Table 1-3. Percent distribution of having exceeded daily and weekly low-risk drinking limits1 in the past year among current drinkers,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

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

56.31

0.54

50.46

0.69

62.79

0.65

38.48

1.06

50.67

0.78

64.47

0.73

78.74

0.85

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

27.34

0.39

30.99

0.54

23.30

0.51

40.58

0.94

34.12

0.63

19.11

0.56

6.38

0.48

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

15.68

0.34

17.84

0.51

13.29

0.40

20.42

0.83

14.65

0.46

15.64

0.54

13.91

0.68

Race/Ethnicity

                            

White, Not Hispanic or Latino

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

55.77

0.57

50.09

0.75

61.77

0.71

35.10

1.28

47.93

0.84

64.57

0.81

78.65

0.96

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

27.33

0.47

30.74

0.63

23.73

0.59

41.89

1.21

36.13

0.76

19.07

0.64

5.92

0.52

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

16.25

0.39

18.51

0.55

13.85

0.47

22.47

1.04

15.34

0.57

15.72

0.62

14.45

0.76

Black, Not Hispanic or Latino

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

60.40

1.01

53.47

1.51

67.74

1.17

54.86

2.66

60.29

1.47

61.19

1.76

76.37

2.78

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

22.52

0.88

25.81

1.42

19.02

1.02

29.73

2.57

23.07

1.08

18.98

1.52

10.83

2.23

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

16.38

0.80

19.88

1.10

12.67

0.96

14.87

1.94

16.21

1.04

18.58

1.56

11.70

1.81

American Indian/Alaska Native, Not Hispanic or Latino

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

48.24

2.87

47.56

3.90

49.03

4.05

22.73

6.35

45.20

3.93

56.75

4.80

72.08

7.42

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

28.35

2.51

29.34

3.32

27.20

3.77

38.56

7.15

34.47

4.03

20.50

3.81

#8.56

4.00

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

21.89

2.57

21.63

3.52

22.19

3.75

38.71

8.10

19.86

3.62

19.65

3.63

#15.62

7.11

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

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

70.73

1.93

70.05

2.80

71.81

2.84

42.05

5.11

74.26

2.49

79.79

4.79

95.45

2.38

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

19.20

1.39

18.84

2.30

19.77

2.27

40.19

4.77

18.10

2.11

#9.22

3.21

#1.79

1.55

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

9.83

1.20

10.83

1.79

8.24

1.90

17.76

3.85

7.64

1.50

#9.97

3.25

#2.76

1.87

Hispanic or Latino

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

53.69

1.41

44.85

1.79

66.64

1.44

41.98

2.44

52.23

1.56

63.76

2.05

77.78

3.15

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

33.87

1.22

40.48

1.62

24.19

1.18

43.36

2.28

36.17

1.41

23.03

1.70

12.45

1.99

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

11.75

0.72

13.76

1.04

8.81

0.92

14.01

1.49

10.94

0.92

12.31

1.50

9.54

2.26

Marital Status

                            

Married

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

62.73

0.59

58.03

0.76

68.30

0.77

53.27

2.49

55.33

0.88

67.50

0.87

79.02

1.10

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

23.89

0.47

27.37

0.63

19.78

0.62

36.93

2.46

32.56

0.75

17.59

0.69

6.46

0.62

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

12.75

0.38

14.00

0.53

11.27

0.50

9.36

1.50

11.56

0.48

14.20

0.64

13.84

0.89

Living with someone as if married

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

41.15

1.97

33.86

2.77

49.24

2.27

38.05

3.63

40.29

2.48

45.54

4.26

66.16

12.46

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

37.17

1.83

41.45

3.14

32.42

2.37

44.71

3.89

38.52

2.36

26.03

3.84

#6.15

6.00

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

21.29

1.47

24.05

2.35

18.22

1.78

16.06

2.81

20.96

1.95

28.44

3.53

#27.69

11.68

Widowed

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

74.92

1.34

64.58

3.15

78.16

1.35

—

—

49.77

7.23

63.07

3.06

81.48

1.39

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

9.54

0.87

11.57

2.00

8.91

0.99

—

—

29.74

6.13

16.48

2.25

5.27

0.80

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

14.62

1.16

22.52

3.18

12.15

1.15

—

—

20.49

6.04

19.45

2.94

12.30

1.13

Divorced

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

52.19

1.06

43.25

1.71

59.83

1.28

44.89

8.46

42.32

1.53

57.80

1.39

70.03

2.54

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

27.67

1.03

29.88

1.57

25.78

1.17

24.95

7.38

37.13

1.60

23.08

1.38

7.68

1.68

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

19.40

0.87

26.12

1.63

13.66

0.95

#26.26

8.42

20.27

1.45

18.36

1.10

19.86

2.11

Separated

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

46.04

2.38

39.76

3.60

50.92

2.82

32.71

8.32

43.11

2.87

48.52

3.85

86.75

5.85

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

32.44

1.90

34.28

3.05

31.01

2.50

39.10

8.82

36.64

2.48

27.36

3.41

#4.32

2.87

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

21.02

1.90

25.09

3.10

17.86

2.13

28.19

8.32

20.03

2.22

23.06

3.05

#7.80

4.78

Never married

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

41.83

1.01

36.64

1.30

48.66

1.25

35.67

1.21

44.18

1.45

58.61

2.10

73.66

3.94

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

36.96

0.84

39.76

1.19

33.27

1.10

41.15

1.18

36.05

1.38

23.26

2.02

9.99

2.65

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

20.45

0.69

22.69

1.08

17.50

0.89

22.73

0.96

18.92

1.00

16.59

1.80

12.79

3.37

Ever Had Children

                            

