[dkpat29.txt, updated 12/07] Percent distribution of heavy drinking days (5+ drinks/day) for females 18 years of age and older according to selected characteristics: United States, NHIS, 1997-2006. _____________________________________________________________________________ Heavy drinking days in the past year _________________________________________________________ Abstainer None 1 to 11 days 12 or more days _________________________________________________________ Estimate _____________________________________________________________________________ Age 18-24 years 2006 46.0 30.5 13.2 10.3 CI (42.5-49.5) (27.7-33.4) (11.0-15.5) (7.9-12.6) 2005 46.8 31.6 12.8 8.8 CI (43.4-50.2) (28.6-34.6) (10.8-14.8) (7.0-10.6) 2004 47.8 29.7 13.7 8.8 CI (44.9-50.7) (27.3-32.1) (11.6-15.7) (7.3-10.4) 2003 45.5 31.8 13.5 9.2 CI (42.3-48.7) (29.1-34.5) (11.3-15.7) (7.5-10.9) 2002 43.3 33.3 13.5 9.9 CI (40.2-46.4) (30.3-36.3) (11.5-15.5) (8.1-11.7) 2001 43.0 33.3 14.8 8.9 CI (39.9-46.1) (30.7-35.8) (12.9-16.7) (7.2-10.6) 2000 45.8 31.2 14.6 8.4 CI (43.0-48.5) (28.7-33.8) (12.5-16.7) (7.0-9.8) 1999 43.4 32.8 14.2 9.6 CI (40.2-46.6) (30.2-35.5) (12.1-16.2) (7.8-11.5) 1998 47.1 30.5 14.8 7.6 CI (43.9-50.2) (27.8-33.3) (12.6-16.9) (6.1-9.2) 1997 42.8 34.2 15.4 7.6 CI (40.2-45.5) (31.6-36.8) (13.5-17.3) (6.3-8.8) 25-34 years 2006 38.9 42.2 12.7 6.2 CI (36.2-41.7) (39.5-44.8) (11.1-14.4) (4.9-7.5) 2005 36.3 43.3 14.5 6.0 CI (34.2-38.3) (41.2-45.4) (13.0-16.0) (5.0-6.9) 2004 39.1 42.6 13.5 4.8 CI (37.1-41.1) (40.6-44.7) (12.1-14.9) (3.9-5.6) 2003 37.9 43.8 13.2 5.1 CI (35.8-39.9) (41.6-46.0) (11.6-14.7) (4.3-6.0) 2002 34.9 45.0 13.7 6.3 CI (32.9-37.0) (43.1-47.0) (12.3-15.2) (5.3-7.2) 2001 35.4 45.0 13.4 6.2 CI (33.6-37.2) (43.1-46.9) (12.1-14.7) (5.3-7.1) 2000 36.0 46.6 12.5 5.0 CI (34.0-38.0) (44.6-48.6) (11.1-13.9) (4.0-5.9) 1999 35.5 46.2 12.7 5.6 CI (33.6-37.4) (44.4-48.2) (11.3-14.1) (4.7-6.4) 1998 34.5 47.0 13.8 4.7 CI (32.6-36.4) (45.2-48.9) (12.5-15.0) (3.9-5.5) 1997 34.2 45.9 14.2 5.6 CI (32.6-35.9) (44.0-47.9) (13.0-15.5) (4.8-6.4) 35-44 years 2006 36.7 48.6 10.5 4.2 CI (34.4-39.1) (46.1-51.0) (9.1-12.0) (3.3-5.0) 2005 37.4 48.2 10.8 3.6 CI (35.5-39.4) (46.3-50.2) (9.5-12.0) (2.9-4.3) 2004 38.5 48.3 9.6 3.6 CI (36.4-40.5) (46.2-50.4) (8.5-10.7) (2.9-4.4) 2003 36.4 50.4 9.2 4.1 CI (34.4-38.4) (48.3-52.4) (8.0-10.3) (3.3-4.8) 2002 36.3 50.4 8.9 4.3 CI (34.4-38.2) (48.6-52.3) (7.8-10.0) (3.6-5.0) 2001 34.8 50.9 9.7 4.5 CI (33.1-36.5) (49.2-52.7) (8.6-10.8) (3.8-5.3) 2000 36.5 51.4 8.5 3.6 CI (34.5-38.5) (49.5-53.3) (7.5-9.5) (3.0-4.3) 1999 34.1 51.5 9.4 5.0 CI (32.1-36.0) (49.4-53.5) (8.4-10.5) (4.2-5.9) 1998 34.1 51.9 9.2 4.8 CI (32.2-36.1) (49.8-54.0) (8.1-10.3) (4.0-5.6) 1997 34.3 51.4 9.9 4.4 CI (32.7-35.9) (49.7-53.2) (8.9-10.9) (3.7-5.1) 45-54 years 2006 39.8 48.1 8.5 3.6 CI (37.4-42.3) (45.7-50.5) (7.1-9.9) (2.7-4.5) 2005 38.4 52.0 6.6 3.0 CI (36.3-40.4) (50.0-54.0) (5.4-7.7) (2.4-3.7) 2004 40.3 49.7 6.9 3.1 CI (38.2-42.3) (47.7-51.7) (5.8-8.0) (2.4-3.8) 2003 39.8 51.2 6.5 2.5 CI (37.7-41.9) (49.0-53.5) (5.4-7.5) (1.9-3.1) 2002 38.9 52.4 5.7 3.0 CI (36.8-40.9) (50.2-54.7) (4.7-6.6) (2.3-3.7) 2001 38.9 52.5 6.0 2.5 CI (37.0-40.9) (50.5-54.5) (5.1-7.0) (1.9-3.1) 2000 40.3 52.6 5.0 2.1 CI (38.2-42.4) (50.4-54.7) (4.2-5.9) (1.5-2.7) 1999 38.6 52.1 6.1 3.2 CI (36.5-40.8) (49.9-54.2) (5.1-7.1) (2.4-4.0) 1998 40.5 51.0 5.7 2.8 CI (38.3-42.7) (48.9-53.1) (4.7-6.6) (2.2-3.5) 1997 39.5 51.3 5.9 3.4 CI (37.3-41.7) (49.1-53.5) (5.0-6.8) (2.6-4.1) 55-64 years 2006 49.9 45.2 3.6 *1.3 CI (46.7-53.1) (42.2-48.3) (2.6-4.6) *(0.7-1.9) 2005 48.8 46.1 3.6 1.6 CI (46.4-51.1) (43.7-48.4) (2.7-4.4) (1.0-2.2) 2004 46.3 49.2 3.4 1.1 CI (43.8-48.8) (46.8-51.6) (2.6-4.2) (0.7-1.5) 2003 50.8 44.2 3.4 1.6 CI (48.4-53.2) (41.9-46.5) (2.6-4.3) (1.0-2.2) 2002 46.5 49.1 2.9 1.5 CI (44.1-48.9) (46.6-51.6) (2.1-3.7) (0.9-2.0) 2001 48.5 47.4 2.5 1.6 CI (45.9-51.0) (44.9-49.9) (1.7-3.3) (1.1-2.2) 2000 49.7 45.9 2.9 1.4 CI (47.3-52.2) (43.5-48.3) (2.0-3.8) (0.9-2.0) 1999 52.7 43.8 1.9 1.6 CI (50.3-55.1) (41.3-46.3) (1.3-2.6) (0.9-2.2) 1998 51.8 44.5 2.7 *1.0 CI (49.3-54.3) (42.0-47.0) (1.9-3.5) *(0.6-1.5) 1997 50.7 45.2 2.0 2.1 CI (48.3-53.2) (42.7-47.6) (1.3-2.6) (1.4-2.8) 65+ years 2006 64.5 33.6 *1.1 *0.8 CI (62.2-66.8) (31.3-35.8) *(0.6-1.6) *(0.4-1.2) 2005 63.6 35.3 *0.7 *0.4 CI (61.7-65.5) (33.4-37.2) *(0.4-1.0) *(0.2-0.7) 2004 63.2 35.4 1.0 *0.4 CI (61.2-65.2) (33.5-37.3) (0.6-1.4) *(0.1-0.7) 2003 63.5 35.0 *1.0 *0.5 CI (61.5-65.5) (33.0-36.9) *(0.6-1.3) *(0.2-0.8) 2002 66.6 32.2 *0.6 *0.6 CI (64.5-68.6) (30.2-34.2) *(0.3-1.0) *(0.3-0.8) 2001 64.5 34.4 *0.7 *0.4 CI (62.6-66.5) (32.4-36.3) *(0.4-1.0) *(0.2-0.6) 2000 64.2 34.6 *0.8 *0.4 CI (62.2-66.2) (32.6-36.6) *(0.5-1.2) *(0.2-0.6) 1999 66.1 32.7 *0.7 *0.5 CI (64.1-68.0) (30.9-34.6) *(0.4-0.9) *(0.3-0.8) 1998 65.2 33.5 *0.8 *0.5 CI (63.6-66.9) (31.8-35.2) *(0.4-1.2) *(0.2-0.7) 1997 63.5 34.9 1.2 *0.4 CI (61.8-65.2) (33.2-36.6) (0.8-1.5) *(0.2-0.7) Education Less than HS 2006 70.0 23.6 3.7 2.7 CI (67.9-72.2) (21.5-25.6) (2.9-4.6) (1.9-3.4) 2005 68.9 23.4 4.5 3.2 CI (66.7-71.1) (21.4-25.4) (3.5-5.5) (2.4-4.0) 2004 69.4 24.3 4.3 2.1 CI (67.4-71.4) (22.4-26.1) (3.4-5.1) (1.5-2.6) 2003 70.1 24.2 3.0 2.7 CI (68.2-72.1) (22.4-26.0) (2.3-3.7) (1.9-3.5) 2002 68.9 24.2 3.6 3.3 CI (67.0-70.8) (22.3-26.0) (2.7-4.5) (2.6-4.0) 2001 68.4 25.0 3.4 3.2 CI (66.5-70.2) (23.2-26.7) (2.7-4.1) (2.5-3.9) 2000 68.2 26.0 3.6 2.2 CI (66.3-70.1) (24.2-27.8) (2.8-4.4) (1.7-2.8) 1999 68.7 24.5 3.7 3.1 CI (66.9-70.6) (22.8-26.2) (2.8-4.6) (2.3-3.8) 1998 69.1 23.7 3.5 3.7 CI (67.4-70.9) (22.1-25.2) (2.8-4.2) (2.9-4.4) 1997 66.8 25.5 4.5 3.2 CI (65.1-68.4) (23.9-27.1) (3.8-5.3) (2.6-3.8) GED 2006 54.8 32.6 *6.4 *6.3 CI (46.8-62.8) (25.2-39.9) *(3.6-9.1) *(3.2-9.3) 2005 47.1 39.0 8.7 *5.2 CI (40.9-53.3) (33.4-44.6) (5.5-11.8) *(2.6-7.8) 2004 49.4 37.6 8.9 *4.2 CI (43.2-55.6) (31.6-43.6) (5.2-12.5) *(1.9-6.4) 2003 47.0 35.8 10.4 6.8 CI (41.4-52.6) (30.3-41.3) (6.6-14.3) (4.2-9.3) 2002 46.7 37.3 8.1 7.9 CI (42.0-51.3) (32.6-42.0) (5.5-10.6) (5.4-10.4) 2001 48.7 34.2 10.8 *6.3 