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2003 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 140791 106698 71.7 71.3-72.2 12,603 9.9 9.6-10.2 7,336 6.1 5.8- 6.3 9,585 8.2 7.9- 8.5 4,569 4.1 3.9- 4.3
Alabama 1,278 971 70.8 67.5-74.0 117 9.1 7.4-11.1 52 5.4 3.9- 7.5 85 9.2 7.1-11.9 53 5.5 4.0- 7.3
Alaska 1,559 1,068 70.0 66.7-73.1 193 12.0 9.8-14.5 100 5.8 4.4- 7.5 144 8.8 6.9-11.1 54 3.5 2.3- 5.1
Arizona 1,802 1,387 71.5 67.9-74.7 181 12.4 10.1-15.1 87 6.2 4.4- 8.6 100 6.8 5.2- 9.0 47 3.2 2.1- 4.7
Arkansas 1,755 1,344 71.8 69.1-74.3 131 8.6 7.2-10.4 98 6.5 5.3- 8.1 111 7.8 6.3- 9.6 71 5.3 4.0- 6.9
California 2,767 2,161 73.4 71.3-75.5 241 9.9 8.6-11.4 129 5.5 4.5- 6.7 164 7.7 6.4- 9.1 72 3.4 2.6- 4.5
Colorado 2,675 2,064 72.6 70.4-74.6 240 10.3 9.0-11.8 146 6.6 5.4- 7.9 161 7.6 6.4- 9.0 64 2.9 2.2- 3.9
Connecticut 3,623 2,875 76.0 74.2-77.6 258 7.5 6.6- 8.6 169 5.3 4.4- 6.2 227 8.0 6.9- 9.2 94 3.3 2.5- 4.2
Delaware 2,304 1,715 69.2 66.5-71.9 208 10.1 8.5-11.9 122 6.1 4.8- 7.8 166 8.9 7.3-10.9 93 5.6 4.3- 7.3
District of Columbia 1,369 1,013 70.4 67.0-73.6 141 9.1 7.5-11.0 74 6.6 4.9- 8.7 108 10.1 8.0-12.8 33 3.8 2.4- 6.0
Florida 2,635 2,021 72.8 70.1-75.4 226 8.2 6.8- 9.8 137 6.4 4.9- 8.4 175 7.8 6.4- 9.6 76 4.8 3.5- 6.4
Georgia 3,312 2,572 74.1 71.9-76.2 274 9.0 7.7-10.5 168 5.6 4.6- 6.9 199 7.3 6.1- 8.7 99 4.0 3.0- 5.2
Hawaii 3,234 2,482 72.8 70.7-74.8 257 8.7 7.5-10.1 185 7.1 6.0- 8.5 208 7.8 6.6- 9.1 102 3.6 2.9- 4.6
Idaho 2,378 1,727 69.1 66.6-71.4 251 11.5 9.9-13.3 134 6.4 5.1- 7.8 181 9.3 7.8-11.1 85 3.8 3.0- 4.8
Illinois 3,029 2,242 69.9 67.6-72.2 286 10.6 9.2-12.2 177 6.6 5.4- 7.9 207 8.2 6.8- 9.8 117 4.7 3.6- 6.1
Indiana 2,736 2,038 70.8 68.7-72.8 230 9.1 7.9-10.4 161 6.3 5.3- 7.5 196 8.6 7.4-10.1 111 5.1 4.1- 6.4
Iowa 2,854 2,088 67.6 65.4-69.8 277 11.2 9.8-12.7 174 7.3 6.1- 8.5 216 8.9 7.7-10.4 99 5.0 3.8- 6.5
Kansas 2,015 1,520 69.2 66.6-71.8 211 12.3 10.6-14.3 96 6.2 4.9- 7.8 122 7.4 6.0- 9.2 66 4.8 3.5- 6.5
