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Alcohol Use in the Past Month by
Characteristics, 2004
| |
Type of alcohol use |
| Characteristic |
Any
alcohol
use |
Binge1
alcohol
use |
Heavy
alcohol
use |
|
Age
|
|
|
|
| 12–17 |
17.6% |
11.1% |
2.7% |
| 18–25 |
60.5 |
41.2 |
15.1 |
| 26 or older |
53.0 |
21.1 |
6.1 |
|
Gender
|
|
|
|
| Male |
56.9 |
31.1 |
10.6 |
| Female |
44.0 |
14.9 |
3.5 |
|
Hispanic origin and race
|
| Not Hispanic or Latino |
51.8 |
22.6 |
7.2 |
| White |
55.2 |
23.8 |
7.9 |
| Black or African American |
37.1% |
18.3% |
4.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska
Native |
36.2 |
25.8 |
7.7 |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific
Islander |
(2) |
(2) |
4.9 |
| Asian |
37.4 |
12.4 |
2.7 |
| Two or more races |
52.4 |
23.5 |
6.9 |
| Hispanic or Latino |
40.2 |
24.0 |
5.3 |
|
Total
|
50.3
|
22.8
|
6.9
|
1. Binge alcohol use is defined as
drinking 5 or more drinks on the same occasion. 2. Low precision, no
estimate reported.
Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies,
National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2003 and 2004. Web:
www.oas.samhsa.gov.
Information Please® Database, © 2007 Pearson
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