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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 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mexican-Am. |
2,380 |
44.1 |
1,484 |
27.5 |
1,007 |
18.7 |
525 |
9.7 |
|
Cuban-Am. |
191 |
56.3 |
86 |
25.5 |
47 |
13.9 |
15 |
4.4 |
|
Puerto Rican |
363 |
53.4 |
158 |
23.2 |
104 |
15.3 |
56 |
8.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18-29 Years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mexican-Am. |
914 |
41.6 |
644 |
29.3 |
421 |
19.2 |
217 |
9.9 |
|
Cuban-Am. |
29 |
39 |
33 |
44.4 |
11 |
14.2 |
** |
** |
|
Puerto Rican |
122 |
48 |
68 |
26.9 |
43 |
17.1 |
20 |
8 |
|
30-44 Years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mexican-Am. |
683 |
38.2 |
516 |
28.9 |
387 |
21.7 |
201 |
11.3 |
|
Cuban-Am. |
51 |
49 |
29 |
27.6 |
18 |
17.6 |
6 |
5.9 |
|
Puerto Rican |
123 |
50.6 |
62 |
25.4 |
39 |
15.9 |
20 |
8.1 |
|
45-64 Years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mexican-Am. |
595 |
52.2 |
279 |
24.5 |
165 |
14.5 |
101 |
8.9 |
|
Cuban-Am. |
84 |
65.4 |
21 |
16.2 |
17 |
13 |
7 |
5.4 |
|
Puerto Rican |
97 |
62.3 |
24 |
15.3 |
20 |
12.9 |
15 |
9.5 |
|
65-74 Years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mexican-Am. |
188 |
69.2 |
45 |
16.4 |
33 |
12.2 |
** |
** |
|
Cuban-Am. |
27 |
84 |
3 |
11.1 |
** |
** |
- |
- |
|
Puerto Rican |
21 |
76.2 |
4 |
13.3 |
** |
** |
** |
** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Male |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18-74 Years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mexican-Am. |
621 |
23 |
778 |
28.8 |
816 |
30.2 |
485 |
18 |
|
Cuban-Am. |
47 |
30.9 |
52 |
34.2 |
39 |
25.8 |
14 |
9.2 |
|
Puerto Rican |
80 |
30.8 |
64 |
24.7 |
71 |
27.5 |
44 |
17.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18-29 Years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mexican-Am. |
259 |
22.9 |
342 |
30.1 |
333 |
29.4 |
199 |
17.6 |
|
Cuban-Am. |
7 |
17.2 |
21 |
55.3 |
8 |
22.7 |
** |
** |
|
Puerto Rican |
26 |
26.2 |
28 |
28.4 |
29 |
29 |
16 |
16.4 |
|
30-44 Years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mexican-Am. |
158 |
17.4 |
248 |
27.3 |
320 |
35.2 |
184 |
20.2 |
|
Cuban-Am. |
8 |
20.2 |
14 |
33.2 |
14 |
33.1 |
5 |
13.5 |
|
Puerto Rican |
27 |
31.8 |
19 |
22.5 |
24 |
28.4 |
14 |
17.2 |
|
45-64 Years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mexican-Am. |
141 |
26.5 |
161 |
30.3 |
134 |
25.2 |
96 |
18.1 |
|
Cuban-Am. |
24 |
40 |
14 |
23.7 |
15 |
25.5 |
7 |
10.8 |
|
Puerto Rican |
22 |
33.7 |
14 |
21.8 |
16 |
25.5 |
12 |
19.1 |
|
65-74 Years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mexican-Am. |
63 |
40.7 |
27 |
21.7 |
29 |
22.8 |
** |
** |
|
Cuban-Am-Am. |
8 |
62.2 |
3 |
25.6 |
** |
** |
- |
- |
|
Puerto Rican |
4 |
48.9 |
3 |
26.5 |
** |
** |
** |
** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Female |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18-74 Years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mexican-Am. |
1,759 |
65.3 |
706 |
26.2 |
191 |
7.1 |
40 |
1.5 |
|
Cuban-Am. |
144 |
76.9 |
34 |
18.4 |
8 |
4.3 |
1 |
0.4 |
|
Puerto Rican |
283 |
67.3 |
94 |
22.2 |
33 |
7.8 |
12 |
2.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18-29 Years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mexican-Am. |
655 |
61.6 |
302 |
25.8 |
88 |
8.3 |
17 |
1.6 |
|
Cuban-Am. |
23 |
60.5 |
13 |
33.8 |
** |
** |
- |
- |
|
Puerto Rican |
96 |
62.1 |
40 |
25.9 |
15 |
9.4 |
4 |
2.7 |
|
30-44 Years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mexican-Am. |
525 |
59.8 |
268 |
30.6 |
67 |
7.6 |
18 |
2 |
|
Cuban-Am. |
42 |
68 |
15 |
23.9 |
5 |
7.3 |
** |
** |
|
Puerto Rican |
95 |
60.8 |
43 |
27 |
14 |
9.1 |
5 |
3.1 |
|
45-64 Years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mexican-Am. |
454 |
74.7 |
118 |
19.4 |
31 |
5.1 |
** |
** |
|
Cuban-Am. |
60 |
88.2 |
6 |
9.5 |
** |
** |
- |
- |
|
Puerto Rican |
76 |
82.4 |
10 |
10.8 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
2.8 |
|
65-74 Years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mexican-Am. |
125 |
84.9 |
18 |
11.9 |
** |
** |
- |
- |
|
Cuban-Am. |
19 |
98.3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Puerto Rican |
16 |
90.2 |
** |
** |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Source: Unpublished data from the 1982/84 Hispanic Health and Nutrition Examination 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).
** Estimate not presented, 5 or fewer respondents.
- Value is zero.