[dkpat27.htm, updated 09/09]
Drinking Levels
Abstainer
Light drinker
Moderate drinker
Heavier drinker
Estimate
Age
18–24 years
2008
41.7
42.1
8.1
CI
(37.7–45.6)
(38.6–45.6)
(6.2–10.1)
(6.1–10.1)
2007
40.6
46.1
6.5
6.9
(37.1–44.1)
(42.5–49.6)
(4.7–8.3)
(5.1–8.6)
2006
45.5
41.3
7.6
5.5
(42.0–49.0)
(38.1–44.6)
(5.9–9.4)
(4.0–7.0)
2005
46.3
42.4
6.3
5.0
(42.9–49.7)
(39.2–45.5)
(4.9–7.7)
(3.7–6.3)
2004
47.5
40.2
7.5
4.8
(44.7–50.4)
(37.5–42.9)
(5.8–9.2)
(3.7–5.9)
2003
45.2
43.2
6.1
(42.0–48.4)
(40.2–46.3)
(4.9–7.3)
(4.1–6.9)
2002
45.4
6.2
6.0
(42.5–48.3)
(5.0–7.5)
(4.6–7.4)
2001
42.3
4.7
(39.3–45.4)
(42.7–48.1)
(6.0–9.2)
(3.6–5.8)
2000
45.1
44.8
5.2
(42.4–47.9)
(42.1–47.6)
(3.8–5.9)
(4.0–6.5)
1999
42.9
46.9
6.7
3.5
(39.7–46.0)
(43.9–49.9)
(5.2–8.2)
(2.4–4.6)
1998
46.5
44.2
5.3
3.9
(43.4–49.6)
(41.3–47.2)
(4.1–6.6)
(2.9–5.0)
1997
47.3
4.4
(39.6–44.9)
(44.7–49.8)
(4.7–7.4)
(3.4–5.5)
25–34 years
32.0
55.0
8.5
(29.6–34.4)
(52.7–57.4)
(6.9–10.2)
(3.5–5.4)
37.8
50.9
7.4
(35.3–40.3)
(48.2–53.6)
(5.7–9.2)
(3.0–4.8)
38.7
49.9
7.7
3.7
(36.0–41.4)
(47.3–52.5)
(6.5–8.9)
(2.8–4.5)
36.1
53.4
6.4
4.0
(34.0–38.2)
(51.3–55.5)
(5.4–7.5)
(3.2–4.9)
38.9
7.0
3.2
(36.9–40.9)
(48.9–53.0)
(5.9–8.1)
(2.5–3.8)
37.7
51.6
7.3
(35.6–39.7)
(49.4–53.7)
(6.3–8.3)
(2.7–4.2)
34.8
55.1
6.6
(32.7–36.8)
(53.2–57.1)
(5.6–7.6)
(2.8–4.1)
35.2
52.8
3.8
(33.5–37.0)
(51.0–54.7)
(7.0–9.2)
(3.1–4.6)
35.6
54.6
3.3
(33.7–37.6)
(52.7–56.5)
(5.5–7.4)
(2.6–4.0)
35.1
54.9
6.8
(33.2–36.9)
(52.9–56.9)
(5.8–7.7)
(2.5–4.0)
34.2
56.2
2.8
(32.4–36.1)
(54.2–58.1)
(5.8–7.8)
(2.2–3.4)
33.9
56.6
(32.2–35.6)
(54.8–58.3)
(5.4–7.2)
(2.6–3.8)
35–44 years
52.2
4.9
(33.3–38.0)
(49.9–54.4)
(6.0–8.6)
(3.8–6.1)
39.4
49.8
3.4
(36.7–42.0)
(47.1–52.6)
(6.1–8.7)
(2.5–4.3)
36.6
51.7
7.8
(34.3–38.9)
(49.4–54.1)
(6.5–9.1)
37.2
51.1
(35.3–39.2)
(49.2–53.0)
(6.8–8.8)
(3.2–4.7)
38.2
50.2
7.2
(36.2–40.2)
(48.1–52.2)
(6.3–8.2)
(3.6–5.3)
36.2
51.9
8.4
3.6
(34.2–38.2)
(49.9–53.9)
(7.3–9.4)
(2.9–4.3)
51.2
4.3
(34.2–38.0)
(49.3–53.2)
(7.2–9.6)
(3.6–5.1)
34.7
52.9
8.0
(33.0–36.4)
(7.0–8.9)
(3.6–5.2)
53.7
(34.1–38.1)
(51.7–55.7)
(5.9–7.7)
(2.8–4.0)
53.5
(31.9–35.8)
(51.5–55.5)
(3.9–5.5)
7.9
4.5
(32.0–35.8)
(51.6–55.7)
(6.9–8.9)
(3.7–5.3)
34.0
54.4
(32.4–35.5)
(52.8–56.0)
(6.4–8.1)
(3.7–5.1)
45–54 years
35.3
49.7
9.4
5.6
(32.9–37.8)
(47.1–52.3)
(7.7–11.0)
(4.4–6.7)
