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Gender group
Male
Female
Total
Estimate
95% CI
Drinking Status
Lifetime abstainer
2008
14.4
(13.4–15.5)
27.1
(26.0–28.2)
21.0
(20.2–21.8)
2007
16.6
(15.4–17.7)
30.4
(29.2–31.7)
23.8
(22.7–24.8)
2006
17.7
(16.5–18.9)
31.7
(30.3–33.0)
24.9
(23.9–26.0)
2005
17.9
(16.9–18.8)
30.2
(29.2–31.2)
24.3
(23.5–25.1)
2004
17.8
30.7
(29.8–31.7)
24.6
(23.8–25.3)
2003
17.6
(16.7–18.5)
31.3
(30.2–32.4)
24.7
(23.9–25.6)
2002
14.8
(13.9–15.7)
28.8
(27.9–29.7)
22.1
(21.4–22.8)
2001
15.2
(14.3–16.0)
29.3
(28.4–30.2)
22.5
(21.8–23.2)
2000
17.5
(16.7–18.3)
30.0
(29.0–31.1)
24.0
(23.2–24.8)
1999
14.7
(13.8–15.6)
29.4
(28.5–30.4)
22.4
(21.6–23.2)
1998
(13.7–15.2)
28.6
(27.7–29.4)
21.8
(21.2–22.4)
1997
14.0
(13.3–14.7)
27.6
(26.8–28.5)
21.1
(20.5–21.7)
Former drinker
(13.5–15.4)
14.6
(13.8–15.4)
14.5
(13.9–15.2)
15.1
(14.2–16.0)
(13.7–15.5)
(14.1–15.5)
(13.8–15.7)
13.8
(13.0–14.6)
14.3
(13.6–14.9)
(13.7–15.0)
(13.9–14.8)
(13.8–15.3)
(14.0–15.3)
(14.1–15.1)
13.7
(13.0–14.3)
14.2
(13.7–14.7)
(14.5–16.0)
15.0
(14.3–15.6)
(14.6–15.6)
15.5
(14.8–16.3)
14.1
(13.4–14.8)
(14.3–15.3)
(13.6–15.0)
(13.7–14.9)
(13.8–14.8)
15.3
(14.6–16.1)
(13.8–15.2)
14.9
(14.3–15.4)
16.2
(15.5–17.0)
15.7
(15.1–16.2)
15.9
(15.4–16.4)
15.6
(14.9–16.2)
15.4
(14.8–16.0)
(15.0–15.9)
Current drinker
71.1
(69.9–72.3)
58.3
(57.2–59.5)
64.5
(63.6–65.3)
68.4
(67.1–69.6)
55.0
(53.7–56.2)
61.4
(60.4–62.4)
67.6
(66.3–68.8)
54.5
(53.2–55.8)
60.8
(59.8–61.8)
67.8
(66.8–68.9)
55.4
(54.4–56.5)
(60.5–62.2)
(66.5–68.7)
54.6
(53.6–55.7)
(60.0–61.7)
(66.6–68.6)
55.1
(53.9–56.2)
61.1
(60.2–61.9)
70.0
(68.9–71.1)
56.2
(55.2–57.2)
62.8
(62.0–63.6)
69.3
(68.4–70.2)
56.6
(55.6–57.5)
62.7
(62.0–63.4)
68.2
(67.2–69.2)
55.6
(54.6–56.7)
61.7
(60.8–62.5)
(68.9–71.0)
56.1
(55.1–57.2)
(61.9–63.5)
(68.3–70.3)
55.8
(54.8–56.7)
62.3
(61.5–63.0)
70.5
(69.6–71.3)
57.0
(56.0–57.9)
63.4
(62.7–64.1)
Drinking Levels
Abstainer
28.9
(27.7–30.1)
41.7
(40.5–42.8)
35.5
(34.7–36.4)
31.6
(30.4–32.9)
45.0
(43.8–46.3)
38.6
(37.6–39.6)
32.4
(31.2–33.7)
45.5
