[dkpat29.txt, updated 09/09] Percent distribution of heavy drinking days (5+ drinks/day) for females 18 years of age and older according to selected characteristics: United States, NHIS, 1997-2008. _____________________________________________________________________________ Heavy drinking days in the past year _________________________________________________________ Abstainer None 1 to 11 days 12 or more days _________________________________________________________ Estimate _____________________________________________________________________________ Age 18-24 years 2008 42.4 29.2 17.0 11.4 CI (38.4–46.3) (26.1–32.2) (14.1–20.0) (9.0–13.8) 2007 41.2 33.7 15.1 10.0 CI (37.7–44.7) (30.4–37.0) (12.6–17.5) (7.8–12.2) 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 2008 32.2 43.5 16.6 7.6 CI (29.8–34.6) (41.0–46.1) (14.8–18.4) (6.1–9.1) 2007 38.0 40.2 14.7 7.0 CI (35.5–40.5) (37.6–42.9) (12.9–16.6) (5.5–8.5) 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 2008 35.8 47.8 12.0 4.3 CI (33.4–38.2) (45.4–50.2) (10.3–13.8) (3.3–5.3) 2007 39.7 46.4 9.9 4.0 CI (37.0–42.3) (43.9–49.0) (8.3–11.5) (3.0–5.0) 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 2008 35.5 52.2 8.6 3.7 CI (33.0–38.0) (49.7–54.7) (7.0–10.2) (2.8–4.6) 2007 39.7 50.1 7.6 2.6 CI (37.2–42.2) (47.7–52.5) (6.4–8.9) (1.9–3.3) 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 2008 43.4 51.2 3.6 1.8 CI (40.7–46.1) (48.4–53.9) (2.5–4.7) (1.1–2.5) 2007 46.8 46.8 4.6 1.8 CI (43.8–49.7) (43.9–49.7) (3.5–5.8) (1.1–2.6) 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 2008 62.6 35.2 1.7 *0.5 CI (60.1–65.0) (32.8–37.6) (1.1–2.3) *(0.2–.9) 2007 65.7 32.5 *1.2 *0.6 CI (63.4–68.0) (30.3–34.7) *(0.7–1.7) *(0.2–1.0) 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 2008 68.0 24.4 4.3 3.3 CI (65.3–70.7) (21.9–26.8) (3.1–5.5) (2.4–4.3) 2007 73.0 19.8 4.6 2.5 CI (70.8–75.2) (18.0–21.7) (3.5–5.8) (1.7–3.3) 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 2008 44.8 38.1 10.8 *6.3 CI (37.9–51.7) (31.3–44.9) (6.5–15.2) *(2.8–9.7) 2007 48.7 35.3 *8.9 *7.2 CI (42.5–54.9) (29.1–41.4) *(5.0–12.7) *(3.7–10.7) 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 2008 48.4 40.2 7.8 3.7 CI (46.2–50.5) (38.1–42.3) (6.5–9.0) (2.6–4.7) 2007 51.7 38.5 6.9 2.8 CI (49.6–53.9) (36.5–40.6) (5.7–8.1) (1.9–3.8) 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 2008 35.5 46.6 11.6 6.2 CI (33.6–37.4) (44.6–48.7) (10.2–13.1) (5.2–7.2) 2007 38.2 45.8 10.3 5.7 CI (36.1–40.4) (43.7–47.9) (9.0–11.6) (4.7–6.7) 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 2008 27.7 56.1 12.1 4.1 CI (25.8–29.6) (54.0–58.2) (10.6–13.6) (3.3–4.9) 2007 29.5 55.7 10.8 4.0 CI (27.4–31.6) (53.5–57.9) (9.5–12.1) (3.1–4.8) 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 2008 55.7 33.7 7.0 3.6 CI (52.9–58.5) (31.4–36.0) (5.3–8.8) (2.5–4.6) 2007 61.9 31.3 4.2 2.7 CI (59.3–64.4) (28.9–33.7) (3.2–5.2) (2.0–3.4) 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 2008 35.7 47.4 11.5 5.3 CI (34.4–37.1) (46.0–48.8) (10.6–12.5) (4.7–5.9) 2007 38.6 46.2 10.4 4.8 CI (37.0–40.1) (44.8–47.7) (9.6–11.2) (4.1–5.5) 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 2008 55.2 37.7 4.4 2.7 CI (52.1–58.2) (35.0–40.4) (3.3–5.6) (1.9–3.5) 2007 57.6 35.4 4.7 2.3 CI (54.9–60.3) (32.8–37.9) (3.5–5.9) (1.6–3.1) 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 2008 56.3 37.1 4.2 *2.4 CI (52.0–60.7) (33.0–41.3) (2.5–5.8) *(1.2–3.6) 2007 64.4 28.8 5.1 *1.7 CI (60.0–68.9) (24.7–32.9) (3.4–6.7) *(0.6–2.7) 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 2008 40.3 48.6 8.2 