Alcohol Use, Binge Drinking, and Dependence

National Alcohol Data 

State Alcohol Data

Short Reports on Alcohol

Alcohol Problems

Alcohol Treatment Admissions

Under Age Drinking 

Drinking and Driving

Substance Abuse & Dependence

2002 Detailed Tables:  National Data on Alcohol Use 

Alcohol Use in 2002 (All are in PDF format):

• by demographics (Go to tables 2.45 - 2.54)
• by racial/ethnic subgroups (Go to tables 2.55 - 2.69)
• by Geographic Characteristics (Go to tables  2.90 - 2.99)
• by under age and legal drinkers (Go to Tables 2.100 - 2.111)

Needed and Received or Perceived Need for Alcohol Treatment (Go to tables 5.82 - 5.83)

Incidence Tables (Go to tables 4.15 - 4.19)

• Male new users:  (Go to tables 4.34 - 4.38)
• Female new users:  (Go to tables 4.53 - 4.57)

Lifetime Prevalence Tables (Go to tables 4.72 - 4.76)

Tobacco and Alcohol by Cigarette Use (Go to tables 7.21 - 7.24)

Tobacco by Alcohol Use (Go to tables 7.25 - 7.28)

Driving Under the Influence (Go to tables 7.74 - 7.77)

National Data on Alcohol Use 

Short Reports on Alcohol

2002 Alcohol Use in the U.S.

• Alcohol Use in the U.S.:  2002 National Survey on Drug Use & Health

• Trends in New Alcohol Users

• Detailed Tables

2001 Alcohol Use in the U.S.

National Alcohol Data - - Results from 2001 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

Discussion:  Alcohol Use

Data Tables

• Trend Tables:  Alcohol Use, Abuse, & Dependence (1999-2001) 

• Tables:  Treatment

• Tables:  Alcohol Use, Abuse, & Dependence

• Alcohol Use by Gender, Race & Hispanic Origin by Under-age and Legal Age for drinking (PDF format)

Graphics

• Graphics:  Past Month Use

• Graphics: Youth Prevention, Heavy Alcohol Use, & Dependence

• Graphics:  Substance Abuse Treatment

Short Reports on Alcohol Use 

• The NSDUH Report:  Underage Drinking in Rural Areas

• The NSDUH Report:  Substance Use Among Youths Who Had Run Away From Home

• The NSDUH Report: Seasonality of Youth's First Time Use of Marijuana, Cigarettes, or Alcohol

• The NSDUH Report:  Graduated Driver Licensing and Drinking Among Young Drivers

• The NSDUH Report:  Alcohol Dependence or Abuse Among Parents with Children Living in the Home

• The NSDUH Report:  Quantity and Frequency of Alcohol Use

• The NSDUH Report:  Alcohol Use and Risks Among Young Adults by College Enrollment Status 

• The NHSDA Report:  Alcohol Use by Persons Under the Legal Drinking Age of 21

• The NHSDA Report:   Low Rates of Alcohol Use among Asian Youths

• The DASIS Report:  Distance to Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities among Those with Alcohol Dependence or Abuse

• The DASIS Report:  Alcohol Treatment Admissions Decrease: 1993-1999

• The NHSDA Report:  Binge Drinking Among Underage Persons

• The DASIS Report: Treatment Admissions for Alcohol Abuse, Alone and with a Drug Problem

• The DASIS Report: Admissions to Treatment for Abuse of Alcohol Alone

• The NHSDA Report:  Illicit Drug Use Among Youths Who Used Cigarettes and Alcohol

• The NHSDA Report:  Alcohol Use 

• The NHSDA Report:  Alcohol Use Among Veterans

• The NHSDA Report:  Heavy Alcohol Use Among Young Adults

• The NHSDA Report:  Tobacco and Alcohol Use Among Pregnant Women 

Under Age Drinking

• The NSDUH Report:  Underage Drinking in Rural Areas

• The NSDUH Report:  Substance Use Among Youths Who Had Run Away From Home

• The NSDUH Report: Seasonality of Youth's First Time Use of Marijuana, Cigarettes, or Alcohol

