[dkpat26.txt, updated 12/07] Percent distribution of the drinking levels of males 18 years of age and older according to selected characteristics: United States, NHIS, 1997-2006 __________________________________________________________________________ Drinking Levels ______________________________________________________ Abstainer Light Moderate Heavier drinker drinker drinker ______________________________________________________ Estimate __________________________________________________________________________ Age 18-24 years 2006 35.8 39.5 18.4 6.3 CI (32.4-39.3) (35.6-43.3) (15.6-21.3) (4.3-8.3) 2005 37.3 34.9 19.8 8.0 CI (33.9-40.7) (31.8-38.1) (17.3-22.2) (6.2-9.8) 2004 36.4 35.5 19.8 8.2 CI (33.0-39.8) (32.6-38.4) (17.1-22.6) (6.4-10.1) 2003 34.8 38.4 19.7 7.1 CI (31.7-38.0) (35.4-41.5) (17.3-22.1) (5.4-8.7) 2002 29.4 39.1 24.1 7.4 CI (26.6-32.2) (35.9-42.3) (21.2-26.9) (5.7-9.2) 2001 30.4 41.1 20.4 8.1 CI (27.3-33.5) (38.2-44.0) (18.1-22.6) (6.4-9.8) 2000 36.0 39.1 18.7 6.2 CI (32.9-39.0) (36.2-41.9) (16.5-21.0) (4.9-7.6) 1999 32.4 39.9 21.7 6.0 CI (29.4-35.4) (36.9-42.8) (19.4-24.1) (4.6-7.4) 1998 32.3 40.8 20.8 6.1 CI (29.3-35.3) (37.6-44.0) (18.4-23.2) (4.7-7.5) 1997 33.3 42.2 18.6 5.9 CI (30.2-36.4) (39.3-45.2) (16.2-20.9) (4.4-7.4) 25-34 years 2006 25.5 44.3 24.2 6.0 CI (23.2-27.8) (41.5-47.0) (21.8-26.6) (4.7-7.3) 2005 22.5 46.9 24.8 5.8 CI (20.6-24.4) (44.6-49.1) (22.8-26.7) (4.8-6.9) 2004 22.4 48.9 23.1 5.6 CI (20.4-24.4) (46.7-51.1) (21.2-25.1) (4.5-6.6) 2003 22.8 47.1 24.1 6.0 CI (20.8-24.7) (44.9-49.3) (22.2-26.1) (5.0-7.1) 2002 19.5 50.6 24.1 5.8 CI (17.5-21.4) (48.3-52.9) (22.3-25.9) (4.8-6.9) 2001 21.2 47.3 25.9 5.7 CI (19.3-23.1) (45.2-49.3) (24.0-27.7) (4.7-6.6) 2000 22.5 47.7 24.1 5.7 CI (20.6-24.3) (45.4-49.9) (22.1-26.1) (4.8-6.7) 1999 20.5 49.9 24.1 5.5 CI (18.4-22.6) (47.4-52.3) (22.1-26.1) (4.6-6.5) 1998 21.1 50.8 23.1 5.0 CI (19.3-23.0) (48.7-52.9) (21.5-24.7) (4.1-5.9) 1997 20.6 48.3 25.0 6.2 CI (18.9-22.2) (46.3-50.2) (23.4-26.6) (5.2-7.1) 35-44 years 2006 26.7 44.0 23.8 5.5 CI (24.5-28.8) (41.6-46.4) (21.7-26.0) (4.4-6.6) 2005 26.8 43.9 23.9 5.3 CI (24.9-28.7) (41.9-46.0) (22.0-25.8) (4.4-6.3) 2004 26.5 46.0 22.2 5.3 CI (24.4-28.6) (43.8-48.3) (20.4-23.9) (4.4-6.2) 2003 26.4 45.2 23.2 5.2 CI (24.6-28.3) (43.0-47.3) (21.4-24.9) (4.3-6.2) 2002 24.7 44.5 23.9 6.9 CI (22.8-26.6) (42.5-46.4) (22.2-25.6) (5.9-7.9) 2001 24.8 45.9 23.9 5.4 CI (23.0-26.6) (44.1-47.7) (22.3-25.5) (4.5-6.3) 2000 25.3 46.2 23.7 4.8 CI (23.5-27.0) (44.1-48.3) (21.9-25.5) (4.0-5.7) 1999 24.0 45.1 23.9 7.0 CI (22.2-25.7) (43.0-47.3) (22.1-25.7) (5.9-8.0) 1998 25.6 44.6 23.9 5.8 CI (23.9-27.3) (42.7-46.5) (22.3-25.6) (4.9-6.8) 1997 24.7 44.8 23.7 6.9 CI (23.2-26.3) (43.0-46.5) (22.1-25.2) (6.0-7.8) 45-54 years 2006 30.2 42.0 21.5 6.3 CI (27.7-32.8) (39.4-44.7) (19.3-23.7) (4.9-7.6) 2005 29.0 41.7 23.5 5.9 CI (26.9-31.0) (39.6-43.8) (21.6-25.3) (4.8-6.9) 2004 30.9 42.4 21.7 5.0 CI (28.7-33.1) (40.3-44.6) (19.8-23.6) (4.1-5.8) 2003 31.5 39.8 21.9 6.7 CI (29.2-33.9) (37.5-42.1) (20.0-23.8) (5.6-7.9) 2002 29.0 43.0 22.6 5.3 CI (26.8-31.2) (40.8-45.3) (20.8-24.5) (4.4-6.2) 2001 29.9 42.6 21.1 6.3 CI (27.8-32.0) (40.5-44.8) (19.4-22.8) (5.3-7.4) 2000 29.7 45.4 19.4 5.5 CI (27.5-31.8) (43.1-47.7) (17.6-21.3) (4.5-6.6) 1999 28.2 42.9 22.6 6.3 CI (26.1-30.3) (40.4-45.3) (20.6-24.7) (5.3-7.4) 1998 29.1 41.5 23.4 6.0 CI (26.9-31.2) (39.4-43.7) (21.5-25.3) (4.9-7.1) 1997 26.2 45.2 22.1 6.5 CI (24.4-27.9) (42.9-47.5) (20.3-23.9) (5.5-7.5) 55-64 years 2006 36.2 35.6 23.2 5.0 CI (33.1-39.3) (32.7-38.5) (20.6-25.7) (3.8-6.2) 2005 36.2 37.3 20.9 5.6 CI (33.9-38.5) (35.0-39.6) (18.9-22.8) (4.6-6.6) 2004 37.6 36.8 21.4 4.2 CI (34.9-40.3) (34.4-39.1) (19.1-23.8) (3.2-5.3) 2003 37.3 36.6 20.5 5.6 CI (34.7-39.9) (34.0-39.1) (18.4-22.6) (4.5-6.8) 2002 36.2 37.2 21.2 5.4 CI (33.8-38.7) (34.5-39.8) (19.0-23.3) (4.2-6.6) 2001 35.8 37.6 20.8 5.8 CI (33.3-38.4) (35.0-40.3) (18.7-22.8) (4.6-6.9) 2000 35.4 37.9 21.4 5.3 CI (32.9-38.0) (35.3-40.6) (19.2-23.5) (4.1-6.4) 1999 36.8 37.4 19.9 5.9 CI (34.1-39.4) (34.7-40.2) (17.5-22.3) (4.6-7.2) 1998 35.5 37.2 20.6 6.7 CI (32.9-38.1) (34.5-39.9) (18.3-22.8) (5.3-8.0) 1997 34.2 39.2 20.2 6.5 CI (31.4-36.9) (36.5-41.8) (18.0-22.4) (5.2-7.7) 65+ years 2006 45.6 30.9 19.9 3.6 CI (42.6-48.6) (28.2-33.6) (17.5-22.2) (2.6-4.6) 2005 48.0 29.4 19.5 3.1 CI (45.8-50.3) (27.3-31.4) (17.6-21.4) (2.3-4.0) 2004 47.2 33.0 16.8 3.0 CI (44.8-49.5) (30.8-35.1) (15.1-18.6) (2.3-3.7) 2003 48.4 30.3 18.5 2.8 CI (45.9-50.9) (28.0-32.6) (16.5-20.5) (2.0-3.5) 2002 48.0 30.7 17.3 4.0 CI (45.6-50.4) (28.8-32.7) (15.4-19.3) (3.0-4.9) 2001 49.1 29.4 18.3 3.2 CI (46.8-51.4) (27.4-31.4) (16.5-20.0) (2.4-4.0) 2000 50.0 30.0 16.9 3.1 CI (47.5-52.4) (28.0-32.1) (15.2-18.7) (2.4-3.8) 1999 47.4 30.5 17.7 4.4 CI (45.0-49.8) (28.2-32.8) (15.9-19.5) (3.4-5.4) 1998 48.8 29.9 17.6 3.7 CI (46.5-51.1) (27.9-32.0) (15.9-19.3) (2.9-4.5) 1997 47.3 30.8 18.2 3.7 CI (45.1-49.5) (28.8-32.8) (16.5-20.0) (2.9-4.5) Education Less than HS 2006 43.3 34.4 16.6 5.6 CI (40.5-46.1) (31.6-37.1) (14.8-18.5) (4.4-6.9) 2005 45.7 32.2 16.3 5.8 CI (43.2-48.2) (29.7-34.6) (14.5-18.2) (4.6-6.9) 2004 44.7 34.7 15.2 5.3 CI (42.2-47.2) (32.3-37.2) (13.5-17.0) (4.2-6.4) 2003 45.4 34.2 14.6 5.8 CI (43.2-47.6) (32.0-36.3) (13.0-16.2) (4.7-6.9) 2002 44.1 31.0 17.3 7.5 CI (41.6-46.6) (28.8-33.3) (15.4-19.2) (6.2-8.9) 2001 45.1 33.7 14.8 6.4 CI (43.0-47.3) (31.5-35.8) (13.4-16.2) (5.3-7.4) 2000 45.6 32.3 16.2 5.9 CI (43.4-47.8) (30.2-34.4) (14.6-17.9) (5.0-6.9) 1999 45.0 32.3 15.8 6.9 CI (42.6-47.4) (30.1-34.4) (14.1-17.6) (5.7-8.1) 1998 46.7 32.2 14.2 6.9 CI (44.4-49.0) (30.1-34.2) (12.8-15.7) (5.8-8.1) 1997 42.4 33.8 16.8 7.0 CI (40.4-44.4) (31.9-35.6) (15.3-18.3) (6.0-8.0) GED 2006 40.2 32.6 17.7 *9.5 CI (33.6-46.8) (26.6-38.7) (12.6-22.9) *(5.6-13.3) 2005 33.8 36.9 20.5 8.8 CI (28.9-38.8) (31.8-42.0) (15.6-25.4) (5.5-12.0) 2004 34.1 39.0 18.7 8.3 CI (28.4-39.7) (33.1-44.9) (13.9-23.5) (5.2-11.4) 2003 36.7 39.0 15.4 8.9 CI (30.4-43.0) (32.4-45.5) (11.4-19.5) (5.6-12.2) 2002 34.0 37.5 17.9 10.6 CI (28.8-39.2) (32.4-42.6) (14.3-21.4) (7.6-13.7) 2001 32.4 36.6 20.0 11.0 CI (27.0-37.7) (30.9-42.4) (15.0-25.0) (7.3-14.8) 2000 33.8 36.9 18.5 10.8 CI (28.3-39.3) (30.9-42.8) (14.2-22.9) (7.1-14.6) 1999 36.6 33.6 18.6 11.2 CI (29.8-43.5) (27.7-39.5) (14.2-23.0) (7.4-15.0) 1998 27.5 41.1 24.0 