[dkpat27.txt, updated 12/07] Percent distribution of the drinking levels of females 18 years of age and older according to selected characteristics: United States, NHIS, 1997-2006. ___________________________________________________________________________ Drinking Levels _______________________________________________________ Abstainer Light Moderate Heavier drinker drinker drinker _______________________________________________________ Estimate ___________________________________________________________________________ Age 18-24 years 2006 45.5 41.3 7.6 5.5 CI (42.0-49.0) (38.1-44.6) (5.9-9.4) (4.0-7.0) 2005 46.3 42.4 6.3 5.0 CI (42.9-49.7) (39.2-45.5) (4.9-7.7) (3.7-6.3) 2004 47.5 40.2 7.5 4.8 CI (44.7-50.4) (37.5-42.9) (5.8-9.2) (3.7-5.9) 2003 45.2 43.2 6.1 5.5 CI (42.0-48.4) (40.2-46.3) (4.9-7.3) (4.1-6.9) 2002 42.4 45.4 6.2 6.0 CI (39.2-45.5) (42.5-48.3) (5.0-7.5) (4.6-7.4) 2001 42.3 45.4 7.6 4.7 CI (39.3-45.4) (42.7-48.1) (6.0-9.2) (3.6-5.8) 2000 45.1 44.8 4.8 5.2 CI (42.4-47.9) (42.1-47.6) (3.8-5.9) (4.0-6.5) 1999 42.9 46.9 6.7 3.5 CI (39.7-46.0) (43.9-49.9) (5.2-8.2) (2.4-4.6) 1998 46.5 44.2 5.3 3.9 CI (43.4-49.6) (41.3-47.2) (4.1-6.6) (2.9-5.0) 1997 42.3 47.3 6.1 4.4 CI (39.6-44.9) (44.7-49.8) (4.7-7.4) (3.4-5.5) 25-34 years 2006 38.7 49.9 7.7 3.7 CI (36.0-41.4) (47.3-52.5) (6.5-8.9) (2.8-4.5) 2005 36.1 53.4 6.4 4.0 CI (34.0-38.2) (51.3-55.5) (5.4-7.5) (3.2-4.9) 2004 38.9 50.9 7.0 3.2 CI (36.9-40.9) (48.9-53.0) (5.9-8.1) (2.5-3.8) 2003 37.7 51.6 7.3 3.5 CI (35.6-39.7) (49.4-53.7) (6.3-8.3) (2.7-4.2) 2002 34.8 55.1 6.6 3.5 CI (32.7-36.8) (53.2-57.1) (5.6-7.6) (2.8-4.1) 2001 35.2 52.8 8.1 3.8 CI (33.5-37.0) (51.0-54.7) (7.0-9.2) (3.1-4.6) 2000 35.6 54.6 6.5 3.3 CI (33.7-37.6) (52.7-56.5) (5.5-7.4) (2.6-4.0) 1999 35.1 54.9 6.8 3.3 CI (33.2-36.9) (52.9-56.9) (5.8-7.7) (2.5-4.0) 1998 34.2 56.2 6.8 2.8 CI (32.4-36.1) (54.2-58.1) (5.8-7.8) (2.2-3.4) 1997 33.9 56.6 6.3 3.2 CI (32.2-35.6) (54.8-58.3) (5.4-7.2) (2.6-3.8) 35-44 years 2006 36.6 51.7 7.8 3.9 CI (34.3-38.9) (49.4-54.1) (6.5-9.1) (3.0-4.8) 2005 37.2 51.1 7.8 3.9 CI (35.3-39.2) (49.2-53.0) (6.8-8.8) (3.2-4.7) 2004 38.2 50.2 7.2 4.4 CI (36.2-40.2) (48.1-52.2) (6.3-8.2) (3.6-5.3) 2003 36.2 51.9 8.4 3.6 CI (34.2-38.2) (49.9-53.9) (7.3-9.4) (2.9-4.3) 2002 36.1 51.2 8.4 4.3 CI (34.2-38.0) (49.3-53.2) (7.2-9.6) (3.6-5.1) 2001 34.7 52.9 8.0 4.4 CI (33.0-36.4) (51.0-54.7) (7.0-8.9) (3.6-5.2) 2000 36.1 53.7 6.8 3.4 CI (34.1-38.1) (51.7-55.7) (5.9-7.7) (2.8-4.0) 1999 33.9 53.5 8.0 4.7 CI (31.9-35.8) (51.5-55.5) (7.0-8.9) (3.9-5.5) 1998 33.9 53.7 7.9 4.5 CI (32.0-35.8) (51.6-55.7) (6.9-8.9) (3.7-5.3) 1997 34.0 54.4 7.2 4.4 CI (32.4-35.5) (52.8-56.0) (6.4-8.1) (3.7-5.1) 45-54 years 2006 39.7 45.6 8.6 6.1 CI (37.3-42.1) (43.1-48.1) (7.2-10.0) (4.9-7.3) 2005 38.1 48.4 8.6 5.0 CI (36.0-40.1) (46.4-50.3) (7.5-9.7) (4.1-5.8) 2004 40.1 48.0 7.6 4.3 CI (38.0-42.1) (46.0-50.0) (6.6-8.7) (3.5-5.1) 2003 39.6 47.1 8.9 4.4 CI (37.5-41.7) (44.9-49.2) (7.7-10.0) (3.6-5.3) 2002 38.7 49.5 7.2 4.6 CI (36.6-40.7) (47.4-51.7) (6.1-8.3) (3.7-5.5) 2001 