The data shows the percentage of persons in the United States who had binge used alcohol in the past month among persons aged 18 to 25 years, by gender, from 2002 to 2016. In 2016, 39.6% of males between 18 and 25 year 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 | 50.2 | 31.7 |
2003 | 51.3 | 31.8 |
2004 | 50.1 | 32.3 |
2005 | 51.7 | 31.9 |
2006 | 50.3 | 34.1 |
2007 | 49.8 | 33.8 |
2008 | 48.4 | 34 |
2009 | 49.8 | 33.8 |
2010 | 48.1 | 32.6 |
2011 | 46.3 | 33.2 |
2012 | 45.8 | 33.2 |
2013 | 44.4 | 31.4 |
2014 | 43.6 | 31.8 |
2015 | 41.3 | 36.8 |
2016 | 39.6 | 37.1 |