7.5 CI (22.5-32.5) (36.1-46.1) (19.2-28.7) (4.8-10.2) 1997 30.1 41.0 16.9 12.0 CI (25.3-34.8) (35.9-46.1) (13.2-20.7) (8.7-15.3) HS graduate 2006 35.2 38.7 19.5 6.6 CI (32.8-37.5) (36.6-40.8) (17.6-21.3) (5.5-7.8) 2005 38.3 36.2 19.6 6.0 CI (36.3-40.2) (34.3-38.0) (18.0-21.2) (5.1-6.8) 2004 36.0 38.2 20.1 5.6 CI (33.8-38.2) (36.3-40.2) (18.5-21.8) (4.7-6.6) 2003 35.1 38.0 20.6 6.3 CI (33.1-37.0) (36.2-39.8) (19.0-22.3) (5.3-7.2) 2002 32.6 40.5 20.8 6.2 CI (30.8-34.4) (38.5-42.4) (19.2-22.4) (5.2-7.0) 2001 33.4 39.6 20.2 6.8 CI (31.5-35.2) (37.7-41.5) (18.7-21.8) (5.8-7.8) 2000 33.1 40.3 20.8 5.8 CI (31.1-35.1) (38.3-42.3) (19.2-22.3) (5.0-6.7) 1999 30.4 42.3 20.9 6.4 CI (28.8-32.1) (40.4-44.2) (19.4-22.5) (5.5-7.2) 1998 32.8 39.8 21.0 6.3 CI (31.0-34.6) (38.0-41.6) (19.3-22.8) (5.4-7.3) 1997 32.2 40.1 21.0 6.7 CI (30.5-34.0) (38.2-41.9) (19.4-22.5) (5.8-7.6) Some college 2006 30.7 41.5 22.6 5.2 CI (28.5-32.9) (39.0-43.9) (20.7-24.4) (4.2-6.2) 2005 27.9 42.0 23.3 6.8 CI (26.1-29.8) (40.1-44.0) (21.6-24.9) (5.8-7.8) 2004 29.7 42.1 21.8 6.3 CI (27.9-31.6) (40.1-44.2) (20.1-23.6) (5.3-7.3) 2003 30.4 40.9 22.2 6.6 CI (28.5-32.2) (39.0-42.7) (20.6-23.8) (5.6-7.7) 2002 26.8 44.0 23.5 5.7 CI (25.1-28.6) (42.0-46.0) (21.8-25.2) (4.8-6.6) 2001 26.9 42.9 24.2 6.0 CI (25.1-28.7) (41.1-44.6) (22.8-25.6) (5.2-6.9) 2000 28.1 45.2 21.5 5.2 CI (26.4-29.8) (43.5-47.0) (19.9-23.1) (4.4-5.9) 1999 26.0 44.1 23.5 6.4 CI (24.2-27.8) (42.1-46.2) (22.0-25.1) (5.5-7.2) 1998 26.6 44.1 23.8 5.6 CI (24.8-28.4) (42.3-45.8) (22.3-25.2) (4.8-6.3) 1997 24.8 46.1 22.8 6.2 CI (23.2-26.5) (44.4-47.9) (21.5-24.2) (5.4-7.0) College graduate 2006 22.8 44.8 28.2 4.2 CI (20.8-24.8) (42.4-47.1) (26.1-30.3) (3.1-5.3) 2005 21.2 46.7 28.3 3.8 CI (19.6-22.9) (44.8-48.6) (26.4-30.1) (3.1-4.4) 2004 23.2 47.9 25.6 3.3 CI (21.4-25.0) (45.9-49.9) (23.7-27.4) (2.6-4.0) 2003 21.8 46.8 27.8 3.6 CI (20.2-23.5) (44.8-48.7) (25.8-29.9) (2.9-4.2) 2002 21.2 47.8 26.8 4.3 CI (19.2-23.1) (45.8-49.8) (25.1-28.5) (3.4-5.1) 2001 21.1 48.6 26.8 3.4 CI (19.6-22.7) (46.8-50.4) (25.2-28.5) (2.8-4.1) 2000 23.5 48.5 25.0 3.1 CI (21.8-25.2) (46.6-50.3) (23.2-26.7) (2.4-3.8) 1999 22.0 47.2 26.9 3.9 CI (20.2-23.7) (45.2-49.3) (24.9-28.9) (3.2-4.6) 1998 21.0 48.9 26.8 3.4 CI (19.5-22.5) (47.0-50.8) (25.2-28.3) (2.7-4.1) 1997 20.9 49.2 26.5 3.5 CI (19.4-22.4) (47.4-50.9) (24.9-28.1) (2.9-4.1) Race/Ethnicity Hispanic 2006 35.4 41.4 19.5 3.7 CI (32.7-38.0) (38.5-44.4) (17.4-21.5) (2.8-4.7) 2005 35.2 40.8 20.2 3.8 CI (33.0-37.4) (38.5-43.1) (18.0-22.4) (3.0-4.5) 2004 33.9 45.5 16.2 4.4 CI (31.3-36.5) (43.0-48.0) (14.5-17.9) (3.3-5.5) 2003 34.5 43.8 18.2 3.6 CI (31.9-37.1) (41.3-46.2) (16.5-19.8) (2.6-4.5) 2002 33.3 42.3 19.5 5.0 CI (30.7-35.8) (39.7-44.9) (17.6-21.4) (4.0-5.9) 2001 35.7 41.2 17.4 5.7 CI (33.3-38.2) (39.1-43.4) (15.5-19.2) (4.6-6.8) 2000 34.5 41.6 19.0 4.9 CI (32.0-37.0) (38.8-44.4) (16.8-21.2) (3.9-5.9) 1999 31.9 43.4 19.2 5.6 CI (29.1-34.6) (40.6-46.2) (17.0-21.3) (4.3-6.8) 1998 31.7 44.1 19.1 5.0 CI (29.1-34.3) (41.5-46.8) (17.2-21.1) (3.9-6.1) 1997 31.8 43.7 18.6 5.8 CI (29.6-34.0) (41.5-45.9) (17.0-20.2) (4.6-7.0) White, non-Hispanic 2006 29.8 39.6 24.4 6.2 CI (28.2-31.4) (38.1-41.1) (23.1-25.7) (5.5-6.9) 2005 29.1 40.4 24.2 6.2 CI (27.9-30.4) (39.2-41.6) (23.2-25.3) (5.7-6.8) 2004 29.9 41.1 23.3 5.7 CI (28.7-31.2) (39.9-42.2) (22.2-24.4) (5.2-6.2) 2003 29.6 40.4 23.7 6.4 CI (28.4-30.7) (39.3-41.6) (22.6-24.7) (5.8-7.0) 2002 27.4 42.1 24.3 6.2 CI (26.2-28.6) (40.9-43.3) (23.2-25.4) (5.6-6.8) 2001 28.0 41.7 24.2 6.1 CI (26.9-29.1) (40.5-42.8) (23.3-25.2) (5.5-6.6) 2000 29.4 42.9 22.5 5.2 CI (28.3-30.5) (41.8-44.0) (21.5-23.5) (4.7-5.6) 1999 27.5 42.8 23.5 6.2 CI (26.4-28.7) (41.5-44.0) (22.4-24.6) (5.6-6.7) 1998 28.5 42.1 23.5 6.0 CI (27.4-29.6) (41.0-43.2) (22.5-24.4) (5.4-6.4) 1997 27.1 43.4 23.2 6.3 CI (26.1-28.1) (42.4-44.5) (22.2-24.1) (5.9-6.8) Black, non-Hispanic 2006 40.5 38.4 16.6 4.6 CI (37.4-43.5) (35.1-41.6) (14.0-19.2) (3.1-6.1) 2005 43.2 35.2 17.2 4.5 CI (40.1-46.3) (32.5-37.8) (15.0-19.4) (3.4-5.6) 2004 43.5 37.5 14.6 4.4 CI (40.5-46.5) (34.7-40.2) (12.7-16.5) (3.2-5.7) 2003 43.7 36.3 15.6 4.4 CI (40.5-46.8) (33.5-39.0) (13.5-17.7) (3.2-5.6) 2002 42.0 36.3 17.0 4.6 CI (39.0-45.0) (33.3-39.4) (14.9-19.1) (3.5-5.8) 2001 41.3 40.1 14.7 3.9 CI (38.5-44.0) (37.3-43.0) (12.8-16.7) (2.9-4.8) 2000 41.3 37.5 15.9 5.4 CI (38.4-44.2) (34.6-40.4) (13.8-17.9) (4.1-6.6) 1999 43.1 34.0 18.0 4.8 CI (40.2-46.0) (31.3-36.8) (15.9-20.2) (3.5-6.1) 1998 41.7 36.4 17.7 4.1 CI (38.1-45.3) (33.2-39.7) (15.5-19.9) (3.1-5.2) 1997 41.7 35.1 17.9 5.3 CI (39.0-44.4) (32.3-37.9) (15.6-20.2) (4.3-6.3) Other, non-Hispanic 2006 43.5 44.8 8.8 *2.9 CI (38.7-48.3) (40.2-49.5) (6.7-10.8) *(1.4-4.4) 2005 45.0 38.8 12.0 *4.2 CI (40.2-49.8) (33.6-44.0) (9.1-14.9) *(1.9-6.4) 2004 41.3 41.8 14.8 *2.1 CI (35.9-46.7) (36.1-47.5) (11.1-18.5) *(1.0-3.2) 2003 47.6 38.1 12.0 *2.3 CI (42.1-53.1) (33.0-43.3) (8.7-15.3) *(0.9-3.6) 2002 36.4 45.0 13.0 *5.7 CI (31.6-41.2) (40.0-50.0) (9.8-16.1) *(3.0-8.4) 2001 37.8 42.7 14.9 4.6 CI (33.1-42.5) (38.3-47.0) (11.3-18.5) (2.9-6.3) 2000 41.8 40.0 13.8 *4.4 CI (36.4-47.2) (34.4-45.6) (10.4-17.3) *(2.4-6.3) 1999 39.1 42.9 12.7 *5.3 CI (33.9-44.3) (37.1-48.7) (9.1-16.3) *(2.4-8.1) 1998 41.4 45.2 11.2 *2.3 CI (36.5-46.2) (39.5-50.8) (8.0-14.4) *(1.0-3.5) 1997 39.0 42.8 15.2 *3.0 CI (33.7-44.4) (37.8-47.9) (10.9-19.4) *(1.4-4.5) Marital Status Married 2006 32.4 41.6 22.0 4.1 CI (30.7-34.1) (40.0-43.1) (20.6-23.3) (3.5-4.7) 2005 32.2 41.9 22.0 3.9 CI (30.9-33.5) (40.6-43.2) (20.9-23.1) (3.5-4.4) 2004 32.8 43.5 20.2 3.5 CI (31.5-34.2) (42.2-44.7) (19.2-21.3) (3.0-3.9) 2003 32.8 41.9 20.9 4.4 CI (31.5-34.1) (40.6-43.2) (19.8-22.0) (3.8-5.0) 2002 30.9 44.0 20.8 4.3 CI (29.5-32.2) (42.6-45.4) (19.7-21.9) (3.7-4.8) 2001 31.7 43.1 20.8 4.4 CI (30.5-32.9) (41.9-44.3) (19.7-21.8) (3.9-5.0) 2000 32.7 43.8 19.9 3.7 CI (31.5-33.9) (42.5-45.0) (18.9-20.9) (3.2-4.1) 1999 31.0 43.5 21.1 4.4 CI (29.7-32.2) (42.1-44.9) (19.9-22.3) (3.9-5.0) 1998 31.6 43.0 21.0 4.4 CI (30.5-32.8) (41.8-44.2) (20.0-22.0) (3.8-4.9) 1997 29.6 44.8 20.8 4.8 CI (28.5-30.6) (43.6-45.9) (19.9-21.8) (4.4-5.3) Live w/ Partner 2006 22.8 44.8 24.5 7.8 CI (18.4-27.3) (40.4-49.3) (20.4-28.6) (5.4-10.4) 2005 20.6 44.0 27.4 8.0 CI (17.5-23.8) (40.0-48.0) (23.9-30.8) (6.0-10.0) 2004 21.9 43.8 26.2 8.1 CI (18.4-25.3) (39.9-47.7) (22.7-29.8) (5.9-10.2) 