Table 1-5. Percent distribution of frequency of drinking 5 or more drinks for men or 4 or more drinks for women in a single day in the past year among current drinkers, by sex and age group, according to selected respondent characteristics, United States, 2001

Table 1-5. Percent distribution¹ of frequency of drinking 5 or more drinks for men or 4 or more drinks for women in a single day 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

Never in the past year

63.29

0.56

56.45

0.69

70.89

0.66

42.08

1.16

56.95

0.76

72.74

0.72

89.27

0.66

1 to 11 times in the past year

14.70

0.31

15.25

0.40

14.10

0.43

17.72

0.74

18.92

0.51

11.16

0.45

3.89

0.40

12 or more times in the past year

21.41

0.42

27.58

0.60

14.57

0.46

39.71

1.13

23.63

0.56

15.38

0.58

6.08

0.52

Race/Ethnicity

White, Not Hispanic or Latino

Never in the past year

62.78

0.60

55.87

0.75

70.08

0.71

37.51

1.31

54.39

0.82

72.51

0.77

89.54

0.75

1 to 11 times in the past year

15.43

0.36

15.90

0.50

14.93

0.47

18.34

0.99

20.97

0.60

11.81

0.51

4.00

0.45

12 or more times in the past year

21.21

0.43

27.52

0.64

14.54

0.51

43.68

1.36

24.10

0.65

15.06

0.62

5.71

0.55

Black, Not Hispanic or Latino

Never in the past year

71.56

1.10

65.91

1.54

77.56

1.18

65.56

2.82

70.22

1.34

75.24

1.60

85.94

2.16

1 to 11 times in the past year

9.01

0.57

9.49

0.88

8.49

0.74

12.06

1.91

9.15

0.72

7.92

0.84

^#2.76

0.94

12 or more times in the past year

18.84

0.92

23.88

1.29

13.49

0.93

21.95

2.33

20.20

1.14

16.05

1.36

9.64

1.79

American Indian/Alaska Native, Not Hispanic or Latino

Never in the past year

55.06

2.96

52.73

3.84

57.76

4.22

32.52

7.35

49.23

4.20

65.15

4.69

83.66

6.88

1 to 11 times in the past year

15.92

1.79

14.21

2.49

17.88

2.99

^#21.14

6.84

19.53

3.23

11.76

2.96

^#3.75

3.11

12 or more times in the past year

27.80

2.66

31.74

3.68

23.25

3.42

46.34

7.65

31.24

4.41

20.00

3.92

^#9.68

6.38

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

Never in the past year

75.25

2.02

73.69

2.75

77.73

2.85

47.57

5.21

77.53

2.44

87.06

4.18

96.76

2.13

1 to 11 times in the past year

9.28

1.10

8.74

1.31

10.13

1.94

18.24

3.60

10.19

1.63

^#2.15

1.16

^#1.52

1.58

12 or more times in the past year

15.30

1.66

17.29

2.29

12.13

2.18

34.19

4.59

12.28

1.89

^#10.05

3.43

^#1.72

1.41

Hispanic or Latino

Never in the past year

57.71

1.46

48.19

1.81

71.66

1.37

44.17

2.45

55.96

1.60

69.50

1.94

85.61

2.40

1 to 11 times in the past year

15.82

0.71

17.71

0.96

13.06

0.91

18.68

1.55

17.75

0.97

10.42

1.14

3.79

1.10

12 or more times in the past year

25.77

1.18

33.20

1.68

14.87

1.00

36.26

2.41

25.71

1.47

19.04

1.70

10.60

2.16

Marital Status

Married

Never in the past year

69.94

0.59

64.05

0.75

76.91

0.76

55.58

2.61

61.48

0.84

75.39

0.85

89.53

0.83

1 to 11 times in the past year

14.13

0.38

15.11

0.52

12.98

0.53

20.72

1.92

18.99

0.62

10.85

0.52

3.82

0.50

12 or more times in the past year

15.41

0.42

20.17

0.63

9.77

0.50

23.18

2.11

19.12

0.59

13.12

0.66

6.06

0.65

Living with someone as if married

Never in the past year

48.34

2.09

40.66

3.04

56.85

2.36

41.45

3.83

47.19

2.62

57.85

4.32

80.53

9.81

1 to 11 times in the past year

18.82

1.39

18.92

2.22

18.71

1.81

22.82

3.20

19.06

1.53

14.15

3.12

^#6.15

6.00

12 or more times in the past year

32.39

1.91

39.67

2.86

24.31

2.05

34.55

3.78

33.53

2.48

27.68

3.65

^#13.32

8.19

Widowed

Never in the past year

84.98

1.13

76.33

2.93

87.69

1.17

—

63.95

7.27

73.12

2.85

91.22

1.12

1 to 11 times in the past year

5.55

0.75

5.46

1.36

5.58

0.86

—

^#18.33

6.01

8.01

1.85

3.60

0.70

12 or more times in the past year

8.74

0.95

17.27

2.69

6.07

0.90

—

^#15.12

5.34

18.23

2.50

4.58

0.86

Divorced

Never in the past year

60.04

1.19

50.63

1.77

68.09

1.44

44.89

8.46

48.94

1.66

66.32

1.39

81.41

2.20

1 to 11 times in the past year

15.00

0.81

14.87

1.09

15.11

1.09

^#11.77

6.01

19.93

1.31

12.33

1.08

6.41

1.64

12 or more times in the past year

24.15

0.94

33.50

1.62

16.15

1.06

39.44

8.47

30.62

1.46

20.61

1.15

