State Epi Data

Alcohol Consumption

Alcohol		Drugs		Tobacco
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Construct

Measure

Source

Current use

Percent of persons aged 12 and older reporting any use of alcohol in the 30 days

NSDUH

Percent of students in grades 9 through 12 reporting any use of alcohol in the past 30 days

YRBSS

Percent of persons aged 18 and over reporting any use of alcohol in the past 30 days

BRFSS

Current binge drinking

Percent of persons aged 12 and older reporting having five or more drinks on at least one occasion in the past 30 days

NSDUH

Percent of students in grades 9 through 12 reporting having five or more drinks on at least one occasion in the past 30 days

YRBSS

Percent of persons aged 18 and older reporting having five or more drinks on at least one occasion in the past 30 days

BRFSS

Heavy drinking

Percent of adults aged 18 and older reporting average daily alcohol consumption greater than 2 drinks (male) or greater than 1 drink (female) per day

BRFSS

Age of initial use

Percent of students in grades 9 through 12 who report first using alcohol before age 13

YRBSS

Drinking and driving

Percent of adults aged 18 and older reporting driving after having “perhaps too much to drink” in past 30 days

BRFSS

Percent of students in grades 9 through 12 reporting driving when they had been drinking alcohol

YRBSS

Percent of students in grades 9 through 12 who report riding in a car driven by someone who has been drinking

YRBSS

Alcohol use during pregnancy

Alcohol Use by Pregnant Women During Last 3 Months of Pregnancy

PRAMS

Apparent per capita ethanol consumption

Total sales of ethanol (as estimated in gallons) in beer, wine, and spirits per capita aged 14 and over

AEDS