Table 1.

Sample characteristics and bivariable associations among adults 50 and older with past-month binge drinking – United States 2005-2014, %^a.

Characteristic	Non-Binge Drinkers (n=52,436)	Binge Drinkers (n=8,804)	p-value
Survey year
2005-2006	18.3	16.2	0.001
2007-2008	19.0	18.5
2009-2010	19.7	20.1
2011-2012	21.2	21.5
2013-2014	21.8	23.7
Age group
50-64	56.5	75.0	<0.001
≥65	43.5	25.0
Sex
Female	57.4	29.8	<0.001
Race/ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White	76.1	76.3	<0.001
Non-Hispanic African American	9.8	10.7
Hispanic	8.5	9.1
Non-Hispanic Asian	3.7	1.8
Other	1.9	2.1
Education
<High School	16.2	14.7	<0.001
High School	31.5	36.0
Some College	22.8	24.2
College or more	29.6	25.0
Total family income
<$20,000	40.0	31.0	<0.001
$20-$49,999	35.7	37.2
$50,000-$74,999	12.0	14.6
≥ $75,000	12.3	17.1
Marital status
Married	62.7	63.5	<0.001
Widowed	14.6	7.5
Divorced or separated	16.4	21.7
Never married	6.3	7.4
Overall Health
Excellent	17.4	16.8	<0.001
Very Good	31.6	34.7
Good	30.4	31.0
Fair/Poor	20.6	17.6

^aAll percentages are weighted.