Table 1-2b. Percent distribution of average drinking level in the past year among current drinkers combined with former drinkers and lifetime abstainers, by sex and age group, according to selected respondent characteristics, United States, 2001

Table 1-2b. Percent distribution¹ of average drinking level in the past year among current drinkers combined with former drinkers and lifetime abstainers,² by sex and age group, according to selected respondent characteristics, United States, 2001–2002.

Respondent characteristics

Both sexes/
ages 18 and older

Sex

Age group

Estimate

S.E.

Male

Female

18–24 years

25–44 years

45–64 years

65 years and older

Estimate

S.E.

Estimate

S.E.

Estimate

S.E.

Estimate

S.E.

Estimate

S.E.

Estimate

S.E.

Total

Lifetime abstainer

17.28

0.62

11.57

0.50

22.53

0.86

21.64

0.98

13.73

0.67

15.19

0.74

26.45

0.86

Former drinker

17.28

0.36

16.61

0.43

17.91

0.43

7.56

0.49

13.35

0.44

20.53

0.56

28.47

0.69

Light drinker

40.52

0.42

36.78

0.57

43.97

0.60

40.55

0.90

45.61

0.59

40.06

0.59

28.97

0.71

Moderate drinker

13.97

0.27

21.32

0.42

7.20

0.24

14.98

0.59

15.93

0.42

13.46

0.40

9.34

0.41

Heavier drinker

10.26

0.25

12.81

0.37

7.92

0.26

14.45

0.67

10.68

0.35

10.06

0.37

6.27

0.33

Race/Ethnicity

White, Not Hispanic or Latino

Lifetime abstainer

13.40

0.51

9.20

0.46

17.29

0.70

16.71

1.10

8.70

0.53

11.67

0.60

23.67

0.87

Former drinker

17.09

0.40

16.52

0.52

17.61

0.48

6.24

0.58

12.78

0.56

19.39

0.63

28.04

0.72

Light drinker

42.34

0.51

36.99

0.63

47.29

0.64

41.82

1.26

48.23

0.74

42.62

0.70

30.63

0.84

Moderate drinker

15.18

0.33

22.62

0.54

8.29

0.29

17.12

0.87

17.43

0.54

14.84

0.47

10.18

0.47

Heavier drinker

11.29

0.28

13.75

0.41

9.02

0.34

17.32

0.89

12.05

0.45

10.84

0.45

6.98

0.39

Black, Not Hispanic or Latino

Lifetime abstainer

24.67

0.89

16.33

1.12

31.16

1.07

30.85

1.94

21.31

1.19

21.11

1.28

37.60

1.93

Former drinker

22.10

0.67

21.05

1.03

22.92

0.71

9.06

1.26

17.48

0.79

29.26

1.19

38.97

1.90

Light drinker

33.26

0.75

31.07

0.99

34.96

1.05

39.85

1.90

37.70

1.07

29.63

1.31

17.01

1.22

Moderate drinker

10.60

0.44

18.32

0.93

4.59

0.34

10.65

1.27

13.06

0.81

9.88

0.86

3.20

0.54

Heavier drinker

8.72

0.45

12.45

0.76

5.82

0.43

8.94

1.22

9.92

0.67

9.22

0.77

2.74

0.45

American Indian/Alaska Native, Not Hispanic or Latino

Lifetime abstainer

17.14

2.33

10.98

2.53

22.75

3.03

22.19

5.83

13.51

2.80

13.60

2.82

33.04

5.63

Former drinker

24.61

1.90

23.54

3.04

25.59

2.55

^#7.16

3.59

20.71

2.90

33.13

3.71

29.02

4.70

Light drinker

33.18

2.21

32.73

3.17

33.58

2.76

29.82

5.84

38.73

3.59

31.60

3.66

22.88

3.79

Moderate drinker

10.77

1.23

16.54

2.24

5.51

1.31

^#11.51

4.12

13.32

2.22

8.92

1.93

7.05

1.69

Heavier drinker

12.75

1.63

14.16

2.42

11.46

2.19

27.35

6.20

13.07

2.55

10.47

2.04

^#5.92

2.99

Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, Not Hispanic or Latino

Lifetime abstainer

39.12

2.23

27.29

2.22

50.14

2.94

34.13

4.70

36.14

2.47

43.88

4.18

47.72

5.58

Former drinker

12.52

1.41

11.20

1.71

13.75

1.92

6.81

1.72

11.33

1.66

15.28

3.05

19.59

3.81

Light drinker

35.43

1.95

41.92

2.61

29.39

2.43

40.27

3.95

38.65

2.07

31.07

3.58

24.77

3.79

Moderate drinker

7.97

0.63

12.57

1.22

3.68

0.60

7.90

1.86

9.81

1.09

5.28

1.08

^#7.03

3.51

Heavier drinker

4.75

0.61

6.66

1.13

2.98

0.71

10.49

2.31

4.01

0.84

^#4.07

1.30

^#0.90

0.61

Hispanic or Latino

Lifetime abstainer

25.72

0.99

15.81

1.15

35.98

1.60

28.21

1.61

22.21

1.02

26.69

1.84

39.75

2.55

Former drinker

14.35

0.60

14.20

0.85

14.50

0.80

11.38

1.09

12.11

0.85

18.96

1.47

23.62

2.37

Light drinker

39.60

0.84

39.08

1.44

40.15

1.44

37.76

1.96

43.82

1.13

36.45

1.64

25.48

1.70

Moderate drinker

12.63

0.66

20.21

1.04

4.78

0.45

13.24

1.26

14.09

0.87

10.51

1.23

7.47

1.19

Heavier drinker

7.04

0.45

9.63

0.75

4.36

0.43

8.47

0.93

7.18

0.60

6.69

0.85

3.50

0.84

Marital Status

Married

Lifetime abstainer

16.24

0.66

10.81

0.58

21.68

0.92

24.20

1.88

14.20

0.77

15.25

0.81

22.23

0.96

Former drinker

18.18

0.45

18.20

0.59

18.16

0.53

12.87

1.31

14.18

0.54

19.80

0.65

26.36

0.95

Light drinker

42.81

0.50

39.45

0.67

46.17

0.71

46.25

2.00

47.79

0.75

41.26

0.68

32.19

0.95

Moderate drinker

13.86

0.35

20.90

0.54

6.80

0.30

10.32

1.23

14.97

0.50

13.86

0.50

11.69

0.65

Heavier drinker

8.36

0.27

9.94

0.39

6.78

0.33

5.89

0.99

8.28

0.35

9.22

0.44

7.11

0.47

Living with someone as if married

Lifetime abstainer

9.74

1.16

4.73

0.99

14.81

1.79

12.79

2.17

9.11

1.39

8.50

2.02

^#5.69

3.57

Former drinker

11.78

1.16

13.35

1.66

10.19

1.42

8.33

1.76

9.36

1.37

21.42

3.41

25.01

6.98