• The NSDUH Report:  Graduated Driver Licensing and Drinking Among Young Drivers

• The DASIS Report: Treatment Admissions for Primary Alcohol Abuse Among Youth Aged 18-20, 2001

• Alcohol use by under age and legal drinkers (PDF format Go to Tables 2.100 - 2.111)

• The NHSDA Report:  Alcohol Use by Persons Under the Legal Drinking Age of 21

• Highlights:  Under Age Drinking (HTML format)

• Data Tables:  Alcohol Use by Gender, Race & Hispanic Origin by Under-age and Legal Age for drinking (PDF format)

• The NHSDA Report:  Binge Drinking Among Underage Persons

National Alcohol Data

Alcohol Use by Gender, Race & Hispanic Origin by Under-age and Legal Age for drinking (PDF format)

Also see Short Reports on Alcohol

Full Report:  Results from the 2001 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse  

Chapter:   Alcohol Use   - - Data, Figures, & Discussion

Figures:  Past Month Alcohol Use for 2001: 

• Fig 3.1:   by Age, 2001

• Fig 3.2:   among Youths Aged 12 to 20 by Race/Ethnicity, 2000-2001 Annual Averages

• Fig3.3:   among Adults Aged 18 or Older, by Educational Attainment, 2001

• Fig 3.4:  among Adults Aged 18 or Older, by Employment Status, 2001

• Fig 3.5:  in Large Metropolitan and Rural Counties, by Age, 2001  

Other Figures on Youth Prevention, Heavy Alcohol Use,  & Dependence:

• Fig 3.6:  Heavy Alcohol Use in Large Metropolitan and Rural Counties, by Age: 2001

• Fig 4.7:  Past Month Any Illicit Drug, Binge Alcohol, and Heavy Alcohol Use among Smokers and Nonsmokers Aged 12 or Older: 2001

• Fig 6.4:   Participation in Drug and Alcohol Prevention Programs among Youths Aged 12 to 17 in the Past Year: 1999, 2000, and 2001

• Fig 7.3:  Past Year Illicit Drug or Alcohol Dependence or Abuse among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Age: 2000 and 2001

• Fig 7.4:  Past Year Illicit Drug or Alcohol Dependence or Abuse, by Age and Gender: 2001

• Fig 7.5:  Past Year Illicit Drug or Alcohol Dependence or Abuse among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by County Type: 2001

Graphics for Treatment:

• Fig 7.6:  Past Year Treatment Received at Specific Locations among Persons Aged 12 or Older Who Received Any Illicit Drug or Alcohol Treatment in the Past Year: 2001

• Fig 7.7:  Substances for Which Persons Received Treatment among Persons Aged 12 or Older Who Received Any Illicit Drug or Alcohol Treatment in the Past Year: 2001

Data Tables for Alcohol Use, Abuse, & Dependence: 

Alcohol Use by Gender, Race & Hispanic Origin by Under-age and Legal Age for drinking (PDF format)

Table E.8:   Past Year Alcohol Use among Adults Aged 18 Years or Older, by Gender and Age Group: United States, 1999 to 2001, NHIS and NHSDA

Table E.10:   Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Alcohol among 8^th, 10^th, and 12^th Graders in the NHSDA and MTF: 1999 through 2001

Table E.11:   NSPY Youth Alcohol and Cigarette Use, 2000 and 2001

Table H.21:   Estimated Numbers (in Thousands) of Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Users of Tobacco and Alcohol among Persons Aged 12 or Older: 2000 and 2001

Table H.22:   Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Tobacco and Alcohol among Persons Aged 12 or Older: 2000 and 2001

Table H.23:   Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Tobacco and Alcohol among Youths Aged 12 to 17: 2000 and 2001

