Surveillance of Certain Health Behaviors Among States and Selected Local Areas --- United States, 2005

Surveillance Summaries
May 11, 2007 / 56(SS04);1-160

Alcohol Consumption

Binge Drinking

Binge drinking was defined as having five or more drinks on at least one occasion during the preceding month.

In 2005, the estimated prevalence of binge drinking among adults by state/territory ranged from 8.3% (CI = 7.2%--9.4%) in Utah to 22.1% (CI = 20.5%--23.7%) in Wisconsin (median: 14.4%) (Table 16).

Among selected MMSAs, the prevalence of binge drinking ranged from 3.0% (CI = 1.0%--5.0%) in Provo-Orem, Utah, to 20.3% (CI = 16.3%--24.3%) Lincoln, Nebraska (median: 14.1%) (Table 17); among counties, the prevalence ranged from 2.9% (CI = 0.9%-- 4.9%) in Utah county, Utah, to 26.0% (CI = 21.2%--30.8%) in Denver County, Colorado (median: 14.1%) (Table 18).

Heavy Drinking

At risk for heavy drinking was defined as an average of two or more drinks per day during the preceding month for men and an average of more than one drink per day during the preceding month for women.

In 2005, the prevalence of adults who were at risk for heavy drinking by state/territory ranged from 2.7% (CI = 2.0%--3.4%) in Kentucky to 7.5% (CI = 6.5%--9.5%) in Wisconsin (median: 4.9%) (Table 19).

Among the MMSAs, the prevalence of adults who were at risk for heavy drinking ranged from 1.7% (CI = 0.5%--2.9%) in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, to 10.0% (CI = 7.8%--12.2%) in Reno-Sparks, Nevada (median: 4.8%) (Table 20); among counties, the prevalence ranged from 1.5% (CI = 0.2%--2.8%) in Tooele County, Utah, to 10.1% (CI = 5.2%--15.0%) in Travis County, Texas (median: 4.8%) (Table 21).

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