanic or Latino	12	10	7	7	3	4

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Table 3.9D Alcohol Use in the Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month; Binge and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month; and Alcohol Dependence or Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 20 Residing in Rural Counties, by Demographic Characteristics: Standard Errors of Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2006
Demographic Characteristic	Lifetime Use	Past Year Use	Past Month Use	Binge Use in Past Month¹	Heavy Use in Past Month¹	Dependence or Abuse in Past Year²
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Rural Counties include nonmetropolitan counties containing populations of fewer than 20,000 in urbanized areas. For more detailed definitions of county types, see Section 1.5* in Chapter 1 of the report on Underage Alcohol Use: Findings from the 2002-2006 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health. ¹ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. ² Dependence or abuse is based on definitions found in the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV). Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.
TOTAL	0.56	0.58	0.53	0.46	0.24	0.30
AGE
12 to 14	0.69	0.65	0.47	0.38	0.14	0.25
15 to 17	0.81	0.81	0.67	0.58	0.31	0.49
18 to 20	0.86	1.03	1.11	0.96	0.60	0.64
GENDER
Male	0.71	0.75	0.67	0.62	0.38	0.40
Female	0.77	0.79	0.74	0.58	0.25	0.42
HISPANIC ORIGIN AND RACE
Not Hispanic or Latino	0.58	0.60	0.55	0.48	0.24	0.29
White	0.54	0.57	0.56	0.49	0.27	0.31
Black or African American	2.07	2.18	1.59	1.14	0.49	0.81
American Indian or Alaska Native	2.93	2.41	2.40	2.10	1.06	1.35
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	*	*	*	*	*	*
Asian	*	*	*	*	*	*
Two or More Races	3.97	4.01	3.44	3.20	1.59	2.32
Hispanic or Latino	1.89	1.89	1.71	1.90	1.22	1.48

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Table 3.10C Alcohol Use in the Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month; Binge and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month; and Alcohol Dependence or Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 20, by State: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2006
State	Lifetime Use	Past Year Use	Past Month Use	Binge Use in Past Month¹	Heavy Use in Past Month¹	Dependence or Abuse in Past Year²
Low precision; no estimate reported. ¹ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. ² Dependence or abuse is based on definitions found in the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.
Total United States	133	121	95	77	41	47
Alabama	16	13	10	8	5	4
Alaska	2	2	1	1	1	1
Arizona	16	16	11	9	5	5
Arkansas	12	11	9	7	3	4
California	52	48	37	30	15	18
Colorado	17	15	11	7	4	5
Connecticut	13	12	11	9	4	6
Delaware	3	3	3	2	1	1
District of Columbia	2	2	1	1	1	0
Florida	36	32	25	20	10	12
Georgia	35	29	20	14	8	11
Hawaii	4	3	2	1	1	1
Idaho	5	4	3	3	2	2
Illinois	23	21	16	14	7	8
Indiana	22	21	18	15	9	8
Iowa	11	11	10	10	6	5
Kansas	8	8	6	6	3	5
Kentucky	14	13	8	7	3	3
Louisiana	14	12	9	7	4	6
Maine	4	4	3	2	1	1
Maryland	17	15	15	9	4	5
Massachusetts	23	26	24	20	12	10
Michigan	21	20	17	14	6	7
Minnesota	14	13	11	8	4	6
Mississippi	12	10	7	5	3	3
Missouri	17	15	13	11	6	7
Montana	3	3	2	2	1	2
Nebraska	7	6	5	3	2	2
Nevada	7	7	4	3	2	2
New Hampshire	5	5	4	4	2	2
New Jersey	23	21	19	15	6	7
New Mexico	8	7	6	5	2	3
New York	29	28	23	19	10	11
North Carolina	30	26	19	16	8	9
North Dakota	3	2	2	2	1	1
Ohio	18	17	14	11	6	7
Oklahoma	13	11	8	7	3	5
Oregon	13	11	8	7	3	5
Pennsylvania	19	18	15	12	7	7
Rhode Island	5	5	4	3	2	2
South Carolina	18	15	13	10	4	6
South Dakota	3	3	2	2	1	1
Tennessee	28	24	15	11	6	8
Texas	38	34	24	19	11	13
Utah	9	9	7	6	3	4
Vermont	4	3	3	3	1	1
Virginia	24	21	18	15	8	9
Washington	19	19	14	11	7	7
West Virginia	5	5	4	3	2	2
Wisconsin	20	20	16	14	7	7
Wyoming	3	3	2	1	1	1