47.4
8.2
(36.9–41.9)
(44.9–49.9)
(6.9–9.6)
(4.0–5.9)
39.7
45.6
8.6
(37.3–42.1)
(43.1–48.1)
(7.2–10.0)
38.1
48.4
(36.0–40.1)
(46.4–50.3)
(7.5–9.7)
(4.1–5.8)
40.1
48.0
(38.0–42.1)
(46.0–50.0)
(6.6–8.7)
(3.5–5.1)
39.6
47.1
8.9
(37.5–41.7)
(44.9–49.2)
(7.7–10.0)
49.5
4.6
(36.6–40.7)
(47.4–51.7)
(6.1–8.3)
(3.7–5.5)
38.8
49.1
(36.8–40.7)
(47.2–51.0)
(6.5–8.4)
(3.8–5.6)
39.9
49.6
(37.8–42.0)
(47.6–51.7)
(6.2–8.3)
38.3
48.8
(36.1–40.4)
(46.8–50.9)
(7.3–9.7)
(3.5–5.3)
(38.0–42.3)
(45.8–50.3)
(3.7–5.4)
48.6
(37.2–41.5)
(46.4–50.9)
(6.5–8.6)
55–64 years
43.3
43.0
9.3
(40.6–46.0)
(40.2–45.9)
(7.7–10.8)
(3.2–5.5)
46.6
40.4
(43.7–49.6)
(37.4–43.3)
(6.8–10.4)
(3.3–5.5)
38.4
(46.4–52.7)
(35.5–41.3)
(5.9–8.6)
(3.6–6.0)
39.3
4.2
(46.2–50.9)
(36.9–41.7)
(6.7–9.2)
(3.3–5.1)
42.5
(43.7–48.6)
(40.0–45.0)
(6.9–9.4)
(2.4–4.1)
50.6
(48.1–53.0)
(36.4–41.0)
(5.1–7.5)
46.4
41.6
(44.1–48.8)
(39.2–44.1)
(6.5–8.5)
41.9
(45.8–50.9)
(39.4–44.3)
(5.3–7.6)
(2.5–4.2)
49.4
5.7
(46.9–51.8)
(38.0–42.8)
(4.6–6.8)
(3.4–5.6)
52.4
38.0
3.0
(50.0–54.8)
(35.6–40.5)
(5.3–7.8)
(2.2–3.8)
51.5
5.8
(49.0–53.9)
(36.7–41.2)
(4.7–6.9)
(2.9–4.8)
38.5
(36.2–40.8)
(3.4–5.3)
65+ years
62.4
27.2
(59.9–64.8)
(25.0–29.4)
(5.9–8.4)
(2.3–4.1)
65.7
26.1
2.6
(63.3–68.0)
(24.0–28.1)
(4.5–6.8)
(1.9–3.3)
64.4
26.0
(62.1–66.7)
(24.1–28.0)
(4.9–7.1)
(2.2–4.9)
63.5
27.5
(61.6–65.4)
(25.7–29.4)
(5.2–6.9)
(2.3–3.6)
63.1
28.4
2.1
(61.1–65.0)
(26.7–30.1)
(5.4–7.4)
(1.5–2.7)
27.3
(61.5–65.5)
(25.6–29.1)
(5.2–7.1)
(2.3–3.7)
66.4
25.5
2.7
(64.4–68.5)
(23.8–27.2)
(4.3–6.4)
(1.9–3.5)
64.5
(62.5–66.5)
(25.5–29.0)
(4.4–6.0)
63.8
28.8
2.2
(61.8–65.8)
(27.1–30.6)
(4.3–6.1)
(1.6–2.7)
65.8
26.8
2.9
(63.9–67.7)
(25.1–28.5)
(2.3–3.5)
65.0
5.4
2.3
(63.3–66.7)
(25.7–28.7)
(4.7–6.2)
(1.7–3.0)
63.4
28.5
(61.6–65.1)
(26.9–30.1)
(4.7–6.3)
(2.1–3.1)
Education
Less than HS
67.8
25.9
(65.1–70.5)
(23.4–28.3)
(2.3–4.6)
(2.0–3.8)
72.4
22.7
(70.2–74.6)
(20.6–24.8)
(1.5–2.9)
(2.0–3.4)
69.6
25.4
(67.4–71.8)
(23.4–27.4)
(2.1–3.7)
(1.5–2.8)
68.7
(66.5–70.9)
(23.9–28.0)
(2.0–3.3)
69.2
25.8
1.7
(67.2–71.1)
(23.9–27.8)
(2.6–4.1)
(1.2–2.2)
69.9
24.9
3.1
(67.9–71.9)
(23.0–26.7)
(2.3–3.9)
68.4
26.3
(66.5–70.3)
(24.5–28.2)
(1.7–2.7)
(2.4–3.7)
68.2
26.4
2.5
(66.3–70.0)
(24.6–28.2)
(2.2–3.5)
(1.9–3.2)
67.3
28.0
(65.3–69.3)
(26.1–29.8)
(2.0–3.1)
68.1
26.2
(24.4–27.9)
68.5
(66.8–70.2)
