[dkpat19.txt, dated 6/99] Percent distribution of usual drinking level in the past year among current drinkers combined with former drinkers and lifetime abstainers by sex according to selected respondent characteristics: United States, NLAES, 1992. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Usual Drinking Level[1] -------------------------------------------------------- Respondent Lifetime Former Light Moderate Heavier Characteristic Abstainer Drinker Drinker Drinker Drinker [2] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Both sexes 34.00 21.63 19.41 16.99 7.48 SE[3] 0.42 0.31 0.25 0.26 0.17 Male 21.71 22.53 20.55 22.60 11.96 SE 0.43 0.42 0.38 0.38 0.30 Female 45.33 20.80 18.35 11.81 3.36 SE 0.57 0.37 0.33 0.27 0.14 Race White Both sexes 30.69 22.44 20.54 18.12 7.74 SE 0.47 0.34 0.29 0.29 0.29 Male 19.03 23.11 21.30 23.68 12.28 SE 0.45 0.47 0.42 0.41 0.34 Female 41.60 21.81 19.83 12.92 3.50 SE 0.61 0.41 0.38 0.32 0.15 Black Both sexes 48.65 18.82 12.86 11.89 6.93 SE 0.90 0.64 0.56 0.53 0.48 Male 32.42 21.01 14.91 18.55 11.90 SE 1.35 1.12 1.00 0.99 0.89 Female 61.72 17.05 11.21 6.52 2.93 SE 1.07 0.78 0.58 0.46 0.34 American Indian/ Alaskan Native Both sexes 33.41 24.71 16.76 19.97 5.15 SE 5.26 2.67 2.46 3.97 1.22 Male 22.76 25.49 18.40 25.05 8.31 SE 6.73 3.89 4.50 6.84 2.54 Female 42.69 24.03 15.33 15.54 -- SE 6.10 3.15 2.97 3.76 -- Asian/Pacific Islander Both sexes 63.26 12.36 15.28 6.31 2.56 SE 1.80 1.16 1.41 0.81 0.62 Male 49.93 15.74 20.56 9.59 3.75 SE 2.65 1.81 2.17 1.41 0.96 Female 77.48 8.75 9.65 2.82 -- SE 2.15 1.40 1.61 0.69 -- Hispanic Origin Hispanic Both sexes 46.75 14.84 18.23 13.07 6.53 SE 1.18 0.81 0.90 0.77 0.60 Male 29.60 17.45 21.33 20.07 10.75 SE 1.59 1.30 1.44 1.32 1.11 Female 64.01 12.22 15.11 6.03 2.28 SE 1.46 0.92 1.02 0.67 0.40 Nonhispanic Both sexes 32.79 22.26 19.55 17.30 7.60 SE 0.44 0.33 0.26 0.27 0.18 Male 20.94 23.02 20.49 22.79 12.13 SE 0.44 0.45 0.39 0.39 0.32 Female 43.64 21.56 18.70 12.28 3.46 SE 0.59 0.39 0.35 0.29 0.15 Marital Status Married Both sexes 32.27 24.66 20.71 15.63 6.25 SE 0.52 0.40 0.34 0.30 0.20 Male 20.99 26.29 21.97 20.52 9.59 SE 0.54 0.56 0.50 0.45 0.34 Female 43.87 22.98 19.40 10.60 2.82 SE 0.71 0.49 0.44 0.35 0.17 Living with someone as if married Both sexes 17.13 18.59 24.02 24.62 15.29 SE 1.27 1.27 1.51 1.57 1.26 Male 9.66 17.18 20.66 31.38 20.90 SE 1.54 1.81 2.28 2.50 2.08 Female 24.47 19.97 27.32 17.98 9.78 SE 1.96 1.82 2.11 1.68 1.37 Widowed Both sexes 60.99 19.46 9.12 7.10 2.99 SE 0.91 0.70 0.49 0.44 0.24 Male 30.50 32.73 14.02 13.13 9.23 SE 1.87 1.90 1.55 1.43 1.07 Female 67.35 16.69 8.09 5.84 1.68 SE 0.96 0.73 0.50 0.44 0.21 Divorced Both sexes 27.58 24.74 19.29 17.83 10.16 SE 0.90 0.82 0.68 0.67 0.60 Male 