Table H.24:   Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Tobacco and Alcohol among Persons Aged 18 to 25: 2000 and 2001

Table H.25:   Percentages Reporting Lifetime, Past Year, and Past Month Use of Tobacco and Alcohol among Persons Aged 26 or Older: 2000 and 2001

Table H.34:   Percentages Reporting Past Month Alcohol Use, Past Month Binge Alcohol Use, and Past Month Heavy Alcohol Use, by Detailed Age Categories: 2000 and 2001

Table H.35:   Percentages Reporting Past Month Alcohol Use, Past Month Binge Alcohol Use, and Past Month Heavy Alcohol Use among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: 2000 and 2001

Table H.36:   Percentages Reporting Past Month Alcohol Use, Past Month Binge Alcohol Use, and Past Month Heavy Alcohol Use among Youths Aged 12 to 17, by Demographic Characteristics: 2000 and 2001

Table H.37:   Percentages Reporting Past Month Alcohol Use, Past Month Binge Alcohol Use, and Past Month Heavy Alcohol Use among Persons Aged 18 to 25, by Demographic Characteristics: 2000 and 2001

Table H.38:   Percentages Reporting Past Month Alcohol Use, Past Month Binge Alcohol Use, and Past Month Heavy Alcohol Use among Persons Aged 26 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: 2000 and 2001

Table H.39:   Percentages Reporting Past Month Alcohol Use, Past Month Binge Alcohol Use, and Past Month Heavy Alcohol Use among Persons Aged 18 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics: 2000 and 2001

Table H.40:   Percentages Reporting Past Month Alcohol Use, Past Month Binge Alcohol Use, and Past Month Heavy Alcohol Use among Persons Aged 12 to 20, by Demographic Characteristics: 2000 and 2001

Table H.41:   Percentages Reporting Past Month Alcohol Use, Past Month Binge Alcohol Use, and Past Month Heavy Alcohol Use among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics: 2000 and 2001

Table H.51:   Estimated Numbers (in Thousands) of Persons Who First Used Alcohol During the Years 1965 to 2000, Their Mean Age at First Use, and Annual Age-Specific Rates of First Use (Per 1,000 Person-Years of Exposure): Based on 1999-2001 NHSDAs

Table H.57:   Estimated Numbers (in Thousands) of Persons Reporting Past Year Substance Dependence or Abuse, by Age Group: 2000 and 2001

Table H.58:   Percentages Reporting Past Year Substance Dependence or Abuse, by Age Group: 2000 and 2001

Table H.59:   Estimated Numbers (in Thousands) of Persons Reporting Past Year Substance Dependence, by Age Group: 2000 and 2001

Table H.60:   Percentages Reporting Past Year Substance Dependence, by Age Group: 2000 and 2001

Table H.61:   Estimated Numbers (in Thousands) of Persons Aged 12 or Older Reporting Past Year Dependence or Abuse for Any Illicit Drug or Alcohol, by Demographic Characteristics: 2000 and 2001

Table H.62:   Percentages of Persons Aged 12 or Older Reporting Past Year Dependence or Abuse for Any Illicit Drug or Alcohol, by Demographic Characteristics: 2000 and 2001

Table H.63:   Percentages of Persons Aged 12 or Older Reporting Past Year Dependence or Abuse for Any Illicit Drug or Alcohol, by Geographic Characteristics: 2000 and 2001

Data for Substance Abuse Treatment:

H.64:  Estimated Numbers (in Thousands) of Persons Aged 12 or Older Who Received Substance Abuse Treatment in the Past Year, by Demographic Characteristics: 2000 and 2001

H.65:  Percentages of Persons Aged 12 or Older Who Received Substance Abuse Treatment in the Past Year, by Demographic Characteristics: 2000 and 2001

H.66:  Percentages of Persons Aged 12 or Older Who Received Substance Abuse Treatment in the Past Year, by Geographic Characteristics: 2000 and 2001

