BRFSS 2003- Nationwide Data: (A drink of alcohol is 1 can or bottle of beer, 1 glass of wine, 1 can or bottle of wine cooler, 1 cocktail, or 1 shot of liquor.<br> During the past 30 days, how many days per week or per month did you have at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage?)

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: Nationwide Data

Alcohol Consumption

A drink of alcohol is 1 can or bottle of beer, 1 glass of wine, 1 can or bottle of wine cooler, 1 cocktail, or 1 shot of liquor.
During the past 30 days, how many days per week or per month did you have at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage?

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	Total Respond.#	No drinks	1-2 days	3-7 days	8-29 days	Everyday
All Participants	265173	123923	43.9	43.6-44.3	41,724	16.6	16.3-16.8	41,990	17.0	16.7-17.3	43,913	17.7	17.4-17.9	13,623	4.9	4.7- 5.0

Alabama	3,324	2,039	58.5	56.5-60.5	428	13.6	12.3-15.2	384	12.5	11.2-13.9	354	11.8	10.5-13.2	119	3.6	3.0- 4.5
Alaska	2,645	1,076	38.4	35.8-41.0	430	16.5	14.5-18.6	454	18.0	16.0-20.2	541	22.2	20.0-24.6	144	4.9	3.9- 6.1
Arizona	3,221	1,412	41.9	39.4-44.5	488	15.2	13.5-17.2	524	17.1	15.2-19.2	574	19.2	17.2-21.5	223	6.5	5.3- 7.8
Arkansas	4,190	2,428	55.6	53.8-57.3	611	15.3	14.0-16.6	479	12.4	11.2-13.6	507	12.5	11.4-13.8	165	4.3	3.6- 5.0
California	4,459	1,680	40.1	38.4-41.9	771	18.0	16.6-19.4	752	17.0	15.7-18.4	993	20.1	18.8-21.5	263	4.8	4.2- 5.5
Colorado	4,059	1,373	33.1	31.4-34.8	733	18.8	17.4-20.3	760	19.2	17.9-20.7	904	22.3	20.9-23.8	289	6.6	5.8- 7.5
Connecticut	5,288	1,665	31.4	30.0-32.9	860	16.7	15.5-17.9	1,063	20.6	19.4-21.9	1,281	23.8	22.5-25.2	419	7.5	6.8- 8.3
Delaware	4,038	1,723	39.3	37.3-41.3	695	17.9	16.3-19.6	666	17.0	15.5-18.6	664	18.6	16.9-20.4	290	7.2	6.3- 8.3
District of Columbia	2,031	650	37.4	34.7-40.2	248	12.9	11.2-14.9	357	16.7	14.7-18.8	622	27.0	24.6-29.5	154	6.0	5.0- 7.3
Florida	5,015	2,376	42.5	40.3-44.6	704	15.0	13.5-16.6	800	18.2	16.5-20.0	796	18.0	16.4-19.7	339	6.4	5.5- 7.5
Georgia	7,605	4,274	49.1	47.5-50.7	1,107	15.5	14.3-16.7	990	15.2	14.0-16.5	930	15.3	14.1-16.6	304	4.9	4.2- 5.7
Hawaii	5,958	2,734	44.5	42.9-46.1	1,094	19.8	18.5-21.1	875	14.5	13.4-15.7	1,010	18.0	16.8-19.3	245	3.2	2.8- 3.8
Idaho	4,979	2,597	49.5	47.8-51.1	657	13.4	12.3-14.6	665	13.3	12.2-14.5	784	18.2	16.9-19.7	276	5.6	4.9- 6.4
