Table 1.
Prevalence of drinking patterns among adults by selected socio-demographic characteristics, 2014–2015 National Alcohol Survey and 2015 BRFSS, United States
| Characteristic | 2014–2015 National Alcohol Survey | 2015 BRFSS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Non-drinking, past 12 monthsa | Current/ non-binge drinking, past 12 monthsb | Binge drinking, past 12 monthsc | Overall | Non-drinking, past 30 daysd | Current/non-binge drinking, past 30 dayse | Binge drinking, past 30 daysf | |
| n | Weighted % (95% confidence interval) | n | Weighted % (95% confidence interval) | |||||
| Overall | 7,067 | 35.2 (33.5, 36.9) | 38.7 (37.0, 40.4) | 26.1 (24.4, 27.8) | 408,069 | 48.0 (47.7, 48.3) | 34.6 (34.3, 34.9) | 17.4 (17.1, 17.6) |
| Sex | ||||||||
| Men | 2,899 | 30.2 (27.8, 32.5) | 38.8 (36.2, 41.3) | 31.1 (28.5, 33.7) | 171,928 | 41.5 (41.1, 42.0) | 35.6 (35.2, 36.1) | 22.9 (22.5, 23.3) |
| Women | 4,168 | 39.9 (37.6, 42.2) | 38.6 (36.3, 40.9) | 21.5 (19.4, 23.6) | 236,141 | 54.1 (53.7, 54.5) | 33.7 (33.3, 34.1) | 12.3 (12.0, 12.5) |
| Age group, years | ||||||||
| 18–24 | 477 | 27.9 (22.7, 33.2) | 24.4 (19.2, 29.6) | 47.7 (41.6, 53.7) | 21,740 | 49.8 (48.8, 50.9) | 24.0 (23.1, 25.0) | 26.1 (25.2, 27.1) |
| 25–34 | 887 | 24.6 (20.7, 28.4) | 32.6 (28.2, 36.9) | 42.9 (38.2, 47.5) | 38,847 | 38.8 (38.0, 39.6) | 34.2 (33.4, 35.0) | 27.0 (26.3, 27.7) |
| 35–44 | 973 | 28.6 (24.5, 32.8) | 38.1 (33.6, 42.5) | 33.3 (28.8, 37.7) | 46,634 | 43.3 (42.5, 44.2) | 36.0 (35.3, 36.8) | 20.6 (20.0, 21.3) |
| 45–54 | 1,220 | 34.5 (30.4, 38.6) | 44.5 (40.3, 48.8) | 21.0 (17.4, 24.5) | 66,238 | 45.0 (44.3, 45.7) | 37.7 (37.1, 38.4) | 17.2 (16.7, 17.8) |
| 55–64 | 1,435 | 39.9 (36.0, 43.8) | 46.1 (42.1, 50.2) | 13.9 (11.2, 16.7) | 91,795 | 50.3 (49.6, 50.9) | 37.6 (37.0, 38.2) | 12.1 (11.7, 12.5) |
| ≥65 | 1,950 | 52.2 (48.9, 55.5) | 42.0 (38.8, 45.3) | 5.8 (4.1, 7.5) | 142,815 | 59.3 (58.8, 59.8) | 35.4 (34.9, 35.9) | 5.4 (5.1, 5.6) |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 3,325 | 31.2 (29.2, 33.3) | 40.0 (37.8, 42.3) | 28.7 (26.5, 30.9) | 318,556 | 43.8 (43.5, 44.1) | 38.3 (37.9, 38.6) | 17.9 (17.6, 18.2) |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 1,762 | 42.2 (38.0, 46.4) | 37.8 (33.7, 41.9) | 20.0 (16.3, 23.8) | 31,262 | 55.8 (54.7, 56.8) | 30.2 (29.3, 31.2) | 14.0 (13.3, 14.8) |
| Hispanic | 1,622 | 42.4 (38.4, 46.5) | 32.8 (28.8, 36.7) | 24.8 (21.1, 28.4) | 27,613 | 55.7 (54.7, 56.7) | 24.9 (24.0, 25.8) | 19.4 (18.6, 20.2) |
| Other | 358 | 43.6 (36.6, 50.6) | 40.0 (33.0, 47.0) | 16.4 (11.4, 21.4) | 24,411 | 55.2 (53.8, 56.6) | 30.0 (28.8, 31.2) | 14.8 (13.8, 15.8) |
| Education | ||||||||
| Less than high school | 911 | 58.7 (53.3, 64.1) | 25.2 (20.4, 30.0) | 16.1 (11.8, 20.3) | 30,137 | 68.6 (67.6, 69.6) | 17.1 (16.3, 17.9) | 14.3 (13.5, 15.1) |
| High school graduate | 1,889 | 43.5 (40.1, 46.9) | 36.2 (32.9, 39.5) | 20.3 (17.3, 23.3) | 112,700 | 55.1 (54.5, 55.7) | 27.6 (27.1, 28.1) | 17.3 (16.8, 17.7) |
| Some college | 1,831 | 31.8 (28.8, 34.9) | 39.8 (36.6, 43.0) | 28.4 (25.2, 31.4) | 112,231 | 44.9 (44.3, 45.5) | 36.8 (36.3, 37.4) | 18.3 (17.8, 18.7) |
| College graduate | 2,412 | 21.0 (18.7, 23.3) | 45.7 (42.7, 48.7) | 33.3 (30.2, 36.3) | 151,750 | 33.3 (32.8, 33.8) | 48.5 (48.1, 49.0) | 18.2 (17.8, 18.5) |
| Employment status | ||||||||
| Employed | 3,599 | 25.4 (23.4, 27.5) | 40.1 (37.7, 42.4) | 34.5 (32.2, 36.9) | 200,231 | 38.7 (38.3, 39.1) | 38.9 (38.5, 39.3) | 22.4 (22.0, 22.7) |
| Unemployed | 3,437 | 50.1 (47.4, 52.7) | 36.6 (34.1, 39.1) | 13.3 (11.4, 15.3) | 205,202 | 59.9 (59.4, 60.3) | 29.2 (28.8, 29.6) | 10.9 (10.6, 11.2) |
| Marital status | ||||||||
| Married | 3,690 | 33.1 (30.9, 35.3) | 42.3 (40.0, 44.6) | 24.6 (22.4, 26.7) | 228,722 | 45.7 (45.3, 46.1) | 38.9 (38.5, 39.3) | 15.4 (15.2, 15.7) |
| Not married (divorced, widowed, never married) | 3,351 | 37.9 (35.3, 40.5) | 33.7(31.2, 36.3) | 28.3 (25.7, 31.0) | 177,056 | 50.8 (50.3, 51.3) | 29.3 (28.9, 29.7) | 19.9 (19.5, 20.3) |
BRFSS: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Did not consume a drink of alcohol on any occasion during the previous 12 months, including lifetime abstainers.
Consumed ≥1 drink, but <4 drinks, on any day during the previous 12 months (women); or consumed at least ≥1 drink, but <5 drinks, on any day in the last 12 months (men).
Consumed ≥4 drinks of alcohol (women), or ≥5 drinks (men), on one or more days during the previous 12 months.
Did not consume a drink of alcohol on any occasion during the previous 30 days, including lifetime abstainers.
Consumed ≥1 drink, but <4 drinks, on any occasion during the previous 30 days (women); or consumed at least ≥1 drink, but <5 drinks, on any occasion during the previous 30 days (men).
Consumed ≥4 drinks of alcohol (women), or ≥5 drinks (men), on one or more occasions during the previous 30 days.