10.03

1.59

Separated

Never in the past year

54.33

2.33

43.32

3.52

62.89

2.62

41.94

8.56

49.50

2.98

60.29

4.03

93.70

3.23

1 to 11 times in the past year

14.13

1.17

15.67

1.91

12.94

1.64

^#6.81

3.11

16.93

1.74

12.71

2.12

^#2.08

2.12

12 or more times in the past year

31.08

2.30

40.54

3.92

23.73

2.39

51.25

8.67

33.14

3.01

26.33

3.52

^#4.23

2.37

Never married

Never in the past year

47.20

1.07

41.69

1.35

54.44

1.28

39.49

1.34

50.32

1.47

67.04

2.13

88.21

2.57

1 to 11 times in the past year

16.92

0.58

15.77

0.80

18.41

0.83

16.94

0.87

18.51

0.89

12.01

1.57

^#2.10

1.08

12 or more times in the past year

35.17

0.95

41.76

1.33

26.52

1.08

43.16

1.26

30.35

1.40

19.33

1.93

^#7.26

2.25

Ever Had Children

Yes

Never in the past year

68.89

0.57

62.25

0.74

75.68

0.66

52.66

2.00

59.84

0.86

73.30

0.78

89.12

0.68

1 to 11 times in the past year

13.37

0.34

14.30

0.47

12.42

0.46

17.65

1.42

17.99

0.58

11.14

0.47

4.10

0.43

12 or more times in the past year

17.24

0.44

22.84

0.66

11.52

0.46

28.93

1.95

21.82

0.64

14.96

0.63

6.12

0.53

Never in the past year

50.32

0.97

44.60

1.16

58.01

1.14

39.36

1.30

50.57

1.28

69.14

1.38

90.74

1.90

1 to 11 times in the past year

17.79

0.57

17.19

0.74

18.60

0.79

17.73

0.85

20.97

0.83

11.25

0.99

^#1.85

0.87

12 or more times in the past year

31.08

0.83

37.26

1.08

22.77

0.95

42.48

1.27

27.61

1.08

18.09

1.23

5.65

1.37

Children Ages Under 13 Living in Household

Yes

Never in the past year

61.47

0.81

53.93

1.13

68.69

0.90

50.47

1.97

60.68

0.89

73.19

1.62

79.59

6.30

1 to 11 times in the past year

17.13

0.55

17.98

0.78

16.31

0.69

16.90

1.36

18.26

0.62

11.78

1.18

^#9.30

4.36

12 or more times in the past year

21.02

0.63

27.57

1.01

14.74

0.64

32.14

1.86

20.72

0.70

14.56

1.31

^#9.38

4.30

Never in the past year

64.12

0.59

57.48

0.77

72.00

0.72

39.34

1.35

52.85

0.99

72.67

0.76

89.51

0.65

1 to 11 times in the past year

13.60

0.34

14.13

0.47

12.97

0.45

17.98

0.90

19.64

0.67

11.06

0.51

3.75

0.39

12 or more times in the past year

21.59

0.47

27.58

0.66

14.49

0.53

42.18

1.30

26.84

0.82

15.52

0.60

5.99

0.51

Education

11 years or less

Never in the past year

59.11

1.45

51.15

1.65

71.78

1.76

45.85

2.55

49.91

1.98

64.69

2.23

85.41

1.61

1 to 11 times in the past year

12.04

0.75

12.03

1.02

12.05

1.14

12.97

1.38

16.07

1.38

10.60

1.27

4.44

0.86

12 or more times in the past year

27.87

1.30

35.69

1.65

15.41

1.30

39.85

2.56

33.40

1.83

23.65

1.84

8.86

1.32

12 years

Never in the past year

61.95

0.89

53.04

1.15

71.82

1.03

43.99

1.78

54.93

1.33

68.63

1.32

89.87

0.97

1 to 11 times in the past year

13.09

0.52

13.72

0.73

12.40

0.68

17.97

1.31

15.59

0.97

11.05

0.88

4.21

0.76

12 or more times in the past year

24.40

0.76

32.63

1.11

15.29

0.75

37.82

1.76

29.02

1.13

19.46

1.11

5.28

0.77

13–15 years

Never in the past year

60.42

0.84

53.43

1.14

67.11

1.04

40.31

1.62

56.04

1.13

71.24

1.26

89.98

1.18

1 to 11 times in the past year

16.08

0.53

16.48

0.77

15.70

0.70

18.12

1.15

19.87

0.79

12.59

0.83

4.08

0.70

12 or more times in the past year

23.01

0.66

29.49

1.01

16.81

0.76

41.21

1.60

23.55

0.97

15.68

1.03

5.45

0.91

16 or more years

Never in the past year

69.40

0.76

65.06

1.06

74.38

0.90

37.80

3.00

61.39

1.05

79.43

0.98

90.45

1.32

1 to 11 times in the past year

15.69

0.53

16.81

0.74

14.39

0.71

22.54

2.38

21.34

0.89

10.12

0.72

2.84

0.65

12 or more times in the past year

14.32

0.53

17.34

0.82

10.85

0.60

38.97

2.92

16.80

0.77

9.74

0.71

5.87

1.10

Currently Employed Full Time

Yes

Never in the past year

59.00

0.64

53.65

0.79

67.13

0.80

41.02

1.35

54.38

0.85

71.49

0.87

91.47

2.13

1 to 11 times in the past year

17.05

0.39

17.51

0.49

16.36

0.59

18.46

1.06

19.95

0.58

12.40

0.55

^#2.81

1.59

12 or more times in the past year

23.30

0.48

28.12

0.68

15.98

0.56

39.97

1.23

25.08

0.62

15.35

0.71

5.17

1.48

Never in the past year

69.82

0.76

62.73

1.10

74.72

0.79

43.10

1.78

64.17

1.12

75.13

1.02

89.10

