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Alcohol consumption levels by sex, age, and education: NHIS, 1987 and
1992[1]

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                              Alcohol Consumption Levels [2]
                 Abstainer        Light        Moderate        Heavier
Sex, Age,      ------------   ------------   ------------    ------------
Education      1987    1992   1987    1992   1987    1992    1987    1992
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Total

 All (%)       41.2    47.3   29.6    26.2   21.0    19.5     8.2     7.0
 Sample n     9,230   5,683  6,352   3,029  4,458   2,255   1,786     795

Men

All men        30.8    36.5   27.4    25.7   27.8    26.0    14.0    11.8
 18-39 yrs.    23.8    29.9   29.3    27.1   31.2    29.6    15.8    13.3
 40-59 yrs.    31.5    37.2   26.7    26.1   27.3    24.9    14.4    11.8
 60+ yrs.      47.2    51.8   23.7    21.4   20.2    18.8     9.0     8.0

Women

All women      50.6    57.2   31.6    26.6   14.8    13.6     3.1     2.7
 18-39 yrs.    40.5    48.1   38.2    32.3   17.8    16.5     3.5     3.2
 40-59 yrs.    52.6    57.6   30.4    26.3   13.7    13.7     3.3     2.5
 60+ yrs.      68.8    73.9   19.5    16.3   10.0     8.0     1.8     1.9

Education

< H.S. grad.   57.5    66.7   21.4    15.6   13.9    12.3     7.2     5.5
H.S. grad.     42.3    49.8   30.1    25.3   19.3    17.5     8.3     7.4
Some college   32.4    38.1   33.7    30.8   25.0    22.8     9.0     8.3
College grad.  27.9    32.6   34.5    33.8   29.2    27.0     8.5     6.6
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[1] Data from the National Cancer Institute's Epidemiology Study section
    in the 1987 and 1992 National Health Interview Surveys, National
    Center for Health Statistics.  Weighted percentages.  Unweighted
    sample numbers.

[2] Alcohol consumption levels are defined as follows: Abstainer, less
    than 0.01 ounces of ethanol per day (less than 4 drinks per year);
    light drinker, 0.01 to 0.21 ounces of ethanol per day (up to 3 drinks
    per week); moderate drinker, 0.22 to 0.99 ounces of ethanol per
    day (4 to 13 drinks per week); heavier drinker, 1.0 or more ounces
    of ethanol per day (14 or more drinks per week or 2 or more
    drinks per day).

Source: Deitz, D.K.; Williams, G.D.; and Dufour, M.C. Epidemiologic
        Bulletin No. 37: Alcohol consumption and dietary practices in
        the U.S. population. Alcohol Health & Research World 20(2):
        128-140, 1996.