Light drinker

41.12

1.76

31.42

2.28

50.97

2.25

46.86

3.31

42.45

2.29

30.61

3.45

42.24

10.22

Moderate drinker

20.16

1.49

30.17

2.55

9.99

1.38

18.42

2.53

21.57

1.95

19.27

3.08

^#7.87

4.89

Heavier drinker

16.71

1.24

19.70

1.95

13.66

1.41

12.67

2.27

17.09

1.70

19.93

2.65

^#19.19

8.37

Widowed

Lifetime abstainer

31.70

1.23

14.63

1.64

35.46

1.35

—

14.80

4.05

20.38

1.73

35.06

1.40

Former drinker

30.32

0.96

35.14

2.16

29.25

1.06

—

13.04

3.45

26.82

2.05

31.75

1.09

Light drinker

26.02

0.99

24.69

1.98

26.31

1.06

—

46.60

6.28

33.38

2.19

23.52

1.01

Moderate drinker

5.99

0.45

13.80

1.32

4.27

0.43

—

^#8.89

3.03

8.62

1.24

5.25

0.45

Heavier drinker

5.56

0.46

11.31

1.74

4.29

0.42

—

^#14.78

4.53

10.27

1.61

4.08

0.40

Divorced

Lifetime abstainer

11.41

0.65

6.30

0.63

15.08

0.87

^#14.66

5.31

9.24

0.86

10.90

0.86

19.81

1.76

Former drinker

19.64

0.68

17.55

0.92

21.13

0.94

^#7.77

3.29

13.68

1.16

21.61

1.03

31.18

1.98

Light drinker

41.38

0.76

33.72

1.37

46.87

1.06

47.24

7.60

44.99

1.41

41.43

1.11

29.56

1.94

Moderate drinker

13.25

0.66

21.24

1.21

7.54

0.58

^#9.96

4.29

15.76

1.06

12.64

0.89

8.35

1.09

Heavier drinker

13.38

0.63

19.89

1.27

8.72

0.65

^#20.37

6.77

15.63

1.18

12.39

0.77

9.73

1.09

Separated

Lifetime abstainer

16.93

1.66

7.41

1.42

22.69

2.35

^#10.60

3.89

14.97

1.57

19.64

3.27

23.01

4.14

Former drinker

18.78

1.47

18.01

2.27

19.25

1.88

^#7.99

3.38

14.20

1.79

24.00

2.86

35.05

4.39

Light drinker

36.35

1.59

28.99

2.91

40.80

2.07

42.33

7.62

41.53

2.29

30.17

2.56

24.52

4.37

Moderate drinker

13.17

1.18

24.78

2.34

6.15

1.09

^#16.13

5.72

13.19

1.45

12.51

1.88

^#13.68

4.99

Heavier drinker

13.51

1.38

18.71

2.38

10.37

1.39

22.95

6.76

14.19

1.66

13.00

2.00

^#3.27

2.04

Never married

Lifetime abstainer

19.39

0.76

16.21

0.86

23.21

1.08

21.97

1.01

14.96

0.91

20.67

1.54

33.00

2.54

Former drinker

10.48

0.43

10.72

0.60

10.20

0.51

6.29

0.51

11.53

0.78

20.78

1.24

26.92

2.47

Light drinker

38.67

0.72

33.52

1.03

44.83

1.07

38.75

0.98

40.53

1.04

35.18

1.75

24.83

2.65

Moderate drinker

16.13

0.51

21.63

0.82

9.55

0.59

15.79

0.72

18.10

0.87

12.29

1.16

8.83

1.80

Heavier drinker

14.34

0.52

16.58

0.77

11.65

0.63

16.31

0.77

13.91

0.76

9.71

1.05

5.13

1.38

Ever Had Children

Yes

Lifetime abstainer

16.97

0.64

9.92

0.50

22.76

0.88

20.89

1.47

13.93

0.73

14.87

0.77

25.90

0.87

Former drinker

19.57

0.40

18.91

0.54

20.11

0.45

11.93

0.99

14.84

0.50

20.46

0.61

28.49

0.71

Light drinker

41.09

0.45

37.94

0.69

43.68

0.65

46.75

1.91

46.95

0.69

40.71

0.63

29.46

0.74

Moderate drinker

12.85

0.32

20.90

0.51

6.26

0.28

10.23

0.93

14.22

0.46

13.58

0.45

9.40

0.47

Heavier drinker

8.94

0.27

11.58

0.43

6.77

0.27

9.70

0.95

9.44

0.39

9.76

0.42

6.33

0.35

Lifetime abstainer

18.06

0.74

15.04

0.77

21.80

1.03

21.85

1.02

13.24

0.82

17.11

1.15

31.25

1.84

Former drinker

11.40

0.42

11.78

0.54

10.92

0.56

6.37

0.50

9.79

0.66

21.02

1.03

28.32

1.75

Light drinker

39.06

0.65

34.34

0.87

44.90

0.92

38.85

0.97

42.40

0.91

36.09

1.29

24.75

1.61

Moderate drinker

16.83

0.45

22.21

0.71

10.20

0.54

16.28

0.72

20.01

0.77

12.66

0.79

8.82

1.03

Heavier drinker

13.67

0.44

15.39

0.62

11.55

0.56

15.76

0.79

13.64

0.64

11.89

0.80

5.80

0.93

Children Ages Under 13 Living in Household

Yes

Lifetime abstainer

16.07

0.87

10.54

0.65

20.60

1.28

25.81

1.65

14.01

0.83

15.35

1.28

38.60

4.87

Former drinker

15.15

0.48

14.69

0.68

15.53

0.55

10.98

0.98

14.31

0.53

20.99

1.36

27.20

4.41

Light drinker

46.15

0.62

41.62

0.95

49.86

0.99

42.72

1.77

48.35

0.72

41.20

1.58

23.99

3.97

Moderate drinker

13.73

0.44

22.33

0.73

6.70

0.40

11.37

1.06

14.33

0.53

13.64

0.90

^#6.97

3.79

Heavier drinker

8.32

0.32

10.10

0.51

6.87

0.37

8.73

0.83

8.38

0.38

8.39

0.82

^#2.65

1.26

Lifetime abstainer

17.79

0.62

11.97

0.54

23.41

0.81

20.06

0.97

13.40

0.72

15.16

0.75

26.04

0.86

Former drinker

18.19

0.40

17.35

0.49

19.00

0.50

6.27

0.54

12.25

0.58

20.46

0.57

28.51

0.69

Light drinker

38.14

0.46

34.90

0.60

41.27

0.64

39.73

1.00

42.48

0.82

39.87

0.60

29.14

0.71

Moderate drinker

14.07

0.30

20.93

0.48

7.43

0.27

16.35

0.75

17.76

0.59

13.42

0.45

9.42

0.42

Heavier drinker

11.08

0.28

13.86

0.44

8.40

0.31

16.63

0.85

13.31

0.53

10.34

0.40

6.40

0.34

Education

11 years or less

Lifetime abstainer

28.47

1.00

16.11

0.85

40.27

1.56

29.31

1.98

23.31

1.45

25.07

1.57

36.53

1.33

Former drinker

25.18

0.87

25.62

1.05

24.75

1.19

9.31

1.03

18.94

1.32

29.75

1.66

35.53

1.23

Light drinker

29.38

0.77

30.82

1.23

28.01

1.09

35.84

1.80

36.25

1.47