2003 18.7 42.9 27.9 10.5 CI (15.2-22.2) (38.9-46.9) (24.2-31.7) (7.9-13.1) 2002 19.5 40.9 28.2 11.4 CI (16.3-22.8) (37.0-44.8) (24.2-32.2) (8.8-13.9) 2001 17.8 49.0 25.0 8.2 CI (14.9-20.7) (45.3-52.6) (21.7-28.3) (6.3-10.2) 2000 18.3 43.1 29.6 9.0 CI (15.2-21.4) (38.7-47.5) (25.5-33.7) (6.7-11.2) 1999 15.8 46.8 27.4 9.9 CI (13.0-18.6) (42.2-51.3) (23.7-31.2) (7.4-12.5) 1998 17.2 45.0 27.6 10.2 CI (13.9-20.5) (40.5-49.5) (23.6-31.6) (7.6-12.8) 1997 18.6 42.2 27.6 11.5 CI (15.7-21.6) (38.3-46.1) (23.8-31.5) (8.9-14.2) Never Married 2006 34.0 37.5 21.5 7.0 CI (31.5-36.5) (34.9-40.2) (19.5-23.5) (5.7-8.3) 2005 34.0 35.7 22.1 8.3 CI (31.5-36.4) (33.5-37.9) (20.3-23.9) (7.0-9.5) 2004 34.0 36.7 21.6 7.8 CI (31.5-36.4) (34.6-38.9) (19.5-23.6) (6.5-9.0) 2003 33.3 38.0 21.7 7.0 CI (31.0-35.5) (35.7-40.3) (19.9-23.6) (5.9-8.1) 2002 30.0 38.1 24.3 7.6 CI (27.9-32.2) (35.8-40.4) (22.3-26.3) (6.4-8.8) 2001 30.7 38.4 24.0 6.9 CI (28.6-32.8) (36.5-40.4) (22.3-25.6) (5.8-8.0) 2000 32.0 39.1 22.0 6.8 CI (29.9-34.2) (37.0-41.2) (20.2-23.9) (5.9-7.8) 1999 30.7 38.9 23.1 7.3 CI (28.6-32.9) (36.7-41.0) (21.2-24.9) (6.2-8.5) 1998 30.4 40.1 22.9 6.6 CI (28.2-32.7) (37.7-42.5) (21.2-24.6) (5.6-7.6) 1997 31.4 39.5 22.2 6.8 CI (29.3-33.6) (37.5-41.6) (20.6-23.9) (5.7-8.0) Divorced/Separated 2006 31.4 34.9 24.6 9.1 CI (28.4-34.3) (31.8-37.9) (22.0-27.3) (7.1-11.1) 2005 30.0 37.3 23.5 9.2 CI (27.6-32.3) (34.8-39.9) (21.4-25.6) (7.7-10.7) 2004 28.6 39.0 23.9 8.6 CI (26.1-31.0) (36.5-41.5) (21.7-26.0) (7.2-9.9) 2003 30.3 36.8 24.6 8.2 CI (28.0-32.7) (34.4-39.3) (22.5-26.7) (6.8-9.6) 2002 27.4 38.2 25.2 9.1 CI (24.9-29.9) (35.7-40.8) (23.0-27.4) (7.7-10.5) 2001 28.2 36.3 25.4 10.1 CI (25.8-30.5) (33.8-38.8) (23.3-27.5) (8.4-11.8) 2000 28.6 39.6 22.9 8.8 CI (25.9-31.3) (37.2-42.1) (20.7-25.1) (7.4-10.3) 1999 26.8 38.9 23.8 10.5 CI (24.4-29.2) (36.3-41.6) (21.7-25.8) (8.8-12.2) 1998 26.8 39.6 25.1 8.6 CI (24.4-29.2) (37.1-42.1) (23.0-27.1) (7.1-10.0) 1997 26.0 38.2 26.0 9.8 CI (23.7-28.3) (35.8-40.7) (23.6-28.3) (8.3-11.2) Widowed 2006 47.8 33.1 14.0 *5.1 CI (41.7-54.0) (27.5-38.7) (10.2-17.8) *(2.2-8.0) 2005 51.2 28.0 17.2 *3.6 CI (46.6-55.9) (23.9-32.1) (13.6-20.7) *(2.0-5.1) 2004 47.0 31.5 16.0 5.6 CI (42.5-51.4) (27.2-35.8) (12.6-19.3) (3.6-7.6) 2003 51.0 30.8 14.3 *3.8 CI (46.3-55.8) (26.4-35.2) (11.3-17.3) *(2.0-5.6) 2002 45.1 30.0 20.0 *4.9 CI (40.5-49.7) (26.1-33.9) (16.3-23.8) *(2.8-7.0) 2001 47.0 30.5 17.0 *5.5 CI (42.7-51.2) (26.7-34.4) (13.8-20.3) *(3.2-7.8) 2000 48.6 32.7 15.1 *3.6 CI (43.9-53.2) (28.5-36.9) (12.2-18.1) *(2.0-5.2) 1999 49.0 29.6 16.6 *4.8 CI (44.3-53.6) (25.4-33.8) (13.0-20.2) *(2.8-6.9) 1998 48.4 30.0 16.8 4.9 CI (44.0-52.7) (25.8-34.2) (13.6-20.0) (3.0-6.7) 1997 46.1 30.5 17.6 5.8 CI (41.8-50.3) (26.6-34.5) (14.1-21.0) (3.8-7.8) Region Northeast 2006 25.2 44.1 25.2 5.4 CI (22.4-28.1) (41.7-46.5) (22.5-28.0) (4.4-6.5) 2005 26.0 45.2 24.2 4.6 CI (23.6-28.5) (42.7-47.7) (22.1-26.3) (3.5-5.6) 2004 26.6 45.7 23.2 4.5 CI (24.7-28.5) (43.5-47.9) (21.0-25.3) (3.5-5.5) 2003 26.2 44.9 23.8 5.1 CI (24.4-28.1) (42.6-47.2) (21.8-25.8) (4.1-6.1) 2002 24.8 44.9 24.8 5.5 CI (22.8-26.9) (42.6-47.2) (22.9-26.7) (4.5-6.5) 