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2002 BRFSS Survey Results: Nationwide Data

Alcohol Consumption

Considering all types of alcoholic beverages, how many times during the past 30 days did you have 5 or more drinks on an occasion?*

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  Total
Respond.#		 None Once Twice 3-7 times 8-30 times
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
All Participants 128154 95,895 71.2 70.8-71.7 11,762 10.3 10.0-10.6 6,804 5.9 5.7- 6.2 9,158 8.4 8.1- 8.7 4,535 4.1 3.9- 4.4
Alabama 1,174 851 65.3 61.8-68.7 101 9.5 7.6-11.9 56 5.5 4.0- 7.5 112 12.7 10.4-15.4 54 7.0 5.1- 9.4
Alaska 1,541 1,081 69.9 66.4-73.2 184 12.1 9.8-14.7 94 5.6 4.2- 7.4 122 7.9 6.2- 9.9 60 4.6 3.1- 6.7
Arizona 1,840 1,441 71.8 68.0-75.3 147 9.8 7.7-12.4 86 5.8 4.3- 7.7 104 7.1 5.4- 9.2 62 5.5 3.3- 9.1
Arkansas 1,489 1,102 69.1 66.0-72.0 122 10.3 8.4-12.7 72 5.1 3.9- 6.5 120 10.1 8.2-12.4 73 5.4 4.2- 7.0
California 2,528 1,965 73.6 71.3-75.8 239 10.8 9.4-12.5 110 4.9 3.9- 6.1 154 8.1 6.7- 9.8 60 2.6 1.9- 3.5
Colorado 2,608 1,997 71.9 69.7-74.0 219 9.2 8.0-10.6 127 5.6 4.6- 6.9 184 9.0 7.7-10.6 81 4.2 3.1- 5.5
Connecticut 3,654 2,876 75.9 74.1-77.7 298 9.2 8.0-10.5 162 5.2 4.3- 6.3 216 6.9 5.8- 8.1 102 2.8 2.2- 3.5
Delaware 2,155 1,647 68.8 65.4-72.0 165 10.2 8.3-12.5 115 6.6 5.2- 8.4 137 8.6 6.3-11.6 91 5.8 4.3- 7.8
District of Columbia 1,561 1,164 72.3 69.1-75.2 125 8.6 6.8-10.8 99 6.9 5.3- 8.8 111 6.7 5.3- 8.4 62 5.6 4.1- 7.6
Florida 3,414 2,622 75.1 73.3-76.8 306 9.2 8.1-10.4 156 4.9 4.1- 5.9 224 7.1 6.2- 8.3 106 3.6 2.9- 4.5
Georgia 2,212 1,715 73.6 70.5-76.5 172 10.8 8.3-14.0 116 4.9 3.9- 6.1 142 7.5 6.1- 9.2 67 3.2 2.4- 4.2
Hawaii 2,795 2,139 74.9 72.5-77.1 173 6.6 5.4- 8.0 163 5.7 4.6- 7.0 191 7.8 6.4- 9.5 129 5.0 4.0- 6.3
Idaho 2,423 1,762 69.1 66.7-71.4 244 11.3 9.7-13.1 145 6.1 5.1- 7.4 184 9.0 7.5-10.8 88 4.5 3.5- 5.7
Illinois 2,942 2,105 68.5 66.4-70.4 292 11.1 9.8-12.6 170 6.3 5.3- 7.5 248 9.1 8.0-10.4 127 5.0 4.2- 6.1
Indiana 2,871 2,083 69.5 67.5-71.5 320 11.6 10.3-13.1 153 6.2 5.2- 7.5 204 8.1 7.0- 9.5 111 4.5 3.6- 5.5
Iowa 2,027 1,444 65.5 62.8-68.0 215 11.9 10.3-13.7 107 6.7 5.3- 8.3 182 11.1 9.3-13.1 79 4.9 3.8- 6.3
