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. 2016 May 19;13:E67. doi: 10.5888/pcd13.150450

Table 4. State-Specific Average Annual Per Capita Net Costa for Nonexcessive Drinkersb, Excessive Drinkerc: Nonexcessive Drinker Per Capita Cost Ratio, and Proportion of Total Costs Paid by Nonexcessive Drinkers, US Adults Aged ≥18 Years, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2011 .

State Mean Annual Per Capita Net Cost ($) From Tax Increases for Nonexcessive Drinkers
Excessive Drinker: Nonexcessive Drinker Per Capita Cost Ratio Percentage of Aggregate Costs Paid by Nonexcessive Drinkers
$0.05 Per Drink $0.10 Per Drink $0.25 Per Drink 5% of Drink Price
Alabama 2.39 4.54 9.56 3.65 5.8 19.8
Alaska 2.44 4.61 9.39 3.77 5.5 21.7
Arizona 2.36 4.47 9.27 3.61 4.7 24.6
Arkansas 2.15 4.08 8.58 3.36 7.6 17.0
California 2.22 4.22 8.81 3.59 5.2 22.8
Colorado 2.38 4.47 9.06 3.52 4.6 27.9
Connecticut 2.34 4.41 9.06 3.79 4.8 29.1
Delaware 2.20 4.13 8.25 3.23 5.6 20.3
District of Columbia 2.53 4.78 9.86 4.45 4.1 24.3
Florida 2.31 4.36 9.03 3.65 5.6 23.9
Georgia 2.32 4.39 9.10 3.48 6.0 20.7
Hawaii 2.44 4.64 9.70 3.83 5.8 16.5
Idaho 2.35 4.46 9.37 3.90 5.2 23.4
Illinois 2.22 4.21 8.79 3.45 6.2 17.7
Indiana 1.98 3.75 7.71 2.97 5.8 20.9
Iowa 2.22 4.21 8.75 3.22 6.3 18.1
Kansas 2.25 4.26 8.89 3.40 5.6 22.7
Kentucky 2.12 4.03 8.40 3.25 6.4 16.7
Louisiana 2.16 4.09 8.42 3.12 6.4 18.3
Maine 2.68 5.08 10.53 4.15 4.9 27.8
Maryland 2.18 4.11 8.34 3.34 5.2 25.2
Massachusetts 2.55 4.82 9.89 3.99 4.8 26.6
Michigan 2.27 4.28 8.79 3.43 5.6 21.1
Minnesota 2.28 4.30 8.83 3.59 5.2 22.1
Mississippi 2.15 4.08 8.51 3.15 6.2 19.3
Missouri 2.16 4.08 8.36 3.14 6.0 18.8
Montana 2.63 4.97 10.21 3.73 5.0 22.5
Nebraska 2.26 4.29 8.95 3.27 5.6 19.9
Nevada 2.33 4.41 9.11 3.62 5.7 22.0
New Hampshire 2.57 4.83 9.76 4.00 5.4 26.8
New Jersey 2.17 4.10 8.43 3.53 5.2 26.8
New Mexico 2.49 4.73 9.85 3.74 5.2 24.9
New York 2.27 4.29 8.83 3.53 4.9 25.1
North Carolina 2.55 4.84 10.16 3.97 5.1 23.7
North Dakota 2.05 3.86 7.89 3.01 5.4 19.9
Ohio 2.38 4.53 9.57 3.50 5.7 20.3
Oklahoma 2.02 3.84 8.11 3.14 6.4 17.9
Oregon 2.48 4.67 9.54 3.59 5.1 27.7
Pennsylvania 2.39 4.53 9.47 3.47 5.4 23.6
Rhode Island 2.33 4.41 9.07 3.70 4.6 26.2
South Carolina 2.42 4.59 9.58 3.67 5.9 20.8
South Dakota 2.19 4.14 8.52 3.15 5.1 21.5
Tennessee 2.70 5.15 10.91 4.37 4.1 31.3
Texas 2.38 4.53 9.67 3.75 5.9 20.0
Utah 2.33 4.40 9.10 3.53 5.7 16.5
Vermont 2.96 5.64 12.00 4.91 4.5 30.1
Virginia 2.64 5.00 10.47 4.06 5.0 25.7
Washington 2.58 4.89 10.25 4.20 4.3 29.5
West Virginia 2.38 4.52 9.51 3.37 6.8 19.7
Wisconsin 2.35 4.42 8.97 3.44 5.1 20.9
Wyoming 2.37 4.45 8.96 3.37 5.7 20.8
a

The net cost is defined as the change in the amount of money a person would spend on alcohol (product plus tax) as a result of hypothetical tax increases.

b

A nonexcessive drinker was defined as a respondent who consumed alcohol during the past 30 days but within those 30 days did not binge drink (≥5 drinks for men or ≥4 drinks for women on at least one occasion), was not categorized as a heavy drinker (daily average of ≥2 drinks for men or ≥1 drink for women [ie, ≥60 drinks per month for men or ≥30 drinks per month for women]), and who was 21 years of age or older.

c

An excessive drinker is defined as a respondent who during the past 30 days either engaged in binge drinking (≥5 drinks for men or ≥4 drinks for women during at least one occasion) or was categorized as a heavy drinker (daily average of ≥2 drinks for men or ≥1 drinks for women [ie, ≥60 drinks per month for men or ≥30 drinks per month for women]), or who was 18 to 20 years of age and reported any alcohol consumption.