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Table 3.10D Alcohol Use in the Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month; Binge and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month; and Alcohol Dependence or Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 20, by State: Standard Errors of Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2006
State	Lifetime Use	Past Year Use	Past Month Use	Binge Use in Past Month¹	Heavy Use in Past Month¹	Dependence or Abuse in Past Year²
Low precision; no estimate reported. ¹ Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. ² Dependence or abuse is based on definitions found in the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* (DSM-IV). Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.
Total United States	0.19	0.20	0.19	0.17	0.10	0.11
Alabama	1.33	1.62	1.52	1.26	0.94	0.67
Alaska	1.26	1.12	0.90	0.80	0.68	0.72
Arizona	1.60	1.79	1.38	1.17	0.70	0.73
Arkansas	1.64	1.85	1.73	1.62	0.83	0.98
California	0.65	0.67	0.59	0.52	0.30	0.35
Colorado	1.64	1.45	1.43	1.07	0.73	0.77
Connecticut	1.42	1.60	1.62	1.69	0.75	1.15
Delaware	1.57	1.56	1.64	1.47	0.88	0.66
District of Columbia	1.39	1.66	1.57	1.51	1.17	0.61
Florida	0.87	0.85	0.85	0.76	0.43	0.49
Georgia	1.52	1.44	1.34	1.04	0.64	0.80
Hawaii	1.22	1.35	1.07	0.87	0.46	0.74
Idaho	1.78	1.83	1.62	1.34	0.88	0.91
Illinois	0.76	0.78	0.76	0.70	0.42	0.45
Indiana	1.56	1.74	1.66	1.52	0.95	0.80
Iowa	2.04	2.11	2.35	2.26	1.46	1.25
Kansas	1.51	1.80	1.60	1.55	0.87	1.35
Kentucky	1.42	1.54	1.08	0.96	0.60	0.53
Louisiana	1.30	1.21	1.29	0.94	0.68	0.89
Maine	1.53	1.52	1.30	1.23	0.70	0.59
Maryland	1.28	1.59	1.68	1.09	0.60	0.70
Massachusetts	1.83	2.28	2.47	2.17	1.51	1.25
Michigan	0.76	0.81	0.86	0.79	0.43	0.40
Minnesota	1.65	1.61	1.65	1.38	0.71	0.97
Mississippi	1.42	1.49	1.40	1.06	0.75	0.75
Missouri	1.68	1.59	1.63	1.38	0.87	0.88
Montana	1.37	1.31	1.30	1.43	0.93	1.21
Nebraska	1.86	1.83	1.56	1.12	0.82	0.97
Nevada	1.35	1.56	1.05	0.93	0.51	0.71
New Hampshire	1.40	1.57	1.75	1.60	1.10	1.05
New Jersey	1.23	1.24	1.33	1.22	0.57	0.62
New Mexico	1.40	1.24	1.42	1.41	0.78	0.99
New York	0.68	0.75	0.73	0.65	0.38	0.45
North Carolina	1.47	1.60	1.50	1.29	0.75	0.67
North Dakota	1.18	1.32	1.48	1.24	0.79	0.94
Ohio	0.63	0.70	0.72	0.67	0.36	0.41
Oklahoma	1.63	1.69	1.56	1.26	0.62	0.97
Oregon	1.51	1.48	1.39	1.38	0.71	0.98
Pennsylvania	0.67	0.64	0.71	0.62	0.44	0.38
Rhode Island	1.57	1.67	1.88	1.96	1.08	1.14
South Carolina	1.37	1.43	1.66	1.49	0.80	0.95
South Dakota	1.54	1.56	1.35	1.22	0.59	1.03
Tennessee	1.40	1.48	1.14	1.05	0.62	0.83
Texas	0.68	0.67	0.62	0.57	0.33	0.38
Utah	1.93	1.92	1.62	1.37	0.70	0.92
Vermont	2.30	2.40	2.54	2.48	1.39	1.19
Virginia	1.38	1.34	1.52	1.49	0.83	0.83
Washington	1.49	1.51	1.30	1.20	0.82	0.76
West Virginia	1.52	1.70	1.65	1.38	0.82	0.97
Wisconsin	1.48	1.67	1.44	1.67	0.82	0.70
Wyoming	1.99	2.12	2.08	1.57	1.32	1.30

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Table 3.11C Alcohol Use in the Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month; Binge and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month; and Alcohol Dependence or Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 20, by Parental Alcohol Use: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2006
Parental Alcohol Use¹	Lifetime Use	Past Year Use	Past Month Use	Binge Use in Past Month²	Heavy Use in Past Month²	Dependence or Abuse in Past Year³
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Estimates were created from mother-child and father-child pair data. For further details, see Section A.2* in Appendix A of the report on Underage Alcohol Use: Findings from the 2002-2006 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health. ¹ Parent was female in 60 percent of the cases. ² Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. ³ Dependence or abuse is based on definitions found in the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV). Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.
Mother's Alcohol Use
No Use in Past Year	195	159	101	84	47	65
Used in Past Year	283	263	205	168	87	102
Used in Past Month But No Binge Use	202	194	148	121	62	73
Binge Use at Least Once in Past Month²	126	117	100	84	51	52
Father's Alcohol Use
No Use in Past Year	170	137	100	86	36	54
Used in Past Year	277	255	197	155	88	107
Used in Past Month But No Binge Use	169	160	124	101	44	60
Binge Use at Least Once in Past Month²	193	180	142	117	75	93

