Forum on Child and Family StatisticsBEH2 Alcohol use: Percentage of 8th-, 10th-, and 12th-grade students who reported having five or more alcoholic beverages in a row in the past 2 weeks by grade, sex, and race and Hispanic origin, 1980–2024
| Characteristic | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020a | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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| 8th grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10.9 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 12.1 | 12.3 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.5 | 13.1 | 11.7 | 11.0 | 10.3 | 9.8 | 9.4 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
| Sex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12.1 | 11.6 | 12.4 | 13.2 | 12.5 | 14.1 | 13.0 | 12.1 | 14.0 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.5 | — | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.0 |
| Female | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9.6 | 10.8 | 10.3 | 11.1 | 12.1 | 12.4 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 12.0 | 11.3 | 10.2 | 10.0 | 9.4 | 9.9 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.0 | — | 3.2 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.0 |
| Race and Hispanic originb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White, non-Hispanic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11.0 | 11.3 | 10.6 | 11.6 | 12.6 | 13.8 | 12.8 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 12.5 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 1.4 |
| Black, non-Hispanic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.7 | 6.4 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 8.3 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 5.2 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| Hispanic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15.7 | 17.0 | 18.4 | 19.3 | 17.3 | 17.6 | 17.1 | 16.7 | 18.1 | 13.9 | 14.9 | 14.0 | 13.5 | 12.9 | 10.9 | 12.2 | 12.5 | 11.1 | 12.0 | 10.1 | 10.9 | 9.2 | 6.6 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
| 10th grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21.0 | 19.1 | 21.0 | 21.9 | 22.0 | 22.8 | 23.1 | 22.4 | 23.5 | 24.1 | 22.8 | 20.3 | 20.0 | 19.9 | 19.0 | 19.9 | 19.6 | * | 17.5 | 16.3 | 14.7 | 15.6 | 13.7 | 12.6 | 10.9 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 9.6 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 4.7 |
| Sex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24.1 | 21.5 | 24.1 | 26.4 | 24.1 | 25.1 | 26.3 | 24.7 | 27.4 | 27.6 | 26.1 | 21.6 | 21.1 | 21.6 | 19.9 | 21.0 | 20.9 | * | 18.8 | 17.9 | 16.5 | 16.4 | 14.7 | 13.1 | 11.3 | 9.6 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 9.0 | — | 5.4 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.2 |
| Female | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18.1 | 17.0 | 17.7 | 17.3 | 19.7 | 20.4 | 20.1 | 20.4 | 20.0 | 20.6 | 19.7 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 18.1 | 17.9 | 18.9 | 18.3 | * | 16.1 | 14.6 | 12.7 | 14.8 | 12.5 | 12.2 | 10.6 | 9.8 | 10.5 | 8.3 | 7.9 | — | 5.9 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 4.7 |
| Race and Hispanic originb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White, non-Hispanic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22.8 | 20.4 | 22.4 | 23.5 | 24.1 | 25.1 | 25.4 | 25.1 | 25.8 | 26.6 | 24.5 | 22.7 | 22.4 | 22.1 | 21.5 | 21.8 | 21.7 | 17.4 | 18.4 | 16.0 | 16.1 | 16.5 | 14.7 | 14.1 | 12.1 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 9.9 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 5.5 |
| Black, non-Hispanic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11.8 | 12.7 | 10.9 | 12.5 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 10.7 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 10.6 | 9.9 | 10.1 | 9.5 | 9.8 | 8.4 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 9.6 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 7.3 | 9.3 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
| Hispanic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20.6 | 19.8 | 21.1 | 20.7 | 25.8 | 25.7 | 23.2 | 23.9 | 25.0 | 25.2 | 24.3 | 22.4 | 23.4 | 23.2 | 21.3 | 20.6 | 19.3 | 18.9 | 21.7 | 21.7 | 16.8 | 18.1 | 15.6 | 14.4 | 11.9 | 11.1 | 11.6 | 9.8 | 9.1 | 10.2 | 5.0 | 6.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| 12th grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 41.2 | 41.4 | 40.5 | 40.8 | 38.7 | 36.7 | 36.8 | 37.5 | 34.7 | 33.0 | 32.2 | 29.8 | 27.9 | 27.5 | 28.2 | 29.8 | 30.2 | 31.3 | 31.5 | 30.8 | 30.0 | 29.7 | 28.6 | 27.9 | 29.2 | 27.1 | 25.4 | 25.9 | 24.6 | 25.2 | 23.2 | 21.6 | 23.7 | 22.1 | 19.4 | 17.2 | 15.5 | 16.6 | 13.8 | 14.6 | 16.8 | 11.8 | 12.6 | 10.2 | 8.8 |