(24.5–27.8)
66.1
28.7
2.4
(64.5–67.8)
(27.1–30.3)
(2.1–3.4)
(1.9–2.9)
GED
44.4
44.6
*5.8
*5.2
(37.6–51.2)
(37.7–51.6)
*(3.0–8.5)
*(2.1–8.3)
48.5
*5.5
*6.6
(42.3–54.7)
(33.1–45.6)
*(2.5–8.6)
*(3.1–10.2)
54.0
36.7
*3.5
(46.1–62.0)
(28.7–44.7)
*(1.2–5.7)
*(3.1–8.5)
*3.4
(40.4–52.8)
(38.8–50.7)
*(2.2–8.3)
*(1.2–5.5)
49.0
41.4
*6.3
*3.3
(42.8–55.2)
(35.5–47.3)
*(2.8–9.9)
*(1.5–5.1)
42.0
*4.8
(41.1–52.2)
(36.5–47.5)
(4.1–9.1)
*(2.2–7.4)
*4.9
(41.9–51.2)
(37.3–46.6)
*(2.8–7.0)
*5.6
*4.3
(43.1–53.9)
(36.3–46.9)
*(3.3–7.8)
*(2.1–6.4)
44.9
*3.0
(40.9–52.0)
(39.5–50.4)
*(3.2–8.0)
*(1.5–4.6)
*5.3
(41.6–53.5)
(36.4–47.3)
*(2.5–8.1)
*(1.9–8.7)
45.7
44.0
*4.6
(40.1–51.3)
(38.5–49.4)
*(3.3–8.2)
*(2.3–6.9)
43.6
(38.5–48.7)
(39.4–49.1)
(4.1–9.2)
*(3.0–8.0)
HS graduate
41.1
(45.9–50.2)
(38.9–43.4)
(5.3–7.4)
51.4
40.0
(49.3–53.5)
(37.9–42.1)
(4.7–7.0)
50.4
(48.1–52.6)
(37.4–41.4)
(4.7–6.7)
(3.5–5.7)
39.5
(49.6–53.2)
(37.7–41.3)
(3.1–4.3)
51.0
(49.2–52.8)
(38.6–42.1)
(4.6–6.0)
(2.7–4.0)
50.1
(48.1–52.1)
(38.1–41.7)
(5.3–7.0)
(3.2–4.4)
42.7
(46.6–50.3)
(40.9–44.5)
(4.7–6.5)
(2.7–3.8)
47.7
5.9
(46.0–49.3)
(41.7–44.9)
(5.2–6.7)
(2.5–3.6)
(47.4–50.8)
(40.6–43.9)
47.9
(46.0–49.7)
(41.2–44.7)
(5.0–6.7)
(2.8–3.9)
(46.8–49.9)
(40.8–43.9)
(5.0–6.4)
(2.9–4.1)
(43.9–47.1)
(43.5–46.7)
(5.0–6.5)
(3.1–4.2)
Some college
9.8
(33.3–37.1)
(47.5–51.3)
(8.6–11.0)
(4.7–6.4)
48.9
(35.8–40.1)
(46.7–51.1)
(4.1–6.0)
39.0
5.1
(37.0–41.1)
(45.3–49.6)
(7.3–9.5)
(4.2–6.0)
37.0
(35.3–38.8)
(48.8–52.3)
(7.2–9.1)
(3.6–4.9)
(37.9–41.3)
(46.8–50.3)
(6.6–8.4)
(37.8–41.2)
(46.4–49.7)
(6.9–8.7)
(4.0–5.4)
50.8
(35.3–38.6)
(49.1–52.4)
(6.4–8.2)
(4.3–5.7)
(33.9–37.3)
(49.4–52.6)
(7.5–9.4)
(4.2–5.6)
(36.0–39.6)
(50.0–53.5)
(6.0–7.5)
52.1
(34.3–37.8)
(50.4–53.8)
(6.7–8.5)
(3.5–4.9)
35.9
52.3
(34.4–37.5)
(50.6–54.0)
(3.5–5.0)
53.0
(33.8–36.8)
(51.5–54.4)
(6.6–8.2)
(3.7–4.9)
College graduate
27.6
55.2
11.3
(25.7–29.5)
(53.1–57.3)
(9.8–12.8)
(4.9–7.0)
29.4
53.9
11.2
(27.3–31.5)
(51.7–56.2)
(9.8–12.6)
(4.5–6.5)
30.2
12.0
(28.3–32.2)
(50.5–54.4)
(10.7–13.4)
(4.4–6.3)
(27.6–31.1)
(51.8–55.5)
(10.1–12.4)
(4.8–6.6)
29.3
54.1
12.2
(27.6–31.0)
(52.3–55.9)
(11.0–13.4)
56.9
(55.0–58.7)
(3.9–5.4)
27.8
55.4
11.7
(26.2–29.4)
(53.5–57.2)
(10.6–12.8)
(4.3–5.9)
56.0
10.7
(26.5–29.5)
(54.3–57.8)
(9.6–11.8)
(4.5–6.0)
58.5
(25.7–29.3)
(56.7–60.3)
(8.4–10.5)
(3.8–5.3)
