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Reduce the proportion of people under 21 years who engaged in binge drinking in the past month — SU‑09 Data

National Status: Little or no detectable change

  
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Most Recent Data:
8.2 percent (2022)

National Target:
6.0 percent  1

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

National Baseline:
8.6 percent of persons aged 12 to 20 years reported binge drinking in the past 30 days in 2021 2

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Binge drinking in past 30 days, 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
Total
8.6
CI 7.9 / 9.5
SE 0.395
8.2
CI 7.5 / 8.9
SE 0.364

Binge drinking in past 30 days by Sex, 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
Male
7.7
CI 6.7 / 8.8
SE 0.523
7.5
CI 6.6 / 8.5
SE 0.466
Female
9.7
CI 8.6 / 10.9
SE 0.596
8.9
CI 7.9 / 9.9
SE 0.508

Binge drinking in past 30 days by Race/Ethnicity, 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
American Indian or Alaska Native only
13.0
CI 7.3 / 22.3
SE 3.733
7.6
CI 5.1 / 11.1
SE 1.496
Asian only
2.4
CI 1.1 / 5.3
SE 0.986
3.2
CI 1.9 / 5.6
SE 0.901
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
DSU
DSU
Black or African American only
5.5
CI 4.4 / 6.8
SE 0.610
4.9
CI 3.9 / 6.1
SE 0.576
White only
9.7
CI 8.8 / 10.7
SE 0.507
9.2
CI 8.4 / 10.1
SE 0.451
2 or more races
8.2
CI 6.1 / 11.0
SE 1.248
9.8
CI 6.7 / 14.0
SE 1.838
Hispanic or Latino
7.7
CI 6.3 / 9.3
SE 0.765
7.2
CI 6.1 / 8.6
SE 0.649
Not Hispanic or Latino
9.0
CI 8.1 / 9.9
SE 0.466
8.5
CI 7.7 / 9.4
SE 0.439
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
10.0
CI 5.2 / 18.3
SE 3.221
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
2.4
CI 1.1 / 5.4
SE 0.998
3.2
CI 1.8 / 5.6
SE 0.920
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
DSU
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
5.5
CI 4.4 / 7.0
SE 0.651
4.6
CI 3.6 / 6.0
SE 0.610
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
10.5
CI 9.4 / 11.8
SE 0.619
10.2
CI 9.1 / 11.3
SE 0.563
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
8.2
CI 5.8 / 11.4
SE 1.427
9.2
CI 5.9 / 14.1
SE 2.068

Binge drinking in past 30 days by Age group, 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
12-14 years
1.4
CI 1.0 / 2.1
SE 0.283
0.9
CI 0.6 / 1.2
SE 0.144
15-17 years
6.6
CI 5.5 / 7.8
SE 0.586
5.7
CI 4.9 / 6.6
SE 0.423
18-20 years
17.9
CI 16.0 / 19.9
SE 0.979
17.9
CI 16.2 / 19.8
SE 0.918

Binge drinking in past 30 days by Family income (percent poverty threshold), 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
<100
10.4
CI 8.7 / 12.4
SE 0.938
8.6
CI 7.2 / 10.4
SE 0.817
100-199
8.1
CI 6.7 / 9.8
SE 0.779
7.7
CI 6.5 / 9.2
SE 0.676
200-399
7.6
CI 6.2 / 9.1
SE 0.732
7.5
CI 6.3 / 8.9
SE 0.674
400+
8.5
CI 7.3 / 10.0
SE 0.669
8.6
CI 7.5 / 9.9
SE 0.605

Binge drinking in past 30 days by Health insurance status, 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
Insured
8.5
CI 7.7 / 9.4
SE 0.420
8.0
CI 7.3 / 8.8
SE 0.378
Private
10.5
CI 9.3 / 11.8
SE 0.654
9.1
CI 8.1 / 10.2
SE 0.546
Public
6.2
CI 5.4 / 7.1
SE 0.436
7.0
CI 6.1 / 7.9
SE 0.451
Uninsured
10.1
CI 7.8 / 13.0
SE 1.313
10.4
CI 7.9 / 13.6
SE 1.446

Binge drinking in past 30 days by Geographic location, 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
Metropolitan
8.8
CI 8.0 / 9.8
SE 0.444
8.1
CI 7.4 / 8.9
SE 0.385
Non-metropolitan
7.5
CI 6.2 / 9.2
SE 0.752
8.7
CI 6.8 / 10.9
SE 1.043

Binge drinking in past 30 days by Country of birth, 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
US
8.8
CI 8.0 / 9.6
SE 0.416
8.4
CI 7.7 / 9.2
SE 0.382
Outside US
7.1
CI 4.9 / 10.1
SE 1.313
5.1
CI 3.6 / 7.3
SE 0.927

Binge drinking in past 30 days by Disability status, 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
People with disabilities
7.3
CI 6.0 / 8.8
SE 0.701
7.6
CI 6.3 / 9.0
SE 0.689
People without disabilities
8.9
CI 8.0 / 9.9
SE 0.466
8.2
CI 7.4 / 9.0
SE 0.400

Disparity