2001 US National Responses Alcohol Use « Survey Intro and Options

Nationwide, 29.1% of students had first drunk alcohol (other than a few sips) before age 13 years.

Overall, male students (34.2%) were significantly more likely than female students (24.2%) to have drunk alcohol before age 13 years. This significant sex difference was identified for all the racial/ethnic and grade subpopulations.

Overall, Hispanic students (33.7%) were significantly more likely than white students (28.4%) to have drunk alcohol before age 13 years. Hispanic male students (40.8%) were significantly more likely than white and black male students (33.3% and 32.4%, respectively) to report this behavior.

Overall, students in grades 9 and 10 (39.7% and 28.8%, respectively) were significantly more likely than students in grades 11 and 12 (23.4% and 21.2%) to have drunk alcohol before age 13 years, and students in grade 9 (39.7%) were significantly more likely than students in grade 10 (28.8%) to have done so. Prevalence ranged from 21.7% to 35.1% (median: 29.1%) across state surveys and from 25.6% to 34.7% (median: 30.3%) across local surveys.

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