2001 26.1 44.1 24.3 5.6 CI (24.0-28.2) (41.8-46.3) (22.3-26.2) (4.3-6.8) 2000 26.6 45.1 23.6 4.6 CI (24.3-28.9) (43.0-47.2) (21.4-25.9) (3.7-5.6) 1999 22.6 45.6 26.6 5.2 CI (21.0-24.3) (43.4-47.9) (24.1-29.1) (4.2-6.1) 1998 24.2 47.5 24.3 4.0 CI (22.2-26.3) (45.2-49.8) (22.1-26.5) (3.1-4.8) 1997 25.2 45.7 24.4 4.7 CI (23.4-27.1) (43.6-47.7) (22.6-26.3) (4.0-5.5) Midwest 2006 29.2 42.1 22.7 6.0 CI (26.7-31.7) (39.6-44.6) (20.6-24.8) (4.8-7.1) 2005 28.2 42.6 22.8 6.4 CI (26.3-30.1) (40.8-44.4) (21.2-24.5) (5.4-7.3) 2004 28.0 42.4 23.3 6.2 CI (25.8-30.3) (40.6-44.3) (21.6-25.0) (5.2-7.2) 2003 30.0 41.6 22.3 6.1 CI (27.7-32.2) (39.6-43.6) (20.4-24.2) (5.1-7.1) 2002 25.4 44.2 24.6 5.8 CI (23.2-27.5) (42.1-46.3) (22.6-26.6) (4.8-6.9) 2001 27.8 42.3 24.4 5.6 CI (25.8-29.7) (40.2-44.3) (22.8-26.1) (4.5-6.6) 2000 28.5 44.8 21.5 5.2 CI (26.5-30.5) (42.7-46.9) (19.7-23.3) (4.4-6.0) 1999 28.1 43.8 22.0 6.0 CI (26.2-30.1) (41.6-46.1) (20.4-23.6) (5.1-7.0) 1998 27.4 43.7 23.4 5.5 CI (25.5-29.3) (41.8-45.6) (21.8-25.0) (4.8-6.3) 1997 26.2 45.3 22.0 6.6 CI (24.6-27.7) (43.5-47.2) (20.5-23.4) (5.8-7.3) South 2006 37.4 36.1 21.1 5.4 CI (35.1-39.6) (34.1-38.2) (19.4-22.8) (4.4-6.4) 2005 39.3 35.0 19.8 5.9 CI (37.3-41.3) (33.4-36.5) (18.4-21.2) (5.1-6.6) 2004 38.0 38.6 18.3 5.1 CI (36.0-39.9) (37.0-40.2) (16.8-19.7) (4.4-5.8) 2003 37.5 37.1 19.6 5.8 CI (35.8-39.1) (35.7-38.6) (18.3-20.9) (5.0-6.6) 2002 35.6 38.5 19.5 6.4 CI (34.0-37.3) (36.8-40.2) (18.1-20.8) (5.5-7.3) 2001 35.8 39.5 18.7 5.9 CI (34.3-37.4) (38.0-40.9) (17.5-19.9) (5.2-6.6) 2000 37.1 38.4 19.0 5.5 CI (35.5-38.7) (37.0-39.9) (17.7-20.2) (4.9-6.1) 1999 36.5 38.3 19.4 5.8 CI (34.5-38.4) (36.6-40.0) (18.1-20.7) (5.0-6.6) 1998 37.2 37.6 19.0 6.2 CI (35.4-39.0) (36.1-39.2) (17.8-20.1) (5.4-7.1) 1997 35.3 38.2 20.4 6.0 CI (33.8-36.9) (36.9-39.6) (19.0-21.7) (5.4-6.7) West 2006 33.1 41.2 20.5 5.2 CI (30.6-35.6) (38.8-43.6) (18.5-22.6) (4.0-6.4) 2005 29.7 40.4 24.7 5.2 CI (27.8-31.6) (38.3-42.5) (22.8-26.6) (4.3-6.1) 2004 32.7 40.9 21.6 4.8 CI (30.4-35.0) (38.7-43.0) (19.4-23.7) (3.9-5.8) 2003 31.9 40.4 22.5 5.2 CI (29.9-33.9) (38.5-42.4) (20.8-24.2) (4.1-6.2) 2002 30.0 41.6 23.1 5.3 CI (27.1-33.0) (39.1-44.0) (21.0-25.2) (4.3-6.3) 2001 29.0 42.0 23.2 5.7 CI (27.1-30.9) (40.4-43.7) (21.6-24.9) (4.8-6.6) 2000 31.1 42.2 21.9 4.8 CI (28.9-33.3) (40.0-44.4) (20.1-23.7) (4.0-5.6) 1999 27.8 42.6 22.7 6.9 CI (25.8-29.8) (40.6-44.5) (20.6-24.9) (5.7-8.0) 1998 29.3 41.7 23.3 5.7 CI (27.4-31.1) (39.7-43.8) (21.7-24.9) (4.9-6.5) 1997 27.7 43.9 21.7 6.7 CI (25.9-29.5) (41.7-46.1) (19.9-23.4) (5.7-7.7) Employment Status Employed 2006 28.0 43.0 23.2 5.7 CI (26.6-29.4) (41.6-44.4) (22.0-24.5) (5.1-6.4) 2005 27.0 43.2 24.3 5.5 CI (25.9-28.2) (42.0-44.3) (23.2-25.3) (5.0-6.0) 2004 27.7 44.1 22.8 5.4 CI (26.4-29.0) (42.9-45.2) (21.7-23.9) (4.9-5.9) 2003 27.1 43.5 23.7 5.7 CI (26.0-28.2) (42.3-44.6) (22.7-24.7) (5.2-6.3) 2002 25.0 45.1 24.0 5.8 CI (23.8-26.3) (43.9-46.4) (23.0-25.1) (5.3-6.3) 2001 25.6 45.1 23.5 5.8 CI (24.5-26.6) (44.0-46.2) (22.6-24.5) (5.3-6.4) 2000 26.9 45.2 22.8 5.1 CI (25.8-28.0) (44.1-46.4) (21.8-23.8) (4.6-5.5) 1999 24.9 45.3 23.9 6.0 CI (23.7-26.0) (44.1-46.4) (22.8-24.9) (5.4-6.5) 