Illinois	5,251	2,204	40.2	38.4-42.0	995	19.8	18.4-21.3	938	17.9	16.6-19.4	900	17.7	16.3-19.2	214	4.3	3.6- 5.3
Indiana	5,469	2,717	47.9	46.5-49.4	960	17.7	16.6-18.9	800	15.1	14.0-16.2	774	15.5	14.4-16.6	218	3.8	3.3- 4.4
Iowa	4,990	2,135	40.0	38.3-41.6	956	19.0	17.7-20.3	867	18.8	17.5-20.2	784	17.0	15.7-18.3	248	5.3	4.5- 6.1
Kansas	4,599	2,578	54.3	52.6-56.0	720	15.4	14.2-16.7	656	15.0	13.8-16.3	505	12.4	11.2-13.6	140	2.9	2.4- 3.5
Kentucky	7,554	5,648	66.3	64.5-68.0	667	11.8	10.7-13.1	639	10.8	9.7-12.0	452	8.8	7.7-10.1	148	2.3	1.8- 2.9
Louisiana	5,027	2,749	52.2	50.6-53.9	707	14.4	13.3-15.6	727	14.9	13.7-16.1	615	13.3	12.2-14.4	229	5.2	4.5- 6.1
Maine	2,381	961	38.3	36.1-40.5	380	16.7	15.1-18.6	383	16.3	14.6-18.1	491	21.4	19.6-23.4	166	7.3	6.2- 8.5
Maryland	4,417	1,736	39.2	37.4-41.1	748	17.2	15.8-18.7	808	18.7	17.3-20.2	857	19.6	18.1-21.1	268	5.3	4.6- 6.1
Massachusetts	7,555	2,556	31.9	30.6-33.3	1,200	15.3	14.3-16.3	1,501	20.5	19.3-21.7	1,820	25.7	24.4-27.0	478	6.6	5.9- 7.3
Michigan	3,542	1,473	39.5	37.7-41.4	636	18.3	16.8-19.8	608	18.4	16.9-20.0	638	18.8	17.4-20.4	187	4.9	4.2- 5.8
Minnesota	3,868	1,291	32.5	30.9-34.2	702	17.8	16.5-19.2	817	21.2	19.8-22.7	788	21.5	20.1-23.1	270	6.9	6.1- 7.9
Mississippi	4,394	2,740	59.1	57.3-60.8	582	14.2	13.0-15.5	459	11.3	10.2-12.5	450	11.4	10.2-12.6	163	4.1	3.4- 4.8
Missouri	4,248	2,203	46.5	44.4-48.6	681	15.8	14.4-17.4	600	16.7	15.0-18.5	604	16.8	15.3-18.5	160	4.1	3.4- 5.1
Montana	4,016	1,605	36.8	34.8-38.8	720	17.5	16.0-19.1	697	18.8	17.1-20.6	762	20.7	19.0-22.5	232	6.2	5.3- 7.3
Nebraska	4,950	2,136	40.4	38.8-41.9	924	18.5	17.3-19.7	932	19.9	18.6-21.2	753	17.0	15.8-18.3	205	4.3	3.6- 5.0
Nevada	2,949	1,087	38.9	36.4-41.5	512	18.5	16.5-20.7	489	17.1	15.2-19.3	608	18.8	16.9-20.9	253	6.6	5.5- 7.9
New Hampshire	5,030	1,697	33.5	32.0-35.0	790	15.6	14.5-16.8	988	19.9	18.6-21.2	1,142	23.3	21.9-24.7	413	7.8	7.0- 8.6
New Jersey	11,257	4,150	37.6	36.6-38.7	2,031	18.3	17.5-19.2	2,294	20.5	19.6-21.4	2,110	18.1	17.3-19.0	672	5.5	5.0- 6.0
New Mexico	5,482	2,462	42.6	41.0-44.2	897	16.9	15.7-18.2	916	18.1	16.8-19.4	884	16.8	15.6-18.1	323	5.6	4.9- 6.3
New York	5,518	2,068	38.3	36.8-39.9	1,015	18.8	17.6-20.1	1,026	18.7	17.5-20.0	1,073	18.8	17.6-20.0	336	5.3	4.7- 6.0
