Percentage of Females Who Reported Consuming Five or More
Alcohol Drinks on an Occasion in the Past 30 Days

Subpopulation Unweighted Frequency Weighted Percentage Standard Error Lower 95% Confidence
Limit
Upper 95% Confidence
Limit
TOTAL 137 7.3 0.7 5.8 8.7
  . . . . .
AGE GROUP . . . . .
18-24 years 15 15.0 4.0 7.1 22.8
25-34 years 43 12.6 1.9 8.9 16.3
35-44 years 29 6.1 1.1 3.9 8.3
45-54 years 28 6.8 1.3 4.2 9.3
55-64 years 15 5.0 1.3 2.5 7.5
65+ years 6 1.5 0.6 0.3 2.7
ETHNICITY . . . . .
Hispanic 10 6.1 2.0 2.3 9.9
Non-Hispanic 127 7.3 0.8 5.8 8.8
RACE . . . . .
White Only 123 7.2 0.8 5.7 8.7
Black or African American Only 3 6.3 3.8 0.0 13.8
Other Race Only 7 8.4 3.2 2.1 14.7
More than One Race 4 11.8 5.8 0.4 23.2
EDUCATION . . . . .
Less than High School 5 4.6 2.1 0.6 8.7
High School Graduate or G.E.D. 44 7.5 1.4 4.7 10.4
Some College 52 9.0 1.4 6.2 11.8
College Graduate 36 5.4 0.9 3.6 7.3
ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME . . . . .
Less than $15,000 8 18.2 7.1 4.3 32.1
$15,000 - $24,999 21 6.5 1.5 3.5 9.4
$25,000 - $34,999 19 6.6 1.5 3.6 9.6
$35,000 - $49,999 24 6.7 1.5 3.8 9.6
$50,000+ 57 9.3 1.3 6.8 11.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS . . . . .
Employed for Wages / Self-Employed 111 9.7 1.1 7.6 11.8
Out of Work 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Homemaker / Student 12 5.5 2.0 1.7 9.4
Retired 11 2.5 0.8 1.0 4.0
Unable to Work 3 5.1 3.0 0.0 11.0
MARITAL STATUS . . . . .
Married / Member of Unmarried Couple 86 6.1 0.7 4.8 7.4
Divorced / Separated 23 8.5 1.8 5.0 12.0
Widowed 2 0.8 0.6 0.0 1.9
Never Married 26 18.5 4.1 10.4 26.6
ACTIVITY LIMITATION STATUS . . . . .
Has an activity limitation 29 6.0 1.1 3.7 8.2
Does not have an activity limitation 105 7.6 0.9 5.9 9.3
POPULATION DENSITY . . . . .
Frontier 7 6.1 2.4 1.5 10.8
Rural 15 5.8 1.6 2.6 8.9
Densely-settled Rural 22 6.1 1.4 3.3 9.0
Semi-urban 27 8.6 2.2 4.2 12.9
Urban 63 7.5 1.0 5.5 9.5
SELF-PERCEIVED HEALTH STATUS . . . . .
Fair or Poor 13 4.3 1.2 1.9 6.7
Excellent to Good 124 7.7 0.8 6.1 9.3
HEALTH INSURANCE STATUS . . . . .
Uninsured 20 11.0 2.6 5.8 16.1
Insured 117 6.8 0.7 5.4 8.3
DIABETES STATUS . . . . .
Has Diabetes 6 9.4 5.0 0.0 19.1
No Diabetes 131 7.1 0.7 5.8 8.4
MENTAL HEALTH INDICATOR . . . . .
14+ days mental health not good 23 12.6 2.8 7.1 18.1
<14 days mental health not good 113 6.6 0.7 5.2 8.1
SMOKING STATUS . . . . .
Current Smoker 61 15.5 2.1 11.3 19.7
Non-Smoker 76 5.1 0.7 3.7 6.5
WEIGHT CATEGORY . . . . .
Normal or Underweight (BMI <25) 77 9.8 1.3 7.2 12.4
Overweight (25 <= BMI < 30) 37 5.9 1.0 4.0 7.8
Obese (BMI >= 30) 18 4.4 1.1 2.2 6.6

Numerator: Respondents who reported consuming five or more alcohol
drinks on an occasion at least once in the past 30 days.
Denominator: All respondents, excluding unknowns and refusals.