CI (43.3-54.1) (29.1-39.3) (7.6-14.0) *(3.6-9.0) 2000 46.9 40.7 6.5 5.9 CI (41.2-52.6) (35.3-46.1) (3.9-9.2) (3.5-8.3) 1999 47.8 33.2 9.0 10.0 CI (41.8-53.8) (27.8-38.6) (5.1-12.8) (5.9-14.2) 1998 45.8 36.7 9.3 8.1 CI (40.2-51.4) (31.3-42.1) (5.9-12.7) (5.0-11.3) 1997 43.9 39.6 9.2 7.3 CI (38.8-49.0) (34.7-44.4) (6.0-12.5) (4.8-9.8) HS graduate 2006 50.6 38.6 6.9 3.9 CI (48.4-52.9) (36.5-40.6) (5.8-7.9) (3.1-4.7) 2005 51.8 38.7 6.5 3.1 CI (49.9-53.6) (37.0-40.4) (5.6-7.4) (2.5-3.7) 2004 51.2 39.7 6.2 2.8 CI (49.4-53.1) (38.0-41.4) (5.4-7.0) (2.3-3.4) 2003 50.3 40.1 6.2 3.4 CI (48.3-52.3) (38.2-42.0) (5.3-7.1) (2.8-4.0) 2002 48.8 41.2 6.4 3.6 CI (47.0-50.7) (39.3-43.0) (5.5-7.3) (2.9-4.4) 2001 48.0 42.6 5.8 3.6 CI (46.3-49.7) (41.0-44.2) (5.0-6.5) (3.1-4.2) 2000 49.7 40.9 6.4 3.0 CI (48.0-51.4) (39.3-42.6) (5.5-7.3) (2.5-3.5) 1999 48.3 41.9 6.0 3.8 CI (46.4-50.1) (40.2-43.7) (5.1-6.8) (3.1-4.5) 1998 48.7 41.2 6.8 3.2 CI (47.2-50.3) (39.7-42.8) (6.0-7.7) (2.6-3.8) 1997 45.8 43.0 7.2 3.9 CI (44.2-47.4) (41.4-44.6) (6.4-8.0) (3.3-4.5) Some college 2006 39.2 44.9 10.8 5.1 CI (37.1-41.3) (42.9-46.8) (9.5-12.1) (4.1-6.1) 2005 37.3 48.6 9.7 4.4 CI (35.5-39.0) (46.8-50.4) (8.6-10.8) (3.7-5.0) 2004 39.8 46.0 9.4 4.8 CI (38.0-41.5) (44.3-47.7) (8.4-10.5) (4.0-5.6) 2003 39.7 46.7 9.3 4.4 CI (38.0-41.4) (45.0-48.4) (8.3-10.3) (3.7-5.0) 2002 37.2 48.8 8.9 5.0 CI (35.6-38.9) (47.1-50.6) (7.9-9.9) (4.2-5.8) 2001 35.8 48.8 10.8 4.6 CI (34.1-37.5) (47.2-50.4) (9.8-11.7) (3.9-5.4) 2000 38.1 48.3 9.0 4.6 CI (36.3-40.0) (46.5-50.1) (8.1-10.0) (3.9-5.2) 1999 36.4 47.8 10.0 5.8 CI (34.6-38.1) (46.0-49.6) (9.0-11.1) (4.9-6.8) 1998 36.2 49.6 9.9 4.3 CI (34.7-37.8) (48.0-51.1) (9.0-10.8) (3.6-5.0) 1997 35.6 49.4 10.5 4.6 CI (34.0-37.1) (47.8-50.9) (9.6-11.4) (3.9-5.3) College graduate 2006 30.3 56.0 9.6 4.1 CI (28.3-32.3) (53.9-58.0) (8.5-10.8) (3.2-5.0) 2005 29.4 56.3 10.4 3.9 CI (27.7-31.2) (54.4-58.2) (9.2-11.5) (3.1-4.6) 2004 29.4 56.7 10.4 3.5 CI (27.8-31.1) (54.8-58.6) (9.1-11.6) (2.9-4.1) 2003 27.4 58.4 10.8 3.4 CI (25.7-29.1) (56.6-60.2) (9.6-12.0) (2.6-4.1) 2002 27.9 58.5 9.9 3.7 CI (26.3-29.4) (56.8-60.3) (8.8-11.0) (3.0-4.4) 2001 28.0 58.3 9.9 3.7 CI (26.5-29.6) (56.6-60.0) (8.9-11.0) (3.1-4.3) 2000 27.6 60.0 9.6 2.9 CI (25.8-29.4) (58.0-61.9) (8.5-10.6) (2.3-3.5) 1999 28.7 59.1 9.6 2.6 CI (27.0-30.5) (57.4-60.8) (8.5-10.6) (2.1-3.2) 1998 27.8 59.1 10.4 2.6 CI (26.1-29.5) (57.3-61.0) (9.4-11.5) (2.0-3.2) 1997 27.1 59.4 10.4 3.0 CI (25.4-28.8) (57.6-61.2) (9.3-11.5) (2.5-3.6) Race/Ethnicity Hispanic 2006 60.6 30.7 5.2 3.5 CI (57.7-63.6) (27.9-33.5) (4.2-6.1) (2.5-4.4) 2005 58.9 33.0 5.6 2.5 CI (56.4-61.3) (30.7-35.3) (4.4-6.7) (1.9-3.2) 2004 62.7 29.6 5.5 2.3 CI (60.3-65.1) (27.2-31.9) (4.5-6.4) (1.5-3.0) 2003 60.6 32.2 4.8 2.4 CI (58.1-63.1) (29.9-34.4) (3.9-5.7) (1.8-3.0) 2002 61.0 31.0 5.2 2.9 CI (58.7-63.2) (28.8-33.2) (4.1-6.2) (2.2-3.6) 2001 59.5 32.5 5.7 2.4 CI (57.3-61.7) (30.5-34.4) (4.7-6.6) (1.8-3.0) 2000 58.0 34.5 5.2 2.2 CI (55.9-60.2) (32.3-36.7) (4.2-6.3) (1.6-2.8) 1999 59.4 33.0 