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Percent distribution of heavy drinking days (5+ drinks/day) for males 18 years of age and older according to selected characteristics: United States, NHIS, 1997–2006.


[dkpat28.htm, updated 12/07]

 

Heavy drinking days in the past year

Abstainer

None

1 to 11 days

12 or more days

Estimate

Age

 

 

 

 

18–24 years

 

 

 

 

2006

36.6

24.1

17.6

21.7

CI

(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

CI

(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

CI

(33.8–40.6)

(18.2–23.5)

(15.3–20.7)

(20.6–27.3)

2003

35.7

26.2

14.1

23.9

CI

(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

CI

(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

CI

(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

CI

(33.8–39.9)

(21.8–27.6)

(12.9–17.6)

(20.6–25.6)

1999

33.6

24.3

16.9

25.2

CI

(30.6–36.7)

(21.4–27.2)

(14.5–19.2)

(22.4–27.9)

1998

33.4

25.2

18.2

23.2

CI

(30.4–36.5)

(22.3–28.2)

(15.7–20.6)

(20.6–25.7)

1997

34.0

25.4

17.7

22.9

CI

(30.8–37.1)

(23.0–27.9)

(15.2–20.2)

(20.0–25.8)

25–34 years

 

 

 

 

2006

25.9

33.9

19.0

21.2

CI

(23.5–28.3)

(31.1–36.7)

(16.5–21.6)

(18.9–23.5)

2005

22.9

34.6

20.1

22.4

CI

(20.9–24.8)

(32.5–36.8)

(18.3–22.0)

(20.4–24.3)

2004

22.9

36.3

20.5

20.4

CI

(20.8–24.9)

(34.1–38.5)

(18.5–22.5)

(18.5–22.3)

2003

23.3

34.2

19.7

22.8

CI

(21.3–25.2)

(31.9–36.5)

(17.7–21.7)

(20.7–24.9)

2002

19.8

37.3

20.2

22.7

CI

(17.8–21.8)

(35.0–39.6)

(18.5–21.9)

(20.8–24.5)

2001

21.7

35.9

19.8

22.6

CI

(19.7–23.6)

(33.8–38.0)

(18.2–21.5)

(20.9–24.3)

2000

23.1

35.0

20.5

21.4

CI

(21.2–25.0)

(32.8–37.2)

(18.6–22.4)

(19.6–23.2)

1999

21.0

37.2

20.4

21.4

CI

(18.9–23.2)

(34.8–39.5)

(18.5–22.2)

(19.7–23.2)

1998

21.7

36.8

21.7

19.8

CI

(19.8–23.6)

(34.6–39.0)

(20.0–23.4)

(18.1–21.4)

1997

21.1

34.2

21.6

23.0

CI

(19.4–22.8)

(32.3–36.1)

(20.0–23.3)

(21.4–24.7)

35–44 years

 

 

 

 

2006

27.0

40.6

16.8

15.6

CI

(24.9–29.2)

(38.1–42.9)

(14.9–18.8)

(13.7–17.5)

2005

27.3

38.6

18.6

15.5

CI

(25.4–29.2)

(36.7–40.6)

(16.9–20.3)

(13.7–17.2)

2004

26.9

41.4

17.3

14.4

CI

(24.8–29.0)

(39.0–43.9)

(15.6–18.9)

(12.8–15.9)

2003

26.9

40.4

17.1

15.6

CI

(25.0–28.7)

(38.4–42.4)

(15.4–18.9)

(14.0–17.2)

2002

25.2

40.0

17.5

17.4

CI

(23.2–27.1)

(37.9–42.0)

(15.8–19.3)

(15.8–18.9)

2001

25.3

40.4

18.1

16.2

CI

(23.5–27.1)

(38.4–42.4)

(16.4–19.7)

(14.9–17.6)

2000

26.1

40.0

18.1

15.9

CI

(24.3–27.9)

(37.9–42.0)

(16.4–19.7)

(14.5–17.3)

1999

24.7

39.6

18.1

17.6

CI

(22.9–26.5)

(37.4–41.7)

(16.5–19.7)

(15.9–19.3)

1998

26.2

38.8

18.5

16.5

CI

(24.5–28.0)

(36.8–40.8)

(16.9–20.0)

(15.0–18.0)

1997

25.2

38.0

18.5

18.4

CI

(23.6–26.8)

(36.2–39.7)

(17.1–19.9)

(17.0–19.7)

45–54 years

 

 

 

 

2006

30.8

42.3

13.0

13.9

CI

(28.3–33.4)

(39.7–44.9)

(11.1–14.8)

(11.9–15.8)

2005

29.5

44.5

13.2

12.7

CI

(27.4–31.6)

(42.4–46.7)

(11.8–14.6)

(11.3–14.2)

2004

31.4

43.4

13.7

11.5

CI

(29.2–33.5)

(41.2–45.6)

(12.2–15.2)

(10.2–12.9)

2003

31.9

43.1

11.6

13.4

CI

(29.6–34.2)

(40.9–45.4)

(10.2–13.0)

(11.7–15.0)

2002

29.5

45.4

12.9

12.2

CI

(27.2–31.7)

(43.1–47.6)

(11.5–14.4)

(10.8–13.6)

2001

30.4

43.2

12.2

14.3

CI

(28.2–32.5)

(40.9–45.4)

(10.8–13.6)

(12.7–15.9)

2000

30.4

43.2

14.1

12.3

CI

(28.1–32.6)

(41.0–45.5)

(12.6–15.6)

(10.8–13.8)

1999

29.1

44.6

12.5

13.8

CI

(27.0–31.2)

(42.3–46.8)

(11.1–13.9)

(12.2–15.4)

1998

29.7

42.7

15.1

12.5

CI

(27.6–31.9)

(40.3–45.0)

(13.5–16.8)

(11.0–14.0)

1997

26.7

43.9

14.9

14.5

CI

(24.9–28.5)

(41.6–46.2)

(13.3–16.5)

(12.9–16.1)

55–64 years

 

 

 

 

2006

36.6

44.0

9.7

9.7

CI

(33.5–39.7)

(41.0–47.0)

(8.0–11.4)

(8.0–11.3)

2005

36.8

46.2

9.6

7.5

CI

(34.5–39.1)

(43.7–48.6)

(8.0–11.2)

(6.2–8.8)

