United States - students who are currently drinking alcohol 2019

This statistic shows the share of American students in grades 9 to 12 who stated they are currently drinking alcohol as of 2019. The results have been sorted by gender, ethnicity, and sexual identity. According to the survey, 34.2 percent of student respondents with a white, non-Hispanic background stated they had at least one drink of alcohol on at least one day during the 30 days before the survey.

Percentage of students who currently drink alcohol as of 2019, by gender, ethnicity and sexual identity

Characteristic	Share of students
Male	26.4%
Female	31.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)	16.8%
White (non-Hispanic)	34.2%
Hispanic	28.4%
Heterosexual	28.8%
Lesbian, gay, or bisexual	33.9%
Total	29.2%

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Release date

August 2020

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Region

United States

Survey time period

August 2018 to June 2019

Number of respondents

13,677 respondents

Special properties

had at least one drink of alcohol on at least one day during the 30 days before the survey

Method of interview

Questionnaire

Supplementary notes

The survey was conducted at all regular public and private schools with students in at least one of grades 9–12 in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

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