28.6
10.6
(26.8–30.3)
(9.5–11.8)
(3.4–5.1)
27.7
4.1
(26.0–29.4)
(56.6–60.4)
(8.6–10.9)
(3.4–4.8)
27.0
57.9
10.3
(25.4–28.7)
(56.1–59.7)
(9.2–11.5)
Race/Ethnicity
Hispanic
55.5
(52.7–58.3)
(35.7–41.3)
(1.7–3.7)
61.5
34.3
2.0
(59.0–64.0)
(32.0–36.7)
(1.6–2.9)
(1.3–2.6)
60.5
34.6
1.8
(57.6–63.4)
(31.8–37.4)
(1.0–2.6)
58.8
1.1
(56.3–61.2)
(34.6–39.5)
(2.4–3.9)
(0.7–1.5)
62.6
33.2
1.3
(60.2–65.0)
(30.9–35.5)
(2.2–3.7)
(0.8–1.7)
60.6
34.9
(58.1–63.1)
(32.5–37.2)
(1.3–2.4)
60.7
34.4
(58.5–63.0)
(32.1–36.7)
(2.2–3.6)
(1.4–2.6)
59.3
1.5
(57.1–61.5)
(33.7–38.2)
(1.0–2.0)
57.6
(55.4–59.8)
(36.1–40.5)
(2.1–3.6)
59.0
35.8
1.6
(56.6–61.3)
(33.5–38.1)
(1.1–2.0)
59.6
(57.6–61.5)
(1.2–2.4)
56.3
(54.1–58.6)
(35.8–40.2)
(2.7–4.3)
(1.6–2.8)
White, non-Hispanic
35.5
48.3
10.1
(34.2–36.9)
(46.9–49.7)
(9.3–10.9)
(5.4–6.7)
47.2
9.2
(36.7–39.8)
(45.8–48.8)
(8.4–10.0)
(4.6–5.9)
39.1
(37.5–40.7)
(44.7–47.6)
(8.5–10.0)
(5.0–6.1)
47.6
(37.1–39.6)
(46.4–48.9)
(8.2–9.5)
(4.7–5.6)
9.0
(37.9–40.3)
(46.3–48.7)
(8.4–9.7)
(4.0–4.8)
(38.0–40.9)
(45.6–48.2)
(8.4–9.6)
(4.2–5.1)
48.7
(37.1–39.4)
(47.6–49.9)
(7.5–8.7)
(4.5–5.3)
37.4
49.3
(36.2–38.5)
(48.3–50.4)
(7.9–9.0)
(4.4–5.4)
7.1
(37.8–40.4)
(48.5–50.8)
(6.6–7.6)
(3.7–4.5)
(37.5–40.1)
(47.9–50.3)
(7.4–8.5)
(3.8–4.7)
(37.9–40.1)
(48.2–50.4)
(7.1–8.2)
(3.6–4.5)
50.0
(36.9–39.2)
(48.9–51.0)
(7.2–8.2)
(3.9–4.7)
Black, non-Hispanic
(52.0–58.0)
(35.1–40.8)
(3.1–5.3)
(2.0–3.6)
57.4
36.9
(54.7–60.1)
(34.2–39.6)
(2.7–4.5)
58.4
(55.6–61.2)
(32.4–37.7)
(2.8–4.8)
(2.0–3.5)
1.9
(58.3–62.8)
(32.1–36.4)
(1.3–2.5)
59.2
(56.6–61.9)
(33.4–38.3)
(1.6–3.0)
56.1
37.3
(53.5–58.7)
(34.7–39.9)
57.7
(55.3–60.0)
(33.2–37.8)
(3.3–5.4)
(1.7–3.3)
59.8
(57.6–62.0)
(32.3–36.5)
(1.4–2.5)
59.1
(56.5–61.6)
(32.3–36.9)
(3.4–5.2)
(1.5–2.6)
57.5
(55.1–59.9)
(32.8–37.3)
(3.5–5.5)
58.2
(55.8–60.6)
(32.6–37.0)
(3.1–5.0)
(2.1–3.8)
36.3
(54.7–60.2)
(33.9–38.8)
Other, non-Hispanic
*1.9
(51.7–60.5)
(32.1–40.1)
(3.7–8.1)
*(0.8–3.0)
64.3
31.1
*1.3
(59.9–68.7)
(26.9–35.3)
*(1.8–4.7)
*(0.5–2.1)
29.7
*4.0
*2.0
(60.3–68.2)
(25.9–33.5)
*(2.4–5.6)
*(0.8–3.1)
63.0
32.1
*2.9
(57.9–68.2)
(26.9–37.4)
*(1.4–4.3)
64.8
31.2
*2.7
*1.4
(60.7–68.9)
(27.0–35.3)
*(1.5–3.9)
*(0.0–2.8)
64.2
*1.7
*0.9
(60.1–68.3)
(29.2–37.2)
*(0.7–2.6)
*(0.2–1.6)
36.8
*3.9
(52.7–62.4)
(32.1–41.5)
*(2.3–5.5)
*(0.7–2.8)
31.4
*3.7
(59.6–67.4)