2004

38.1

43.0

10.6

8.2

CI

(35.4–40.9)

(40.4–45.6)

(8.9–12.4)

(6.7–9.7)

2003

37.8

44.9

8.7

8.7

CI

(35.2–40.4)

(42.1–47.7)

(7.0–10.3)

(7.1–10.2)

2002

36.7

47.5

7.7

8.2

CI

(34.2–39.1)

(44.9–50.0)

(6.5–8.9)

(6.7–9.6)

2001

36.5

45.2

8.3

9.9

CI

(33.9–39.1)

(42.5–48.0)

(7.0–9.7)

(8.2–11.6)

2000

36.2

44.7

9.2

9.8

CI

(33.6–38.9)

(42.0–47.5)

(7.7–10.7)

(8.3–11.4)

1999

37.4

43.6

10.2

8.8

CI

(34.7–40.1)

(40.8–46.4)

(8.4–11.9)

(7.3–10.2)

1998

36.3

45.2

8.9

9.7

CI

(33.6–39.0)

(42.4–47.9)

(7.3–10.4)

(8.1–11.3)

1997

34.8

46.4

8.9

10.0

CI

(32.0–37.5)

(43.5–49.2)

(7.4–10.4)

(8.4–11.5)

65+ years

 

 

 

 

2006

45.8

46.3

4.0

3.8

CI

(42.8–48.9)

(43.3–49.3)

(2.9–5.1)

(2.8–4.9)

2005

48.2

44.8

3.4

3.5

CI

(46.0–50.5)

(42.7–47.0)

(2.6–4.3)

(2.6–4.3)

2004

47.6

45.2

3.6

3.7

CI

(45.2–49.9)

(42.8–47.6)

(2.6–4.5)

(2.9–4.5)

2003

48.7

45.0

3.4

3.0

CI

(46.2–51.2)

(42.4–47.6)

(2.4–4.3)

(2.2–3.8)

2002

48.4

44.5

2.9

4.3

CI

(46.0–50.8)

(42.1–46.8)

(2.1–3.7)

(3.3–5.2)

2001

49.5

43.9

2.7

3.9

CI

(47.2–51.8)

(41.6–46.2)

(2.0–3.4)

(3.0–4.8)

2000

50.6

42.1

3.6

3.7

CI

(48.1–53.0)

(39.7–44.5)

(2.9–4.4)

(2.8–4.6)

1999

47.8

45.0

4.0

3.3

CI

(45.4–50.1)

(42.7–47.3)

(3.0–4.9)

(2.5–4.1)

1998

49.4

42.8

4.0

3.8

CI

(47.1–51.7)

(40.5–45.1)

(3.2–4.9)

(3.0–4.6)

1997

47.6

43.0

4.7

4.7

CI

(45.4–49.8)

(40.8–45.2)

(3.7–5.6)

(3.7–5.6)

Education

 

 

 

 

Less than HS

 

 

 

 

2006

44.0

30.4

10.1

15.5

CI

(41.2–46.9)

(27.9–32.8)

(8.5–11.6)

(13.4–17.6)

2005

46.6

27.9

11.3

14.1

CI

(44.1–49.2)

(25.7–30.1)

(9.2–13.4)

(12.4–15.9)

2004

45.8

29.6

10.5

14.1

CI

(43.3–48.3)

(27.3–31.9)

(8.8–12.3)

(12.4–15.8)

2003

46.2

29.8

9.2

14.8

CI

(44.0–48.5)

(27.6–31.9)

(7.7–10.7)

(13.0–16.6)

2002

45.0

28.4

9.7

16.8

CI

(42.5–47.6)

(26.3–30.6)

(8.3–11.0)

(15.0–18.6)

2001

46.2

30.1

9.3

14.4

CI

(44.0–48.3)

(28.0–32.2)

(8.0–10.6)

(12.9–15.9)

2000

47.0

28.8

9.7

14.6

CI

(44.7–49.2)

(26.7–30.9)

(8.3–11.1)

(13.1–16.0)

1999

46.5

30.5

8.4

14.6

CI

(44.0–48.9)

(28.4–32.7)

(7.1–9.8)

(12.8–16.3)

1998

48.1

27.9

9.0

15.1

CI

(45.7–50.4)

(26.0–29.8)

(7.7–10.2)

(13.4–16.8)

1997

43.2

30.5

9.3

17.0

CI

(41.2–45.2)

(28.7–32.3)

(8.1–10.4)

(15.3–18.8)

GED

 

 

 

 

2006

40.8

25.1

13.2

20.9

CI

(34.2–47.4)

(19.7–30.5)

(8.7–17.7)

(15.2–26.6)

2005

35.0

29.2

14.6

21.2

CI

(29.8–40.2)

(24.4–34.0)

(10.3–18.9)

(16.5–25.9)

2004

35.2

29.8

14.3

20.8

CI

(29.4–40.9)

(23.8–35.6)

(9.6–18.9)

(15.9–25.7)

2003

38.1

28.6

13.3

20.1

CI

(31.6–44.5)

(22.3–34.8)

(9.4–17.1)

(15.1–25.1)

2002

34.6

34.0

10.8

20.6

CI

(29.3–39.9)

(28.9–39.1)

(7.3–14.2)

(16.5–24.7)

2001

32.4

29.5

13.7

24.3

CI

(27.1–37.8)

(23.9–35.2)

(9.7–17.7)

(18.9–29.7)

2000

35.3

28.9

12.4

23.5

CI

(29.6–41.0)

(23.4–34.4)

(8.4–16.3)

(18.2–28.8)

1999

37.5

29.4

*9.0

24.0

CI

(30.5–44.6)

(23.9–34.9)

*(5.2–12.8)

(18.5–29.6)

1998

28.4

34.1

13.6

24.0

CI

(23.3–33.5)

(28.5–39.7)

(9.8–17.3)

(19.0–28.9)

1997

30.8

28.7

17.7

22.7

CI

(25.9–35.8)

(23.8–33.7)

(13.9–21.6)

(18.3–27.1)

HS graduate

 

 

 

 

2006

35.8

36.5

12.8

15.0

CI

(33.4–38.1)

(34.2–38.7)

(11.1–14.4)

(13.2–16.7)

2005

38.9

34.4

11.7

15.0

CI

(36.9–40.9)

(32.5–36.3)

(10.4–13.0)

(13.5–16.5)