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Table 3.11D Alcohol Use in the Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month; Binge and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month; and Alcohol Dependence or Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 20, by Parental Alcohol Use: Standard Errors of Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2006
Parental Alcohol Use¹	Lifetime Use	Past Year Use	Past Month Use	Binge Use in Past Month²	Heavy Use in Past Month²	Dependence or Abuse in Past Year³
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Estimates were created from mother-child and father-child pair data. For further details, see Section A.2* in Appendix A of the report on Underage Alcohol Use: Findings from the 2002-2006 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health. ¹ Parent was female in 60 percent of the cases. ² Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. ³ Dependence or abuse is based on definitions found in the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV). Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.
Mother's Alcohol Use
No Use in Past Year	1.35	1.22	0.89	0.75	0.44	0.60
Used in Past Year	0.85	0.86	0.81	0.70	0.39	0.45
Used in Past Month But No Binge Use	1.22	1.25	1.15	0.98	0.55	0.64
Binge Use at Least Once in Past Month²	1.75	1.76	1.68	1.52	1.00	1.02
Father's Alcohol Use
No Use in Past Year	1.87	1.71	1.37	1.22	0.54	0.80
Used in Past Year	0.99	1.00	0.90	0.76	0.46	0.55
Used in Past Month But No Binge Use	1.51	1.52	1.38	1.19	0.55	0.75
Binge Use at Least Once in Past Month²	1.55	1.61	1.52	1.35	0.92	1.12

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Table 3.12C Alcohol Use in the Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month; Binge and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month; and Alcohol Dependence or Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 20, by Parental Alcohol Use and Household Structure: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2006
Parental Alcohol Use/Household Structure¹	Lifetime Use	Past Year Use	Past Month Use	Binge Use in Past Month²	Heavy Use in Past Month²	Dependence or Abuse in Past Year³
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Estimates were created from mother-child and father-child pair data. For further details, see Section A.2* in Appendix A of the report on Underage Alcohol Use: Findings from the 2002-2006 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health. ¹ Parent was female in 60 percent of the cases. ² Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. ³ Dependence or abuse is based on definitions found in the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV). ⁴ Includes parent-child pairs reporting more than two parents in the household, which may occur because the definition of parent includes all biological, adoptive, step-, and foster relationships. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.
MOTHER'S ALCOHOL USE
One-Parent Household
No Use in Past Year	92	74	37	30	6	32
Used in Past Year	126	117	89	69	37	51
Used in Past Month But No Binge Use	76	73	60	45	19	28
Binge Use at Least Once in Past Month²	68	64	50	41	24	29
Two-Parent Household⁴
No Use in Past Year	165	136	93	78	46	57
Used in Past Year	253	236	185	153	79	90
Used in Past Month But No Binge Use	185	178	136	113	59	68
Binge Use at Least Once in Past Month²	108	100	87	73	45	44
FATHER'S ALCOHOL USE
One-Parent Household
No Use in Past Year	*	*	*	7	2	*
Used in Past Year	58	55	38	29	15	24
Used in Past Month But No Binge Use	*	*	*	15	*	*
Binge Use at Least Once in Past Month²	*	*	26	21	7	17
Two-Parent Household⁴
No Use in Past Year	167	135	99	86	36	54
Used in Past Year	272	249	193	153	87	105
Used in Past Month But No Binge Use	166	157	123	100	42	59
Binge Use at Least Once in Past Month²	190	177	140	115	75	91

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Table 3.12D Alcohol Use in the Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month; Binge and Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month; and Alcohol Dependence or Abuse in the Past Year among Persons Aged 12 to 20, by Parental Alcohol Use and Household Structure: Standard Errors of Percentages, Annual Averages Based on 2002-2006
Parental Alcohol Use/Household Structure¹	Lifetime Use	Past Year Use	Past Month Use	Binge Use in Past Month²	Heavy Use in Past Month²	Dependence or Abuse in Past Year³
Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Estimates were created from mother-child and father-child pair data. For further details, see Section A.2* in Appendix A of the report on Underage Alcohol Use: Findings from the 2002-2006 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health. ¹ Parent was female in 60 percent of the cases. ² Binge Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple of hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days; all heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users. ³ Dependence or abuse is based on definitions found in the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV). ⁴ Includes parent-child pairs reporting more than two parents in the household, which may occur because the definition of parent includes all biological, adoptive, step-, and foster relationships. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.
MOTHER'S ALCOHOL USE
One-Parent Household
No Use in Past Year	2.80	2.55	1.51	1.24	0.25	1.32
Used in Past Year	1.87	1.86	1.60	1.34	0.75	1.03
Used in Past Month But No Binge Use	3.09	3.05	2.74	2.23	0.99	1.46
Binge Use at Least Once in Past Month²	3.26	3.23	2.85	2.48	1.55	1.83
Two-Parent Household⁴
No Use in Past Year	1.56	1.42	1.07	0.91	0.56	0.68
Used in Past Year	0.94	0.97	0.92	0.82	0.45	0.51
Used in Past Month But No Binge Use	1.30	1.35	1.25	1.10	0.64	0.72
Binge Use at Least Once in Past Month²	2.03	2.06	2.02	1.86	1.27	1.23
FATHER'S ALCOHOL USE
One-Parent Household
No Use in Past Year	*	*	*	2.20	0.67	*
Used in Past Year	4.49	4.39	3.46	2.78	1.43	2.33
Used in Past Month But No Binge Use	*	*	*	4.26	*	*
Binge Use at Least Once in Past Month²	*	*	5.23	4.37	1.43	3.56
Two-Parent Household⁴
No Use in Past Year	1.93	1.75	1.43	1.27	0.57	0.84
Used in Past Year	1.01	1.02	0.93	0.78	0.48	0.56
Used in Past Month But No Binge Use	1.55	1.55	1.42	1.23	0.55	0.77
Binge Use at Least Once in Past Month²	1.59	1.66	1.57	1.41	0.97	1.17

