On one or more occasions during the 30 days before the survey
Method of interview
Questionnaire
Supplementary notes
The survey was conducted at all regular public and private schools with students in at least one of grades 9–12 in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
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U.S. students who drove intoxicated, by gender/ethnicity 2017
This statistic shows the share of American students in grades 9 to 12 who stated they have driven a car when intoxicated on one or more occasions in 2017. The results were sorted by gender and ethnicity. The statistic only covers the occasions which took place 30 days before the survey was conducted. 3.8 percent of female student respondents with a white, non-Hispanic background stated they have been driving a car after they had been drinking alcohol during that time at least once.
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CDC. (June 15, 2018). Percentage of students who drove when they had been drinking alcohol in 2017, by gender and ethnicity [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/221796/us-students-who-drove-under-the-influence-by-gender-and-ethnicity/
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Percentage of students who drove when they had been drinking alcohol in 2017, by gender and ethnicity [Graph], CDC, June 15, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/221796/us-students-who-drove-under-the-influence-by-gender-and-ethnicity/