(27.3–35.4)
*(2.1–5.4)
*(0.5–2.4)
31.5
*2.8
(59.2–68.3)
(27.2–35.8)
*(1.2–4.3)
*(0.4–3.6)
61.3
*3.1
(56.4–66.2)
(29.4–38.6)
*(0.6–2.7)
65.4
30.8
*2.5
(60.7–70.1)
(26.4–35.2)
*(1.1–3.9)
*(0.3–2.4)
62.9
31.9
*2.3
(58.0–67.9)
(27.3–36.6)
*(1.6–4.1)
*(1.1–3.4)
Marital Status
Married
(38.6–41.7)
(46.1–49.3)
(3.4–4.6)
44.5
(42.8–46.2)
(42.9–46.2)
43.9
(42.3–45.7)
(42.4–45.5)
(6.9–8.5)
(41.3–44.1)
(45.2–47.9)
(6.6–7.9)
(3.1–3.9)
(42.4–45.3)
(44.3–47.0)
(6.7–8.0)
(2.7–3.6)
43.7
45.3
(42.2–45.2)
(43.9–46.7)
(7.1–8.4)
(2.8–3.7)
42.6
(41.2–43.9)
(44.9–47.7)
(6.7–8.1)
(3.3–4.2)
(41.3–43.8)
(46.0–48.5)
(6.1–7.3)
(3.1–4.0)
42.2
(40.8–43.6)
(47.7–50.4)
(5.4–6.4)
(2.4–3.2)
(46.1–48.7)
(6.2–7.4)
(41.4–43.8)
(46.3–49.0)
(5.9–7.0)
(2.8–3.8)
41.0
(39.7–42.3)
(47.7–50.0)
(6.2–7.3)
(3.0–3.8)
Live w/ partner
23.2
52.6
14.5
9.7
(19.5–27.0)
(48.2–56.9)
(11.1–17.8)
(7.1–12.4)
10.0
(24.5–32.8)
(46.3–56.1)
(6.3–13.9)
(7.1–12.9)
10.2
(23.6–31.7)
(47.4–56.9)
(7.3–13.0)
(7.3–12.9)
30.0
8.3
(26.4–33.6)
(47.0–55.0)
(8.1–13.3)
(6.1–10.5)
(28.4–35.4)
(48.0–55.8)
(7.7–12.9)
(4.1–7.8)
30.5
(26.6–34.3)
(48.7–57.1)
(6.6–11.4)
(5.3–9.8)
(26.7–33.3)
(49.1–56.6)
(6.6–10.7)
(6.3–10.7)
54.3
11.9
(22.8–29.2)
(50.6–58.0)
(9.2–14.5)
(5.6–10.1)
55.3
(24.1–30.6)
(51.6–59.0)
(7.4–12.3)
(5.5–9.6)
28.2
11.0
(25.0–31.5)
(50.4–58.3)
(8.7–13.3)
(4.3–8.5)
57.3
(21.8–29.2)
(53.3–61.4)
(7.5–12.2)
(5.4–9.3)
58.6
(22.1–29.0)
(54.7–62.6)
(5.6–9.5)
(6.2–10.3)
Never married
40.8
(38.2–43.5)
(41.8–47.0)
(6.4–9.3)
(5.5–8.3)
41.5
(38.6–44.3)
(42.6–48.0)
(6.6–9.4)
(4.0–6.4)
(42.5–48.2)
(39.2–44.6)
(6.7–9.4)
44.1
(41.5–46.6)
(40.9–45.7)
(6.0–8.2)
(4.5–6.6)
(43.2–47.9)
(39.8–44.1)
(6.3–8.5)
(40.7–45.8)
(40.8–45.6)
(6.7–9.0)
(37.8–42.7)
(44.8–49.4)
(5.8–8.1)
(4.6–6.9)
44.7
8.7
(38.8–43.5)
(42.6–46.9)
(7.4–10.0)
(4.5–6.4)
(42.3–46.9)
(41.8–46.4)
(39.2–43.8)
(44.0–48.2)
(6.5–8.8)
(3.8–5.8)
(41.3–46.1)
(42.2–46.8)
(6.4–8.7)
(38.2–42.3)
(45.7–49.7)
Divorced/Separated
40.9
45.8
(38.3–43.5)
(43.3–48.4)
(6.9–9.7)
(3.4–6.4)
46.7
(39.0–43.9)
(44.3–49.1)
(3.6–5.5)
(40.4–45.7)
(43.1–48.2)
(5.8–8.3)
(40.4–44.5)
(42.7–46.8)
(6.8–9.0)
46.2
(40.1–44.5)
(44.0–48.5)
(6.1–8.2)
(39.5–43.9)
(45.4–49.9)
(5.3–7.2)
(45.2–49.4)
(37.5–41.5)
(46.9–51.0)
(3.1–4.7)
(38.5–43.2)
(45.2–49.9)
48.1
(38.2–42.5)
(45.9–50.4)
(6.1–8.1)
(39.3–43.4)
(46.1–50.2)
(5.2–7.2)
(39.0–42.7)