0.70

1 to 11 times in the past year

11.13

0.42

10.17

0.59

11.79

0.54

17.00

1.08

16.03

0.89

8.80

0.65

3.97

0.41

12 or more times in the past year

18.54

0.60

26.35

1.04

13.14

0.58

39.46

1.66

19.55

0.88

15.45

0.84

6.14

0.54

Family Annual Income

$0 to $19,999

Never in the past year

58.13

1.12

48.90

1.39

66.46

1.37

38.04

1.65

54.32

1.67

69.34

1.58

88.58

1.09

1 to 11 times in the past year

13.23

0.58

12.93

0.89

13.51

0.87

18.10

1.21

16.79

1.23

8.09

0.88

3.74

0.62

12 or more times in the past year

28.11

0.97

37.56

1.60

19.58

1.07

43.54

1.72

28.27

1.48

21.98

1.43

7.02

0.91

$20,000 to $34,999

Never in the past year

61.38

0.88

53.24

1.17

70.61

1.15

44.55

1.97

53.04

1.41

67.89

1.59

89.78

1.14

1 to 11 times in the past year

13.92

0.62

14.35

0.86

13.44

0.90

18.07

1.51

17.43

1.00

12.00

1.22

3.57

0.68

12 or more times in the past year

23.90

0.72

31.47

1.13

15.32

0.82

36.72

2.09

28.95

1.10

19.28

1.32

5.21

0.87

$35,000 to $59,999

Never in the past year

64.53

0.85

57.35

1.14

72.78

1.08

44.29

2.29

57.17

1.34

74.42

1.03

87.97

1.40

1 to 11 times in the past year

14.46

0.54

14.94

0.71

13.90

0.74

17.37

1.58

18.55

0.83

10.54

0.77

5.10

0.96

12 or more times in the past year

20.36

0.65

26.84

0.91

12.91

0.78

37.36

2.30

23.78

1.00

14.30

0.81

6.25

1.02

$60,000 or more

Never in the past year

66.07

0.71

60.84

0.98

72.30

0.90

45.87

2.44

59.53

0.98

74.25

1.01

91.33

1.33

1 to 11 times in the past year

16.03

0.47

16.96

0.71

14.93

0.66

16.83

1.75

20.62

0.77

12.08

0.69

2.95

0.76

12 or more times in the past year

17.41

0.55

21.63

0.84

12.39

0.65

37.09

2.34

19.44

0.76

12.97

0.85

5.72

1.12

Current/Most Recent Occupation

Executive, administrative, and managerial

Never in the past year

64.59

1.01

60.78

1.33

69.22

1.36

40.61

4.14

57.50

1.44

72.73

1.46

90.06

1.86

1 to 11 times in the past year

17.18

0.74

17.01

1.03

17.39

1.09

20.38

3.08

21.38

1.17

13.69

1.13

4.24

1.25

12 or more times in the past year

17.65

0.79

21.53

1.14

12.95

1.04

39.02

4.14

20.59

1.11

12.84

1.06

5.17

1.47

Professional specialty

Never in the past year

68.48

0.95

63.29

1.41

72.44

1.24

43.01

3.46

61.85

1.33

80.46

1.24

89.15

2.18

1 to 11 times in the past year

15.63

0.68

16.95

1.08

14.63

0.94

18.71

2.60

20.69

1.07

9.56

0.91

^#2.77

1.11

12 or more times in the past year

15.44

0.65

19.26

1.13

12.53

0.74

38.20

3.17

17.03

1.00

9.47

0.80

7.42

1.87

Technical and related support

Never in the past year

60.42

1.30

56.88

1.59

66.79

2.08

41.73

3.82

56.18

1.73

70.08

2.46

87.79

3.13

1 to 11 times in the past year

17.18

0.94

17.41

1.18

16.76

1.71

21.76

3.25

20.42

1.35

12.63

1.51

^#1.32

0.94

12 or more times in the past year

21.77

1.17

24.93

1.66

16.08

1.48

36.50

3.50

22.66

1.47

16.78

2.29

^#9.00

2.84

Sales

Never in the past year

56.58

1.39

50.49

2.20

62.06

1.74

41.89

2.54

54.10

2.19

67.76

2.60

91.65

2.48

1 to 11 times in the past year

17.48

1.04

18.08

1.47

16.94

1.50

17.99

2.04

20.80

1.71

15.04

1.94

^#2.08

1.15

12 or more times in the past year

25.57

1.17

30.86

1.98

20.81

1.38

40.11

2.32

24.92

1.76

16.17

1.80

^#5.70

2.21

Administrative support, including clerical

Never in the past year

67.19

1.26

52.67

3.17

70.38

1.35

42.42

2.94

64.63

1.80

77.11

1.99

93.18

1.75

1 to 11 times in the past year

15.28

0.90

17.90

2.08

14.70

0.99

21.59

2.55

18.96

1.53

10.53

1.46

^#2.09

1.01

12 or more times in the past year

17.14

1.12

29.09

2.98

14.52

1.09

35.48

3.14

16.26

1.41

11.68

1.56

^#4.39

1.47

Private household

Never in the past year

66.67

4.93

55.46

16.29

68.63

4.73

56.44

9.73

53.17

9.16

79.98

6.64

100.00

0.00

1 to 11 times in the past year

11.74

3.32

^#15.32

11.97

11.11

3.22

^#11.19

6.29

^#14.72

6.04

^#11.75

6.34

0.00

12 or more times in the past year

21.59

4.36

^#29.22

15.58

20.26

4.25

32.37

9.55

32.11

8.85

^#8.27

2.82

0.00

Protective services

Never in the past year

58.06

3.10

58.18

3.57

57.47

6.11

33.92

8.70

51.91

4.52

76.78

5.12

78.42

8.63