North Carolina	9,407	5,865	58.6	56.9-60.2	1,053	12.3	11.3-13.4	1,092	13.8	12.6-15.0	1,057	12.3	11.3-13.5	340	3.0	2.6- 3.5
North Dakota	3,015	1,124	34.8	32.9-36.7	663	22.9	21.2-24.6	625	21.4	19.7-23.1	506	17.9	16.3-19.6	97	3.1	2.5- 3.9
Ohio	3,806	1,652	43.4	41.4-45.4	629	16.4	15.0-17.8	707	18.0	16.5-19.5	646	17.3	15.8-18.9	172	5.0	4.2- 5.9
Oklahoma	7,604	4,574	56.6	55.3-58.0	1,111	15.5	14.5-16.5	945	13.6	12.6-14.6	753	11.1	10.2-12.0	221	3.2	2.7- 3.7
Oregon	4,010	1,571	38.7	37.0-40.5	645	16.1	14.9-17.4	637	16.7	15.4-18.1	900	22.8	21.3-24.3	257	5.7	5.0- 6.5
Pennsylvania	3,657	1,533	40.6	38.8-42.4	639	17.5	16.2-19.0	644	18.2	16.8-19.7	678	19.5	18.0-21.0	163	4.2	3.5- 4.9
Rhode Island	4,041	1,415	33.1	31.4-34.9	649	16.5	15.1-17.9	783	19.6	18.1-21.2	884	22.7	21.2-24.3	310	8.1	7.1- 9.2
South Carolina	5,906	3,040	51.3	49.8-52.8	802	13.7	12.7-14.7	785	13.5	12.5-14.6	976	16.9	15.8-18.2	303	4.6	4.0- 5.2
South Dakota	5,248	2,229	39.2	37.6-40.8	970	18.6	17.4-19.9	1,024	21.1	19.8-22.5	777	16.5	15.3-17.8	248	4.5	3.9- 5.2
Tennessee	2,546	1,747	68.0	65.8-70.1	206	7.9	6.8- 9.2	301	12.3	10.9-14.0	249	10.2	8.8-11.6	43	1.6	1.2- 2.2
Texas	6,013	2,860	46.0	44.5-47.5	1,007	17.3	16.2-18.5	956	16.4	15.3-17.6	914	15.8	14.7-16.9	276	4.5	3.9- 5.1
Utah	4,045	2,751	68.6	66.7-70.5	384	10.4	9.2-11.8	384	9.5	8.3-10.8	411	9.3	8.2-10.6	115	2.1	1.6- 2.8
Vermont	4,238	1,468	33.4	31.7-35.0	649	15.6	14.3-16.9	673	15.7	14.5-17.0	1,084	27.2	25.6-28.9	364	8.2	7.3- 9.1
Virginia	5,416	2,674	45.1	43.3-46.9	816	16.6	15.2-18.2	786	15.8	14.5-17.3	860	17.4	16.0-18.9	280	5.1	4.4- 5.9
Washington	18,567	7,494	38.2	37.3-39.1	3,158	17.1	16.4-17.8	3,003	16.9	16.2-17.6	3,703	21.8	21.1-22.6	1,209	6.0	5.6- 6.5
West Virginia	3,337	2,260	66.0	64.0-67.8	357	11.2	10.0-12.6	368	11.1	9.9-12.5	271	9.3	8.1-10.5	81	2.4	1.9- 3.1
Wisconsin	4,038	1,266	28.7	27.0-30.4	786	19.2	17.8-20.8	877	22.4	20.8-24.0	913	25.1	23.4-26.8	196	4.6	3.9- 5.4
Wyoming	3,992	1,690	40.9	39.2-42.7	713	18.3	16.9-19.8	639	16.6	15.3-18.0	735	18.9	17.6-20.3	215	5.3	4.5- 6.1
Guam	803	427	54.3	50.3-58.2	125	15.2	12.6-18.2	121	13.8	11.4-16.7	106	13.4	11.0-16.4	24	3.2	2.1- 4.9
Puerto Rico	4,147	3,046	67.4	65.4-69.3	423	11.9	10.6-13.3	453	13.6	12.1-15.1	188	6.2	5.2- 7.3	37	1.0	0.7- 1.5
Virgin Islands	2,028	1,014	49.2	46.3-52.1	290	14.7	12.7-16.9	273	15.5	13.4-17.9	332	15.9	13.8-18.1	119	4.7	3.8- 5.9

