Prevalence of binge drinking and heavy drinking among adults in the
United States, 1993–2007.
| |
Median Prevalence% |
| |
1993 |
1995 |
1997 |
1999 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Binge
Drinking
| 14.2 |
14.1 |
14.5 |
14.9 |
14.8 |
16.3 |
16.5 |
15.1 |
14.4 |
15.4 |
15.8 |
Heavy
Drinking
| 3.0 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
3.7 |
5.1 |
5.9 |
5.8 |
4.9 |
4.9 |
4.9 |
5.2 |
Notes: The source for these data is CDC’s Behavioral Risk
Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). Information about the BRFSS is available
at
http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/index.htm. Data included are
those from states (including the District of Columbia) in applicable years.
Data points represent the median prevalence of states participating in any
year. Binge drinking data represent all respondents who
report consuming 5 or more drinks on an occasion through 2004. Data since
2006 represent men who report consuming 5 or more drinks on an occasion, and
women who report consuming 4 or more drinks on an occasion, during the past
30 days. Heavy drinking data from 1992-2000 represent all respondents aged 18
years and older who report an average of 2 or more drinks per day (i.e., 60
or more alcoholic drinks a month). Heavy drinking data from
2001-2007 represent
all male respondents aged 18 years and older who report an average of more
than 2 drinks per day, and female respondents aged 18 years and older who
report an average of more than 1 drink per day. Data are
not available for the following years: 1994, 1996, 1998, and 2000.
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