Yes

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

61.47

0.55

55.72

0.76

67.34

0.65

48.41

2.00

53.57

0.88

65.27

0.79

78.91

0.88

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

23.86

0.42

27.43

0.59

20.22

0.54

36.70

1.78

32.73

0.68

18.97

0.63

6.39

0.49

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

14.09

0.39

16.27

0.60

11.85

0.43

14.43

1.43

13.26

0.54

15.09

0.60

13.87

0.72

No

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

44.35

0.91

39.72

1.09

50.57

1.18

35.93

1.20

44.27

1.25

59.32

1.51

77.02

2.76

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

35.42

0.75

38.28

0.96

31.57

1.05

41.58

1.10

37.18

1.15

20.06

1.26

6.24

1.48

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

19.38

0.55

21.03

0.80

17.17

0.76

21.96

0.96

17.72

0.80

19.22

1.21

14.35

2.20

Children Ages Under 13 Living in Household

                            

Yes

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

55.40

0.77

49.04

1.13

61.49

0.90

46.19

1.90

54.58

0.92

65.74

1.62

75.16

7.01

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

32.06

0.65

37.01

1.00

27.32

0.84

39.60

1.88

33.29

0.75

20.64

1.39

#15.36

5.43

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

12.10

0.45

13.51

0.70

10.75

0.53

13.82

1.33

11.69

0.51

13.19

1.28

#7.75

3.79

No

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

56.72

0.58

51.05

0.77

63.45

0.76

35.96

1.27

46.37

0.98

64.26

0.79

78.83

0.84

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

25.20

0.42

28.52

0.62

21.25

0.56

40.91

1.12

35.02

0.82

18.86

0.62

6.15

0.46

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

17.31

0.40

19.61

0.59

14.59

0.49

22.57

1.03

17.90

0.70

16.05

0.58

14.07

0.68

Education

                            

11 years or less

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

53.55

1.30

46.16

1.54

65.31

1.65

39.62

2.38

45.33

1.87

57.69

2.41

80.62

1.85

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

29.03

1.18

33.17

1.57

22.43

1.43

38.07

2.33

37.93

1.79

23.34

1.84

8.20

1.22

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

16.62

0.92

19.88

1.27

11.42

1.09

21.52

2.01

15.94

1.45

18.03

1.72

10.52

1.36

12 years

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

56.09

0.86

47.83

1.11

65.25

1.04

40.85

1.75

49.54

1.34

62.24

1.36

80.58

1.29

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

26.76

0.70

30.44

0.97

22.67

0.88

40.20

1.70

32.07

1.09

20.89

1.18

7.49

0.92

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

16.50

0.55

20.99

0.88

11.54

0.62

18.67

1.25

17.97

0.95

15.96

0.92

10.75

0.91

13–15 years

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

54.14

0.84

48.04

1.11

59.98

1.06

37.17

1.49

50.30

1.12

63.92

1.28

77.75

1.59

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

29.07

0.68

33.34

1.02

24.99

0.86

40.98

1.49

34.81

1.05

19.82

0.95

5.03

0.74

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

16.19

0.56

18.06

0.82

14.41

0.64

21.34

1.32

14.37

0.72

15.65

1.03

16.16

1.47

16 or more years

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

60.01

0.79

57.29

1.09

63.12

0.95

34.80

3.04

53.43

1.09

68.53

1.17

75.81

1.85

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

25.31

0.66

28.12

1.02

22.08

0.77

44.04

2.99

33.91

1.04

15.97

0.90

4.93

0.90

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

13.97

0.53

13.78

0.67

14.19

0.64

20.26

2.68

12.02

0.65

14.74

0.86

18.45

1.70

Currently Employed Full Time

                            

Yes

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

52.77

0.64

48.40

0.81

59.42

0.82

37.84

1.32

48.73

0.87

63.37

0.93

82.33

2.67

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

31.34

0.53

34.42

0.67

26.65

0.70

41.97

1.30

36.09

0.75

20.79

0.75

8.48

2.29

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

15.22

0.39

16.51

0.54

13.26

0.54

19.61

1.00

14.56

0.52

15.04

0.62

8.63

1.89

No

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

61.68

0.70

55.10

1.04

66.24

0.77

39.09

1.61

56.12

1.17

66.57

1.07

78.47

0.90

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

21.28

0.49

23.31

0.79

19.88

0.63

39.25

1.47

28.57

0.95

15.92

0.83

6.22

0.50

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

16.38

0.47

20.80

0.81

13.33

0.50

21.20

1.27

14.90

0.79

16.80

0.87

14.30

0.70

Family Annual Income

                            

