[dkpat12.txt, dated 8/95] Drinking status* (in percents) of men and women by selected demographics: NHIS, 1985 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Characteristic Abstainer Former Current Heavier Drinker Drinker Drinker (Among Current Drinkers) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Total Men 14 9 76 17 Women 38 6 56 5 Age 18-29 Years Men 15 3 82 16 Women 32 3 65 4 30-44 Years Men 11 6 83 17 Women 32 5 63 4 45-64 Years Men 14 14 72 18 Women 39 8 53 7 65 years and older Men 22 20 58 18 Women 56 10 35 8 Race White Men 13 9 78 17 Women 36 6 58 5 Black Men 21 11 67 14 Women 52 6 41 4 Other Men 34 5 61 16 Women 61 4 35 5 Hispanic Origin Men 23 7 71 16 Women 52 5 43 6 Education Under 12 years Men 22 17 62 20 Women 56 9 35 6 12 years Men 14 8 78 18 Women 36 6 58 5 More than 12 years Men 11 5 84 15 Women 27 4 69 5 Family Income Less than $20,000 Men 18 13 69 18 Women 46 8 46 5 $20,000 - $24,999 Men 15 8 77 16 Women 35 6 59 5 $25,000 - $34,999 Men 12 8 80 16 Women 33 6 61 4 $35,000 - $49,999 Men 10 6 84 17 Women 27 4 69 5 $50,000 and over Men 9 4 87 19 Women 20 3 76 7 Currently Employed Men 13 7 80 17 Women 31 5 65 5 Region Northeast Men 13 7 80 18 Women 32 6 62 5 Midwest Men 12 8 80 16 Women 33 6 61 5 South Men 18 12 69 16 Women 49 6 45 5 West Men 13 8 79 19 Women 32 6 62 6 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Source: Unpublished data from the Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Questionnaire of the 1985 National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics.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). Note: Weighted data. Excludes missing data.