2004

36.6

34.7

12.8

15.9

CI

(34.4–38.8)

(32.7–36.7)

(11.4–14.2)

(14.3–17.5)

2003

35.7

36.3

11.8

16.2

CI

(33.7–37.7)

(34.3–38.3)

(10.5–13.1)

(14.7–17.7)

2002

33.3

39.2

11.9

15.7

CI

(31.4–35.2)

(37.3–41.0)

(10.5–13.3)

(14.2–17.2)

2001

34.1

37.2

11.4

17.3

CI

(32.2–36.0)

(35.3–39.1)

(10.2–12.7)

(15.8–18.7)

2000

34.1

36.2

13.2

16.6

CI

(32.0–36.1)

(34.2–38.1)

(11.8–14.6)

(15.2–18.0)

1999

31.5

38.5

13.4

16.6

CI

(29.8–33.2)

(36.4–40.7)

(12.0–14.8)

(15.1–18.0)

1998

33.8

36.3

13.5

16.5

CI

(31.9–35.6)

(34.5–38.1)

(12.2–14.9)

(14.8–18.1)

1997

33.1

35.8

13.7

17.4

CI

(31.3–34.9)

(34.1–37.6)

(12.4–15.0)

(16.1–18.8)

Some college

 

 

 

 

2006

31.2

37.4

15.8

15.6

CI

(29.0–33.5)

(35.0–39.8)

(13.8–17.7)

(13.7–17.5)

2005

28.4

38.7

16.1

16.8

CI

(26.6–30.2)

(36.8–40.7)

(14.6–17.5)

(15.3–18.2)

2004

30.2

37.8

16.5

15.5

CI

(28.3–32.0)

(35.8–39.7)

(15.0–18.0)

(14.0–17.1)

2003

30.8

37.4

14.1

17.6

CI

(28.9–32.7)

(35.6–39.3)

(12.9–15.3)

(16.0–19.2)

2002

27.3

40.0

14.6

18.1

CI

(25.4–29.1)

(38.1–41.9)

(13.3–15.9)

(16.4–19.8)

2001

27.4

38.4

15.7

18.5

CI

(25.5–29.2)

(36.6–40.2)

(14.3–17.1)

(17.1–19.9)

2000

28.7

38.8

16.3

16.2

CI

(27.0–30.5)

(36.8–40.8)

(14.8–17.8)

(14.7–17.6)

1999

26.6

38.5

17.3

17.6

CI

(24.7–28.4)

(36.7–40.3)

(15.7–18.8)

(16.2–19.1)

1998

27.3

38.4

18.2

16.1

CI

(25.5–29.1)

(36.5–40.3)

(16.8–19.6)

(14.8–17.4)

1997

25.3

38.2

18.4

18.1

CI

(23.6–26.9)

(36.4–40.1)

(17.0–19.9)

(16.7–19.4)

College graduate

 

 

 

 

2006

23.0

50.0

15.2

11.9

CI

(20.9–25.0)

(47.5–52.5)

(13.5–16.8)

(10.2–13.5)

2005

21.4

50.3

17.3

11.0

CI

(19.8–23.1)

(48.3–52.3)

(16.0–18.7)

(9.7–12.2)

2004

23.4

50.6

16.6

9.4

CI

(21.6–25.3)

(48.5–52.7)

(15.1–18.1)

(8.2–10.5)

2003

22.1

51.2

16.0

10.6

CI

(20.4–23.8)

(49.2–53.2)

(14.5–17.7)

(9.4–11.9)

2002

21.4

49.5

17.1

12.0

CI

(19.4–23.3)

(47.4–51.6)

(15.6–18.6)

(10.6–13.4)

2001

21.3

50.5

16.9

11.3

CI

(19.8–22.9)

(48.6–52.4)

(15.5–18.3)

(10.1–12.5)

2000

23.8

48.7

17.1

10.5

CI

(22.0–25.5)

(46.8–50.6)

(15.5–18.6)

(9.4–11.6)

1999

22.4

48.1

17.3

12.2

CI

(20.6–24.1)

(46.2–50.1)

(15.8–18.9)

(10.8–13.5)

1998

21.2

49.6

19.0

10.2

CI

(19.7–22.7)

(47.6–51.6)

(17.5–20.5)

(9.0–11.3)

1997

21.2

48.8

18.3

11.7

CI

(19.7–22.7)

(46.9–50.7)

(16.9–19.6)

(10.6–12.9)

Race/Ethnicity

 

 

 

 

Hispanic

 

 

 

 

2006

36.0

35.5

13.5

15.0

CI

(33.3–38.7)

(32.7–38.4)

(11.6–15.5)

(13.1–16.9)

2005

35.9

33.0

14.7

16.4

CI

(33.6–38.2)

(31.0–35.1)

(13.0–16.4)

(14.5–18.2)

2004

34.5

35.9

13.5

16.2

CI

(31.8–37.1)

(33.6–38.3)

(11.7–15.2)

(14.1–18.2)

2003

35.0

35.7

12.3

17.1

CI

(32.4–37.6)

(33.2–38.1)

(10.7–13.8)

(15.2–18.9)

2002

33.9

33.1

12.7

20.3

CI

(31.3–36.5)

(30.7–35.6)

(10.9–14.4)

(18.3–22.3)

2001

36.4

33.3

13.4

17.0

CI

(33.9–38.8)

(31.1–35.4)

(12.0–14.8)

(15.3–18.6)

2000

35.7

33.8

13.3

17.2

CI

(33.1–38.3)

(31.2–36.4)

(11.6–15.0)

(15.2–19.1)

1999

32.5

35.6

13.0

19.0

CI

(29.6–35.3)

(32.8–38.4)

(11.3–14.6)

(16.4–21.5)

1998

32.5

35.5

13.0

19.1

CI

(29.7–35.2)

(32.8–38.1)

(11.3–14.7)

(16.8–21.4)

1997

32.4

32.6

13.7

21.3

CI

(30.2–34.7)

(30.4–34.7)

(12.0–15.4)

(19.3–23.2)

White, non-Hispanic

 

 

 

 

2006

30.2

39.4

14.9

15.4

CI

(28.6–31.9)

(37.9–40.9)

(13.8–16.0)

(14.2–16.7)

2005

29.6

40.2

15.4

14.8

CI

(28.3–30.9)

(38.9–41.5)

(14.5–16.3)

(14.0–15.7)