12.28 25.03 18.20 24.54 19.52 SE 0.97 1.34 1.10 1.27 1.26 Female 37.25 24.55 19.98 13.60 4.24 SE 1.23 0.98 0.88 0.76 0.47 Separated Both sexes 34.54 19.68 18.69 15.88 10.43 SE 1.57 1.23 1.34 1.14 1.07 Male 16.77 17.67 20.57 24.19 19.92 SE 2.07 2.14 2.42 2.34 2.29 Female 45.04 20.86 17.58 10.97 4.83 SE 1.97 1.47 1.52 1.08 0.95 Never married Both sexes 34.34 12.70 18.70 23.32 10.34 SE 0.71 0.42 0.48 0.62 0.47 Male 26.84 11.50 18.16 27.65 15.05 SE 0.86 0.55 0.64 0.87 0.74 Female 43.61 14.19 19.37 17.96 4.51 SE 1.07 0.64 0.73 0.76 0.40 Years of Education Eleven years or less Both sexes 49.54 22.58 10.37 10.12 7.01 SE 0.66 0.58 0.40 0.42 0.39 Male 30.91 28.26 13.37 14.56 12.28 SE 0.92 1.00 0.66 0.73 0.72 Female 65.65 17.67 7.78 6.27 2.45 SE 0.86 0.62 0.44 0.48 0.25 Twelve years Both sexes 36.23 23.13 17.80 14.88 7.43 SE 0.65 0.51 0.41 0.38 0.28 Male 22.89 23.98 18.48 21.12 12.81 SE 0.75 0.70 0.68 0.62 0.53 Female 47.29 22.42 17.24 9.70 2.96 SE 0.88 0.62 0.53 0.40 0.23 Thirteen to 15 years Both sexes 28.19 21.44 22.22 19.63 8.06 SE 0.57 0.50 0.44 0.49 0.33 Male 18.31 21.11 22.44 25.16 12.43 SE 0.73 0.75 0.69 0.80 0.58 Female 36.83 21.73 22.03 14.79 4.24 SE 0.78 0.61 0.59 0.55 0.30 Sixteen or more years Both sexes 23.61 19.08 26.53 22.87 7.36 SE 0.60 0.49 0.54 0.53 0.34 Male 16.65 18.06 26.69 27.61 10.32 SE 0.67 0.63 0.75 0.75 0.57 Female 32.01 20.30 26.34 17.16 3.79 SE 0.87 0.68 0.75 0.65 0.29 Currently Employed Full Time Yes Both sexes 25.23 21.09 23.35 21.09 8.71 SE 0.45 0.37 0.37 0.35 0.25 Male 17.83 21.13 23.20 25.11 12.13 SE 0.47 0.47 0.48 0.47 0.39 Female 36.07 21.03 23.58 15.19 3.70 SE 0.71 0.55 0.52 0.43 0.22 No Both sexes 43.35 22.21 15.20 12.62 6.18 SE 0.55 0.40 0.30 0.32 0.22 Male 28.58 25.02 15.86 18.14 11.66 SE 0.73 0.69 0.55 0.58 0.48 Female 51.57 20.65 14.83 9.54 3.13 SE 0.67 0.43 0.36 0.32 0.17 Personal Annual Income None Both sexes 50.21 23.57 11.83 9.26 4.64 SE 0.67 0.49 0.36 0.32 0.22 Male 31.15 31.43 14.06 13.80 8.69 SE 0.95 0.93 0.65 0.68 0.48 Female 59.47 19.75 10.75 7.05 2.67 SE 0.76 0.52 0.40 0.32 0.20 $1 to $9,999 Both sexes 38.67 19.66 18.04 15.77 7.45 SE 0.79 0.55 0.45 0.54 0.39 Male 28.75 17.91 17.28 21.53 13.94 SE 1.07 0.83 0.78 0.98 0.82 Female 44.78 20.73 18.50 12.22 3.45 SE 0.94 0.66 0.57 0.55 0.29 $10,000 to $24,999 Both sexes 29.95 21.14 21.31 18.77 8.33 SE 0.63 0.51 0.50 0.48 0.33 Male 21.96 19.99 19.90 23.89 13.60 SE 0.84 0.76 0.75 0.77 0.62 Female 37.22 22.19 22.58 14.10 3.52 SE 0.84 0.64 0.65 0.53 0.28 $25,000 or more Both sexes 17.99 21.63 26.26 24.00 9.58 SE 0.51 0.48 0.49 0.48 0.34 Male 14.36 21.88 25.26 26.28 11.65 SE 0.53 0.58 0.60 0.59 0.44 Female 26.90 21.03 28.70 18.39 4.50 SE 0.92 0.74 0.86 0.71 0.40 Current/Most Recent Occupation Executive, administrative