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Percent distribution of the drinking levels of males 18 years of age and older according to selected characteristics: United States, NHIS, 1997–2006.


[dkpat26.htm, updated 12/07]

 

Drinking Levels

Abstainer

Light drinker

Moderate drinker

Heavier 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