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QuickStats: Percentage of Asian Adults* Who Reported Moderate
or Heavier Drinking,† by Asian Subpopulation --- National Health
Interview Survey, United States, 2004--2006§
* Non-Hispanic Asians aged >18 years.
† Respondents who had at least 12 drinks in their lifetime and more than three drinks per week, up to 14 drinks
per week (on average) for men, and more than three drinks per week up to seven drinks per week (on average)
for women were moderate drinkers. Adults who had at least 12 drinks in their lifetime and more than 14 drinks per
week (on average) for men and more than seven drinks per week (on average) for women were heavier drinkers.
§ Estimates are age adjusted using the projected 2000 U.S. population as the standard population and using
four age groups: 18--24 years, 25--44 years, 45--64 years, and
>65 years. Estimates are based on household
interviews of a sample of the civilian, noninstitutionalized U.S. population and are derived from the National Health
Interview Survey sample adult component. Data were combined from three years of surveys to increase reliability of
estimates in smaller subpopulations.
¶ 95% confidence interval.
** Includes Chinese, Filipino, Asian Indian, Japanese, Vietnamese, and Korean subpopulations; also includes
Other Asian and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander subpopulations, which are not shown separately because
of small sample sizes.
†† Among persons who reported a single Asian subpopulation.
During 2004--2006, Asian adults had the lowest percentage of current moderate or heavier drinkers
(9%), when compared with whites (22%), American Indian/Alaska Natives (15%), Hispanics (13%), and
blacks (12%). However, the percentage of moderate or heavier drinkers varied substantially among
Asian subpopulations: Japanese (14%), Korean (10%), Filipino (9%), Chinese (7%), Vietnamese (6%),
and Asian Indian (6%).
SOURCE: Barnes PM, Adams PF, Powell-Griner E. Health characteristics of the Asian adult
population: United States, 2004--2006. Adv Data 2008;394. Available at
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/ad/ad394.pdf.
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Date last reviewed: 4/16/2008
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