Binge Drinkers > Alcohol Consumption statistics - states compared

SOURCE
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2004.

DEFINITION
Adults having five or more drinks on one occasion. Percent of respondents who answered yes.

Health Statistics > Alcohol consumption > Binge drinkers (most recent) by state

Rank

States

Amount

# 1

Wisconsin:

21.8%

# 2

North Dakota:

20.4%

# 3

Minnesota:

19.8%

# 4

Iowa:

18.9%

# 5

Rhode Island:

18.2%

# 6

Nevada:

18%

= 7

Pennsylvania:

17.6%

= 7

Nebraska:

17.6%

# 9

Illinois:

17.5%

# 10

Delaware:

17.4%

# 11

Colorado:

17.2%

# 12

Montana:

17%

= 13

South Dakota:

16.9%

= 13

Ohio:

16.9%

= 13

Massachusetts:

16.9%

# 16

District of Columbia:

16.6%

# 17

Alaska:

16.3%

# 18

Missouri:

16.2%

= 19

Michigan:

16.1%

= 19

Wyoming:

16.1%

= 19

Vermont:

16.1%

# 22

New Hampshire:

16%

# 23

Texas:

15.6%

# 24

Arizona:

15.5%

# 25

New York:

15.2%

# 26

Maine:

14.9%

# 27

Connecticut:

14.8%

# 28

California:

14.7%

= 29

New Jersey:

14.4%

= 29

Indiana:

14.4%

= 31

Louisiana:

14.2%

= 31

Washington:

14.2%

# 33

Virginia:

13.7%

# 34

US Virgin Islands:

13.6%

# 35

South Carolina:

13.5%

# 36

Oregon:

13.1%

= 37

New Mexico:

13%

= 37

Oklahoma:

13%

= 39

Maryland:

12.8%

= 39

Kansas:

12.8%

# 41

Alabama:

12.7%

# 42

Idaho:

12.6%

# 43

Florida:

12.4%

# 44

Puerto Rico:

12.2%

# 45

Georgia:

12.1%

# 46

Arkansas:

11.2%

# 47

Mississippi:

10.4%

# 48

West Virginia:

9.7%

# 49

Kentucky:

9.6%

# 50

North Carolina:

9.5%

# 51

Utah:

9.2%

# 52

Tennessee:

8.2%

Weighted average:

14.8%

DEFINITION: Adults having five or more drinks on one occasion. Percent of respondents who answered yes.

SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Data. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2004. via StateMaster

Health Statistics > Alcohol consumption > Binge drinkers (most recent) by state

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