Current Drinking Among Year-old African Americans Source: 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, an annual survey representative of the U.S. population age 12 and older conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, The 2005 survey is based on interviews with approximately 67,500 respondents ages 12 and older who were interviewed in their homes. The survey covers residents of households (living in houses/townhouses, apartments, condominiums, etc.), persons in noninstitutional group quarters (e.g., shelters, rooming/boarding houses, college dormitories, migratory workers‘ camps, halfway houses), and civilians living on military bases. Persons that are excluded from the survey include homeless people who do not use shelters, active military personnel, and residents of institutional group quarters, such as correctional facilities, nursing homes, mental institutions, and long-term hospitals NSDUH African American year-old sample size = 3,065 The National Survey on Drug Use and Health defines current drinkers as those who have had at least one drink in the past 30 days. 88% of year-old African Americans do NOT drink

Source: 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, an annual survey representative of the U.S. population age 12 and older conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, The 2005 survey is based on interviews with approximately 67,500 respondents ages 12 and older who were interviewed in their homes. The survey covers residents of households (living in houses/townhouses, apartments, condominiums, etc.), persons in noninstitutional group quarters (e.g., shelters, rooming/boarding houses, college dormitories, migratory workers‘ camps, halfway houses), and civilians living on military bases. Persons that are excluded from the survey include homeless people who do not use shelters, active military personnel, and residents of institutional group quarters, such as correctional facilities, nursing homes, mental institutions, and long-term hospitals NSDUH African American year-old sample size = 3,065 Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days. Heavy Drinking Among Year-old African Americans 99% of year-old African Americans are NOT heavy drinkers

Current Drinking Among Year-old African Americans 90% of year-old African Americans do NOT drink 93% of year- old African American current drinkers are NOT heavy drinkers 93% 7% Source: 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, an annual survey representative of the U.S. population age 12 and older conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, The 2005 survey is based on interviews with approximately 67,500 respondents ages 12 and older who were interviewed in their homes. The survey covers residents of households (living in houses/townhouses, apartments, condominiums, etc.), persons in noninstitutional group quarters (e.g., shelters, rooming/boarding houses, college dormitories, migratory workers‘ camps, halfway houses), and civilians living on military bases. Persons that are excluded from the survey include homeless people who do not use shelters, active military personnel, and residents of institutional group quarters, such as correctional facilities, nursing homes, mental institutions, and long-term hospitals NSDUH African American year-old sample size = 3,065 Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health defines current drinkers as those who have had at least one drink in the past 30 days.

Source: 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, an annual survey representative of the U.S. population age 12 and older conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, The 2005 survey is based on interviews with approximately 67,500 respondents ages 12 and older who were interviewed in their homes. The survey covers residents of households (living in houses/townhouses, apartments, condominiums, etc.), persons in noninstitutional group quarters (e.g., shelters, rooming/boarding houses, college dormitories, migratory workers‘ camps, halfway houses), and civilians living on military bases. Persons that are excluded from the survey include homeless people who do not use shelters, active military personnel, and residents of institutional group quarters, such as correctional facilities, nursing homes, mental institutions, and long-term hospitals NSDUH African American year-old sample size = 3,065 Drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. By “occasion” is meant at the same time or within a couple hours of each other. 95% of year-old African Americans do NOT drink 5+ drinks/occasion Drinking 5 or More Drinks on the Same Occasion Among Year-old African Americans

Current Drinking Among Year-old African Americans 81% of year-old African Americans do NOT drink Source: 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, an annual survey representative of the U.S. population age 12 and older conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, The 2005 survey is based on interviews with approximately 67,500 respondents ages 12 and older who were interviewed in their homes. The survey covers residents of households (living in houses/townhouses, apartments, condominiums, etc.), persons in noninstitutional group quarters (e.g., shelters, rooming/boarding houses, college dormitories, migratory workers‘ camps, halfway houses), and civilians living on military bases. Persons that are excluded from the survey include homeless people who do not use shelters, active military personnel, and residents of institutional group quarters, such as correctional facilities, nursing homes, mental institutions, and long-term hospitals NSDUH African American year-old sample size = 4,161 The National Survey on Drug Use and Health defines current drinkers as those who have had at least one drink in the past 30 days.

