| Table 5.92 Percentage Reporting Heavy Alcohol Use in the Past Month, | ||||||||
| by Race/Ethnicity and Sociodemographic Characteristics, 1991-1993 | ||||||||
| Respondents Aged 18 and Older | ||||||||
| Total | Asian/ Pac Isl | Hispanic Cuba | Hispanic Mexico | Hispanic Puerto Rico | Hispanic Other | Non Hispanic Black | Non Hispanic White | |
| Total | 5.5 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 7.7 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 5.7 |
| Gender: | ||||||||
| Female | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| Male | 9.4 | 2.0 | 5.5 | 13.0 | 8.5 | 6.3 | 9.3 | 9.5 |
| Ages: | ||||||||
| 12 to 17 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 18 to 25 | 10.9 | 1.6 | 6.8 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 12.9 |
| 26 to 34 | 7.1 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 8.2 | 6.7 | 4.1 | 7.0 | 7.4 |
| 35 and older | 3.8 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 7.3 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 4.6 | 3.7 |
| Region: | ||||||||
| Northeast | 5.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 8.1 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 6.0 |
| North Central | 6.1 | 0.7 | * | 7.3 | 5.7 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 6.3 |
| South | 5.2 | 0.9 | 3.7 | 8.9 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
| West | 5.4 | 1.2 | * | 7.2 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 5.6 |
| Density: | ||||||||
| MSA < 1 Million | 5.2 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 6.8 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 5.5 |
| Other MSA | 5.7 | 1.5 | * | 8.4 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 5.6 |
| Not in MSA | 6.0 | * | * | 12.3 | * | 5.1 | 3.7 | 6.1 |
| Interview: | ||||||||
| Spanish | 5.4 | * | 4.0 | 6.6 | 2.4 | 3.0 | * | * |
| English | 5.6 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 8.3 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 5.3 | 5.7 |
| Family Income: | ||||||||
| <$20,000 | 6.7 | 1.8 | 5.0 | 8.9 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 6.2 | 6.9 |
| $20-40,000 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 8.2 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 5.6 |
| >$40,000 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 5.0 |
| Education: | ||||||||
| 0-8 years | 4.7 | * | 5.4 | 8.1 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 6.7 | 3.6 |
| 9-11 years | 6.8 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 8.9 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 7.8 | 6.6 |
| 12 years | 5.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 8.8 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.9 |
| >12 years | 5.2 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 5.6 |
| Marital Status: | ||||||||
| Married | 3.9 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 6.1 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
| Widowed/div/sep | 5.0 | * | 3.9 | 11.0 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.9 |
| Never married | 11.2 | 2.0 | 7.9 | 9.9 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 13.1 |
| Employment: | ||||||||
| Employed | 6.2 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 8.5 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 6.5 |
| Unemployed | 1.4 | * | 1.0 | 12.8 | 7.2 | 5.7 | 10.6 | 12.2 |
| Not in labor force | 3.0 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
| Children: | ||||||||
| None | 6.5 | 1.5 | 4.6 | 9.3 | 7.2 | 5.1 | 6.6 | 6.6 |
| 1 or more | 4.2 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 6.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
| Health Insured: | ||||||||
| Yes | 4.9 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 7.1 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
| No | 9.4 | 0.5 | 5.4 | 8.7 | 6.5 | 4.3 | 8.6 | 10.7 |
| Welfare: | ||||||||
| Receives | 7.0 | * | * | 9.4 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 6.6 | 7.7 |
| Does not | 5.5 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 7.6 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 5.6 |
| Note: Heavy use is defined as drinking five or more drinks per occasion on 5 or more days in the past 30 days. | ||||||||
| N/A: Not applicable | ||||||||
| * Low precision. | ||||||||
| Source: Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1991-93 | ||||||||