This statistic shows the share of American students in grades 9 to 12 who stated that they drove a car or other vehicle when they had been drinking alcohol in 2017, by gender and grade. The survey covers only instances which had taken place on one or more occasions during the 30 days before the survey was conducted. Around four percent of male ninth graders stated they had been driving a car or other vehicle when they had been drinking alcohol.
Percentage of students who drove a car or other vehicle when they had been drinking alcohol in 2017 by gender and grade*
9-12 graders at regular public and private schools
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* In a car or other vehicle, one or more times during the 30 days before the survey, among the 62.6% of students nationwide who had driven a car or other vehicle during the 30 days before the survey.
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