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