| Marin Alcohol Facts
ALCOHOL RELATED STATISTICS: YOUTH
Current Alcohol Use
*National statistics reflect responses from 14 year-old students for the 9th grade data, and 16 year old students for the 11th grade data.
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MARIN1 |
CALIFORNIA2 |
UNITED STATES3 |
| 9th |
30 |
29 |
11.7 |
| 11th |
54 |
44 |
27.4 |
1California Healthy Kids Survey, Technical Report Core Module A, Fall 2001, Marin County.
2California Department of Justice, California Student Survey, 2001-02.
3SAMHSA, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 2001
High Risk Alcohol-Related Behaviors
*National statistics reflect responses from 16 year old students for the 11th grade data.
Binge drinking among Marin 11th grade students (38%)1 exceeds State (26%2 and National (17.6%)3 averages.
Driving After Drinking among Marin 11th grade students (40%)1 exceeds State (30%)2 average.
1California Healthy Kids Survey, Technical Report Core Module A, Fall 2001, Marin County.
2California Department of Justice, California Student Survey, 2001-02.
3SAMHSA, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 2001
ALCOHOL RELATED STATISTICS: ADULT
Current Alcohol Use
According to the Marin County Health Survey (2001), 78% of Marin adults 18 years of age and older reported drinking alcohol in the past 30 days-with men (79.3%) having slightly higher rates than women (75.6%).
According to the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (1999), 52.5% of California adults 18-25, and 51% of California adults 26 and over, reported using alcohol in the past 30 days.
According to the National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (2001), 67.5% of adults 21 years of age and older in the United States reported drinking alcohol in the past 30 days.
Frequency of Alcohol Consumption
Source: 2001 Marin Community Health Survey
Binge Drinking
Seventeen percent of Marin adult survey respondents reported binge drinking (five or more drinks on the same occasion) in the past month. Of those that drink alcohol, 23% reported binge drinking in the past month.
Forty percent of 18-24 year olds reported binge drinking in the past month.
Substance Abuse-Related Problems
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Men |
Women |
| Has there been a time when you or others in your household felt that you ought to cut down on the amount of alcohol that you drink? (% Yes) |
15% |
11% |
| Has drinking had a harmful effect on you or a family member in the past two years? (% Yes) |
10% |
14% |
Source: 2001 Marin Community Health Survey |
