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Drinking behavior: High School & Middle <br />School <br />Population Indicator (simplified) Baseline <br />(2013-2014) <br />Year 1 <br />(2014-2015) <br />Year 2 (2015- <br />2016) <br />Year 3 <br />(2016-2017) <br />Year 4 <br />(2017-2018) <br />Data Source <br />5.1) Drinking prevalence among high school and middle school students <br />High school students <br />Have ever drank <br />-- -- 50.5% -- 43.5% <br />YRBS Middle school <br />students 8.1% -- 10.3% -- 11.6% <br />5.2) Drinking frequency among high school and middle school students <br />High school students <br />Drank in last 30 days <br />33% -- 29% -- 23% <br />YRBS Middle school <br />students 5.1% -- 2.3% -- 4.8% <br />5.3) Binge drinking among high school students <br />High school students Binge drank in the last 30 <br />days 16.8% -- 14.4% -- 10.1% YRBS <br />5.4) Age of drinking onset <br />High school students who drink First drink before age 15 24.7% -- 27.4% -- 23.1% YRBS