Adolescent Age | Adolescent Prevalence of “Having Been Drunk”a | Prevalence of Lifetime AD by Age of Drinking Onsetb | Prevalence of Lifetime Alcoholism Related to Having Been Drunk at Various Agesb | US Lifetime Prevalence of Alcohol Dependencec (12% of All Ages in US Population) |
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% of Each Grade | % that AD | Calculated % of Population | % of AD Due to Adolescent Drinking Age | |
Grade 8: 13–14 years old | 11 | 38 | 4.2 | 35 |
Grade 10: 15–16 years old | 30 | 30 | 9.0 | 75 |
Grade 12: 17–18 years old | 50 | 17 | 8.5 | 71 |