$0 to $19,999

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

51.79

1.06

42.83

1.38

59.86

1.31

34.02

1.50

47.69

1.72

61.47

1.61

80.40

1.41

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

28.26

0.79

33.09

1.26

23.91

1.04

41.39

1.55

33.87

1.46

17.96

1.21

5.98

0.78

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

19.38

0.74

23.37

1.32

15.78

0.90

24.28

1.22

17.97

1.34

19.91

1.45

12.49

1.11

$20,000 to $34,999

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

55.13

0.86

47.77

1.16

63.49

1.18

41.64

1.98

47.13

1.30

60.74

1.69

80.83

1.45

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

28.17

0.84

31.87

1.11

23.97

1.11

41.19

2.03

35.01

1.31

22.31

1.55

6.33

0.93

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

15.85

0.60

19.55

0.88

11.65

0.76

16.93

1.54

17.18

0.90

15.88

1.21

11.28

1.03

$35,000 to $59,999

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

58.21

0.84

52.21

1.11

65.11

1.12

41.45

2.16

51.61

1.38

67.34

1.09

77.13

1.72

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

26.62

0.68

29.90

0.94

22.85

0.86

39.32

2.14

33.64

1.17

18.42

0.94

7.23

1.17

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

14.57

0.56

17.17

0.79

11.58

0.67

18.06

1.82

14.31

0.86

13.58

0.86

15.04

1.40

$60,000 or more

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

57.91

0.72

54.04

1.06

62.50

0.88

41.63

2.29

52.71

0.97

64.85

1.13

75.23

2.10

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

26.95

0.64

30.36

0.93

22.89

0.77

39.44

2.18

34.11

0.92

18.82

0.89

5.87

1.03

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

14.47

0.51

14.94

0.70

13.91

0.65

18.30

1.77

12.55

0.60

15.56

0.82

18.56

2.00

Current/Most Recent Occupation

                            

