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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

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

National Status: Little or no detectable change

  
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Most Recent Data:
6.8 percent (2022)

National Target:
4.8 percent  1

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

National Baseline:
7.2 percent of adolescents aged 12 to 17 years reported alcohol use in the past 30 days in 2021 2

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Adolescents using alcohol in the past 30 days, 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
Total
7.2
CI 6.4 / 8.2
SE 0.442
6.8
CI 6.2 / 7.5
SE 0.317

Adolescents using alcohol in the past 30 days by Sex, 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
Male
6.1
CI 5.1 / 7.2
SE 0.530
5.4
CI 4.7 / 6.2
SE 0.383
Female
8.5
CI 7.3 / 9.8
SE 0.652
8.3
CI 7.4 / 9.4
SE 0.507

Adolescents using alcohol in the past 30 days by Race/Ethnicity, 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
American Indian or Alaska Native only
6.3
CI 2.9 / 13.3
SE 2.474
5.9
CI 4.0 / 8.7
SE 1.167
Asian only
3.2
CI 1.2 / 7.9
SE 1.504
2.3
CI 1.2 / 4.4
SE 0.777
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
DSU
DSU
Black or African American only
2.8
CI 2.0 / 4.0
SE 0.499
3.8
CI 2.8 / 5.2
SE 0.621
White only
8.5
CI 7.5 / 9.7
SE 0.561
7.8
CI 7.0 / 8.6
SE 0.404
2 or more races
6.4
CI 4.3 / 9.4
SE 1.288
8.4
CI 5.8 / 12.0
SE 1.555
Hispanic or Latino
7.6
CI 5.8 / 9.8
SE 1.009
6.7
CI 5.5 / 8.1
SE 0.675
Not Hispanic or Latino
7.1
CI 6.3 / 8.1
SE 0.454
6.9
CI 6.2 / 7.6
SE 0.364
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
5.4
CI 2.5 / 11.2
SE 2.051
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
3.2
CI 1.2 / 8.0
SE 1.525
2.2
CI 1.1 / 4.4
SE 0.784
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
DSU
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
2.8
CI 1.9 / 4.0
SE 0.530
3.5
CI 2.6 / 4.8
SE 0.568
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
8.7
CI 7.6 / 10.0
SE 0.594
8.3
CI 7.4 / 9.3
SE 0.488
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
6.7
CI 4.3 / 10.2
SE 1.470
7.3
CI 4.7 / 11.2
SE 1.620

Adolescents using alcohol in the past 30 days by Age group, 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
12-13 years
2.0
CI 1.3 / 3.1
SE 0.449
1.6
CI 1.1 / 2.2
SE 0.271
14-15 years
5.9
CI 4.8 / 7.1
SE 0.593
4.7
CI 3.9 / 5.7
SE 0.443
16-17 years
14.0
CI 12.1 / 16.1
SE 1.020
14.5
CI 12.9 / 16.2
SE 0.819

Adolescents using alcohol in the past 30 days by Family income (percent poverty threshold), 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
<100
5.0
CI 3.7 / 6.7
SE 0.758
4.8
CI 3.8 / 6.0
SE 0.559
100-199
7.3
CI 5.3 / 9.9
SE 1.170
6.3
CI 5.1 / 7.8
SE 0.675
200-399
7.5
CI 5.8 / 9.5
SE 0.917
6.3
CI 5.2 / 7.5
SE 0.579
400+
8.5
CI 7.2 / 10.1
SE 0.738
8.9
CI 7.6 / 10.2
SE 0.655

Adolescents using alcohol in the past 30 days by Health insurance status, 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
Insured
7.2
CI 6.3 / 8.1
SE 0.456
6.8
CI 6.2 / 7.5
SE 0.325
Private
7.9
CI 6.7 / 9.2
SE 0.626
7.8
CI 6.9 / 8.8
SE 0.468
Public
6.4
CI 5.4 / 7.7
SE 0.584
5.8
CI 5.0 / 6.7
SE 0.423
Uninsured
8.5
CI 5.3 / 13.6
SE 2.065
6.1
CI 3.6 / 10.4
SE 1.684

Adolescents using alcohol in the past 30 days by Geographic location, 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
Metropolitan
7.0
CI 6.1 / 8.0
SE 0.489
6.9
CI 6.2 / 7.6
SE 0.344
Non-metropolitan
8.5
CI 6.6 / 10.7
SE 1.037
6.3
CI 4.8 / 8.1
SE 0.825

Adolescents using alcohol in the past 30 days by Country of birth, 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
US
7.3
CI 6.5 / 8.3
SE 0.460
7.0
CI 6.4 / 7.7
SE 0.334
Outside US
5.9
CI 3.3 / 10.3
SE 1.726
4.5
CI 2.7 / 7.4
SE 1.161

Adolescents using alcohol in the past 30 days by Disability status, 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
People with disabilities
7.3
CI 5.9 / 9.1
SE 0.816
7.9
CI 6.5 / 9.4
SE 0.736
People without disabilities
7.2
CI 6.3 / 8.3
SE 0.513
6.5
CI 5.9 / 7.3
SE 0.355

Disparity