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Alcohol Consumption
Binge Drinking
Binge Drinking: Defined as having 5 or more drinks on 1 occasion.
C.I. = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level)
Denominator includes all respondents except those with do not know/refused/missing responses.
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.
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Total # of Respondents
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No
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C.I.
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Yes
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C.I.
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All Adults |
11215 |
91.6 |
90.8-92.5 |
8.3 |
7.51-9.19 |
Binge Drinking by Age
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Age Group
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Total # of Respondents
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No
|
C.I.
|
Yes
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C.I.
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18-24 |
555 |
66.6 |
62.2-71.1 |
33.4 |
29.0-37.8 |
25-34 |
1551 |
73.8 |
71.1-76.5 |
26.2 |
23.5-28.9 |
35-44 |
2433 |
82.5 |
80.7-84.4 |
17.5 |
15.7-19.3 |
45-54 |
2344 |
87.6 |
85.9-89.3 |
12.4 |
10.7-14.0 |
55-64 |
1691 |
91.4 |
89.9-93.0 |
8.5 |
7.02-10.1 |
65+ |
2454 |
96.3 |
95.4-97.3 |
3.6 |
2.83-4.47 |
Binge Drinking by Sex
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Gender Group
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Total # of Respondents
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No
|
C.I.
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Yes
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C.I.
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Male |
4450 |
75.6 |
74.0-77.3 |
24.3 |
22.8-25.9 |
Female |
6765 |
91.6 |
90.8-92.5 |
8.3 |
7.51-9.19 |
Binge Drinking by Income
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Income Group
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Total # of Respondents
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No
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C.I.
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Yes
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C.I.
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< $15,000 |
701 |
90.0 |
86.5-93.5 |
10.0 |
6.59-13.4 |
$15,000-24,999 |
1422 |
83.7 |
80.9-86.5 |
16.3 |
13.5-19.0 |
$25,000-34,999 |
999 |
85.8 |
82.9-88.6 |
14.3 |
11.5-17.0 |
$35,000-49,999 |
1456 |
82.7 |
80.0-85.4 |
17.3 |
14.6-20.0 |
$50,000-74,999 |
1649 |
84.2 |
82.1-86.3 |
15.8 |
13.7-17.9 |
$75,000+ |
3385 |
80.7 |
79.1-82.4 |
19.3 |
17.6-20.9 |
Binge Drinking by Education
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Education Group
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Total # of Respondents
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No
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C.I.
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Yes
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C.I.
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Less than H.S. |
878 |
85.3 |
81.9-88.7 |
14.7 |
11.3-18.0 |
H.S. or G.E.D. |
3055 |
83.7 |
81.9-85.5 |
16.3 |
14.6-18.1 |
Some Post-H.S. |
2617 |
82.9 |
81.0-84.8 |
17.1 |
15.2-19.0 |
College Graduate |
4626 |
84.6 |
83.3-85.9 |
15.4 |
14.1-16.7 |
Binge Drinking by Race/Ethnicity
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Racial/ Ethnic Group
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Total # of Respondents
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No
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C.I.
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Yes
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C.I.
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White/Non-Hispanic |
8464 |
83.3 |
82.2-84.3 |
16.7 |
15.7-17.8 |
Black or African American/Non-Hispanic |
1025 |
89.7 |
87.3-92.1 |
10.3 |
7.89-12.7 |
Other Race/Non-Hispanic |
531 |
89.7 |
86.2-93.1 |
10.3 |
7.07-13.6 |
Multiracial/Non-Hispanic |
61 |
83.1 |
72.2-94.0 |
16.9 |
6.03-27.8 |
Hispanic |
986 |
80.4 |
77.2-83.6 |
19.6 |
16.5 |
C.I = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level)
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