1 to 11 times in the past year

18.51

2.61

17.84

2.84

21.51

5.43

^#16.23

6.01

24.73

4.09

^#10.71

4.34

0.00

12 or more times in the past year

23.01

2.51

23.45

2.81

21.01

4.86

49.86

9.29

22.60

3.37

12.51

3.66

^#21.58

8.63

Other services, except protective and household

Never in the past year

59.97

1.18

50.94

1.86

67.45

1.40

42.25

2.28

59.33

1.77

74.14

1.85

84.54

3.26

1 to 11 times in the past year

14.08

0.72

13.48

1.19

14.57

1.01

18.91

1.75

15.68

1.36

7.22

1.15

9.89

2.87

12 or more times in the past year

24.96

1.09

34.35

1.81

17.20

1.12

38.06

2.35

24.06

1.44

17.22

1.53

^#5.26

1.70

Farming, forestry, and fishing

Never in the past year

57.81

2.97

56.15

3.49

65.15

7.04

37.35

7.09

46.21

4.50

67.92

4.74

85.27

4.99

1 to 11 times in the past year

13.20

1.76

12.62

2.07

^#15.75

4.94

^#12.84

4.80

22.15

4.34

8.26

2.26

^#4.54

2.64

12 or more times in the past year

28.99

2.74

31.23

3.14

^#19.10

6.97

49.80

8.12

31.64

4.44

23.82

4.58

^#10.19

4.69

Precision production, craft, and repair

Never in the past year

48.78

2.18

46.37

2.29

72.43

4.31

31.49

5.43

40.30

2.78

61.56

3.65

88.42

3.80

1 to 11 times in the past year

15.18

1.52

15.33

1.63

13.70

3.45

15.49

4.37

16.38

1.94

15.36

2.83

^#3.83

2.28

12 or more times in the past year

35.61

1.92

37.98

2.09

12.37

3.27

52.27

6.57

43.16

2.86

22.63

2.87

^#5.87

2.90

Operators, fabricators, and laborers

Never in the past year

49.50

1.65

45.71

1.72

65.04

2.97

36.39

3.17

44.26

2.32

61.84

3.13

86.89

3.47

1 to 11 times in the past year

14.22

1.15

14.78

1.31

11.94

2.01

11.15

2.05

16.25

1.91

14.78

1.88

^#3.24

1.77

12 or more times in the past year

35.36

1.40

38.50

1.64

22.48

2.35

51.20

3.16

38.71

2.15

22.41

2.28

^#9.16

2.96

Transportation and material moving

Never in the past year

55.63

2.43

53.29

2.59

69.75

5.29

42.13

7.21

51.24

3.36

60.14

4.12

89.03

6.65

1 to 11 times in the past year

16.99

1.83

16.93

2.05

17.33

4.15

^#20.13

6.15

21.61

2.74

10.94

2.48

^#7.10

6.47

12 or more times in the past year

27.05

2.06

29.39

2.21

12.92

3.84

37.74

6.28

26.66

2.70

28.69

3.82

^#3.86

2.27

Handlers, equipment cleaners, and laborers

Never in the past year

48.99

2.45

44.46

2.60

69.91

4.35

39.27

4.40

49.17

3.29

49.12

4.33

89.36

5.43

1 to 11 times in the past year

14.31

1.60

15.65

1.87

8.12

2.26

19.32

3.47

13.09

2.24

15.02

3.44

^#0.76

0.77

12 or more times in the past year

35.67

2.32

38.78

2.59

21.33

4.05

39.87

4.61

37.18

3.42

34.13

4.64

^#9.88

5.37

Military

Never in the past year

57.64

4.22

58.02

4.90

56.00

7.26

35.70

6.66

57.36

5.36

79.03

6.79

85.02

10.38

1 to 11 times in the past year

13.96

2.45

12.07

2.65

22.07

6.51

^#12.33

4.18

17.76

3.58

^#7.08

4.33

^#14.98

10.38

12 or more times in the past year

27.61

3.38

28.93

3.90

21.93

6.36

51.98

7.07

23.29

4.50

^#13.89

5.19

0.00

Born in the United States

Yes

Never in the past year

62.36

0.53

55.41

0.67

69.72

0.64

40.17

1.13

55.61

0.77

71.79

0.69

89.18

0.69

1 to 11 times in the past year

15.04

0.32

15.46

0.43

14.61

0.43

17.72

0.80

19.65

0.55

11.59

0.46

3.93

0.42

12 or more times in the past year

22.00

0.41

28.40

0.59

15.23

0.47

41.59

1.13

24.25

0.57

15.89

0.58

6.17

0.54

Never in the past year

70.08

1.30

62.81

1.60

81.54

1.37

56.68

3.21

64.97

1.60

81.13

1.56

90.22

1.72

1 to 11 times in the past year

12.20

0.64

13.97

0.84

9.41

0.98

17.70

2.16

14.52

0.98

7.34

1.02

^#3.50

1.23

12 or more times in the past year

17.10

1.01

22.52

1.44

8.57

0.77

25.33

2.88

19.90

1.26

10.90

1.39

5.06

1.25

Family Structure Before Age 18

Both biological/adoptive parents in the household

Never in the past year

65.81

0.58

58.92

0.72

73.63

0.69

42.38

1.44

58.15

0.83

74.01

0.76

89.49

0.73

1 to 11 times in the past year

14.06

0.34

14.83

0.46

13.19

0.46

17.81

0.97

18.79

0.57

10.86

0.51

4.05

0.46

12 or more times in the past year

19.59

0.46

25.59

0.66

12.77

0.48

39.42

1.42

22.66

0.67

14.44

0.62

5.73

0.56

Only biological mother in the household (father never present)