28.34

1.34

19.90

1.09

Moderate drinker

8.48

0.44

14.72

0.81

2.52

0.26

11.07

1.28

11.42

0.91

7.83

0.76

4.69

0.53

Heavier drinker

7.70

0.44

11.59

0.75

4.00

0.38

13.21

1.40

9.21

0.86

8.15

0.79

2.94

0.40

12 years

Lifetime abstainer

18.79

0.69

11.85

0.67

24.93

0.95

22.63

1.38

14.42

0.88

17.12

0.95

26.77

1.14

Former drinker

20.32

0.54

19.99

0.70

20.62

0.72

8.74

0.79

16.61

0.79

24.52

0.94

29.42

1.01

Light drinker

38.23

0.65

34.56

0.94

41.49

0.80

41.97

1.37

42.36

1.03

36.74

1.02

29.99

1.08

Moderate drinker

11.95

0.41

18.40

0.70

6.24

0.38

13.16

1.01

13.59

0.72

11.58

0.64

8.54

0.62

Heavier drinker

10.05

0.37

14.30

0.65

6.28

0.36

12.81

0.93

12.39

0.71

9.31

0.57

4.71

0.42

13–15 years

Lifetime abstainer

13.93

0.62

10.31

0.63

17.00

0.79

18.81

1.19

11.60

0.76

12.03

0.72

19.80

1.13

Former drinker

15.17

0.43

14.29

0.61

15.92

0.51

6.53

0.73

13.14

0.64

19.71

0.81

24.43

1.32

Light drinker

44.31

0.68

38.68

0.83

49.10

0.91

41.38

1.24

48.96

1.01

43.08

1.04

34.98

1.43

Moderate drinker

14.42

0.43

22.20

0.77

7.80

0.38

16.68

1.02

14.70

0.67

13.91

0.74

11.13

0.95

Heavier drinker

11.48

0.42

13.62

0.63

9.66

0.45

15.93

1.06

10.81

0.55

10.68

0.73

9.01

0.85

16 or more years

Lifetime abstainer

12.52

0.66

9.89

0.72

15.23

0.85

15.81

1.97

11.56

0.76

11.88

0.92

17.43

1.36

Former drinker

11.30

0.43

10.02

0.51

12.62

0.59

4.49

1.02

8.47

0.51

13.25

0.68

19.91

1.39

Light drinker

45.65

0.65

40.71

0.90

50.74

0.81

40.83

2.80

48.66

0.91

45.69

1.05

34.41

1.54

Moderate drinker

19.25

0.49

27.52

0.75

10.70

0.50

21.73

2.56

21.07

0.76

17.40

0.80

16.41

1.38

Heavier drinker

10.65

0.41

11.04

0.54

10.24

0.47

16.14

2.20

9.62

0.51

11.04

0.66

11.56

1.10

Currently Employed Full Time

Yes

Lifetime abstainer

12.70

0.59

9.93

0.52

16.54

0.87

15.25

1.06

11.63

0.62

13.03

0.79

22.27

2.45

Former drinker

13.51

0.36

13.49

0.45

13.53

0.47

7.20

0.68

12.01

0.43

17.28

0.63

22.18

2.39

Light drinker

44.34

0.50

39.37

0.65

51.23

0.77

43.44

1.26

45.79

0.66

42.75

0.75

38.23

2.98

Moderate drinker

17.42

0.38

23.61

0.53

8.83

0.37

17.84

0.91

18.69

0.53

15.65

0.52

12.20

1.93

Heavier drinker

11.23

0.31

12.64

0.43

9.27

0.40

15.20

0.84

11.12

0.40

10.48

0.45

4.80

1.06

Lifetime abstainer

22.54

0.74

14.59

0.66

27.05

0.94

26.84

1.33

18.72

0.98

18.48

0.94

26.70

0.88

Former drinker

21.63

0.51

22.36

0.71

21.21

0.59

7.86

0.65

16.54

0.80

25.52

0.85

28.84

0.70

Light drinker

36.14

0.51

31.98

0.80

38.49

0.67

38.20

1.11

45.16

1.00

35.94

0.82

28.42

0.71

Moderate drinker

10.00

0.27

17.09

0.54

5.97

0.27

12.65

0.75

9.35

0.46

10.10

0.55

9.17

0.41

Heavier drinker

9.15

0.30

13.11

0.54

6.90

0.29

13.85

0.95

9.65

0.55

9.41

0.52

6.36

0.34

Family Annual Income

$0 to $19,999

Lifetime abstainer

25.61

0.75

16.90

0.90

31.45

1.00

22.93

1.37

21.29

1.09

21.75

1.12

35.34

1.13

Former drinker

22.06

0.58

21.22

0.93

22.62

0.65

7.17

0.70

16.85

0.96

30.45

1.15

32.83

0.99

Light drinker

31.92

0.57

30.64

1.20

32.78

0.76

37.79

1.35

38.47

1.17

29.75

1.05

22.26

0.94

Moderate drinker

9.70

0.36

15.87

0.77

5.57

0.40

14.61

0.98

11.71

0.77

7.74

0.62

5.18

0.44

Heavier drinker

10.14

0.42

14.46

0.79

7.25

0.43

16.97

0.93

11.11

0.86

9.52

0.75

3.98

0.37

$20,000 to $34,999

Lifetime abstainer

18.63

0.73

11.94

0.70

24.79

1.04

19.19

1.54

16.00

0.84

18.87

1.27

22.80

1.31

Former drinker

20.32

0.55

20.34

0.78

20.30

0.70

9.20

0.97

15.94

0.82

24.71

1.11

29.98

1.28

Light drinker

37.68

0.56

34.01

0.84

41.05

0.82

41.78

1.67

41.38

0.94

35.31

1.18

31.19

1.19

Moderate drinker

12.86

0.39

19.37

0.67

6.87

0.41

17.04

1.33

14.08

0.65

11.33

0.78

9.88

0.85

Heavier drinker

9.67

0.40

13.24

0.61

6.39

0.45

12.12

1.15

11.70

0.64

8.96

0.71

5.32

0.50

$35,000 to $59,999

Lifetime abstainer

15.55

0.75

10.67

0.71

20.43

1.09

22.34

1.66

12.79

0.87

15.11

1.13

20.66

1.33

Former drinker

16.81

0.53

16.96

0.66

16.66

0.75

6.37

0.88

14.16

0.67

21.50

1.01

21.97

1.24

Light drinker

43.35

0.61

38.43

0.90

48.27

0.91

42.38

1.81

46.60

1.02

42.06

0.99

36.46

1.49

Moderate drinker

13.76

0.45

20.62

0.70

6.90

0.43

14.80

1.26

15.34

0.74

12.07

0.63

11.87

0.94

Heavier drinker

9.85

0.40

12.42

0.60

7.29

0.44

12.87

1.35

10.46

0.64

8.61

0.58

8.63

0.84

$60,000 or more

Lifetime abstainer

11.48

0.68

8.94

0.66

14.26

0.93

20.75

1.87

9.78

0.81

10.89

0.77

15.97

1.71

Former drinker

12.10

0.44

11.46

0.59

12.81

0.60

7.88

1.18

9.72

0.53

13.91

0.73

22.21

1.81

Light drinker

46.60

0.67

40.71

0.94

53.02

0.93

43.48

2.07

50.40

0.87

45.13

0.94

33.29

1.95

Moderate drinker

