Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Brewer, MD 1 View author affiliations. In , 37 million From to , the total number of binge drinks consumed annually by U. Application of population-level evidence-based prevention strategies e. Each year, excessive drinking accounts for one in 10 deaths among U. In , Total annual binge drinks per adult who reported binge drinking also increased significantly from to among those aged 35—44 years The largest percentage increases in total binge drinks per adult who reported binge drinking during this period were observed among those without a high school diploma BRFSS is a state-based, random-digit—dialed landline and cellular telephone survey of noninstitutionalized, civilian U.
For each adult who reported binge drinking, the annual number of binge drinking episodes was calculated by multiplying the past day frequency of binge drinking by The largest number of drinks consumed by adults who reported binge drinking during any occasion in the past 30 days was used to assess binge drinking intensity.
The total annual number of binge drinks was calculated as the product of the annual number of binge drinking episodes and the binge drinking intensity among adults who reported binge drinking. Total annual binge drinks per adult who reported binge drinking was then determined by dividing total binge drinks by the weighted population estimates of U.
To assess trends in total binge drinks per adult who reported binge drinking overall, by sociodemographic characteristics, and by state, CDC analyzed — BRFSS data. The median survey response rates declined from SAS version 9. Linear and quadratic trends of the total annual binge drinks per adult who reported binge drinking were assessed by orthogonal polynomial contrast; only linear trends were consistent with the temporal distribution of the study data and were reported.
The age-adjusted prevalence of binge drinking decreased from However, the overall age-adjusted total annual number of binge drinks per adult who reported binge drinking increased significantly The total number of binge drinks per adult who reported binge drinking also significantly increased from to , both for men from to and women from to Table 1. In addition, the total number of binge drinks per adult who reported binge drinking increased significantly among persons with some college education or less and across all income categories.