Never in the past year

58.27

1.31

51.26

1.78

65.62

1.50

43.96

2.36

55.28

1.83

68.53

2.19

88.99

2.17

1 to 11 times in the past year

15.21

0.97

15.36

1.21

15.04

1.41

17.44

1.93

17.96

1.50

11.13

1.58

^#1.81

0.78

12 or more times in the past year

25.83

1.00

32.26

1.59

19.09

1.15

37.67

2.47

26.18

1.39

19.84

1.77

7.75

1.82

Biological/adoptive parents divorced or no longer
living together

Never in the past year

55.66

0.97

48.70

1.41

62.89

1.19

40.40

2.02

53.89

1.30

67.45

2.09

87.95

2.18

1 to 11 times in the past year

17.39

0.71

17.61

1.00

17.16

0.96

18.08

1.34

20.30

0.98

13.11

1.46

^#3.16

1.13

12 or more times in the past year

26.42

0.75

33.22

1.15

19.34

1.03

41.06

1.87

25.24

1.04

18.83

1.55

8.62

1.80

Raised by relatives, by foster parents or in an institution

Never in the past year

62.83

3.25

55.59

5.10

71.38

4.22

45.94

10.36

56.79

4.69

63.92

5.23

86.17

5.03

1 to 11 times in the past year

9.58

1.76

6.03

1.75

13.77

3.30

^#2.68

1.83

10.56

2.45

^#11.87

3.83

^#6.69

4.16

12 or more times in the past year

23.60

2.99

32.46

4.93

13.13

3.09

49.60

10.88

28.01

4.52

19.79

4.50

^#4.40

2.61

Self-Perceived Current Health

Excellent/Very good

Never in the past year

62.58

0.64

56.07

0.83

69.81

0.75

41.53

1.33

58.46

0.83

73.85

0.84

89.60

0.95

1 to 11 times in the past year

15.86

0.38

16.39

0.53

15.27

0.52

18.65

0.90

19.49

0.59

11.28

0.55

4.14

0.61

12 or more times in the past year

21.05

0.45

26.85

0.66

14.62

0.53

39.46

1.22

21.64

0.61

14.23

0.69

5.38

0.68

Good

Never in the past year

63.68

0.84

55.49

1.10

72.60

1.06

42.27

2.12

52.45

1.32

71.88

1.21

89.99

1.08

1 to 11 times in the past year

13.15

0.58

14.16

0.76

12.05

0.74

14.78

1.41

17.92

1.02

11.95

0.95

3.38

0.61

12 or more times in the past year

22.59

0.73

29.77

1.05

14.77

0.78

42.07

2.29

29.25

1.19

15.44

0.91

6.12

0.92

Fair/Poor

Never in the past year

67.09

1.22

60.70

1.64

74.36

1.45

48.15

4.02

53.98

2.39

69.43

1.77

87.56

1.32

1 to 11 times in the past year

10.94

0.67

10.63

0.94

11.30

1.03

17.14

3.41

16.37

1.70

9.30

1.01

4.20

0.91

12 or more times in the past year

21.41

1.07

27.96

1.60

13.96

1.08

34.33

3.97

29.09

2.13

20.74

1.56

7.58

0.97

Currently Covered by Health Insurance

Yes

Never in the past year

65.26

0.55

58.96

0.69

71.88

0.66

41.76

1.24

57.39

0.80

73.90

0.70

89.33

0.67

1 to 11 times in the past year

14.70

0.32

15.31

0.44

14.06

0.43

18.53

0.92

19.76

0.57

11.09

0.48

3.91

0.41

12 or more times in the past year

19.46

0.40

25.04

0.59

13.60

0.46

39.39

1.22

22.35

0.57

14.33

0.57

5.98

0.52

Never in the past year

54.48

1.23

46.59

1.47

65.63

1.53

42.65

2.00

55.20

1.41

65.75

1.92

83.08

7.55

1 to 11 times in the past year

14.71

0.63

15.00

0.85

14.30

1.03

16.22

1.26

15.56

0.95

11.57

1.14

^#1.96

1.88

12 or more times in the past year

30.14

1.02

37.52

1.48

19.69

1.07

40.32

2.02

28.72

1.31

21.80

1.54

^#14.95

7.58

Smoked Any Cigarettes in the Past Year

Yes

Never in the past year

45.06

0.80

39.79

1.02

51.64

1.06

29.41

1.55

41.20

1.08

56.81

1.41

77.10

2.40

1 to 11 times in the past year

17.23

0.58

15.27

0.64

19.68

0.87

15.99

1.08

20.58

0.90

14.30

0.92

6.24

1.27

12 or more times in the past year

37.11

0.74

44.34

1.05

28.07

0.93

54.06

1.72

37.78

1.00

28.19

1.35

14.87

2.03

Never in the past year

70.76

0.52

63.83

0.72

78.08

0.61

50.49

1.45

64.16

0.79

78.49

0.66

91.07

0.66

1 to 11 times in the past year

13.67

0.32

15.24

0.45

12.01

0.43

18.87

1.01

18.16

0.58

10.03

0.46

3.54

0.41

12 or more times in the past year

14.98

0.37

20.15

0.60

9.53

0.38

30.17

1.26

17.15

0.55

10.77

0.49

4.77

0.49

Smoked 100 or More Cigarettes in Life

Yes

Never in the past year

56.44

0.68

51.35

0.85

62.91

0.86

30.89

1.51

46.01

0.98

65.60

1.02

85.97

0.89

1 to 11 times in the past year

15.41

0.44

14.65

0.55

16.38

0.64

16.25

1.07

20.60

0.74

13.43

0.70

5.09

0.58

12 or more times in the past year

27.57

0.59

33.33

0.82

20.26

0.70

52.28

1.65

32.90

0.87

20.41

0.88

8.12

0.72

Never in the past year

69.92

0.60

62.03

0.90

77.61

0.68

50.86

1.50

65.26

0.84

81.83

0.71

94.37

0.78

1 to 11 times in the past year

14.01

0.39

15.90

0.56

12.17

0.49

18.87

1.02

17.65

0.65

8.28

0.48

2.04

0.45

12 or more times in the past year

15.45

0.43

21.27

0.74

9.77

0.43

29.85

1.31

