Underage drinking is widespread in the United States. Approximately 13,334,000 underage minors in the U.S. drink each year. In 2007, according to surveys by the U.S. students in grades 9-12:
- 75% had at least one drink of alcohol on one or more days during their life.
- 24% had their first drink of alcohol, other than a few sips, before age 13.
- 45% had at least one drink of alcohol on one or more occasion in the past 30 days.
- 26% had five or more drinks of alcohol in a row in the past 30 days.
- 4% had at least one drink of alcohol on school property on one or more of the past 30 days.
In 2007, underage drinkers consumed 14.5% of all alcohol sold, totaling $24.2 billion in sales. These sales provided profits of $11.9 billion to the alcohol industry.
I believe this. Especially, with all the parties kids are having now.
ReplyDeleteThese numbers are incredible but I mean they are definately believable because of the number of parties that are being had basically every weekend. Highschoolers just have to use control.
ReplyDeleteI believe all of these facts. But what is shocking is that 4% had a drink of alcohol on school property.
ReplyDeleteUnderage drinking is a major problem. There are so many kids these days that drink, and its a problem that's not being fixed.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if lowering the legal drinking age to 18 would help this problem. Ideally, kids would wait till 18 because its not as far off.
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