(44.2–46.8)
39.2
(38.2–40.2)
32.2
(31.1–33.2)
44.6
(43.5–45.6)
(37.8–39.5)
(31.3–33.5)
45.4
(44.3–46.4)
(38.3–40.0)
(31.4–33.4)
44.9
(43.8–46.1)
38.9
(38.1–39.8)
(28.9–31.1)
43.8
(42.8–44.8)
37.2
(36.4–38.0)
(29.8–31.6)
43.4
(42.5–44.4)
37.3
(36.6–38.0)
31.8
(30.8–32.8)
44.4
(43.3–45.4)
38.3
(37.5–39.2)
43.9
(42.8–44.9)
(36.5–38.1)
(29.7–31.7)
44.2
(43.3–45.2)
37.7
(37.0–38.5)
29.5
(28.7–30.4)
43.0
(42.1–44.0)
36.6
(35.9–37.3)
Light drinker
42.2
(40.8–43.5)
45.1
(44.0–46.2)
43.7
(42.8–44.5)
40.6
(39.3–41.9)
(42.2–44.7)
42.1
(41.2–43.0)
40.0
(38.8–41.2)
42.5
(41.3–43.6)
41.3
(40.4–42.2)
39.8
(38.9–40.8)
44.1
(43.1–45.1)
42.0
(41.3–42.7)
(40.4–42.3)
(42.8–44.7)
42.6
(41.8–43.3)
40.4
(39.4–41.3)
(42.7–44.8)
(41.4–42.9)
(40.7–42.7)
(44.1–46.1)
43.5
(42.7–44.2)
41.5
(40.6–42.4)
(44.5–46.2)
(42.9–44.2)
(41.1–43.0)
46.0
(45.0–47.0)
(43.4–44.8)
(40.9–43.0)
(44.6–46.5)
(43.1–44.5)
41.8
(40.9–42.8)
45.6
(41.7–43.5)
46.6
(45.7–47.4)
44.7
(44.0–45.3)
Moderate drinker
22.6
(21.5–23.7)
8.3
(7.7–8.9)
(14.5–15.8)
21.7
(20.6–22.8)
7.3
(6.7–7.9)
22.0
(21.0–23.1)
7.5
(7.0–8.1)
(13.9–15.1)
(21.5–23.2)
7.2
(6.7–7.7)
(14.0–15.0)
(20.2–22.0)
(6.8–7.8)
13.9
(13.3–14.4)
21.6
(20.8–22.5)
(6.9–7.8)
(13.7–14.6)
(21.5–23.3)
6.9
(6.5–7.4)
(13.8–14.9)
(21.3–22.8)
(6.7–7.6)
(20.2–21.9)
6.2
(5.7–6.5)
13.3
(12.8–13.8)
(21.2–23.0)
(6.5–7.3)
(13.6–14.7)
(21.2–22.7)
6.6
(6.2–7.0)
(13.5–14.4)
(21.0–22.6)
(13.4–14.4)
Heavier drinker
6.4
(5.7–7.0)
5.0
(4.5–5.5)
5.6
(5.2–6.1)
6.1
(5.4–6.8)
4.2
(3.7–4.7)
5.1
(4.7–5.6)
5.5
(4.9–6.1)
4.6
(4.1–5.0)
(4.6–5.4)
4.1
(3.8–4.5)
4.8
(4.6–5.1)
5.2
(4.8–5.7)
3.6
(3.3–4.0)
4.4
(4.1–4.7)
(5.1–6.1)
4.0
(3.6–4.3)
(4.5–5.1)
5.9
(5.4–6.4)
(4.7–5.3)
5.7
(5.3–6.2)
(3.7–4.4)
(4.7–5.5)
3.5
(3.2–3.8)
4.3
(4.0–4.5)
6.0
(5.5–6.4)
3.7
(3.3–4.1)
(5.1–5.9)
4.5
(4.3–4.8)
(5.7–6.4)
3.8
(3.5–4.2)
4.9
Heavy Drinking Days (5+ drinks/day in past year)
(28.2–30.6)
41.9
(40.8–43.0)
35.9
(35.1–36.8)
(30.9–33.4)
45.3
(44.0–46.6)
39.0
(38.0–40.0)
32.9
(31.6–34.2)
45.7
(44.4–47.0)
39.6
(38.6–40.6)
32.7
(31.6–33.7)
44.8
(43.8–45.9)
(38.2–39.9)
