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Sex and age |
Drinking Levels* |
Abstainer |
Light drinker |
Moderate drinker |
Heavier drinker |
N |
% |
N |
% |
N |
% |
N |
% |
Both Sexes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18-74 Years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White |
42,080 |
34.1 |
39,405 |
31.9 |
28,641 |
23.2 |
13,345 |
10.8 |
Black |
8,763 |
55.5 |
3,581 |
22.7 |
2,314 |
14.7 |
1,133 |
7.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18-29 Years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White |
9,468 |
25.5 |
12,445 |
33.5 |
10,883 |
29.3 |
4,357 |
11.7 |
Black |
3,141 |
52.9 |
1,516 |
25.5 |
952 |
16 |
327 |
5.5 |
30-44 Years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White |
10,741 |
29.4 |
12,913 |
35.3 |
9,126 |
24.9 |
3,806 |
10.4 |
Black |
2,171 |
46.7 |
1,238 |
26.6 |
798 |
17.2 |
438 |
9.4 |
45-64 Years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White |
15,167 |
40.4 |
11,160 |
29.7 |
7,119 |
18.9 |
4,127 |
11 |
Black |
2,489 |
62 |
714 |
17.8 |
513 |
12.8 |
301 |
7.5 |
65-74 Years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White |
6,703 |
55.1 |
2,887 |
23.7 |
1,513 |
12.4 |
1,055 |
8.7 |
Black |
963 |
80.7 |
114 |
9.6 |
** |
** |
66 |
5.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Male |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18-74 Years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White |
14,174 |
23.8 |
17,789 |
29.9 |
17,438 |
29.3 |
10,135 |
17 |
Black |
3.012 |
42.8 |
1,637 |
23.3 |
1,514 |
21.5 |
871 |
12.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18-29 Years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White |
3,249 |
17.6 |
5,335 |
28.9 |
6,611 |
35.9 |
3,245 |
17.6 |
Black |
1,281 |
46.4 |
611 |
22.1 |
630 |
22.8 |
238 |
8.6 |
30-44 Years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White |
3,491 |
19.5 |
5,838 |
32.6 |
5,681 |
31.7 |
2,919 |
16.3 |
Black |
640 |
31.4 |
557 |
27.4 |
504 |
24.8 |
335 |
16.5 |
45-64 Years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White |
5,193 |
28.9 |
5,300 |
29.5 |
4,290 |
23.9 |
3,178 |
17.7 |
Black |
745 |
43.3 |
388 |
22.5 |
341 |
19.8 |
246 |
14.3 |
65-74 Years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White |
2,241 |
43.1 |
1,315 |
25.3 |
856 |
16.4 |
792 |
15.2 |
Black |
346 |
66.9 |
81 |
15.7 |
** |
** |
** |
** |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Female |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18-74 Years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White |
27,906 |
43.6 |
21,617 |
33.8 |
11,203 |
17.5 |
3,210 |
5 |
Black |
5,751 |
65.7 |
1,944 |
22.2 |
800 |
9.1 |
262 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18-29 Years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White |
6,219 |
33.2 |
7,110 |
38 |
4,272 |
22.8 |
1,113 |
5.9 |
Black |
1,860 |
58.6 |
905 |
28.5 |
322 |
10.1 |
89 |
2.8 |
30-44 Years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White |
7,250 |
38.9 |
7,075 |
37.9 |
3,445 |
18.5 |
886 |
4.8 |
Black |
1,531 |
58.7 |
681 |
26.1 |
294 |
11.3 |
103 |
4 |
45-64 Years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White |
9,974 |
50.9 |
5,860 |
29.9 |
2,829 |
14.4 |
949 |
4.8 |
Black |
1,743 |
75.9 |
326 |
14.2 |
172 |
7.5 |
54 |
2.4 |
65-74 Years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White |
4,462 |
64.2 |
1,572 |
22.6 |
657 |
9.4 |
262 |
3.8 |
Black |
617 |
91.2 |
** |
** |
** |
** |
** |
** |
Source: Unpublished data from Alcohol/Health Practices Questionnaire of the 1983 National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics.
* Abstainer defined as a person who drinks less than 12 drinks per year or a former drinker who has not had a drink in over a year: light drinker drinks up to .21 oz. of ethanol daily (up to 3 drinks per week); moderate drinker drinks between .22 and .99 oz. of ethanol daily (4 to 13 drinks per week); heavier drinker consumes 1 or more oz. of ethanol daily (2 drinks or more a day).
** Estimate not presented, 5 or fewer respondents.
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