38.8 49.1 7.4 4.7 CI (36.8-40.7) (47.2-51.0) (6.5-8.4) (3.8-5.6) 2000 39.9 49.6 7.2 3.2 CI (37.8-42.0) (47.6-51.7) (6.2-8.3) (2.6-3.8) 1999 38.3 48.8 8.5 4.4 CI (36.1-40.4) (46.8-50.9) (7.3-9.7) (3.5-5.3) 1998 40.1 48.0 7.3 4.6 CI (38.0-42.3) (45.8-50.3) (6.3-8.3) (3.7-5.4) 1997 39.4 48.6 7.6 4.4 CI (37.2-41.5) (46.4-50.9) (6.5-8.6) (3.6-5.2) 55-64 years 2006 49.6 38.4 7.2 4.8 CI (46.4-52.7) (35.5-41.3) (5.9-8.6) (3.6-6.0) 2005 48.6 39.3 8.0 4.2 CI (46.2-50.9) (36.9-41.7) (6.7-9.2) (3.3-5.1) 2004 46.1 42.5 8.2 3.2 CI (43.7-48.6) (40.0-45.0) (6.9-9.4) (2.4-4.1) 2003 50.6 38.7 6.3 4.4 CI (48.1-53.0) (36.4-41.0) (5.1-7.5) (3.4-5.5) 2002 46.4 41.6 7.5 4.4 CI (44.1-48.8) (39.2-44.1) (6.5-8.5) (3.5-5.4) 2001 48.4 41.9 6.4 3.3 CI (45.8-50.9) (39.4-44.3) (5.3-7.6) (2.5-4.2) 2000 49.4 40.4 5.7 4.6 CI (46.9-51.8) (38.0-42.8) (4.6-6.8) (3.4-5.6) 1999 52.4 38.0 6.6 3.0 CI (50.0-54.8) (35.6-40.5) (5.3-7.8) (2.2-3.8) 1998 51.5 38.9 5.8 3.8 CI (49.0-53.9) (36.7-41.2) (4.7-6.9) (2.9-4.8) 1997 50.6 38.5 6.6 4.3 CI (48.1-53.0) (36.2-40.8) (5.3-7.8) (3.4-5.3) 65+ years 2006 64.4 26.0 6.0 3.6 CI (62.1-66.7) (24.1-28.0) (4.9-7.1) (2.2-4.9) 2005 63.5 27.5 6.0 3.0 CI (61.6-65.4) (25.7-29.4) (5.2-6.9) (2.3-3.6) 2004 63.1 28.4 6.4 2.1 CI (61.1-65.0) (26.7-30.1) (5.4-7.4) (1.5-2.7) 2003 63.5 27.3 6.2 3.0 CI (61.5-65.5) (25.6-29.1) (5.2-7.1) (2.3-3.7) 2002 66.4 25.5 5.3 2.7 CI (64.4-68.5) (23.8-27.2) (4.3-6.4) (1.9-3.5) 2001 64.5 27.3 5.2 3.0 CI (62.5-66.5) (25.5-29.0) (4.4-6.0) (2.3-3.7) 2000 63.8 28.8 5.2 2.2 CI (61.8-65.8) (27.1-30.6) (4.3-6.1) (1.6-2.7) 1999 65.8 26.8 4.5 2.9 CI (63.9-67.7) (25.1-28.5) (3.7-5.3) (2.3-3.5) 1998 65.0 27.2 5.4 2.3 CI (63.3-66.7) (25.7-28.7) (4.7-6.2) (1.7-3.0) 1997 63.4 28.5 5.5 2.6 CI (61.6-65.1) (26.9-30.1) (4.7-6.3) (2.1-3.1) Education Less than HS 2006 69.6 25.4 2.9 2.2 CI (67.4-71.8) (23.4-27.4) (2.1-3.7) (1.5-2.8) 2005 68.7 26.0 2.7 2.6 CI (66.5-70.9) (23.9-28.0) (2.0-3.3) (1.9-3.3) 2004 69.2 25.8 3.3 1.7 CI (67.2-71.1) (23.9-27.8) (2.6-4.1) (1.2-2.2) 2003 69.9 24.9 3.1 2.1 CI (67.9-71.9) (23.0-26.7) (2.3-3.9) (1.5-2.7) 2002 68.4 26.3 2.2 3.0 CI (66.5-70.3) (24.5-28.2) (1.7-2.7) (2.4-3.7) 2001 68.2 26.4 2.9 2.5 CI (66.3-70.0) (24.6-28.2) (2.2-3.5) (1.9-3.2) 2000 67.3 28.0 2.6 2.2 CI (65.3-69.3) (26.1-29.8) (2.0-3.1) (1.6-2.7) 1999 68.1 26.2 3.0 2.7 CI (66.3-70.0) (24.4-27.9) (2.4-3.7) (2.0-3.3) 1998 68.5 26.2 3.1 2.2 CI (66.8-70.2) (24.5-27.8) (2.5-3.8) (1.6-2.7) 1997 66.1 28.7 2.8 2.4 CI (64.5-67.8) (27.1-30.3) (2.1-3.4) (1.9-2.9) GED 2006 54.0 36.7 *3.5 *5.8 CI (46.1-62.0) (28.7-44.7) *(1.2-5.7) *(3.1-8.5) 2005 46.6 44.8 *5.2 *3.4 CI (40.4-52.8) (38.8-50.7) *(2.2-8.3) *(1.2-5.5) 2004 49.0 41.4 *6.3 *3.3 CI (42.8-55.2) (35.5-47.3) *(2.8-9.9) *(1.5-5.1) 2003 46.6 42.0 6.6 *4.8 CI (41.1-52.2) (36.5-47.5) (4.1-9.1) *(2.2-7.4) 2002 46.6 42.0 6.6 *4.9 CI (41.9-51.2) (37.3-46.6) (4.1-9.1) *(2.8-7.0) 2001 48.5 41.6 *5.6 *4.3 CI (43.1-53.9) (36.3-46.9) *(3.3-7.8) *(2.1-6.4) 2000 46.4 44.9 *5.6 *3.0 CI (40.9-52.0) (39.5-50.4) *(3.2-8.0) *(1.5-4.6) 1999 47.5 41.9 *5.3 *5.3 