Table 1-1. NSDUH: Prevalence of drinking in the past 30 days, by age, sex, and race/Hispanic origin, among 12–20 year olds, United States, 1991–2005.1
Sex,
Race/Hispanic origin,
and Year		 Age
12–20 12–14 15–17 18–20
Percent S.E. Percent S.E. Percent S.E. Percent S.E.
Both Sexes
All races
2005 28.3 0.5 6.4 0.3 26.3 0.6 51.5 0.9
2004 28.8 0.5 7.0 0.4 28.6 0.5 51.3 1.0
2003 29.3 0.4 7.7 0.4 28.0 0.6 52.4 0.8
2002 28.9 0.4 7.3 0.3 28.6 0.6 51.4 0.8
2001 28.5 0.4 7.0 0.3 27.5 0.6 50.6 0.8
2000 27.5 0.4 7.2 0.3 25.7 0.5 49.0 0.8
1999 27.7 0.4 6.8 0.3 26.3 0.5 49.2 0.8
1998 30.6 1.0 8.3 0.8 30.2 1.3 53.5 1.8
1997 31.3 1.0 10.6 0.8 30.3 1.3 53.4 1.8
1996 28.7 1.1 7.9 0.7 29.4 1.6 50.1 1.9
1995 30.7 1.0 12.1 0.8 30.4 1.2 52.1 2.0
1994 31.2 1.6 10.0 1.0 28.2 1.3 55.8 2.4
1993 28.6 1.0 7.5 0.7 28.9 1.4 49.9 1.8
1992 27.3 0.8 5.7 0.6 26.2 1.2 50.3 1.6
1991 33.4 0.8 10.5 0.7 29.9 1.1 57.0 1.6
Non-Hispanic White
2005 32.6 0.6 6.1 0.4 30.4 0.9 59.3 1.1
2004 32.8 0.6 7.9 0.5 32.1 0.7 58.1 1.0
2003 33.5 0.5 8.6 0.5 32.5 0.8 59.4 1.0
2002 33.0 0.5 7.9 0.4 32.5 0.7 58.4 0.9
2001 31.7 0.5 8.0 0.4 31.2 0.7 55.0 1.0
2000 30.8 0.5 7.9 0.4 29.2 0.6 54.3 0.9
1999 31.0 0.5 7.4 0.4 29.2 0.7 55.4 1.0
1998 33.4 1.4 8.2 1.0 33.7 1.6 58.5 2.5
1997 34.3 1.2 10.8 1.0 33.1 1.7 59.7 2.4
1996 31.1 1.5 9.1 1.0 32.0 2.0 55.4 2.7
1995 32.9 1.4 13.4 1.1 32.8 1.7 55.4 2.7
1994 34.5 2.0 10.6 1.4 30.8 1.8 61.9 2.7
1993 30.9 1.3 7.9 1.0 30.8 1.8 54.6 2.3
1992 29.4 1.1 5.9 0.8 28.1 1.6 54.4 2.2
1991 35.0 1.0 9.7 0.8 31.0 1.3 60.8 2.0
Non-Hispanic Black
2005 19.1 0.8 5.6 0.8 18.1 1.4 34.8 1.5
2004 19.1 0.9 3.8 0.6 16.9 1.4 38.4 2.0
2003 18.7 0.9 5.6 0.8 15.2 1.4 36.4 2.0
2002 19.2 0.8 4.6 0.6 18.3 1.3 36.6 1.7
2001 19.6 1.1 4.5 0.7 16.6 1.3 38.0 2.2
2000 18.2 0.9 4.5 0.6 13.5 1.1 36.8 1.9
1999 18.3 1.0 4.3 0.7 14.7 1.2 34.5 2.1
1998 22.9 1.6 7.3# 1.4 19.1 2.4 41.4 2.7