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Table 4.1C Social Context and Location of Last Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Past Month Alcohol Users Aged 12 to 20, by Age Group and Gender: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2006
Social Context and Location of Last Alcohol Use	TOTAL	AGE GROUP			GENDER
Social Context and Location of Last Alcohol Use	TOTAL	12-14	15-17	18-20	Male	Female
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ¹ Respondents with unknown responses were excluded. ² Respondents could indicate multiple locations for the last time they used alcohol; thus, these response categories are not mutually exclusive. ³ Some Other Place includes only valid responses from the other-specify questions, including these six most commonly reported locations. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2006.
SOCIAL CONTEXT OF LAST ALCOHOL USE¹
Alone	34	11	19	25	28	20
With One Other Person	60	16	30	50	47	37
With Two or More Other People	190	30	71	169	125	115
LOCATION OF LAST ALCOHOL USE^1,2
In a Car or Other Vehicle	39	8	26	28	26	28
At Home	95	22	42	80	70	60
At Someone Else's Home	137	24	63	119	88	86
At a Park, on a Beach, or in a Parking Lot	34	11	23	22	25	21
At a Restaurant, Bar, or Club	56	8	16	53	35	40
At a Concert or Sports Game	24	3	19	15	13	20
At School	26	6	11	23	19	17
At Some Other Place³	40	10	20	33	29	26
Party, Wedding, or Celebration	21	6	11	17	14	15
Outside; location not specified	14	5	9	9	12	7
Hotel, Motel, or Resort	12	2	6	10	7	10
Camping, Hunting, or Fishing	9	2	6	6	5	7
Cabin, Cottage, Vacation Home, etc.	8	2	5	6	7	3
Dorm Room	6	*	1	6	4	4

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Table 4.1D Social Context and Location of Last Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Past Month Alcohol Users Aged 12 to 20, by Age Group and Gender: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2006
Social Context and Location of Last Alcohol Use	TOTAL	AGE GROUP			GENDER
Social Context and Location of Last Alcohol Use	TOTAL	12-14	15-17	18-20	Male	Female
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ¹ Respondents with unknown responses were excluded. ² Respondents could indicate multiple locations for the last time they used alcohol; thus, these response categories are not mutually exclusive. ³ Some Other Place includes only valid responses from the other-specify questions, including these six most commonly reported locations. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2006.
SOCIAL CONTEXT OF LAST ALCOHOL USE¹
Alone	0.31	1.36	0.55	0.38	0.48	0.39
With One Other Person	0.55	1.90	0.83	0.76	0.80	0.70
With Two or More Other People	0.61	2.16	0.90	0.83	0.90	0.78
LOCATION OF LAST ALCOHOL USE^1,2
In a Car or Other Vehicle	0.36	0.98	0.77	0.42	0.45	0.55
At Home	0.70	2.37	1.07	0.98	0.98	0.99
At Someone Else's Home	0.78	2.39	1.18	1.06	1.05	1.06
At a Park, on a Beach, or in a Parking Lot	0.31	1.43	0.66	0.33	0.44	0.42
At a Restaurant, Bar, or Club	0.49	1.10	0.47	0.74	0.60	0.74
At a Concert or Sports Game	0.23	0.45	0.57	0.23	0.24	0.41
At School	0.24	0.84	0.34	0.33	0.33	0.32
At Some Other Place³	0.36	1.25	0.61	0.47	0.50	0.51
Party, Wedding, or Celebration	0.20	0.73	0.34	0.26	0.25	0.31
Outside; location not specified	0.13	0.62	0.28	0.14	0.21	0.15
Hotel, Motel, or Resort	0.11	0.29	0.19	0.16	0.12	0.20
Camping, Hunting, or Fishing	0.08	0.28	0.18	0.10	0.10	0.14
Cabin, Cottage, Vacation Home, etc.	0.08	0.31	0.16	0.09	0.14	0.06
Dorm Room	0.06	*	0.04	0.09	0.07	0.09

