U.S. students who participated in binge drinking, by gender and ethnicity

Published by Statista Research Department, Aug 1, 2019
This statistic shows the share of American high school students in grades 9 to 12 who stated they have participated in binge drinking as of 2017, by gender and ethnicity. During the survey, about 15.5 percent of male student respondents with a white, non-Hispanic background stated they have had five or more drinks of alcohol in a row within a couple of hours at least once during the 30 days before the survey.

Percentage of high school students who participated in binge drinking in 2011, by gender and ethnicity

All races / ethnicitiesWhite (non-Hispanic)Black (non-Hispanic)Hispanic
Female14.1%15.9%6.8%16%
Male12.8%15.5%4.1%12%
Total13.5%15.7%5.6%14%
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Release date

June 2018

Region

United States

Survey time period

September 2016 to December 2017

Number of respondents

14,956 respondents

Special properties

four or more drinks of alcohol in a row (if they were female) or five or more drinks of alcohol in a row (if they were male), within a couple of hours, on at least 1 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.

According to the source: "Four or more drinks of alcohol in a row (if they were female) or five or more drinks of alcohol in a row (if they were male), within a couple of hours, on at least 1 day during the 30 days before the survey."

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