16.59

0.58

8.99

0.49

2.90

0.56

Any Depression in the Past Year

Yes

Never in the past year

55.08

1.32

46.63

2.46

59.60

1.59

36.96

2.47

53.36

1.87

70.00

2.55

84.73

3.90

1 to 11 times in the past year

19.11

0.99

17.51

1.79

19.97

1.23

21.86

2.30

23.03

1.54

11.80

1.59

^#5.03

2.58

12 or more times in the past year

25.69

1.11

35.86

2.34

20.25

1.28

40.86

2.74

23.62

1.53

18.04

1.93

^#10.24

3.22

Never in the past year

63.96

0.57

56.97

0.70

72.19

0.68

42.82

1.23

57.26

0.81

72.94

0.73

89.38

0.68

1 to 11 times in the past year

14.34

0.30

15.13

0.40

13.42

0.43

17.12

0.78

18.57

0.53

11.11

0.46

3.86

0.41

12 or more times in the past year

21.06

0.44

27.14

0.61

13.91

0.46

39.55

1.18

23.63

0.59

15.20

0.61

5.97

0.53

Any Depression in Life

Yes

Never in the past year

59.66

0.89

52.11

1.63

63.93

0.95

39.82

2.06

53.72

1.26

72.26

1.42

88.77

1.76

1 to 11 times in the past year

18.75

0.68

17.96

1.13

19.20

0.81

22.89

1.76

24.06

1.13

12.02

0.91

^#3.30

1.06

12 or more times in the past year

21.48

0.73

29.84

1.47

16.74

0.82

37.03

2.10

22.14

1.07

15.66

1.07

7.72

1.43

Never in the past year

64.09

0.61

57.06

0.73

73.10

0.73

42.63

1.32

57.69

0.87

72.86

0.78

89.32

0.70

1 to 11 times in the past year

13.82

0.32

14.87

0.44

12.47

0.45

16.45

0.80

17.74

0.54

10.95

0.49

3.95

0.43

12 or more times in the past year

21.40

0.47

27.26

0.64

13.88

0.49

40.37

1.25

23.97

0.67

15.32

0.65

5.91

0.54

Alcohol Use Disorder in the Past Year

Alcohol use disorder

Never in the past year

13.20

0.70

12.44

0.87

14.97

1.28

7.33

1.20

11.81

0.97

20.45

1.83

45.29

5.01

1 to 11 times in the past year

17.78

0.76

15.64

1.00

22.76

1.43

12.98

1.31

20.69

1.22

18.20

1.70

12.07

3.29

12 or more times in the past year

68.45

0.98

71.32

1.26

61.76

1.81

79.55

1.75

66.76

1.41

60.83

2.40

40.13

5.05

Alcohol abuse

Never in the past year

17.63

1.05

16.10

1.27

21.45

1.98

10.84

1.97

14.27

1.29

24.89

2.30

49.44

5.64

1 to 11 times in the past year

23.16

1.09

21.57

1.45

27.14

1.91

19.25

2.55

26.06

1.62

21.73

2.28

12.10

3.57

12 or more times in the past year

58.44

1.30

61.47

1.72

50.86

2.13

69.53

2.88

58.85

1.73

52.59

2.96

36.65

5.59

Alcohol dependence

Never in the past year

7.79

0.90

7.76

1.08

7.86

1.57

5.30

1.40

8.14

1.32

12.13

2.72

^#24.14

10.30

1 to 11 times in the past year

11.20

0.97

8.06

1.16

17.95

2.21

9.36

1.28

12.72

1.50

11.59

2.38

^#11.89

8.38

12 or more times in the past year

80.68

1.28

83.92

1.58

73.74

2.63

85.33

1.90

78.54

1.80

76.28

3.44

57.88

11.68

No alcohol use disorder

Never in the past year

70.73

0.50

65.59

0.66

75.87

0.61

54.26

1.24

64.49

0.76

77.57

0.65

90.73

0.64

1 to 11 times in the past year

14.25

0.33

15.17

0.46

13.32

0.45

19.38

0.90

18.62

0.57

10.51

0.46

3.62

0.40

12 or more times in the past year

14.43

0.32

18.49

0.51

10.37

0.38

25.75

1.05

16.42

0.47

11.19

0.47

4.94

0.48

Average Drinking Level in the Past Year³

Light drinker

Never in the past year

81.43

0.43

79.90

0.57

82.62

0.58

66.90

1.34

76.30

0.69

89.47

0.52

96.21

0.47

1 to 11 times in the past year

14.13

0.39

15.56

0.54

13.03

0.50

23.31

1.15

18.39

0.63

8.34

0.48

2.74

0.41

12 or more times in the past year

4.31

0.19

4.37

0.31

4.26

0.26

9.55

0.80

5.22

0.29

2.04

0.26

0.92

0.25

Moderate drinker

Never in the past year

42.93

0.97

41.40

1.04

47.12

1.65

12.38

1.45

31.54

1.30

58.01

1.49

88.12

1.49

1 to 11 times in the past year

20.77

0.74

19.99

0.86

22.89

1.25

17.46

1.64

26.59

1.13

19.28

1.26

4.81

0.97

12 or more times in the past year

36.16

0.93

38.47

1.01

29.87

1.52

69.95

2.00

41.68

1.36

22.71

1.25

6.84

1.05

Heavier drinker

Never in the past year

21.90

0.87

16.85

0.98

29.41

1.34

4.68

0.97

14.35

1.03

29.41

1.70

62.06

2.30

1 to 11 times in the past year

8.96

0.51

6.63

0.63

12.42

0.95

2.57

0.65

10.03

0.84

11.71

0.99

7.84

1.45

12 or more times in the past year

68.82

1.02

76.14

1.14

57.93

1.58

92.74

1.13

75.34

1.21

58.63

1.90

28.80

2.47

Drinking Enough to Feel Drunk

Never in the past year

83.44

0.45

79.09

0.69

87.60

0.47

79.47

1.41

79.42

0.70

84.87

0.64

92.44

0.60

1 to 11 times in the past year

8.19

0.28

9.23

0.46

7.19

0.32

9.67

0.98

11.03

0.49

6.95

0.44

3.05

0.39

12 or more times in the past year

8.20

0.31

11.44

0.48

5.11

0.31

10.55

1.02

