From 1999 Monitoring the Future: Interesting to note that binge drinking is
defined as five drinks at least once in a month as compared to two weeks in
other surveys.
Current use - At least one drink in the past month (includes binge and
heavy use).
Binge use - Five or more drinks on the same occasion at least once in the
past month (includes heavy use).
Heavy use - Five or more drinks on the same occasion on at least five
different days in the past month.
° In 1998, approximately 113 million persons age 12 and over were current
alcohol users, which was about 52 percent of the
total population age 12 and older. About 33 million persons (15.7 percent)
engaged in binge drinking, and about 12.4 million
Americans (5.9 percent of the population) were heavy drinkers.
Underage Alcohol Use
° About 10.4 million current drinkers were age 12-20 years old in 1998. Of
these, 5.1 million were binge drinkers, including
2.3 million heavy drinkers.
° The rates of current, binge, and heavy alcohol use among the population
age 12-20 years did not change significantly between
1994 and 1998. Rates in 1998 were 30.6 percent, 15.2 percent, and 6.9
percent, respectively, for current, binge, and heavy
use.
Barry M. Gregory M.Ed.
Alcohol and Other Drug Counselor
Counseling Center
Florida Atlantic University
777 Glades Rd.
Boca Raton, Fl. 33431
fax:561-297-2740
1-561-297-2138
Bgregory@fau.edu
http://www.fau.edu/student/aod/
http://www.fau.edu/student/counsel/
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