TABLE 1—

Per Capita Alcohol Consumption and Detrimental Drinking Pattern in Country of Origin

Ethnic Group	Per Capita Annual Alcohol Consumption, in Liters × 100	Lifetime Alcohol Abstinence Rate, %	Detrimental Drinking Pattern
Asian Indian	2.59	79.2	3
Vietnamese	3.77	67.1	3
Filipino	6.38	49.5	3
Chinese or Taiwanese	5.91	28.2	2
Japanese	8.03	9.4	2
Korean	14.8	12.8	3

Note. From the World Health Organization’s Global Information System on Alcohol and Health database.⁴⁶ Per capita alcohol consumption estimates in liters of ethanol consumed (2005) were based on alcohol production and sales and general population survey data to include both recorded and unrecorded consumption. Abstinence rates were compiled from 2001 to 2003. Detrimental drinking pattern scores were used from 2008.