This statistic shows the average age youths aged 12 to 20 years first drank alcohol in the U.S. from 1991 to 2015. In the period 2013 to 2015, on average those aged 12 to 20 years first drank alcohol when they were 14.64 years old.
Average age youths in the U.S. aged 12 to 20 years first drank alcohol from 1991 to 2015
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NIAAA. (March 6, 2017). Average age youths in the U.S. aged 12 to 20 years first drank alcohol from 1991 to 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/725020/age-of-first-alcohol-use-among-young-people-united-states/
NIAAA. "Average age youths in the U.S. aged 12 to 20 years first drank alcohol from 1991 to 2015." Chart. March 6, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/725020/age-of-first-alcohol-use-among-young-people-united-states/
NIAAA. (2017). Average age youths in the U.S. aged 12 to 20 years first drank alcohol from 1991 to 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/725020/age-of-first-alcohol-use-among-young-people-united-states/
NIAAA. "Average Age Youths in The U.S. Aged 12 to 20 Years First Drank Alcohol from 1991 to 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Mar 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/725020/age-of-first-alcohol-use-among-young-people-united-states/
NIAAA, Average age youths in the U.S. aged 12 to 20 years first drank alcohol from 1991 to 2015 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/725020/age-of-first-alcohol-use-among-young-people-united-states/ (last visited November 24, 2024)
Average age youths in the U.S. aged 12 to 20 years first drank alcohol from 1991 to 2015 [Graph], NIAAA, March 6, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/725020/age-of-first-alcohol-use-among-young-people-united-states/