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Sex, age and education |
Alcohol Consumption Levels [2] |
|
Abstainer |
Light |
Moderate |
Heavier |
|
1987 |
1992 |
1987 |
1992 |
1987 |
1992 |
1987 |
1992 |
|
Total |
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|
|
All (%) |
41.2 |
47.3 |
29.6 |
26.2 |
21.0 |
19.5 |
8.2 |
7.0 |
|
Sample n |
9,230 |
5,683 |
6,352 |
3,029 |
4,458 |
2,255 |
1,786 |
795 |
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Men |
|
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|
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|
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|
|
|
All men |
30.8 |
36.5 |
27.4 |
25.7 |
27.8 |
26.0 |
14.0 |
11.8 |
|
18-39 yrs. |
23.8 |
29.9 |
29.3 |
27.1 |
31.2 |
29.6 |
15.8 |
13.3 |
|
40-59 yrs. |
31.5 |
37.2 |
26.7 |
26.1 |
27.3 |
24.9 |
14.4 |
11.8 |
|
60+ yrs. |
47.2 |
51.8 |
23.7 |
21.4 |
20.2 |
18.8 |
9.0 |
8.0 |
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Women |
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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|
All women |
50.6 |
57.2 |
31.6 |
26.6 |
14.8 |
13.6 |
3.1 |
2.7 |
|
18-39 yrs. |
40.5 |
48.1 |
38.2 |
32.3 |
17.8 |
16.5 |
3.5 |
3.2 |
|
40-59 yrs. |
52.6 |
57.6 |
30.4 |
26.3 |
13.7 |
13.7 |
3.3 |
2.5 |
|
60+ yrs. |
68.8 |
73.9 |
19.5 |
16.3 |
10.0 |
8.0 |
1.8 |
1.9 |
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Education |
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< H.S. grad. |
57.5 |
66.7 |
21.4 |
15.6 |
13.9 |
12.3 |
7.2 |
5.5 |
|
H.S. grad. |
42.3 |
49.8 |
30.1 |
25.3 |
19.3 |
17.5 |
8.3 |
7.4 |
|
Some college |
32.4 |
38.1 |
33.7 |
30.8 |
25.0 |
22.8 |
9.0 |
8.3 |
|
College grad. |
27.9 |
32.6 |
34.5 |
33.8 |
29.2 |
27.0 |
8.5 |
6.6 |
[1] Data from the National Cancer Institute's Epidemiology Study section in the 1987 and 1992 National Health Interview Surveys, National Center for Health Statistics. Weighted percentages. Unweighted sample numbers.
[2] Alcohol consumption levels are defined as follows: Abstainer, less than 0.01 ounces of ethanol per day (less than 4 drinks per year); light drinker, 0.01 to 0.21 ounces of ethanol per day (up to 3 drinks per week); moderate drinker, 0.22 to 0.99 ounces of ethanol per day (4 to 13 drinks per week); heavier drinker, 1.0 or more ounces of ethanol per day (14 or more drinks per week or 2 or more drinks per day).
Source: Deitz, D.K.; Williams, G.D.; and Dufour, M.C. Epidemiologic Bulletin No. 37: Alcohol consumption and dietary practices in the U.S. population. Alcohol Health & Research World 20(2):128-140, 1996.