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Alcohol Use in the Past Month by Characteristics, 2006

Characteristic	Any alcohol use
Age
12–17	16.6%
18–25	61.9
26 or older	53.7
Gender
Male	57.0
Female	45.2
Hispanic origin and race
Not Hispanic or Latino	52.4
White	55.8
Black or African American	40.0
American Indian or Alaska Native	37.2
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander	36.7
Asian	35.4
Two or more races	47.1
Hispanic or Latino	41.8
Total	50.9

Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2005 and 2006. Web: www.oas.samhsa.gov.

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