Table 1.

Lifetime Prevalence of Alcohol Use Stages in 10 123 US Adolescents in the National Comorbidity Survey-Adolescent Supplement

	Lifetime Prevalence, No. (%) [SE]				Condition al Prevalence, No. (%) [SE]
Group	Any Alcohol Use	Regular Alcohol Use	Abuse Without Dependence	Abuse With Dependence	Regular Use Given Any Use	Abuse Without Dependence Given Regular Use	Abuse With Dependence Given Regular Use
All Adolescents
Total	5866 (59.8) [1.4]	2441 (25.2) [1.2]	560 (5.2) [0.4]	112 (1.3) [0.1]	2441 (42.2) [1.6]	560 (20.8) [1.2]	112 (5.1) [0.5]
Age group, y
13–14	1598 (42.5) [1.6]	328 (9.7) [0.9]	37 (0.7) [0.2]	13 (0.6) [0.2]	328 (22.8) [1.8]	37 (7.2) [1.7]	13 (6.0)[2.2]
15–16	2459 (64.9) [1.7]	1033 (27.1) [1.1]	205 (5.3) [0.5]	35 (1.1) [0.3]	1033 (41.7) [1.6]	205 (19.7) [1.7]	35 (4.2) [0.9]
17–18	1809 (78.2) [1.5]	1080 (47.1) [2.5]	318 (12.4) [1.1]	64 (2.7) [0.4]	1080 (60.2) [2.6]	318 (26.4) [1.7]	64 (5.7) [0.8]
Sex
Female	2952 (60.1) [1.7]	1140 (23.7) [1.3]	242 (4.7) [0.5]	48 (1.1) [0.2]	1140 (39.4) [1.9]	242 (20.0) [1.6]	48 (4.6) [0.7]
Male	2914 (59.4) [1.3]	1301 (26.7) [1.3]	318 (5.7) [0.5]	64 (1.5) [0.2]	1301 (44.9) [1.8]	318 (21.4) [1.6]	64 (5.5) [0.9]
Race/ethnicity
Hispanic	1156 (63.4) [3.3]	504 (27.3) [2.7]	122 (5.8) [0.9]	23 (1.0) [0.4]	504 (43.1) [2.8]	122 (21.2) [3.1]	23 (3.5) [1.2]
Non-Hispanic     black	910 (49.3) [2.0]	258 (12.8) [1.3]	37 (1.7) [0.3]	6 (0.5) [0.2]	258 (25.9) [2.9]	37 (13.1) [2.7]	6 (4.3) [1.9]
Other	329 (50.2) [3.5]	116 (17.0) [2.1]	28 (2.2) [0.7]	8 (0.7) [0.4]	116 (33.9) [2.6]	28 (13.1) [3.9]	8 (4.2) [2.4]
Non-Hispanic     white	3471 (62.1) [1.5]	1563 (28.3) [1.6]	373 (6.2) [0.5]	75 (1.6) [0.2]	1563 (45.5) [2.0]	373 (21.8) [1.4]	75 (5.5) [0.7]
13-to 14- Year-Olds
Sex
Female	785 (43.0) [2.1]	153 (10.2) [1.8]	17 (0.6) [0.2]	8 (1.0) [0.4]	153 (23.7) [3.6]	17 (6.3) [2.3]	8 (9.6) [4.2]
Male	813 (42.1) [1.6]	175 (9.2) [1.0]	20 (0.8) [0.3]	5 (0.2)[0.1]	175 (21.9) [2.3]	20 (8.1) [2.5]	5 (2.5) [1.3]
Race/ethnicity
Hispanic	341 (48.4) [4.0]	90 (16.7) [3.1]	14 (2.1) [0.7]	2 (0.0) [0.0]	90 (34.5) [5.2]	14 (12.6) [4.2]	2 (0.2) [0.2]
Non-Hispanic     black	265 (34.8) [2.3]	50 (5.7) [1.3]	1 (0.2) [0.2]	1 (0.2) [0.2]	50 (16.3) [3.8]	1 (2.8) [2.6]	1 (4.3) [4.3]
Other	101 (33.8) [4.7]	15 (3.9)[1.7]	2 (0.3) [0.2]	0 (0.0) [0.0]	15 (11.5) [4.5]	2 (7.0) [5.2]	0 (0.0) [0.0]
Non-Hispanic     white	891 (44.0) [1.9]	173 (9.5) [1.0]	20 (0.5) [0.2]	10 (0.9) [0.4]	173 (21.6) [1.9]	20 (5.5) [1.7]	10 (9.1) [4.0]
15-to 16- Year-Olds
Sex
Female	1266 (64.5) [1.9]	518 (26.2) [1.6]	106 (5.6) [0.8]	14 (0.7) [0.3]	518 (40.6) [2.3]	106 (21.4) [2.3]	14 (2.8) [1.0]
Male	1193 (65.4) [2.3]	515 (28.0) [1.7]	99 (5.1) [0.6]	21 (1.6) [0.5]	515 (42.9) [2.1]	99 (18.1) [2.4]	21 (5.6) [1.7]
Race/ethnicity	447 (70.6) [4.2]	195 (29.8) [3.7]	46 (5.2) [0.9]	10 (1.4) [0.9]	195 (42.2) [3.6]	46 (17.4) [3.3]	10 (4.8) [2.7]
Hispanic
Non-Hispanic     black	380 (54.8) [3.4]	119 (15.5) [1.6]	14 (1.8) [0.4]	2 (0.2) [0.2]	119 (28.4) [3.1]	14 (11.7) [2.6]	2 (1.4) [1.3]
Other	128 (57.0) [5.1]	52 (21.7) [3.1]	13 (2.9) [1.1]	2 (1.3) [1.1]	52 (38.1)[4.5]	13 (13.3) [4.6]	2 (6.0) [4.9]
Non-Hispanic     white	1504 (66.5) [1.7]	667 (29.3) [1.4]	132 (6.2) [0.7]	21 (1.3) [0.4]	667 (44.1) [2.0]	132 (21.3) [2.3]	21 (4.3) [1.2]
17-to 18- Year-Olds
Sex
Female	901 (78.1) [2.3]	469 (39.9) [2.6]	119 (9.4) [1.3]	26 (1.9) [0.5]	469 (51.1) [3.0]	119 (23.7) [2.4]	26 (4.9) [1.3]
Male	908 (78.2) [1.8]	611 (53.7)[3.0]	199 (15.2) [1.4]	38 (3.4) [0.6]	611 (68.6)[3.3]	199 (28.3) [2.6]	38 (6.3) [1.1]
Race/ethnicity
Hispanic	368 (78.1) [4.0]	219 (41.8) [3.5]	62 (13.0) [2.0]	11 (1.9) [0.8]	219 (53.5)[2.7]	62 (31.1) [5.1]	11 (4.5) [1.8]
Non-Hispanic     black	265 (67.0) [3.2]	89 (21.4) [4.8]	22 (4.4) [1.3]	3 (1.8) [1.0]	89 (31.9) [7.0]	22 (20.3) [5.7]	3 (8.3) [4.7]
Other	100 (71.4) [6.1]	49 (35.1) [5.6]	13 (5.0) [2.1]	6 (1.2) [0.7]	49 (49.2) [5.4]	13 (14.1) [6.0]	6 (3.5) [2.2]
Non-Hispanic     white	1076 (81.1) [1.7]	723 (54.7) [2.9]	221 (14.6) [1.3]	44 (3.2) [0.5]	723 (67.4)[2.8]	221 (26.7) [1.9]	44 (5.8) [0.9]