[dkpat28.txt, updated 09/09] Percent distribution of heavy drinking days (5+ drinks/day) for males 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 31.4 25.3 17.7 25.6 CI (27.3–35.6) (21.8–28.8) (14.4–20.9) (21.8–29.4) 2007 34.9 23.8 17.0 24.3 CI (30.5–39.3) (20.7–26.9) (13.9–20.2) (20.4–28.1) 2006 36.6 24.1 17.6 21.7 CI (33.0-40.2) (20.7-27.6) (14.8-20.4) (18.3-25.0) 2005 38.0 20.6 18.6 22.8 CI (34.5-41.4) (18.0-23.3) (15.7-21.4) (20.1-25.5) 2004 37.2 20.9 18.0 23.9 CI (33.8-40.6) (18.2-23.5) (15.3-20.7) (20.6-27.3) 2003 35.7 26.2 14.1 23.9 CI (32.6-38.9) (23.5-28.9) (12.1-16.2) (21.1-26.7) 2002 30.1 25.9 16.2 27.7 CI (27.2-33.0) (23.2-28.7) (13.8-18.6) (24.7-30.8) 2001 30.9 27.6 16.6 24.9 CI (27.8-34.1) (24.9-30.2) (14.2-19.0) (21.9-27.8) 2000 36.8 24.7 15.3 23.1 CI (33.8-39.9) (21.8-27.6) (12.9-17.6) (20.6-25.6) 1999 33.6 24.3 16.9 25.2 CI (30.6-36.7) (21.4-27.2) (14.5-19.2) (22.4-27.9) 1998 33.4 25.2 18.2 23.2 CI (30.4-36.5) (22.3-28.2) (15.7-20.6) (20.6-25.7) 1997 34.0 25.4 17.7 22.9 CI (30.8-37.1) (23.0-27.9) (15.2-20.2) (20.0-25.8) 25-34 years 2008 20.4 35.2 20.2 24.1 CI (18.1–22.8) (32.2–38.3) (17.8–22.6) (21.4–26.8) 2007 21.2 33.4 21.9 23.6 CI (18.7–23.7) (30.4–36.3) (19.5–24.2) (21.1–26.0) 2006 25.9 33.9 19.0 21.2 CI (23.5-28.3) (31.1-36.7) (16.5-21.6) (18.9-23.5) 2005 22.9 34.6 20.1 22.4 CI (20.9-24.8) (32.5-36.8) (18.3-22.0) (20.4-24.3) 2004 22.9 36.3 20.5 20.4 CI (20.8-24.9) (34.1-38.5) (18.5-22.5) (18.5-22.3) 2003 23.3 34.2 19.7 22.8 CI (21.3-25.2) (31.9-36.5) (17.7-21.7) (20.7-24.9) 2002 19.8 37.3 20.2 22.7 CI (17.8-21.8) (35.0-39.6) (18.5-21.9) (20.8-24.5) 2001 21.7 35.9 19.8 22.6 CI (19.7-23.6) (33.8-38.0) (18.2-21.5) (20.9-24.3) 2000 23.1 35.0 20.5 21.4 CI (21.2-25.0) (32.8-37.2) (18.6-22.4) (19.6-23.2) 1999 21.0 37.2 20.4 21.4 CI (18.9-23.2) (34.8-39.5) (18.5-22.2) (19.7-23.2) 1998 21.7 36.8 21.7 19.8 CI (19.8-23.6) (34.6-39.0) (20.0-23.4) (18.1-21.4) 1997 21.1 34.2 21.6 23.0 CI (19.4-22.8) (32.3-36.1) (20.0-23.3) (21.4-24.7) 35-44 years 2008 22.8 38.2 19.9 19.1 CI (20.4–25.1) (35.4–41.0) (17.8–22.1) (16.8–21.3) 2007 26.6 39.5 18.7 15.2 CI (24.3–29.0) (36.9–42.1) (16.6–20.8) (13.2–17.1) 2006 27.0 40.6 16.8 15.6 CI (24.9-29.2) (38.1-42.9) (14.9-18.8) (13.7-17.5) 2005 27.3 38.6 18.6 15.5 CI (25.4-29.2) (36.7-40.6) (16.9-20.3) (13.7-17.2) 2004 26.9 41.4 17.3 14.4 CI (24.8-29.0) (39.0-43.9) (15.6-18.9) (12.8-15.9) 2003 26.9 40.4 17.1 15.6 CI (25.0-28.7) (38.4-42.4) (15.4-18.9) (14.0-17.2) 2002 25.2 40.0 17.5 17.4 CI (23.2-27.1) (37.9-42.0) (15.8-19.3) (15.8-18.9) 2001 25.3 40.4 18.1 16.2 CI (23.5-27.1) (38.4-42.4) (16.4-19.7) (14.9-17.6) 2000 26.1 40.0 18.1 15.9 CI (24.3-27.9) (37.9-42.0) (16.4-19.7) (14.5-17.3) 1999 24.7 39.6 18.1 17.6 CI (22.9-26.5) (37.4-41.7) (16.5-19.7) (15.9-19.3) 1998 26.2 38.8 18.5 16.5 CI (24.5-28.0) (36.8-40.8) (16.9-20.0) (15.0-18.0) 1997 25.2 38.0 18.5 18.4 CI (23.6-26.8) (36.2-39.7) (17.1-19.9) (17.0-19.7) 45-54 years 2008 24.8 43.3 16.6 15.2 CI (22.4–27.3) (40.3–46.2) (14.5–18.8) (13.0–17.5) 2007 29.8 41.6 14.4 14.3 CI (27.2–32.4) (39.0–44.1) (12.6–16.1) (12.4–16.2) 2006 30.8 42.3 13.0 13.9 CI (28.3-33.4) (39.7-44.9) (11.1-14.8) (11.9-15.8) 2005 29.5 44.5 13.2 12.7 CI (27.4-31.6) (42.4-46.7) (11.8-14.6) (11.3-14.2) 2004 31.4 43.4 13.7 11.5 CI (29.2-33.5) (41.2-45.6) (12.2-15.2) (10.2-12.9) 2003 31.9 43.1 11.6 13.4 CI (29.6-34.2) (40.9-45.4) (10.2-13.0) (11.7-15.0) 2002 29.5 45.4 12.9 12.2 CI (27.2-31.7) (43.1-47.6) (11.5-14.4) (10.8-13.6) 2001 30.4 43.2 12.2 14.3 CI (28.2-32.5) (40.9-45.4) (10.8-13.6) (12.7-15.9) 2000 30.4 43.2 14.1 12.3 CI (28.1-32.6) (41.0-45.5) (12.6-15.6) (10.8-13.8) 1999 29.1 44.6 12.5 13.8 CI (27.0-31.2) (42.3-46.8) (11.1-13.9) (12.2-15.4) 1998 29.7 42.7 15.1 12.5 CI (27.6-31.9) (40.3-45.0) (13.5-16.8) (11.0-14.0) 1997 26.7 43.9 14.9 14.5 CI (24.9-28.5) (41.6-46.2) (13.3-16.5) (12.9-16.1) 55-64 years 2008 35.1 45.2 10.1 9.5 CI (32.2–38.0) (42.5–47.9) (8.2–12.1) (7.8–11.2) 2007 37.5 45.5 8.7 8.3 CI (34.7–40.4) (42.3–48.7) (6.9–10.4) (6.8–9.8) 2006 36.6 44.0 9.7 9.7 CI (33.5-39.7) (41.0-47.0) (8.0-11.4) (8.0-11.3) 2005 36.8 46.2 9.6 7.5 CI (34.5-39.1) (43.7-48.6) (8.0-11.2) (6.2-8.8) 2004 38.1 43.0 10.6 8.2 CI (35.4-40.9) (40.4-45.6) (8.9-12.4) (6.7-9.7) 2003 37.8 44.9 8.7 8.7 CI (35.2-40.4) (42.1-47.7) (7.0-10.3) (7.1-10.2) 2002 36.7 47.5 7.7 8.2 CI (34.2-39.1) (44.9-50.0) (6.5-8.9) (6.7-9.6) 2001 36.5 45.2 8.3 9.9 CI (33.9-39.1) (42.5-48.0) (7.0-9.7) (8.2-11.6) 2000 36.2 44.7 9.2 9.8 CI (33.6-38.9) (42.0-47.5) (7.7-10.7) (8.3-11.4) 1999 37.4 43.6 10.2 8.8 CI (34.7-40.1) (40.8-46.4) (8.4-11.9) (7.3-10.2) 1998 36.3 45.2 8.9 9.7 CI (33.6-39.0) (42.4-47.9) (7.3-10.4) (8.1-11.3) 1997 34.8 46.4 8.9 10.0 CI (32.0-37.5) (43.5-49.2) (7.4-10.4) (8.4-11.5) 65+ years 2008 47.4 42.9 5.2 4.5 CI (44.6–50.3) (40.0–45.7) (3.9–6.4) (3.3–5.7) 2007 48.8 42.7 4.8 3.7 CI (46.0–51.6) (40.0–45.5) (3.7–5.9) (2.7–4.6) 2006 45.8 46.3 4.0 3.8 CI (42.8-48.9) (43.3-49.3) (2.9-5.1) (2.8-4.9) 2005 48.2 44.8 3.4 3.5 CI (46.0-50.5) (42.7-47.0) (2.6-4.3) (2.6-4.3) 2004 47.6 45.2 3.6 3.7 CI (45.2-49.9) (42.8-47.6) (2.6-4.5) (2.9-4.5) 2003 48.7 45.0 3.4 3.0 CI (46.2-51.2) (42.4-47.6) (2.4-4.3) (2.2-3.8) 2002 48.4 44.5 2.9 4.3 CI (46.0-50.8) (42.1-46.8) (2.1-3.7) (3.3-5.2) 2001 49.5 43.9 2.7 3.9 CI (47.2-51.8) (41.6-46.2) (2.0-3.4) (3.0-4.8) 2000 50.6 42.1 3.6 3.7 CI (48.1-53.0) (39.7-44.5) (2.9-4.4) (2.8-4.6) 1999 47.8 45.0 4.0 3.3 CI (45.4-50.1) (42.7-47.3) (3.0-4.9) (2.5-4.1) 1998 49.4 42.8 4.0 3.8 CI (47.1-51.7) (40.5-45.1) (3.2-4.9) (3.0-4.6) 1997 47.6 43.0 4.7 4.7 CI (45.4-49.8) (40.8-45.2) (3.7-5.6) (3.7-5.6) Education Less than HS 2008 43.5 29.7 10.7 16.1 CI (40.1–46.9) (26.7–32.7) (8.7–12.8) (13.7–18.5) 2007 45.7 28.0 10.2 16.0 CI (42.8–48.7) (25.5–30.6) (8.5–12.0) (13.7–18.3) 2006 44.0 30.4 10.1 15.5 CI (41.2-46.9) (27.9-32.8) (8.5-11.6) (13.4-17.6) 2005 46.6 27.9 11.3 14.1 CI (44.1-49.2) (25.7-30.1) (9.2-13.4) (12.4-15.9) 2004 45.8 29.6 10.5 14.1 CI (43.3-48.3) (27.3-31.9) (8.8-12.3) (12.4-15.8) 2003 46.2 29.8 9.2 14.8 CI (44.0-48.5) (27.6-31.9) (7.7-10.7) (13.0-16.6) 2002 45.0 28.4 9.7 16.8 CI (42.5-47.6) (26.3-30.6) (8.3-11.0) (15.0-18.6) 2001 46.2 30.1 9.3 14.4 CI (44.0-48.3) (28.0-32.2) (8.0-10.6) (12.9-15.9) 2000 47.0 28.8 9.7 14.6 CI (44.7-49.2) (26.7-30.9) (8.3-11.1) (13.1-16.0) 1999 46.5 30.5 8.4 14.6 CI (44.0-48.9) (28.4-32.7) (7.1-9.8) (12.8-16.3) 1998 48.1 27.9 9.0 15.1 CI (45.7-50.4) (26.0-29.8) (7.7-10.2) (13.4-16.8) 1997 43.2 30.5 9.3 17.0 CI (41.2-45.2) (28.7-32.3) (8.1-10.4) (15.3-18.8) GED 2008 28.1 32.1 17.4 22.4 CI (22.0–34.1) (25.0–39.2) (11.0–23.8) (15.3–29.6) 2007 31.0 30.5 16.3 22.2 CI (24.0–38.0) (24.2–36.9) (10.6–22.0) (15.7–28.6) 2006 40.8 25.1 13.2 20.9 CI (34.2-47.4) (19.7-30.5) (8.7-17.7) (15.2-26.6) 2005 35.0 29.2 14.6 21.2 CI (29.8-40.2) (24.4-34.0) (10.3-18.9) (16.5-25.9) 2004 35.2 29.8 14.3 20.8 CI (29.4-40.9) (23.8-35.6) (9.6-18.9) (15.9-25.7) 2003 38.1 28.6 13.3 20.1 CI (31.6-44.5) (22.3-34.8) (9.4-17.1) (15.1-25.1) 2002 34.6 34.0 10.8 20.6 CI (29.3-39.9) (28.9-39.1) (7.3-14.2) (16.5-24.7) 2001 32.4 29.5 13.7 24.3 CI (27.1-37.8) (23.9-35.2) (9.7-17.7) (18.9-29.7) 2000 35.3 28.9 12.4 23.5 CI (29.6-41.0) (23.4-34.4) (8.4-16.3) (18.2-28.8) 1999 37.5 29.4 *9.0 24.0 CI (30.5-44.6) (23.9-34.9) *(5.2-12.8) (18.5-29.6) 1998 28.4 34.1 13.6 24.0 CI (23.3-33.5) (28.5-39.7) (9.8-17.3) (19.0-28.9) 1997 30.8 28.7 17.7 22.7 CI (25.9-35.8) (23.8-33.7) (13.9-21.6) (18.3-27.1) HS graduate 2008 32.3 35.6 14.8 17.2 CI (29.9–34.8) (32.9–38.2) (13.0–16.7) (15.2–19.2) 2007 36.5 35.2 12.7 15.6 CI (34.0–39.0) (32.7–37.7) (11.1–14.2) (13.7–17.5) 2006 35.8 36.5 12.8 15.0 CI (33.4-38.1) (34.2-38.7) (11.1-14.4) (13.2-16.7) 2005 38.9 34.4 11.7 15.0 CI (36.9-40.9) (32.5-36.3) (10.4-13.0) (13.5-16.5) 2004 36.6 34.7 12.8 15.9 CI (34.4-38.8) (32.7-36.7) (11.4-14.2) (14.3-17.5) 2003 35.7 36.3 11.8 16.2 CI (33.7-37.7) (34.3-38.3) (10.5-13.1) (14.7-17.7) 2002 33.3 39.2 11.9 15.7 CI (31.4-35.2) (37.3-41.0) (10.5-13.3) (14.2-17.2) 2001 34.1 37.2 11.4 17.3 CI (32.2-36.0) (35.3-39.1) (10.2-12.7) (15.8-18.7) 2000 34.1 36.2 13.2 16.6 CI (32.0-36.1) (34.2-38.1) (11.8-14.6) (15.2-18.0) 1999 31.5 38.5 13.4 16.6 CI (29.8-33.2) (36.4-40.7) (12.0-14.8) (15.1-18.0) 1998 33.8 36.3 13.5 16.5 CI (31.9-35.6) (34.5-38.1) (12.2-14.9) (14.8-18.1) 1997 33.1 35.8 13.7 17.4 CI (31.3-34.9) (34.1-37.6) (12.4-15.0) (16.1-18.8) Some college 2008 26.3 37.7 16.5 19.5 CI (24.2–28.4) (35.3–40.1) (14.8–18.3) (17.3–21.7) 2007 27.9 37.1 17.3 17.7 CI (25.5–30.3) (34.6–39.6) (15.5–19.0) (15.7–19.7) 2006 31.2 37.4 15.8 15.6 CI (29.0-33.5) (35.0-39.8) (13.8-17.7) (13.7-17.5) 2005 28.4 38.7 16.1 16.8 CI (26.6-30.2) (36.8-40.7) (14.6-17.5) (15.3-18.2) 2004 30.2 37.8 16.5 15.5 CI (28.3-32.0) (35.8-39.7) (15.0-18.0) (14.0-17.1) 2003 30.8 37.4 14.1 17.6 CI (28.9-32.7) (35.6-39.3) (12.9-15.3) (16.0-19.2) 2002 27.3 40.0 14.6 18.1 CI (25.4-29.1) (38.1-41.9) (13.3-15.9) (16.4-19.8) 2001 27.4 38.4 15.7 18.5 CI (25.5-29.2) (36.6-40.2) (14.3-17.1) (17.1-19.9) 2000 28.7 38.8 16.3 16.2 CI (27.0-30.5) (36.8-40.8) (14.8-17.8) (14.7-17.6) 1999 26.6 38.5 17.3 17.6 CI (24.7-28.4) (36.7-40.3) (15.7-18.8) (16.2-19.1) 1998 27.3 38.4 18.2 16.1 CI (25.5-29.1) (36.5-40.3) (16.8-19.6) (14.8-17.4) 1997 25.3 38.2 18.4 18.1 CI (23.6-26.9) (36.4-40.1) (17.0-19.9) (16.7-19.4) College graduate 2008 21.3 48.6 17.4 12.7 CI (19.2–23.4) (46.1–51.1) (15.5–19.2) (11.3–14.1) 2007 23.8 48.5 16.8 11.0 CI (21.7–25.8) (45.8–51.2) (15.0–18.6) (9.1–12.8) 2006 23.0 50.0 15.2 11.9 CI (20.9-25.0) (47.5-52.5) (13.5-16.8) (10.2-13.5) 2005 21.4 50.3 17.3 11.0 CI (19.8-23.1) (48.3-52.3) (16.0-18.7) (9.7-12.2) 2004 23.4 50.6 16.6 9.4 CI (21.6-25.3) (48.5-52.7) (15.1-18.1) (8.2-10.5) 2003 22.1 51.2 16.0 10.6 CI (20.4-23.8) (49.2-53.2) (14.5-17.7) (9.4-11.9) 2002 21.4 49.5 17.1 12.0 CI (19.4-23.3) (47.4-51.6) (15.6-18.6) (10.6-13.4) 2001 21.3 50.5 16.9 11.3 CI (19.8-22.9) (48.6-52.4) (15.5-18.3) (10.1-12.5) 2000 23.8 48.7 17.1 10.5 CI (22.0-25.5) (46.8-50.6) (15.5-18.6) (9.4-11.6) 1999 22.4 48.1 17.3 12.2 CI (20.6-24.1) (46.2-50.1) (15.8-18.9) (10.8-13.5) 1998 21.2 49.6 19.0 10.2 CI (19.7-22.7) (47.6-51.6) (17.5-20.5) (9.0-11.3) 1997 21.2 48.8 18.3 11.7 CI (19.7-22.7) (46.9-50.7) (16.9-19.6) (10.6-12.9) Race/Ethnicity Hispanic 2008 30.2 37.1 14.0 18.6 CI (27.1–33.3) (34.0–40.3) (12.1–15.9) (16.0–21.3) 2007 32.7 35.3 14.9 17.1 CI (29.8–35.5) (32.2–38.4) (12.6–17.2) (14.7–19.5) 2006 36.0 35.5 13.5 15.0 CI (33.3-38.7) (32.7-38.4) (11.6-15.5) (13.1-16.9) 2005 35.9 33.0 14.7 16.4 CI (33.6-38.2) (31.0-35.1) (13.0-16.4) (14.5-18.2) 2004 34.5 35.9 13.5 16.2 CI (31.8-37.1) (33.6-38.3) (11.7-15.2) (14.1-18.2) 2003 35.0 35.7 12.3 17.1 CI (32.4-37.6) (33.2-38.1) (10.7-13.8) (15.2-18.9) 2002 33.9 33.1 12.7 20.3 CI (31.3-36.5) (30.7-35.6) (10.9-14.4) (18.3-22.3) 2001 36.4 33.3 13.4 17.0 CI (33.9-38.8) (31.1-35.4) (12.0-14.8) (15.3-18.6) 2000 35.7 33.8 13.3 17.2 CI (33.1-38.3) (31.2-36.4) (11.6-15.0) (15.2-19.1) 1999 32.5 35.6 13.0 19.0 CI (29.6-35.3) (32.8-38.4) (11.3-14.6) (16.4-21.5) 1998 32.5 35.5 13.0 19.1 CI (29.7-35.2) (32.8-38.1) (11.3-14.7) (16.8-21.4) 1997 32.4 32.6 13.7 21.3 CI (30.2-34.7) (30.4-34.7) (12.0-15.4) (19.3-23.2) White, non-Hispanic 2008 27.3 38.7 16.6 17.5 CI (25.8–28.8) (37.0–40.4) (15.4–17.7) (16.1–18.8) 2007 29.6 38.6 16.0 15.8 CI (28.1–31.2) (36.9–40.2) (14.8–17.1) (14.5–17.1) 2006 30.2 39.4 14.9 15.4 CI (28.6-31.9) (37.9-40.9) (13.8-16.0) (14.2-16.7) 2005 29.6 40.2 15.4 14.8 CI (28.3-30.9) (38.9-41.5) (14.5-16.3) (14.0-15.7) 2004 30.4 39.8 15.6 14.3 CI (29.1-31.6) (38.5-41.0) (14.6-16.5) (13.4-15.3) 2003 30.1 40.3 14.0 15.7 CI (28.9-31.3) (39.0-41.5) (13.1-14.8) (14.7-16.6) 2002 27.8 41.2 15.1 16.0 CI (26.6-29.1) (40.0-42.4) (14.2-16.0) (14.9-17.0) 2001 28.5 40.0 14.7 16.8 CI (27.4-29.6) (38.9-41.2) (13.9-15.5) (15.9-17.6) 2000 30.1 39.4 15.5 15.0 CI (29.0-31.2) (38.2-40.7) (14.6-16.4) (14.1-15.8) 1999 28.2 40.3 15.4 16.1 CI (27.1-29.4) (39.0-41.5) (14.5-16.3) (15.1-17.0) 1998 29.2 39.3 16.7 14.8 CI (28.0-30.3) (38.2-40.4) (15.8-17.6) (14.1-15.6) 1997 27.6 39.0 16.8 16.6 CI (26.5-28.6) (37.9-40.1) (15.9-17.7) (15.8-17.4) Black, non-Hispanic 2008 38.3 38.4 12.2 11.1 CI (34.7–42.0) (34.7–42.0) (9.9–14.5) (9.0–13.2) 2007 41.3 39.5 8.6 10.6 CI (37.8–44.9) (36.1–42.9) (6.8–10.4) (8.2–13.0) 2006 41.3 38.5 8.4 11.8 CI (38.2-44.3) (35.2-41.9) (6.4-10.3) (9.3-14.4) 2005 43.9 35.6 9.7 10.9 CI (40.8-47.0) (32.5-38.7) (7.9-11.4) (8.8-12.9) 2004 44.2 35.8 9.8 10.3 CI (41.2-47.2) (33.1-38.5) (7.8-11.7) (8.4-12.2) 2003 44.0 37.0 9.1 9.9 CI (40.8-47.1) (33.8-40.1) (7.2-11.0) (8.3-11.5) 2002 42.7 39.5 6.7 11.0 CI (39.6-45.8) (36.4-42.6) (5.3-8.2) (9.2-12.9) 2001 42.0 41.0 7.8 9.2 CI (39.2-44.9) (38.1-43.9) (6.3-9.4) (7.6-10.7) 2000 42.4 36.3 8.1 13.2 CI (39.4-45.5) (33.4-39.2) (6.6-9.5) (11.1-15.2) 1999 44.5 36.0 9.9 9.6 CI (41.4-47.6) (33.0-39.0) (8.1-11.7) (7.8-11.5) 1998 43.2 36.5 9.2 11.2 CI (39.5-46.9) (32.9-40.1) (7.6-10.7) (9.4-13.0) 1997 42.6 37.9 8.0 11.5 CI (39.8-45.3) (35.1-40.8) (6.6-9.4) (9.7-13.2) Other, non-Hispanic 2008 36.0 43.4 10.8 9.8 CI (31.2–40.7) (38.9–47.9) (7.9–13.7) (6.9–12.7) 2007 44.3 35.9 10.7 9.1 CI (39.3–49.3) (31.3–40.5) (6.7–14.7) (6.5–11.7) 2006 43.8 39.3 9.3 7.7 CI (38.9-48.6) (34.5-44.0) (6.6-11.9) (5.4-10.0) 2005 45.2 36.5 9.1 9.2 CI (40.4-50.1) (31.9-41.2) (6.5-11.6) (5.9-12.4) 2004 42.1 39.1 9.9 8.9 CI (36.5-47.6) (33.8-44.4) (6.5-13.3) (6.1-11.7) 2003 48.1 35.5 9.0 7.4 CI (42.6-53.6) (30.1-40.8) (5.7-12.3) (4.9-9.9) 2002 36.8 42.9 8.6 11.7 CI (31.9-41.7) (37.6-48.2) (6.0-11.2) (8.5-14.8) 2001 38.4 40.0 10.9 10.6 CI (33.7-43.1) (35.2-44.8) (7.6-14.3) (7.2-14.0) 2000 42.5 37.5 10.3 9.7 CI (37.0-47.9) (32.2-42.9) (7.6-13.1) (7.0-12.3) 1999 39.9 37.3 10.9 11.9 CI (34.6-45.2) (31.3-43.3) (7.7-14.1) (8.4-15.5) 1998 41.9 38.3 10.6 9.1 CI (37.0-46.8) (33.7-43.0) (7.7-13.6) (6.7-11.6) 1997 39.7 39.2 10.6 10.4 CI (34.3-45.2) (34.2-44.3) (8.0-13.3) (7.0-13.8) Marital Status Married 2008 29.4 43.9 14.8 12.0 CI (27.8–30.9) (42.3–45.5) (13.6–15.9) (10.9–13.1) 2007 33.1 42.7 13.4 10.7 CI (31.5–34.8) (41.0–44.4) (12.3–14.5) (9.6–11.8) 2006 32.7 43.4 13.0 10.9 CI (31.0-34.4) (41.8-44.9) (11.9-14.2) (9.8-12.0) 2005 32.5 43.1 13.9 10.5 CI (31.2-33.8) (41.7-44.5) (13.0-14.7) (9.7-11.3) 2004 33.2 43.9 13.5 9.4 CI (31.8-34.5) (42.5-45.4) (12.5-14.4) (8.7-10.2) 2003 33.2 43.0 12.7 11.1 CI (31.8-34.5) (41.6-44.4) (11.8-13.7) (10.3-11.9) 2002 31.2 45.4 12.4 11.0 CI (29.8-32.6) (44.1-46.7) (11.5-13.3) (10.2-11.9) 2001 32.2 43.0 13.1 11.7 CI (31.0-33.4) (41.7-44.3) (12.2-13.9) (10.9-12.5) 2000 33.4 42.0 14.0 10.6 CI (32.1-34.6) (40.7-43.3) (13.1-15.0) (9.8-11.4) 1999 31.6 43.6 13.3 11.5 CI (30.3-32.9) (42.1-45.0) (12.4-14.2) (10.5-12.5) 1998 32.2 42.2 14.4 11.2 CI (31.0-33.4) (40.9-43.5) (13.5-15.3) (10.4-12.0) 1997 30.0 42.7 14.7 12.5 CI (28.9-31.1) (41.5-43.9) (13.8-15.6) (11.8-13.3) Live w/ Partner 2008 18.6 31.8 22.4 27.2 CI (15.0–22.2) (26.9–36.7) (18.3–26.5) (22.5–31.9) 2007 18.9 35.8 22.7 22.6 CI (15.2–22.6) (31.3–40.2) (18.6–26.8) (18.2–27.0) 2006 23.4 37.3 17.8 21.5 CI (18.9-28.0) (32.7-42.0) (14.2-21.3) (17.6-25.4) 2005 21.2 37.3 18.0 23.6 CI (17.9-24.4) (33.1-41.5) (14.8-21.1) (20.3-26.9) 2004 22.4 36.3 16.6 24.7 CI (18.9-26.0) (32.5-40.1) (13.5-19.7) (21.3-28.0) 2003 19.4 37.4 16.2 26.9 CI (15.8-23.0) (33.3-41.5) (13.1-19.4) (23.2-30.6) 2002 20.2 33.9 17.9 28.0 CI (16.9-23.6) (30.3-37.5) (14.8-20.9) (24.5-31.5) 2001 18.2 39.2 17.3 25.4 CI (15.2-21.1) (35.7-42.8) (14.1-20.5) (22.0-28.7) 2000 18.9 36.8 18.6 25.7 CI (15.7-22.1) (32.5-41.1) (15.2-22.1) (21.9-29.4) 1999 16.5 35.4 20.7 27.4 CI (13.6-19.4) (31.1-39.7) (17.2-24.2) (23.8-31.1) 1998 17.7 37.0 20.3 25.0 CI (14.3-21.1) (32.7-41.2) (16.7-23.9) (21.2-28.8) 1997 19.2 29.4 22.4 29.0 CI (16.2-22.2) (25.8-32.9) (19.1-25.7) (25.5-32.5) Never Married 2008 31.6 28.4 16.1 23.8 CI (28.9–34.4) (26.0–30.8) (14.3–17.9) (21.6–26.1) 2007 31.8 27.7 16.8 23.7 CI (28.9–34.8) (25.2–30.2) (14.8–18.8) (21.1–26.2) 2006 34.7 28.6 15.6 21.2 CI (32.1-37.3) (26.0-31.2) (13.7-17.4) (18.8-23.5) 2005 34.7 26.8 16.6 21.9 CI (32.3-37.2) (24.8-28.7) (14.6-18.6) (19.9-23.9) 2004 34.7 25.4 17.6 22.3 CI (32.2-37.1) (23.5-27.3) (15.7-19.6) (20.0-24.6) 2003 34.0 28.8 14.8 22.5 CI (31.7-36.3) (26.7-30.9) (13.1-16.4) (20.3-24.7) 2002 30.7 29.1 16.0 24.2 CI (28.5-32.9) (26.9-31.2) (14.4-17.7) (22.0-26.5) 2001 31.3 30.0 15.5 23.2 CI (29.2-33.4) (27.9-32.0) (13.9-17.1) (21.3-25.1) 2000 33.0 29.7 15.0 22.3 CI (30.8-35.2) (27.6-31.8) (13.3-16.6) (20.6-24.1) 1999 31.8 28.2 16.7 23.3 CI (29.6-34.0) (26.1-30.3) (15.1-18.2) (21.4-25.3) 1998 31.5 29.3 17.6 21.6 CI (29.2-33.9) (27.0-31.5) (15.9-19.3) (19.8-23.4) 1997 32.2 28.3 16.9 22.6 CI (30.0-34.3) (26.4-30.2) (15.3-18.5) (20.6-24.6) Divorced/Separated 2008 26.9 37.1 15.6 20.4 CI (24.0–29.8) (34.0–40.1) (13.5–17.7) (17.8–23.0) 2007 30.2 36.3 14.9 18.6 CI (27.2–33.3) (33.1–39.6) (12.7–17.0) (15.9–21.2) 2006 32.1 35.6 13.3 18.9 CI (29.1-35.2) (32.5-38.8) (11.2-15.4) (16.2-21.5) 2005 30.7 38.7 13.0 17.6 CI (28.3-33.1) (36.1-41.3) (11.2-14.8) (15.6-19.6) 2004 29.4 38.2 14.0 18.4 CI (26.9-31.9) (35.7-40.7) (12.3-15.7) (16.2-20.6) 2003 31.3 38.6 11.6 18.4 CI (28.9-33.7) (36.0-41.3) (10.0-13.3) (16.3-20.5) 2002 28.2 35.9 15.2 20.7 CI (25.6-30.7) (33.3-38.5) (13.1-17.3) (18.4-23.0) 2001 28.7 37.2 13.4 20.7 CI (26.3-31.1) (34.6-39.8) (11.7-15.2) (18.7-22.7) 2000 29.6 36.2 13.9 20.2 CI (26.9-32.4) (33.5-39.0) (12.0-15.8) (18.1-22.4) 1999 27.6 38.4 14.8 19.2 CI (25.2-30.1) (35.5-41.3) (12.9-16.6) (17.0-21.3) 1998 27.9 35.7 16.0 20.3 CI (25.4-30.4) (33.3-38.2) (14.1-18.0) (18.1-22.6) 1997 26.7 34.8 15.0 23.5 CI (24.4-29.1) (32.4-37.1) (13.1-16.9) (21.4-25.7) Widowed 2008 48.4 39.3 *3.3 *9.0 CI (42.5–54.3) (33.8–44.8) *(1.4–5.3) *(5.4–12.5) 2007 52.6 36.5 *4.7 *6.2 CI (47.0–58.1) (31.0–42.0) *(2.5–7.0) *(3.7–8.7) 2006 48.7 39.0 *4.7 *7.6 CI (42.5-54.8) (33.1-44.8) *(2.7-6.7) *(4.0-11.3) 2005 51.6 38.8 *3.8 *5.9 CI (46.9-56.2) (34.3-43.2) *(2.2-5.3) *(3.0-8.8) 2004 48.3 41.4 *4.7 5.6 CI (43.9-52.7) (36.9-45.9) *(2.9-6.5) (3.5-7.8) 2003 51.2 39.6 *4.1 *5.1 CI (46.4-56.0) (34.9-44.4) *(2.1-6.2) *(3.2-6.9) 2002 46.0 41.8 *5.3 6.9 CI (41.3-50.5) (37.3-46.4) *(3.0-7.6) (4.6-9.2) 2001 47.8 41.7 *4.2 6.3 CI (43.6-52.1) (37.4-45.9) *(2.4-6.0) (4.0-8.6) 2000 49.4 38.8 4.9 6.9 CI (44.8-54.1) (34.2-43.5) (3.1-6.7) (4.7-9.1) 1999 49.6 39.3 *5.4 *5.8 CI (44.9-54.2) (35.1-43.4) *(3.4-7.4) *(3.5-8.1) 1998 49.6 37.9 5.8 6.7 CI (45.2-53.9) (33.8-42.1) (3.8-7.8) (4.5-8.9) 1997 46.5 39.7 5.8 7.9 CI (42.3-50.8) (35.5-43.9) (3.8-7.9) (5.7-10.1) Region Northeast 2008 26.6 42.0 16.3 15.1 CI (23.9–29.4) (38.5–45.4) (13.7–18.9) (12.8–17.4) 2007 25.5 43.0 15.8 15.7 CI (22.9–28.1) (39.3–46.7) (13.6–18.1) (13.3–18.2) 2006 25.7 