4.4 3.3 CI (57.0-61.7) (30.6-35.4) (3.5-5.3) (2.5-4.1) 1998 59.8 32.3 4.5 3.4 CI (57.9-61.8) (30.5-34.2) (3.6-5.4) (2.6-4.1) 1997 56.6 32.8 6.7 3.9 CI (54.3-58.9) (30.7-34.8) (5.6-7.8) (3.2-4.7) White, non-Hispanic 2006 39.3 46.1 9.9 4.7 CI (37.7-40.9) (44.6-47.6) (9.2-10.7) (4.1-5.2) 2005 38.6 47.7 9.4 4.3 CI (37.3-39.8) (46.5-48.9) (8.7-10.1) (3.8-4.7) 2004 39.3 47.2 9.4 4.0 CI (38.1-40.5) (46.1-48.4) (8.8-10.1) (3.6-4.4) 2003 39.7 47.0 9.1 4.1 CI (38.2-41.1) (45.7-48.4) (8.4-9.9) (3.7-4.6) 2002 38.5 48.4 8.6 4.5 CI (37.3-39.7) (47.2-49.6) (7.9-9.2) (4.1-5.0) 2001 37.6 48.8 9.2 4.5 CI (36.4-38.7) (47.7-49.8) (8.6-9.8) (4.0-4.9) 2000 39.5 48.3 8.4 3.7 CI (38.2-40.8) (47.1-49.6) (7.8-9.0) (3.3-4.1) 1999 39.1 47.7 8.7 4.6 CI (37.8-40.4) (46.4-48.9) (8.0-9.3) (4.1-5.1) 1998 39.3 47.8 9.2 3.8 CI (38.2-40.4) (46.6-48.9) (8.6-9.8) (3.4-4.2) 1997 38.4 48.2 9.4 4.0 CI (37.2-39.5) (47.1-49.3) (8.8-10.0) (3.7-4.4) Black, non-Hispanic 2006 58.6 35.6 3.7 2.1 CI (55.8-61.5) (32.9-38.2) (2.8-4.6) (1.4-2.8) 2005 60.8 33.6 3.8 1.8 CI (58.6-63.0) (31.4-35.9) (2.9-4.6) (1.2-2.4) 2004 59.6 35.4 3.0 2.1 CI (56.9-62.2) (32.8-37.9) (2.2-3.8) (1.4-2.7) 2003 56.3 37.8 3.3 2.6 CI (53.8-58.9) (35.3-40.3) (2.6-4.1) (1.9-3.2) 2002 58.0 34.9 3.9 3.2 CI (55.7-60.4) (32.8-37.1) (2.9-4.8) (2.1-4.2) 2001 59.8 34.8 3.3 2.2 CI (57.6-62.0) (32.5-37.0) (2.6-4.0) (1.5-2.8) 2000 59.6 34.8 3.5 2.1 CI (57.0-62.2) (32.6-37.0) (2.5-4.5) (1.4-2.7) 1999 58.1 35.4 4.0 2.5 CI (55.7-60.5) (33.2-37.6) (3.1-4.9) (1.8-3.2) 1998 58.7 34.5 3.7 3.1 CI (56.3-61.1) (32.2-36.8) (2.8-4.7) (2.2-4.0) 1997 58.0 35.4 3.6 2.9 CI (55.3-60.8) (32.7-38.1) (2.9-4.4) (2.2-3.6) Other, non-Hispanic 2006 64.3 29.1 *3.0 *3.6 CI (60.4-68.3) (25.1-33.1) *(1.5-4.4) *(1.9-5.3) 2005 63.3 28.9 5.0 *2.7 CI (58.1-68.6) (24.2-33.7) (3.2-6.7) *(1.1-4.3) 2004 64.9 31.2 *2.5 *1.4 CI (60.8-69.0) (27.2-35.1) *(1.2-3.8) *(0.4-2.5) 2003 64.3 29.9 *3.9 *1.9 CI (60.2-68.4) (26.1-33.8) *(1.9-5.9) *(0.7-3.0) 2002 58.2 34.0 *5.5 *2.4 CI (53.3-63.0) (29.5-38.5) *(3.2-7.7) *(1.1-3.6) 2001 63.8 29.5 *3.6 *3.1 CI (59.9-67.7) (25.7-33.3) *(2.0-5.2) *(1.5-4.7) 2000 64.3 28.6 3.9 *3.3 CI (59.8-68.8) (24.7-32.5) (2.4-5.4) *(1.6-4.9) 1999 61.9 28.7 6.2 *3.2 CI (57.0-66.9) (24.4-33.1) (3.9-8.5) *(1.4-4.8) 1998 65.4 29.1 *4.0 *1.5 CI (60.7-70.1) (24.5-33.7) *(2.5-5.5) *(0.4-2.6) 1997 63.0 29.3 4.9 *2.9 CI (58.1-67.9) (24.9-33.6) (3.2-6.5) *(1.2-4.6) Marital Status Married 2006 44.1 45.7 7.4 2.8 CI (42.4-45.8) (44.1-47.3) (6.6-8.1) (2.3-3.3) 2005 42.9 47.2 7.4 2.5 CI (41.5-44.3) (45.8-48.6) (6.8-8.1) (2.1-2.8) 2004 44.0 46.6 7.2 2.2 CI (42.6-45.5) (45.2-48.0) (6.5-7.8) (1.9-2.5) 2003 43.8 46.9 6.9 2.4 CI (42.3-45.3) (45.4-48.4) (6.2-7.6) (2.0-2.8) 2002 42.7 47.6 6.8 2.8 CI (41.4-44.1) (46.3-49.0) (6.2-7.5) (2.4-3.2) 2001 42.6 47.9 7.0 2.5 CI (41.4-43.9) (46.6-49.1) (6.3-7.7) (2.1-2.8) 2000 42.5 49.3 6.1 2.1 CI (41.1-43.9) (47.9-50.6) (5.5-6.7) (1.8-2.4) 1999 42.8 47.8 6.5 2.9 CI (41.4-44.1) (46.4-49.2) (5.9-7.2) (2.5-3.4) 1998 42.9 47.8 7.0 2.4 CI (41.6-44.1) (46.5-49.1) (6.4-7.5) (2.0-2.8) 