18.07

0.48

26.17

0.77

9.24

0.46

13.69

1.38

19.30

0.70

17.71

0.69

16.84

1.59

Heavier drinker

11.06

0.39

11.90

0.57

10.14

0.50

13.06

1.35

10.11

0.47

11.70

0.61

11.47

1.31

Current/Most Recent Occupation

Executive, administrative, and managerial

Lifetime abstainer

10.88

0.69

9.14

0.83

12.88

1.02

16.37

3.00

9.39

0.83

11.50

1.00

12.37

1.63

Former drinker

12.60

0.63

12.10

0.76

13.16

0.87

4.32

1.26

10.41

0.80

13.94

1.03

24.32

2.36

Light drinker

45.48

1.02

38.44

1.28

53.50

1.43

43.45

3.90

49.14

1.46

43.62

1.46

35.28

2.57

Moderate drinker

18.29

0.69

26.29

1.05

9.18

0.75

18.72

2.81

19.09

1.09

17.69

1.03

16.42

1.91

Heavier drinker

12.15

0.67

13.32

0.93

10.82

0.82

16.53

2.81

11.50

0.87

12.48

0.93

11.10

1.59

Professional specialty

Lifetime abstainer

11.38

0.72

9.10

0.90

13.01

0.86

16.17

2.10

10.42

0.79

10.87

1.01

15.97

1.95

Former drinker

12.25

0.62

11.60

0.90

12.72

0.69

4.02

0.91

10.09

0.71

15.10

1.06

21.64

2.27

Light drinker

49.10

0.92

42.20

1.38

54.03

1.05

45.27

3.25

51.20

1.23

49.18

1.39

37.39

2.65

Moderate drinker

17.15

0.58

26.08

0.98

10.76

0.61

17.44

2.16

18.49

0.85

15.79

0.90

14.32

2.04

Heavier drinker

9.38

0.46

10.14

0.73

8.84

0.55

16.09

2.28

8.94

0.65

8.66

0.73

9.32

1.57

Technical and related support

Lifetime abstainer

12.79

0.98

10.39

1.11

16.63

1.37

19.22

2.44

10.48

1.37

12.72

1.46

19.17

3.29

Former drinker

14.14

0.79

13.33

1.04

15.42

1.21

6.37

1.69

12.06

1.01

18.13

1.59

23.39

3.47

Light drinker

45.21

1.19

42.21

1.48

50.03

1.73

42.95

3.54

47.85

1.62

44.34

2.07

33.60

3.83

Moderate drinker

16.79

0.86

22.32

1.23

7.91

0.87

19.27

2.81

18.77

1.14

14.24

1.54

10.38

2.34

Heavier drinker

10.34

0.77

10.82

0.96

9.58

1.10

11.47

1.88

10.14

0.98

9.98

1.29

11.70

2.61

Sales

Lifetime abstainer

16.54

0.91

11.07

1.12

20.73

1.27

20.76

1.67

15.03

1.39

12.02

1.60

24.98

2.64

Former drinker

14.93

0.77

14.19

1.19

15.49

0.96

7.70

1.24

12.30

1.08

22.24

1.86

26.25

2.65

Light drinker

41.16

1.07

36.06

1.84

45.08

1.31

42.70

1.94

44.37

1.74

38.38

2.06

30.04

2.84

Moderate drinker

14.58

0.68

23.57

1.40

7.69

0.67

14.38

1.52

15.27

1.08

15.27

1.54

9.82

2.01

Heavier drinker

12.23

0.69

14.44

1.29

10.53

0.79

14.25

1.46

12.50

1.16

11.12

1.18

8.41

1.71

Administrative support, including clerical

Lifetime abstainer

16.26

1.04

13.06

1.99

16.91

1.14

17.06

2.28

14.75

1.48

15.31

1.47

23.06

2.13

Former drinker

16.15

0.79

15.11

1.96

16.36

0.86

9.57

1.90

13.80

1.35

19.39

1.44

24.41

2.26

Light drinker

48.39

1.09

36.32

2.68

50.84

1.23

43.72

2.49

52.54

1.79

49.08

2.00

38.51

2.68

Moderate drinker

10.47

0.62

23.96

2.24

7.72

0.63

15.63

2.07

11.49

1.07

8.11

1.02

6.33

1.44

Heavier drinker

8.24

0.58

10.69

1.64

7.74

0.63

13.12

2.05

7.05

0.78

7.68

0.95

7.11

1.21

Private household

Lifetime abstainer

30.77

3.05

^#15.68

6.94

32.44

3.11

25.66

7.24

32.04

6.21

26.14

4.57

42.21

6.69

Former drinker

21.55

2.60

^#13.02

6.08

22.49

2.75

^#1.97

1.37

18.62

4.27

28.46

4.52

30.17

5.73

Light drinker

32.66

2.73

41.32

11.15

31.70

2.78

46.69

8.05

28.18

4.67

36.97

4.90

22.13

6.42

Moderate drinker

6.95

1.43

^#9.78

6.93

6.64

1.40

^#14.89

6.48

7.53

2.16

^#4.88

2.07

^#3.32

2.40

Heavier drinker

8.07

2.21

^#20.20

11.59

6.73

1.97

^#10.79

5.58

^#13.64

5.14

^#3.55

1.70

^#2.17

1.56

Protective services

Lifetime abstainer

11.63

1.68

10.28

1.88

16.58

3.60

24.04

6.08

9.76

2.14

9.76

2.25

^#12.71

5.30

Former drinker

12.96

1.71

11.01

1.81

20.07

4.41

^#3.20

1.72

11.04

2.09

19.86

4.33

16.72

4.64

Light drinker

45.88

2.43

45.45

2.98

47.42

4.71

38.03

7.29

51.30

3.65

40.31

3.93

39.44

8.28

Moderate drinker

16.53

2.09

19.37

2.59

^#6.19

3.10

^#13.50

6.03

15.84

2.65

21.26

4.50

^#8.60

4.89

Heavier drinker

12.25

1.84

13.27

2.24

^#8.54

3.07

^#21.24

6.60

10.98

2.25

^#8.26

2.49

^#22.30

8.44

Other services, except protective and household

Lifetime abstainer

19.48

0.98

15.01

1.03

22.60

1.27

20.65

1.81

17.37

1.26

17.94

1.57

30.51

2.35

Former drinker

18.33

0.76

16.52

1.14

19.59

0.92

8.47

0.96

16.09

1.10

25.45

1.43

31.54

2.17

Light drinker

38.86

0.98

33.57

1.39

42.55

1.31

40.73

1.97

42.63

1.37

35.65

1.54

27.24

2.50

Moderate drinker

11.72

0.59

19.88

1.19

6.01

0.48

13.45

1.29

13.24

1.05

10.12

0.90

5.48

1.14

Heavier drinker

10.61

0.55

13.33

0.96

8.70

0.68

15.20

1.29

9.74

0.80

9.88

1.02

5.05

1.12

Farming, forestry, and fishing

Lifetime abstainer

21.59

1.97

16.29

2.11

36.25

4.15

20.82

5.05

20.44

3.13

16.74

3.72

31.19

3.76

Former drinker

21.12

1.71

20.09

1.90

23.95

3.91

^#6.05

2.67

15.82

3.00

19.92

