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9.3. Age-sex-adjusted percent of adults aged 18 years and over with
excessive alcohol
consumption, by race/ethnicity: United States, 2001
NOTES: Excessive
alcohol drinkers were defined as those who consumed >5 drinks on one
occasion at least 12 times during the past 12 months. The analysis
excluded 919 adults with unknown alcohol consumption. Estimates are
age-sex-adjusted to a year 2000 standard population using four age groups:
18-24 years, 25-44 years, 45-64 years, and 65 years and over.
DATA SOURCE: Sample
Adult Core component of the 2001 National Health Interview Survey.
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The
age-sex-adjusted percent of adults with excessive alcohol consumption
during the past 12 months was higher for white non-Hispanic persons
(10.7%) than for black non-Hispanic persons (5.3%) and Hispanic persons
(8.3%).