Executive, administrative, and managerial

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

56.81

1.07

54.64

1.37

59.45

1.59

39.98

4.23

50.58

1.58

64.05

1.52

74.94

2.71

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

26.83

0.90

27.90

1.26

25.52

1.30

39.17

4.04

34.68

1.48

18.61

1.22

6.73

1.72

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

15.88

0.85

16.91

1.16

14.62

1.07

20.85

3.36

14.34

1.08

16.73

1.20

17.53

2.42

Professional specialty

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

60.19

0.95

56.01

1.42

63.38

1.17

36.68

3.39

55.18

1.36

70.00

1.47

76.84

2.92

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

26.68

0.84

30.43

1.34

23.83

1.02

42.78

3.10

32.69

1.18

17.64

1.23

6.06

1.62

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

12.29

0.60

12.79

0.93

11.90

0.74

20.16

2.81

11.24

0.81

11.70

0.99

14.94

2.51

Technical and related support

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

54.08

1.37

51.76

1.65

58.26

2.28

38.86

3.78

50.49

1.78

62.81

2.68

72.29

4.32

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

31.25

1.25

33.55

1.49

27.11

2.01

45.72

3.93

35.95

1.81

22.25

2.15

#4.86

2.10

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

14.15

1.05

14.18

1.28

14.09

1.57

15.42

2.51

13.09

1.26

14.43

1.88

20.37

4.36

Sales

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

50.22

1.41

43.82

2.34

55.98

1.76

38.86

2.42

48.69

2.19

58.46

2.57

76.35

3.77

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

31.66

1.27

36.71

2.09

27.12

1.63

41.22

2.52

33.83

1.91

24.15

2.25

#5.96

2.16

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

17.85

0.97

19.33

1.68

16.52

1.17

19.92

1.99

17.20

1.55

16.92

1.81

17.24

3.37

Administrative support, including clerical

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

60.36

1.26

48.67

3.37

62.92

1.39

39.62

2.86

56.98

1.83

70.59

2.16

81.20

2.54

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

26.89

1.05

35.77

3.19

24.94

1.16

42.16

3.01

32.87

1.68

16.76

1.74

#4.15

1.38

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

12.19

0.83

14.89

2.26

11.60

0.91

17.88

2.74

9.86

1.08

11.76

1.43

13.54

2.28

Private household

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

61.24

4.92

#49.19

15.51

63.35

4.85

50.53

9.62

48.09

8.59

75.10

7.24

92.14

5.70

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

21.84

3.77

#22.48

13.50

21.72

3.74

34.56

9.74

24.28

6.21

#17.09

6.62

0.00

0.00

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

16.93

4.27

#28.33

15.13

14.93

4.09

#14.91

7.44

#27.63

9.01

#7.82

3.70

#7.86

5.70

Protective services

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

52.32

3.16

51.48

3.62

56.09

6.11

33.24

8.69

47.19

4.29

69.28

5.24

62.50

11.44

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

30.81

2.80

30.90

3.12

30.44

5.36

37.57

8.92

38.19

3.99

18.20

5.04

#5.90

5.41

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

16.24

2.40

16.85

2.78

#13.48

4.67

29.19

8.71

13.87

2.80

11.74

3.39

#31.59

11.31

Other services, except protective and household

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

52.64

1.21

44.11

1.82

59.70

1.56

36.41

2.13

51.83

1.77

65.60

2.02

76.80

3.76

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

29.41

1.04

35.29

1.79

24.55

1.22

41.26

2.26

32.94

1.68

15.40

1.44

9.57

2.82

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

17.05

0.87

19.47

1.39

15.06

1.15

21.44

1.81

14.63

1.21

17.44

1.73

13.31

2.80

Farming, forest1ry, and fishing

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

53.29

2.92

52.73

3.52

55.80

6.71

37.35

7.09

42.75

4.52

60.76

4.90

80.33

4.89

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

31.04

2.79

32.95

3.31

22.61

5.28

43.10

7.57

46.80

4.78

18.64

3.83

#10.72

4.46

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

15.38

2.30

14.33

2.27

#20.03

6.70

#19.54

6.71

10.44

2.59

19.87

4.48

#8.95

4.55

Precision production, craft, and repair

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

44.95

2.23

42.58

2.34

68.25

4.66

30.51

5.41

36.07

2.65

57.23

3.90

85.48

4.29

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

34.46

2.02

35.47

2.19

24.59

4.62

45.03

6.03

41.29

2.78

24.74

3.56

#5.59

2.88

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

20.17

1.68

21.50

1.81

#7.16

2.41

24.46

6.25

22.64

2.47

17.50

2.59

#5.00

2.48

Operators, fabricators, and laborers

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

44.79

1.51

41.50

1.58

58.28

3.16

32.98

3.10

40.48

2.24

54.67

3.16

80.71

3.97

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

32.11

1.39

33.65

1.56

25.79

2.85

38.69

3.36

35.72

2.21

25.17

2.66

#7.56

2.95

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

21.90

1.26

23.68

1.55

14.62

2.21

26.57

3.22

22.68

1.90

19.26

2.05

10.23

2.75

Transportation and material moving

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

49.60

2.36

48.15

2.45

58.36

5.80

38.95

7.69

45.26

3.19

52.95

4.04

84.23

7.02

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

33.90

2.03

34.25

2.26

31.77

5.47

44.37

7.48

37.79

3.05

29.35

3.58

#9.71

6.54

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

16.25

1.78

17.30

1.87

#9.88

3.31

#16.67

5.26

16.53

2.42

17.56

3.22

#6.06

3.36

Handlers, equipment cleaners, and laborers

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

44.51

2.46

39.94

2.59

65.61

4.31

37.60

4.51

44.18

3.30

42.98

4.16

85.47

5.81

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

33.18

2.18

36.72

2.47

16.84

3.38

43.16

4.38

34.91

3.27

25.79

3.24

#7.87

4.96

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

21.45

1.89

22.43

2.17

16.91

3.47

18.09

3.35

20.55

2.61

29.60

4.47

#5.90

3.03

Military

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

53.53

4.48

54.27

5.22

50.31

7.54

35.01

6.70

51.70

5.60

73.97

7.79

85.02

10.38

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

26.86

3.58

23.98

4.13

39.20

7.74

26.84

6.09

33.73

5.20

#13.06

5.42

#14.98

10.38

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

17.93

2.77

19.66

3.28

#10.49

4.43

38.15

6.93

#11.18

3.36

#12.97

5.45

0.00

0.00

Born in the United States

                            

Yes

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

55.26

0.51

49.25

0.66

61.61

0.63

36.63

1.06

49.20

0.77

63.47

0.71

78.39

0.89

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

27.48

0.42

30.84

0.58

23.92

0.51

40.80

1.03

34.58

0.69

19.45

0.56

6.41

0.50

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

16.61

0.34

19.22

0.49

13.85

0.42

21.98

0.89

15.71

0.49

16.30

0.57

14.26

0.73

No

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

63.99

1.31

57.90

1.73

73.59

1.47

52.67

2.96

59.48

1.56

73.29

1.77

82.42

2.41

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

26.37

1.06

31.95

1.47

17.57

1.21

38.93

3.11

31.30

1.36

16.19

1.35

5.99

1.49

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

8.88

0.55

9.34

0.77

8.16

0.85

8.40

1.50

8.30

0.70

9.86

1.28

10.27

2.08

Family Structure Before Age 18

                            

Both biological/adoptive parents in the household

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

58.61

0.58

52.72

0.75

65.30

0.72

39.61

1.37

51.90

0.88

65.61

0.78

78.50

0.90

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

25.87

0.45

29.89

0.64

21.31

0.57

41.01

1.30

33.67

0.75

18.60

0.59

6.65

0.54

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

14.91

0.40

16.74

0.55

12.82

0.48

18.93

1.09

13.98

0.54

15.05

0.60

13.94

0.72

Only biological mother in the household (father never present)

