Any alcohol use ranged from 35.8% (Black males) to 50.8% (White females) at Wave 1, and 55% (Black females) to 80% (White males) at Wave 4. Among both male and female white drinkers, risky drinking peaked at Wave 2 (approximately age 16) and decreased thereafter. Among Blacks, at-risk drinking was relatively stable or decreasing throughout the study period, approximately 20-30%. Similar trajectories were documented for average number of drinks per drinking occasion, among drinkers.