CI (41.6-53.5) (36.4-47.3) *(2.5-8.1) *(1.9-8.7) 1998 45.7 44.0 *5.8 *4.6 CI (40.1-51.3) (38.5-49.4) *(3.3-8.2) *(2.3-6.9) 1997 43.6 44.2 6.6 *5.5 CI (38.5-48.7) (39.4-49.1) (4.1-9.2) *(3.0-8.0) HS graduate 2006 50.4 39.4 5.7 4.6 CI (48.1-52.6) (37.4-41.4) (4.7-6.7) (3.5-5.7) 2005 51.4 39.5 5.4 3.7 CI (49.6-53.2) (37.7-41.3) (4.7-6.2) (3.1-4.3) 2004 51.0 40.4 5.3 3.4 CI (49.2-52.8) (38.6-42.1) (4.6-6.0) (2.7-4.0) 2003 50.1 39.9 6.2 3.8 CI (48.1-52.1) (38.1-41.7) (5.3-7.0) (3.2-4.4) 2002 48.5 42.7 5.6 3.2 CI (46.6-50.3) (40.9-44.5) (4.7-6.5) (2.7-3.8) 2001 47.7 43.3 5.9 3.1 CI (46.0-49.3) (41.7-44.9) (5.2-6.7) (2.5-3.6) 2000 49.1 42.3 5.3 3.3 CI (47.4-50.8) (40.6-43.9) (4.6-6.0) (2.7-4.0) 1999 47.9 43.0 5.8 3.3 CI (46.0-49.7) (41.2-44.7) (5.0-6.7) (2.8-3.9) 1998 48.4 42.4 5.7 3.5 CI (46.8-49.9) (40.8-43.9) (5.0-6.4) (2.9-4.1) 1997 45.5 45.1 5.8 3.6 CI (43.9-47.1) (43.5-46.7) (5.0-6.5) (3.1-4.2) Some college 2006 39.0 47.5 8.4 5.1 CI (37.0-41.1) (45.3-49.6) (7.3-9.5) (4.2-6.0) 2005 37.0 50.6 8.2 4.3 CI (35.3-38.8) (48.8-52.3) (7.2-9.1) (3.6-4.9) 2004 39.6 48.5 7.5 4.4 CI (37.9-41.3) (46.8-50.3) (6.6-8.4) (3.7-5.1) 2003 39.5 48.0 7.8 4.7 CI (37.8-41.2) (46.4-49.7) (6.9-8.7) (4.0-5.4) 2002 37.0 50.8 7.3 5.0 CI (35.3-38.6) (49.1-52.4) (6.4-8.2) (4.3-5.7) 2001 35.6 51.0 8.5 4.9 CI (33.9-37.3) (49.4-52.6) (7.5-9.4) (4.2-5.6) 2000 37.8 51.7 6.8 3.7 CI (36.0-39.6) (50.0-53.5) (6.0-7.5) (3.1-4.3) 1999 36.1 52.1 7.6 4.2 CI (34.3-37.8) (50.4-53.8) (6.7-8.5) (3.5-4.9) 1998 35.9 52.3 7.5 4.2 CI (34.4-37.5) (50.6-54.0) (6.6-8.4) (3.5-5.0) 1997 35.3 53.0 7.4 4.3 CI (33.8-36.8) (51.5-54.4) (6.6-8.2) (3.7-4.9) College graduate 2006 30.2 52.4 12.0 5.3 CI (28.3-32.2) (50.5-54.4) (10.7-13.4) (4.4-6.3) 2005 29.4 53.7 11.3 5.7 CI (27.6-31.1) (51.8-55.5) (10.1-12.4) (4.8-6.6) 2004 29.3 54.1 12.2 4.4 CI (27.6-31.0) (52.3-55.9) (11.0-13.4) (3.7-5.1) 2003 27.2 56.9 11.3 4.6 CI (25.5-29.0) (55.0-58.7) (10.1-12.4) (3.9-5.4) 2002 27.8 55.4 11.7 5.1 CI (26.2-29.4) (53.5-57.2) (10.6-12.8) (4.3-5.9) 2001 28.0 56.0 10.7 5.3 CI (26.5-29.5) (54.3-57.8) (9.6-11.8) (4.5-6.0) 2000 27.5 58.5 9.4 4.5 CI (25.7-29.3) (56.7-60.3) (8.4-10.5) (3.8-5.3) 1999 28.6 56.6 10.6 4.2 CI (26.8-30.3) (54.8-58.3) (9.5-11.8) (3.4-5.1) 1998 27.7 58.5 9.8 4.1 CI (26.0-29.4) (56.6-60.4) (8.6-10.9) (3.4-4.8) 1997 27.0 57.9 10.3 4.7 CI (25.4-28.7) (56.1-59.7) (9.2-11.5) (4.0-5.4) Race/Ethnicity Hispanic 2006 60.5 34.6 3.1 1.8 CI (57.6-63.4) (31.8-37.4) (2.3-3.9) (1.0-2.6) 2005 58.8 37.0 3.1 1.1 CI (56.3-61.2) (34.6-39.5) (2.4-3.9) (0.7-1.5) 2004 62.6 33.2 3.0 1.3 CI (60.2-65.0) (30.9-35.5) (2.2-3.7) (0.8-1.7) 2003 60.6 34.9 2.7 1.8 CI (58.1-63.1) (32.5-37.2) (1.9-3.5) (1.3-2.4) 2002 60.7 34.4 2.9 2.0 CI (58.5-63.0) (32.1-36.7) (2.2-3.6) (1.4-2.6) 2001 59.3 35.9 3.3 1.5 CI (57.1-61.5) (33.7-38.2) (2.6-4.0) (1.0-2.0) 2000 57.6 38.3 2.8 1.3 CI (55.4-59.8) (36.1-40.5) (2.1-3.6) (0.8-1.7) 1999 59.0 35.8 3.7 1.6 CI (56.6-61.3) (33.5-38.1) (2.8-4.5) (1.1-2.0) 1998 59.6 35.6 3.0 1.8 CI (57.6-61.5) (33.7-37.6) (2.3-3.7) (1.2-2.4) 1997 56.3 38.0 3.5 