managerial Both sexes 21.00 21.89 24.41 23.52 8.66 SE 0.72 0.76 0.74 0.73 0.49 Male 15.53 21.17 22.74 27.90 12.07 SE 0.91 1.00 1.01 1.05 0.79 Female 28.26 22.84 26.62 17.71 4.14 SE 1.08 1.04 1.04 0.94 0.49 Professional specialty Both sexes 28.62 20.90 24.28 19.44 6.26 SE 0.79 0.64 0.67 0.62 0.38 Male 19.14 20.61 25.61 24.77 9.20 SE 0.97 0.97 1.04 1.00 0.71 Female 36.44 21.15 23.19 15.05 3.84 SE 1.07 0.80 0.85 0.70 0.36 Technician/related support Both sexes 27.26 21.32 28.45 16.71 5.55 SE 1.37 1.27 1.39 1.20 0.75 Male 17.80 22.63 29.47 21.83 8.01 SE 1.71 1.99 2.12 1.97 1.32 Female 36.99 19.97 27.41 11.44 3.01 SE 1.91 1.70 2.14 1.30 0.68 Sales Both sexes 32.79 20.82 20.77 17.92 7.12 SE 0.89 0.74 0.69 0.67 0.42 Male 18.94 20.56 24.42 24.38 10.92 SE 1.08 1.09 1.21 1.15 0.78 Female 43.40 21.02 17.97 12.97 4.21 SE 1.21 0.96 0.88 0.77 0.46 Administrative support, including clerical Both sexes 37.58 22.90 20.97 13.90 4.42 SE 0.74 0.60 0.55 0.51 0.29 Male 23.95 23.02 20.91 21.72 10.02 SE 1.49 1.47 1.44 1.34 1.00 Female 41.04 22.87 20.98 11.92 3.00 SE 0.85 0.64 0.62 0.50 0.25 Private household Both sexes 64.17 15.99 10.11 6.49 2.87 SE 2.51 1.96 1.63 1.63 0.84 Male -- -- -- -- -- SE -- -- -- -- -- Female 64.93 15.57 9.54 6.63 2.94 SE 2.52 1.96 1.57 1.66 0.86 Protective service Both sexes 22.25 23.70 19.23 26.17 8.35 SE 1.77 1.94 1.76 2.69 1.23 Male 18.94 23.45 19.22 28.57 9.46 SE 1.77 2.23 1.96 3.11 1.46 Female 39.66 25.05 19.27 13.51 -- SE 5.04 4.46 3.68 3.31 -- Service, except protective service and household Both sexes 44.03 20.20 15.23 13.41 6.69 SE 0.94 0.71 0.59 0.64 0.44 Male 31.52 17.79 17.08 19.71 13.47 SE 1.60 1.24 1.19 1.40 1.29 Female 49.28 21.21 14.46 10.76 3.84 SE 1.04 0.82 0.66 0.62 0.34 Farming, forestry, fishing Both sexes 38.69 22.41 13.81 15.93 8.26 SE 1.75 1.65 1.16 1.36 1.13 Male 32.29 23.67 14.18 18.78 9.98 SE 1.99 1.85 1.51 1.63 1.41 Female 60.22 18.16 12.55 6.31 -- SE 3.93 3.39 2.16 1.64 -- Precision production, craft, repair Both sexes 21.85 24.90 18.33 20.34 13.65 SE 0.77 0.78 0.73 0.76 0.63 Male 18.73 25.14 19.14 20.98 14.99 SE 0.79 0.83 0.80 0.81 0.71 Female 44.55 23.16 12.48 15.63 3.87 SE 2.44 2.06 1.78 1.85 0.80 Operators, fabri- cators, laborers Both sexes 44.15 22.33 13.49 13.01 6.87 SE 1.16 0.92 0.80 0.66 0.60 Male 23.93 25.89 16.89 20.28 12.78 SE 1.38 1.35 1.29 1.19 1.18 Female 61.96 19.19 10.49 6.60 1.67 SE 1.47 1.13 0.88 0.61 0.34 Transportation, material moving Both sexes 23.74 26.99 20.20 17.21 11.31 SE 1.24 1.38 1.28 1.12 0.99 Male 20.94 27.81 20.29 18.42 11.99 SE 1.28 1.48 1.35 1.23 1.06 Female 47.79 19.95 19.39 6.78 5.54 SE 4.32 3.40 3.68 1.93 1.79 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, laborers Both sexes 35.51 19.84 13.50 