9.45

0.51

7.97

0.47

4.31

0.47

1 to 11 times in the past year

Never in the past year

32.43

0.78

28.03

0.93

37.78

1.11

27.16

1.51

30.81

1.01

37.00

1.65

62.11

3.69

1 to 11 times in the past year

34.07

0.70

33.12

0.90

35.23

1.00

35.03

1.61

36.78

1.00

29.05

1.47

15.79

2.89

12 or more times in the past year

33.35

0.69

38.69

0.95

26.85

1.02

37.71

1.73

32.25

0.91

33.91

1.51

21.13

3.24

12 or more times in the past year

Never in the past year

21.50

1.20

18.05

1.40

28.99

2.00

8.65

1.12

18.74

1.53

41.21

3.02

77.92

3.81

1 to 11 times in the past year

6.69

0.56

6.35

0.67

7.41

1.02

5.96

0.95

7.54

0.92

7.06

1.74

^#2.48

1.26

12 or more times in the past year

71.42

1.31

75.13

1.64

63.36

2.13

85.31

1.45

73.29

1.78

50.94

3.02

18.50

3.63

Driving After Drinking 3 or More Drinks

Never in the past year

72.04

0.48

67.62

0.66

76.20

0.59

51.02

1.21

66.68

0.70

80.36

0.61

92.03

0.60

1 to 11 times in the past year

13.12

0.29

13.27

0.40

12.99

0.44

18.34

0.87

17.34

0.53

9.04

0.40

3.38

0.38

12 or more times in the past year

14.63

0.35

18.86

0.54

10.66

0.40

30.47

1.11

15.86

0.47

10.37

0.48

4.16

0.42

1 or 2 times in the past year

Never in the past year

23.89

1.08

25.37

1.37

20.66

1.75

8.30

1.57

20.66

1.38

35.86

2.65

70.60

5.76

1 to 11 times in the past year

29.98

1.25

28.69

1.69

32.78

2.08

22.62

2.69

34.07

1.83

29.90

2.71

^#12.63

4.09

12 or more times in the past year

45.65

1.29

45.33

1.69

46.34

2.42

69.07

2.85

44.62

1.85

33.63

3.13

16.77

4.79

3 or more times in the past year

Never in the past year

15.32

0.92

14.68

1.01

17.52

1.95

5.92

1.49

12.00

1.19

20.70

2.01

49.46

6.14

1 to 11 times in the past year

18.21

1.11

18.16

1.28

18.38

1.86

8.70

1.63

20.43

1.65

21.23

2.09

10.35

2.86

12 or more times in the past year

66.15

1.26

66.96

1.45

63.36

2.33

85.02

2.09

67.23

1.78

57.73

2.44

40.19

5.59

Getting into Situation that Could Be Harmful

Never in the past year

64.95

0.54

58.64

0.67

71.76

0.66

45.90

1.13

58.44

0.75

73.30

0.71

89.31

0.66

1 to 11 times in the past year

14.73

0.31

15.36

0.42

14.05

0.43

18.35

0.79

19.01

0.52

11.12

0.45

3.90

0.40

12 or more times in the past year

19.73

0.40

25.27

0.57

13.76

0.43

35.21

1.07

22.10

0.54

14.86

0.56

6.03

0.51

At least once in the past year

Never in the past year

6.01

1.06

5.64

1.09

^#7.25

2.41

^#2.00

0.94

8.08

1.82

^#13.19

4.58

—

1 to 11 times in the past year

13.79

1.54

12.64

1.77

17.67

3.41

11.09

2.32

16.14

2.30

^#15.02

4.59

—

12 or more times in the past year

79.29

1.77

80.98

1.96

73.59

3.83

86.90

2.55

73.83

2.78

71.79

6.29

—

Age Started Drinking

14 years or younger

Never in the past year

45.46

1.53

43.21

1.89

49.32

2.26

20.92

2.47

43.54

2.09

59.66

2.96

82.45

3.51

1 to 11 times in the past year

18.66

1.11

17.23

1.44

21.11

1.92

20.02

2.62

22.07

1.67

13.75

1.87

^#3.86

1.68

12 or more times in the past year

35.45

1.43

38.93

1.84

29.46

2.12

58.47

3.08

34.24

1.94

25.49

2.62

13.68

3.26

15 to 17 years

Never in the past year

48.34

0.80

43.44

0.95

55.66

1.24

31.17

1.68

45.51

1.10

61.40

1.46

82.86

1.84

1 to 11 times in the past year

19.18

0.60

18.02

0.76

20.90

0.93

17.51

1.22

22.97

0.93

15.67

1.18

7.42

1.40

12 or more times in the past year

32.19

0.71

38.25

0.98

23.13

0.98

51.30

1.81

31.14

1.01

22.51

1.24

9.44

1.39

18 to 20 years

Never in the past year

65.10

0.76

59.66

0.98

71.91

0.90

50.94

1.85

57.48

1.09

73.61

1.03

88.71

1.14

1 to 11 times in the past year

14.76

0.45

15.51

0.66

13.82

0.60

17.63

1.17

19.40

0.72

11.22

0.67

3.29

0.59

12 or more times in the past year

19.87

0.63

24.53

0.85

14.04

0.71

31.04

1.65

22.95

0.91

15.03

0.88

7.11

0.89

21 years or older

Never in the past year

78.16

0.62

72.81

1.19

81.72

0.71

65.89

2.59

72.44

1.08

80.00

1.00

92.46

0.96

1 to 11 times in the past year

10.29

0.44

10.93

0.75

9.87

0.53

16.60

2.01

13.63

0.78

8.70

0.67

3.40

0.59

12 or more times in the past year

11.33

0.42

15.87

0.88

8.31

0.51

17.42

2.07

13.77

0.72

11.03

0.72

3.86

0.70

Family History of Alcoholism

None

Never in the past year

68.58

0.72

62.36

0.88

76.81

0.91

46.69

1.59

62.65

1.02

76.52

1.11

90.84

0.78

1 to 11 times in the past year

11.86

0.40

12.70

0.56

10.74

0.59

15.75

1.06

15.64

0.71

8.91

0.64

2.84

0.43

12 or more times in the past year