| Sex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 52.1 | 51.6 | 49.8 | 50.4 | 47.5 | 45.3 | 46.1 | 46.1 | 43.0 | 41.2 | 39.1 | 37.8 | 35.6 | 34.6 | 37.0 | 36.9 | 37.0 | 37.9 | 39.2 | 38.1 | 36.7 | 36.0 | 34.2 | 34.2 | 34.3 | 32.6 | 28.9 | 30.7 | 28.4 | 30.5 | 28.0 | 25.5 | 27.2 | 26.1 | 22.3 | 19.3 | 17.2 | 18.5 | 15.9 | 16.1 | — | 11.1 | 14.3 | 12.0 | 9.1 |
| Female | 30.5 | 30.8 | 31.1 | 31.0 | 29.6 | 28.2 | 28.1 | 29.2 | 26.5 | 24.9 | 24.4 | 21.2 | 20.3 | 20.7 | 20.2 | 23.0 | 23.5 | 24.4 | 24.0 | 23.6 | 23.5 | 23.7 | 23.0 | 22.1 | 24.2 | 21.6 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 21.3 | 20.2 | 18.4 | 17.6 | 19.7 | 18.1 | 16.6 | 14.9 | 13.5 | 14.6 | 11.9 | 12.4 | — | 12.6 | 11.2 | 8.5 | 8.3 |
| Race and Hispanic originb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 44.6 | 45.3 | 44.6 | 44.4 | 42.9 | 40.1 | 40.5 | 41.2 | 38.8 | 36.9 | 36.2 | 32.9 | 31.3 | 31.3 | 31.7 | 32.9 | 34.0 | 36.1 | 36.6 | 34.8 | 34.4 | 34.5 | 32.9 | 31.9 | 33.1 | 31.8 | 28.9 | 30.5 | 29.3 | 28.7 | 26.5 | 25.3 | 26.2 | 25.0 | 22.5 | 19.8 | 18.2 | 20.9 | 17.9 | 17.3 | 19.5 | 15.1 | 16.9 | 14.6 | 11.3 |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 17.0 | 17.3 | 16.9 | 19.8 | 14.8 | 16.7 | 16.1 | 15.5 | 14.9 | 16.6 | 11.6 | 11.8 | 10.8 | 14.6 | 14.2 | 15.5 | 15.1 | 12.0 | 12.7 | 11.9 | 11.0 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.7 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 11.0 | 10.8 | 13.7 | 12.6 | 10.0 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 10.6 | 9.1 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 3.0 | 6.8 | 3.2 |
| Hispanic | 35.9 | 34.6 | 31.8 | 33.3 | 32.5 | 31.0 | 30.7 | 34.7 | 32.7 | 25.5 | 25.8 | 29.9 | 32.0 | 23.2 | 25.6 | 27.8 | 26.4 | 28.6 | 27.7 | 31.4 | 30.6 | 26.7 | 26.1 | 25.6 | 26.4 | 22.1 | 24.0 | 20.9 | 22.1 | 22.9 | 21.8 | 19.7 | 23.5 | 21.8 | 19.3 | 17.7 | 15.4 | 13.9 | 10.5 | 12.1 | 15.6 | 9.1 | 9.9 | 6.9 | 7.9 |
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| * Data for 10th-graders for 2008 are not included because estimates are considered to be unreliable due to sampling errors. See https://monitoringthefuture.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/overview2009.pdf#page=9. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| a In-school data collection in 2020 was halted on March 15, 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This halt resulted in a sample size about one-quarter the size of a typical data collection. Detailed analysis supports the study results from 2020 as nationally representative. One reason Monitoring the Future (MTF) surveys a large sample size every year is so estimates of substance use for specific demographic subgroups can be produced. It is not possible to produce reliable estimates for demographic subgroups for 2020 because of the three-quarters reduction in sample size due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020 in-school data collection was also unique because it was the first year all students recorded their answers on electronic tablets, which MTF brought to the schools. This transition to electronic data collection was part of a plan that included a 2019 MTF administration in which a randomly selected half of schools used traditional paper and-pencil questionnaires and the other half used electronic tablets. This allowed assessment of potential survey mode effects, and in 2020 and all future years the project will no longer use paper-and-pencil questionnaires. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| b Hispanic indicated by students who marked the response "Mexican American or Chicano," "Cuban American," "Puerto Rican," or "Other Hispanic or Latino." Of the remaining respondents, those who marked White (or the Middle Eastern category, added in 2021) and not other categories coded White, and those who marked Black and no other categories coded as Black. Some estimates have been revised since previous publication in America's Children. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: Miech, R. A., Johnston, L. D., Patrick, M. E., & O'Malley, P. M. (2025). Monitoring the Future national survey results on drug use, 1975–2024: Overview and detailed results for secondary school students. Monitoring the Future Monograph Series. Ann Arbor, MI: Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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