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class="usa-layout-docs__main desktop:grid-col-9"> <div data-drupal-messages-fallback class="hidden"></div> <h1 class="margin-top-0"> <span>Prevalence</span> </h1> <div id="block-cdp-uswds-content" class="block block-system block-system-main-block"> <article data-history-node-id="2"> <div> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><ul><li><em><strong>Prevalence of Drinking:</strong></em> According to the 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 49.0% of full-time college students ages 18–22 drank alcohol in the past month.<sup>1</sup></li><li><em><strong>Prevalence of Binge Drinking:</strong></em> According to the 2022 NSDUH, 28.9% of full-time college students ages 18–22 reported binge drinking in the past month.<sup>1</sup></li><li><em><strong>Prevalence of Heavy Alcohol Use:</strong></em> According to the 2022 NSDUH, 7.4% of full-time college students ages 18–22 reported heavy alcohol use in the past month.<sup>2</sup></li></ul><div class="footnote"><p><sup>1</sup> Past-month alcohol use: consuming a drink of a beverage containing alcohol beverage (a can or bottle of beer, a glass of wine or a wine cooler, a shot of distilled spirits, or a mixed drink with distilled spirits in it), not counting a sip or two from a drink in the past 30 days. Past-month binge drinking: consuming five or more drinks on the same occasion for males or four or more drinks on the same occasion for females on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Past-month heavy drinking: consuming five or more drinks on the same occasion for males or four or more drinks on the same occasion for females on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days. Full-time college students: full-time students ages 18 to 25 enrolled in school at the college level. Other persons: those ages 18 to 25 not enrolled in school, enrolled in college part time, enrolled in other grades either full or part time, or enrolled with no other information available. Population prevalence estimates are weighted by the person-level analysis weight and derived from the Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH-2022-DS0001) public-use file. [cited 2024 Jan 12]. Available from: <a href="https://www.datafiles.samhsa.gov/dataset/national-survey-drug-use-and-health-2022-nsduh-2022-ds0001">https://www.datafiles.samhsa.gov/dataset/national-survey-drug-use-and-health-2022-nsduh-2022-ds0001</a></p><p><sup>2</sup> The estimates are weighted by the person-level analysis weight and derived from the CBHSQ 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH-2021-DS0001) public-use data file. Past-month alcohol use: a drink of an alcoholic beverage (a can or bottle of beer, a glass of wine or a wine cooler, a shot of distilled spirits, or a mixed drink with distilled spirits in it), not counting a sip or two from a drink in the past 30 days. Past-month binge alcohol use: five or more drinks on the same occasion for males or four or more drinks on the same occasion for females on at least 1 day in the past 30 days. Past-month heavy alcohol use: five or more drinks on the same occasion for males or four or more drinks on the same occasion for females on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days. Full-time college students: full-time students ages 18 to 25 enrolled in school at the college level. Other persons ages 18 to 25: those not enrolled in school, enrolled in college part time, enrolled in other grades either full or part time, or enrolled with no other information available.</p></div></div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> </div> </main> <footer class="usa-footer usa-footer--slim" role="contentinfo"> <div class="grid-container usa-footer__return-to-top"> <a href="#">Return to top</a> </div> <div class="usa-footer__primary-section"> <div class="usa-footer__primary-content padding-y-1"> <div class="grid-container"> <div class="grid-row grid-gap"> <div class="tablet:grid-col-7 desktop:grid-col-8"> <nav class="usa-footer__nav"> <ul class="add-list-reset grid-row grid-gap-2"> <li class="mobile-lg:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-auto usa-footer__primary-content"> <a href="https://niaaa.nih.gov/privacy" class="link usa-footer__primary-link">Privacy</a> </li> <li class="mobile-lg:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-auto usa-footer__primary-content"> <a href="/sitemap" class="link 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