(31.8–34.0)
(44.5–46.6)
39.5
(38.7–40.4)
(31.9–33.9)
45.2
(44.0–46.3)
39.3
(38.4–40.2)
30.5
(29.4–31.6)
(43.1–45.0)
37.6
(36.8–38.4)
31.2
(30.3–32.2)
43.6
(42.7–44.6)
(37.0–38.4)
32.5
(31.5–33.5)
(43.7–45.9)
30.8
(29.8–31.9)
(43.2–45.3)
37.9
(37.0–38.7)
31.4
(30.4–32.4)
(43.6–45.5)
(37.5–39.1)
30.1
(29.2–31.0)
(42.4–44.3)
37.0
(36.3–37.7)
Never/none
38.7
(37.4–40.0)
41.4
(40.5–42.3)
38.1
(36.7–39.4)
(40.9–43.2)
40.1
(39.2–41.1)
38.8
(37.6–40.0)
(40.8–43.2)
(39.5–41.4)
(37.5–39.6)
(42.4–44.4)
41.1
(40.4–41.8)
(37.7–39.9)
41.0
(40.2–41.8)
39.1
(38.1–40.1)
(42.4–44.5)
(40.6–42.2)
40.2
(39.2–41.2)
44.3
(43.3–45.3)
42.4
(41.6–43.1)
39.4
(38.4–40.3)
(43.7–45.5)
(41.4–42.8)
38.4
(37.4–39.5)
44.5
41.6
(40.9–42.4)
(38.2–40.3)
44.0
(43.0–45.0)
(41.0–42.5)
(43.1–44.9)
(40.7–42.1)
38.2
(37.3–39.1)
(40.8–42.2)
1–11 days
(14.5–16.3)
9.6
(8.9–10.4)
12.4
(11.8–13.0)
8.6
(8.0–9.3)
11.5
(10.9–12.1)
(12.9–14.6)
8.2
(7.6–8.8)
10.8
(10.3–11.4)
(13.7–15.1)
8.1
(7.5–8.6)
11.1
(10.6–11.5)
(13.6–15.2)
7.9
(7.4–8.4)
11.0
(10.5–11.5)
13.0
(12.4–13.7)
7.7
(7.2–8.3)
10.3
(9.8–10.7)
13.6
(12.9–14.3)
(7.0–8.0)
10.4
(10.0–10.9)
(13.0–14.4)
10.6
(10.2–11.1)
(13.5–15.0)
7.6
(7.1–8.1)
(10.3–11.3)
(14.6–16.0)
11.4
(10.9–11.9)
(7.8–8.8)
11.6
(11.2–12.1)
12+ days
16.5
(15.4–17.6)
(4.1–5.1)
(9.7–10.9)
(14.0–16.1)
(3.6–4.5)
9.3
(8.7–9.9)
(13.6–15.5)
(3.7–4.6)
9.1
(8.6–9.7)
(13.6–15.1)
(3.4–4.1)
8.8
(8.4–9.2)
(13.1–14.7)
8.4
(8.0–8.9)
(14.1–15.7)
9.0
(8.6–9.4)
(14.9–16.6)
(3.7–4.5)
(9.2–10.1)
(15.0–16.4)
3.9
9.5
(9.1–9.9)
3.4
(3.1–3.7)
(14.8–16.4)
(3.8–4.6)
(9.1–10.0)
(14.0–15.4)
(3.2–3.9)
8.9
(8.5–9.3)
16.3
(15.6–17.0)
9.8
(9.4–10.2)
Estimates calculated by the Alcohol Epidemiologic Data System of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, September 2009.
Definitions:
Lifetime abstainer: fewer than 12 drinks in lifetime.
Former drinker: no drinks in the past year.
Current drinker: one or more drinks in the past year.
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.
CI indicates 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).