for 12–20 year old males, but not among 12–20 year old females because the trend toward less binge drinking among youth has been offset by an across-the-board increase in female binge drinking. And, 18–20 year old college men have experienced no reduction in binge-drinking, whereas non-students in this age range have underwent reductions. Furthermore, 21–23 year old college women have experienced larger increases in binge drinking rates than their non-student counterparts. While some of these trends have been separately documented in other studies e.g. 27–29, the present report demonstrates their joint effects, expands the age-range over which youth trends have been studied during this time period, and extends previous findings to a nationally representative, residence-based sample of youth and young adults.