2004

30.4

39.8

15.6

14.3

CI

(29.1–31.6)

(38.5–41.0)

(14.6–16.5)

(13.4–15.3)

2003

30.1

40.3

14.0

15.7

CI

(28.9–31.3)

(39.0–41.5)

(13.1–14.8)

(14.7–16.6)

2002

27.8

41.2

15.1

16.0

CI

(26.6–29.1)

(40.0–42.4)

(14.2–16.0)

(14.9–17.0)

2001

28.5

40.0

14.7

16.8

CI

(27.4–29.6)

(38.9–41.2)

(13.9–15.5)

(15.9–17.6)

2000

30.1

39.4

15.5

15.0

CI

(29.0–31.2)

(38.2–40.7)

(14.6–16.4)

(14.1–15.8)

1999

28.2

40.3

15.4

16.1

CI

(27.1–29.4)

(39.0–41.5)

(14.5–16.3)

(15.1–17.0)

1998

29.2

39.3

16.7

14.8

CI

(28.0–30.3)

(38.2–40.4)

(15.8–17.6)

(14.1–15.6)

1997

27.6

39.0

16.8

16.6

CI

(26.5–28.6)

(37.9–40.1)

(15.9–17.7)

(15.8–17.4)

Black, non-Hispanic

 

 

 

 

2006

41.3

38.5

8.4

11.8

CI

(38.2–44.3)

(35.2–41.9)

(6.4–10.3)

(9.3–14.4)

2005

43.9

35.6

9.7

10.9

CI

(40.8–47.0)

(32.5–38.7)

(7.9–11.4)

(8.8–12.9)

2004

44.2

35.8

9.8

10.3

CI

(41.2–47.2)

(33.1–38.5)

(7.8–11.7)

(8.4–12.2)

2003

44.0

37.0

9.1

9.9

CI

(40.8–47.1)

(33.8–40.1)

(7.2–11.0)

(8.3–11.5)

2002

42.7

39.5

6.7

11.0

CI

(39.6–45.8)

(36.4–42.6)

(5.3–8.2)

(9.2–12.9)

2001

42.0

41.0

7.8

9.2

CI

(39.2–44.9)

(38.1–43.9)

(6.3–9.4)

(7.6–10.7)

2000

42.4

36.3

8.1

13.2

CI

(39.4–45.5)

(33.4–39.2)

(6.6–9.5)

(11.1–15.2)

1999

44.5

36.0

9.9

9.6

CI

(41.4–47.6)

(33.0–39.0)

(8.1–11.7)

(7.8–11.5)

1998

43.2

36.5

9.2

11.2

CI

(39.5–46.9)

(32.9–40.1)

(7.6–10.7)

(9.4–13.0)

1997

42.6

37.9

8.0

11.5

CI

(39.8–45.3)

(35.1–40.8)

(6.6–9.4)

(9.7–13.2)

Other, non-Hispanic

 

 

 

 

2006

43.8

39.3

9.3

7.7

CI

(38.9–48.6)

(34.5–44.0)

(6.6–11.9)

(5.4–10.0)

2005

45.2

36.5

9.1

9.2

CI

(40.4–50.1)

(31.9–41.2)

(6.5–11.6)

(5.9–12.4)

2004

42.1

39.1

9.9

8.9

CI

(36.5–47.6)

(33.8–44.4)

(6.5–13.3)

(6.1–11.7)

2003

48.1

35.5

9.0

7.4

CI

(42.6–53.6)

(30.1–40.8)

(5.7–12.3)

(4.9–9.9)

2002

36.8

42.9

8.6

11.7

CI

(31.9–41.7)

(37.6–48.2)

(6.0–11.2)

(8.5–14.8)

2001

38.4

40.0

10.9

10.6

CI

(33.7–43.1)

(35.2–44.8)

(7.6–14.3)

(7.2–14.0)

2000

42.5

37.5

10.3

9.7

CI

(37.0–47.9)

(32.2–42.9)

(7.6–13.1)

(7.0–12.3)

1999

39.9

37.3

10.9

11.9

CI

(34.6–45.2)

(31.3–43.3)

(7.7–14.1)

(8.4–15.5)

1998

41.9

38.3

10.6

9.1

CI

(37.0–46.8)

(33.7–43.0)

(7.7–13.6)

(6.7–11.6)

1997

39.7

39.2

10.6

10.4

CI

(34.3–45.2)

(34.2–44.3)

(8.0–13.3)

(7.0–13.8)

Marital Status

 

 

 

 

Married

 

 

 

 

2006

32.7

43.4

13.0

10.9

CI

(31.0–34.4)

(41.8–44.9)

(11.9–14.2)

(9.8–12.0)

2005

32.5

43.1

13.9

10.5

CI

(31.2–33.8)

(41.7–44.5)

(13.0–14.7)

(9.7–11.3)

2004

33.2

43.9

13.5

9.4

CI

(31.8–34.5)

(42.5–45.4)

(12.5–14.4)

(8.7–10.2)

2003

33.2

43.0

12.7

11.1

CI

(31.8–34.5)

(41.6–44.4)

(11.8–13.7)

(10.3–11.9)

2002

31.2

45.4

12.4

11.0

CI

(29.8–32.6)

(44.1–46.7)

(11.5–13.3)

(10.2–11.9)

2001

32.2

43.0

13.1

11.7

CI

(31.0–33.4)

(41.7–44.3)

(12.2–13.9)

(10.9–12.5)

2000

33.4

42.0

14.0

10.6

CI

(32.1–34.6)

(40.7–43.3)

(13.1–15.0)

(9.8–11.4)

1999

31.6

43.6

13.3

11.5

CI

(30.3–32.9)

(42.1–45.0)

(12.4–14.2)

(10.5–12.5)

1998

32.2

42.2

14.4

11.2

CI

(31.0–33.4)

(40.9–43.5)

(13.5–15.3)

(10.4–12.0)

1997

30.0

42.7

14.7

12.5

CI

(28.9–31.1)

(41.5–43.9)

(13.8–15.6)

(11.8–13.3)

Live w/ partner

 

 

 

 

2006

23.4

37.3

17.8

21.5

CI

(18.9–28.0)

(32.7–42.0)

(14.2–21.3)

(17.6–25.4)

2005

21.2

37.3

18.0

23.6

CI

(17.9–24.4)

(33.1–41.5)

