Alcohol Consumption casual drinkers (most recent) by state

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 who have had at least one drink of alcohol within the past 30 days. Percent of respondents who answered yes.

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

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Rank

States

Amount

# 1

Wisconsin:

67.8%

# 2

Massachusetts:

67.4%

# 3

Rhode Island:

66.3%

# 4

Minnesota:

66.2%

# 5

New Hampshire:

66.1%

# 6

Vermont:

65.5%

# 7

Connecticut:

65.3%

# 8

North Dakota:

62.5%

# 9

Colorado:

62.1%

# 10

District of Columbia:

61.4%

# 11

Montana:

60.6%

# 12

Washington:

60.5%

# 13

Michigan:

59.8%

# 14

New Jersey:

59.7%

# 15

Delaware:

59.6%

# 16

Nebraska:

59.4%

# 17

Maine:

59.2%

= 18

Maryland:

59.1%

= 18

New York:

59.1%

# 20

Nevada:

58.9%

# 21

South Dakota:

58.3%

# 22

Illinois:

58%

# 23

Alaska:

57.8%

# 24

Pennsylvania:

57.3%

# 25

Wyoming:

57.1%

# 26

Iowa:

56.8%

# 27

Ohio:

56.7%

= 28

Florida:

56.3%

= 28

Oregon:

56.3%

= 30

Arizona:

56.2%

= 30

California:

56.2%

# 32

New Mexico:

55.6%

# 33

Virginia:

54%

# 34

Missouri:

51.8%

# 35

Texas:

51.7%

# 36

US Virgin Islands:

51%

# 37

Indiana:

49.9%

# 38

Kansas:

49.2%

# 39

Idaho:

48%

# 40

South Carolina:

47.5%

# 41

Georgia:

46.8%

# 42

Louisiana:

45%

# 43

Oklahoma:

43%

# 44

North Carolina:

41.9%

# 45

Arkansas:

41.5%

# 46

Alabama:

40.2%

# 47

Mississippi:

37.6%

# 48

Puerto Rico:

35.2%

# 49

Tennessee:

33.6%

# 50

Kentucky:

31.7%

# 51

West Virginia:

30.2%

# 52

Utah:

28.7%

Weighted average:

53.6%

DEFINITION: Adults who have had at least one drink of alcohol within the past 30 days. 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.

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

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