[dkpat11.txt, dated 8/95] Drinking status* (in percents) of men and women by selected demographics: NHIS, 1990. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Characteristic Abstainer Former Current Heavier Drinker Drinker Drinker (Among Current Drinkers) ------------------------------------------------------------------ Total Men 17 12 72 14 Women 42 8 51 3 Age 18-29 Years Men 21 4 76 14 Women 38 4 59 3 30-44 Years Men 12 9 78 12 Women 35 7 58 3 45-64 Years Men 16 16 68 14 Women 43 10 48 4 65 years and older Men 21 23 56 15 Women 57 12 31 6 Race White Men 15 12 74 14 Women 39 8 54 3 Black Men 25 12 63 13 Women 59 8 33 4 Other Men 38 6 55 9 Women 61 5 33 2 Hispanic Origin Men 21 10 69 13 Women 56 6 38 3 Education Under 12 years Men 23 19 58 16 Women 61 10 29 5 12 years Men 17 11 72 16 Women 42 8 50 3 More than 12 years Men 13 8 79 11 Women 30 6 63 3 Family Income Less than $20,000 Men 21 16 63 15 Women 51 10 40 5 $20,000 - $24,999 Men 17 14 69 14 Women 43 8 48 3 $25,000 - $34,999 Men 16 10 74 14 Women 40 7 54 3 $35,000 - $49,999 Men 14 11 75 12 Women 33 6 61 2 $50,000 and over Men 10 7 84 13 Women 26 6 68 3 Currently Employed Men 15 9 76 13 Women 35 6 59 3 Region Northeast Men 16 8 76 13 Women 37 6 57 3 Midwest Men 12 10 77 13 Women 36 8 57 3 South Men 21 14 65 14 Women 51 8 41 4 West Men 15 12 73 14 Women 36 9 54 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Source: Unpublished data from the Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Questionnaire of the 1990 National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics.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.