College students decreased function due to alcohol U.S. 2023

Around eight percent of surveyed college students in the U.S. reported having failed to do what was normally expected of them because of alcohol use once or twice in the past three months as of 2023. This statistic shows the percentage of college students in the U.S. who reported failed to do what was normally expected of them due to the use of alcohol in the past three months, as of fall 2023.

Percentage of college students in the U.S. who failed to do what was normally expected of them due to alcohol in the past 3 months, as of fall 2023*

Characteristic	Percentage of respondents
Never	89.6%
Once or twice	8.2%
Monthly	1.2%
Weekly	0.9%
Daily or almost daily	0.2%

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Release date

March 2024

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Region

North America, United States

Survey time period

Fall 2023

Number of respondents

24,473 students

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

38 schools

Supplementary notes

* Only includes students who have used alcoholic beverages within the last three months.
Original question: During the past 3 months, how often have you failed to do what was normally expected of you because of your use of the following substance(s)? Alcoholic beverages (beer, wine, liquor, etc.)

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