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Binge alcohol use in persons aged 18-22 by college enrollment 2002-2016

Binge alcohol use among persons in the U.S. aged 18-22 from 2002 to 2016, by college enrollment

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