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Table 4.2 Mean Number of Drinks Consumed on Last Occasion of Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Past Month Alcohol Users Aged 12 to 20, by Social Context and Location of Last Alcohol Use, Age Group, and Gender: Standard Errors of Means, 2006
Social Context and Location of Last Alcohol Use	TOTAL	AGE GROUP			GENDER
Social Context and Location of Last Alcohol Use	TOTAL	12-14	15-17	18-20	Male	Female
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Respondents with unknown responses to number of drinks consumed on last occasion of alcohol use were excluded. ¹ Respondents with unknown responses were excluded. ² Respondents could indicate multiple locations for the last time they used alcohol; thus, these response categories are not mutually exclusive. ³ Some Other Place includes only valid responses from the other-specify questions, including these six most commonly reported locations. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2006.
TOTAL	0.06	0.16	0.09	0.08	0.09	0.06
SOCIAL CONTEXT OF LAST ALCOHOL USE¹
Alone	0.19	0.55	0.28	0.28	0.24	0.33
With One Other Person	0.12	0.16	0.18	0.18	0.19	0.12
With Two or More Other People	0.07	0.20	0.10	0.09	0.11	0.07
LOCATION OF LAST ALCOHOL USE^1,2
In a Car or Other Vehicle	0.25	0.60	0.40	0.35	0.40	0.29
At Home	0.11	0.18	0.17	0.15	0.17	0.13
At Someone Else's Home	0.08	0.27	0.11	0.11	0.13	0.08
At a Park, on a Beach, or in a Parking Lot	0.24	1.03	0.30	0.42	0.40	0.30
At a Restaurant, Bar, or Club	0.18	0.44	0.46	0.20	0.36	0.18
At a Concert or Sports Game	0.60	*	1.02	0.71	0.78	0.55
At School	0.33	0.28	0.85	0.36	0.58	0.28
At Some Other Place³	0.27	0.49	0.39	0.37	0.40	0.29
Party, Wedding, or Celebration	0.51	0.59	0.64	0.78	0.87	0.60
Outside; location not specified	0.84	1.40	1.09	1.47	1.15	0.54
Hotel, Motel, or Resort	0.80	*	1.01	1.08	1.73	0.69
Camping, Hunting, or Fishing	0.45	*	0.50	0.79	0.70	0.47
Cabin, Cottage, Vacation Home, etc.	1.10	*	1.76	1.50	1.28	*
Dorm Room	0.94	*	*	1.03	1.99	0.50

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Table 4.3C Source of Last Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Past Month Alcohol Users Aged 12 to 20, by Age Group and Gender: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2006
Source of Last Alcohol Use in the Past Month¹	TOTAL	AGE GROUP			GENDER
Source of Last Alcohol Use in the Past Month¹	TOTAL	12-14	15-17	18-20	Male	Female
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ¹ Respondents with unknown responses were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2006.
UNDERAGE DRINKER PAID	104	8	39	94	79	57
Purchased It Himself or Herself	55	3	18	51	42	32
From Store, Restaurant, Bar, Club, or Event	48	3	15	45	39	28
Liquor, Convenience, or Grocery Store	40	3	13	37	31	24
Restaurant, Bar, or Club	26	*	7	25	20	16
Concert, Sports, or Other Event	4	*	3	3	4	0
From Another Person	14	1	9	11	12	6
From Person under Age 21	8	*	7	4	6	4
From Person Aged 21 or Older	12	1	6	10	10	5
Purchased by Someone Else	80	8	33	71	63	43
Parent or Guardian	13	2	5	11	11	5
Another Family Member Aged 21 or Older	26	2	8	25	20	16
Someone Not Related Aged 21 or Older	64	5	26	58	48	38
Someone under Age 21	30	5	16	25	26	13
UNDERAGE DRINKER DID NOT PAY	153	35	71	126	97	102
Got It from Parent or Guardian	38	14	22	26	28	25
Got It from Another Family Member Aged 21 or Older	44	12	23	35	33	30
Got It from Someone Not Related Aged 21 or Older	87	15	35	80	58	58
Got It from Someone under Age 21	59	14	32	48	38	45
Took It from Own Home	31	13	17	22	22	20
Took It from Someone Else's Home	27	9	17	18	19	17
Got It Some Other Way	43	11	25	30	30	28
From Friend or Acquaintance, Unspecified Age and Method	31	8	21	19	18	23

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Table 4.3D Source of Last Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Past Month Alcohol Users Aged 12 to 20, by Age Group and Gender: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2006
Source of Last Alcohol Use in the Past Month¹	TOTAL	AGE GROUP			GENDER
Source of Last Alcohol Use in the Past Month¹	TOTAL	12-14	15-17	18-20	Male	Female
*Low precision; no estimate reported. ¹ Respondents with unknown responses were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2006.
UNDERAGE DRINKER PAID	0.71	1.08	1.04	0.97	1.00	0.94
Purchased It Himself or Herself	0.47	0.44	0.54	0.70	0.69	0.59
From Store, Restaurant, Bar, Club, or Event	0.43	0.41	0.46	0.65	0.65	0.55
Liquor, Convenience, or Grocery Store	0.36	0.41	0.39	0.55	0.53	0.47
Restaurant, Bar, or Club	0.25	*	0.23	0.38	0.35	0.31
Concert, Sports, or Other Event	0.04	*	0.08	0.05	0.07	0.00
From Another Person	0.13	0.09	0.28	0.17	0.22	0.13
From Person under Age 21	0.07	*	0.20	0.06	0.11	0.08
From Person Aged 21 or Older	0.11	0.09	0.19	0.15	0.19	0.10
Purchased by Someone Else	0.60	1.00	0.89	0.84	0.90	0.76
Parent or Guardian	0.12	0.20	0.17	0.17	0.20	0.11
Another Family Member Aged 21 or Older	0.24	0.24	0.25	0.37	0.34	0.33
Someone Not Related Aged 21 or Older	0.51	0.70	0.75	0.74	0.73	0.70
Someone under Age 21	0.28	0.64	0.47	0.37	0.45	0.27
UNDERAGE DRINKER DID NOT PAY	0.71	1.08	1.04	0.97	1.00	0.94
Got It from Parent or Guardian	0.36	1.82	0.65	0.40	0.50	0.50
Got It from Another Family Member Aged 21 or Older	0.42	1.59	0.71	0.55	0.59	0.60
Got It from Someone Not Related Aged 21 or Older	0.65	1.91	0.99	0.92	0.90	0.91
Got It from Someone under Age 21	0.49	1.85	0.90	0.64	0.64	0.78
Took It from Own Home	0.30	1.74	0.54	0.34	0.40	0.42
Took It from Someone Else's Home	0.26	1.23	0.53	0.28	0.35	0.35
Got It Some Other Way	0.40	1.45	0.78	0.46	0.54	0.56
From Friend or Acquaintance, Unspecified Age and Method	0.30	1.07	0.64	0.30	0.34	0.46