45.6 15.0 13.7 CI (22.9-28.6) (42.5-48.8) (13.1-16.9) (11.5-15.8) 2005 26.6 45.8 16.2 11.3 CI (24.2-29.1) (43.4-48.3) (14.3-18.1) (10.0-12.6) 2004 27.2 45.4 14.7 12.8 CI (25.2-29.1) (43.0-47.8) (12.8-16.6) (10.9-14.6) 2003 26.6 46.2 12.9 14.2 CI (24.8-28.5) (43.9-48.5) (11.4-14.5) (12.4-16.1) 2002 25.2 44.8 15.5 14.5 CI (23.1-27.3) (42.5-47.1) (13.6-17.3) (12.6-16.4) 2001 26.6 42.6 15.0 15.7 CI (24.5-28.8) (40.5-44.8) (13.4-16.7) (13.8-17.6) 2000 27.3 43.2 15.7 13.7 CI (24.9-29.7) (40.6-45.9) (13.6-17.9) (12.2-15.3) 1999 23.4 45.8 15.5 15.3 CI (21.7-25.1) (43.8-47.9) (13.8-17.2) (13.4-17.1) 1998 25.1 44.3 17.3 13.3 CI (22.9-27.2) (41.7-46.8) (15.3-19.4) (11.6-15.0) 1997 25.8 41.6 17.8 14.8 CI (23.9-27.7) (39.5-43.7) (16.2-19.5) (13.3-16.3) Midwest 2008 28.2 36.1 16.4 19.3 CI (25.3–31.0) (33.2–39.0) (14.7–18.2) (17.0–21.6) 2007 29.4 35.7 16.9 17.9 CI (27.0–31.8) (32.8–38.7) (14.7–19.1) (15.5–20.4) 2006 29.6 36.2 15.9 18.3 CI (27.1-32.1) (33.8-38.6) (13.9-17.8) (15.7-20.9) 2005 28.7 36.8 16.4 18.1 CI (26.7-30.6) (34.8-38.9) (15.0-17.8) (16.5-19.7) 2004 28.4 36.8 17.8 16.9 CI (26.2-30.7) (34.7-38.9) (16.2-19.5) (15.0-18.8) 2003 30.5 36.8 15.1 17.6 CI (28.2-32.7) (34.7-39.0) (13.4-16.7) (15.8-19.5) 2002 25.8 40.1 15.0 19.1 CI (23.6-28.1) (38.2-42.0) (13.4-16.5) (17.0-21.2) 2001 28.2 37.8 15.1 19.0 CI (26.3-30.1) (35.7-39.8) (13.6-16.5) (17.4-20.5) 2000 29.4 36.9 15.8 17.9 CI (27.3-31.4) (34.6-39.3) (14.1-17.4) (16.4-19.4) 1999 29.0 36.0 16.5 18.6 CI (27.0-31.0) (33.6-38.3) (14.9-18.1) (16.8-20.4) 1998 28.1 37.5 18.2 16.2 CI (26.1-30.0) (35.7-39.3) (16.8-19.6) (14.8-17.7) 1997 26.7 38.4 16.3 18.6 CI (25.1-28.3) (36.3-40.4) (14.8-17.9) (17.3-20.0) South 2008 31.3 37.9 14.2 16.7 CI (29.4–33.2) (35.7–40.1) (12.7–15.6) (14.7–18.6) 2007 36.8 36.1 13.2 13.8 CI (34.2–39.3) (34.0–38.2) (11.8–14.7) (12.2–15.5) 2006 37.9 36.5 11.9 13.8 CI (35.6-40.2) (34.5-38.4) (10.5-13.3) (12.4-15.2) 2005 39.8 35.8 11.5 12.9 CI (37.8-41.8) (34.0-37.5) (10.3-12.6) (11.7-14.1) 2004 38.4 37.2 11.4 13.0 CI (36.4-40.4) (35.3-39.1) (10.1-12.8) (11.6-14.3) 2003 38.0 37.8 10.4 13.8 CI (36.4-39.7) (36.0-39.5) (9.4-11.4) (12.5-15.1) 2002 36.1 38.4 10.9 14.7 CI (34.4-37.8) (36.8-39.9) (9.9-11.8) (13.5-15.9) 2001 36.4 38.6 11.1 14.0 CI (34.7-38.0) (37.0-40.2) (10.0-12.1) (13.0-15.0) 2000 37.8 37.6 11.2 13.5 CI (36.1-39.4) (36.1-39.1) (10.2-12.2) (12.4-14.6) 1999 37.2 38.3 11.2 13.4 CI (35.1-39.2) (36.5-40.1) (10.1-12.2) (12.2-14.6) 1998 37.9 36.1 11.9 14.2 CI (36.1-39.7) (34.4-37.7) (10.7-13.0) (13.1-15.3) 1997 35.9 36.5 12.4 15.2 CI (34.3-37.4) (35.0-37.9) (11.2-13.6) (14.0-16.5) West 2008 29.6 40.4 15.6 14.4 CI (27.3–32.0) (38.3–42.4) (13.9–17.2) (12.5–16.3) 2007 32.7 39.9 13.9 13.5 CI (30.4–34.9) (37.6–42.2) (12.3–15.5) (11.7–15.3) 2006 33.7 40.4 13.5 12.4 CI (31.1-36.2) (37.8-43.0) (11.7-15.4) (10.6-14.2) 2005 30.1 39.4 15.6 14.9 CI (28.2-32.0) (37.2-41.5) (14.0-17.2) (13.1-16.8) 2004 33.4 38.2 15.4 13.0 CI (31.1-35.7) (35.7-40.6) (13.7-17.1) (11.5-14.6) 2003 32.5 37.9 15.5 14.2 CI (30.4-34.5) (35.9-39.9) (13.9-17.0) (12.7-15.6) 2002 30.6 39.3 15.4 14.7 CI (27.7-33.6) (36.6-42.1) (13.7-17.1) (13.2-16.1) 2001 29.6 39.8 15.6 15.0 CI (27.7-31.6) (38.0-41.7) (14.1-17.0) (13.6-16.4) 2000 31.9 37.3 16.7 14.1 CI (29.7-34.2) (35.0-39.6) (14.9-18.4) (12.6-15.6) 1999 28.6 39.0 16.6 15.9 CI (26.5-30.6) (36.9-41.1) (15.0-18.2) (14.2-17.6) 1998 30.0 39.1 15.9 15.0 CI (28.0-31.9) (37.0-41.2) (14.4-17.4) (13.5-16.5) 1997 28.3 37.8 17.0 16.9 CI (26.4-30.1) (35.8-39.9) (15.6-18.3) (15.5-18.4) Employment Status Employed 2008 23.5 40.5 17.9 18.1 CI (22.2–24.8) (39.0–42.1) (16.8–19.0) (16.8–19.4) 2007 26.3 39.9 17.2 16.7 CI (24.9–27.7) (38.3–41.4) (16.0–18.3) (15.5–17.9) 2006 28.4 39.3 15.8 16.6 CI (27.0-29.8) (37.8-40.8) (14.6-16.9) (15.3-17.8) 2005 27.5 39.4 16.8 16.3 CI (26.3-28.6) (38.1-40.7) (15.8-17.7) (15.5-17.2) 2004 28.2 39.4 16.9 15.5 CI (26.9-29.5) (38.1-40.8) (15.9-17.8) (14.5-16.5) 2003 27.6 40.2 15.4 16.8 CI (26.5-28.7) (39.0-41.4) (14.5-16.3) (15.8-17.8) 2002 25.5 41.2 16.2 17.1 CI (24.2-26.7) (40.0-42.4) (15.3-17.2) (16.2-18.1) 2001 26.0 40.4 16.0 17.6 CI (25.0-27.1) (39.2-41.5) (15.1-16.9) (16.7-18.4) 2000 27.6 39.6 16.6 16.2 CI (26.4-28.7) (38.4-40.9) (15.6-17.5) (15.4-17.1) 1999 25.5 39.8 16.8 17.9 CI (24.3-26.7) (38.5-41.0) (16.0-17.7) (16.9-18.9) 1998 26.6 39.1 18.0 16.3 CI (25.5-27.7) (37.9-40.3) (17.1-18.9) (15.5-17.1) 1997 24.6 39.1 18.2 18.1 CI (23.7-25.5) (38.0-40.2) (17.3-19.1) (17.3-18.9) Unemployed 2008 31.0 32.1 13.1 23.8 CI (25.0–36.9) (26.2–38.1) (9.4–16.8) (18.9–28.7) 2007 33.8 31.6 15.4 19.2 CI (28.2–39.5) (25.5–37.7) (10.6–20.1) (13.8–24.6) 2006 32.1 33.9 11.6 22.5 CI (25.1-39.1) (27.5-40.3) (7.8-15.4) (17.2-27.7) 2005 32.4 32.6 16.8 18.1 CI (27.2-37.6) (27.0-38.3) (12.5-21.2) (13.6-22.6) 2004 26.0 38.7 18.1 17.2 CI (21.2-30.7) (33.2-44.1) (13.1-23.1) (13.1-21.4) 2003 30.7 32.8 15.2 21.3 CI (26.0-35.4) (28.5-37.2) (11.6-18.8) (17.6-25.0) 2002 26.6 31.3 17.0 25.1 CI (22.3-30.9) (26.5-36.1) (13.2-20.8) (20.9-29.2) 2001 25.7 36.4 14.0 24.0 CI (21.5-29.8) (31.4-41.3) (10.5-17.5) (19.4-28.5) 2000 29.5 27.5 19.1 23.9 CI (23.5-35.4) (22.0-33.1) (14.6-23.5) (18.6-29.3) 1999 33.1 30.2 17.6 19.2 CI (26.5-39.6) (24.4-36.0) (12.5-22.6) (14.5-24.0) 1998 26.9 30.7 14.9 27.5 CI (21.5-32.2) (24.5-36.9) (10.4-19.4) (21.5-33.5) 1997 26.1 29.1 16.4 28.4 CI (20.7-31.4) (24.5-33.8) (12.3-20.5) (23.5-33.3) Not in labor force 2008 47.0 34.8 8.3 9.9 CI (44.6–49.4) (32.3–37.3) (6.9–9.7) (8.1–11.7) 2007 50.1 33.8 7.1 9.0 CI (47.5–52.7) (31.5–36.2) (5.6–8.5) (7.2–10.8) 2006 47.7 38.0 7.2 7.0 CI (45.1-50.3) (35.7-40.4) (5.9-8.4) (5.8-8.3) 2005 49.5 36.8 6.4 7.2 CI (47.4-51.6) (35.0-38.7) (5.3-7.6) (6.1-8.4) 2004 48.9 37.1 5.9 8.0 CI (46.9-50.9) (35.2-39.0) (5.0-6.9) (6.9-9.2) 2003 50.0 36.9 5.3 7.7 CI (48.1-52.0) (35.0-38.9) (4.4-6.2) (6.5-9.0) 2002 47.7 38.7 4.6 9.0 CI (45.5-49.8) (36.7-40.7) (3.8-5.5) (7.6-10.3) 2001 49.2 37.1 5.7 8.0 CI (47.3-51.1) (35.2-39.0) (4.9-6.6) (6.9-9.0) 2000 48.6 36.3 6.6 8.5 CI (46.6-50.7) (34.4-38.1) (5.6-7.6) (7.4-9.7) 1999 47.4 38.7 6.3 7.6 CI (45.4-49.5) (36.8-40.6) (5.2-7.4) (6.4-8.8) 1998 47.3 37.8 6.7 8.2 CI (45.3-49.3) (35.9-39.8) (5.7-7.7) (7.2-9.2) 1997 47.4 36.4 6.5 9.7 CI (45.5-49.3) (34.7-38.2) (5.5-7.5) (8.5-10.9) Income $1-9,999 2008 33.1 28.1 15.9 22.9 CI (28.0–38.1) (23.6–32.6) (12.4–19.3) (18.4–27.4) 2007 37.1 30.3 13.6 19.0 CI (31.5–42.7) (25.8–34.9) (10.4–16.8) (13.6–24.3) 2006 36.9 26.8 15.7 20.5 CI (32.0-41.8) (23.2-30.4) (12.2-19.2) (16.2-24.8) 2005 35.2 27.6 18.4 18.7 CI (31.1-39.4) (24.1-31.2) (14.5-22.2) (15.6-21.8) 2004 34.4 25.6 17.1 22.9 CI (30.0-38.8) (22.2-29.0) (13.8-20.4) (19.1-26.7) 2003 36.4 29.4 13.6 20.6 CI (32.0-40.8) (25.7-33.2) (11.0-16.2) (17.0-24.2) 2002 35.4 29.9 11.2 23.5 CI (31.5-39.3) (26.1-33.8) (8.6-13.7) (19.8-27.1) 2001 34.1 31.5 14.6 19.8 CI (30.3-37.9) (28.0-34.9) (12.0-17.2) (16.6-22.9) 2000 38.1 29.3 12.6 19.9 CI (33.8-42.5) (25.6-33.1) (10.0-15.2) (16.8-23.0) 1999 30.2 31.6 14.9 23.3 CI (26.7-33.7) (27.6-35.6) (12.0-17.8) (19.9-26.8) 1998 35.3 30.1 16.4 18.2 CI (31.7-38.9) (26.8-33.4) (13.7-19.1) (15.3-21.1) 1997 34.9 29.3 16.2 19.6 CI (31.7-38.2) (26.6-32.0) (13.9-18.5) (16.8-22.3) $10-19,999 2008 29.0 32.8 14.7 23.5 CI (24.4–33.6) (28.0–37.5) (11.8–17.7) (19.7–27.3) 2007 26.4 30.6 16.4 26.6 CI (22.1–30.7) (26.4–34.8) (13.2–19.6) (22.1–31.0) 2006 30.7 34.3 15.2 19.8 CI (26.5-34.8) (30.4-38.3) (12.1-18.3) (15.8-23.8) 2005 31.0 33.9 14.8 20.3 CI (28.0-34.0) (30.6-37.2) (12.4-17.1) (17.6-23.0) 2004 31.5 31.2 16.5 20.8 CI (28.3-34.8) (28.1-34.3) (13.8-19.2) (17.9-23.7) 2003 30.3 33.1 15.6 21.0 CI (27.3-33.3) (29.9-36.3) (13.1-18.1) (18.2-23.8) 2002 28.1 32.3 14.5 25.1 CI (25.0-31.1) (29.0-35.7) (12.0-17.0) (21.9-28.2) 2001 29.1 32.8 15.9 22.2 CI (26.2-32.1) (29.6-35.9) (13.4-18.5) (19.5-24.9) 2000 33.2 32.9 15.7 18.1 CI (30.0-36.5) (29.8-36.0) (13.3-18.1) (15.6-20.7) 1999 29.7 32.3 15.9 22.1 CI (26.5-32.9) (29.0-35.5) (13.4-18.5) (19.3-24.8) 1998 29.5 31.9 18.2 20.4 CI (26.5-32.5) (28.9-34.9) (15.7-20.7) (17.9-22.9) 1997 26.5 32.7 18.5 22.3 CI (24.2-28.9) (30.1-35.4) (16.1-20.8) (19.9-24.7) $20-34,999 2008 23.3 36.4 19.0 21.3 CI (20.3–26.3) (32.9–40.0) (16.3–21.6) (18.5–24.1) 2007 25.4 36.8 18.0 19.8 CI (22.4–28.4) (33.6–39.9) (15.4–20.7) (17.1–22.6) 2006 29.1 35.6 16.6 18.7 CI (26.2-31.9) (32.7-38.5) (14.0-19.2) (16.1-21.2) 2005 26.3 36.0 16.6 21.1 CI (24.2-28.5) (33.4-38.5) (14.6-18.6) (19.0-23.2) 2004 25.9 37.7 16.3 20.1 CI (23.5-28.4) (35.0-40.4) (14.4-18.2) (17.9-22.2) 2003 27.1 36.4 14.3 22.2 CI (24.9-29.3) (33.9-38.9) (12.5-16.1) (20.0-24.4) 2002 26.7 36.8 16.0 20.6 CI (24.4-28.9) (34.3-39.2) (14.0-17.9) (18.7-22.6) 2001 26.3 36.8 13.9 22.9 CI (24.1-28.5) (34.4-39.3) (12.2-15.6) (20.9-24.9) 2000 24.7 37.0 18.2 20.1 CI (22.7-26.8) (34.6-39.4) (16.3-20.1) (18.2-22.0) 1999 23.6 39.0 17.7 19.8 CI (21.4-25.7) (36.6-41.4) (15.8-19.5) (17.7-21.8) 1998 26.0 37.1 17.8 19.2 CI (24.0-28.0) (34.9-39.2) (16.1-19.4) (17.5-20.8) 1997 23.9 36.0 19.4 20.7 CI (22.2-25.7) (33.6-38.3) (17.6-21.1) (19.1-22.4) $35-54,999 2008 21.5 39.6 17.8 21.0 CI (19.1–24.0) (36.6–42.7) (15.5–20.1) (18.3–23.7) 2007 21.4 40.3 20.6 17.6 CI (18.8–24.1) (36.8–43.8) (18.1–23.2) (15.1–20.0) 2006 26.0 37.6 19.0 17.4 CI (23.3-28.7) (34.5-40.7) (16.5-21.6) (15.3-19.4) 2005 24.8 38.3 18.7 18.2 CI (22.5-27.1) (35.8-40.8) (16.8-20.6) (16.5-20.0) 2004 24.4 41.8 17.7 16.0 CI (22.0-26.9) (38.9-44.7) (15.7-19.8) (14.2-17.9) 2003 25.6 40.4 16.3 17.7 CI (23.4-27.8) (37.9-42.9) (14.3-18.4) (15.8-19.5) 2002 23.0 40.4 19.8 16.8 CI (20.7-25.4) (37.9-42.9) (17.8-21.7) (14.9-18.7) 2001 22.8 41.0 18.0 18.2 CI (20.8-24.8) (38.7-43.4) (16.1-19.8) (16.5-19.9) 2000 24.4 39.4 19.0 17.1 CI (22.4-26.5) (37.0-41.9) (17.1-21.0) (15.3-18.9) 1999 21.8 38.9 19.4 19.8 CI (19.6-24.1) (36.4-41.5) (17.3-21.5) (17.7-21.9) 1998 20.9 41.3 21.4 16.5 CI (18.9-22.9) (38.9-43.7) (19.3-23.5) (14.7-18.2) 1997 20.3 42.5 19.7 17.5 CI (18.3-22.2) (40.2-44.8) (17.9-21.5) (15.9-19.2) $55,000 & up 2008 14.8 47.2 21.5 16.6 CI (12.7–16.9) (44.4–49.9) (19.0–23.9) (14.4–18.7) 2007 19.1 46.4 20.8 13.7 CI (16.7–21.5) (43.3–49.6) (18.6–22.9) (11.8–15.6) 2006 18.7 45.7 19.0 16.6 CI (16.2-21.2) (42.7-48.7) (16.7-21.4) (14.2-18.9) 2005 16.1 49.1 20.6 14.1 CI (14.3-17.9) (46.5-51.7) (18.7-22.6) (12.4-15.8) 2004 19.0 47.7 21.1 12.3 CI (17.0-21.0) (44.9-50.4) (19.0-23.2) (10.6-13.9) 2003 19.0 46.9 20.5 13.6 CI (16.7-21.3) (43.8-50.0) (18.0-23.0) (11.8-15.5) 2002 16.2 50.5 18.9 14.4 CI (14.1-18.3) (47.8-53.2) (16.9-20.9) (12.7-16.1) 2001 16.8 48.2 20.8 14.2 CI (14.9-18.7) (45.7-50.6) (18.8-22.8) (12.5-15.9) 2000 17.3 48.1 21.0 13.6 CI (15.1-19.5) (45.3-50.8) (18.6-23.3) (11.7-15.5) 1999 16.6 47.8 21.9 13.8 CI (14.5-18.6) (44.8-50.8) (19.6-24.3) (11.5-16.0) 1998 16.4 49.7 22.2 11.7 CI (14.1-18.6) (46.8-52.6) (19.9-24.5) (9.9-13.5) 1997 15.4 49.0 21.9 13.7 CI (13.3-17.4) (46.5-51.6) (19.6-24.3) (11.9-15.5) ______________________________________________________________________________ Estimates calculated by the Alcohol Epidemiologic Data System of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, September 2009. Definition: Abstainer: less 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).