(14.8–21.1)

(20.3–26.9)

2004

22.4

36.3

16.6

24.7

CI

(18.9–26.0)

(32.5–40.1)

(13.5–19.7)

(21.3–28.0)

2003

19.4

37.4

16.2

26.9

CI

(15.8–23.0)

(33.3–41.5)

(13.1–19.4)

(23.2–30.6)

2002

20.2

33.9

17.9

28.0

CI

(16.9–23.6)

(30.3–37.5)

(14.8–20.9)

(24.5–31.5)

2001

18.2

39.2

17.3

25.4

CI

(15.2–21.1)

(35.7–42.8)

(14.1–20.5)

(22.0–28.7)

2000

18.9

36.8

18.6

25.7

CI

(15.7–22.1)

(32.5–41.1)

(15.2–22.1)

(21.9–29.4)

1999

16.5

35.4

20.7

27.4

CI

(13.6–19.4)

(31.1–39.7)

(17.2–24.2)

(23.8–31.1)

1998

17.7

37.0

20.3

25.0

CI

(14.3–21.1)

(32.7–41.2)

(16.7–23.9)

(21.2–28.8)

1997

19.2

29.4

22.4

29.0

CI

(16.2–22.2)

(25.8–32.9)

(19.1–25.7)

(25.5–32.5)

Never married

 

 

 

 

2006

34.7

28.6

15.6

21.2

CI

(32.1–37.3)

(26.0–31.2)

(13.7–17.4)

(18.8–23.5)

2005

34.7

26.8

16.6

21.9

CI

(32.3–37.2)

(24.8–28.7)

(14.6–18.6)

(19.9–23.9)

2004

34.7

25.4

17.6

22.3

CI

(32.2–37.1)

(23.5–27.3)

(15.7–19.6)

(20.0–24.6)

2003

34.0

28.8

14.8

22.5

CI

(31.7–36.3)

(26.7–30.9)

(13.1–16.4)

(20.3–24.7)

2002

30.7

29.1

16.0

24.2

CI

(28.5–32.9)

(26.9–31.2)

(14.4–17.7)

(22.0–26.5)

2001

31.3

30.0

15.5

23.2

CI

(29.2–33.4)

(27.9–32.0)

(13.9–17.1)

(21.3–25.1)

2000

33.0

29.7

15.0

22.3

CI

(30.8–35.2)

(27.6–31.8)

(13.3–16.6)

(20.6–24.1)

1999

31.8

28.2

16.7

23.3

CI

(29.6–34.0)

(26.1–30.3)

(15.1–18.2)

(21.4–25.3)

1998

31.5

29.3

17.6

21.6

CI

(29.2–33.9)

(27.0–31.5)

(15.9–19.3)

(19.8–23.4)

1997

32.2

28.3

16.9

22.6

CI

(30.0–34.3)

(26.4–30.2)

(15.3–18.5)

(20.6–24.6)

Divorced/Separated

 

 

 

 

2006

32.1

35.6

13.3

18.9

CI

(29.1–35.2)

(32.5–38.8)

(11.2–15.4)

(16.2–21.5)

2005

30.7

38.7

13.0

17.6

CI

(28.3–33.1)

(36.1–41.3)

(11.2–14.8)

(15.6–19.6)

2004

29.4

38.2

14.0

18.4

CI

(26.9–31.9)

(35.7–40.7)

(12.3–15.7)

(16.2–20.6)

2003

31.3

38.6

11.6

18.4

CI

(28.9–33.7)

(36.0–41.3)

(10.0–13.3)

(16.3–20.5)

2002

28.2

35.9

15.2

20.7

CI

(25.6–30.7)

(33.3–38.5)

(13.1–17.3)

(18.4–23.0)

2001

28.7

37.2

13.4

20.7

CI

(26.3–31.1)

(34.6–39.8)

(11.7–15.2)

(18.7–22.7)

2000

29.6

36.2

13.9

20.2

CI

(26.9–32.4)

(33.5–39.0)

(12.0–15.8)

(18.1–22.4)

1999

27.6

38.4

14.8

19.2

CI

(25.2–30.1)

(35.5–41.3)

(12.9–16.6)

(17.0–21.3)

1998

27.9

35.7

16.0

20.3

CI

(25.4–30.4)

(33.3–38.2)

(14.1–18.0)

(18.1–22.6)

1997

26.7

34.8

15.0

23.5

CI

(24.4–29.1)

(32.4–37.1)

(13.1–16.9)

(21.4–25.7)

Widowed

 

 

 

 

2006

48.7

39.0

*4.7

*7.6

CI

(42.5–54.8)

(33.1–44.8)

*(2.7–6.7)

*(4.0–11.3)

2005

51.6

38.8

*3.8

*5.9

CI

(46.9–56.2)

(34.3–43.2)

*(2.2–5.3)

*(3.0–8.8)

2004

48.3

41.4

*4.7

5.6

CI

(43.9–52.7)

(36.9–45.9)

*(2.9–6.5)

(3.5–7.8)

2003

51.2

39.6

*4.1

*5.1

CI

(46.4–56.0)

(34.9–44.4)

*(2.1–6.2)

*(3.2–6.9)

2002

46.0

41.8

*5.3

6.9

CI

(41.3–50.5)

(37.3–46.4)

*(3.0–7.6)

(4.6–9.2)

2001

47.8

41.7

*4.2

6.3

CI

(43.6–52.1)

(37.4–45.9)

*(2.4–6.0)

(4.0–8.6)

2000

49.4

38.8

4.9

6.9

CI

(44.8–54.1)

(34.2–43.5)

(3.1–6.7)

(4.7–9.1)

1999

49.6

39.3

*5.4

*5.8

CI

(44.9–54.2)

(35.1–43.4)

*(3.4–7.4)

*(3.5–8.1)

1998

49.6

37.9

5.8

6.7

CI

(45.2–53.9)

(33.8–42.1)

(3.8–7.8)

(4.5–8.9)

1997

46.5

39.7

5.8

7.9

CI

(42.3–50.8)

(35.5–43.9)

(3.8–7.9)

(5.7–10.1)

Region

 

 

 

 

Northeast

 

 

 

 

2006

25.7

45.6

15.0

13.7

CI

(22.9–28.6)

(42.5–48.8)

(13.1–16.9)

(11.5–15.8)