Total
Respond.#

No drinks

1-2 days

3-7 days

8-29 days

Everyday

C.I.(95%)

All Participants

265173

123923

43.9

43.6-44.3

41,724

16.6

16.3-16.8

41,990

17.0

16.7-17.3

43,913

17.7

17.4-17.9

13,623

4.9

4.7- 5.0

Alabama

3,324

2,039

58.5

56.5-60.5

428

13.6

12.3-15.2

384

12.5

11.2-13.9

354

11.8

10.5-13.2

119

3.6

3.0- 4.5

Alaska

2,645

1,076

38.4

35.8-41.0

430

16.5

14.5-18.6

454

18.0

16.0-20.2

541

22.2

20.0-24.6

144

4.9

3.9- 6.1

Arizona

3,221

1,412

41.9

39.4-44.5

488

15.2

13.5-17.2

524

17.1

15.2-19.2

574

19.2

17.2-21.5

223

6.5

5.3- 7.8

Arkansas

4,190

2,428

55.6

53.8-57.3

611

15.3

14.0-16.6

479

12.4

11.2-13.6

507

12.5

11.4-13.8

165

4.3

3.6- 5.0

California

4,459

1,680

40.1

38.4-41.9

771

18.0

16.6-19.4

752

17.0

15.7-18.4

993

20.1

18.8-21.5

263

4.8

4.2- 5.5

Colorado

4,059

1,373

33.1

31.4-34.8

733

18.8

17.4-20.3

760

19.2

17.9-20.7

904

22.3

20.9-23.8

289

6.6

5.8- 7.5

Connecticut

5,288

1,665

31.4

30.0-32.9

860

16.7

15.5-17.9

1,063

20.6

19.4-21.9

1,281

23.8

22.5-25.2

419

7.5

6.8- 8.3

Delaware

4,038

1,723

39.3

37.3-41.3

695

17.9

16.3-19.6

666

17.0

15.5-18.6

664

18.6

16.9-20.4

290

7.2

6.3- 8.3

District of Columbia

2,031

650

37.4

34.7-40.2

248

12.9

11.2-14.9

357

16.7

14.7-18.8

622

27.0

24.6-29.5

154

6.0

5.0- 7.3

Florida

5,015

2,376

42.5

40.3-44.6

704

15.0

13.5-16.6

800

18.2

16.5-20.0

796

18.0

16.4-19.7

339

6.4

5.5- 7.5

Georgia

7,605

4,274

49.1

47.5-50.7

1,107

15.5

14.3-16.7

990

15.2

14.0-16.5

930

15.3

14.1-16.6

304

4.9

4.2- 5.7

Hawaii

5,958

2,734

44.5

42.9-46.1

1,094

19.8

18.5-21.1

875

14.5

13.4-15.7

1,010

18.0

16.8-19.3

245

3.2

2.8- 3.8

Idaho

4,979

2,597

49.5

47.8-51.1

657

13.4

12.3-14.6

665

13.3

12.2-14.5

784

18.2

16.9-19.7

276

5.6

4.9- 6.4

Illinois

5,251

2,204

40.2

38.4-42.0

995

19.8

18.4-21.3

938

17.9

16.6-19.4

900

17.7

16.3-19.2

214

4.3

3.6- 5.3

Indiana

5,469

2,717

47.9

46.5-49.4

960

17.7

16.6-18.9

800

15.1

14.0-16.2

774

15.5

14.4-16.6

218

3.8

3.3- 4.4

Iowa

4,990

2,135

40.0

38.3-41.6

956

19.0

17.7-20.3

867

18.8

17.5-20.2

784

17.0

15.7-18.3

248

5.3

4.5- 6.1

Kansas

4,599

2,578

54.3

52.6-56.0

720

15.4

14.2-16.7

656

15.0

13.8-16.3

505

12.4

11.2-13.6

140

2.9

2.4- 3.5

Kentucky

7,554

5,648

66.3

64.5-68.0

667

11.8

10.7-13.1

639

10.8

9.7-12.0

452

8.8

7.7-10.1

148

2.3

1.8- 2.9

Louisiana

5,027

2,749

52.2

50.6-53.9

707

14.4

13.3-15.6

727

14.9

13.7-16.1

615

13.3

12.2-14.4

229

5.2

4.5- 6.1

Maine

2,381