3.00

38.61

4.03

Light drinker

35.09

2.24

37.74

2.89

27.78

3.48

46.74

6.85

37.79

3.90

37.48

3.83

21.17

3.42

Moderate drinker

12.72

1.58

16.08

2.07

^#3.42

1.43

^#12.10

4.13

18.74

3.31

11.86

2.90

^#6.32

1.92

Heavier drinker

8.81

1.36

9.11

1.40

^#7.97

3.03

^#14.29

5.00

6.66

1.69

12.58

3.04

^#2.70

1.39

Precision production, craft, and repair

Lifetime abstainer

9.84

1.14

7.07

1.10

28.49

3.90

13.13

3.63

6.59

1.21

11.38

2.40

17.54

3.44

Former drinker

18.68

1.38

18.42

1.49

20.44

2.86

^#14.66

4.51

14.79

1.84

21.48

2.57

33.81

4.41

Light drinker

35.38

1.71

34.71

1.83

39.87

4.05

28.88

4.45

37.04

2.48

35.24

3.19

34.85

4.58

Moderate drinker

20.80

1.47

22.89

1.63

6.78

1.95

24.28

4.51

23.28

2.19

19.09

2.49

9.92

2.64

Heavier drinker

14.42

1.22

16.02

1.36

^#3.66

1.25

17.66

4.75

17.80

1.97

11.75

1.75

^#2.43

1.23

Operators, fabricators, and laborers

Lifetime abstainer

16.87

1.03

11.70

0.99

31.63

2.12

18.41

2.42

14.66

1.36

15.66

1.90

29.96

3.33

Former drinker

17.64

0.96

17.19

1.09

18.90

1.52

5.50

1.08

14.61

1.49

25.57

1.95

30.60

3.49

Light drinker

34.96

1.21

34.54

1.54

36.14

2.14

37.47

2.69

37.67

1.84

31.34

2.19

27.77

3.17

Moderate drinker

15.07

0.81

18.47

1.01

5.37

0.96

16.92

2.05

15.83

1.22

15.16

1.68

7.04

1.93

Heavier drinker

14.34

0.87

16.84

1.14

7.23

1.13

20.22

2.62

16.04

1.40

11.32

1.27

4.04

1.13

Transportation and material moving

Lifetime abstainer

9.67

1.07

8.32

1.03

17.03

3.27

^#11.53

3.98

6.85

1.36

10.45

1.87

18.87

4.15

Former drinker

15.33

1.44

15.50

1.51

14.43

3.17

^#9.08

3.60

10.19

1.75

19.88

2.82

29.69

5.59

Light drinker

44.28

1.98

41.67

2.05

58.44

4.34

44.93

6.52

50.65

2.92

38.72

3.53

33.67

5.95

Moderate drinker

18.14

1.50

20.95

1.71

^#2.90

1.40

21.23

5.79

18.09

2.26

18.26

2.54

^#14.66

4.56

Heavier drinker

12.18

1.36

13.18

1.45

^#6.77

2.31

^#13.24

4.29

13.72

2.03

12.23

2.30

^#3.12

1.73

Handlers, equipment cleaners, and laborers

Lifetime abstainer

15.80

1.51

10.75

1.42

32.31

3.78

19.32

3.30

12.77

1.85

15.27

2.97

25.07

4.98

Former drinker

17.85

1.52

18.06

1.76

17.18

2.95

10.24

2.61

14.98

2.07

23.60

3.45

34.52

5.87

Light drinker

36.87

1.72

36.37

2.04

38.50

3.41

39.99

4.13

42.64

2.74

27.59

3.12

26.94

4.57

Moderate drinker

14.24

1.21

17.63

1.49

^#3.14

1.13

17.00

2.82

13.87

1.93

13.76

1.92

^#10.78

4.41

Heavier drinker

14.23

1.33

15.97

1.62

8.54

1.83

12.74

2.54

14.85

1.90

18.10

3.18

^#2.39

1.18

Military

Lifetime abstainer

9.65

2.27

9.06

2.28

^#12.21

7.24

^#13.34

4.61

^#10.30

3.53

^#2.65

1.69

^#11.23

6.41

Former drinker

12.09

2.37

12.74

2.87

^#9.33

3.75

^#6.77

3.17

^#13.53

4.07

^#5.21

3.06

45.27

11.97

Light drinker

43.05

3.28

38.68

3.66

61.94

6.89

37.21

6.50

41.81

4.96

58.54

7.83

^#27.73

10.40

Moderate drinker

19.85

2.79

22.52

3.36

^#8.29

3.82

^#12.19

4.12

23.26

4.75

21.65

5.76

^#15.77

9.32

Heavier drinker

14.03

2.15

15.37

2.57

^#8.23

3.63

30.47

5.69

8.51

2.54

^#11.95

4.94

0.00

Born in the United States

Yes

Lifetime abstainer

14.25

0.47

9.58

0.42

18.50

0.61

18.64

0.90

9.63

0.48

12.17

0.53

25.00

0.85

Former drinker

18.05

0.35

17.31

0.46

18.72

0.41

6.99

0.48

13.84

0.49

21.42

0.53

29.39

0.67

Light drinker

41.33

0.46

36.27

0.53

45.93

0.59

41.23

0.95

47.17

0.67

40.90

0.63

29.27

0.75

Moderate drinker

14.43

0.28

21.87

0.45

7.66

0.25

15.93

0.69

16.63

0.46

13.93

0.41

9.35

0.43

Heavier drinker

11.25

0.24

14.05

0.36

8.70

0.29

16.35

0.73

12.02

0.37

10.82

0.39

6.50

0.36

Lifetime abstainer

34.47

0.98

22.43

1.22

46.35

1.52

37.68

2.06

31.99

1.16

35.18

1.77

39.89

2.11

Former drinker

12.95

0.62

12.79

0.81

13.12

0.99

10.63

1.25

11.13

0.75

14.65

1.40

19.97

1.96

Light drinker

35.96

0.82

39.56

1.63

32.42

1.14

36.92

2.21

38.64

1.13

34.49

1.40

26.24

1.49

Moderate drinker

11.36

0.68

18.32

1.20

4.49

0.48

9.91

1.42

12.82

0.90

10.31

1.06

9.19

1.42

Heavier drinker

4.67

0.30

6.05

0.49

3.31

0.36

4.34

0.78

4.72

0.40

4.95

0.67

4.12

0.88

Family Structure Before Age 18

Both biological/adoptive parents in the household

Lifetime abstainer

18.00

0.68

11.79

0.57

23.79

0.93

23.40

1.22

14.75

0.78

15.22

0.78

26.48

0.89

Former drinker

17.25

0.40

16.89

0.50

17.59

0.47

7.21

0.60

13.04

0.53

19.29

0.61

27.85

0.72

Light drinker

40.47

0.50

37.17

0.68

43.54

0.67

40.37

1.17

45.45

0.72

41.16

0.63

29.22

0.74

Moderate drinker

14.01

0.32

21.36

0.49

7.16

0.28

15.22

0.84

16.01

0.49

13.84

0.45

9.59

0.48

Heavier drinker

9.65

0.27

11.94

0.39

7.52

0.31

13.14

0.84

10.09

0.40

9.86

0.40

6.37

0.36

Only biological mother in the household (father never present)