Full Report:  Driving After Drug or Alcohol Use: Findings from the 1996 NHSDA

Full Report:  Patterns of Alcohol Use Among Adolescents and Associations with Emotional and Behavioral Problems (PDF Format)

Full Report:  Summary of Findings from the 2000 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

Chapter:   Alcohol Use

Figures:  Past Month Alcohol Use for 2000: 

• Figure 3.1:    By Age
• Figure 3.2:    Among Youths Aged 12 to 20, by Race/Ethnicity: 1999-2000 Annual Averages
• Figure 3.3:    Among Adults, by Educational Attainment
• Figure 3.4:    In Large Metropolitan and Rural Counties, by Age
• Figure 3.5:    Heavy Alcohol Use in Large Metropolitan and Rural Counties, by Age

Alcohol Data Tables for 1999 and 2000:

Table F.27:   Percentages Reporting Past Month Use of Illicit Drugs Among Persons Aged 12 to 17, by Levels of Past Month Alcohol Use

Table F.28:   Percentages Reporting Driving Under the Influence of Any Illicit Drug or Alcohol in the Past Year Among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics

Lifetime, Past Year and Past Month Users of Tobacco and Alcohol:

• Table F.29:   Estimated Numbers (in Thousands)  Aged 12 or Older
• Table F.30:   Percentages  Aged 12 or Older
• Table F.31:   Percentages  Aged 12 to 17
• Table F.32:   Percentages  Aged 18 to 25
• Table F.33:   Percentages  Aged 26 or Older

Past Month Alcohol Use, Past Month "Binge" Alcohol Use, and Past Month Heavy Alcohol Use by Demographic Characteristics:

• Table F.42:   Percentages by Detailed Age Categories
• Table F.43:   Percentages Aged 12 or Older
• Table F.44:   Percentages Aged 12 to 17
• Table F.45:   Percentages Aged 18 to 25
• Table F.46:   Percentages Aged 26 or Older
• Table F.47:   Percentages Aged 18 or Older
• Table F.48:   Percentages Aged 12 to 20
• Table F.49:   Percentages Aged 12 or Older, by Geographic Characteristics

Table F.50:   Percentages Reporting Past Month Use of Tobacco and Alcohol Among Females Aged 15 to 44, by Pregnancy Status: Annual Averages Based on 1999 and 2000 Samples

Table F.51:   Percentages Reporting Past Month Use of Tobacco and Alcohol Among Persons Aged 18 to 22, by College Enrollment Status: 1999 and 2000

National Alcohol-Related Variables for Youth (in  Youth Substance Use: State Estimates From the 1999 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse)

Table F.63:   Estimated Numbers (in Thousands) of Persons Who First Used Alcohol During the Years 1965 to 1999, Their Mean Age at First Use, and Annual Age-Specific Rates of First Use (per 1,000 Person-Years of Exposure):  Based on 1999 and 2000 NHSDAs

Table F.71:   Percentages of Persons Aged 12 to 17 Reporting (I) They Think Their Parents Would Strongly Disapprove of Their Having One or Two Drinks of an Alcoholic Beverage Nearly Every Day, by Demographic Characteristics, and (II) Selected Drug Use, by Parents' Feelings About Youth Having One or Two Drinks of an Alcoholic Beverage Nearly Every Day: 1999 and 2000

Table F.77:   Percentages of Persons Aged 12 to 17 Reporting (I) They Strongly or Somewhat Disapprove of Someone Their Own Age Having One or Two Drinks of an Alcoholic Beverage Nearly Every Day, by Demographic Characteristics, and (II) Selected Drug Use, by Youths' Feelings About Peers Drinking Alcoholic Beverage: 1999 and 2000