961

38.3

36.1-40.5

380

16.7

15.1-18.6

383

16.3

14.6-18.1

491

21.4

19.6-23.4

166

7.3

6.2- 8.5

Maryland

4,417

1,736

39.2

37.4-41.1

748

17.2

15.8-18.7

808

18.7

17.3-20.2

857

19.6

18.1-21.1

268

5.3

4.6- 6.1

Massachusetts

7,555

2,556

31.9

30.6-33.3

1,200

15.3

14.3-16.3

1,501

20.5

19.3-21.7

1,820

25.7

24.4-27.0

478

6.6

5.9- 7.3

Michigan

3,542

1,473

39.5

37.7-41.4

636

18.3

16.8-19.8

608

18.4

16.9-20.0

638

18.8

17.4-20.4

187

4.9

4.2- 5.8

Minnesota

3,868

1,291

32.5

30.9-34.2

702

17.8

16.5-19.2

817

21.2

19.8-22.7

788

21.5

20.1-23.1

270

6.9

6.1- 7.9

Mississippi

4,394

2,740

59.1

57.3-60.8

582

14.2

13.0-15.5

459

11.3

10.2-12.5

450

11.4

10.2-12.6

163

4.1

3.4- 4.8

Missouri

4,248

2,203

46.5

44.4-48.6

681

15.8

14.4-17.4

600

16.7

15.0-18.5

604

16.8

15.3-18.5

160

4.1

3.4- 5.1

Montana

4,016

1,605

36.8

34.8-38.8

720

17.5

16.0-19.1

697

18.8

17.1-20.6

762

20.7

19.0-22.5

232

6.2

5.3- 7.3

Nebraska

4,950

2,136

40.4

38.8-41.9

924

18.5

17.3-19.7

932

19.9

18.6-21.2

753

17.0

15.8-18.3

205

4.3

3.6- 5.0

Nevada

2,949

1,087

38.9

36.4-41.5

512

18.5

16.5-20.7

489

17.1

15.2-19.3

608

18.8

16.9-20.9

253

6.6

5.5- 7.9

New Hampshire

5,030

1,697

33.5

32.0-35.0

790

15.6

14.5-16.8

988

19.9

18.6-21.2

1,142

23.3

21.9-24.7

413

7.8

7.0- 8.6

New Jersey

11,257

4,150

37.6

36.6-38.7

2,031

18.3

17.5-19.2

2,294

20.5

19.6-21.4

2,110

18.1

17.3-19.0

672

5.5

5.0- 6.0

New Mexico

5,482

2,462

42.6

41.0-44.2

897

16.9

15.7-18.2

916

18.1

16.8-19.4

884

16.8

15.6-18.1

323

5.6

4.9- 6.3

New York

5,518

2,068

38.3

36.8-39.9

1,015

18.8

17.6-20.1

1,026

18.7

17.5-20.0

1,073

18.8

17.6-20.0

336

5.3

4.7- 6.0

North Carolina

9,407

5,865

58.6

56.9-60.2

1,053

12.3

11.3-13.4

1,092

13.8

12.6-15.0

1,057

12.3

11.3-13.5

340

3.0

2.6- 3.5

North Dakota

3,015

1,124

34.8

32.9-36.7

663

22.9

21.2-24.6

625

21.4

19.7-23.1

506

17.9

16.3-19.6

3.1

2.5- 3.9

Ohio

3,806

1,652

43.4

41.4-45.4

629

16.4

15.0-17.8

707

18.0

16.5-19.5

646

17.3

15.8-18.9

172

5.0

4.2- 5.9

Oklahoma

7,604

4,574

56.6

55.3-58.0

1,111

15.5

14.5-16.5

945

13.6

12.6-14.6

753

11.1

10.2-12.0

221

3.2

2.7- 3.7

Oregon

4,010

1,571

38.7

37.0-40.5

645

16.1

14.9-17.4

637

16.7

15.4-18.1

900

22.8

21.3-24.3

257

5.7

5.0- 6.5

Pennsylvania

3,657

1,533

40.6

38.8-42.4

639

17.5

16.2-19.0

644

18.2

16.8-19.7

678

19.5

18.0-21.0

163

4.2

3.5- 4.9

Rhode Island

4,041

1,415

33.1

31.4-34.9

649

16.5

15.1-17.9

783

19.6

18.1-21.2

884