Lifetime abstainer

18.10

0.96

12.06

0.95

23.10

1.36

20.29

1.76

14.62

1.09

17.75

1.71

29.08

2.29

Former drinker

18.68

0.83

16.57

1.08

20.43

1.13

8.41

1.24

14.51

1.01

26.71

1.77

33.13

2.34

Light drinker

37.31

0.90

33.22

1.37

40.70

1.22

41.59

2.01

41.95

1.28

31.80

1.68

24.74

2.26

Moderate drinker

13.36

0.73

21.73

1.29

6.43

0.56

11.93

1.58

16.13

1.14

12.43

1.23

6.88

1.24

Heavier drinker

11.48

0.57

15.14

1.00

8.44

0.64

16.08

1.56

11.70

0.85

10.47

1.09

5.57

1.17

Biological/adoptive parents divorced or no longer
living together

Lifetime abstainer

10.36

0.53

7.25

0.60

13.25

0.72

16.35

1.31

6.83

0.58

8.19

0.80

21.65

1.89

Former drinker

16.46

0.61

15.24

0.86

17.60

0.78

7.49

0.87

14.07

0.79

25.02

1.41

29.60

2.19

Light drinker

44.74

0.73

38.56

1.12

50.47

1.00

42.02

1.61

49.74

1.10

41.49

1.81

31.33

2.38

Moderate drinker

15.00

0.51

22.21

0.87

8.31

0.56

16.43

1.31

16.29

0.79

12.62

1.09

10.44

1.24

Heavier drinker

12.81

0.53

15.93

0.90

9.92

0.64

17.05

1.32

12.53

0.76

11.83

1.00

6.66

1.15

Raised by relatives, by foster parents or in an institution

Lifetime abstainer

41.93

1.86

36.31

2.98

46.80

2.68

50.65

7.34

42.22

3.36

43.54

3.54

34.45

4.43

Former drinker

18.50

1.48

17.52

1.96

19.35

2.14

15.30

4.40

10.45

1.69

19.73

2.73

33.03

3.70

Light drinker

24.24

1.59

23.38

2.81

24.99

2.14

15.96

4.38

29.31

2.73

20.98

2.71

24.22

3.72

Moderate drinker

6.96

0.98

10.55

1.72

3.85

1.02

^#7.94

3.38

8.15

1.64

7.28

1.88

^#3.77

1.54

Heavier drinker

6.51

1.06

9.29

2.01

4.09

1.03

^#9.54

4.13

7.43

2.05

6.25

1.76

^#3.64

1.52

Self-Perceived Current Health

Excellent/Very good

Lifetime abstainer

15.11

0.62

11.38

0.58

18.76

0.84

22.47

1.04

12.96

0.68

12.75

0.77

20.22

1.03

Former drinker

12.87

0.36

12.09

0.44

13.64

0.46

7.41

0.54

11.41

0.42

15.35

0.64

21.75

0.90

Light drinker

43.71

0.46

38.46

0.66

48.87

0.63

40.42

1.00

47.15

0.65

43.11

0.74

34.35

1.14

Moderate drinker

16.67

0.36

24.53

0.54

8.96

0.36

15.47

0.69

17.61

0.52

16.68

0.56

14.08

0.83

Heavier drinker

11.01

0.31

12.72

0.44

9.33

0.34

13.59

0.74

10.24

0.38

11.48

0.51

9.00

0.65

Good

Lifetime abstainer

17.93

0.79

10.55

0.72

24.34

1.10

16.90

1.60

14.40

1.01

16.79

1.06

25.72

1.23

Former drinker

19.79

0.56

19.54

0.80

20.01

0.69

6.59

0.97

16.52

0.87

22.58

1.01

27.03

1.12

Light drinker

39.74

0.68

36.14

1.01

42.86

0.96

41.82

2.11

43.43

1.06

40.31

1.15

32.09

1.27

Moderate drinker

11.83

0.41

19.05

0.76

5.56

0.32

15.15

1.45

13.22

0.76

11.32

0.75

8.80

0.62

Heavier drinker

9.90

0.37

13.55

0.63

6.74

0.40

18.00

1.50

11.66

0.70

8.18

0.55

5.86

0.63

Fair/Poor

Lifetime abstainer

22.62

0.83

11.43

0.71

31.32

1.14

20.15

2.79

14.07

1.23

18.11

1.04

33.47

1.34

Former drinker

31.52

0.79

32.74

1.14

30.57

0.97

12.58

2.59

22.47

1.73

33.86

1.22

37.47

1.21

Light drinker

30.21

0.79

31.29

1.14

29.38

0.93

41.95

3.25

40.57

1.71

31.66

1.31

20.27

0.98

Moderate drinker

7.02

0.36

11.45

0.71

3.58

0.35

9.81

2.14

9.73

0.95

7.13

0.65

4.76

0.49

Heavier drinker

8.21

0.46

12.55

0.86

4.85

0.40

14.91

2.45

12.71

1.25

8.76

0.71

3.76

0.43

Currently Covered by Health Insurance

Yes

Lifetime abstainer

16.15

0.53

10.59

0.46

21.10

0.71

19.62

1.01

12.27

0.58

13.60

0.59

26.05

0.85

Former drinker

17.83

0.38

17.53

0.49

18.11

0.44

7.70

0.61

13.19

0.47

20.03

0.58

28.53

0.69

Light drinker

41.38

0.45

37.47

0.56

44.87

0.60

42.12

1.03

47.02

0.64

41.86

0.67

29.26

0.71

Moderate drinker

14.22

0.28

21.77

0.45

7.50

0.25

15.38

0.83

16.58

0.46

14.01

0.43

9.36

0.42

Heavier drinker

9.75

0.24

11.78

0.35

7.94

0.28

14.50

0.82

10.21

0.35

9.80

0.39

6.31

0.33

Lifetime abstainer

22.07

1.15

15.37

0.91

29.20

1.80

25.11

1.42

18.95

1.28

22.98

1.81

48.26

5.88

Former drinker

14.94

0.58

13.03

0.74

16.98

0.85

7.33

0.77

13.91

0.76

23.03

1.18

25.42

4.50

Light drinker

36.85

0.69

34.08

1.19

39.80

1.27

37.87

1.52

40.53

1.00

31.18

1.18

13.59

2.71

Moderate drinker

12.90

0.56

19.57

0.84

5.81

0.49

14.29

0.97

13.61

0.83

10.72

0.81

^#8.11

3.02

Heavier drinker

12.46

0.64

16.82

1.07

7.82

0.56

14.37

1.08

12.37

0.89

11.30

0.82

^#4.38

2.08

Smoked Any Cigarettes in the Past Year

Yes

Lifetime abstainer

6.06

0.37

4.48

0.43

7.89

0.51

5.64

0.82

4.58

0.45

6.18

0.60

15.63

1.40

Former drinker

15.69

0.51

14.48

0.71

17.08

0.68

4.17

0.60

12.44

0.70

23.15

0.97

30.72

1.79

Light drinker

39.80

0.62

32.74

0.87

48.00

0.85

38.13

1.65

43.92

0.93

37.24

1.06

29.00

1.96

Moderate drinker

18.05

0.46

24.63

0.75

10.41

0.47

23.74

1.29

18.70

0.72

15.69

0.81

10.83

1.30

Heavier drinker

19.36

0.50

22.38

0.82

15.87

0.64

26.62

1.29

19.56

0.73

16.67

0.89

12.87

1.34

Lifetime abstainer

20.88

0.71

14.22

0.59

26.56

0.94

28.95

1.21

17.21

0.79

18.05

0.85

27.77

0.90

Former drinker

17.80

0.40

17.41

0.48

18.13

0.48

9.11

0.65

13.69

0.46

19.70

0.60

28.20

0.71

Light drinker

40.76

0.47

38.29

0.64

42.86

0.66

41.66

1.04

46.25

0.67

40.96

0.68

28.97

0.75

Moderate drinker

12.66

0.31

20.08

0.49

6.32

0.27

10.98

0.63

14.87

0.49

12.75

0.46

9.16

0.44

Heavier drinker

7.34

0.23

9.23

0.36

5.73

0.24

8.90

0.65

7.30

0.32

7.95

0.36

5.47

0.32

Smoked 100 or More Cigarettes in Life

Yes

Lifetime abstainer

6.17

0.29

4.56

0.29

8.11

0.46

5.40

0.75

4.23

0.38

5.78

0.42

11.15

0.65

Former drinker

20.14

0.46

19.91

0.59

20.41

0.61

5.51

0.66

14.58

0.65

23.33

0.75

32.89

0.95

Light drinker

40.25

0.48

33.89

0.68

47.87

0.66

39.38

1.56

44.55

0.81

39.86

0.82

33.18

0.88

Moderate drinker

17.19

0.35

23.18

0.55

9.99

