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Reduce the proportion of adolescents who drank alcohol in the past month — SU‑04 Data

Status: Little or no detectable change

  Little or no detectable change

Most Recent Data:
9.4 percent (2019)

Target:
6.3 percent

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

Baseline:
9.0 percent of adolescents aged 12 to 17 years reported alcohol use in the past 30 days in 2018

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Adolescents using alcohol in the past 30 days, 2018-2019 
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019
Total
9.0
CI 8.4 / 9.6
SE 0.289
9.4
CI 8.8 / 10.0
SE 0.299