Compared to Distribution

an indicator guage with the arrow in the green the value is in the best half of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the yellow the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the red the value is in the worst quarter of communities.

Compared to Target

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Compared to a Single Value

green diamond with downward arrow inside it lower than the comparison value; red diamond with downward arrow inside it higher than the comparison value; blue diamond with downward arrow inside it not statistically different from comparison value.

Trend

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Compared to Prior Value

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green chart bars Significantly better than the overall value

red chart bars Significantly worse than the overall value

light blue chart bars No significant difference with the overall value

gray chart bars No data on significance available

Adolescent Binge Drinking

Measurement Period: 2015

This indicator shows the percentage of high school students who had five or more drinks of alcohol in a row within a couple of hours on at least one day during the 30 days before the survey.

Why is this important?

Binge drinking can be extremely dangerous, particularly for inexperienced drinkers. Teens seem to believe that alcohol abuse such as binge drinking is normal, expected and harmless. Between the beginning and conclusion of high school, the chances of a student becoming a binge drinker more than doubles. The consequences of binge drinking can include a higher chance for alcohol addiction, dangerous driving decisions, unprotected sex, as well as organ damage to the liver and kidneys. Alcohol poisoning is also an increasing occurrence, sending more teens to the emergency room nationwide than in previous years.

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