0.37

22.48

1.20

18.81

0.62

16.31

0.57

12.75

0.64

Heavier drinker

15.44

0.36

17.44

0.56

13.04

0.46

25.64

1.19

17.01

0.61

13.95

0.57

9.54

0.58

Lifetime abstainer

25.88

0.80

18.49

0.76

31.41

1.01

30.37

1.22

19.74

0.86

24.88

1.07

41.14

1.23

Former drinker

15.08

0.38

13.35

0.49

16.36

0.47

8.66

0.64

12.57

0.46

17.65

0.67

24.23

0.86

Light drinker

40.74

0.57

39.63

0.74

41.57

0.77

41.18

1.07

46.27

0.75

40.27

0.84

24.93

0.91

Moderate drinker

11.47

0.32

19.48

0.58

5.48

0.26

10.95

0.65

14.10

0.48

10.51

0.51

6.06

0.50

Heavier drinker

6.25

0.23

8.23

0.39

4.76

0.24

8.44

0.65

6.68

0.33

6.04

0.35

3.13

0.33

Any Depression in the Past Year

Yes

Lifetime abstainer

10.74

0.76

6.68

1.08

12.75

0.98

13.65

1.90

7.86

0.92

9.64

1.18

25.17

3.83

Former drinker

19.22

0.93

19.44

1.64

19.12

1.09

4.52

0.95

15.64

1.38

30.16

1.98

35.78

3.56

Light drinker

45.07

1.10

36.15

1.93

49.47

1.36

43.58

2.49

51.97

1.76

40.82

2.14

25.53

3.38

Moderate drinker

11.59

0.67

19.79

1.69

7.54

0.65

18.56

1.97

12.62

1.09

6.60

0.85

^#7.08

2.26

Heavier drinker

13.12

0.74

17.55

1.37

10.93

0.86

19.27

2.07

11.68

1.04

12.62

1.42

6.13

1.72

Lifetime abstainer

17.77

0.65

11.82

0.51

23.51

0.91

22.63

1.03

14.21

0.72

15.60

0.76

26.49

0.86

Former drinker

17.14

0.37

16.47

0.45

17.79

0.45

7.94

0.53

13.16

0.45

19.81

0.57

28.25

0.70

Light drinker

40.18

0.45

36.81

0.58

43.42

0.65

40.18

0.96

45.09

0.63

40.00

0.63

29.08

0.71

Moderate drinker

14.15

0.28

21.40

0.43

7.17

0.26

14.54

0.64

16.20

0.45

13.97

0.42

9.41

0.42

Heavier drinker

10.05

0.26

12.57

0.38

7.62

0.27

13.86

0.68

10.60

0.38

9.86

0.37

6.28

0.34

Any Depression in Life

Yes

Lifetime abstainer

10.34

0.52

6.90

0.70

12.13

0.67

15.23

1.56

7.92

0.62

8.51

0.78

21.82

2.13

Former drinker

18.64

0.64

18.00

1.02

18.98

0.73

6.13

0.85

14.56

0.87

25.37

1.15

31.31

1.91

Light drinker

45.94

0.76

38.28

1.31

49.93

0.93

45.41

1.94

51.41

1.07

43.14

1.39

31.47

1.97

Moderate drinker

12.66

0.44

20.98

1.01

8.33

0.46

16.95

1.40

13.88

0.76

10.74

0.74

7.57

1.12

Heavier drinker

12.19

0.48

15.52

0.85

10.46

0.55

16.02

1.52

11.96

0.70

12.12

0.85

7.44

1.07

Lifetime abstainer

18.65

0.69

12.19

0.54

25.27

0.98

23.02

1.08

14.97

0.76

16.72

0.85

26.90

0.88

Former drinker

17.02

0.39

16.42

0.46

17.62

0.49

7.87

0.54

13.09

0.46

19.42

0.63

28.20

0.74

Light drinker

39.45

0.48

36.58

0.60

42.40

0.70

39.51

1.02

44.37

0.66

39.35

0.70

28.73

0.73

Moderate drinker

14.23

0.30

21.36

0.45

6.91

0.29

14.55

0.67

16.37

0.48

14.08

0.44

9.51

0.45

Heavier drinker

9.88

0.27

12.45

0.40

7.25

0.28

14.12

0.73

10.41

0.40

9.58

0.40

6.16

0.35

Age Started Drinking

14 years or younger

Lifetime abstainer

0.00

Former drinker

25.43

1.16

24.76

1.36

26.55

1.76

13.14

2.09

20.63

1.43

34.73

2.31

47.00

3.62

Light drinker

37.48

1.21

33.95

1.45

43.40

1.84

30.89

2.59

42.69

1.71

34.66

2.33

28.50

3.25

Moderate drinker

15.21

0.82

17.80

1.13

10.87

1.11

21.61

2.24

15.30

1.21

12.05

1.50

12.44

2.14

Heavier drinker

21.32

1.04

22.84

1.45

18.77

1.46

33.99

2.56

20.96

1.58

17.40

1.76

12.06

2.30

15 to 17 years

Lifetime abstainer

0.00

Former drinker

19.09

0.61

18.88

0.76

19.39

0.84

10.57

1.08

15.80

0.88

25.96

1.10

37.87

2.10

Light drinker

43.36

0.74

36.28

0.94

53.87

1.03

42.30

1.56

46.22

1.07

41.75

1.31

34.08

1.95

Moderate drinker

19.65

0.56

24.83

0.80

11.95

0.67

21.20

1.28

21.47

0.85

15.97

1.05

16.24

1.48

Heavier drinker

17.27

0.50

19.17

0.71

14.44

0.73

24.96

1.35

15.94

0.71

15.71

1.03

11.41

1.27

18 to 20 years

Lifetime abstainer

0.00

Former drinker

19.86

0.58

17.32

0.71

22.83

0.77

8.12

0.84

14.90

0.76

21.89

0.92

39.83

1.35

Light drinker

49.35

0.68

41.81

0.95

58.14

0.85

60.10

1.57

51.77

1.02

47.70

0.99

36.58

1.23

Moderate drinker

18.87

0.44

27.31

0.72

9.04

0.44

18.71

1.27

20.71

0.68

19.00

0.75

13.52

0.87

Heavier drinker

11.34

0.39

12.90

0.54

9.51

0.47

12.51

1.07

11.95

0.62

11.02

0.62

9.27

0.76

21 years or older

Lifetime abstainer

0.00

Former drinker

21.12

0.57

17.16

0.85

23.56

0.65

5.98

1.17

13.40

0.74

23.15

0.89

35.22

1.21

Light drinker

57.31

0.65

52.28

1.15

60.41

0.68

75.53

2.54

65.77

0.96

52.74

1.08

45.77

1.24

Moderate drinker

13.24

0.43

21.65

0.82

8.07

0.42

13.27

1.84

13.83

0.71

13.58

0.68

11.56

0.87

Heavier drinker

7.96

0.30

8.41

0.53

7.68

0.40

4.34

1.02

6.58

0.47

10.26

0.58

7.13

0.60

Family History of Alcoholism

None

Lifetime abstainer

22.88

0.86

15.23

0.73

30.54

1.18

28.18

1.32

19.22

0.98

20.82

1.14

29.62

1.00

Former drinker

15.97

0.47

15.08

0.57

16.86

0.62

7.85

0.66

12.05

0.57

17.67

0.76

26.39

0.82

Light drinker

38.63

0.58

37.49

0.80

39.77

0.78

38.50

1.33

43.86

0.82

38.53

0.80

28.69

0.85

Moderate drinker

13.60

0.38

20.97

0.59

6.23

0.33

13.31

0.84

15.37

0.59

14.31

0.65

9.27

0.52

Heavier drinker

8.00

0.31

10.09

0.46

5.92

0.30

11.23

0.88

8.51

0.48

7.65

0.50

5.42

0.37

2nd degree relatives only

Lifetime abstainer

12.56

0.59

8.45

0.62

16.57

0.87

17.56

1.35

9.66

0.68

10.62

0.96

22.13

1.73

Former drinker

14.34

0.52

13.29

0.75

15.37

0.69

6.00

0.73

11.97

0.76

18.23

1.06

29.79

1.95

Light drinker

44.43

0.74

38.21

1.00

50.49

1.03

43.60

1.69

48.41

1.04

43.33

1.45

30.80

1.96

Moderate drinker

16.88

0.52

25.56

0.90

8.43

0.51

17.89

1.21

18.66

0.84

15.41

0.92

10.95

1.21

Heavier drinker

11.35

0.48

13.79

0.75

8.98

0.56

14.01

1.18

10.93

0.66

12.11

0.86

6.20

0.89

1st degree relatives only

Lifetime abstainer

16.25

0.75

10.34

0.84

21.30

1.03

17.73

2.20

13.08

