The data displays the percentage of persons in the United States aged 18 to 22 who had binge used alcohol in the past month, by college enrollment from 2002 to 2016. In 2016, 38% of those enrolled full time in college claimed to have binged on alcohol in the past month. Alcoholism refers to problems with alcohol and often refers to alcohol addiction. Alcohol has the potential to cause damage to all organs of the body.
2002 | 44.4 | 38.9 |
2003 | 43.5 | 38.7 |
2004 | 43.4 | 39.4 |
2005 | 44.8 | 38.3 |
2006 | 45.6 | 38.5 |
2007 | 43.6 | 38.6 |
2008 | 40.7 | 38.2 |
2009 | 43.6 | 38 |
2010 | 42.2 | 35.4 |
2011 | 39.1 | 35.4 |
2012 | 40.1 | 35 |
2013 | 39 | 33.4 |
2014 | 37.9 | 33.5 |
2015 | 37.9 | 32.6 |
2016 | 38 | 31.9 |