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U.S. students who currently consume alcohol in 2017, by gender and ethnicity

Percentage of students who currently drink alcohol as of 2017, by gender and ethnicity

The data displays the share of American students in grades 9 to 12 who stated they are currently drinking alcohol as of 2017, by gender and ethnicity. According to the survey, 33.2% of female student respondents with a white, non-Hispanic background stated they had at least one drink of alcohol on at least one day during the 30 days before the survey.

Female 31.8 33.2 24.3 35.9
Male 27.6 31.6 16.9 26.8
Total 29.8 32.4 20.8 31.3