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Alcohol Consumption, 2006
(persons 18 years of age and over)
The following table lists the amount of alcohol consumed by Americans 18 years and older during 2006, according to sex, drinking status, level of consumption in the past year, and number of days in the past year with five or more drinks.
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Both
sexes |
Male |
Female |
|
Drinking status1
|
|
|
|
|
All
|
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
|
Lifetime abstainer
|
25.0
|
17.8
|
31.5
|
|
Former drinker
|
14.1
|
14.9
|
13.5
|
| Infrequent |
7.9 |
7.1 |
8.7 |
| Regular |
6.2 |
7.7 |
4.4 |
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Current drinker
|
60.8
|
67.4
|
54.9
|
| Infrequent |
12.4 |
9.2 |
15.5 |
| Regular |
48.0 |
57.6 |
39.2 |
Level of alcohol consumption in past
year for
current drinkers2
|
| All drinking levels |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
| Light |
67.7 |
58.8 |
77.8 |
| Moderate |
24.0 |
33.0 |
13.9 |
| Heavier |
8.3 |
8.2 |
8.4 |
Number of days in the past
year with 5 or more
drinks
|
| All current drinkers |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
| No days |
67.0 |
57.8 |
77.3 |
| At least 1 day |
33.0 |
42.2 |
22.7 |
| 1–11 days |
17.9 |
20.5 |
15.1 |
| 12 or more days |
15.1 |
21.7 |
7.6 |
1. Lifetime abstainers had fewer than 12
drinks in their lifetime. Former drinkers had at least 12 drinks in
their lifetime and none in the past year. Former infrequent drinkers are
former drinkers who had fewer than 12 drinks in any one year. Former
regular drinkers are former drinkers who had at least 12 drinks in any
one year. Current drinkers had 12 drinks in their lifetime and at least
one drink in the past year. Current infrequent drinkers are current
drinkers who had fewer than 12 drinks in the past year. Current regular
drinkers are current drinkers who had at least 12 drinks in the past
year.
2. Level of alcohol consumption
categories are defined as follows: light drinkers, up to 3 drinks per
week; moderate drinkers, 4–14 drinks per week for men and
4–7 drinks per week for women; heavier drinkers, more than 14
drinks per week for men and more than 7 drinks per week for women in
2007.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, Health, United States, 2007.
Information Please® Database, © 2008 Pearson
Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
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