Heavy alcohol use among U.S. college students as of fall 2023

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Preeti Vankar,
Apr 5, 2024

According to a survey from 2023, around 25 percent of U.S. college students who drank alcohol in the past two weeks had 5 or more (males) or 4 or more (females) drinks in one sitting one time within the past two weeks. This statistic presents the percentage of college students in the U.S. that had 5 or more alcoholic drinks (males) or four or more alcoholic drinks (females) in one sitting within the past two weeks as of fall 2023.

Percentage of U.S. college students that had 5 or more alcoholic drinks (males) or 4 or more (females) in one sitting within the past two weeks as of fall 2023*

CharacteristicPercentage of respondents
None 49.6%
1 time 25.3%
2 times 12.9%
3 times 5.4%
4 times 3.4%
5 times 1.5%
6 times 0.9%
7 times 0.3%
8 times 0.2%
9 times 0.1%
10 times or more 0.3%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Percentage of respondents49.6%49.6%25.3%25.3%12.9%12.9%5.4%5.4%3.4%3.4%1.5%1.5%0.9%0.9%0.3%0.3%0.2%0.2%0.1%0.1%0.3%0.3%None1 time2 times3 times4 times5 times6 times7 times8 times9 times10 times or more
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Release date

March 2024

Region

North America, United States

Survey time period

Fall 2023

Number of respondents

24,473 students

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

38 schools

Supplementary notes

* Original question: "Over the last two weeks, how many times have you had five or more drinks (males) or four or more drinks (females) containing any kind of alcohol at a sitting? (only includes students who drank alcohol within the last 2 weeks)."

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