Kansas 2,401 1,783 70.9 68.7-73.1 257 11.8 10.3-13.5 150 6.5 5.4- 7.7 142 7.2 6.0- 8.7 69 3.6 2.7- 4.7
Kentucky 1,437 1,126 71.6 67.5-75.4 87 8.1 6.1-10.8 68 5.7 4.1- 7.9 98 8.7 6.4-11.7 58 5.9 3.9- 8.7
Louisiana 2,087 1,515 69.3 66.8-71.6 199 10.1 8.7-11.7 121 6.8 5.5- 8.4 185 10.3 8.7-12.1 67 3.5 2.7- 4.6
Maine 1,375 1,053 73.9 71.2-76.5 117 9.9 8.1-12.0 78 6.0 4.7- 7.5 90 7.1 5.7- 8.9 37 3.1 2.2- 4.4
Maryland 2,525 1,983 75.3 72.9-77.6 216 9.2 7.8-11.0 117 5.1 4.1- 6.4 139 6.7 5.4- 8.3 70 3.6 2.5- 5.0
Massachusetts 4,760 3,580 72.5 70.8-74.1 428 9.5 8.5-10.7 255 5.7 4.9- 6.7 334 8.0 7.0- 9.1 163 4.3 3.5- 5.2
Michigan 3,452 2,604 71.2 69.0-73.2 337 10.8 9.3-12.4 177 6.5 5.4- 7.7 231 7.4 6.3- 8.6 103 4.2 3.3- 5.4
Minnesota 2,890 2,099 68.5 66.4-70.6 314 12.3 11.0-13.8 185 6.6 5.7- 7.8 221 9.5 8.1-11.2 71 3.0 2.3- 3.9
Mississippi 1,448 1,077 67.9 64.6-71.0 144 10.8 9.0-13.0 67 5.8 4.3- 7.7 104 9.7 7.7-12.2 56 5.8 4.2- 8.0
Missouri 2,177 1,567 67.8 65.0-70.6 208 10.3 8.7-12.2 118 6.4 5.0- 8.1 179 9.0 7.4-10.8 105 6.5 4.9- 8.5
Montana 2,302 1,602 68.1 65.4-70.6 248 11.5 9.8-13.5 162 7.1 5.9- 8.7 203 9.1 7.6-10.8 87 4.2 3.2- 5.7
Nebraska 2,239 1,635 68.3 65.6-70.8 182 8.6 7.3-10.2 96 4.9 3.9- 6.1 158 9.2 7.7-11.1 168 9.0 7.2-11.2
Nevada 1,968 1,391 67.5 64.0-70.7 199 9.7 8.0-11.6 112 7.7 5.4-10.8 171 10.4 8.4-12.8 95 4.8 3.6- 6.3
New Hampshire 3,301 2,609 75.3 73.5-77.1 259 9.0 7.9-10.2 143 5.2 4.3- 6.2 187 6.5 5.5- 7.6 103 4.0 3.2- 5.1
New Jersey 3,836 3,097 77.1 74.0-79.8 297 9.6 7.7-12.0 164 4.5 3.3- 6.2 207 6.3 4.9- 8.1 71 2.4 1.5- 3.9
New Mexico 2,482 1,920 74.1 71.8-76.3 205 8.6 7.3-10.0 109 5.3 4.2- 6.6 179 8.7 7.2-10.4 69 3.3 2.5- 4.3
New York 2,704 2,026 70.5 68.2-72.6 271 11.2 9.8-12.7 153 6.8 5.7- 8.2 192 8.5 7.2- 9.9 62 3.1 2.2- 4.3
North Carolina 2,734 2,152 73.3 70.4-76.0 229 9.7 8.1-11.6 117 5.0 3.9- 6.5 160 8.3 6.6-10.5 76 3.6 2.6- 5.1
North Dakota 1,827 1,259 65.6 63.1-68.1 225 13.7 11.9-15.6 126 7.5 6.2- 9.0 158 9.6 8.1-11.4 59 3.6 2.7- 4.8
Ohio 2,259 1,706 71.7 69.3-74.0 182 8.4 7.1- 9.8 117 5.7 4.6- 7.1 157 9.1 7.5-11.0 97 5.1 4.0- 6.4
Oklahoma 2,499 1,831 67.3 64.8-69.6 255 11.6 10.1-13.3 134 6.6 5.4- 8.2 167 9.2 7.7-11.0 112 5.2 4.2- 6.4
