Table 1.
Current drinkers, frequency of drinking 5 or more drinks in a day and frequency of intoxication among Whites, Blacks and Hispanics by gender and survey year (NLAES, 1992 – NESARC, 2002).
| Males | White | Black | Hispanic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2002 | 1992 | 2002 | 1992 | 2002 | ||
| Drinking status € | Current drinkers (n) | 58.31 (7937) |
63.52 (6885) |
46.56 (967) |
52.50 (1554) |
52.95 (635) |
60.28 (2281) |
| 5+ Drinks in a day (N) | (13538) | (10782***) | (2091) | (3025***) | (1191) | (3700***) | |
| Once a week or more | 9.21 | 13.55 | 9.64 | 11.39 | 9.83 | 14.05 | |
| 1–3 times a month | 9.22 | 6.99 | 6.84 | 3.64 | 10.95 | 9.34 | |
| < Once a month | 18.72 | 11.50 | 11.53 | 5.79 | 16.77 | 11.86 | |
| Drinker/ No 5+ drinks | 20.96 | 31.27 | 18.28 | 31.45 | 15.32 | 24.56 | |
| Ex-drinkers/Abstainers | 41.90 | 36.68 | 53.72 | 47.74 | 47.13 | 40.19 | |
| Drinking to intoxication (N) | (13555) | (10766***) | (2094) | (3023**) | (1192) | (3698**) | |
| Once a week or more | 2.69 | 5.19 | 3.18 | 4.38 | 2.76 | 4.33 | |
| 1–3 times a month | 5.41 | 5.09 | 4.16 | 4.86 | 5.19 | 4.53 | |
| < Once a month | 20.98 | 20.29 | 13.70 | 12.72 | 18.59 | 16.39 | |
| Drinker/ No intoxication | 29.07 | 32.70 | 25.24 | 30.32 | 26.34 | 34.54 | |
| Ex-drinkers/Abstainers | 41.84 | 36.72 | 53.72 | 47.72 | 47.12 | 40.21 | |
| Females | White | Black | Hispanic | ||||
| 1992 | 2002 | 1992 | 2002 | 1992 | 2002 | ||
| Drinking status € | Current drinkers (n) | 37.69 (6848) |
46.98 (6321) |
21.26 (871) |
30.31 (1507) |
23.78 (411) |
31.67 (1473) |
| 5+ Drinks in a day (N) | (18295) | (13631***) | (3850) | (5194***) | (1617) | (4576***) | |
| Once a week or more | 2.16 | 3.22 | 2.41 | 2.33 | 1.16 | 2.56 | |
| 1–3 times a month | 3.40 | 2.91 | 2.44 | 1.30 | 2.05 | 2.18 | |
| < Once a month | 10.49 | 6.24 | 3.47 | 2.25 | 7.01 | 4.24 | |
| Drinker/ No 5+ drinks | 21.52 | 34.49 | 12.83 | 24.32 | 13.45 | 22.55 | |
| Ex-drinkers/Abstainers | 62.44 | 53.15 | 78.85 | 69.80 | 76.33 | 68.48 | |
| Drinking to intoxication (N) | (18303) | (13618***) | (3851) | (5192***) | (1618) | (4573***) | |
| Once a week or more | 0.75 | 1.73 | 0.82 | 1.59 | 0.38 | 1.31 | |
| 1–3 times a month | 1.93 | 2.66 | 1.35 | 2.06 | 1.25 | 1.93 | |
| < Once a month | 12.88 | 15.18 | 4.57 | 6.67 | 8.08 | 8.74 | |
| Drinker/ No intoxication | 22.02 | 27.23 | 14.44 | 19.85 | 14.00 | 19.55 | |
| Ex-drinkers/Abstainers | 62.42 | 53.20 | 78.82 | 69.82 | 76.29 | 68.47 | |
Notes: Proportions and means are weighted; numbers in parentheses reflect current drinker sample size;
**
p<.01,
***
p<0.001 (indicates significant difference between survey years within the given ethnic group);
€
Significant between ethnic groups within survey years.