Heavy Drinking Among Year-old African Americans 98% of year-old African Americans are NOT heavy drinkers Source: 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, an annual survey representative of the U.S. population age 12 and older conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, The 2005 survey is based on interviews with approximately 67,500 respondents ages 12 and older who were interviewed in their homes. The survey covers residents of households (living in houses/townhouses, apartments, condominiums, etc.), persons in noninstitutional group quarters (e.g., shelters, rooming/boarding houses, college dormitories, migratory workers‘ camps, halfway houses), and civilians living on military bases. Persons that are excluded from the survey include homeless people who do not use shelters, active military personnel, and residents of institutional group quarters, such as correctional facilities, nursing homes, mental institutions, and long-term hospitals NSDUH African American year-old sample size = 4,161 Heavy Alcohol Use is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days.

91% of year-old African Americans do NOT drink 5+ drinks/occasion Drinking 5 or More Drinks on the Same Occasion Among Year-old African Americans Source: 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, an annual survey representative of the U.S. population age 12 and older conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, The 2005 survey is based on interviews with approximately 67,500 respondents ages 12 and older who were interviewed in their homes. The survey covers residents of households (living in houses/townhouses, apartments, condominiums, etc.), persons in noninstitutional group quarters (e.g., shelters, rooming/boarding houses, college dormitories, migratory workers‘ camps, halfway houses), and civilians living on military bases. Persons that are excluded from the survey include homeless people who do not use shelters, active military personnel, and residents of institutional group quarters, such as correctional facilities, nursing homes, mental institutions, and long-term hospitals NSDUH African American year-old sample size = 4,161 Drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. By “occasion” is meant at the same time or within a couple hours of each other.

Current (past month) Use of Alcohol Among Persons Aged by Race/Ethnicity: 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health Source: 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, an annual survey representative of the U.S. population age 12 and older conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, 2006,

Five or More Drinks of Alcohol on the Same Occasion in the Past Month Among Persons Aged by Race/Ethnicity: 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health Source: 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, an annual survey representative of the U.S. population age 12 and older conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, 2006,

Current (past month) Use of Alcohol Among Persons Aged by Race/Ethnicity: 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health Source: 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, an annual survey representative of the U.S. population age 12 and older conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, 2006,

Five or More Drinks of Alcohol on the Same Occasion in the Past Month Among Persons Aged by Race/Ethnicity: 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health Source: 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, an annual survey representative of the U.S. population age 12 and older conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, 2006,

Source: Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The YRBS is an in-school survey of students in grades 9 through 12. Students completed self-administered questionnaires in their classrooms. In 2005, the national sample consisted of 13,917 responses from 159 schools. In 1991, the national sample consisted of 12,272 responses from 137 schools. Centers For Disease Control Youth Risk Behavior Survey High School Students Consumed At Least One Drink of Alcohol in the Past 30 Days

Source: Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The YRBS is an in-school survey of students in grades 9 through 12. Students completed self-administered questionnaires in their classrooms. In 2005, the national sample consisted of 13,917 responses from 159 schools. In 1991, the national sample consisted of 12,272 responses from 137 schools. *“in a row, that is, within a couple of hours on one or more of the past 30 days.” Centers For Disease Control Youth Risk Behavior Survey High School Students Consumed Five or More Drinks of Alcohol in a Row in the Past 30 Days*

Source: Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The YRBS is an in-school survey of students in grades 9 through 12. Students completed self-administered questionnaires in their classrooms. In 2005, the national sample consisted of 13,917 responses from 159 schools. In 1991, the national sample consisted of 12,272 responses from 137 schools. Centers For Disease Control Youth Risk Behavior Survey High School Students Students Who Had Their First Drink of Alcohol Other Than a Few Sips Before Age 13

Source: Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The YRBS is an in-school survey of students in grades 9 through 12. Students completed self-administered questionnaires in their classrooms. In 2005, the national sample consisted of 13,917 responses from 159 schools. In 1991, the national sample consisted of 12,272 responses from 137 schools. Centers For Disease Control Youth Risk Behavior Survey High School Students Consumed At Least One Drink of Alcohol on One or More Days During Their Life

Source: Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The YRBS is an in-school survey of students in grades 9 through 12. Students completed self-administered questionnaires in their classrooms. In 2005, the national sample consisted of 13,917 responses from 159 schools. In 1991, the national sample consisted of 12,272 responses from 137 schools. Centers For Disease Control Youth Risk Behavior Survey High School Students Had At Least One Drink Of Alcohol On School Property

