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High school students engaging in binge drinking in New Mexico

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Definition and Source

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Definition

The percentage of New Mexico high school students, ages 12 to 17, who engage in binge drinking, statewide and by county.
For boys (ages 12-17), binge drinking is defined as having five or more drinks on at least one occasion in the last 30 days; for girls (ages 12-17), binge drinking is defined as having four or more drinks on at least one occasion in the last 30 days. Prior to 2016, the definition of binge drinking was the same for both boys and girls (ages 12-17).

Data Source

New Mexico Youth Risk and Resiliency survey (YRRS).
Data are available for odd-numbered years only.

 



Notes

Certain county-level data were not available (NA). Data not available for 2019.

Updated February 2023.

 

Last Updated

February 2023