2005

26.6

45.8

16.2

11.3

CI

(24.2–29.1)

(43.4–48.3)

(14.3–18.1)

(10.0–12.6)

2004

27.2

45.4

14.7

12.8

CI

(25.2–29.1)

(43.0–47.8)

(12.8–16.6)

(10.9–14.6)

2003

26.6

46.2

12.9

14.2

CI

(24.8–28.5)

(43.9–48.5)

(11.4–14.5)

(12.4–16.1)

2002

25.2

44.8

15.5

14.5

CI

(23.1–27.3)

(42.5–47.1)

(13.6–17.3)

(12.6–16.4)

2001

26.6

42.6

15.0

15.7

CI

(24.5–28.8)

(40.5–44.8)

(13.4–16.7)

(13.8–17.6)

2000

27.3

43.2

15.7

13.7

CI

(24.9–29.7)

(40.6–45.9)

(13.6–17.9)

(12.2–15.3)

1999

23.4

45.8

15.5

15.3

CI

(21.7–25.1)

(43.8–47.9)

(13.8–17.2)

(13.4–17.1)

1998

25.1

44.3

17.3

13.3

CI

(22.9–27.2)

(41.7–46.8)

(15.3–19.4)

(11.6–15.0)

1997

25.8

41.6

17.8

14.8

CI

(23.9–27.7)

(39.5–43.7)

(16.2–19.5)

(13.3–16.3)

Midwest

 

 

 

 

2006

29.6

36.2

15.9

18.3

CI

(27.1–32.1)

(33.8–38.6)

(13.9–17.8)

(15.7–20.9)

2005

28.7

36.8

16.4

18.1

CI

(26.7–30.6)

(34.8–38.9)

(15.0–17.8)

(16.5–19.7)

2004

28.4

36.8

17.8

16.9

CI

(26.2–30.7)

(34.7–38.9)

(16.2–19.5)

(15.0–18.8)

2003

30.5

36.8

15.1

17.6

CI

(28.2–32.7)

(34.7–39.0)

(13.4–16.7)

(15.8–19.5)

2002

25.8

40.1

15.0

19.1

CI

(23.6–28.1)

(38.2–42.0)

(13.4–16.5)

(17.0–21.2)

2001

28.2

37.8

15.1

19.0

CI

(26.3–30.1)

(35.7–39.8)

(13.6–16.5)

(17.4–20.5)

2000

29.4

36.9

15.8

17.9

CI

(27.3–31.4)

(34.6–39.3)

(14.1–17.4)

(16.4–19.4)

1999

29.0

36.0

16.5

18.6

CI

(27.0–31.0)

(33.6–38.3)

(14.9–18.1)

(16.8–20.4)

1998

28.1

37.5

18.2

16.2

CI

(26.1–30.0)

(35.7–39.3)

(16.8–19.6)

(14.8–17.7)

1997

26.7

38.4

16.3

18.6

CI

(25.1–28.3)

(36.3–40.4)

(14.8–17.9)

(17.3–20.0)

South

 

 

 

 

2006

37.9

36.5

11.9

13.8

CI

(35.6–40.2)

(34.5–38.4)

(10.5–13.3)

(12.4–15.2)

2005

39.8

35.8

11.5

12.9

CI

(37.8–41.8)

(34.0–37.5)

(10.3–12.6)

(11.7–14.1)

2004

38.4

37.2

11.4

13.0

CI

(36.4–40.4)

(35.3–39.1)

(10.1–12.8)

(11.6–14.3)

2003

38.0

37.8

10.4

13.8

CI

(36.4–39.7)

(36.0–39.5)

(9.4–11.4)

(12.5–15.1)

2002

36.1

38.4

10.9

14.7

CI

(34.4–37.8)

(36.8–39.9)

(9.9–11.8)

(13.5–15.9)

2001

36.4

38.6

11.1

14.0

CI

(34.7–38.0)

(37.0–40.2)

(10.0–12.1)

(13.0–15.0)

2000

37.8

37.6

11.2

13.5

CI

(36.1–39.4)

(36.1–39.1)

(10.2–12.2)

(12.4–14.6)

1999

37.2

38.3

11.2

13.4

CI

(35.1–39.2)

(36.5–40.1)

(10.1–12.2)

(12.2–14.6)

1998

37.9

36.1

11.9

14.2

CI

(36.1–39.7)

(34.4–37.7)

(10.7–13.0)

(13.1–15.3)

1997

35.9

36.5

12.4

15.2

CI

(34.3–37.4)

(35.0–37.9)

(11.2–13.6)

(14.0–16.5)

West

 

 

 

 

2006

33.7

40.4

13.5

12.4

CI

(31.1–36.2)

(37.8–43.0)

(11.7–15.4)

(10.6–14.2)

2005

30.1

39.4

15.6

14.9

CI

(28.2–32.0)

(37.2–41.5)

(14.0–17.2)

(13.1–16.8)

2004

33.4

38.2

15.4

13.0

CI

(31.1–35.7)

(35.7–40.6)

(13.7–17.1)

(11.5–14.6)

2003

32.5

37.9

15.5

14.2

CI

(30.4–34.5)

(35.9–39.9)

(13.9–17.0)

(12.7–15.6)

2002

30.6

39.3

15.4

14.7

CI

(27.7–33.6)

(36.6–42.1)

(13.7–17.1)

(13.2–16.1)

2001

29.6

39.8

15.6

15.0

CI

(27.7–31.6)

(38.0–41.7)

(14.1–17.0)

(13.6–16.4)

2000

31.9

37.3

16.7

14.1

CI

(29.7–34.2)

(35.0–39.6)

(14.9–18.4)

(12.6–15.6)

1999

28.6

39.0

16.6

15.9

CI

(26.5–30.6)

(36.9–41.1)

(15.0–18.2)

(14.2–17.6)

1998

30.0

39.1

15.9

15.0

CI

(28.0–31.9)

(37.0–41.2)

(14.4–17.4)

(13.5–16.5)

1997

28.3

37.8

17.0

16.9

CI

(26.4–30.1)

(35.8–39.9)

(15.6–18.3)

(15.5–18.4)

Employment Status

 

 

 

 

Employed

 

 

 

 

2006

28.4

39.3

15.8

16.6

CI

(27.0–29.8)

(37.8–40.8)

(14.6–16.9)

(15.3–17.8)

2005

27.5

39.4

16.8

16.3

CI

(26.3–28.6)

