Table 3.
Percentages of Respondents Reporting High-Risk Underage Alcohol Use at Modal Age 19/20 by Covariates
| Number of drinks in a row (past 2 weeks): | When drink, usually: | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5+ | 10+ | 15+ | Moderate/High Intoxication | Sustained Intoxication | ||||||
| % | (n)a | % | (n) | % | (n) | % | (n) | % | (n) | |
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| Age 18 measures | ||||||||||
| Gender | ||||||||||
| Female | 20.4 | (211) | 5.4 | (63) | 1.3 | (20) | 31.3 | (320) | 27.8 | (290) |
| Male | 28.3 | (213) | 15.7 | (122) | 7.3 | (58) | 35.1 | (259) | 31.5 | (237) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||
| White | 28.3 | (340) | 12.8 | (151) | 5.2 | (66) | 38.0 | (454) | 34.9 | (420) |
| Blackb | 6.2 | (8) | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20.1 | (22) | 13.9 | (17) |
| Hispanicb | 19.0 | (37) | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21.1 | (42) | 17.4 | (34) |
| Asian/Otherb | 24.0 | (36) | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33.1 | (53) | 29.8 | (49) |
| Black/Hispanic/Asian/Otherc | -- | -- | 6.4 | (34) | 2.5 | (12) | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Parental education | ||||||||||
| No college degree | 22.2 | (165) | 10.1 | (74) | 4.3 | (33) | 31.3 | (232) | 28.5 | (214) |
| College degree | 25.9 | (245) | 11.2 | (109) | 4.2 | (44) | 35.8 | (334) | 31.2 | (299) |
| Cohort | ||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | 28.0 | (114) | 12.2 | (51) | 4.0 | (17) | 34.9 | (151) | 29.7 | (129) |
| 2007–2008 | 25.4 | (123) | 11.1 | (57) | 3.8 | (21) | 32.5 | (152) | 31.0 | (148) |
| 2009–2010 | 23.2 | (91) | 9.8 | (39) | 5.0 | (22) | 30.3 | (119) | 31.0 | (123) |
| 2011–2013 | 20.9 | (96) | 8.5 | (38) | 4.0 | (18) | 34.6 | (157) | 27.2 | (127) |
| Alcohol use initiation | ||||||||||
| Before high school | 36.4 | (137) | 21.1 | (80) | 10.5 | (41) | 42.5 | (166) | 40.0 | (162) |
| During high school | 29.6 | (248) | 11.2 | (96) | 4.0 | (36) | 42.5 | (353) | 37.1 | (309) |
| High school abstainer | 6.1 | (24) | 0.9 | (4) | 0.0 | (0) | 10.1 | (41) | 8.1 | (34) |
| Heavy and high-intensity drinking at age 18 | ||||||||||
| No binge drinking | 16.8 | (224) | 5.4 | (73) | 1.5 | (20) | 25.6 | (349) | 23.6 | (321) |
| 5+ (but not 10+) | 53.9 | (95) | 23.0 | (41) | 6.4 | (12) | 69.7 | (124) | 52.8 | (107) |
| 10+ (but not 15+) | 61.5 | (51) | 34.5 | (29) | 24.5 | (18) | 67.9 | (53) | 61.6 | (47) |
| 15+ drinks | 60.0 | (54) | 48.4 | (42) | 28.7 | (28) | 56.2 | (53) | 58.9 | (52) |
| Age 19/20 measures | ||||||||||
| Age | ||||||||||
| 19 | 20.8 | (208) | 9.4 | (97) | 3.6 | (40) | 32.2 | (321) | 28.8 | (291) |
| 20 | 28.7 | (216) | 11.6 | (88) | 4.9 | (38) | 34.4 | (258) | 30.6 | (236) |
| College status | ||||||||||
| Not attending | 21.5 | (91) | 9.0 | (41) | 3.5 | (17) | 32.0 | (141) | 28.1 | (128) |
| Part-time/other | 22.9 | (39) | 10.9 | (18) | 4.6 | (8) | 29.2 | (50) | 21.8 | (40) |
| Full-time (2-year college) | 18.4 | (60) | 7.6 | (26) | 3.0 | (11) | 27.5 | (89) | 27.0 | (84) |
| Full-time (4-year college) | 29.3 | (231) | 12.4 | (98) | 5.1 | (41) | 38.1 | (297) | 34.6 | (274) |
| Living with parents | ||||||||||
| No | 30.6 | (266) | 12.9 | (117) | 5.5 | (52) | 38.9 | (342) | 36.3 | (321) |
| Yes | 18.3 | (157) | 7.8 | (67) | 3.0 | (26) | 27.7 | (236) | 23.4 | (205) |
Notes: Total N (unweighted): moderate/high intoxication = 1,603; sustained intoxication = 1,600; 5+ drinks = 1,605; 10+ drinks = 1,608; 15+ drinks = 1,608. Data indicate the weighted percentage of cases in each specified covariate category that report the specific outcome. Missing data on non-outcome measures handled with the use of missing data indicators (percentages for missing data indicators not shown).
Unweighted n per cell.
Percentages estimated separately for Black, Hispanic, and Asian/Other subgroups for all outcomes other than 10+ and 15+ drinks in a row.
Due to very low prevalence for 10+ and 15+ drinks in a row for racial/ethnic subgroups other than Whites, percentages estimated for non-white subgroups combined.