Table F.78:   Percentages of Persons Aged 12 to 17 Reporting (I) That They Had Talked with at Least One of Their Parents in the Past Year About the Dangers of Tobacco, Alcohol, or Drug Use, by Demographic Characteristics, and (II) Selected Drug Use, by Whether They Talked with Their Parents About the Dangers of Drug Use: 1999 and 2000

Table F.79:   Percentages of Persons Aged 12 to 17 Reporting (I) That They Had Seen or Heard Drug or Alcohol Prevention Messages From Sources Outside School in the Past Year, by Demographic Characteristics, and (II) Selected Drug Use, by Whether They Saw or Heard Drug Prevention Messages From Sources Outside School: 1999 and 2000

State Alcohol Data

2002 State Estimates of Alcohol Use

2002 State Estimates of Alcohol Treatment Gap

The NSDUH Report:  Graduated Driver Licensing and Drinking Among Young Drivers

Full Report:  Youth Substance Use: State Estimates From the 1999 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

• Problems Due to the Use of Alcohol, Tobacco, or Marijuana

• Alcohol Use by Youth

Maps for State Alcohol Data:

• Figure A.1:   Alcohol Use Among Persons Aged 12 to 17

• Figure A.2:   Perceived a Great Risk in Having Four or Five Drinks of an Alcoholic Beverage Once or Twice a Week Among Persons Aged 12 to 17
  

Tables for State Alcohol Data:

Past Month Use of Alcohol:

• Table B.1A:   Estimated Numbers (in Thousands) by Age Group

• Table B.1B:    Percentages by Age Group

Past Month "Binge" Alcohol Use:

• Table B.2A:   Estimated Numbers (in Thousands) by Age Group

• Table B.2B:   Percentages by Age Group

Perceptions of Great Risk:

• Table B.3A:   Estimated Numbers (in Thousands) Reporting Perceptions of Great Risk of Having Five or More Drinks of an Alcoholic Beverage Once or Twice a Week, by Age Group

• Table B.3B:   Percentages Reporting Perceptions of Great Risk of Having Five or More Drinks of an Alcoholic Beverage Once or Twice a Week, by Age Group

Age of First Use:

Table C.12:   Average Age at First Use for Cigarettes, Alcohol, and Marijuana Among Persons Reporting Initiation at Age 25 or Younger in 1995 to 1997

Sequence Patterns of Substance Use:

• Table C.13:   Percentages Reporting No Substance Use and Substance Sequence Patterns for Use of Cigarettes, Alcohol, or Marijuana Among Persons Aged 20 to 25

• Table C.14:   Percentages Reporting Two Substance Sequence Patterns for Use of Cigarettes, Alcohol, and Marijuana Among Persons Aged 20 to 25

• Table C.15:   Percentages Reporting Three Substance Sequence Patterns for Use of Cigarettes, Alcohol, and Marijuana Among Persons Aged 20 to 25

Average Age at First Alcohol Use:

• Table C.16:   Average Age at First Alcohol, Cigarette, and Marijuana Use Among Persons Reporting Initiation of Alcohol and Cigarettes Before Marijuana

• Table C.18:   Average Age at First Alcohol and Marijuana Use Among Persons Reporting Initiation of Alcohol Before Marijuana

Alcohol-Related Variables (Not by State):

Table F.63:   Estimated Numbers (in Thousands) of Persons Who First Used Alcohol During the Years 1965 to 1999, Their Mean Age at First Use, and Annual Age-Specific Rates of First Use (per 1,000 Person-Years of Exposure):  Based on 1999 and 2000 NHSDAs

Table F.71:   Percentages of Persons Aged 12 to 17 Reporting (I) They Think Their Parents Would Strongly Disapprove of Their Having One or Two Drinks of an Alcoholic Beverage Nearly Every Day, by Demographic Characteristics, and (II) Selected Drug Use, by Parents' Feelings About Youth Having One or Two Drinks of an Alcoholic Beverage Nearly Every Day: 1999 and 2000