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

51.15

1.23

45.39

1.76

57.19

1.39

39.20

2.27

48.08

1.75

60.21

2.42

79.37

3.39

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

29.72

1.08

32.48

1.55

26.83

1.47

37.01

2.55

34.47

1.63

20.40

1.90

3.95

0.91

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

18.15

0.89

21.21

1.40

14.95

1.13

22.55

2.14

16.52

1.16

18.85

1.84

14.74

2.92

Biological/adoptive parents divorced or no longer
living together

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

49.60

0.98

43.59

1.41

55.84

1.21

35.47

1.91

48.06

1.36

59.90

2.10

80.79

2.51

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

32.40

0.83

35.33

1.17

29.37

1.11

41.79

1.70

35.60

1.19

21.84

1.68

4.92

1.35

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

17.51

0.68

20.56

1.11

14.35

0.87

22.38

1.64

15.84

0.93

17.71

1.48

13.67

2.27

Raised by relatives, by foster parents or in an institution

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

56.08

2.85

49.22

4.47

64.18

4.40

45.94

10.36

49.18

4.34

57.46

5.57

77.58

5.97

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

23.05

2.42

24.78

3.34

21.01

3.79

#26.04

8.74

30.48

3.95

19.07

4.44

#8.48

4.34

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

16.44

2.51

20.12

4.11

12.10

2.95

#28.02

10.21

15.70

3.99

17.03

4.51

#11.19

4.48

Self-Perceived Current Health

                            

Excellent/Very good

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

55.45

0.64

50.24

0.86

61.23

0.74

38.39

1.24

51.96

0.86

64.80

0.94

77.45

1.20

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

28.67

0.50

32.46

0.66

24.46

0.64

41.80

1.17

34.00

0.73

18.53

0.74

5.90

0.71

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

15.28

0.38

16.62

0.56

13.80

0.47

19.39

0.95

13.54

0.48

15.97

0.66

15.51

1.03

Good

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

57.16

0.79

49.42

1.09

65.59

1.03

37.80

2.06

47.25

1.35

64.86

1.21

79.87

1.58

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

26.30

0.68

30.56

1.04

21.65

0.89

37.78

1.90

35.41

1.25

20.89

1.02

7.11

0.88

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

15.90

0.56

19.38

0.86

12.12

0.69

23.53

1.86

16.89

0.96

13.49

0.88

12.40

1.31

Fair/Poor

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

60.06

1.10

53.93

1.51

67.04

1.47

41.51

4.06

47.16

2.18

62.49

1.72

79.97

1.58

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

21.60

0.84

23.22

1.31

19.75

1.23

36.33

4.03

32.57

1.98

18.84

1.38

6.28

1.05

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

17.91

0.99

22.47

1.49

12.72

1.05

22.16

3.33

20.03

1.88

18.25

1.44

12.93

1.36

Currently Covered by Health Insurance

                            

Yes

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

58.22

0.54

53.07

0.71

63.64

0.66

38.44

1.19

51.30

0.84

65.73

0.75

78.83

0.86

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

26.35

0.44

29.87

0.60

22.66

0.54

41.26

1.17

34.41

0.74

18.76

0.60

6.31

0.48

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

14.77

0.34

16.39

0.48

13.06

0.42

19.96

1.05

13.70

0.47

14.77

0.57

13.88

0.68

No

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

47.74

1.20

40.25

1.50

58.33

1.58

38.54

1.88

48.15

1.46

56.84

1.82

70.15

8.65

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

31.78

0.96

35.41

1.23

26.64

1.40

39.34

1.74

32.93

1.32

21.28

1.45

#12.28

6.69

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

19.78

0.88

23.49

1.37

14.52

1.02

21.27

1.49

18.43

1.21

20.92

1.35

#16.62

7.38

Smoked Any Cigarettes in Last Year

                            

Yes

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

38.54

0.77

34.12

0.98

44.07

1.03

26.15

1.52

34.96

1.03

49.05

1.42

62.22

2.62

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

36.13

0.68

37.69

0.97

34.18

0.97

43.78

1.48

41.04

1.07

26.60

1.12

12.55

1.87

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

24.74

0.62

27.62

0.98

21.15

0.80

29.52

1.45

23.57

0.87

23.59

1.18

23.98

2.39

No

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

63.58

0.53

57.70

0.76

69.79

0.62

46.67

1.35

57.87

0.83

70.04

0.74

81.19

0.87

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

23.75

0.41

28.03

0.60

19.23

0.51

38.46

1.27

30.94

0.69

16.42

0.60

5.46

0.49

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

11.97

0.32

13.50

0.50

10.36

0.39

14.37

0.93

10.56

0.46

12.78

0.55

12.42

0.67

Smoked 100 or More Cigarettes in Life

                            

Yes

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

48.74

0.64

44.94

0.83

53.55

0.85

27.93

1.47

38.96

0.98

57.03

1.01

74.31

1.09

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

29.77

0.51

31.40

0.72

27.70

0.71

42.78

1.41

39.66

0.90

22.70

0.77

7.92

0.69

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

20.95

0.47

23.09

0.74

18.24

0.59

28.79

1.35

20.95

0.74

19.68

0.78

17.05

0.98

No

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

63.63

0.60

56.50

0.93

70.58

0.67

46.75

1.41

59.57

0.86

73.95

0.83

85.60

1.19

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

25.00

0.48

30.55

0.74

19.58

0.57

38.86

1.31

29.91

0.72

14.56

0.72

3.98

0.57

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

10.58

0.35

12.08

0.53

9.12

0.42

13.85

0.95

9.87

0.48

10.51

0.58

9.05

0.92

Any Depression in the Past Year

                            