2.2 CI (54.1-58.6) (35.8-40.2) (2.7-4.3) (1.6-2.8) White, non-Hispanic 2006 39.1 46.1 9.2 5.6 CI (37.5-40.7) (44.7-47.6) (8.5-10.0) (5.0-6.1) 2005 38.3 47.6 8.9 5.2 CI (37.1-39.6) (46.4-48.9) (8.2-9.5) (4.7-5.6) 2004 39.1 47.5 9.0 4.4 CI (37.9-40.3) (46.3-48.7) (8.4-9.7) (4.0-4.8) 2003 39.5 46.9 9.0 4.7 CI (38.0-40.9) (45.6-48.2) (8.4-9.6) (4.2-5.1) 2002 38.2 48.7 8.1 4.9 CI (37.1-39.4) (47.6-49.9) (7.5-8.7) (4.5-5.3) 2001 37.4 49.3 8.5 4.9 CI (36.2-38.5) (48.3-50.4) (7.9-9.0) (4.4-5.4) 2000 39.1 49.7 7.1 4.1 CI (37.8-40.4) (48.5-50.8) (6.6-7.6) (3.7-4.5) 1999 38.8 49.1 7.9 4.2 CI (37.5-40.1) (47.9-50.3) (7.4-8.5) (3.8-4.7) 1998 39.0 49.3 7.7 4.1 CI (37.9-40.1) (48.2-50.4) (7.1-8.2) (3.6-4.5) 1997 38.1 50.0 7.7 4.3 CI (36.9-39.2) (48.9-51.0) (7.2-8.2) (3.9-4.7) Black, non-Hispanic 2006 58.4 35.1 3.8 2.8 CI (55.6-61.2) (32.4-37.7) (2.8-4.8) (2.0-3.5) 2005 60.6 34.3 3.2 1.9 CI (58.3-62.8) (32.1-36.4) (2.5-4.0) (1.3-2.5) 2004 59.2 35.8 2.6 2.3 CI (56.6-61.9) (33.4-38.3) (2.0-3.3) (1.6-3.0) 2003 56.1 37.3 3.7 3.0 CI (53.5-58.7) (34.7-39.9) (2.8-4.5) (2.3-3.6) 2002 57.7 35.5 4.4 2.5 CI (55.3-60.0) (33.2-37.8) (3.3-5.4) (1.7-3.3) 2001 59.8 34.4 3.9 1.9 CI (57.6-62.0) (32.3-36.5) (3.0-4.8) (1.4-2.5) 2000 59.1 34.6 4.3 2.1 CI (56.5-61.6) (32.3-36.9) (3.4-5.2) (1.5-2.6) 1999 57.5 35.1 4.5 2.9 CI (55.1-59.9) (32.8-37.3) (3.5-5.5) (2.1-3.7) 1998 58.2 34.8 4.1 3.0 CI (55.8-60.6) (32.6-37.0) (3.1-5.0) (2.1-3.8) 1997 57.4 36.3 3.3 2.9 CI (54.7-60.2) (33.9-38.8) (2.5-4.2) (2.2-3.6) Other, non-Hispanic 2006 64.3 29.7 *4.0 *2.0 CI (60.3-68.2) (25.9-33.5) *(2.4-5.6) *(0.8-3.1) 2005 63.0 32.1 *2.9 *2.0 CI (57.9-68.2) (26.9-37.4) *(1.4-4.3) *(0.8-3.1) 2004 64.8 31.2 *2.7 *1.4 CI (60.7-68.9) (27.0-35.3) *(1.5-3.9) *(0.0-2.8) 2003 64.2 33.2 *1.7 *0.9 CI (60.1-68.3) (29.2-37.2) *(0.7-2.6) *(0.2-1.6) 2002 57.6 36.8 *3.9 *1.7 CI (52.7-62.4) (32.1-41.5) *(2.3-5.5) *(0.7-2.8) 2001 63.5 31.4 *3.7 *1.4 CI (59.6-67.4) (27.3-35.4) *(2.1-5.4) *(0.5-2.4) 2000 63.8 31.5 *2.8 *2.0 CI (59.2-68.3) (27.2-35.8) *(1.2-4.3) *(0.4-3.6) 1999 61.3 34.0 *3.1 *1.7 CI (56.4-66.2) (29.4-38.6) *(1.5-4.6) *(0.6-2.7) 1998 65.4 30.8 *2.5 *1.3 CI (60.7-70.1) (26.4-35.2) *(1.1-3.9) *(0.3-2.4) 1997 62.9 31.9 *2.9 *2.3 CI (58.0-67.9) (27.3-36.6) *(1.6-4.1) *(1.1-3.4) Marital Status Married 2006 44.0 43.9 7.7 4.4 CI (42.3-45.7) (42.4-45.5) (6.9-8.5) (3.7-5.1) 2005 42.7 46.6 7.2 3.5 CI (41.3-44.1) (45.2-47.9) (6.6-7.9) (3.1-3.9) 2004 43.9 45.6 7.3 3.2 CI (42.4-45.3) (44.3-47.0) (6.7-8.0) (2.7-3.6) 2003 43.7 45.3 7.7 3.3 CI (42.2-45.2) (43.9-46.7) (7.1-8.4) (2.8-3.7) 2002 42.6 46.3 7.4 3.7 CI (41.2-43.9) (44.9-47.7) (6.7-8.1) (3.3-4.2) 2001 42.5 47.2 6.7 3.5 CI (41.3-43.8) (46.0-48.5) (6.1-7.3) (3.1-4.0) 2000 42.2 49.1 5.9 2.8 CI (40.8-43.6) (47.7-50.4) (5.4-6.4) (2.4-3.2) 1999 42.6 47.4 6.8 3.2 CI (41.2-43.9) (46.1-48.7) (6.2-7.4) (2.8-3.7) 1998 42.6 47.6 6.5 3.3 CI (41.4-43.8) (46.3-49.0) (5.9-7.0) (2.8-3.8) 1997 41.0 48.9 6.8 3.4 CI (39.7-42.3) (47.7-50.0) (6.2-7.3) (3.0-3.8) Live w/ Partner 2006 27.6 52.1 10.2 10.1 CI (23.6-31.7) (47.4-56.9) (7.3-13.0) (7.3-12.9) 2005 30.0 51.0 10.7 8.3 CI (26.4-33.6) (47.0-55.0) (8.1-13.3) (6.1-10.5) 2004 31.9 51.9 10.3 5.9 CI (28.4-35.4) (48.0-55.8) (7.7-12.9) (4.1-7.8) 2003 30.5 52.9 9.0 7.6 CI (26.6-34.3) (48.7-57.1) (6.6-11.4) (5.3-9.8) 2002 30.0 52.9 8.6 8.5 CI (26.7-33.3) (49.1-56.6) (6.6-10.7) (6.3-10.7) 2001 26.0 54.3 11.9 7.8 CI (22.8-29.2) (50.6-58.0) (9.2-14.5) (5.6-10.1) 2000 27.3 55.3 9.8 7.5 CI (24.1-30.6) (51.6-59.0) (7.4-12.3) (5.5-9.6) 1999 28.2 54.3 11.0 6.4 CI (25.0-31.5) (50.4-58.3) (8.7-13.3) (4.3-8.5) 1998 25.5 57.3 9.8 7.4 CI (21.8-29.2) (53.3-61.4) (7.5-12.2) (5.4-9.3) 1997 25.5 58.6 7.6 8.2 CI (22.1-29.0) (54.7-62.6) (5.6-9.5) (6.2-10.3) Never Married 2006 45.3 41.9 8.0 4.8 CI (42.5-48.2) (39.2-44.6) (6.7-9.4) (3.7-5.9) 2005 44.1 43.3 7.1 5.5 CI (41.5-46.6) (40.9-45.7) (6.0-8.2) (4.5-6.6) 2004 45.6 42.0 7.4 5.0 CI (43.2-47.9) (39.8-44.1) (6.3-8.5) (4.1-6.0) 2003 43.2 43.2 7.8 5.7 CI (40.7-45.8) (40.8-45.6) (6.7-9.0) (4.6-6.8) 2002 40.2 47.1 6.9 5.7 CI (37.8-42.7) (44.8-49.4) (5.8-8.1) (4.6-6.9) 2001 41.1 44.7 8.7 5.5 CI (38.8-43.5) (42.6-46.9) (7.4-10.0) (4.5-6.4) 2000 44.6 44.1 6.3 5.0 CI (42.3-46.9) (41.8-46.4) (5.4-7.2) (4.0-5.9) 1999 41.5 46.1 7.6 4.8 CI (39.2-43.8) (44.0-48.2) (6.5-8.8) (3.8-5.8) 1998 43.7 44.5 7.6 4.3 CI (41.3-46.1) (42.2-46.8) (6.4-8.7) (3.4-5.1) 1997 40.2 47.7 7.5 4.5 CI (38.2-42.3) (45.7-49.7) (6.4-8.7) (3.7-5.3) Divorced/Separated 2006 43.0 45.6 7.1 4.2 CI (40.4-45.7) (43.1-48.2) (5.8-8.3) (3.4-5.1) 2005 42.5 44.7 7.9 4.9 CI (40.4-44.5) (42.7-46.8) (6.8-9.0) (4.0-5.9) 2004 42.3 46.2 7.2 4.3 CI (40.1-44.5) (44.0-48.5) (6.1-8.2) (3.5-5.1) 2003 41.7 47.6 6.3 4.4 CI (39.5-43.9) (45.4-49.9) (5.3-7.2) (3.6-5.2) 2002 42.0 47.3 6.8 4.0 CI (39.8-44.1) (45.2-49.4) (5.8-7.7) (3.2-4.7) 2001 39.5 49.0 7.6 3.9 CI (37.5-41.5) (46.9-51.0) (6.6-8.7) (3.1-4.7) 2000 40.8 47.5 7.2 4.4 CI (38.5-43.2) (45.2-49.9) (6.1-8.3) (3.5-5.3) 1999 40.4 48.1 7.1 4.4 CI (38.2-42.5) (45.9-50.4) (6.1-8.1) (3.6-5.2) 1998 41.4 48.1 6.2 4.3 CI (39.3-43.4) (46.1-50.2) (5.2-7.2) (3.5-5.1) 1997 40.8 47.6 6.7 4.9 CI (39.0-42.7) (45.6-49.5) (5.8-7.7) (4.0-5.8) Widowed 2006 67.2 25.5 4.9 2.4 CI (64.5-70.0) (22.9-28.1) (3.6-6.2) (1.4-3.3) 2005 65.8 27.2 4.8 2.2 CI (63.6-68.0) (25.2-29.3) (3.7-5.8) (1.5-2.8) 2004 65.7 27.4 5.2 1.7 CI (63.5-67.9) (25.4-29.4) (4.2-6.1) (1.2-2.2) 2003 65.6 27.2 4.7 2.6 CI (63.3-67.9) (25.1-29.3) (3.8-5.6) (1.8-3.3) 2002 66.3 28.1 3.7 1.9 CI (64.1-68.5) (26.1-30.1) (2.8-4.5) (1.4-2.5) 2001 66.2 27.0 4.3 2.4 CI (64.1-68.3) (25.1-29.0) (3.5-5.2) (1.8-3.0) 2000 67.7 26.6 4.0 1.7 CI (65.4-70.0) (24.5-28.7) (3.1-4.8) (1.2-2.3) 1999 66.6 27.1 4.1 2.2 CI (64.4-68.7) (25.2-29.1) (3.3-4.9) (1.7-2.8) 1998 64.8 28.2 4.8 2.2 CI (62.6-66.9) (26.4-30.0) (3.9-5.8) (1.5-2.9) 1997 67.3 26.9 3.7 2.2 CI (65.3-69.3) (25.0-28.7) (2.9-4.4) (1.6-2.7) Region Northeast 2006 36.7 49.0 9.5 4.8 CI (34.6-38.8) (46.6-51.4) (8.1-10.8) (3.6-6.1) 2005 36.1 50.2 9.3 4.4 CI (34.0-38.2) (47.8-52.6) (8.1-10.5) (3.5-5.4) 2004 38.2 48.9 9.4 3.5 CI (35.7-40.6) (46.4-51.4) (7.8-11.0) (3.0-4.1) 