Table 2-2

**Table 2-2.** NSDUH: Prevalence of initiating drinking at age 12 years or younger, by sex, among ever drinkers ages 12–20, United States, 1991–2009.¹
Year	Both Sexes		Male		Female
Year	Percent	S.E.	Percent	S.E.	Percent	S.E.
2009	18.3	0.5	20.3	0.8	16.0	0.6
2008	18.6	0.4	20.4	0.6	16.8	0.7
2007	19.0	0.5	21.6	0.7	16.3	0.7
2006	20.4	0.5	23.4	0.8	17.2	0.6
2005	21.1	0.5	24.1	0.8	17.9	0.6
2004	22.3	0.6	26.1	0.9	18.3	0.5
2003	23.4	0.5	26.3	0.7	20.4	0.7
2002	23.6	0.5	27.2	0.7	19.8	0.6
2001	24.0	0.5	27.3	0.7	20.5	0.6
2000	24.5	0.5	28.3	0.7	20.5	0.6
1999	23.7	0.4	27.8	0.7	19.5	0.6
1998	20.9	0.9	23.3	1.3	18.3	1.2
1997	22.0	1.1	25.9	1.6	17.8	1.3
1996	22.0	0.9	26.6	1.3	16.8	1.3
1995	25.0	1.1	29.1	1.7	20.7	1.2
1994	25.7	1.3	31.0	1.8	20.1	1.4
1993	25.2	1.1	29.6	1.8	20.4	1.4
1992	24.4	0.9	30.0	1.3	18.3	1.3
1991	27.2	0.9	30.1	1.3	23.9	1.3

¹ Due to survey design modifications, comparison of results from before 1999 to 1999–2001 and 2002–2009 need to be made with caution.