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Monday, December 10, 2007

National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)


WHAT'S NEW!

bullet graphicBased on Data From the January-June 2007 National Health Interview Survey



Percentage of adults aged 18 years and over who had five or more drinks in 1 day at least once in the past year: United States, 1977-June 2007

  • For the period January through June 2007, the percentage of adults who had five or more drinks in 1 day at least once in the past year was 19.8% (95% confidence interval = 18.66–20.87%), which was not significantly different from the 2006 estimate of 19.6%.
  • From 2001 through 2003, the annual percentage of adults who had five or more drinks in 1 day at least once in the past year decreased from 20.0% to 19.1%. The percentage has remained stable since 2003.
Percentage of adults aged 18 years and over who had five or more drinks in 1 day at least once in the past year, by age group and sex: United States, January–June 2007
  • For both men and women, younger adults were more likely than older adults to have had five or more drinks in 1 day at least once in the past year.
  • In all four age groups, men were considerably more likely than women to have had five or more drinks in 1 day at least once in the past year.
Age-sex-adjusted percentage of adults aged 18 years and over who had five or more drinks in 1 day at least once in the past year, by race/ethnicity: United States, January–June 2007
  • The age-sex-adjusted percentage of adults who had five or more drinks in 1 day at least once in the past year was 16.3% for Hispanic adults, 23.7% for non-Hispanic white adults, and 10.2% for non-Hispanic black adults.
  • Non-Hispanic white adults were most likely to have had five or more drinks in 1 day at least once in the past year, followed by Hispanic adults and non-Hispanic black adults.
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