1997 22.8 1.6 10.4 1.7 22.2 2.3 35.3 3.2
1996 23.8 1.4 5.0 0.8 23.2 2.3 42.3 2.4
1995 22.6 1.4 9.3 1.5 21.0 2.0 38.3 2.6
1994 22.2 1.6 8.6 1.2 21.8 2.3 37.6 3.2
1993 21.7 1.6 6.0# 1.4 21.2 2.2 39.0 3.4
1992 22.9 1.5 4.5# 1.3 22.0 2.3 43.4 3.2
1991 30.0 1.6 13.0 1.9 26.9 2.3 49.1 2.8
Hispanic
2005 25.0 1.2 8.4 1.1 24.2 1.6 42.7 2.4
2004 26.3 1.0 7.3 1.2 28.8 1.4 44.2 2.3
2003 26.1 0.9 7.8 1.0 25.5 1.6 45.0 2.1
2002 24.8 0.9 8.7 1.0 26.1 1.7 40.1 2.0
2001 25.5 1.1 6.0 0.9 23.9 1.7 46.6 2.3
2000 24.6 1.0 7.9 0.8 25.2 1.4 40.4 2.2
1999 24.0 0.9 7.4 0.8 26.0 1.6 37.9 2.0
1998 27.7 1.2 10.4 1.6 28.1 2.4 45.4 2.3
1997 27.1 1.2 10.0 1.2 28.3 2.3 43.4 2.9
1996 27.7 1.4 7.4 1.2 31.2 2.5 42.4 2.9
1995 28.1 1.6 8.8 0.9 29.0 2.6 48.4 3.9
1994 27.3 2.0 10.4# 1.9 25.1 2.6 45.6 3.4
1993 26.5 1.6 8.5# 1.5 26.4 2.2 42.7 3.5
1992 24.6 1.4 8.1# 1.5 24.5 2.0 43.6 2.3
1991 30.8 1.5 12.2 1.7 32.3 2.3 46.4 2.8
Native American/Alaska Native
2005 22.7 3.0 7.6# 3.3 18.0# 4.5 42.9 7.3
2004 24.2 3.2 9.1# 4.1 30.0# 6.8 36.3# 8.6
2003 28.0 3.3 9.2# 3.1 28.8# 5.5 47.4 7.3
2002 33.1 5.2 5.9# 2.4 36.3# 8.3 55.1 9.4
2001 21.6# 4.2 6.3# 3.8 32.6# 7.6 25.2# 8.3
2000 28.9 4.3 9.6# 3.8 29.5# 6.1 54.0# 10.3
1999 28.0 4.4 7.6# 3.6 37.6# 8.2 48.9 8.6
Asian, Native HI/Other PI
2005 14.7 1.5 4.5# 1.8 9.0# 2.0 30.3 3.3
2004 17.2 1.6 6.7# 2.1 13.9# 2.5 28.6 3.2
2003 18.8 1.9 1.0# 1.0 15.3 2.5 36.2 3.8
2002 16.7 1.6 2.4# 0.9 13.8# 2.5 34.2 3.8
2001 19.8 2.0 3.5# 1.1 17.4 2.8 38.0 5.1
2000 14.8 1.5 1.6# 0.6 12.5 2.1 30.4 3.7
1999 20.4 1.8 4.0# 1.3 18.0 2.7 38.9 4.1
More than one race
2005 24.7 2.2 6.8# 1.3 23.3 3.3 48.7 5.8
2004 25.5 1.9 4.6# 1.1 31.0 4.1 51.7 5.8
2003 27.7 3.1 8.8# 2.3 27.0# 6.5 58.9 5.2
2002 28.7 3.0 7.5# 2.8 26.5# 4.7 62.3 5.9
2001 27.0 3.1 5.0# 2.0 26.0# 4.6 50.8 6.6
2000 25.1 2.6 6.2# 2.0 30.3 4.7 45.7 6.1
1999 27.8 2.6 2.8# 1.3 27.6 4.4 54.5 6.2
Male
All races
