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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Ethn Subst Abuse. 2012 Jul;11(3):214–225. doi: 10.1080/15332640.2012.701550

Table 2.

Alcohol Use and Binge Drinking/Drunkenness

All African
American		 White
Alcohol Use
(% Ever Used)
     Age 9 13% 7% 19%
     Age 14 26% 19% 32%
     Age 20 76% 63% 87%
Binge Drinking
(% Yes)
     Age 9 0% 0% 0%
     Age 14 5% 5% 6%
     Age 20 53% 32% 72%
Drunkenness
(% Yes)
     Age 9 0% 0% 0%
     Age 14 10% 8% 12%
     Age 20 65% 50% 78%