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Table 4.4 Mean Number of Drinks Consumed on Last Occasion of Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Past Month Alcohol Users Aged 12 to 20, by Source of Last Alcohol Used in the Past Month, Age Group, and Gender: Standard Errors of Means, 2006
Source of Last Alcohol Use in the Past Month¹	TOTAL	AGE GROUP			GENDER
Source of Last Alcohol Use in the Past Month¹	TOTAL	12-14	15-17	18-20	Male	Female
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Respondents with unknown responses to number of drinks consumed on last occasion of alcohol use were excluded. ¹ Respondents with unknown responses to the questions on source of last alcohol use were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2006.
TOTAL	0.06	0.16	0.09	0.08	0.09	0.06
UNDERAGE DRINKER PAID	0.12	0.83	0.22	0.15	0.17	0.14
Purchased It Himself or Herself	0.22	*	0.55	0.24	0.30	0.24
From Store, Restaurant, Bar, Club, or Event	0.27	*	0.75	0.29	0.35	0.31
Liquor, Convenience, or Grocery Store	0.37	*	1.01	0.39	0.41	0.52
Restaurant, Bar, or Club	0.36	*	0.78	0.39	0.61	0.27
Concert, Sports, or Other Event	3.84	*	*	*	*	*
From Another Person	0.63	*	0.99	0.79	0.87	0.44
From Person under Age 21	1.46	*	1.30	1.57	2.20	0.76
From Person Aged 21 or Older	0.67	*	1.46	0.76	0.84	0.87
Purchased by Someone Else	0.14	0.93	0.21	0.17	0.20	0.15
Parent or Guardian	0.65	*	0.96	0.82	0.89	0.66
Another Family Member Aged 21 or Older	0.39	*	0.69	0.45	0.59	0.39
Someone Not Related Aged 21 or Older	0.17	0.64	0.28	0.22	0.25	0.18
Someone under Age 21	0.32	*	0.39	0.46	0.41	0.38
UNDERAGE DRINKER DID NOT PAY	0.06	0.15	0.09	0.09	0.10	0.07
Got It from Parent or Guardian	0.13	0.16	0.13	0.27	0.22	0.14
Got It from Another Family Member Aged 21 or Older	0.24	0.27	0.32	0.37	0.37	0.26
Got It from Someone Not Related Aged 21 or Older	0.10	0.60	0.19	0.12	0.19	0.10
Got It from Someone under Age 21	0.12	0.36	0.14	0.19	0.19	0.14
Took It from Own Home	0.21	0.40	0.33	0.40	0.33	0.25
Took It from Someone Else's Home	0.29	0.24	0.36	0.62	0.31	0.50
Got It Some Other Way	0.23	0.55	0.36	0.38	0.40	0.26
From Friend or Acquaintance, Unspecified Age and Method	0.27	0.93	0.41	0.37	0.52	0.29

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Table 4.5C Illicit Drug Use in the Past Month and Illicit Drugs Used in the Past Month with Alcohol or within 2 Hours of Alcohol Use on Last Occasion of Alcohol Use among Past Month Alcohol Users Aged 12 to 20, by Age Group and Gender: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2006
Drug	TOTAL	AGE GROUP			GENDER
	TOTAL	12-14	15-17	18-20	Male	Female
	Used Specified Drug Anytime in the Past Month
Low precision; no estimate reported. ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ²Refers to nonmedical use; does not include over-the-counter drugs. ³Estimate includes responses to the core Stimulants module with imputations for unknown responses, as well as additional questions in the noncore Special Drugs module for respondents who initially did not report methamphetamine use in the core module because they did not consider methamphetamine to be a prescription drug. ⁴Respondents could indicate multiple other drugs used with alcohol; thus, these response categories are not mutually exclusive. Respondents with unknown responses to questions about other drugs used with alcohol were excluded. ⁵Estimate is based responses to the core Stimulants module without* imputations for unknown responses, as well as additional questions in the noncore Special Drugs module for respondents who initially did not report methamphetamine use in the core module, as described in footnote 3. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2006.
ILLICIT DRUGS¹	109	18	47	92	77	66
Marijuana or Hashish	99	14	43	84	72	60
Cocaine (Including Crack)	30	5	11	28	22	20
Heroin	9	3	3	8	8	4
Hallucinogens	35	6	12	33	22	27
Inhalants	22	8	15	13	16	14
Pain Relievers²	45	11	22	38	33	30
Tranquilizers²	26	3	12	23	19	18
Stimulants²	26	5	10	23	19	18
Methamphetamine³	17	1	5	16	12	12
Sedatives²	11	2	4	11	10	5
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA¹	68	14	29	60	46	46
Drug⁴	Used Specified Drug with Alcohol or within 2 Hours of Alcohol Use on Last Occasion of Alcohol Use in the Past Month
ILLICIT DRUGS¹	66	8	29	58	52	39
Marijuana or Hashish	64	7	29	55	49	38
Cocaine (Including Crack)	12	2	5	11	10	8
Heroin	1	*	1	1	1	0
Hallucinogens	5	*	3	4	4	3
Inhalants	6	2	6	1	4	5
Pain Relievers²	17	3	7	15	13	10
Tranquilizers²	7	*	3	7	6	3
Stimulants²	6	*	2	6	6	3
Methamphetamine⁵	9	*	2	9	8	4
Sedatives²	1	*	1	*	*	1
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA¹	25	4	11	22	20	14

