[dkpat13.htm, dated 8/95]
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Sex and age |
Drinking Levels* |
|
Abstainer |
Light drinker |
Moderate drinker |
Heavier drinker |
|
N |
% |
N |
% |
N |
% |
N |
% |
|
Both Sexes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18-74 Years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White |
56,100 |
43.34 |
35,000 |
27.04 |
27,420 |
21.18 |
10,940 |
8.45 |
|
Black |
10,840 |
60.13 |
3,546 |
19.67 |
2,604 |
14.44 |
1,038 |
5.75 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18-29 Years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White |
11,380 |
33.12 |
10,840 |
31.53 |
8,961 |
26.08 |
3,186 |
9.27 |
|
Black |
3,468 |
57.72 |
1,273 |
21.18 |
923 |
15.36 |
345 |
5.73 |
|
30-44 Years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White |
16,730 |
38.73 |
12,770 |
29.57 |
10,200 |
23.62 |
3,490 |
8.08 |
|
Black |
3,205 |
53.11 |
1,350 |
22.36 |
1,078 |
17.87 |
402 |
6.66 |
|
45-64 Years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White |
18,600 |
50.42 |
8,691 |
23.56 |
6,323 |
17.14 |
3,274 |
8.88 |
|
Black |
2,989 |
66.39 |
767 |
17.03 |
517 |
11.49 |
229 |
5.09 |
|
65-74 Years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White |
9,401 |
62.56 |
2,704 |
17.99 |
1,935 |
12.87 |
987 |
6.57 |
|
Black |
1,180 |
79.46 |
157 |
10.59 |
86 |
5.77 |
62 |
4.18 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Male |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18-74 Years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White |
20,650 |
32.84 |
16,720 |
26.58 |
17,110 |
27.21 |
8,410 |
13.37 |
|
Black |
3,784 |
46.67 |
1,715 |
21.15 |
1,764 |
21.76 |
845 |
10.42 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18-29 Years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White |
3,945 |
23.29 |
4,952 |
29.23 |
5,548 |
32.74 |
2,498 |
14.74 |
|
Black |
1,239 |
44.81 |
626 |
22.65 |
609 |
22.02 |
291 |
10.52 |
|
30-44 Years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White |
6,132 |
28.64 |
6,044 |
28.23 |
6,498 |
30.36 |
2,733 |
12.77 |
|
Black |
1,073 |
39.6 |
600 |
22.14 |
731 |
26.96 |
306 |
11.29 |
|
45-64 Years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White |
7,205 |
40.37 |
4,297 |
24.08 |
3,882 |
21.75 |
2,465 |
13.81 |
|
Black |
1,056 |
52.64 |
389 |
19.41 |
361 |
18 |
200 |
9.95 |
|
65-74 Years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White |
3,372 |
50.32 |
1,427 |
21.3 |
1,187 |
17.71 |
715 |
10.67 |
|
Black |
415 |
66.3 |
99 |
15.82 |
63 |
10.12 |
49 |
7.75 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Female |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18-74 Years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White |
35,450 |
53.26 |
18,280 |
27.46 |
10,300 |
15.48 |
2,527 |
3.8 |
|
Black |
7,057 |
71.14 |
1,831 |
18.46 |
840 |
8.47 |
192 |
1.94 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18-29 Years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White |
7,436 |
42.69 |
5,883 |
33.77 |
3,413 |
19.59 |
688 |
3.95 |
|
Black |
2,229 |
68.73 |
646 |
19.93 |
314 |
9.69 |
53 |
1.65 |
|
30-44 Years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White |
10,590 |
48.64 |
6,727 |
30.88 |
3,703 |
17 |
757 |
3.48 |
|
Black |
2,132 |
64.12 |
750 |
22.54 |
348 |
10.45 |
96 |
2.88 |
|
45-64 Years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White |
11,390 |
59.84 |
4,394 |
23.08 |
2,442 |
12.83 |
809 |
4.25 |
|
Black |
1,932 |
77.44 |
377 |
15.12 |
156 |
6.26 |
29 |
1.18 |
|
65-74 Years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White |
6,030 |
72.41 |
1,277 |
15.33 |
748 |
8.98 |
272 |
3.27 |
|
Black |
764 |
89.06 |
58 |
6.77 |
22 |
2.59 |
13 |
1.57 |
Source: Unpublished data from the Alcohol/Health Practices Questionnaire of the 1988 National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics.
* Abstainer defined as a person who drinks less than 12 drinks per year or a former drinker who has not had a drink in over a year: light drinker drinks up to .21 oz. of ethanol daily (up to 3 drinks per week); moderate drinker drinks between .22 and .99 oz. of ethanol daily (4 to 13 drinks per week); heavier drinker consumes 1 or more oz. of ethanol daily (2 drinks or more a day).
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