|
Characteristic |
Abstainer |
Former Drinker |
Current Drinker |
Heavier Drinker (Among Current Drinkers) |
|
Total |
|
|
|
|
|
Men |
14 |
9 |
76 |
17 |
|
Women |
38 |
6 |
56 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Age |
|
|
|
|
|
18-29 Years |
|
|
|
|
|
Men |
15 |
3 |
82 |
16 |
|
Women |
32 |
3 |
65 |
4 |
|
30-44 Years |
|
|
|
|
|
Men |
11 |
6 |
83 |
17 |
|
Women |
32 |
5 |
63 |
4 |
|
45-64 Years |
|
|
|
|
|
Men |
14 |
14 |
72 |
18 |
|
Women |
39 |
8 |
53 |
7 |
|
65 years and older |
|
|
|
|
|
Men |
22 |
20 |
58 |
18 |
|
Women |
56 |
10 |
35 |
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Race |
|
|
|
|
|
White |
|
|
|
|
|
Men |
13 |
9 |
78 |
17 |
|
Women |
36 |
6 |
58 |
5 |
|
Black |
|
|
|
|
|
Men |
21 |
11 |
67 |
14 |
|
Women |
52 |
6 |
41 |
4 |
|
Other |
|
|
|
|
|
Men |
34 |
5 |
61 |
16 |
|
Women |
61 |
4 |
35 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hispanic Origin |
|
|
|
|
|
Men |
23 |
7 |
71 |
16 |
|
Women |
52 |
5 |
43 |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Education |
|
|
|
|
|
Under 12 years |
|
|
|
|
|
Men |
22 |
17 |
62 |
20 |
|
Women |
56 |
9 |
35 |
6 |
|
12 years |
|
|
|
|
|
Men |
14 |
8 |
78 |
18 |
|
Women |
36 |
6 |
58 |
5 |
|
More than 12 years |
|
|
|
|
|
Men |
11 |
5 |
84 |
15 |
|
Women |
27 |
4 |
69 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Family Income |
|
|
|
|
|
Less than $20,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Men |
18 |
13 |
69 |
18 |
|
Women |
46 |
8 |
46 |
5 |
|
$20,000 - $24,999 |
|
|
|
|
|
Men |
15 |
8 |
77 |
16 |
|
Women |
35 |
6 |
59 |
5 |
|
$25,000 - $34,999 |
|
|
|
|
|
Men |
12 |
8 |
80 |
16 |
|
Women |
33 |
6 |
61 |
4 |
|
$35,000 - $49,999 |
|
|
|
|
|
Men |
10 |
6 |
84 |
17 |
|
Women |
27 |
4 |
69 |
5 |
|
$50,000 and over |
|
|
|
|
|
Men |
9 |
4 |
87 |
19 |
|
Women |
20 |
3 |
76 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Currently Employed |
|
|
|
|
|
Men |
13 |
7 |
80 |
17 |
|
Women |
31 |
5 |
65 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Region |
|
|
|
|
|
Northeast |
|
|
|
|
|
Men |
13 |
7 |
80 |
18 |
|
Women |
32 |
6 |
62 |
5 |
|
Midwest |
|
|
|
|
|
Men |
12 |
8 |
80 |
16 |
|
Women |
33 |
6 |
61 |
5 |
|
South |
|
|
|
|
|
Men |
18 |
12 |
69 |
16 |
|
Women |
49 |
6 |
45 |
5 |
|
West |
|
|
|
|
|
Men |
13 |
8 |
79 |
19 |
Women |
32 |
6 |
62 |
6 |
Source: Unpublished data from the Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Questionnaire of the 1985 National Health Interview Survey, National Center for Health Statistics.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).
Note: Weighted data. Excludes missing data.