(45.6–49.5)
(4.0–5.8)
Widowed
65.9
(63.0–68.8)
(22.8–28.1)
(2.3–4.3)
25.3
(65.9–70.8)
(23.0–27.7)
(3.0–4.9)
(1.5–3.4)
67.2
(64.5–70.0)
(22.9–28.1)
(3.6–6.2)
(1.4–3.3)
(63.6–68.0)
(25.2–29.3)
(3.7–5.8)
27.4
(63.5–67.9)
(25.4–29.4)
(4.2–6.1)
65.6
(63.3–67.9)
(25.1–29.3)
(1.8–3.3)
66.3
28.1
(64.1–68.5)
(26.1–30.1)
66.2
(64.1–68.3)
(25.1–29.0)
(3.5–5.2)
(1.8–3.0)
67.7
26.6
(65.4–70.0)
(24.5–28.7)
(3.1–4.8)
(1.2–2.3)
66.6
27.1
(64.4–68.7)
(25.2–29.1)
(3.3–4.9)
(1.7–2.8)
(62.6–66.9)
(26.4–30.0)
(3.9–5.8)
26.9
(25.0–28.7)
(2.9–4.4)
Region
Northeast
50.3
(34.2–39.1)
(47.5–53.1)
(6.9–10.1)
(34.1–39.2)
(46.7–52.0)
(8.0–12.2)
9.5
(34.6–38.8)
(46.6–51.4)
(8.1–10.8)
(3.6–6.1)
(47.8–52.6)
(8.1–10.5)
(35.7–40.6)
(46.4–51.4)
(7.8–11.0)
(3.0–4.1)
49.2
9.1
(35.4–39.5)
(46.9–51.4)
(7.8–10.3)
35.0
52.5
(33.1–37.0)
(50.4–54.6)
(7.0–9.8)
(3.3–4.8)
(34.6–38.7)
(49.1–53.4)
(6.9–9.2)
(34.5–38.9)
(50.3–54.9)
(6.4–8.3)
(35.0–39.4)
(48.8–52.8)
(7.0–8.8)
(36.4–40.1)
(49.1–52.8)
52.0
(34.8–38.7)
(50.0–54.0)
(3.0–4.4)
Midwest
(33.6–38.6)
(47.6–52.4)
(7.6–10.5)
(3.7–6.0)
(38.3–43.0)
(3.7–5.6)
(37.5–43.2)
(43.4–48.3)
(7.1–9.6)
(36.9–41.4)
(47.4–51.5)
38.6
(36.7–40.5)
(48.1–51.5)
(36.6–42.1)
(47.0–51.9)
(6.5–8.2)
(3.2–4.5)
(37.4–41.7)
(47.1–51.2)
(3.3–4.7)
50.5
(35.3–39.1)
(48.7–52.4)
(6.8–8.6)
(36.5–41.5)
51.3
(35.7–40.0)
(49.3–53.3)
(2.7–4.4)
(49.1–53.1)
(6.5–8.3)
(36.9–41.0)
(49.3–53.1)
(5.7–7.5)
South
40.3
(45.7–49.6)
(38.6–42.0)
(6.1–7.9)
(4.2–5.9)
50.7
(48.5–53.0)
(2.8–4.4)
51.8
(49.5–54.0)
(36.3–40.1)
(49.9–53.6)
(36.9–40.4)
(5.2–6.8)
(51.2–54.6)
(36.2–39.2)
(5.6–7.1)
(50.6–54.3)
(36.5–39.6)
(49.7–53.0)
(37.3–40.3)
(5.1–6.5)
(3.6–4.6)
(50.1–53.3)
(37.6–40.3)
53.1
(51.4–54.7)
(37.6–40.6)
(4.3–5.5)
(2.5–3.5)
(50.7–54.3)
(36.9–40.0)
(2.7–3.7)
(50.8–54.3)
(37.4–40.7)
(4.4–5.8)
(49.1–52.3)
(38.5–41.4)
(4.8–6.1)
(3.3–4.4)
West
43.4
(39.7–44.1)
(41.3–45.5)
(8.4–10.4)
(4.3–6.2)
46.8
(44.3–49.4)
(37.5–42.7)
(3.8–6.2)
(44.6–50.0)
(38.6–43.0)
(5.9–8.3)
(4.0–5.7)
(44.1–48.3)
(39.7–43.4)
(6.6–8.6)
47.0
(44.7–49.3)
(40.1–44.4)
(6.1–7.7)
(3.2–4.6)
(43.2–47.6)
(40.0–44.1)
(7.1–8.9)
43.5
(41.5–45.5)
(42.5–46.8)
(6.3–8.1)
(40.3–44.5)
(43.2–47.1)
(7.5–9.5)
(3.1–4.9)
(41.0–44.8)
(44.6–48.4)
(5.7–7.2)
(3.4–4.9)
(43.6–47.8)
(6.3–8.7)
(41.5–45.1)
(42.9–46.6)
(38.9–42.8)
(45.1–48.7)
(6.6–8.5)
Employment Status
Employed
