TABLE. Weighted percentage of high school students who used alcohol, by selected characteristics — Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2015.
| Characteristic | All respondents (N = 15,624) |
Current drinkers only (n = 4,659) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Current drinking* |
Binge drinking† |
Binge drinking† |
|
| Weighted % (95% CI) | Weighted % (95% CI) | Weighted % (95% CI) | |
|
Overall
|
32.8 (30.4–35.2)
|
17.7 (15.8–19.8)
|
57.8 (54.6–60.9)
|
|
Sex
| |||
| Male |
32.2 (30.4–34.0) |
18.6 (16.9–20.5) |
61.5§ (57.4–65.4) |
| Female |
33.5 (29.8–37.5) |
16.8 (14.4–19.6) |
54.0 (50.4–57.6) |
|
High school grade
| |||
| 9th |
23.4 (20.9–26.1)¶,** |
10.4 (9.1–11.8)¶,**,†† |
47.0 (40.6–53.6)¶,**,†† |
| 10th |
29.0 (24.3–34.3)¶,** |
15.1 (12.2–18.6) ¶,** |
56.5 (50.2–62.7) |
| 11th |
38.0 (34.6–41.4)** |
22.1 (19.6–24.7) |
61.4 (56.5–66.1) |
| 12th |
42.4 (38.4–46.4) |
24.6 (21.5–28.0) |
61.9 (57.8–65.9) |
|
Race/Ethnicity
| |||
| White, non-Hispanic |
35.2 (31.2–39.3)§§ |
19.7 (16.8–23.0)§§ |
59.5 (55.6–63.4)§§ |
| Black, non-Hispanic |
23.8 (18.6–30.0)¶¶ |
11.4 (8.8–14.7)¶¶ |
52.1 (47.0–57.2) |
| Hispanic | 34.4 (31.9–37.0) | 17.7 (15.8–19.7) | 55.4 (51.6–59.2) |
Abbreviation: CI = confidence interval.
* Had one or more drinks of alcohol on ≥1 days during the 30 days before the survey.
† Had five or more drinks in a row (i.e., within a couple of hours) on ≥1 days during the 30 days before the survey.
§ Significantly different from female students.
¶ Significantly different from 11th grade students.
** Significantly different from 12th grade students.
†† Significantly different from 10th grade students.
§§ Significantly different from non-Hispanic black students.
¶¶ Significantly different from Hispanic students.