1997 41.2 48.5 7.5 2.8 CI (39.9-42.4) (47.2-49.8) (6.8-8.1) (2.5-3.1) Live w/ Partner 2006 28.0 44.6 16.8 10.6 CI (23.9-32.1) (39.9-49.3) (13.6-19.9) (7.6-13.6) 2005 30.3 45.1 15.1 9.5 CI (26.7-34.0) (41.2-49.0) (12.1-18.1) (7.1-11.9) 2004 32.1 45.7 14.9 7.3 CI (28.6-35.6) (41.7-49.7) (12.3-17.6) (5.3-9.3) 2003 30.8 44.2 16.5 8.5 CI (26.9-34.6) (40.0-48.4) (13.2-19.9) (6.4-10.7) 2002 30.4 44.7 14.0 10.9 CI (27.1-33.8) (40.9-48.5) (11.2-16.8) (8.7-13.1) 2001 26.5 47.6 16.6 9.3 CI (23.2-29.8) (44.0-51.2) (13.6-19.7) (6.9-11.6) 2000 28.1 46.2 15.8 9.9 CI (24.7-31.4) (42.3-50.1) (13.0-18.6) (7.4-12.5) 1999 28.5 45.4 16.3 9.7 CI (25.2-31.8) (41.4-49.5) (13.3-19.4) (7.3-12.0) 1998 25.8 46.4 19.1 8.6 CI (22.1-29.6) (42.3-50.6) (15.8-22.4) (6.5-10.7) 1997 25.8 44.1 18.5 11.5 CI (22.4-29.3) (40.3-48.0) (15.3-21.8) (9.0-14.0) Never Married 2006 45.7 34.4 11.6 8.3 CI (42.9-48.6) (32.1-36.7) (9.9-13.3) (6.6-9.9) 2005 44.4 36.2 11.7 7.7 CI (41.8-47.0) (33.9-38.5) (10.2-13.2) (6.4-9.1) 2004 45.9 34.7 11.5 7.9 CI (43.5-48.3) (32.7-36.8) (9.9-13.0) (6.8-9.1) 2003 43.6 36.3 11.9 8.2 CI (41.0-46.1) (34.1-38.4) (10.2-13.6) (6.9-9.5) 2002 40.8 39.4 11.8 7.9 CI (38.4-43.3) (37.1-41.7) (10.3-13.4) (6.6-9.3) 2001 41.5 38.3 11.7 8.5 CI (39.1-43.9) (36.3-40.4) (10.3-13.1) (7.1-9.8) 2000 45.1 35.4 12.3 7.2 CI (42.8-47.5) (33.3-37.5) (10.7-13.9) (6.1-8.2) 1999 42.1 36.9 12.4 8.5 CI (39.8-44.4) (34.8-39.0) (10.8-14.0) (7.1-10.0) 1998 44.1 36.1 12.5 7.3 CI (41.6-46.5) (34.0-38.1) (10.9-14.1) (6.1-8.6) 1997 40.9 39.4 13.0 6.7 CI (38.8-42.9) (37.4-41.4) (11.7-14.4) (5.7-7.7) Divorced/Separated 2006 43.2 44.1 8.4 4.3 CI (40.6-45.9) (41.7-46.6) (6.8-9.9) (3.2-5.3) 2005 42.7 45.0 8.5 3.8 CI (40.7-44.8) (42.9-47.0) (7.4-9.6) (3.0-4.6) 2004 42.6 45.8 8.2 3.5 CI (40.3-44.8) (43.5-48.2) (6.9-9.4) (2.7-4.3) 2003 42.0 47.2 7.4 3.4 CI (39.7-44.2) (44.9-49.4) (6.2-8.6) (2.8-4.1) 2002 42.2 46.3 7.2 4.3 CI (40.0-44.4) (44.1-48.5) (6.2-8.3) (3.4-5.1) 2001 39.7 47.8 7.8 4.6 CI (37.7-41.7) (45.8-49.8) (6.7-8.9) (3.8-5.5) 2000 41.2 47.4 7.9 3.5 CI (38.9-43.5) (45.1-49.6) (6.8-9.1) (2.8-4.3) 1999 40.9 46.2 8.2 4.8 CI (38.7-43.1) (44.0-48.3) (7.1-9.3) (3.8-5.7) 1998 41.7 46.1 7.6 4.6 CI (39.7-43.7) (44.1-48.1) (6.5-8.7) (3.7-5.4) 1997 41.2 46.3 7.9 4.7 CI (39.3-43.1) (44.2-48.4) (6.9-8.9) (3.9-5.5) Widowed 2006 67.5 30.4 *1.6 *0.6 CI (64.7-70.2) (27.7-33.0) *(0.8-2.3) *(0.2-1.0) 2005 66.0 32.0 1.5 *0.5 CI (63.8-68.2) (29.8-34.1) (0.9-2.1) *(0.2-0.8) 2004 65.8 31.9 1.4 *0.8 CI (63.6-68.1) (29.8-34.1) (0.9-2.0) *(0.5-1.1) 2003 65.7 32.4 *1.1 *0.8 CI (63.4-68.0) (30.1-34.6) *(0.7-1.6) *(0.4-1.2) 2002 66.5 31.7 *1.0 *0.9 CI (64.3-68.7) (29.5-33.9) *(0.5-1.4) *(0.4-1.4) 2001 66.2 31.4 1.7 *0.6 CI (64.1-68.4) (29.3-33.6) (1.1-2.4) *(0.3-0.9) 2000 68.2 29.8 1.3 *0.7 CI (65.9-70.5) (27.6-32.0) (0.8-1.8) *(0.4-1.0) 1999 67.0 31.2 *1.0 *0.8 CI (64.8-69.1) (29.0-33.3) *(0.6-1.4) *(0.5-1.2) 1998 65.1 32.4 1.6 *1.0 CI (62.9-67.2) (30.3-34.4) (1.0-2.1) *(0.5-1.6) 1997 67.5 30.0 1.6 1.0 CI (65.5-69.5) (28.0-32.0) (1.1-2.0) (0.5-1.4) Region