Source: Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The YRBS is an in-school survey of students in grades 9 through 12. Students completed self-administered questionnaires in their classrooms. In 2005, the national sample consisted of 13,917 responses from 159 schools. In 1991, the national sample consisted of 12,272 responses from 137 schools. Centers For Disease Control Youth Risk Behavior Survey High School Students Drove A Car When They Had Been Drinking (Past 30 Days)

Source: Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The YRBS is an in-school survey of students in grades 9 through 12. Students completed self-administered questionnaires in their classrooms. In 2005, the national sample consisted of 13,917 responses from 159 schools. In 1991, the national sample consisted of 12,272 responses from 137 schools. Centers For Disease Control Youth Risk Behavior Survey High School Students Rode In A Car Driven By Someone Who Had Been Drinking (Past 30 Days)

Thirty-Day Prevalence for 8 th Graders – Alcohol SOURCE: The Monitoring the Future Study, the University of Michigan. Table D-63. To derive percentages for each racial subgroup, data for the specified year and the previous year have been combined to increase subgroup sample sizes and thus provide more stable estimates. By Race

Thirty-Day Prevalence for 8 th Graders – Beer By Race SOURCE: The Monitoring the Future Study, the University of Michigan. Table D-72. To derive percentages for each racial subgroup, data for the specified year and the previous year have been combined to increase subgroup sample sizes and thus provide more stable estimates.

Thirty-Day Prevalence for 8 th Graders – Wine Coolers SOURCE: The Monitoring the Future Study, the University of Michigan. Table D-82, Page 626. Twelfth-grade data are reported for beer, spirits, wine, wine coolers, and, beginning in 2003, flavored alcoholic beverages. For the two lower grades, the questionnaires were restricted to beer and wine coolers (though the category of wine coolers was dropped from the questionnaires in 2004 to make space for a more general class of flavored alcoholic beverages). To derive percentages for each racial subgroup, data for the specified year and the previous year have been combined to increase subgroup sample sizes and thus provide more stable estimates. By Race

Two-Week Prevalence for 8 th Graders 5+ Drinks in a Row – Beer SOURCE: The Monitoring the Future Study, the University of Michigan. Table D-75. To derive percentages for each racial subgroup, data for the specified year and the previous year have been combined to increase subgroup sample sizes and thus provide more stable estimates.

Thirty-Day Prevalence for 8 th Graders – Been Drunk SOURCE: The Monitoring the Future Study, the University of Michigan, Table D-66, Page To derive percentages for each racial subgroup, data for the specified year and the previous year have been combined to increase subgroup sample sizes and thus provide more stable estimates. By Race

SOURCE: The Monitoring the Future Study, the University of Michigan, Table D-69, Page To derive percentages for each racial subgroup, data for the specified year and the previous year have been combined to increase subgroup sample sizes and thus provide more stable estimates. By Race Two-Week Prevalence for 8 th Graders 5+ Drinks in a Row – Alcohol

Thirty-Day Prevalence for 10 th Graders – Alcohol SOURCE: The Monitoring the Future Study, the University of Michigan, Table D-64, Page To derive percentages for each racial subgroup, data for the specified year and the previous year have been combined to increase subgroup sample sizes and thus provide more stable estimates. By Race

Thirty-Day Prevalence for 10 th Graders – Beer SOURCE: The Monitoring the Future Study, the University of Michigan, Table D-73, Page To derive percentages for each racial subgroup, data for the specified year and the previous year have been combined to increase subgroup sample sizes and thus provide more stable estimates. By Race

Thirty-Day Prevalence for 10 th Graders – Wine Coolers SOURCE: The Monitoring the Future Study, the University of Michigan. Table D-83, Page 627. Twelfth-grade data are reported for beer, spirits, wine, wine coolers, and, beginning in 2003, flavored alcoholic beverages. For the two lower grades, the questionnaires were restricted to beer and wine coolers (though the category of wine coolers was dropped from the questionnaires in 2004 to make space for a more general class of flavored alcoholic beverages). To derive percentages for each racial subgroup, data for the specified year and the previous year have been combined to increase subgroup sample sizes and thus provide more stable estimates. By Race

Thirty-Day Prevalence for 10 th Graders – Been Drunk SOURCE: The Monitoring the Future Study, the University of Michigan, Table D-67, Page To derive percentages for each racial subgroup, data for the specified year and the previous year have been combined to increase subgroup sample sizes and thus provide more stable estimates. By Race

