According to a 2021 survey, around 22.7 percent of high school students had consumed one drink of alcohol on at least one day in the month prior to the survey. The prevalence of alcohol consumption was significantly higher among female students at 26.8 compared to male students.
Share of high school students who recently consumed alcohol in the United States in 2021, by sex
had at least one drink of alcohol on at least one day during the 30 days before the survey
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Supplementary notes
The 2021 YRBS sampling frame consisted of all regular public schools (including charter schools), parochial schools, and other private schools with students in at least one of grades 9–12 in the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.
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CDC. (April 28, 2023). Share of high school students who recently consumed alcohol in the United States in 2021, by sex [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/222511/us-students-who-currently-drank-alcohol-by-gender-and-ethnicity/
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Share of high school students who recently consumed alcohol in the United States in 2021, by sex [Graph], CDC, April 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/222511/us-students-who-currently-drank-alcohol-by-gender-and-ethnicity/