1.20

13.11

0.96

25.01

1.51

Former drinker

21.59

0.73

20.90

1.01

22.19

0.97

6.50

1.28

14.07

1.10

24.78

1.17

31.08

1.44

Light drinker

38.91

0.82

36.28

1.11

41.14

1.13

43.01

2.99

45.47

1.57

39.71

1.26

27.68

1.37

Moderate drinker

11.97

0.53

18.44

0.96

6.44

0.48

15.81

2.38

14.72

1.14

10.64

0.86

9.27

0.94

Heavier drinker

10.80

0.52

13.46

0.76

8.53

0.64

16.64

2.33

12.09

0.93

11.25

0.91

6.62

0.73

Both 1st and 2nd degree relatives

Lifetime abstainer

9.14

0.49

5.75

0.53

11.71

0.67

12.71

1.28

6.73

0.54

8.57

0.67

17.64

1.54

Former drinker

20.15

0.59

21.12

0.90

19.42

0.72

9.26

1.03

16.83

0.84

24.94

1.08

33.00

1.81

Light drinker

42.48

0.62

33.75

1.06

49.09

0.87

40.65

1.74

46.64

1.00

41.04

1.14

30.71

1.86

Moderate drinker

13.53

0.48

19.92

0.84

8.68

0.48

14.93

1.34

15.16

0.77

12.33

0.72

8.30

1.07

Heavier drinker

14.18

0.49

18.66

0.83

10.78

0.57

21.89

1.56

14.14

0.81

12.58

0.80

9.84

1.08

Any Parent Alcoholic

Yes

Lifetime abstainer

9.71

0.48

6.84

0.56

11.96

0.65

12.62

1.22

7.81

0.56

8.57

0.64

18.80

1.70

Former drinker

19.66

0.60

20.17

0.97

19.26

0.74

8.24

0.91

16.22

0.86

25.05

1.14

34.01

1.97

Light drinker

42.20

0.61

34.25

1.01

48.42

0.86

41.29

1.64

46.07

0.99

41.16

1.13

28.52

1.85

Moderate drinker

13.48

0.46

19.66

0.78

8.63

0.45

14.91

1.30

14.98

0.76

11.91

0.69

9.79

1.14

Heavier drinker

14.43

0.51

18.32

0.80

11.39

0.58

22.55

1.47

14.34

0.79

12.78

0.76

8.51

1.05

Lifetime abstainer

19.33

0.69

12.72

0.56

25.68

0.96

24.30

1.08

15.55

0.78

17.17

0.86

27.47

0.88

Former drinker

16.64

0.38

15.74

0.47

17.50

0.47

7.36

0.55

12.47

0.48

19.18

0.58

27.74

0.71

Light drinker

40.07

0.49

37.39

0.65

42.64

0.66

40.33

1.05

45.46

0.69

39.73

0.66

29.03

0.74

Moderate drinker

14.10

0.31

21.72

0.48

6.78

0.27

15.00

0.71

16.22

0.49

13.92

0.46

9.28

0.46

Heavier drinker

9.13

0.25

11.47

0.38

6.88

0.26

12.07

0.66

9.56

0.37

9.24

0.41

5.97

0.32

Married to Alcoholic/Lived with Alcoholic as Married

Yes

Lifetime abstainer

8.60

0.53

2.60

0.60

10.36

0.65

^#3.85

1.85

5.13

0.62

8.57

0.82

19.69

1.62

Former drinker

25.27

0.84

27.56

1.67

24.60

0.94

^#9.31

3.32

19.82

1.24

27.63

1.14

37.76

2.03

Light drinker

42.05

0.92

29.61

1.76

45.72

1.08

42.72

5.03

47.48

1.38

41.70

1.36

27.39

2.06

Moderate drinker

10.38

0.53

18.34

1.51

8.04

0.57

13.08

3.14

12.48

0.94

9.27

0.88

6.94

1.16

Heavier drinker

13.25

0.62

20.76

1.51

11.04

0.65

30.11

5.23

14.54

1.08

12.49

0.95

7.93

1.09

Lifetime abstainer

18.28

0.65

12.03

0.52

24.74

0.92

22.12

1.00

14.76

0.71

16.24

0.80

27.14

0.89

Former drinker

16.36

0.36

16.04

0.43

16.69

0.46

7.52

0.48

12.57

0.44

19.40

0.59

27.53

0.72

Light drinker

40.35

0.44

37.15

0.57

43.65

0.66

40.49

0.90

45.38

0.62

39.80

0.63

29.13

0.75

Moderate drinker

14.38

0.29

21.47

0.44

7.05

0.26

15.03

0.59

16.35

0.45

14.12

0.45

9.58

0.43

Heavier drinker

9.92

0.26

12.40

0.37

7.35

0.28

14.03

0.69

10.22

0.37

9.67

0.38

6.10

0.33

Any Alcohol Treatment in the Past Year

Yes

Lifetime abstainer

0.00

Former drinker

41.90

2.49

40.82

3.00

44.56

4.01

^#6.69

3.29

36.63

3.56

59.34

3.98

69.87

7.86

Light drinker

12.29

1.91

10.55

2.40

16.57

3.25

^#14.33

4.77

12.92

3.28

10.95

2.82

^#9.79

5.00

Moderate drinker

9.51

1.44

10.56

1.79

^#6.92

2.23

^#11.72

4.12

11.90

2.31

^#5.57

1.88

^#6.75

4.88

Heavier drinker

35.01

2.37

36.25

2.92

31.95

3.83

65.99

6.35

36.76

3.68

23.34

3.06

^#13.60

5.84

Lifetime abstainer

17.52

0.63

11.81

0.51

22.70

0.86

21.96

0.99

13.96

0.68

15.41

0.75

26.58

0.87

Former drinker

16.94

0.37

16.10

0.44

17.70

0.44

7.58

0.49

12.95

0.45

19.95

0.57

28.28

0.69

Light drinker

40.93

0.43

37.33

0.59

44.19

0.61

40.94

0.91

46.17

0.60

40.50

0.60

29.06

0.71

Moderate drinker

14.03

0.27

21.55

0.43

7.20

0.24

15.03

0.60

16.00

0.43

13.57

0.41

9.35

0.41

Heavier drinker

9.91

0.24

12.31

0.36

7.73

0.26

13.70

0.67

10.24

0.34

9.85

0.37

6.24

0.33

Any Alcohol Treatment in Life

Yes

Lifetime abstainer

0.00

Former drinker

34.95

1.44

34.94

1.66

34.97

2.48

^#7.80

2.74

27.62

1.94

45.77

2.48

62.10

4.30

Light drinker

18.34

1.08

15.18

1.19

26.94

2.34

21.66

3.94

20.06

1.75

16.60

1.82

11.68

2.66

Moderate drinker

15.93

1.07

18.16

1.29

9.85

1.62

18.97

4.03

19.04

1.71

12.77

1.68

^#8.02

2.54

Heavier drinker

29.75

1.34

30.65

1.60

27.31

2.16

50.54

5.04

32.10

2.06

24.07

1.97

16.84

3.31

Lifetime abstainer

18.06

0.65

12.39

0.53

23.05

0.87

22.34

1.00

14.46

0.70

16.03

0.77

26.95

0.87

Former drinker

16.48

0.37

15.30

0.44

17.51

0.44

7.56

0.50

12.58

0.45

19.13

0.56

27.84

0.68

Light drinker

41.54

0.43

38.32

0.60

44.36

0.61

41.16

0.92

46.98

0.60

41.37

0.61

29.29

0.72

Moderate drinker

13.88

0.29

21.54

0.45

7.14

0.25

14.85

0.61

15.76

0.43

13.49

0.42

9.36

0.41

Heavier drinker

9.37

0.24

11.54

0.36

7.47

0.26

13.30

0.64

9.53

0.33

9.28

0.36

6.07

0.34

—Fewer than 10 respondents in the denominator.

#Relative standard error >0.3.

1Percent distributions may not sum to 100 percent due to missing values.

2Lifetime abstainer: never had 1 or more drinks in life. Former drinker: at least 1 drink in life, but not in the past year.Light drinker: 3 or fewer drinks per week on average. Moderate drinker: on average more than 3 drinks and up to 7 drinks per week for women and more than 3 drinks and up to 14 drinks per week for men. Heavier drinker: on average more than 1 drink per day for women and more than 2 drinks per day for men.

SOURCE: NIAAA 2001–2002 National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions.

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