2005 29.2 0.6 5.5 0.5 25.7 0.8 55.5 1.2
2004 29.5 0.7 6.2 0.5 28.3 0.8 54.1 1.4
2003 30.5 0.6 7.2 0.5 27.9 0.9 56.7 1.2
2002 29.7 0.5 7.0 0.4 28.0 0.8 54.6 1.1
2001 29.8 0.6 6.4 0.4 28.0 0.8 54.9 1.1
2000 28.4 0.5 6.6 0.4 25.9 0.7 52.4 1.0
1999 29.1 0.6 7.1 0.4 26.8 0.8 53.3 1.2
1998 32.5 1.2 7.9 0.9 31.8 1.7 58.6 2.6
1997 33.3 1.4 11.1 1.1 31.2 2.1 57.8 2.6
1996 31.4 1.6 7.5 1.0 31.0 2.0 56.1 2.7
1995 32.5 1.3 12.9 1.4 32.3 1.6 55.4 2.7
1994 32.7 2.1 8.9 1.0 27.7 1.9 62.3 3.2
1993 29.8 1.2 6.9 0.9 30.8 1.8 52.2 2.2
1992 29.7 1.3 6.6 1.1 27.1 1.7 56.1 2.3
1991 36.3 1.1 10.9 1.0 32.9 1.5 61.6 2.0
Non-Hispanic White
2005 33.1 0.7 4.7 0.5 30.3 1.1 62.0 1.4
2004 33.4 0.8 7.3 0.6 30.7 0.9 61.2 1.5
2003 34.3 0.7 8.1 0.6 32.0 1.1 63.4 1.3
2002 33.6 0.7 7.4 0.6 31.7 1.0 61.7 1.3
2001 33.0 0.7 7.3 0.6 31.9 1.0 59.3 1.3
2000 31.5 0.6 7.5 0.5 29.3 0.9 57.2 1.2
1999 31.9 0.7 8.1 0.6 29.3 1.0 58.3 1.3
1998 34.9 1.7 8.5 1.3 35.1 2.3 62.1 3.4
1997 36.5 1.9 12.2 1.4 32.9 2.6 64.4 3.3
1996 33.5 2.2 9.0 1.4 32.0 2.5 61.4 4.0
1995 34.1 1.8 15.4 1.9 33.4 2.2 56.5 3.6
1994 34.9 2.8 8.9 1.4 30.8 2.5 65.9 4.1
1993 31.6 1.5 7.2# 1.3 32.0 2.4 56.2 3.1
1992 31.5 1.8 7.1# 1.5 28.2 2.2 59.0 3.1
1991 37.9 1.5 10.2 1.2 34.0 2.0 65.2 2.6
Non-Hispanic Black
2005 21.4 1.3 4.9# 1.1 19.2 2.4 41.6 2.6
2004 20.3 1.2 4.0# 1.0 17.2 2.0 42.1 2.8
2003 20.2 1.3 4.9# 0.9 16.1 1.8 40.1 2.9
2002 19.9 1.2 4.0# 0.8 18.3 2.0 38.6 2.6
2001 20.0 1.3 5.3# 1.0 14.7 1.7 40.2 3.0
2000 19.0 1.3 4.2# 0.8 12.6 1.5 41.1 2.9
1999 20.6 1.4 4.1# 0.9 16.3 1.7 41.0 3.4
1998 24.6 1.5 7.3# 2.0 17.7 2.4 49.1 3.1
1997 22.4 2.6 9.2# 1.9 24.8 3.2 33.5 5.5
1996 25.9 2.0 3.9# 1.2 27.4 3.5 48.4 4.3
1995 23.7 2.0 9.7# 2.3 24.7 2.6 37.6 4.2
1994 26.4 2.6 10.3# 2.4 20.6 3.3 49.3 5.4
1993 24.8 2.2 6.2# 1.8 27.3 3.3 43.1 5.4
1992 25.6 2.0 4.1# 1.6 26.4 3.4 50.3 4.5
1991 32.3 2.3 13.1# 3.2 31.9 2.9 52.1 3.2
Hispanic
