TABLE 2. Weighted crude and age-standardized* prevalence estimates of adult binge drinkers† who reported being asked an alcohol use screening–related question and advised about what level of drinking is harmful or risky for their health/advised to reduce their level of drinking by a health care provider at last routine checkup in the past 2 years — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 17 states and District of Columbia,§ 2014.
| Characteristic | Binge drinkers asked an alcohol use screening–related question |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advised on level of drinking harmful or risky to health |
Advised to reduce drinking |
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| Sample size | Crude % (95% CI) | Age-standardized % (95% CI) | Sample size | Crude % (95% CI) | Age-standardized % (95% CI) | |
|
Total
|
9,620
|
36.4 (33.8–39.0)
|
37.2 (34.9–39.6)
|
9,855
|
17.3 (15.2–19.7)
|
18.1 (16.1–20.2)
|
|
Sex
| ||||||
| Male |
5,436 |
43.5 (39.8–47.2) |
43.8 (40.5–47.1) |
5,572 |
22.6 (19.4–26.1) |
22.6 (19.8–25.7) |
| Female |
4,184 |
25.8 (22.9–29.0) |
27.6 (24.6–30.7) |
4,283 |
9.6 (7.8–11.7) |
11.4 (9.1–14.2) |
|
Age group (yrs)
| ||||||
| 18–24 |
963 |
38.7 (30.8–47.3) |
— |
988 |
15.3 (8.9–25.0) ¶ |
— |
| 25–34 |
1,624 |
32.7 (27.4–38.5) |
— |
1,657 |
13.1 (9.5–17.8) |
— |
| 35–44 |
1,640 |
31.6 (27.0–36.5) |
— |
1,700 |
16.6 (12.8–21.3) |
— |
| 45–64 |
4,041 |
38.0 (34.5–41.7) |
— |
4,130 |
20.9 (17.7–24.5) |
— |
| ≥65 |
1,352 |
46.8 (41.2–52.5) |
— |
1,380 |
22.4 (17.8–27.9) |
— |
|
Race/ethnicity
| ||||||
| White, non-Hispanic |
7,497 |
36.2 (33.3–39.2) |
36.6 (34.0–39.3) |
7,701 |
15.6 (13.1–18.5) |
15.9 (13.7–18.5) |
| Black, non-Hispanic |
421 |
37.8 (28.4–48.2) |
39.6 (30.5–49.4) |
424 |
23.0 (16.1–31.8) |
25.2 (17.7–34.6) |
| Hispanic |
838 |
35.0 (28.2–42.5) |
37.8 (30.8–45.4) |
855 |
20.8 (15.4–27.4) |
23.2 (17.6–29.9) |
| Asian/Pacific Islander |
204 |
33.8 (19.4–52.1)¶ |
33.8 (21.3–49.0)¶ |
207 |
N/A†† |
19.4 (11.2–31.4)¶ |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native |
190 |
51.2 (36.3–65.8) |
51.2 (38.5–63.8) |
187 |
26.2 (16.2–39.4)¶ |
33.0 (22.7–45.2)¶ |
| Other non-Hispanic race or multiracial |
368 |
33.8 (23.2–46.5) |
41.2 (30.5–52.7) |
379 |
17.9 (11.2–27.3)¶ |
24.1 (15.9–34.8)¶ |
|
Education level
| ||||||
| Less than high school diploma |
443 |
43.1 (33.1–53.7) |
44.1 (35.7–52.8) |
444 |
33.6 (24.2–44.6) |
31.3 (23.8–39.9) |
| High school diploma |
2,404 |
37.0 (32.2–42.1) |
37.7 (33.3–42.3) |
2,443 |
21.2 (16.9–26.3) |
21.4 (17.6–25.8) |
| College or tech school |
6,765 |
35.1 (32.1–38.3) |
35.9 (33.2–38.6) |
6,960 |
13.5 (11.2–16.1) |
14.1 (12.2–16.3) |
|
Disability status**
| ||||||
| Yes |
1,904 |
45.4 (39.1–51.9) |
46.9 (40.2–53.7) |
1,930 |
30.3 (24.1–37.4) |
30.1 (23.8–37.2) |
| No | 7,695 | 34.4 (31.8–37.2) | 35.5 (33.0–38.1) | 7,901 | 14.7 (12.6–17.1) | 15.7 (13.6–18.0) |
Abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; RSE = relative standard error.
* Estimates are age-standardized to the 2000 projected population for the United States.
† Binge drinkers were defined as respondents who consumed ≥4 drinks per occasion during the preceding 30 days for women and ≥5 drinks for men. An occasion is generally defined as 2–3 hours.
§ Respondents were from 17 states (Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin) and the District of Columbia. Florida and Massachusetts only obtained landline data.
¶ RSE = 0.20–0.30.
** Respondents were asked, “Are you limited in any way in any activities because of physical, mental, or emotional problems?” and “Do you now have any health problem that requires you to use special equipment, such as a cane, a wheelchair, a special bed, or a special telephone?” Persons who responded yes to either question were classified as having a disability.
†† Estimate not available (N/A) if the RSE >0.30.