SOURCE: The Monitoring the Future Study, the University of Michigan, Table D-70, Page To derive percentages for each racial subgroup, data for the specified year and the previous year have been combined to increase subgroup sample sizes and thus provide more stable estimates. By Race Two-Week Prevalence for 10 th Graders 5+ Drinks in a Row – Alcohol

SOURCE: The Monitoring the Future Study, the University of Michigan, Table D-76, Page To derive percentages for each racial subgroup, data for the specified year and the previous year have been combined to increase subgroup sample sizes and thus provide more stable estimates. By Race Two-Week Prevalence for 10 th Graders 5+ Drinks in a Row – Beer

Thirty-Day Prevalence for 12 th Graders – Been Drunk SOURCE: The Monitoring the Future Study, the University of Michigan, Table D-68, Page 609. To derive percentages for each racial subgroup, data for the specified year and the previous year have been combined to increase subgroup sample sizes and thus provide more stable estimates. By Race

SOURCE: The Monitoring the Future Study, the University of Michigan, Table D-65, Page To derive percentages for each racial subgroup, data for the specified year and the previous year have been combined to increase subgroup sample sizes and thus provide more stable estimates. By Race Thirty-Day Prevalence for 12 th Graders – Alcohol

SOURCE: The Monitoring the Future Study, the University of Michigan, Table D-78, Page To derive percentages for each racial subgroup, data for the specified year and the previous year have been combined to increase subgroup sample sizes and thus provide more stable estimates. By Race Thirty-Day Prevalence for 12 th Graders – Liquor

SOURCE: The Monitoring the Future Study, the University of Michigan, Table D-74, Page To derive percentages for each racial subgroup, data for the specified year and the previous year have been combined to increase subgroup sample sizes and thus provide more stable estimates. By Race Thirty-Day Prevalence for 12 th Graders – Beer

Thirty-Day Prevalence for 12 th Graders – Wine Coolers SOURCE: The Monitoring the Future Study, the University of Michigan, Table D-84, Page 632http:// To derive percentages for each racial subgroup, data for the specified year and the previous year have been combined to increase subgroup sample sizes and thus provide more stable estimates. By Race

Note: In the 1988 questionnaires, a question on the use of wine coolers was added. This change may account for the discontinuity between the 1987 and 1988 use rates for wine. SOURCE: The Monitoring the Future Study, the University of Michigan, Table D-80, Page http:// To derive percentages for each racial subgroup, data for the specified year and the previous year have been combined to increase subgroup sample sizes and thus provide more stable estimates. By Race Thirty-Day Prevalence for 12 th Graders – Wine

SOURCE: The Monitoring the Future Study, the University of Michigan. Table D-77, Page http:// To derive percentages for each racial subgroup, data for the specified year and the previous year have been combined to increase subgroup sample sizes and thus provide more stable estimates. By Race Two-Week Prevalence for 12 th Graders 5+ Drinks in a Row – Beer

SOURCE: The Monitoring the Future Study, the University of Michigan, Table D-71, Page http:// To derive percentages for each racial subgroup, data for the specified year and the previous year have been combined to increase subgroup sample sizes and thus provide more stable estimates. By Race Two-Week Prevalence for 12 th Graders 5+ Drinks in a Row – Alcohol

SOURCE: The Monitoring the Future Study, the University of Michigan, Table D-79, Page http:// To derive percentages for each racial subgroup, data for the specified year and the previous year have been combined to increase subgroup sample sizes and thus provide more stable estimates. By Race Two-Week Prevalence for 12 th Graders 5+ Drinks in a Row – Liquor

SOURCE: The Monitoring the Future Study, the University of Michigan, Table D-81, Page http:// To derive percentages for each racial subgroup, data for the specified year and the previous year have been combined to increase subgroup sample sizes and thus provide more stable estimates. By Race Two-Week Prevalence for 12 th Graders 5+ Drinks in a Row – Wine

SOURCE: The Monitoring the Future Study, the University of Michigan, Table D-85, Page 633http:// To derive percentages for each racial subgroup, data for the specified year and the previous year have been combined to increase subgroup sample sizes and thus provide more stable estimates. By Race Two-Week Prevalence for 12 th Graders 5+ Drinks in a Row – Wine Coolers