(38.1–40.7)

(15.8–17.7)

(15.5–17.2)

2004

28.2

39.4

16.9

15.5

CI

(26.9–29.5)

(38.1–40.8)

(15.9–17.8)

(14.5–16.5)

2003

27.6

40.2

15.4

16.8

CI

(26.5–28.7)

(39.0–41.4)

(14.5–16.3)

(15.8–17.8)

2002

25.5

41.2

16.2

17.1

CI

(24.2–26.7)

(39.9–42.4)

(15.3–17.2)

(16.2–18.1)

2001

26.0

40.4

16.0

17.6

CI

(25.0–27.1)

(39.2–41.5)

(15.1–16.9)

(16.7–18.4)

2000

27.6

39.6

16.6

16.2

CI

(26.4–28.7)

(38.4–40.9)

(15.6–17.5)

(15.4–17.1)

1999

25.5

39.8

16.8

17.9

CI

(24.3–26.7)

(38.5–41.0)

(16.0–17.7)

(16.9–18.9)

1998

26.6

39.1

18.0

16.3

CI

(25.5–27.7)

(37.9–40.3)

(17.1–18.9)

(15.5–17.1)

1997

24.6

39.1

18.2

18.1

CI

(23.7–25.5)

(38.0–40.2)

(17.3–19.1)

(17.3–18.9)

Unemployed

 

 

 

 

2006

32.1

33.9

11.6

22.5

CI

(25.1–39.1)

(27.5–40.3)

(7.8–15.4)

(17.2–27.7)

2005

32.4

32.6

16.8

18.1

CI

(27.2–37.6)

(27.0–38.3)

(12.5–21.2)

(13.6–22.6)

2004

26.0

38.7

18.1

17.2

CI

(21.2–30.7)

(33.2–44.1)

(13.1–23.1)

(13.1–21.4)

2003

30.7

32.8

15.2

21.3

CI

(26.0–35.4)

(28.5–37.2)

(11.6–18.8)

(17.6–25.0)

2002

26.6

31.3

17.0

25.1

CI

(22.3–30.9)

(26.5–36.1)

(13.2–20.8)

(20.9–29.2)

2001

25.7

36.4

14.0

24.0

CI

(21.5–29.8)

(31.4–41.3)

(10.5–17.5)

(19.4–28.5)

2000

29.5

27.5

19.1

23.9

CI

(23.5–35.4)

(22.0–33.1)

(14.6–23.5)

(18.6–29.3)

1999

33.1

30.2

17.6

19.2

CI

(26.5–39.6)

(24.4–36.0)

(12.5–22.6)

(14.5–24.0)

1998

26.9

30.7

14.9

27.5

CI

(21.5–32.2)

(24.5–36.9)

(10.4–19.4)

(21.5–33.5)

1997

26.1

29.1

16.4

28.4

CI

(20.7–31.4)

(24.5–33.8)

(12.3–20.5)

(23.5–33.3)

Not in labor force

 

 

 

 

2006

47.7

38.0

7.2

7.0

CI

(45.1–50.3)

(35.7–40.4)

(5.9–8.4)

(5.8–8.3)

2005

49.5

36.8

6.4

7.2

CI

(47.4–51.6)

(35.0–38.7)

(5.3–7.6)

(6.1–8.4)

2004

48.9

37.1

5.9

8.0

CI

(46.9–50.9)

(35.2–39.0)

(5.0–6.9)

(6.9–9.2)

2003

50.0

36.9

5.3

7.7

CI

(48.1–52.0)

(35.0–38.9)

(4.4–6.2)

(6.5–9.0)

2002

47.7

38.7

4.6

9.0

CI

(45.5–49.8)

(36.7–40.7)

(3.8–5.5)

(7.6–10.3)

2001

49.2

37.1

5.7

8.0

CI

(47.3–51.1)

(35.2–39.0)

(4.9–6.6)

(6.9–9.0)

2000

48.6

36.3

6.6

8.5

CI

(46.6–50.7)

(34.4–38.1)

(5.6–7.6)

(7.4–9.7)

1999

47.4

38.7

6.3

7.6

CI

(45.4–49.5)

(36.8–40.6)

(5.2–7.4)

(6.4–8.8)

1998

47.3

37.8

6.7

8.2

CI

(45.3–49.3)

(35.9–39.8)

(5.7–7.7)

(7.2–9.2)

1997

47.4

36.4

6.5

9.7

CI

(45.5–49.3)

(34.7–38.2)

(5.5–7.5)

(8.5–10.9)

Income

 

 

 

 

$1–9,999

 

 

 

 

2006

36.9

26.8

15.7

20.5

CI

(32.0–41.8)

(23.2–30.4)

(12.2–19.2)

(16.2–24.8)

2005

35.2

27.6

18.4

18.7

CI

(31.1–39.4)

(24.1–31.2)

(14.5–22.2)

(15.6–21.8)

2004

34.4

25.6

17.1

22.9

CI

(30.0–38.8)

(22.2–29.0)

(13.8–20.4)

(19.1–26.7)

2003

36.4

29.4

13.6

20.6

CI

(32.0–40.8)

(25.7–33.2)

(11.0–16.2)

(17.0–24.2)

2002

35.4

29.9

11.2

23.5

CI

(31.5–39.3)

(26.1–33.8)

(8.6–13.7)

(19.8–27.1)

2001

34.1

31.5

14.6

19.8

CI

(30.3–37.9)

(28.0–34.9)

(12.0–17.2)

(16.6–22.9)

2000

38.1

29.3

12.6

19.9

CI

(33.8–42.5)

(25.6–33.1)

(10.0–15.2)

(16.8–23.0)

1999

30.2

31.6

14.9

23.3

CI

(26.7–33.7)

(27.6–35.6)

(12.0–17.8)

(19.9–26.8)

1998

35.3

30.1

16.4

18.2

CI

(31.7–38.9)

(26.8–33.4)

(13.7–19.1)

(15.3–21.1)

1997

34.9

29.3

16.2

19.6

CI

(31.7–38.2)

(26.6–32.0)

(13.9–18.5)

(16.8–22.3)

$10–19,999

 

 

 

 

2006

30.7

34.3

15.2

19.8

CI

(26.5–34.8)

(30.4–38.3)

(12.1–18.3)

(15.8–23.8)