17.89 12.51 SE 1.47 1.14 0.96 1.25 1.11 Male 27.32 20.13 13.91 21.64 16.21 SE 1.68 1.44 1.16 1.56 1.54 Female 55.22 19.15 12.51 8.86 3.60 SE 2.50 2.00 1.79 1.38 1.21 Military Both sexes 21.71 21.26 18.36 29.31 9.37 SE 3.14 3.17 2.93 3.48 2.02 Male 17.16 20.64 19.34 32.25 10.61 SE 3.34 3.54 3.51 4.02 2.39 Female 38.58 23.56 -- -- -- SE 8.21 6.44 -- -- -- Age Started Drinking Sixteen years or younger Both sexes -- 30.27 24.25 27.35 17.25 SE -- 0.71 0.63 0.64 0.63 Male -- 27.72 21.65 28.00 21.72 SE -- 0.88 0.78 0.82 0.85 Female -- 34.86 28.92 26.18 9.21 SE -- 1.04 1.01 0.97 0.68 Seventeen or 18 years Both sexes -- 31.17 30.12 27.91 10.29 SE -- 0.64 0.58 0.65 0.38 Male -- 27.08 27.53 31.32 13.57 SE -- 0.78 0.77 0.81 0.56 Female -- 37.62 34.20 22.53 5.13 SE -- 0.96 0.89 0.87 0.38 Nineteen or 20 years Both sexes -- 33.27 32.96 24.27 8.88 SE -- 0.90 0.89 0.75 0.50 Male -- 29.81 29.74 27.67 12.02 SE -- 1.21 1.23 1.13 0.80 Female -- 37.54 36.93 20.07 4.99 SE -- 1.21 1.19 0.92 0.53 Twenty-one years or older Both sexes -- 35.91 32.13 22.89 8.35 SE -- 0.69 0.65 0.57 0.39 Male -- 30.89 28.76 27.82 11.67 SE -- 1.00 1.02 0.95 0.74 Female -- 40.00 34.86 18.89 5.65 SE -- 0.88 0.82 0.68 0.41 Any Parent Alcoholic Yes Both sexes 23.49 26.78 20.49 18.53 10.08 SE 0.56 0.55 0.49 0.46 0.37 Male 13.17 27.44 19.20 23.01 16.23 SE 0.68 0.91 0.78 0.75 0.70 Female 32.09 26.23 21.56 14.80 4.95 SE 0.78 0.64 0.62 0.58 0.33 No Both sexes 36.95 20.18 19.10 16.55 6.75 SE 0.46 0.33 0.28 0.28 0.18 Male 23.95 21.24 20.90 22.49 10.84 SE 0.47 0.45 0.40 0.43 0.32 Female 49.29 19.18 17.39 10.92 2.88 SE 0.62 0.41 0.37 0.28 0.15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: Alcohol Epidemiologic Data System. Stinson, F.S.; Yi, H.; Grant, B.F.; Chou, P.; Dawson, D.A.; and Pickering, R. Drinking in the United States: Main Findings from the 1992 National Longitudinal Alcohol Epidemiologic Survey (NLAES). U.S. Alcohol Epidemiologic Data Reference Manual, Vol. 6, 1st Edition. Rockville, MD: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Division of Biometry and Epidemiology (November 1998). [1] Lifetime abstainer: never had 12 or more drinks in any year of life. Former drinker: 12 or more drinks in any one year, but not in past year. Light drinker: 12 or more drinks in past year and fewer than 3 drinks per week on average. Moderate drinker: 3 to fewer than 14 drinks per week on average in past year. Heavier drinker: 2 or more drinks per day on average in past year. [2] Excludes respondents for whom the characteristic was coded "other or unknown." Percentages do not always add to 100 percent because of missing values. See above source, especially pages 18 and 19. [3] Standard Error. -- Fewer than 10 respondents in this cell.