18.60

0.57

23.83

0.77

11.66

0.59

36.71

1.62

20.89

0.72

13.38

0.84

5.24

0.63

2nd degree relatives only

Never in the past year

58.40

0.91

49.74

1.16

68.09

1.12

41.07

2.00

54.34

1.30

70.53

1.48

89.31

1.97

1 to 11 times in the past year

18.23

0.66

19.24

0.92

17.11

0.86

20.18

1.55

22.23

1.05

12.98

1.18

^#4.46

1.48

12 or more times in the past year

23.08

0.74

30.67

1.07

14.58

0.89

38.64

1.85

23.10

1.06

16.15

1.18

5.93

1.40

1st degree relatives only

Never in the past year

66.87

1.06

60.76

1.45

73.22

1.31

42.95

3.42

57.87

1.76

71.88

1.59

87.88

1.33

1 to 11 times in the past year

12.42

0.67

13.62

1.02

11.18

0.93

17.90

2.64

16.02

1.16

11.01

1.10

4.83

0.92

12 or more times in the past year

20.45

0.89

25.36

1.22

15.35

1.07

38.97

3.36

25.89

1.63

16.85

1.28

6.94

1.09

Both 1st and 2nd degree relatives

Never in the past year

55.18

0.82

45.82

1.24

62.70

1.02

34.02

2.01

48.75

1.15

67.96

1.50

84.52

2.04

1 to 11 times in the past year

18.44

0.64

18.48

0.99

18.40

0.83

18.41

1.61

23.01

0.98

14.06

1.07

6.50

1.33

12 or more times in the past year

26.06

0.70

35.23

1.24

18.68

0.93

47.17

2.16

28.03

1.12

17.55

1.06

8.51

1.50

Any Parent Alcoholic

Yes

Never in the past year

54.99

0.81

46.49

1.23

62.05

0.98

34.91

1.86

49.77

1.14

67.42

1.48

82.72

2.22

1 to 11 times in the past year

17.47

0.62

17.62

0.95

17.34

0.82

17.24

1.52

21.75

0.96

13.21

0.99

6.75

1.38

12 or more times in the past year

27.26

0.70

35.59

1.19

20.35

0.85

47.45

1.99

28.28

1.05

19.02

1.16

10.37

1.78

Never in the past year

65.78

0.60

58.92

0.74

74.08

0.70

44.51

1.30

59.28

0.87

74.40

0.79

90.18

0.68

1 to 11 times in the past year

13.87

0.33

14.66

0.44

12.92

0.45

17.88

0.83

18.00

0.59

10.52

0.52

3.49

0.40

12 or more times in the past year

19.66

0.47

25.59

0.64

12.48

0.46

37.08

1.23

22.12

0.61

14.25

0.66

5.48

0.52

Married to Alcoholic/Lived with Alcoholic as Married

Yes

Never in the past year

59.69

1.21

48.63

2.30

63.19

1.41

30.83

4.89

49.53

1.71

68.68

1.72

85.72

2.32

1 to 11 times in the past year

16.40

0.82

13.80

1.50

17.22

0.95

20.86

4.09

21.09

1.25

13.00

1.15

5.24

1.46

12 or more times in the past year

23.68

0.99

37.33

2.24

19.36

1.09

47.70

5.86

29.15

1.59

18.28

1.37

8.11

1.74

Never in the past year

63.71

0.58

56.84

0.69

72.44

0.71

42.45

1.18

57.87

0.79

73.38

0.78

89.60

0.68

1 to 11 times in the past year

14.50

0.32

15.32

0.41

13.47

0.46

17.61

0.75

18.65

0.54

10.87

0.49

3.76

0.41

12 or more times in the past year

21.15

0.44

27.09

0.60

13.61

0.48

39.45

1.15

22.94

0.58

14.93

0.63

5.88

0.54

Any Alcohol Treatment in the Past Year

Yes

Never in the past year

17.79

2.73

17.79

3.48

17.77

4.49

^#5.03

2.68

17.77

4.41

28.52

6.09

^#28.02

13.20

1 to 11 times in the past year

14.76

2.54

12.48

2.62

20.72

5.11

^#14.27

4.82

16.27

3.69

^#11.88

3.72

^#14.00

12.69

12 or more times in the past year

66.67

3.38

68.78

4.16

61.13

5.55

80.22

5.52

65.53

5.41

57.63

6.25

57.98

15.65

Never in the past year

63.86

0.56

57.12

0.69

71.27

0.66

42.80

1.16

57.53

0.76

73.16

0.72

89.46

0.65

1 to 11 times in the past year

14.70

0.31

15.30

0.40

14.05

0.43

17.78

0.75

18.96

0.52

11.15

0.45

3.86

0.40

12 or more times in the past year

20.84

0.41

26.86

0.60

14.23

0.44

38.92

1.13

23.00

0.55

14.98

0.58

5.92

0.50

Any Alcohol Treatment in Life

Yes

Never in the past year

25.96

1.57

23.68

1.85

32.16

3.04

13.45

3.12

22.92

2.22

33.42

3.08

47.89

7.63

1 to 11 times in the past year

16.19

1.39

14.66

1.40

20.35

2.83

12.15

3.14

18.22

1.92

14.37

2.18

^#17.32

6.78

12 or more times in the past year

57.27

1.71

60.99

2.03

47.14

3.17

72.80

4.15

58.41

2.58

51.75

3.31

34.79

7.52

Never in the past year

64.99

0.56

58.55

0.71

71.86

0.65

43.28

1.16

58.76

0.75

74.57

0.72

89.91

0.64

1 to 11 times in the past year

14.63

0.31

15.29

0.41

13.94

0.43

17.95

0.76

18.96

0.53

11.01

0.45

3.68

0.40

12 or more times in the past year

19.79

0.41

25.43

0.60

13.75

0.44

38.32

1.13

21.78

0.53

13.69

0.57

5.63

0.49

—Fewer than 10 respondents in the denominator.

#Relative standard error >0.3.

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

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

3Light 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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