2005

31.0

33.9

14.8

20.3

CI

(28.0–34.0)

(30.6–37.2)

(12.4–17.1)

(17.6–23.0)

2004

31.5

31.2

16.5

20.8

CI

(28.3–34.8)

(28.1–34.3)

(13.8–19.2)

(17.9–23.7)

2003

30.3

33.1

15.6

21.0

CI

(27.3–33.3)

(29.9–36.3)

(13.1–18.1)

(18.2–23.8)

2002

28.1

32.3

14.5

25.1

CI

(25.0–31.1)

(29.0–35.7)

(12.0–17.0)

(21.9–28.2)

2001

29.1

32.8

15.9

22.2

CI

(26.2–32.1)

(29.6–35.9)

(13.4–18.5)

(19.5–24.9)

2000

33.2

32.9

15.7

18.1

CI

(30.0–36.5)

(29.8–36.0)

(13.3–18.1)

(15.6–20.7)

1999

29.7

32.3

15.9

22.1

CI

(26.5–32.9)

(29.0–35.5)

(13.4–18.5)

(19.3–24.8)

1998

29.5

31.9

18.2

20.4

CI

(26.5–32.5)

(28.9–34.9)

(15.7–20.7)

(17.9–22.9)

1997

26.5

32.7

18.5

22.3

CI

(24.2–28.9)

(30.1–35.4)

(16.1–20.8)

(19.9–24.7)

$20–34,999

 

 

 

 

2006

29.1

35.6

16.6

18.7

CI

(24.2–28.5)

(33.4–38.5)

(14.6–18.6)

(19.0–23.2)

2005

26.3

36.0

16.6

21.1

CI

(24.2–28.5)

(33.4–38.5)

(14.6–18.6)

(19.0–23.2)

2004

25.9

37.7

16.3

20.1

CI

(23.5–28.4)

(35.0–40.4)

(14.4–18.2)

(17.9–22.2)

2003

27.1

36.4

14.3

22.2

CI

(24.9–29.3)

(33.9–38.9)

(12.5–16.1)

(20.0–24.4)

2002

26.7

36.8

16.0

20.6

CI

(24.4–28.9)

(34.3–39.2)

(14.0–17.9)

(18.7–22.6)

2001

26.3

36.8

13.9

22.9

CI

(24.1–28.5)

(34.4–39.3)

(12.2–15.6)

(20.9–24.9)

2000

24.7

37.0

18.2

20.1

CI

(22.7–26.8)

(34.6–39.4)

(16.3–20.1)

(18.2–22.0)

1999

23.6

39.0

17.7

19.8

CI

(21.4–25.7)

(36.6–41.4)

(15.8–19.5)

(17.7–21.8)

1998

26.0

37.1

17.8

19.2

CI

(24.0–28.0)

(34.9–39.2)

(16.1–19.4)

(17.5–20.8)

1997

23.9

36.0

19.4

20.7

CI

(22.2–25.7)

(33.6–38.3)

(17.6–21.1)

(19.1–22.4)

$35–54,999

 

 

 

 

2006

26.0

37.6

19.0

17.4

CI

(23.3–28.7)

(34.5–40.7)

(16.5–21.6)

(15.3–19.4)

2005

24.8

38.3

18.7

18.2

CI

(22.5–27.1)

(35.8–40.8)

(16.8–20.6)

(16.5–20.0)

2004

24.4

41.8

17.7

16.0

CI

(22.0–26.9)

(38.9–44.7)

(15.7–19.8)

(14.2–17.9)

2003

25.6

40.4

16.3

17.7

CI

(23.4–27.8)

(37.9–42.9)

(14.3–18.4)

(15.8–19.5)

2002

23.0

40.4

19.8

16.8

CI

(20.7–25.4)

(37.9–42.9)

(17.8–21.7)

(14.9–18.7)

2001

22.8

41.0

18.0

18.2

CI

(20.8–24.8)

(38.7–43.4)

(16.1–19.8)

(16.5–19.9)

2000

24.4

39.4

19.0

17.1

CI

(22.4–26.5)

(37.0–41.9)

(17.1–21.0)

(15.3–18.9)

1999

21.8

38.9

19.4

19.8

CI

(19.6–24.1)

(36.4–41.5)

(17.3–21.5)

(17.7–21.9)

1998

20.9

41.3

21.4

16.5

CI

(18.9–22.9)

(38.9–43.7)

(19.3–23.5)

(14.7–18.2)

1997

20.3

42.5

19.7

17.5

CI

(18.3–22.2)

(40.2–44.8)

(17.9–21.5)

(15.9–19.2)

$55,000 & up

 

 

 

 

2006

18.7

45.7

19.0

16.6

CI

(16.2–21.2)

(42.7–48.7)

(16.7–21.4)

(14.2–18.9)

2005

16.1

49.1

20.6

14.1

CI

(14.3–17.9)

(46.5–51.7)

(18.7–22.6)

(12.4–15.8)

2004

19.0

47.7

21.1

12.3

CI

(17.0–21.0)

(44.9–50.4)

(19.0–23.2)

(10.6–13.9)

2003

19.0

46.9

20.5

13.6

CI

(16.7–21.3)

(43.8–50.0)

(18.0–23.0)

(11.8–15.5)

2002

16.2

50.5

18.9

14.4

CI

(14.1–18.3)

(47.8–53.2)

(16.9–20.9)

(12.7–16.1)

2001

16.8

48.2

20.8

14.2

CI

(14.9–18.7)

(45.7–50.6)

(18.8–22.8)

(12.5–15.9)

2000

17.3

48.1

21.0

13.6

CI

(15.1–19.5)

(45.3–50.8)

(18.6–23.3)

(11.7–15.5)

1999

16.6

47.8

21.9

13.8

CI

(14.5–18.6)

(44.8–50.8)

(19.6–24.3)

(11.5–16.0)

1998

16.4

49.7

22.2

11.7

CI

(14.1–18.6)

(46.8–52.6)

(19.9–24.5)

(9.9–13.5)

1997

15.4

49.0

21.9

13.7

CI

(13.3–17.4)

(46.5–51.6)

(19.6–24.3)

(11.9–15.5)

Estimates calculated by the Alcohol Epidemiologic Data System of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, December 2007.

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, 1997–2006. Data from the CDC ftp site (ftp://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/Health_Statistics/NCHS/Datasets/NHIS).

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