1998 26.0 45.0 23.4 5.6 CI (24.9-27.1) (43.8-46.1) (22.4-24.3) (5.2-6.1) 1997 24.2 46.2 23.5 6.2 CI (23.3-25.0) (45.1-47.3) (22.6-24.4) (5.7-6.6) Unemployed 2006 30.9 39.9 22.6 6.5 CI (24.0-37.9) (33.7-46.2) (17.3-28.0) (3.8-9.2) 2005 31.2 38.1 21.4 9.4 CI (26.1-36.2) (32.6-43.6) (16.9-25.8) (5.9-12.8) 2004 25.6 47.2 22.3 5.0 CI (20.8-30.3) (41.8-52.5) (17.3-27.3) (2.9-7.1) 2003 30.4 39.9 21.6 8.0 CI (25.7-35.0) (35.4-44.4) (17.6-25.7) (5.3-10.8) 2002 26.1 38.2 26.8 8.9 CI (21.8-30.3) (33.4-43.1) (22.5-31.2) (6.6-11.1) 2001 25.4 44.0 21.5 9.1 CI (21.3-29.5) (38.2-49.9) (16.8-26.1) (6.2-12.0) 2000 28.7 42.5 18.4 10.4 CI (22.9-34.6) (36.2-48.9) (13.9-22.9) (6.8-13.9) 1999 31.6 36.3 23.9 8.1 CI (25.3-37.9) (30.1-42.6) (18.2-29.7) (5.2-11.0) 1998 25.5 41.4 25.5 7.6 CI (20.3-30.6) (35.8-47.0) (20.4-30.6) (4.6-10.6) 1997 25.0 38.9 28.0 8.0 CI (20.0-30.1) (34.0-43.9) (22.8-33.3) (5.5-10.5) Not in labor force 2006 47.1 30.3 18.1 4.6 CI (44.6-49.7) (28.0-32.5) (16.3-19.8) (3.5-5.6) 2005 48.9 29.4 16.7 5.0 CI (46.8-50.9) (27.8-31.1) (15.2-18.2) (4.1-5.9) 2004 48.4 31.8 15.3 4.4 CI (46.5-50.4) (30.0-33.7) (14.0-16.6) (3.6-5.2) 2003 49.5 30.6 15.3 4.6 CI (47.6-51.5) (28.8-32.3) (13.8-16.8) (3.7-5.5) 2002 47.0 31.3 16.3 5.4 CI (44.9-49.1) (29.4-33.3) (14.6-17.9) (4.4-6.4) 2001 48.6 29.2 17.4 4.8 CI (46.7-50.4) (27.5-31.0) (15.9-18.8) (4.0-5.6) 2000 47.6 31.9 16.1 4.4 CI (45.6-49.7) (30.1-33.6) (14.6-17.6) (3.6-5.2) 1999 46.4 32.1 16.4 5.1 CI (44.4-48.5) (30.1-34.1) (14.8-18.0) (4.2-6.0) 1998 46.1 32.1 16.9 4.9 CI (44.1-48.1) (30.3-33.9) (15.5-18.4) (4.1-5.7) 1997 46.8 31.8 16.0 5.4 CI (44.9-48.7) (30.1-33.5) (14.7-17.3) (4.6-6.2) Income $1-9,999 2006 36.6 37.9 17.5 8.0 CI (31.8-41.5) (33.6-42.3) (14.2-20.8) (4.5-11.4) 2005 34.7 38.0 20.9 6.4 CI (30.6-38.8) (33.9-42.1) (17.7-24.0) (4.4-8.4) 2004 33.9 37.0 18.9 10.2 CI (29.6-38.3) (32.9-41.1) (15.6-22.3) (7.6-12.7) 2003 35.8 37.8 19.0 7.3 CI (31.5-40.1) (33.7-42.0) (15.8-22.3) (5.2-9.5) 2002 34.6 35.6 22.4 7.4 CI (30.8-38.4) (31.8-39.5) (19.1-25.7) (5.3-9.4) 2001 33.7 38.5 20.9 7.0 CI (29.9-37.5) (34.9-42.1) (18.0-23.7) (4.9-9.0) 2000 37.4 35.3 20.1 7.1 CI (33.1-41.8) (31.5-39.2) (17.1-23.2) (5.1-9.1) 1999 29.4 39.2 22.1 9.2 CI (26.0-32.9) (35.5-42.9) (19.3-25.0) (7.0-11.4) 1998 34.6 39.3 19.0 7.0 CI (31.0-38.2) (35.8-42.9) (16.4-21.7) (5.3-8.8) 1997 34.5 40.6 18.8 6.2 CI (31.3-37.8) (37.7-43.4) (16.5-21.0) (4.7-7.6) $10-19,999 2006 30.1 40.9 22.7 6.4 CI (26.0-34.2) (36.7-45.1) (19.3-26.1) (4.5-8.2) 2005 30.7 40.8 21.1 7.4 CI (27.7-33.6) (37.7-44.0) (18.3-23.9) (5.6-9.2) 2004 31.1 41.1 21.0 6.8 CI (27.9-34.3) (37.6-44.6) (18.2-23.7) (5.3-8.3) 2003 29.8 41.3 21.0 7.9 CI (26.9-32.8) (37.8-44.8) (18.4-23.6) (6.1-9.6) 2002 27.6 40.1 22.9 9.4 CI (24.6-30.6) (36.5-43.7) (19.8-26.0) (7.2-11.6) 2001 28.6 40.2 24.0 7.1 CI (25.8-31.5) (37.0-43.5) (21.1-26.9) (5.6-8.5) 2000 32.4 41.0 20.0 6.6 CI (29.2-35.6) (37.8-44.3) (17.2-22.7) (5.1-8.1) 1999 29.1 41.6 21.8 7.5 CI (26.0-32.2) (38.3-44.8) (19.1-24.5) (5.7-9.3) 1998 28.8 42.1 21.6 7.5 CI (25.8-31.8) (39.1-45.1) (19.0-24.2) (5.9-9.2) 1997 26.0 43.4 22.5 8.0 CI (23.7-28.3) (40.9-46.1) (20.1-24.9) (6.6-9.5) $20-34,999 2006 28.7 42.6 22.0 