Underage drinking prevalence past month U.S. 2015 | Statista

This statistic shows the percentage of youth aged 12 to 20 years who drank alcohol in the past 30 days in the U.S. from 1991 to 2015. In 2015, approximately 20.3 percent of underage individuals drank alcohol in the past month, compared to 28.3 percent in 2005.

Percentage of youth aged 12 to 20 years who drank alcohol in the past 30 days in the U.S. from 1991 to 2015

Characteristic	Percentage of underage individuals
2015	20.3%
2014	23%
2013	22.8%
2012	24.3%
2011	24.8%
2010	26.4%
2009	27.1%
2008	26.5%
2007	28.2%
2006	28.7%
2005	28.3%
2004	28.8%
2003	29.3%
2002	28.9%
2001	28.5%
2000	27.5%
1999	27.7%
1998	30.6%
1997	31.3%
1996	28.7%
1995	30.7%
1994	31.2%
1993	28.6%
1992	27.3%
1991	33.4%

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March 2017

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Region

United States

Survey time period

1991 to 2015

Age group

12-20 years

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