Kentucky 1,939 1,496 72.0 68.6-75.2 145 9.3 7.3-11.7 84 5.9 4.3- 8.1 150 9.1 7.2-11.4 64 3.7 2.4- 5.5
Louisiana 2,279 1,608 65.7 63.3-68.0 226 11.2 9.7-12.9 142 6.8 5.7- 8.2 187 9.8 8.3-11.4 116 6.5 5.3- 8.0
Maine 1,415 1,088 72.6 69.7-75.4 119 9.8 8.1-11.9 69 5.3 4.1- 6.8 96 8.3 6.6-10.3 43 4.0 2.8- 5.6
Maryland 2,672 2,101 75.4 73.1-77.6 213 8.9 7.5-10.5 128 5.6 4.5- 7.0 149 6.5 5.3- 7.9 81 3.5 2.6- 4.8
Massachusetts 4,967 3,743 73.1 71.4-74.7 458 9.8 8.8-10.9 262 5.4 4.6- 6.3 338 7.8 6.8- 9.0 166 3.9 3.2- 4.7
Michigan 2,064 1,516 68.3 65.8-70.7 238 13.3 11.6-15.2 98 5.6 4.5- 7.1 145 8.5 7.1-10.2 67 4.2 3.2- 5.5
Minnesota 2,566 1,943 70.6 68.4-72.7 255 11.2 9.9-12.7 132 6.3 5.2- 7.7 173 8.7 7.3-10.3 63 3.2 2.4- 4.2
Mississippi 1,639 1,236 71.9 69.1-74.5 124 8.7 7.2-10.6 89 5.7 4.5- 7.3 114 7.9 6.4- 9.6 76 5.8 4.4- 7.5
Missouri 2,032 1,447 67.7 64.8-70.6 198 10.1 8.5-12.1 135 7.7 6.1- 9.6 163 9.5 7.6-11.8 89 4.9 3.8- 6.5
Montana 2,404 1,712 69.9 67.2-72.4 266 11.6 9.8-13.7 156 6.2 5.0- 7.6 187 8.5 7.0-10.2 83 3.9 2.9- 5.3
Nebraska 2,819 2,126 69.9 67.7-71.9 279 11.6 10.2-13.2 140 5.8 4.8- 6.9 188 8.1 6.9- 9.4 86 4.7 3.6- 6.1
Nevada 1,862 1,347 70.4 67.2-73.5 177 9.3 7.6-11.5 119 7.6 5.8- 9.8 152 9.6 7.7-11.9 67 3.0 2.2- 4.2
New Hampshire 3,322 2,576 73.4 71.4-75.2 303 10.4 9.2-11.7 148 5.0 4.1- 6.0 199 7.5 6.4- 8.7 96 3.8 3.0- 4.9
New Jersey 7,097 5,603 74.4 73.0-75.7 589 9.6 8.8-10.6 296 4.9 4.2- 5.6 459 8.1 7.3- 9.1 150 3.0 2.4- 3.6
New Mexico 3,010 2,319 73.3 71.2-75.2 260 9.6 8.3-11.1 144 5.7 4.8- 6.8 185 7.5 6.4- 8.8 102 3.9 3.1- 5.0
New York 3,431 2,649 72.4 70.5-74.3 285 9.7 8.5-11.0 175 6.2 5.2- 7.5 216 7.8 6.7- 9.0 106 3.9 3.1- 4.8
North Carolina 3,527 2,893 79.2 76.7-81.4 241 7.5 6.1- 9.2 129 4.4 3.3- 5.7 181 5.6 4.4- 7.0 83 3.4 2.4- 4.8
North Dakota 1,885 1,340 67.2 64.6-69.7 220 12.9 11.2-14.8 105 6.5 5.2- 8.1 163 9.5 8.0-11.3 57 3.9 2.9- 5.3
Ohio 2,134 1,566 70.1 67.5-72.6 200 10.0 8.5-11.7 116 5.9 4.6- 7.4 168 8.8 7.3-10.6 84 5.2 4.1- 6.7
Oklahoma 3,021 2,266 69.2 67.0-71.2 268 10.4 9.1-11.9 177 6.7 5.7- 7.9 208 8.7 7.5-10.1 102 5.0 3.9- 6.3
Oregon 2,426 1,903 74.5 72.3-76.5 208 9.7 8.3-11.2 115 5.6 4.6- 6.9 126 6.5 5.4- 7.9 74 3.7 2.8- 4.9
Pennsylvania 2,116 1,542 69.6 67.3-71.9 199 10.4 9.0-12.1 131 6.6 5.5- 7.9 165 8.7 7.4-10.3 79 4.7 3.6- 6.0
Rhode Island 2,610 1,998 72.7 70.4-75.0 218 8.9 7.5-10.5 126 5.2 4.2- 6.4 173 8.0 6.7- 9.6 95 5.2 4.0- 6.7
South Carolina 2,859 2,158 70.2 68.0-72.3 223 9.2 7.9-10.7 159 6.2 5.2- 7.4 202 8.9 7.6-10.4 117 5.5 4.4- 6.7
South Dakota 3,015 2,216 68.7 66.6-70.7 296 10.5 9.3-11.9 189 7.6 6.5- 9.0 215 9.1 7.8-10.6 99 4.0 3.2- 5.0
Tennessee 795 645 79.1 75.5-82.3 59 7.8 5.9-10.3 41 6.1 4.3- 8.6 37 5.0 3.5- 7.2 13 1.9 1.0- 3.6
Texas 3,131 2,303 69.7 67.7-71.6 289 9.5 8.4-10.8 184 7.4 6.2- 8.7 239 9.4 8.1-10.8 116 4.0 3.2- 5.0
Utah 1,287 892 67.3 63.6-70.8 172 14.0 11.6-16.8 75 5.5 3.9- 7.6 103 9.8 7.7-12.5 45 3.4 2.3- 5.1
Vermont 2,761 2,200 74.1 71.9-76.2 201 8.3 7.1- 9.6 131 5.8 4.7- 7.0 163 8.2 6.8- 9.8 66 3.7 2.7- 5.0
Virginia 2,725 2,070 72.3 69.7-74.7 244 11.1 9.2-13.3 125 5.0 3.9- 6.3 195 8.0 6.8- 9.5 91 3.6 2.7- 4.6
Washington 11,069 8,768 75.4 74.3-76.4 923 9.6 8.9-10.4 488 5.3 4.8- 5.9 617 6.9 6.2- 7.6 273 2.8 2.4- 3.3
West Virginia 1,070 765 66.9 63.4-70.2 100 10.5 8.5-12.9 64 7.1 5.4- 9.3 91 9.4 7.6-11.7 50 6.1 4.4- 8.3
Wisconsin 2,767 1,923 65.9 63.7-68.1 294 11.7 10.3-13.3 178 6.9 5.8- 8.1 256 10.8 9.3-12.5 116 4.7 3.8- 5.8
Wyoming 2,301 1,706 69.0 66.7-71.3 216 11.2 9.6-12.9 137 7.2 6.0- 8.7 147 7.9 6.6- 9.4 95 4.7 3.7- 5.8
Guam 368 230 58.2 52.3-63.9 42 10.7 7.8-14.5 36 9.3 6.5-13.1 40 16.0 11.6-21.8 20 5.8 3.6- 9.2
Puerto Rico 1,074 779 69.5 65.9-72.9 52 6.0 4.3- 8.3 64 6.5 4.9- 8.7 128 12.1 9.9-14.8 51 5.9 4.3- 7.9
Virgin Islands 1,007 737 72.0 68.1-75.6 81 9.8 7.6-12.6 40 4.2 2.8- 6.5 97 8.7 6.7-11.3 52 5.3 3.7- 7.4

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

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