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Distribution of drinking levels of white non-Hispanics and black non-Hispanics by age and sex: NHIS, 1983. (Numbers in thousands).


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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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