Table 2.
Prevalence of Ever Having Used Alcohol, Having Five or More Drinks in a Row in the 2 Weeks Preceding the Survey, and Daily Drinking* Among Gender Groups in 2002
| Grade | Ever Used Alcohol (%) | 5+ Drinks in a Row in Last 2 Weeks (%) | Daily Use of Alcohol* | |||||||
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| 8th | 10th | 12th | 8th | 10th | 12th | 8th | 10th | 12th | ||
| Males | 47.2 | 65.5 | 77.9 | 12.5 | 23.8 | 34.2 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 5.3 | |
| Females | 46.8 | 68.5 | 78.5 | 12.1 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.7 | |
*
Daily use was defined as drinking alcohol on 20 or more occasions in the past 30 days.
SOURCE: Johnston et al. 2003a.