(30.5–33.2)
(8.6–10.2)
(33.1–36.1)
(50.2–53.2)
(7.8–9.6)
(4.4–5.7)
(34.0–37.1)
(48.7–51.8)
(8.3–10.0)
(4.5–5.7)
(33.6–36.2)
(50.8–53.5)
(7.7–9.1)
(4.1–5.1)
(34.6–37.0)
(50.0–52.4)
(7.8–9.2)
(4.0–4.9)
(33.8–36.5)
(50.9–53.6)
(7.8–9.1)
(3.7–4.6)
(33.1–35.5)
(51.8–54.2)
(7.4–8.8)
(33.1–35.3)
(51.9–54.0)
(7.6–8.8)
(4.2–5.2)
(34.0–36.6)
(52.4–54.9)
(6.4–7.6)
(3.5–4.4)
34.1
53.8
(32.8–35.3)
(52.6–55.1)
(7.4–8.6)
33.8
(32.6–35.0)
(52.7–55.2)
(7.2–8.5)
(3.9–4.9)
33.6
54.8
(32.5–34.7)
(53.6–55.9)
(6.8–8.0)
Unemployed
39.8
(34.5–45.2)
(41.1–51.7)
(5.1–11.3)
*(3.4–7.8)
48.2
*8.1
*4.1
(33.0–46.2)
(41.2–55.2)
*(4.3–11.9)
*(1.7–6.5)
45.0
*5.1
*7.5
(36.8–48.0)
(39.0–51.0)
*(2.3–7.9)
*(4.3–10.7)
(36.9–46.3)
(40.2–49.8)
(4.2–8.7)
(4.2–9.8)
*3.6
(36.4–46.8)
(44.0–54.0)
(3.5–8.1)
*(2.0–5.2)
(37.9–47.5)
(38.9–48.3)
(5.2–10.1)
(3.5–8.6)
(34.4–43.2)
(43.9–53.1)
(5.0–9.8)
(3.3–7.4)
41.2
(36.0–46.5)
(40.4–50.6)
(5.8–11.1)
(2.7–6.9)
*6.4
*6.5
(39.5–51.4)
(35.9–47.3)
*(3.8–9.0)
*(3.5–9.5)
(33.9–45.6)
(42.3–54.1)
*(3.4–9.5)
*(2.9–8.4)
(35.5–47.7)
(41.6–53.7)
*(3.5–8.2)
*(2.7–7.2)
46.0
(36.8–46.5)
(41.0–51.1)
(3.8–8.3)
(4.1–8.4)
Not in labor force
32.6
(55.5–59.0)
(31.1–34.2)
(5.7–7.4)
(2.8–4.3)
(58.8–62.3)
(29.5–32.7)
(2.5–3.7)
30.6
(58.6–62.4)
(29.0–32.3)
(4.6–6.1)
(57.9–60.7)
(4.9–6.2)
60.0
(58.6–61.4)
(30.8–33.4)
(1.9–2.8)
31.7
(57.7–60.8)
(30.3–33.1)
(3.0–4.0)
32.5
(57.4–60.3)
(31.2–33.9)
(4.5–5.8)
(2.9–4.0)
58.3
33.3
(56.8–59.8)
(31.9–34.7)
(4.8–6.2)
(2.5–3.4)
(57.1–60.1)
(32.8–35.5)
(4.2–5.4)
(2.0–2.9)
32.9
(57.4–60.2)
(31.6–34.2)
(4.7–5.9)
33.4
(58.0–60.6)
(32.2–34.6)
(4.3–5.4)
(2.0–3.0)
56.5
(55.1–57.9)
(33.7–36.1)
(4.8–6.0)
Income
$1–9,999
(34.5–42.1)
(42.3–49.3)
(6.7–10.7)
(5.4–9.0)
(34.6–42.0)
(45.3–52.8)
(4.9–8.6)
(4.0–7.8)
(38.5–46.2)
(42.5–50.0)
(5.3–8.5)
(3.2–5.8)
(37.0–43.2)
(45.2–51.6)
(4.1–6.8)
(41.4–47.7)
(41.3–47.4)
(5.3–8.2)
(3.1–5.6)
(38.1–44.5)
(43.5–49.4)
(6.4–9.2)
(39.3–45.1)
(43.5–49.2)
(5.0–7.8)
(3.6–6.4)
(37.7–43.5)
(44.4–49.5)
(6.0–9.7)
(3.6–5.6)
(41.0–45.9)
(44.2–49.3)
(4.9–7.2)
44.3
(41.6–46.9)
(42.0–47.1)
(41.8–47.3)
(42.8–48.2)
(5.3–7.5)
(37.7–41.9)
(47.5–51.6)
(5.5–7.5)
$10–19,999
(33.2–39.0)
(46.5–53.1)
(6.0–10.3)
(4.1–7.7)
(34.5–40.9)
(46.9–53.8)
(4.7–9.7)
(3.2–6.2)
(35.2–41.6)
(45.8–52.7)
(34.5–39.8)
(48.4–53.9)
(5.6–8.4)
(3.4–5.9)
(37.8–43.3)
(45.4–50.9)
(5.9–9.0)
