Underage binge drinking prevalence past month U.S. 2015

This statistic shows the percentage of youth aged 12 to 20 years who binge drank alcohol in the past 30 days in the U.S. from 1991 to 2015. In 2015, approximately 12.9 percent of underage individuals binge drank alcohol in the past month.

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

Characteristic	Percentage of underage individuals
2015	12.9%
2014	13.2%
2013	13.8%
2012	14.8%
2011	15.2%
2010	16.6%
2009	17.5%
2008	17.1%
2007	18.4%
2006	18.6%
2005	18.6%
2004	19.2%
2003	18.9%
2002	19.1%
2001	18.6%
2000	18.1%
1999	17.8%
1998	15.2%
1997	14.8%
1996	13.8%
1995	13.9%
1994	14.6%
1993	12.1%
1992	12.2%
1991	15.2%

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Release date

March 2017

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Region

United States

Survey time period

1991 to 2015

Age group

12-20 years

Supplementary notes

The threshold of binge drinking was consumption of five or more drinks on an occasion for both females and males prior to 2015. The threshold for females was changed to consumption of 4 or more drinks on an occasion in the past 30 days in 2015, and the change may potentially inflate the estimate.

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