6.6 CI (25.9-31.5) (39.7-45.6) (19.4-24.6) (4.8-8.4) 2005 25.8 42.1 23.7 8.4 CI (23.7-27.9) (39.5-44.6) (21.5-26.0) (7.1-9.6) 2004 25.6 45.1 22.5 6.8 CI (23.2-28.0) (42.4-47.8) (20.3-24.6) (5.5-8.1) 2003 26.6 41.3 23.8 8.3 CI (24.5-28.8) (38.8-43.7) (21.6-26.1) (6.8-9.7) 2002 26.3 43.1 23.0 7.6 CI (24.1-28.4) (40.6-45.6) (21.0-25.0) (6.4-8.8) 2001 26.0 43.0 23.7 7.4 CI (23.8-28.1) (40.6-45.5) (21.6-25.7) (6.1-8.6) 2000 24.2 45.9 24.1 5.8 CI (22.2-26.2) (43.6-48.2) (22.1-26.1) (4.8-6.8) 1999 23.1 45.4 25.0 6.5 CI (21.0-25.1) (43.0-47.9) (22.8-27.1) (5.4-7.6) 1998 25.6 45.2 23.1 6.2 CI (23.6-27.5) (43.1-47.3) (21.3-24.9) (5.1-7.2) 1997 23.5 45.2 24.3 7.0 CI (21.8-25.2) (43.1-47.3) (22.6-26.0) (6.0-8.0) $35-54,999 2006 25.7 44.4 23.3 6.6 CI (23.0-28.4) (41.4-47.4) (20.9-25.7) (5.2-8.1) 2005 24.4 44.2 26.0 5.4 CI (22.1-26.7) (41.4-46.9) (23.6-28.4) (4.4-6.4) 2004 24.1 45.6 24.8 5.5 CI (21.7-26.6) (43.1-48.1) (22.5-27.1) (4.5-6.5) 2003 25.2 45.0 24.1 5.7 CI (23.0-27.4) (42.2-47.7) (21.9-26.4) (4.5-6.9) 2002 22.8 44.4 27.4 5.5 CI (20.5-25.0) (41.9-46.8) (25.2-29.5) (4.6-6.4) 2001 22.4 47.1 24.1 6.4 CI (20.4-24.4) (44.8-49.4) (22.2-26.0) (5.3-7.6) 2000 24.0 46.8 24.7 4.5 CI (22.0-26.0) (44.3-49.3) (22.6-26.8) (3.5-5.5) 1999 21.4 46.6 25.7 6.2 CI (19.2-23.6) (44.1-49.2) (23.4-28.1) (5.0-7.4) 1998 20.5 47.8 26.7 5.1 CI (18.6-22.4) (45.5-50.1) (24.5-28.8) (4.0-6.1) 1997 20.0 48.7 25.2 6.1 CI (18.1-21.9) (46.3-51.2) (23.1-27.2) (5.1-7.1) $55,000 & up 2006 18.5 46.9 30.2 4.4 CI (16.0-21.0) (43.9-50.0) (27.2-33.2) (3.3-5.5) 2005 16.0 48.5 30.9 4.5 CI (14.3-17.8) (46.0-51.0) (28.5-33.4) (3.5-5.5) 2004 18.8 49.7 27.2 4.2 CI (16.8-20.8) (47.2-52.2) (25.0-29.5) (3.2-5.3) 2003 18.8 48.3 28.7 4.2 CI (16.5-21.1) (45.2-51.3) (26.2-31.3) (3.2-5.2) 2002 16.1 51.4 27.7 4.8 CI (14.0-18.1) (48.6-54.2) (25.2-30.2) (3.7-5.9) 2001 16.6 50.8 29.0 3.7 CI (14.7-18.5) (48.2-53.4) (26.7-31.2) (2.7-4.7) 2000 17.2 51.6 27.7 3.5 CI (15.0-19.4) (49.0-54.2) (25.1-30.3) (2.6-4.4) 1999 16.2 48.5 30.7 4.5 CI (14.2-18.3) (45.3-51.7) (27.8-33.6) (3.4-5.7) 1998 16.3 49.5 29.8 4.4 CI (14.1-18.6) (46.8-52.2) (27.1-32.4) (3.2-5.7) 1997 15.2 50.3 29.3 5.2 CI (13.2-17.2) (47.4-53.2) (26.7-31.9) (4.2-6.3) ___________________________________________________________________________ Estimates calculated by the Alcohol Epidemiologic Data System of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, December 2007. Definitions: Abstainer: fewer than 12 drinks in lifetime or no drinks in the past year. Light drinker: on average, 3 or fewer drinks per week in the past year. Moderate drinker: on average, more than 3 drinks but no more than 7 drinks per week for women and no more than 14 drinks per week for men in the past year. Heavier drinker: on average, more than one drink per day for women and more than two drinks per day for men in the past year. Asterisk (*) indicates there are fewer than 30 respondents in the category. CI indicates 95-percent confidence interval. Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Interview Survey, 1997-2006. Data from the CDC ftp site (ftp://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/Health_Statistics/NCHS/Datasets/NHIS).