Yes

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

47.89

1.39

39.56

2.45

52.34

1.71

32.63

2.44

46.66

2.07

60.13

2.66

72.23

4.77

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

33.23

1.33

36.45

2.27

31.50

1.65

43.46

2.86

38.07

1.86

18.76

1.88

#11.26

3.58

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

18.73

0.99

23.75

1.76

16.04

1.17

23.54

2.44

15.27

1.34

20.95

2.26

15.69

4.18

No

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

57.00

0.55

51.04

0.71

64.00

0.67

39.32

1.09

51.02

0.81

64.78

0.75

78.91

0.86

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

26.86

0.39

30.71

0.54

22.35

0.53

40.17

0.97

33.78

0.66

19.14

0.57

6.25

0.49

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

15.43

0.36

17.52

0.51

12.98

0.42

19.97

0.87

14.60

0.50

15.27

0.55

13.87

0.70

Any Depression in Life

                            

Yes

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

51.74

0.92

44.64

1.66

55.76

1.02

35.69

2.08

46.68

1.25

61.98

1.54

77.12

2.48

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

30.95

0.84

34.50

1.55

28.94

0.91

43.71

2.38

37.82

1.22

19.61

1.16

6.05

1.33

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

17.16

0.65

20.67

1.12

15.18

0.76

20.37

1.85

15.43

0.89

18.33

1.24

15.88

2.23

No

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

57.31

0.58

51.28

0.73

65.03

0.73

39.16

1.20

51.59

0.88

65.07

0.81

78.90

0.89

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

26.56

0.42

30.50

0.56

21.50

0.57

39.82

1.04

33.26

0.69

19.00

0.62

6.41

0.51

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

15.36

0.39

17.44

0.54

12.69

0.45

20.43

0.94

14.47

0.53

15.00

0.60

13.71

0.73

Alcohol Use Disorder in the Past Year

                            

Alcohol use disorder

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

8.03

0.54

7.80

0.68

8.55

1.09

4.13

0.80

7.49

0.79

11.90

1.34

29.30

4.87

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

41.54

1.00

41.52

1.26

41.59

1.75

43.95

1.98

45.33

1.48

31.77

2.01

20.30

4.20

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

50.29

1.09

50.55

1.38

49.67

1.87

51.92

2.05

47.08

1.56

55.94

2.34

49.71

5.47

Alcohol abuse

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

11.83

0.83

11.46

1.04

12.74

1.75

7.56

1.65

9.74

1.11

16.07

1.86

33.43

5.58

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

50.00

1.47

50.92

1.78

47.69

2.58

55.98

3.12

55.44

1.96

38.26

2.64

20.41

4.63

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

37.91

1.50

37.39

1.83

39.21

2.61

36.46

3.10

34.66

1.95

45.07

2.83

45.32

5.99

Alcohol dependence

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

3.38

0.56

3.11

0.69

3.96

1.02

#2.15

0.74

4.14

1.02

#4.08

1.35

#8.24

7.79

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

31.21

1.55

29.49

1.86

34.89

2.63

37.00

2.68

30.29

2.06

19.60

2.79

#19.71

9.83

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

65.41

1.62

67.40

1.96

61.15

2.75

60.85

2.77

65.57

2.21

76.32

3.23

72.06

11.40

No alcohol use disorder

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

63.47

0.51

59.32

0.70

67.63

0.61

50.52

1.17

57.89

0.79

69.32

0.70

80.38

0.86

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

25.24

0.41

28.81

0.57

21.67

0.52

39.40

1.15

32.24

0.70

17.95

0.58

5.91

0.48

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

10.55

0.27

11.04

0.39

10.05

0.35

9.38

0.68

9.23

0.39

11.93

0.48

12.72

0.68

Drinking Enough to Feel Drunk

                            

Never in the past year

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

76.15

0.48

72.63

0.74

79.52

0.53

75.88

1.41

73.20

0.80

76.76

0.73

82.36

0.82

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

15.71

0.38

18.74

0.66

12.81

0.42

20.03

1.32

21.12

0.72

13.25

0.54

5.35

0.47

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

7.73

0.29

8.18

0.41

7.30

0.34

3.71

0.60

5.27

0.33

9.67

0.52

11.66

0.67

1 to 11 times in the past year

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

25.03

0.72

21.76

0.88

29.02

1.05

22.57

1.44

23.74

0.94

27.36

1.60

47.37

4.08

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

54.43

0.77

56.62

1.00

51.76

1.08

64.52

1.63

57.85

0.97

42.18

1.68

18.57

3.00

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

20.38

0.59

21.44

0.86

19.08

0.84

12.82

1.31

18.32

0.78

30.24

1.50

32.80

3.93

12 or more times in the past year

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

17.33

1.08

14.58

1.27

23.29

1.93

6.53

0.95

14.47

1.35

35.53

2.93

64.31

4.21

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

30.60

1.15

33.03

1.42

25.32

1.77

37.94

2.10

31.91

1.75

17.64

2.01

#6.95

2.18

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

52.08

1.35

52.40

1.64

51.39

2.26

55.54

2.26

53.63

1.97

46.83

3.00

28.75

4.07

Driving After Drinking 3 or More Drinks

                            

