[dkpat14.txt, dated 9/87] Distribution of drinking levels of white non-Hispanics and black non-Hispanics by age and sex: NHIS, 1983. (Numbers in thousands). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Drinking Levels* ------------------------------------------------------------------ Sex Light Moderate Heavier and Age Abstainer Drinker Drinker Drinker ---------------- --------------- --------------- -------------- N % N % N % N % ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Both Sexes 18-74 Years White 42,080 34.1 39,405 31.9 28,641 23.2 13,345 10.8 Black 8,763 55.5 3,581 22.7 2,314 14.7 1,133 7.2 18-29 Years White 9,468 25.5 12,445 33.5 10,883 29.3 4,357 11.7 Black 3,141 52.9 1,516 25.5 952 16.0 327 5.5 30-44 Years White 10,741 29.4 12,913 35.3 9,126 24.9 3,806 10.4 Black 2,171 46.7 1,238 26.6 798 17.2 438 9.4 45-64 Years White 15,167 40.4 11,160 29.7 7,119 18.9 4,127 11.0 Black 2,489 62.0 714 17.8 513 12.8 301 7.5 65-74 Years White 6,703 55.1 2,887 23.7 1,513 12.4 1,055 8.7 Black 963 80.7 114 9.6 ** ** 66 5.6 Male 18-74 Years White 14,174 23.8 17,789 29.9 17,438 29.3 10,135 17.0 Black 3.012 42.8 1,637 23.3 1,514 21.5 871 12.4 18-29 Years White 3,249 17.6 5,335 28.9 6,611 35.9 3,245 17.6 Black 1,281 46.4 611 22.1 630 22.8 238 8.6 30-44 Years White 3,491 19.5 5,838 32.6 5,681 31.7 2,919 16.3 Black 640 31.4 557 27.4 504 24.8 335 16.5 45-64 Years White 5,193 28.9 5,300 29.5 4,290 23.9 3,178 17.7 Black 745 43.3 388 22.5 341 19.8 246 14.3 65-74 Years White 2,241 43.1 1,315 25.3 856 16.4 792 15.2 Black 346 66.9 81 15.7 ** ** ** ** Female 18-74 Years White 27,906 43.6 21,617 33.8 11,203 17.5 3,210 5.0 Black 5,751 65.7 1,944 22.2 800 9.1 262 3.0 18-29 Years White 6,219 33.2 7,110 38.0 4,272 22.8 1,113 5.9 Black 1,860 58.6 905 28.5 322 10.1 89 2.8 30-44 Years White 7,250 38.9 7,075 37.9 3,445 18.5 886 4.8 Black 1,531 58.7 681 26.1 294 11.3 103 4.0 45-64 Years White 9,974 50.9 5,860 29.9 2,829 14.4 949 4.8 Black 1,743 75.9 326 14.2 172 7.5 54 2.4 65-74 Years White 4,462 64.2 1,572 22.6 657 9.4 262 3.8 Black 617 91.2 ** ** ** ** ** ** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Source: Unpublished data from Alcohol/Health Practices Questionnaire of the 1983 National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics.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). ** Estimate not presented, 5 or fewer respondents.