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Table 4.5D Illicit Drug Use in the Past Month and Illicit Drugs Used in the Past Month with Alcohol or within 2 Hours of Alcohol Use on Last Occasion of Alcohol Use among Past Month Alcohol Users Aged 12 to 20, by Age Group and Gender: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2006
Drug	TOTAL	AGE GROUP			GENDER
	TOTAL	12-14	15-17	18-20	Male	Female
	Used Specified Drug Anytime in the Past Month
Low precision; no estimate reported. ¹ Illicit Drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. Illicit Drugs Other Than Marijuana include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or prescription-type psychotherapeutics used nonmedically. ²Refers to nonmedical use; does not include over-the-counter drugs. ³Estimate includes responses to the core Stimulants module with imputations for unknown responses, as well as additional questions in the noncore Special Drugs module for respondents who initially did not report methamphetamine use in the core module because they did not consider methamphetamine to be a prescription drug. ⁴Respondents could indicate multiple other drugs used with alcohol; thus, these response categories are not mutually exclusive. Respondents with unknown responses to questions about other drugs used with alcohol were excluded. ⁵Estimate is based responses to the core Stimulants module without* imputations for unknown responses, as well as additional questions in the noncore Special Drugs module for respondents who initially did not report methamphetamine use in the core module, as described in footnote 3. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2006.
ILLICIT DRUGS¹	0.71	1.98	1.08	0.98	0.99	0.97
Marijuana or Hashish	0.70	1.61	1.05	0.96	0.99	0.94
Cocaine (Including Crack)	0.27	0.63	0.31	0.41	0.38	0.39
Heroin	0.09	0.38	0.08	0.13	0.14	0.09
Hallucinogens	0.31	0.74	0.35	0.47	0.37	0.52
Inhalants	0.20	0.95	0.44	0.19	0.28	0.27
Pain Relievers²	0.39	1.27	0.61	0.53	0.55	0.55
Tranquilizers²	0.24	0.38	0.35	0.33	0.33	0.35
Stimulants²	0.23	0.56	0.28	0.34	0.32	0.34
Methamphetamine³	0.16	0.07	0.14	0.25	0.21	0.24
Sedatives²	0.10	0.22	0.12	0.16	0.17	0.10
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA¹	0.53	1.66	0.78	0.77	0.70	0.79
Drug⁴	Used Specified Drug with Alcohol or within 2 Hours of Alcohol Use on Last Occasion of Alcohol Use in the Past Month
ILLICIT DRUGS¹	0.57	0.93	0.81	0.80	0.81	0.71
Marijuana or Hashish	0.56	0.88	0.80	0.78	0.78	0.72
Cocaine (Including Crack)	0.12	0.29	0.16	0.16	0.17	0.15
Heroin	0.01	*	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01
Hallucinogens	0.05	*	0.09	0.06	0.07	0.06
Inhalants	0.06	0.23	0.17	0.02	0.07	0.09
Pain Relievers²	0.16	0.39	0.19	0.23	0.23	0.20
Tranquilizers²	0.07	*	0.08	0.10	0.11	0.06
Stimulants²	0.06	*	0.07	0.09	0.10	0.06
Methamphetamine⁵	0.08	*	0.06	0.14	0.15	0.07
Sedatives²	0.01	*	0.03	*	*	0.02
ILLICIT DRUGS OTHER THAN MARIJUANA¹	0.22	0.54	0.32	0.33	0.35	0.27