Never in the past year

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

64.70

0.47

61.36

0.67

67.84

0.60

46.87

1.11

60.09

0.74

71.68

0.66

82.05

0.82

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

23.68

0.37

26.45

0.56

21.08

0.49

38.78

1.05

30.04

0.63

15.84

0.51

5.40

0.44

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

11.24

0.28

11.81

0.44

10.69

0.36

14.08

0.80

9.58

0.37

12.07

0.48

11.78

0.64

1 or 2 times in the past year

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

17.41

0.98

19.21

1.16

13.49

1.57

5.89

1.43

14.28

1.18

28.63

2.62

45.81

6.17

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

53.70

1.43

53.24

1.65

54.70

2.38

60.24

3.36

58.96

1.98

43.13

2.90

17.66

4.89

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

28.89

1.41

27.55

1.68

31.81

2.29

33.87

3.27

26.76

1.86

28.25

2.27

36.53

6.05

3 or more times in the past year

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

11.38

0.83

10.62

0.90

13.99

1.82

5.37

1.41

8.62

0.99

16.00

1.87

33.52

6.40

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

41.39

1.27

42.70

1.56

36.92

2.25

36.94

3.01

46.97

1.83

37.66

2.44

18.87

4.45

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

47.01

1.28

46.40

1.47

49.10

2.61

57.69

3.10

44.00

1.82

46.33

2.36

47.61

6.31

Getting into Situation that Could Be Harmful

                            

Never in the past year

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

57.83

0.52

52.49

0.68

63.59

0.65

42.00

1.05

52.06

0.76

65.00

0.73

78.78

0.86

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

27.11

0.39

30.83

0.55

23.11

0.52

41.01

1.03

34.03

0.63

19.06

0.56

6.38

0.48

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

14.37

0.32

15.95

0.47

12.67

0.38

16.42

0.79

13.33

0.43

15.16

0.52

13.87

0.68

At least once in the past year

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

3.88

0.87

3.55

0.85

#5.01

2.31

#1.53

0.77

5.20

1.54

#7.27

3.36

—

—

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

35.28

2.09

34.85

2.57

36.75

4.05

36.14

3.49

36.86

3.02

25.24

5.54

—

—

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

60.84

2.16

61.61

2.54

58.24

4.30

62.33

3.55

57.94

3.29

67.48

6.54

—

—

Age Started Drinking

                            

14 years or younger

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

38.07

1.48

36.78

1.85

40.29

2.39

17.06

2.08

35.89

1.95

50.85

2.90

72.06

4.53

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

33.07

1.40

32.50

1.76

34.05

2.19

43.81

2.70

37.52

2.07

21.73

2.30

#5.18

2.01

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

28.59

1.30

30.36

1.80

25.56

1.87

39.14

2.70

26.41

1.91

26.67

2.55

22.76

4.00

15 to 17 years

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

41.58

0.78

38.12

0.99

46.74

1.13

27.75

1.56

38.60

1.06

53.02

1.47

71.64

2.35

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

36.88

0.72

38.05

1.03

35.13

1.04

44.11

1.50

42.38

0.99

25.43

1.44

9.47

1.45

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

21.34

0.63

23.63

0.87

17.92

0.89

27.91

1.48

18.93

0.84

21.22

1.36

18.37

1.97

18 to 20 years

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

57.97

0.77

53.04

1.01

64.13

0.90

47.08

1.74

51.24

1.11

65.39

1.13

76.83

1.43

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

27.47

0.60

30.93

0.84

23.14

0.73

38.99

1.64

34.30

0.92

20.27

0.83

6.58

0.82

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

14.14

0.48

15.60

0.66

12.32

0.59

13.62

1.15

14.04

0.72

14.11

0.76

15.41

1.21

21 years or older

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

71.27

0.63

67.12

1.17

74.04

0.75

62.50

2.65

67.17

1.16

71.91

1.04

83.02

1.20

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

18.26

0.56

22.27

1.08

15.59

0.64

32.36

2.47

24.84

1.02

14.44

0.84

5.48

0.72

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

10.09

0.38

10.15

0.65

10.04

0.51

4.62

1.10

7.60

0.55

13.35

0.74

11.01

0.92

Family History of Alcoholism

                            