22.7

21.2-24.3

310

8.1

7.1- 9.2

South Carolina

5,906

3,040

51.3

49.8-52.8

802

13.7

12.7-14.7

785

13.5

12.5-14.6

976

16.9

15.8-18.2

303

4.6

4.0- 5.2

South Dakota

5,248

2,229

39.2

37.6-40.8

970

18.6

17.4-19.9

1,024

21.1

19.8-22.5

777

16.5

15.3-17.8

248

4.5

3.9- 5.2

Tennessee

2,546

1,747

68.0

65.8-70.1

206

7.9

6.8- 9.2

301

12.3

10.9-14.0

249

10.2

8.8-11.6

1.6

1.2- 2.2

Texas

6,013

2,860

46.0

44.5-47.5

1,007

17.3

16.2-18.5

956

16.4

15.3-17.6

914

15.8

14.7-16.9

276

4.5

3.9- 5.1

Utah

4,045

2,751

68.6

66.7-70.5

384

10.4

9.2-11.8

384

9.5

8.3-10.8

411

9.3

8.2-10.6

115

2.1

1.6- 2.8

Vermont

4,238

1,468

33.4

31.7-35.0

649

15.6

14.3-16.9

673

15.7

14.5-17.0

1,084

27.2

25.6-28.9

364

8.2

7.3- 9.1

Virginia

5,416

2,674

45.1

43.3-46.9

816

16.6

15.2-18.2

786

15.8

14.5-17.3

860

17.4

16.0-18.9

280

5.1

4.4- 5.9

Washington

18,567

7,494

38.2

37.3-39.1

3,158

17.1

16.4-17.8

3,003

16.9

16.2-17.6

3,703

21.8

21.1-22.6

1,209

6.0

5.6- 6.5

West Virginia

3,337

2,260

66.0

64.0-67.8

357

11.2

10.0-12.6

368

11.1

9.9-12.5

271

9.3

8.1-10.5

2.4

1.9- 3.1

Wisconsin

4,038

1,266

28.7

27.0-30.4

786

19.2

17.8-20.8

877

22.4

20.8-24.0

913

25.1

23.4-26.8

196

4.6

3.9- 5.4

Wyoming

3,992

1,690

40.9

39.2-42.7

713

18.3

16.9-19.8

639

16.6

15.3-18.0

735

18.9

17.6-20.3

215

5.3

4.5- 6.1

Guam

803

427

54.3

50.3-58.2

125

15.2

12.6-18.2

121

13.8

11.4-16.7

106

13.4

11.0-16.4

3.2

2.1- 4.9

Puerto Rico

4,147

3,046

67.4

65.4-69.3

423

11.9

10.6-13.3

453

13.6

12.1-15.1

188

6.2

5.2- 7.3

1.0

0.7- 1.5

Virgin Islands

2,028

1,014

49.2

46.3-52.1

290

14.7

12.7-16.9

273

15.5

13.4-17.9

332

15.9

13.8-18.1

119

4.7

3.8- 5.9

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+ Only participating states or terretories are presented here.

#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 and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

This page was generated on 16JUN04.

2003 BRFSS Survey Results: Nationwide Data

Alcohol Consumption

A drink of alcohol is 1 can or bottle of beer, 1 glass of wine, 1 can or bottle of wine cooler, 1 cocktail, or 1 shot of liquor. During the past 30 days, how many days per week or per month did you have at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage?

A drink of alcohol is 1 can or bottle of beer, 1 glass of wine, 1 can or bottle of wine cooler, 1 cocktail, or 1 shot of liquor.
During the past 30 days, how many days per week or per month did you have at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage?