[dkpat28.txt, updated 12/07] 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. ______________________________________________________________________________ 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) (40.0-42.4) (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 (26.2-31.9) (32.7-38.5) (14.0-19.2) (16.1-21.2) 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).