2003 37.4 49.2 9.1 4.3 CI (35.4-39.5) (46.9-51.4) (7.8-10.3) (3.4-5.2) 2002 35.0 52.5 8.4 4.1 CI (33.1-37.0) (50.4-54.6) (7.0-9.8) (3.3-4.8) 2001 36.6 51.2 8.0 4.1 CI (34.6-38.7) (49.1-53.4) (6.9-9.2) (3.4-4.8) 2000 36.7 52.6 7.4 3.3 CI (34.5-38.9) (50.3-54.9) (6.4-8.3) (2.6-4.0) 1999 37.2 50.8 7.9 4.0 CI (35.0-39.4) (48.8-52.8) (7.0-8.8) (3.3-4.8) 1998 38.3 50.9 7.5 3.3 CI (36.4-40.1) (49.1-52.8) (6.6-8.4) (2.6-4.0) 1997 36.7 52.0 7.6 3.7 CI (34.8-38.7) (50.0-54.0) (6.7-8.5) (3.0-4.4) Midwest 2006 40.4 45.8 8.3 5.4 CI (37.5-43.2) (43.4-48.3) (7.1-9.6) (4.5-6.4) 2005 39.1 49.5 7.2 4.2 CI (36.9-41.4) (47.4-51.5) (6.1-8.2) (3.5-4.9) 2004 38.6 49.8 7.3 4.3 CI (36.7-40.5) (48.1-51.5) (6.3-8.2) (3.6-5.1) 2003 39.4 49.5 7.4 3.8 CI (36.6-42.1) (47.0-51.9) (6.5-8.2) (3.2-4.5) 2002 39.6 49.1 7.3 4.0 CI (37.4-41.7) (47.1-51.2) (6.3-8.3) (3.3-4.7) 2001 37.2 50.5 7.7 4.6 CI (35.3-39.1) (48.7-52.4) (6.8-8.6) (3.7-5.4) 2000 39.0 50.3 6.8 3.9 CI (36.5-41.5) (48.1-52.6) (5.9-7.7) (3.2-4.5) 1999 37.8 51.3 7.3 3.6 CI (35.7-40.0) (49.3-53.3) (6.4-8.1) (2.7-4.4) 1998 37.8 51.1 7.4 3.7 CI (36.0-39.6) (49.1-53.1) (6.5-8.3) (3.0-4.4) 1997 39.0 51.2 6.6 3.2 CI (36.9-41.0) (49.3-53.1) (5.7-7.5) (2.7-3.8) South 2006 51.8 38.2 6.3 3.7 CI (49.5-54.0) (36.3-40.1) (5.4-7.2) (3.1-4.3) 2005 51.7 38.7 6.0 3.6 CI (49.9-53.6) (36.9-40.4) (5.2-6.8) (3.1-4.2) 2004 52.9 37.7 6.4 3.1 CI (51.2-54.6) (36.2-39.2) (5.6-7.1) (2.5-3.6) 2003 52.4 38.0 6.0 3.5 CI (50.6-54.3) (36.5-39.6) (5.2-6.8) (3.0-4.1) 2002 51.3 38.8 5.8 4.1 CI (49.7-53.0) (37.3-40.3) (5.1-6.5) (3.6-4.6) 2001 51.7 38.9 5.7 3.7 CI (50.1-53.3) (37.6-40.3) (5.0-6.4) (3.1-4.2) 2000 53.1 39.1 4.9 3.0 CI (51.4-54.7) (37.6-40.6) (4.3-5.5) (2.5-3.5) 1999 52.5 38.5 5.8 3.2 CI (50.7-54.3) (36.9-40.0) (5.1-6.5) (2.7-3.7) 1998 52.6 39.1 5.1 3.3 CI (50.8-54.3) (37.4-40.7) (4.4-5.8) (2.8-3.8) 1997 50.7 40.0 5.4 3.9 CI (49.1-52.3) (38.5-41.4) (4.8-6.1) (3.3-4.4) West 2006 47.3 40.8 7.1 4.8 CI (44.6-50.0) (38.6-43.0) (5.9-8.3) (4.0-5.7) 2005 46.2 41.5 7.6 4.7 CI (44.1-48.3) (39.7-43.4) (6.6-8.6) (3.9-5.5) 2004 47.0 42.2 6.9 3.9 CI (44.7-49.3) (40.1-44.4) (6.1-7.7) (3.2-4.6) 2003 45.4 42.0 8.0 4.6 CI (43.2-47.6) (40.0-44.1) (7.1-8.9) (3.7-5.5) 2002 43.5 44.7 7.2 4.7 CI (41.5-45.5) (42.5-46.8) (6.3-8.1) (3.9-5.5) 2001 42.4 45.1 8.5 4.0 CI (40.3-44.5) (43.2-47.1) (7.5-9.5) (3.1-4.9) 2000 42.9 46.5 6.5 4.1 CI (41.0-44.8) (44.6-48.4) (5.7-7.2) (3.4-4.9) 1999 42.4 45.7 7.5 4.4 CI (40.3-44.5) (43.6-47.8) (6.3-8.7) (3.5-5.3) 1998 43.3 44.8 7.5 4.5 CI (41.5-45.1) (42.9-46.6) (6.6-8.4) (3.4-5.5) 1997 40.8 46.9 7.5 4.8 CI (38.9-42.8) (45.1-48.7) (6.6-8.5) (3.9-5.5) Employment Status Employed 2006 35.5 50.2 9.1 5.1 CI (34.0-37.1) (48.7-51.8) (8.3-10.0) (4.5-5.7) 2005 34.9 52.1 8.4 4.6 CI (33.6-36.2) (50.8-53.5) (7.7-9.1) (4.1-5.1) 2004 35.8 51.2 8.5 4.5 CI (34.6-37.0) (50.0-52.4) (7.8-9.2) (4.0-4.9) 2003 35.1 52.2 8.5 4.2 CI (33.8-36.5) (50.9-53.6) (7.8-9.1) (3.7-4.6) 2002 34.3 53.0 8.1 4.6 CI (33.1-35.5) (51.8-54.2) (7.4-8.8) (4.2-5.1) 2001 34.2 52.9 8.2 4.7 CI (33.1-35.3) (51.9-54.0) (7.6-8.8) (4.2-5.2) 2000 35.3 53.7 7.0 4.0 CI (34.0-36.6) (52.4-54.9) (6.4-7.6) (3.5-4.4) 1999 34.1 53.8 8.0 4.1 CI (32.8-35.3) (52.6-55.1) (7.4-8.6) (3.6-4.6) 1998 33.8 53.9 7.8 4.4 CI (32.6-35.0) (52.7-55.2) (7.2-8.5) (3.9-4.9) 1997 33.6 54.8 7.4 4.2 CI (32.5-34.7) (53.6-55.9) (6.8-8.0) (3.7-4.6) Unemployed 2006 42.4 45.0 *5.1 *7.5 CI (36.8-48.0) (39.0-51.0) *(2.3-7.9) *(4.3-10.7) 2005 41.6 45.0 6.4 7.0 CI (36.9-46.3) (40.2-49.8) (4.2-8.7) (4.2-9.8) 2004 41.6 49.0 5.8 *3.6 CI (36.4-46.8) (44.0-54.0) (3.5-8.1) *(2.0-5.2) 2003 42.7 43.6 7.7 6.0 CI (37.9-47.5) (38.9-48.3) (5.2-10.1) (3.5-8.6) 2002 38.8 48.5 7.4 5.4 CI (34.4-43.2) (43.9-53.1) (5.0-9.8) (3.3-7.4) 2001 41.2 45.5 8.5 4.8 CI (36.0-46.5) (40.4-50.6) (5.8-11.1) (2.7-6.9) 2000 45.5 41.6 *6.4 *6.5 CI (39.5-51.4) (35.9-47.3) *(3.8-9.0) *(3.5-9.5) 1999 39.7 48.2 *6.4 *5.6 CI (33.9-45.6) (42.3-54.1) *(3.4-9.5) *(2.9-8.4) 1998 41.6 47.6 *5.8 *4.9 CI (35.5-47.7) (41.6-53.7) *(3.5-8.2) *(2.7-7.2) 1997 41.6 46.0 6.0 6.3 CI (36.8-46.5) (41.0-51.1) (3.8-8.3) (4.1-8.4) Not in labor force 2006 60.5 30.6 5.4 3.5 CI (58.6-62.4) (29.0-32.3) (4.6-6.1) (2.7-4.3) 2005 59.3 31.9 5.6 3.2 CI (57.9-60.7) (30.5-33.2) (4.9-6.2) (2.8-3.7) 2004 60.0 32.1 5.6 2.4 CI (58.6-61.4) (30.8-33.4) (4.9-6.2) (1.9-2.8) 2003 59.2 31.7 5.6 3.5 CI (57.7-60.8) (30.3-33.1) (4.9-6.2) (3.0-4.0) 2002 58.8 32.5 5.2 3.4 CI (57.4-60.3) (31.2-33.9) (4.5-5.8) (2.9-4.0) 2001 58.3 33.3 5.5 2.9 CI (56.8-59.8) (31.9-34.7) (4.8-6.2) (2.5-3.4) 2000 58.6 34.2 4.8 2.4 CI (57.1-60.1) (32.8-35.5) (4.2-5.4) (2.0-2.9) 1999 58.8 32.9 5.3 3.0 CI (57.4-60.2) (31.6-34.2) (4.7-5.9) (2.5-3.4) 1998 59.3 33.4 4.8 2.5 CI (58.0-60.6) (32.2-34.6) (4.3-5.4) (2.0-3.0) 1997 56.5 34.9 5.4 3.2 CI (55.1-57.9) (33.7-36.1) (4.8-6.0) (2.7-3.6) Income $1-9,999 2006 42.3 46.3 6.9 4.5 CI (38.5-46.2) (42.5-50.0) (5.3-8.5) (3.2-5.8) 2005 40.1 48.4 6.0 5.5 CI (37.0-43.2) (45.2-51.6) (4.7-7.4) (4.1-6.8) 2004 44.5 44.4 6.8 4.3 CI (41.4-47.7) (41.3-47.4) (5.3-8.2) (3.1-5.6) 2003 41.3 46.4 7.8 4.5 CI (38.1-44.5) (43.5-49.4) (6.4-9.2) (3.2-5.8) 2002 42.2 46.4 6.4 5.0 CI (39.3-45.1) (43.5-49.2) (5.0-7.8) (3.6-6.4) 2001 40.6 47.0 7.9 4.6 CI (37.7-43.5) (44.4-49.5) (6.0-9.7) (3.6-5.6) 2000 43.4 46.8 6.0 3.8 CI (41.0-45.9) (44.2-49.3) (4.9-7.2) (2.8-4.8) 1999 44.3 44.5 7.3 3.9 CI (41.6-46.9) (42.0-47.1) (5.9-8.6) (3.0-4.9) 1998 44.6 45.5 6.4 3.6 CI (41.8-47.3) (42.8-48.2) (5.3-7.5) (2.7-4.4) 1997 39.8 49.5 6.5 4.1 CI (37.7-41.9) (47.5-51.6) (5.5-7.5) (3.3-4.9) $10-19,999 2006 38.4 49.2 7.7 4.7 CI (35.2-41.6) (45.8-52.7) (5.9-9.4) (3.2-6.2) 2005 37.2 51.2 7.0 4.6 CI (34.5-39.8) (48.4-53.9) (5.6-8.4) (3.4-5.9) 2004 40.6 48.1 7.5 3.8 CI (37.8-43.3) (45.4-50.9) (5.9-9.0) (2.9-4.7) 2003 41.7 48.2 5.8 4.4 CI (39.0-44.3) (45.5-51.0) (4.4-7.1) (3.3-5.4) 2002 39.8 50.5 5.5 4.1 CI (37.2-42.5) (47.9-53.2) (4.4-6.6) (3.2-5.1) 2001 38.2 51.5 6.0 4.3 CI (35.7-40.6) (48.9-54.0) (4.9-7.2) (3.2-5.5) 2000 40.6 49.7 5.9 3.8 CI (37.9-43.2) (46.8-52.7) (4.7-7.1) (3.0-4.6) 1999 38.9 49.5 7.6 4.0 CI (36.5-41.2) (47.1-51.9) (6.3-8.8) (2.9-5.2) 1998 35.8 52.9 6.9 4.4 CI (33.4-38.2) (50.3-55.4) (5.7-8.1) (3.4-5.4) 1997 36.0 53.4 6.0 4.5 CI (34.1-38.0) (51.4-55.4) (5.0-7.0) (3.6-5.4) $20-34,999 2006 34.4 52.4 8.0 5.1 CI (31.7-37.2) (49.4-55.4) (6.5-9.6) (3.7-6.5) 2005 31.8 55.6 7.9 4.7 CI (29.5-34.1) (53.0-58.1) (6.6-9.2) (3.7-5.7) 2004 33.0 53.6 8.5 5.0 CI (30.8-35.2) (51.2-55.9) (7.0-9.9) (4.0-5.9) 2003 32.7 54.6 8.7 4.0 CI (30.5-34.9) (52.2-57.1) (7.3-10.1) (3.1-4.9) 2002 30.7 57.4 7.4 4.6 CI (28.5-32.8) (55.0-59.7) (6.1-8.6) (3.8-5.5) 2001 30.1 55.5 9.2 5.2 CI (27.8-32.3) (53.1-57.9) (7.9-10.5) (4.3-6.2) 2000 30.6 57.4 8.0 4.0 CI (28.5-32.7) (55.1-59.7) (6.8-9.2) (3.1-4.9) 1999 29.4 58.0 7.9 4.7 CI (27.1-31.6) (55.6-60.4) (6.8-9.1) (3.7-5.7) 1998 27.3 60.4 8.6 3.6 CI (25.3-29.3) (58.3-62.6) (7.3-9.9) (2.9-4.4) 1997 27.8 59.1 8.5 4.6 CI (25.8-29.7) (57.0-61.1) (7.4-9.7) (3.8-5.5) $35-54,999 2006 25.3 55.8 12.1 6.8 CI (22.1-28.5) (52.1-59.6) (9.9-14.3) (5.2-8.3) 2005 26.4 57.7 11.1 4.8 CI (24.1-28.6) (54.9-60.5) (9.3-12.9) (3.6-6.0) 2004 25.7 60.8 9.4 4.1 CI (23.1-28.3) (58.1-63.6) (7.6-11.1) (2.9-5.3) 2003 25.9 58.9 11.2 3.9 CI (23.1-28.7) (55.9-61.9) (9.4-13.1) (2.8-5.1) 2002 23.9 60.4 10.8 4.8 CI (21.5-26.4) (57.4-63.4) (8.8-12.9) (3.7-6.0) 2001 24.2 60.7 9.5 5.5 CI (21.7-26.7) (57.9-63.5) (7.8-11.2) (4.1-6.9) 2000 22.9 63.8 8.8 4.5 CI (20.5-25.3) (61.3-66.3) (7.4-10.3) (3.5-5.5) 1999 20.9 64.6 9.8 4.6 CI (18.2-23.6) (61.4-67.9) (8.1-11.6) (3.4-5.8) 1998 20.2 64.3 9.7 5.9 CI (17.7-22.6) (61.2-67.3) (7.9-11.4) (4.5-7.3) 1997 20.6 63.8 10.7 4.9 CI (18.1-23.0) (61.0-66.5) (8.9-12.6) (3.8-6.0) $55,000 & up 2006 21.6 59.3 11.8 7.3 CI (18.0-25.2) (55.1-63.6) (9.0-14.5) (4.5-10.2) 2005 17.8 61.9 13.0 7.2 CI (15.0-20.7) (58.6-65.3) (10.7-15.4) (5.4-9.0) 2004 19.2 58.2 15.0 7.6 CI (16.1-22.2) (54.5-61.9) (12.4-17.7) (5.6-9.6) 2003 19.7 59.4 14.0 6.9 CI (16.5-22.8) (55.3-63.6) (11.2-16.9) (4.8-9.0) 2002 17.8 60.3 15.0 6.9 CI (14.8-20.8) (56.7-63.8) (12.4-17.7) (5.0-8.8) 2001 17.2 60.1 16.4 6.3 CI (14.3-20.1) (56.1-64.2) (13.5-19.3) (4.6-8.0) 2000 17.4 63.3 12.7 6.5 CI (14.5-20.4) (59.2-67.5) (9.4-16.0) (4.4-8.6) 1999 15.1 65.0 13.2 6.7 CI (11.7-18.5) (60.4-69.7) (10.2-16.1) (4.7-8.7) 1998 16.9 60.5 16.2 *6.4 CI (12.3-21.5) (54.7-66.2) (12.4-20.1) *(4.0-8.9) 1997 17.4 61.1 13.6 7.9 CI (13.4-21.5) (56.2-66.0) (10.2-17.0) (5.2-10.6) ___________________________________________________________________________ Estimates calculated by the Alcohol Epidemiologic Data System of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, December 2007. Definitions: Abstainer: fewer than 12 drinks in lifetime or no drinks in the past year. Light drinker: on average, 3 or fewer drinks per week in the past year. Moderate drinker: on average, more than 3 drinks but no more than 7 drinks per week for women and no more than 14 drinks per week for men in the past year. Heavier drinker: on average, more than one drink per day for women and more than two drinks per day for men 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)