Figure 3.10 is a U.S. map showing percentages reporting perceptions of great risk of having five or more drinks of an alcoholic beverage once or twice a week among youths aged 12 to 17, by State, for 1999 and 2000. States listed here in alphabetical order within each group were divided into five groups based on the magnitude of their percentages. States in the highest group (45.19 to 50.77 percent) were Alabama, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, and Virginia. States in the next highest group (42.56 to 45.18 percent) were Arizona, Arkansas, California, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, New York, Rhode Island, and Texas. States in the mid group (40.48 to 42.55 percent) were Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania. States in the next lowest group (37.92 to 40.47 percent) were Alaska, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oregon, and West Virginia. States in the lowest group (34.87 to 37.91 percent) were Maine, Massachusetts, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.