"Current Alcohol Use among Persons Aged 12 to 20, by Age: 2002 through 2007" is a line graph, where the survey years are shown on the horizontal axis and the percentage using in the past month is shown on the vertical axis. For each age group, there is a line showing use over the years 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007. Tests of statistical significance at the .05 level were performed between 2007 and each of the previous years listed; significant results are indicated where appropriate.
Among persons aged 12 or 13, the percentage using alcohol in the past month was 4.3 percent in 2002, 4.5 percent in 2003, 4.3 percent in 2004, 4.2 percent in 2005, 3.9 percent in 2006, and 3.5 percent in 2007. The differences between the 2007 estimate and the 2002, 2003, and 2004 estimates were statistically significant.
Among persons aged 14 or 15, the percentage using alcohol in the past month was 16.6 percent in 2002, 17.0 percent in 2003, 16.4 percent in 2004, 15.1 percent in 2005, 15.6 percent in 2006, and 14.7 percent in 2007. The differences between the 2007 estimate and the 2002, 2003, and 2004 estimates were statistically significant.
Among persons aged 16 or 17, the percentage using alcohol in the past month was 32.6 percent in 2002, 31.8 percent in 2003, 32.5 percent in 2004, 30.1 percent in 2005, 29.7 percent in 2006, and 29.0 percent in 2007. The differences between the 2007 estimate and the 2002, 2003, and 2004 estimates were statistically significant.
Among persons aged 18 to 20, the percentage using alcohol in the past month was 51.0 percent in 2002, 51.5 percent in 2003, 51.1 percent in both 2004 and 2005, 51.6 percent in 2006, and 50.7 percent in 2007.
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"Current, Binge, and Heavy Alcohol Use among Persons Aged 12 to 20, by Gender: 2007" is a bar graph, where the levels of alcohol use (current, binge, and heavy) are shown on the horizontal axis and the percentage using in the past month is shown on the vertical axis. There is a bar for each gender at each alcohol use level.
The percentage of males aged 12 to 20 using alcohol in the past month was 28.4 percent. The percentage of females aged 12 to 20 using alcohol in the past month was 27.3 percent.
The percentage of males aged 12 to 20 reporting binge alcohol use in the past month was 21.1 percent. The percentage of females aged 12 to 20 reporting binge alcohol use in the past month as 16.1 percent.
The percentage of males aged 12 to 20 reporting heavy alcohol use in the past month was 7.8 percent. The percentage of females aged 12 to 20 reporting heavy alcohol use in the past month was 4.2 percent.
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