2005 26.9 1.6 8.6 1.5 21.7 2.0 49.3 3.7
2004 26.9 1.6 5.4# 1.2 30.8 2.8 45.7 3.5
2003 28.6 1.4 7.1# 1.4 26.3 2.3 51.8 2.8
2002 26.8 1.3 9.7 1.6 25.7 2.2 44.1 2.9
2001 27.9 1.5 4.6# 1.0 26.0 2.2 51.5 3.2
2000 26.2 1.4 6.3 1.0 27.2 2.3 44.9 3.0
1999 27.1 1.4 7.5 1.2 26.7 2.2 46.6 3.1
1998 30.4 2.0 8.9# 2.0 30.2 3.0 53.8 3.6
1997 30.0 1.9 9.4# 1.8 31.2 3.2 49.4 4.5
1996 31.5 2.1 6.0# 1.6 37.6 3.4 47.8 3.9
1995 32.2 2.1 5.9# 1.2 33.1 3.8 63.1 4.5
1994 29.5 2.6 6.0# 2.0 24.2 3.0 59.6 5.1
1993 31.4 2.8 7.7# 2.0 32.3 3.0 51.3 6.1
1992 27.3 2.1 8.5# 2.2 25.4 2.8 51.6 3.5
1991 35.8 2.1 12.6# 2.6 34.4 3.4 57.3 4.0
Native American/Alaska Native
2005 28.2 4.5 9.4# 6.1 19.0# 6.3 59.7 7.7
2004 20.5# 4.0 10.3# 6.0 28.8# 8.3 25.1# 11.8
2003 23.8# 4.5 9.1# 5.1 28.0# 9.0 39.8# 9.3
2002 22.0# 4.4 1.6# 1.2 14.5# 5.3 62.3 8.3
2001 30.0# 7.4 5.0# 4.6 43.6# 11.2 38.3# 8.8
2000 22.2# 5.4 6.1# 4.2 19.8# 7.0 56.8# 13.7
1999 29.4# 5.5 4.9# 3.3 38.8# 10.5 46.5# 11.4
Asian, Native HI/Other PI
2005 13.5# 2.4 5.8# 2.9 5.5# 2.2 29.9# 5.4
2004 18.7 2.8 3.4# 3.0 18.7# 3.5 31.0 4.9
2003 18.3 2.6 0.2# 0.2 9.1# 2.5 41.3 5.4
2002 17.4 2.5 3.5# 1.4 12.3# 3.3 39.7 6.1
2001 18.8 2.6 2.4# 1.2 15.5# 3.4 42.6 6.7
2000 17.3 2.3 2.6# 1.2 13.5# 2.6 36.2 5.8
1999 21.0 2.4 2.5# 1.5 20.5# 3.9 39.3 5.9
More than one race
2005 22.5 3.2 4.4# 1.5 18.1# 3.6 54.0 7.9
2004 23.7 3.3 3.0# 1.2 32.0# 6.3 48.3# 9.8
2003 27.4# 5.0 8.1# 2.7 31.0# 11.0 55.6 8.0
2002 27.9 3.5 2.3# 1.5 29.5# 6.2 63.1 8.9
2001 27.5 4.2 6.4# 3.2 23.1# 6.4 63.8 9.6
2000 26.7 4.4 1.9# 1.4 31.2# 8.0 45.6# 8.4
1999 26.9 3.7 1.0# 0.9 25.2# 6.4 52.1# 9.4
Female
All races
2005 27.4 0.7 7.4 0.4 26.9 0.9 47.3 1.3
2004 28.1 0.6 7.9 0.5 28.8 0.9 48.3 1.3
2003 28.1 0.6 8.3 0.6 28.2 0.9 47.9 1.2
2002 28.1 0.5 7.6 0.5 29.2 0.9 48.1 1.1
2001 27.1 0.6 7.5 0.5 27.0 0.8 46.2 1.2
2000 26.5 0.5 7.8 0.4 25.6 0.7 45.4 1.1
1999 26.3 0.5 6.4 0.4 25.8 0.8 45.2 1.1