TABLE 2. Weighted crude and age-standardized* estimates of being advised about harmful or risky drinking levels and to reduce the level of drinking, among U.S. adults who reported being asked an alcohol use screening–related question by a health care provider at last routine checkup in the past 2 years and reported current binge drinking in the past 30 days at time of survey^† — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 13 states^§ and the District of Columbia, 2017.

Characteristic	Adults who were asked an alcohol use screening–related question¶ and reported current binge drinking in the past 30 days at time of survey
	Advised about level of drinking harmful/risky to health¶			Advised to reduce drinking¶
	Sample size	Crude % (95% CI)	Age–standardized % (95% CI)	Sample size	Crude % (95% CI)	Age–standardized % (95% CI)
Total	6,811	41.8 (39.1–44.4)	41.7 (39.0–44.4)	6,943	20.6 (18.6–22.6)	20.1 (18.2–22.2)
Sex
Male	3,924	47.4 (44.0–50.8)	46.7 (43.2–50.3)	4,004	24.9 (22.3–27.8)	24.1 (21.5–26.8)
Female	2,883	32.7 (28.9–36.7)	33.8 (29.9–37.9)	2,935	13.6 (11.0–16.5)	13.7 (10.9–17.1)
Age group (yrs)
18–24	655	43.2 (35.6–51.2)	—	665	16.6 (12.2–22.2)	—
25–34	1,187	42.4 (37.1–47.8)	—	1,214	20.8 (16.8–25.4)	—
35–44	1,186	37.6 (31.5–44.0)	—	1,213	17.1 (13.5–21.4)	—
45–64	2,754	42.7 (38.8–46.7)	—	2,812	25.9 (22.4–29.8)	—
≥65	1,029	43.3 (35.2–51.7)	—	1,039	15.7 (10.9–22.3)	—
Race/Ethnicity**
White	5,046	40.9 (38.1–43.8)	40.9 (38.0–43.9)	5,161	16.8 (15.0–18.9)	16.8 (14.9–19.0)
Black	511	43.0 (34.2–52.3)	44.8 (35.7–54.4)	514	20.1 (14.5–27.1)	19.9 (15.0–25.9)
Hispanic	720	42.6 (36.3–49.1)	42.6 (35.2–50.4)	729	28.8 (23.4–34.8)	28.5 (23.4–34.2)
A/PI	105	45.9 (29.3–63.4)	50.5 (33.9–67.1)	104	19.9 (10.7–33.9)††	N/A§§
AI/AN	161	58.7 (41.6–74.0)	57.8 (44.8–69.7)	163	N/A§§	27.9 (17.2–41.9)††
Other race/Multiracial	189	35.6 (24.2–49.0)	34.9 (24.4–47.1)	190	23.6 (13.8–37.4)††	24.6 (15.1–37.5)††
Education level
Less than high school diploma	340	61.9 (52.5–70.4)	63.8 (54.4–72.3)	343	42.4 (33.2–52.2)	38.2 (30.0–47.1)
High school diploma	1,659	40.4 (35.1–45.8)	40.5 (35.5–45.8)	1,682	22.0 (18.1–26.4)	21.1 (17.6–25.2)
College or technical school	4,806	38.5 (35.7–41.4)	38.4 (35.5–41.4)	4,912	16.0 (14.0–18.2)	16.0 (13.9–18.3)
Federal poverty level, % ¶¶
<100	578	44.9 (37.3–52.8)	41.9 (34.9–49.3)	583	36.2 (28.9–44.1)	37.5 (30.8–44.8)
100–199	1,076	47.9 (41.0–54.9)	47.9 (41.1–54.7)	1,088	21.8 (17.2–27.2)	21.5 (17.6–26.1)
≥200	4,532	39.0 (36.0–42.2)	39.4 (36.3–42.7)	4,632	16.5 (14.5–18.8)	16.3 (14.2–18.8)
Unknown	625	42.4 (33.6–51.7)	39.8 (33.3–46.8)	640	21.7 (15.5–29.4)	23.6 (17.6–30.9)
Veteran
Yes	856	52.1 (45.1–59.1)	53.5 (45.8–61.1)	873	21.3 (16.3–27.4)	21.5 (16.1–28.0)
No	5,951	40.6 (37.8–43.4)	40.8 (37.8–43.9)	6,066	20.5 (18.4–22.7)	19.8 (17.7–22.1)
Disability status***
Yes	1,451	50.1 (44.3–56.0)	49.2 (43.7–54.7)	1,472	28.7 (24.1–33.9)	28.2 (23.6–33.3)
No	5,330	39.5 (36.6–42.5)	39.3 (36.3–42.3)	5,440	18.4 (16.3–20.7)	17.8 (15.8–19.9)
Health insurance coverage
Yes	6,287	41.6 (38.8–44.4)	41.4 (38.6–44.3)	6,407	19.3 (17.3–21.4)	18.9 (16.9–21.0)
No	507	44.3 (36.9–52.1)	48.6 (40.7–56.6)	518	33.1 (26.1–41.0)	36.2 (28.2–45.1)

Abbreviations: AI/AN = American Indian/Alaska Native; A/PI = Asian/Pacific Islander; CI = confidence interval; FPL = federal poverty level; N/A = not available.

* Estimates are age-standardized to the 2000 projected population for the United States.

^† Respondents who reported consuming four or more drinks on at least one occasion during the preceding 30 days for women and five or more drinks for men. An occasion is generally defined as 2–3 hours.

^§ Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, Tennessee, and Wisconsin.

^¶ At a checkup in the past 2 years.

** Persons in all racial groups were non-Hispanic; persons who self-identified as Hispanic might have been of any race.

^†† Relative standard error = 0.20–0.30.

^§§ Estimate not available because relative standard error >0.30.

^¶¶ Poverty categories are based on the ratio of the respondent’s annual household income to the appropriate simplified 2016 federal poverty threshold (given family size: number of adults (1–14) in the household and number of children (≥0) in the household) defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. This ratio is multiplied by 100 to be expressed as a percentage, and federal poverty thresholds were then used to categorize respondents into four FPL categories: 1) <100% of FPL (poor), 2) ≥100% to <200% of FPL (near poor), 3) ≥200% of FPL (not poor), and 4) unknown.

*** Respondents were asked “Are you deaf or do you have serious difficulty hearing?” (hearing); “Are you blind or do you have serious difficulty seeing, even when wearing glasses?” (vision); “Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, do you have serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions?” (cognition); “Do you have serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs?” (mobility); “Do you have difficulty dressing or bathing?” (self-care); and “Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition, do you have difficulty doing errands alone such as visiting a doctor’s office or shopping?” (independent living). Respondents were identified as having one of the disability types if they answered “yes” to the relevant question. Persons who responded “yes” to at least one disability question were identified as having any disability. Persons who responded “no” to all six questions were identified as having no disability. Missing responses and respondents who answered “don’t know” or who declined to answer were excluded.