None

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

61.86

0.65

56.50

0.85

68.97

0.84

44.04

1.49

56.67

1.08

68.63

1.09

80.47

0.99

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

23.97

0.50

27.93

0.70

18.74

0.68

37.51

1.43

29.96

0.88

17.77

0.81

5.90

0.56

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

13.09

0.48

14.48

0.66

11.25

0.52

17.56

1.28

12.38

0.68

12.44

0.77

12.31

0.80

2nd degree relatives only

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

52.27

0.92

44.65

1.14

60.79

1.19

37.62

2.04

48.18

1.31

63.15

1.55

80.69

2.38

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

31.94

0.82

37.37

1.09

25.88

0.99

43.61

1.94

37.68

1.22

19.57

1.24

6.12

1.67

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

15.53

0.64

17.62

0.94

13.19

0.82

18.33

1.44

13.94

0.84

17.02

1.19

12.89

1.76

1st degree relatives only

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

58.44

1.06

53.57

1.42

63.49

1.36

37.73

3.63

49.80

1.69

62.92

1.59

78.14

1.83

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

23.73

0.92

26.57

1.23

20.78

1.17

40.07

3.54

33.17

1.69

18.45

1.22

6.28

1.04

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

17.37

0.77

19.58

1.08

15.09

1.03

21.97

3.00

16.60

1.21

18.10

1.37

15.08

1.56

Both 1st and 2nd degree relatives

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

47.70

0.83

39.32

1.25

54.43

1.07

28.95

1.89

42.60

1.12

58.77

1.65

70.57

2.44

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

31.91

0.75

34.78

1.18

29.61

0.97

42.99

2.16

38.69

1.15

21.71

1.33

8.78

1.63

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

20.05

0.66

25.52

1.08

15.66

0.79

28.06

1.90

18.50

1.05

18.92

1.14

19.94

2.09

Any Parent Alcoholic

                            

Yes

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

47.63

0.80

40.02

1.18

53.96

1.05

29.33

1.77

43.22

1.09

58.61

1.52

71.99

2.47

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

31.59

0.75

34.60

1.22

29.09

0.88

42.11

1.99

37.61

1.20

21.59

1.22

9.59

1.78

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

20.44

0.67

25.09

1.07

16.57

0.79

28.50

1.75

18.88

1.01

19.25

1.07

18.03

2.01

No

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

58.91

0.57

53.05

0.74

65.99

0.67

41.59

1.22

53.09

0.92

66.30

0.81

79.68

0.86

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

26.07

0.43

30.10

0.57

21.20

0.56

40.07

1.13

32.98

0.75

18.34

0.64

5.93

0.49

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

14.26

0.36

16.03

0.53

12.11

0.42

17.67

0.87

13.28

0.50

14.52

0.61

13.34

0.68

Married to Alcoholic/Lived with Alcoholic as Married

                            

Yes

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

52.04

1.18

41.62

2.41

55.34

1.37

28.27

4.62

43.72

1.63

59.33

1.75

73.81

2.92

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

27.74

1.06

28.44

2.03

27.52

1.24

37.06

4.74

36.80

1.55

20.88

1.48

7.15

1.71

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

20.04

0.88

29.72

2.05

16.98

0.96

34.67

5.73

19.37

1.35

19.58

1.44

18.64

2.42

No

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

56.81

0.56

50.91

0.69

64.30

0.71

38.81

1.07

51.53

0.80

65.28

0.78

79.21

0.87

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

27.30

0.42

31.12

0.54

22.44

0.57

40.70

0.97

33.78

0.68

18.84

0.61

6.30

0.49

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

15.17

0.35

17.24

0.50

12.55

0.42

19.95

0.86

14.06

0.49

15.02

0.56

13.47

0.69

Any Alcohol Treatment in the Past Year

                            

Yes

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

11.89

2.66

12.46

3.43

#10.39

3.70

#5.03

2.68

#11.45

4.21

#18.50

5.94

#18.48

11.47

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

27.40

3.01

25.65

3.40

31.99

5.81

24.25

5.81

30.55

4.29

22.12

5.31

#36.41

16.26

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

60.26

3.40

61.26

4.12

57.62

5.81

70.72

6.23

58.00

5.24

57.40

6.13

#45.11

15.62

No

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

56.87

0.54

51.12

0.69

63.17

0.64

39.13

1.06

51.26

0.78

64.91

0.73

78.93

0.85

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

27.34

0.40

31.09

0.54

23.23

0.52

40.90

0.96

34.17

0.65

19.09

0.56

6.28

0.48

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

15.12

0.33

17.08

0.49

12.97

0.39

19.44

0.84

14.00

0.45

15.25

0.54

13.82

0.68

Any Alcohol Treatment in Life

                            

Yes

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

20.61

1.46

19.05

1.75

24.84

2.69

9.62

2.62

18.70

2.20

26.69

2.94

33.70

6.65

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

33.24

1.68

33.45

1.84

32.68

3.11

35.57

4.75

36.67

2.39

28.45

2.76

#18.80

5.84

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

45.73

1.71

47.11

2.09

41.99

2.90

54.81

5.06

44.35

2.55

44.38

3.00

44.43

7.01

No

                            

Did not exceed drinking limits

57.93

0.54

52.48

0.71

63.75

0.64

39.69

1.07

52.38

0.78

66.23

0.75

79.44

0.86

Exceeded daily drinking limits only

27.08

0.40

30.84

0.56

23.06

0.52

40.80

0.97

33.98

0.66

18.68

0.57

6.18

0.47

Exceeded weekly or both daily and weekly drinking limits

14.32

0.32

15.96

0.48

12.57

0.39

18.97

0.81

13.07

0.44

14.31

0.52

13.44

0.70

—Fewer than 10 respondents in the denominator.

#Relative standard error >0.3.

1Exceeding daily drinking limit: 5+ drinks for men and 4+ drinks for women on one or more occasions or the usual or largest ethanol intake of any beverage type greater than 4.5 drinks for men and greater than 3.5 drinks for women. Exceeding weekly drinking limit: on average more than 14 drinks per week for men and more than 7 drinks per week for women.

2Current drinker: 1 or more drinks of alcohol in the past year.


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

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