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Table B.1CD Number of Drinks Consumed on Last Occasion of Alcohol Use in the Past Month among Past Month Alcohol Users Aged 12 to 20, by Gender and Age Group: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, Percentage Distribution, Mean, and Median, 2006
	TOTAL	AGE GROUP			GENDER
	TOTAL	12 to 14	15 to 17	18 to 20	Male	Female
*Low precision; no estimate reported. NOTE: Respondents with unknown responses to number of drinks consumed on last occasion of alcohol use were excluded. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2006.
Number of Drinks Consumed on Last Occasion of Alcohol Use	Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, by Number of Drinks Consumed
1 Drink	75	22	38	60	50	54
2 Drinks	72	18	37	58	48	49
3 or 4 Drinks	82	14	32	74	52	59
5 to 8 Drinks	87	11	38	76	62	53
9 or More Drinks	61	9	23	54	54	24
Number of Drinks Consumed on Last Occasion of Alcohol Use	Standard Errors of Percentage Distribution, by Number of Drinks Consumed
1 Drink	0.65	2.31	1.02	0.86	0.83	0.96
2 Drinks	0.60	2.10	1.02	0.79	0.80	0.89
3 or 4 Drinks	0.63	1.74	0.93	0.88	0.83	0.97
5 to 8 Drinks	0.64	1.42	1.01	0.87	0.90	0.87
9 or More Drinks	0.51	1.17	0.69	0.72	0.83	0.48
	Standard Errors of Number of Drinks Consumed
Mean Number of Drinks Consumed	0.06	0.16	0.09	0.08	0.09	0.06

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Table B.2C Binge Alcohol Use in the Lifetime and Past Month and Binge Alcohol Use Initiates among Persons Aged 12 to 20, by Binge Drinking Definition, Age Group, and Gender: Standard Errors of Numbers in Thousands, 2006
	Binge Alcohol Use Defined as Five or More Drinks on One Occasion			Binge Alcohol Use Defined as Four or More Drinks on One Occasion– Females Only¹	Binge Alcohol Use Defined as Five Drinks for Males and Four Drinks for Females¹
	TOTAL	Male	Female
Low precision; no estimate reported. † Estimate is available but has not been reported because of an invalid anomaly in the data collection. ¹The Four or More Drinks definition corresponds to that used by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). (2004, Winter). NIAAA council approves definition of binge drinking. NIAAA Newsletter, 3*, 3. [Available as NIH Publication No. 04-5346 at http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/Newsletter/winter2004/Newsletter_Number3.pdf] ² Respondents with unknown responses were excluded. ³ Binge Alcohol Use Initiates are defined as persons who binged on alcohol for the first time in the 12 months prior to the date of the interview. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2006.
Age Group	Engaged in Binge Alcohol Use in Lifetime
12 to 20 Years	209	146	118	128	220
12 to 14 Years	35	24	25	26	35
15 to 17 Years	88	62	60	63	90
18 to 20 Years	179	126	98	109	190
Age Group	Engaged in Binge Alcohol Use in Past Month
12 to 20 Years	165	118	93	99	171
12 to 14 Years	28	19	20	21	28
15 to 17 Years	69	48	47	50	71
18 to 20 Years	142	104	76	83	148
Age Group	Initiated Binge Alcohol Use in Past 12 Months^2,3
12 to 20 Years	98	74	59	†	†
12 to 14 Years	27	18	20	†	†
15 to 17 Years	54	40	38	†	†
18 to 20 Years	72	57	38	†	†

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Table B.2D Binge Alcohol Use in the Lifetime and Past Month and Binge Alcohol Use Initiates among Persons Aged 12 to 20, by Binge Drinking Definition, Age Group, and Gender: Standard Errors of Percentages, 2006
	Binge Alcohol Use Defined as Five or More Drinks on One Occasion			Binge Alcohol Use Defined as Four or More Drinks on One Occasion– Females Only¹	Binge Alcohol Use Defined as Five Drinks for Males and Four Drinks for Females¹
	TOTAL	Male	Female
Low precision; no estimate reported. † Estimate is available but has not been reported because of an invalid anomaly in the data collection. ¹The Four or More Drinks definition corresponds to that used by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). (2004, Winter). NIAAA council approves definition of binge drinking. NIAAA Newsletter, 3*, 3. [Available as NIH Publication No. 04-5346 at http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/Newsletter/winter2004/Newsletter_Number3.pdf]. ² Respondents with unknown responses were excluded. ³ Binge Alcohol Use Initiates are defined as persons who binged on alcohol for the first time in the 12 months prior to the date of the interview. Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2006.
Age Group	Engaged in Binge Alcohol Use in Lifetime
12 to 20 Years	0.42	0.56	0.54	0.57	0.44
12 to 14 Years	0.28	0.38	0.41	0.43	0.28
15 to 17 Years	0.57	0.78	0.80	0.81	0.56
18 to 20 Years	0.79	1.11	1.06	1.11	0.80
Age Group	Engaged in Binge Alcohol Use in Past Month
12 to 20 Years	0.37	0.50	0.45	0.48	0.37
12 to 14 Years	0.22	0.29	0.34	0.34	0.22
15 to 17 Years	0.47	0.65	0.67	0.69	0.48
18 to 20 Years	0.76	1.07	0.97	1.01	0.77
Age Group	Initiated Binge Alcohol Use in Past 12 Months^2,3
12 to 20 Years	0.24	0.36	0.30	†	†
12 to 14 Years	0.22	0.28	0.34	†	†
15 to 17 Years	0.40	0.59	0.58	†	†
18 to 20 Years	0.50	0.76	0.58	†	†