Table F.77:   Percentages of Persons Aged 12 to 17 Reporting (I) They Strongly or Somewhat Disapprove of Someone Their Own Age Having One or Two Drinks of an Alcoholic Beverage Nearly Every Day, by Demographic Characteristics, and (II) Selected Drug Use, by Youths' Feelings About Peers Drinking Alcoholic Beverage: 1999 and 2000

Table F.78:   Percentages of Persons Aged 12 to 17 Reporting (I) That They Had Talked with at Least One of Their Parents in the Past Year About the Dangers of Tobacco, Alcohol, or Drug Use, by Demographic Characteristics, and (II) Selected Drug Use, by Whether They Talked with Their Parents About the Dangers of Drug Use: 1999 and 2000

Table F.79:   Percentages of Persons Aged 12 to 17 Reporting (I) That They Had Seen or Heard Drug or Alcohol Prevention Messages From Sources Outside School in the Past Year, by Demographic Characteristics, and (II) Selected Drug Use, by Whether They Saw or Heard Drug Prevention Messages From Sources Outside School: 1999 and 2000

 Alcohol Treatment Admissions

• The DASIS Report: Treatment Admissions for Primary Alcohol Abuse Among Youth Aged 18-20; 2001

• The DASIS Report:  Distance to Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities among Those with Alcohol Dependence or Abuse

• The DASIS Report:  Alcohol Treatment Admissions Decrease: 1993-1999

• The DASIS Report: Treatment Admissions for Alcohol Abuse, Alone and with a Drug Problem

• The DASIS Report: Admissions to Treatment for Abuse of Alcohol Alone

Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) 1992-2000: National Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment Services   (HTML format)

Alcohol accounted for nearly half (45 percent) of all TEDS admissions in 2000, down from 59 percent in 1992. However, 43 percent of primary alcohol admissions reported secondary drug abuse as well.

Alcohol admission rates generally were highest in the Pacific Northwest, North Central, and Northeast. For the United States as a whole, alcohol admission rates declined by 28 percent between 1992 and 2000, from 443 per 100,000 population aged 12 and over to 320 per 100,000. This rate of decline was equaled or exceeded in 15 States.

Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) 1994-1999: National Admissions to Substance Abuse Treatment Services (PDF format)

In 1999, alcohol accounted for nearly half (47 percent) of all TEDS admissions, down from 53 percent in 1999.  However, 43 percent of primary alcohol admissions reported secondary drug abuse as well.  Alcohol admission rates generally were highest in the Pacific Northwest, North Central, and Northeast.  The rate for the United States as a whole declined by 19 percent between 1994 and 1999, from 418 per 100,000 aged 12 and over to 337.  This rate of decline was equaled or exceeded in 16 States.  See "Trends in the Co-Abuse of Alcohol and Drugs" in Chapter 2 and "Characteristics of Admissions for Alcohol Only and Alcohol with Secondary Drug Abuse" in Chapter 3 of the report.

The DASIS Report: Admissions to Treatment for Abuse of Alcohol Alone

 Drinking and Other Behaviors (Driving, etc.)

• The NSDUH Report:  Graduated Driver Licensing and Drinking Among Young Drivers

• 2002 NSDUH: Driving Under the Influence (PDF format, Go to tables 7.74 - 7.77)

• 2001 NHSDA:  Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol - findings from the 2001 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse

• 2000 NHSDA:  Table F.28:   Percentages Reporting Driving Under the Influence of Any Illicit Drug or Alcohol in the Past Year Among Persons Aged 12 or Older, by Demographic Characteristics for 1999 and 2000

• Driving After Drug or Alcohol Use: Findings from the 1996 NHSDA

• Youth State Report:  Chapter on Alcohol Problems:  Problems Due to the Use of Alcohol, Tobacco, or Marijuana

• Patterns of Alcohol Use Among Adolescents and Associations with Emotional and Behavioral Problems (PDF Format)

Also see Drug Problems

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