Northeast 2006 36.8 49.5 9.2 4.6 CI (34.6-38.9) (47.5-51.4) (7.9-10.4) (3.1-6.2) 2005 36.5 50.9 8.9 3.7 CI (34.4-38.6) (48.7-53.1) (7.5-10.2) (2.9-4.6) 2004 38.4 50.4 8.0 3.2 CI (35.9-40.8) (48.1-52.7) (6.9-9.2) (2.5-3.9) 2003 37.6 49.2 8.8 4.4 CI (35.6-39.6) (47.2-51.2) (7.1-10.4) (3.6-5.2) 2002 35.3 52.6 8.5 3.7 CI (33.3-37.2) (50.6-54.5) (7.3-9.7) (2.9-4.5) 2001 36.8 51.2 8.7 3.3 CI (34.7-38.9) (49.0-53.3) (7.5-10.0) (2.6-3.9) 2000 37.3 51.3 8.3 3.1 CI (35.0-39.6) (49.2-53.5) (7.1-9.5) (2.3-3.8) 1999 37.6 49.8 8.8 3.7 CI (35.4-39.9) (47.5-52.1) (7.8-9.9) (2.8-4.6) 1998 38.6 50.0 7.8 3.6 CI (36.8-40.4) (48.2-51.8) (6.7-9.0) (2.8-4.4) 1997 37.0 51.1 8.6 3.4 CI (35.0-39.0) (48.8-53.4) (7.5-9.6) (2.6-4.2) Midwest 2006 40.5 42.7 11.0 5.7 CI (37.7-43.4) (39.8-45.6) (9.6-12.5) (4.7-6.7) 2005 39.4 46.4 9.5 4.8 CI (37.1-41.7) (44.4-48.4) (8.3-10.7) (3.9-5.6) 2004 38.8 45.2 11.0 5.0 CI (36.9-40.7) (43.5-46.9) (9.7-12.3) (4.2-5.8) 2003 39.7 46.1 9.8 4.4 CI (36.9-42.5) (43.7-48.6) (8.6-10.9) (3.6-5.2) 2002 39.9 45.4 9.9 4.9 CI (37.8-42.0) (43.0-47.8) (8.5-11.3) (4.0-5.7) 2001 37.4 47.4 10.1 5.0 CI (35.5-39.3) (45.6-49.3) (9.0-11.2) (4.2-5.9) 2000 39.4 46.4 9.6 4.6 CI (36.9-42.0) (44.1-48.8) (8.4-10.7) (3.9-5.2) 1999 38.2 46.5 9.5 5.9 CI (36.0-40.3) (44.4-48.5) (8.3-10.7) (4.9-6.9) 1998 38.1 46.8 10.6 4.5 CI (36.3-39.9) (44.8-48.7) (9.4-11.8) (3.7-5.3) 1997 39.2 46.5 9.6 4.7 CI (37.2-41.3) (44.5-48.5) (8.6-10.6) (4.0-5.4) South 2006 52.0 38.1 6.3 3.5 CI (49.8-54.3) (36.1-40.2) (5.4-7.3) (2.9-4.1) 2005 51.9 38.4 6.2 3.4 CI (50.0-53.8) (36.8-40.0) (5.5-7.0) (2.8-4.0) 2004 53.0 38.3 5.7 3.0 CI (51.3-54.8) (36.7-39.9) (4.9-6.4) (2.4-3.5) 2003 52.6 38.5 6.1 2.8 CI (50.7-54.5) (36.8-40.2) (5.2-7.0) (2.3-3.2) 2002 51.6 39.0 5.5 3.8 CI (50.0-53.3) (37.5-40.5) (4.8-6.2) (3.3-4.4) 2001 51.9 38.6 5.8 3.7 CI (50.3-53.5) (37.2-40.0) (5.1-6.5) (3.1-4.3) 2000 53.4 38.8 5.1 2.8 CI (51.7-55.1) (37.1-40.4) (4.4-5.7) (2.3-3.2) 1999 52.8 38.8 5.0 3.4 CI (51.0-54.6) (37.1-40.4) (4.3-5.7) (2.8-4.0) 1998 52.9 38.3 5.6 3.3 CI (51.1-54.7) (36.7-39.8) (4.9-6.3) (2.7-3.8) 1997 51.0 38.6 6.5 3.8 CI (49.5-52.7) (37.1-40.2) (5.7-7.4) (3.2-4.3) West 2006 47.7 41.5 7.6 3.2 CI (44.9-50.4) (39.1-44.0) (6.4-8.8) (2.4-4.0) 2005 46.4 41.8 8.9 2.9 CI (44.2-48.5) (39.6-44.1) (7.8-10.0) (2.3-3.5) 2004 47.3 41.9 8.0 2.9 CI (45.0-49.6) (39.7-44.0) (6.9-9.1) (2.3-3.4) 2003 45.5 43.8 7.2 3.6 CI (43.2-47.7) (41.5-46.0) (6.3-8.1) (2.8-4.3) 2002 43.7 44.8 7.4 4.0 CI (41.8-45.7) (42.6-47.0) (6.3-8.5) (3.3-4.7) 2001 42.6 45.6 8.2 3.6 CI (40.5-44.7) (43.7-47.6) (6.9-9.4) (2.8-4.3) 2000 43.2 45.9 7.7 3.2 CI (41.2-45.1) (43.9-48.0) (6.7-8.8) (2.5-3.8) 1999 42.7 44.8 8.8 3.7 CI (40.6-44.8) (42.5-47.0) (7.8-9.8) (2.9-4.5) 1998 43.6 44.8 8.7 2.8 CI (41.8-45.5) (42.9-46.8) (7.7-9.7) (2.2-3.4) 1997 41.2 45.8 9.5 3.5 CI (39.3-43.2) (43.8-47.7) (8.5-10.5) (2.8-4.2) Employment Status Employed 2006 35.7 48.0 11.0 5.3 CI (34.2-37.3) (46.4-49.6) (10.1-11.9) (4.6-6.0) 2005 35.1 49.2 10.8 4.9 CI (33.8-36.4) (47.9-50.6) (10.0-11.6) (4.4-5.4) 2004 