Past Month Alcohol Use Among Women Aged 18 and Older, by Type* and Race/Ethnicity, 2006

Past Month Alcohol Use Among Women Aged 18 and Older, by Type and Race/Ethnicity, 2006
Race/Ethnicity Any Alcohol Use Binge Alcohol Use Heavy Alcohol Use
Total 47.9% 15.6% 3.5%
Non-Hispanic White 53.5% 16.8% 4.1%
Non-Hispanic Black 35.9% 13.5% 1.9%
Hispanic 36.3% 13.0% 2.0%
Asian/Pacific Islander 28.4% 8.7% 1.7%
American Indian/Alaska Native 31.1% 19.6% 6.9%

*Binge alcohol use is defined as drinking 5 or more drinks on the same occasion on at least 1 day in the past 30 days; heavy alcohol use is defined as drinking 5 or more drinks on the same occasion on each of 5 or more days in the past 30 days. All heavy alcohol users are also binge alcohol users.↑

Source: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Office of Applied Studies. NATIONAL SURVEY ON DRUG USE AND HEALTH, 2006 [Computer file]. ICPSR21240-v2. Research Triangle Park, NC: Research Triangle Institute [producer], 2007. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2007-12-03.

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