2.9 CI (38.7–41.9) (47.1–50.2) (7.3–9.2) (2.3–3.4) 2007 44.8 45.6 7.4 2.3 CI (43.0–46.5) (43.9–47.2) (6.6–8.3) (1.8–2.7) 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 2008 23.4 41.8 23.4 11.4 CI (19.6–27.2) (37.7–46.0) (19.5–27.3) (8.5–14.2) 2007 29.1 42.6 15.9 12.4 CI (24.9–33.4) (37.9–47.3) (12.3–19.5) (8.3–16.4) 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 2008 41.4 36.2 13.9 8.6 CI (38.7–44.0) (33.8–38.6) (12.0–15.8) (7.0–10.1) 2007 41.9 35.5 13.7 8.9 CI (39.0–44.8) (33.0–38.0) (11.9–15.5) (7.2–10.5) 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 2008 41.2 45.7 7.7 5.4 CI (38.7–43.9) (43.2–48.2) (6.4–9.0) (3.8–6.9) 2007 41.7 46.3 8.5 3.4 CI (39.3–44.2) (43.8–48.9) (7.2–9.9) (2.5–4.3) 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 2008 66.1 30.8 2.4 *0.7 CI (63.2–69.0) (27.9–33.6) (1.5–3.3) *(0.3–1.2) 2007 68.5 29.2 1.5 *0.8 CI (66.0–70.9) (26.8–31.5) (0.9–2.2) *(0.2–1.4) 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 2008 36.9 51.2 8.6 3.3 CI (34.5–39.3) (48.6–53.7) (6.9–10.3) (2.3–4.3) 2007 36.9 50.8 8.6 3.6 CI (34.3–39.5) (48.3–53.3) (7.0–10.3) (2.6–4.7) 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 2008 36.4 45.1 12.8 5.7 CI (33.9–38.9) (42.7–47.5) (11.2–14.4) (4.7–6.8) 2007 41.0 42.7 11.0 5.2 CI (38.6–43.4) (40.6–44.8) (9.7–12.3) (4.0–6.5) 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 2008 47.8 39.5 8.3 4.3 CI (45.9–49.8) (37.8–41.2) (7.3–9.4) (3.5–5.1) 2007 51.0 38.4 6.9 3.6 CI (48.7–53.3) (36.4–40.5) (5.9–7.9) (3.0–4.3) 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 2008 42.1 43.8 9.3 4.8 CI (39.9–44.3) (41.4–46.2) (7.7–10.8) (3.6–6.0) 2007 47.1 40.3 8.8 3.8 CI (44.6–49.6) (37.9–42.7) (7.4–10.2) (2.9–4.7) 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 2008 32.1 49.2 12.9 5.8 CI (30.8–33.5) (47.7–50.7) (11.9–13.9) (5.1–6.5) 2007 34.9 48.2 11.6 5.2 CI (33.4–36.4) (46.8–49.7) (10.7–12.6) (4.5–5.9) 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 2008 40.0 39.2 13.5 7.3 CI (34.6–45.3) (34.3–44.1) (9.7–17.3) (4.0–10.6) 2007 40.0 40.8 12.6 *6.6 CI (33.3–46.7) (33.9–47.8) (8.0–17.1) *(3.1–10.1) 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 2008 57.4 36.1 4.1 2.4 CI (55.7–59.2) (34.5–37.8) (3.3–4.8) (1.8–3.0) 2007 60.8 33.2 3.9 2.2 CI (59.0–62.5) (31.5–34.8) (3.2–4.6) (1.7–2.7) 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 2008 38.6 41.6 12.5 7.4 CI (34.8–42.3) (38.1–45.0) (10.0–15.1) (5.4–9.3) 2007 38.5 42.9 10.6 8.0 CI (34.8–42.2) (39.2–46.5) (8.1–13.1) (5.8–10.2) 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 2008 36.6 41.6 14.4 7.4 CI (33.7–39.6) (38.5–44.6) (12.1–16.7) (5.3–9.5) 2007 38.2 43.4 11.6 6.9 CI (35.0–41.4) (39.9–46.9) (9.5–13.6) (4.2–9.5) 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 2008 31.1 48.1 14.6 6.2 CI (28.2–34.0) (44.9–51.2) (12.4–16.8) (4.8–7.5) 2007 32.1 50.9 12.4 4.6 CI (29.4–34.8) (48.0–53.8) (10.4–14.4) (3.4–5.7) 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 2008 24.7 58.6 11.6 5.1 CI (21.8–27.7) (55.2–62.0) (9.8–13.3) (3.7–6.5) 2007 25.2 51.7 17.4 5.6 CI (22.1–28.3) (48.4–55.0) (14.7–20.2) (4.1–7.2) 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 2008 20.6 58.8 16.0 4.6 CI (17.6–23.7) (54.9–62.6) (12.9–19.1) (3.0–6.1) 2007 19.6 65.1 12.1 3.2 CI (16.4–22.7) (61.5–68.7) (9.7–14.5) (1.9–4.6) 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, September 2009. 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, 1997-2008. Data from the CDC ftp site (ftp://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/Health_Statistics/NCHS/Datasets/NHIS).