36.0 49.0 10.3 4.7 CI (34.8-37.2) (47.8-50.2) (9.5-11.1) (4.2-5.2) 2003 35.3 49.4 10.6 4.6 CI (34.0-36.7) (48.1-50.8) (9.7-11.4) (4.2-5.1) 2002 34.6 50.2 10.1 5.1 CI (33.3-35.8) (49.0-51.5) (9.3-10.8) (4.6-5.7) 2001 34.4 50.2 10.5 4.9 CI (33.3-35.5) (49.1-51.3) (9.7-11.2) (4.5-5.4) 2000 35.6 50.0 10.0 4.4 CI (34.3-37.0) (48.8-51.3) (9.2-10.7) (3.9-4.8) 1999 34.4 50.1 10.1 5.4 CI (33.1-35.6) (48.7-51.4) (9.3-10.9) (4.8-6.0) 1998 34.1 50.4 10.8 4.7 CI (32.9-35.3) (49.1-51.6) (10.1-11.6) (4.2-5.2) 1997 33.9 50.0 11.4 4.6 CI (32.8-35.0) (48.8-51.2) (10.8-12.2) (4.2-5.1) Unemployed 2006 42.8 39.1 10.1 *8.1 CI (37.1-48.4) (33.0-45.1) (5.9-14.2) *(4.8-11.4) 2005 42.0 40.4 10.7 7.0 CI (37.2-46.7) (35.6-45.2) (7.6-13.7) (4.2-9.7) 2004 42.0 39.3 14.2 *4.6 CI (36.7-47.2) (34.2-44.3) (10.4-17.9) *(2.6-6.6) 2003 43.1 39.8 9.5 7.7 CI (38.3-47.8) (35.5-44.1) (6.9-12.1) (5.1-10.3) 2002 39.2 43.6 10.6 6.7 CI (34.8-43.6) (38.9-48.2) (7.6-13.5) (4.6-8.8) 2001 41.4 41.9 8.8 7.9 CI (36.2-46.6) (36.9-46.8) (6.0-11.7) (5.1-10.7) 2000 46.4 37.8 *8.3 *7.5 CI (40.4-52.4) (32.3-43.4) *(4.9-11.8) *(4.3-10.6) 1999 40.7 41.9 9.5 *7.8 CI (34.8-46.7) (36.0-47.9) (5.8-13.3) *(3.8-11.8) 1998 41.8 39.7 12.4 *6.1 CI (35.7-47.9) (34.1-45.3) (8.2-16.6) *(3.4-8.8) 1997 41.7 41.4 7.9 9.0 CI (36.9-46.6) (36.3-46.5) (5.2-10.5) (6.3-11.7) Not in labor force 2006 60.7 33.5 3.8 2.1 CI (58.7-62.6) (31.7-35.2) (3.1-4.5) (1.6-2.5) 2005 59.6 35.0 3.7 1.7 CI (58.2-61.0) (33.6-36.4) (3.1-4.2) (1.4-2.1) 2004 60.1 34.5 3.8 1.6 CI (58.7-61.5) (33.2-35.8) (3.3-4.4) (1.2-1.9) 2003 59.3 35.4 3.4 1.8 CI (57.8-60.9) (33.9-37.0) (2.9-3.9) (1.4-2.2) 2002 59.1 35.4 3.2 2.2 CI (57.6-60.6) (33.9-37.0) (2.7-3.7) (1.8-2.7) 2001 58.4 35.9 3.7 2.0 CI (56.9-59.9) (34.4-37.4) (3.1-4.2) (1.6-2.5) 2000 59.1 36.0 3.3 1.6 CI (57.6-60.6) (34.6-37.5) (2.8-3.9) (1.2-1.9) 1999 59.2 35.2 3.6 2.1 CI (57.8-60.6) (33.9-36.5) (3.0-4.1) (1.7-2.5) 1998 59.6 35.0 3.5 1.8 CI (58.3-60.9) (33.8-36.2) (3.0-4.0) (1.5-2.2) 1997 56.8 37.0 3.8 2.4 CI (55.4-58.1) (35.6-38.3) (3.3-4.3) (2.0-2.9) Income $1-9,999 2006 42.6 39.5 11.5 6.4 CI (38.7-46.4) (35.9-43.2) (9.1-14.0) (4.0-8.8) 2005 40.4 43.4 10.4 5.8 CI (37.3-43.5) (40.2-46.6) (9.3-13.4) (4.5-7.1) 2004 44.8 37.9 11.4 5.9 CI (41.6-48.0) (35.1-40.7) (9.3-13.4) (4.4-7.4) 2003 41.4 40.9 11.7 6.0 CI (38.2-44.6) (38.0-43.9) (9.6-13.8) (4.5-7.4) 2002 42.4 40.2 10.6 6.8 CI (39.4-45.3) (37.4-43.0) (8.9-12.3) (5.1-8.6) 2001 40.9 42.4 10.3 6.4 CI (38.0-43.8) (39.8-45.0) (8.6-12.0) (4.7-8.1) 2000 43.7 40.8 10.0 5.6 CI (41.2-46.2) (38.1-43.4) (8.4-11.6) (4.3-6.8) 1999 44.6 39.6 9.2 6.6 CI (41.9-47.2) (37.0-42.1) (7.8-10.7) (5.3-7.9) 1998 44.8 41.2 8.8 5.2 CI (42.0-47.6) (38.7-43.6) (7.3-10.3) (4.0-6.5) 1997 40.2 43.3 10.8 5.7 CI (38.1-42.3) (41.0-45.6) (9.5-12.1) (4.7-6.7) $10-19,999 2006 38.5 44.0 10.1 7.5 CI (35.3-41.7) (40.6-47.3) (8.1-12.1) (5.3-9.6) 2005 37.3 45.2 11.7 5.7 CI (34.7-39.9) (42.6-47.9) (9.9-13.6) (4.3-7.1) 2004 40.7 43.0 10.0 6.3 CI (38.0-43.4) (40.4-45.7) (8.3-11.7) (4.9-7.6) 2003 41.8 42.5 10.1 5.6 CI (39.1-44.5) (39.9-45.2) (8.4-11.7) (4.5-6.7) 2002 40.0 44.9 9.2 5.9 CI (37.3-42.6) (42.2-47.5) (7.7-10.7) (4.8-7.0) 2001 38.4 44.6 11.1 5.9 CI (35.9-40.9) (42.0-47.1) (9.5-12.7) (4.8-7.0) 2000 40.9 45.3 9.8 4.0 CI (38.2-43.6) (42.6-47.9) (8.0-11.6) (3.2-4.9) 1999 39.3 46.2 8.1 6.4 CI (36.9-41.7) (43.8-48.6) (6.7-9.4) (4.9-8.0) 1998 36.1 46.9 11.2 5.7 CI (33.7-38.5) (44.5-49.4) (9.6-12.9) (4.6-6.8) 1997 36.3 46.2 12.2 5.4 CI (34.3-38.3) (44.2-48.2) (10.8-13.5) (4.5-6.3) $20-34,999 2006 34.6 47.4 12.0 6.0 CI (31.9-37.3) (44.5-50.2) (10.3-13.8) (4.6-7.4) 2005 32.0 50.1 13.0 5.0 CI (29.7-34.2) (47.6-52.5) (11.5-14.5) (4.0-6.0) 2004 33.2 50.4 11.2 5.2 CI (31.0-35.5) (47.9-52.8) (9.8-12.7) (4.1-6.2) 2003 32.9 50.9 11.4 4.8 CI (30.7-35.1) (48.4-53.5) (9.8-12.9) (3.8-5.9) 2002 30.9 52.4 11.1 5.6 CI (28.7-33.1) (50.0-54.8) (9.5-12.6) (4.6-6.6) 2001 30.2 52.1 11.7 5.9 CI (28.0-32.5) (49.7-54.5) (10.4-13.1) (4.9-6.9) 2000 30.8 51.8 12.1 5.3 CI (28.7-32.9) (49.7-53.9) (10.8-13.4) (4.3-6.3) 1999 29.5 52.5 12.3 5.6 CI (27.3-31.8) (50.0-55.0) (10.8-13.8) (4.5-6.8) 1998 27.5 55.7 12.6 4.2 CI (25.5-29.5) (53.5-57.9) (11.2-13.9) (3.5-5.0) 1997 27.9 53.6 13.6 4.8 CI (26.0-29.9) (51.4-55.9) (12.2-15.0) (3.9-5.7) $35-54,999 2006 25.4 55.6 13.4 5.5 CI (22.2-28.6) (52.2-59.1) (11.2-15.7) (3.9-7.1) 2005 26.5 56.5 12.1 4.8 CI (24.3-28.7) (53.6-59.4) (10.3-13.9) (3.5-6.2) 2004 25.7 57.5 12.5 4.2 CI (23.1-28.4) (54.7-60.4) (10.5-14.4) (3.0-5.5) 2003 26.1 56.4 13.8 3.8 CI (23.2-28.9) (53.2-59.5) (11.5-16.0) (2.8-4.9) 2002 24.0 58.7 12.0 5.2 CI (21.6-26.5) (55.9-61.6) (10.0-14.0) (4.0-6.5) 2001 24.3 58.2 13.1 4.4 CI (21.8-26.8) (55.5-61.0) (11.3-14.8) (3.2-5.6) 2000 23.0 61.7 11.2 4.1 CI (20.5-25.4) (59.0-64.4) (9.4-13.1) (3.0-5.2) 1999 21.0 61.7 12.8 4.6 CI (18.3-23.7) (58.6-64.8) (10.5-15.0) (3.3-5.8) 1998 20.2 63.0 12.6 4.1 CI (17.8-22.7) (59.8-66.3) (10.5-14.8) (2.9-5.3) 1997 20.7 63.9 11.2 4.2 CI (18.2-23.2) (61.1-66.7) (9.2-13.3) (3.0-5.3) $55,000 & up 2006 21.7 61.2 13.1 *4.0 CI (18.1-25.3) (56.8-65.7) (10.2-16.0) *(2.2-5.9) 2005 17.9 64.8 13.8 3.5 CI (15.0-20.8) (61.4-68.2) (11.6-16.1) (2.1-4.9) 2004 19.2 63.5 13.6 3.6 CI (16.1-22.3) (59.9-67.1) (11.1-16.1) (2.3-5.0) 2003 19.9 64.8 11.9 *3.4 CI (16.7-23.0) (60.9-68.6) (9.2-14.6) *(2.0-4.8) 2002 17.9 67.0 11.7 *3.4 CI (14.9-20.9) (63.6-70.4) (9.1-14.2) *(2.1-4.8) 2001 17.2 65.7 12.8 *4.3 CI (14.3-20.2) (61.9-69.4) (10.3-15.2) *(2.5-6.0) 2000 17.6 68.1 11.2 *3.1 CI (14.6-20.5) (64.1-72.1) (8.6-13.9) *(1.6-4.6) 1999 15.1 69.7 12.6 *2.6 CI (11.7-18.5) (64.9-74.5) (9.0-16.2) *(1.1-4.1) 1998 17.0 68.4 13.0 *1.5 CI (12.4-21.6) (63.1-73.8) (9.5-16.6) *(0.5-2.6) 1997 17.5 65.6 13.3 *3.7 CI (13.5-21.5) (60.5-70.6) (9.8-16.7) *(1.8-5.5) _____________________________________________________________________________ Estimates calculated by the Alcohol Epidemiologic Data System of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, December 2007. Definition: Abstainer: fewer than 12 drinks in the lifetime or no drinks 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).