Oregon 1,745 1,327 72.1 69.4-74.6 168 10.3 8.7-12.2 84 6.0 4.7- 7.5 103 7.2 5.8- 8.9 63 4.4 3.3- 5.8
Pennsylvania 7,428 5,512 70.7 69.3-72.2 715 10.7 9.8-11.8 390 6.1 5.4- 6.9 530 7.8 7.0- 8.7 281 4.6 3.9- 5.3
Rhode Island 2,471 1,910 73.2 70.9-75.4 202 9.1 7.8-10.7 101 4.3 3.4- 5.4 176 8.6 7.2-10.2 82 4.7 3.6- 6.2
South Carolina 1,913 1,432 72.6 69.7-75.3 161 8.3 6.9-10.1 114 6.9 5.5- 8.5 124 6.6 5.2- 8.3 82 5.6 4.1- 7.7
South Dakota 2,755 2,031 69.0 66.8-71.2 287 11.8 10.3-13.4 171 7.1 6.0- 8.4 190 8.6 7.3-10.2 76 3.5 2.7- 4.5
Tennessee 947 721 72.6 68.8-76.1 71 9.0 6.8-11.7 63 6.9 5.2- 9.2 68 7.8 6.0-10.1 24 3.7 2.1- 6.3
Texas 3,119 2,217 66.3 64.1-68.4 320 10.9 9.6-12.3 176 6.8 5.7- 8.0 273 10.1 8.8-11.5 133 6.0 4.6- 7.7
Utah 1,331 929 66.6 62.8-70.2 141 12.8 10.2-15.9 88 7.4 5.7- 9.7 117 8.9 7.0-11.4 56 4.2 3.0- 5.9
Vermont 2,782 2,203 75.4 73.4-77.3 211 8.5 7.4- 9.9 121 5.0 4.1- 6.1 157 6.6 5.5- 7.8 90 4.5 3.5- 5.8
Virginia 2,221 1,647 71.3 68.5-74.1 175 9.0 7.4-10.9 162 7.3 6.1- 8.9 159 7.8 6.4- 9.6 78 4.5 3.0- 6.5
Washington 3,044 2,384 75.6 73.6-77.5 275 9.4 8.2-10.6 140 5.4 4.4- 6.7 175 6.6 5.6- 7.9 70 3.0 2.2- 4.0
West Virginia 1,091 779 66.7 63.3-70.0 96 9.4 7.5-11.6 59 6.2 4.7- 8.1 90 9.3 7.4-11.7 67 8.4 6.5-10.9
Wisconsin 2,897 1,967 64.4 62.3-66.5 331 12.3 10.9-13.9 205 7.6 6.5- 8.8 274 11.1 9.6-12.7 120 4.6 3.7- 5.6
Wyoming 2,026 1,490 69.3 66.7-71.8 228 11.1 9.6-12.8 101 6.8 5.2- 8.8 155 9.5 8.0-11.3 52 3.3 2.4- 4.5
Guam 361 221 59.6 53.5-65.5 48 11.4 8.2-15.5 25 7.8 4.9-12.1 47 14.6 10.6-19.7 20 6.6 4.0-10.7
Puerto Rico 1,031 715 66.2 62.5-69.7 78 8.3 6.4-10.8 66 7.8 5.9-10.3 133 13.7 11.3-16.5 39 4.0 2.7- 5.8
Virgin Islands 1,055 801 74.2 70.7-77.5 74 8.3 6.3-10.9 38 3.5 2.4- 5.1 90 8.3 6.6-10.5 52 5.5 3.9- 7.8

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+ Only participating states or terretories are presented here.

* This question was asked only of respondents who reported drinking at least one drink in the last month.

#Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50. N = Cell Size, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics.

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