(2.9–4.7)
(39.0–44.3)
(45.5–51.0)
(4.4–7.1)
(37.2–42.5)
(47.9–53.2)
(4.4–6.6)
(3.2–5.1)
(48.9–54.0)
(37.9–43.2)
(46.8–52.7)
(4.7–7.1)
(3.0–4.6)
(36.5–41.2)
(47.1–51.9)
(6.3–8.8)
(2.9–5.2)
(33.4–38.2)
(50.3–55.4)
(5.7–8.1)
(3.4–5.4)
36.0
(34.1–38.0)
(51.4–55.4)
(5.0–7.0)
(3.6–5.4)
$20–34,999
30.9
(28.0–33.8)
(53.3–59.4)
(6.4–9.7)
(29.1–34.6)
(50.9–56.8)
(7.8–11.8)
(31.7–37.2)
(49.4–55.4)
(6.5–9.6)
(3.7–6.5)
31.8
55.6
(29.5–34.1)
(53.0–58.1)
(6.6–9.2)
(3.7–5.7)
33.0
53.6
(30.8–35.2)
(51.2–55.9)
(7.0–9.9)
32.7
(30.5–34.9)
(52.2–57.1)
(7.3–10.1)
30.7
(28.5–32.8)
(55.0–59.7)
(6.1–8.6)
(3.8–5.5)
30.1
(27.8–32.3)
(53.1–57.9)
(7.9–10.5)
(28.5–32.7)
(55.1–59.7)
(6.8–9.2)
58.0
(27.1–31.6)
(55.6–60.4)
(6.8–9.1)
60.4
(25.3–29.3)
(58.3–62.6)
(7.3–9.9)
(25.8–29.7)
(57.0–61.1)
(7.4–9.7)
$35–54,999
24.6
11.4
(21.7–27.6)
(54.9–61.4)
(9.5–13.4)
(4.2–7.2)
25.2
61.6
(22.1–28.2)
(58.0–65.2)
(6.6–10.2)
55.8
12.1
(22.1–28.5)
(52.1–59.6)
(9.9–14.3)
(5.2–8.3)
11.1
(24.1–28.6)
(54.9–60.5)
(9.3–12.9)
25.7
60.8
(23.1–28.3)
(58.1–63.6)
(7.6–11.1)
(2.9–5.3)
58.9
(23.1–28.7)
(55.9–61.9)
(9.4–13.1)
(2.8–5.1)
23.9
10.8
(21.5–26.4)
(57.4–63.4)
(8.8–12.9)
24.2
(21.7–26.7)
(57.9–63.5)
(7.8–11.2)
22.9
8.8
(20.5–25.3)
(61.3–66.3)
(7.4–10.3)
20.9
64.6
(18.2–23.6)
(61.4–67.9)
(8.1–11.6)
(3.4–5.8)
20.2
(17.7–22.6)
(61.2–67.3)
(7.9–11.4)
(4.5–7.3)
20.6
(18.1–23.0)
(61.0–66.5)
(8.9–12.6)
(3.8–6.0)
$55,000 & up
20.5
57.2
14.0
(17.5–23.6)
(53.3–61.1)
(11.3–16.8)
(5.9–10.5)
19.5
59.9
14.4
(16.3–22.6)
(56.0–63.8)
(11.9–17.0)
(4.4–7.9)
21.6
11.8
(18.0–25.2)
(55.1–63.6)
(9.0–14.5)
(4.5–10.2)
17.8
61.9
13.0
(15.0–20.7)
(58.6–65.3)
(10.7–15.4)
19.2
15.0
(16.1–22.2)
(54.5–61.9)
(12.4–17.7)
(5.6–9.6)
19.7
59.4
(16.5–22.8)
(55.3–63.6)
(11.2–16.9)
(4.8–9.0)
60.3
(14.8–20.8)
(56.7–63.8)
(5.0–8.8)
17.2
60.1
16.4
(14.3–20.1)
(56.1–64.2)
(13.5–19.3)
(4.6–8.0)
17.4
63.3
12.7
(14.5–20.4)
(59.2–67.5)
(9.4–16.0)
(4.4–8.6)
15.1
13.2
(11.7–18.5)
(60.4–69.7)
(10.2–16.1)
(4.7–8.7)
16.9
16.2
(12.3–21.5)
(54.7–66.2)
(12.4–20.1)
*(4.0–8.9)
61.1
13.6
(13.4–21.5)
(56.2–66.0)
(10.2–17.0)
(5.2–10.6)
Estimates calculated by the Alcohol Epidemiologic Data System of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, September 2009.
Definitions:
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.
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).