Community Assessment and Health Promotion
    1998 Adult Behavior Risk Factor Survey, Results by Demographic Characteristics, Nashville/Davidson County

Alcohol
Q20. During the past month, have you had at least one drink of any alcoholic beverage such as beer, wine, wine coolers, or liquor?
Response Total Age Sex Marital Status Children < 18
18-25 25-44 45-64 65+ M F Marrd DV/SP Singl Widow <5yrs 5-12 13-17
YES 49% 48% 61% 43% 27% 59% 40% 47% 52% 60% 27% 44% 46% 42%
NO 51% 52% 39% 57% 73% 41% 60% 53% 48% 40% 73% 56% 54% 58%
Response Race Education Income Health Status
W B O <HS HS >HS <10K 10-24 25-49 50K+ Ex, Vgood, Good Fair & Poor
YES 50% 45% 44% 27% 41% 57% 29% 40% 53% 62% 52% 30%
NO 50% 55% 56% 73% 59% 43% 71% 60% 47% 38% 48% 70%
Q21. How many times during the last month did you have 5 or more drinks on an occasion? (asked of those who acknowledged having had one alcoholic beverage in past month - n=1452 respondents)
    Age Sex Marital Status Children < 18
Response Total 18-25 25-44 45-64 65+ M F Marrd DV/SP Singl Widow <5yrs 5-12 13-17
NONE 85% 75% 78% 90% 98% 76% 92% 89% 84% 72% 96% 90% 89% 90%
ONE 5% 9% 7% 5%   7% 3% 4% 5% 9% 2% 3% 4% 4%
TWO 4% 4% 6% 2% 1% 6% 2% 3% 6% 6% 1% 4% 3% 2%
THREE 2% 3% 3% 1%   3% 1% 1% 2% 4%   1% 2% 1%
FOUR OR MORE 4% 9% 6% 2% 1% 7% 1% 3% 3% 9% 1% 2% 2% 3%
  Race Education Income Health Status
Response W B O <HS HS >HS <10K 10-24 25-49 50K+ Ex, Vgood, Good Fair & Poor
NONE 83% 90% 93% 87% 85% 84% 94% 84% 81% 85% 84% 92%
ONE 6% 3% 2% 5% 5% 5% 2% 5% 7% 5% 5% 3%
TWO 4% 4% 1% 2% 4% 4% 2% 4% 5% 4% 4% 2%
THREE 2% 1% 2% 1% 2% 2% 1% 2% 2% 2% 2%  
FOUR OR MORE 5% 2% 3% 4% 5% 4% 1% 6% 4% 4% 5% 2%
Q22. During the past month, how many times have you driven when perhaps you’ve had too much to drink? (asked of those who acknowledged having had one alcoholic beverage in past month - n=1456 respondents)
    Age Sex Marital Status Children < 18
Response Total 18-25 25-44 45-64 65+ M F Marrd DV/SP Singl Widow <5yrs 5-12 13-17
NONE 98% 96% 96% 99% 100% 96% 99% 99% 97% 94% 100% 99% 99% 99%
ONE 2% 3% 3% 1%   3% 1% 1% 2% 4%   1%   1%
TWO     1%     1%       1%        
THREE                            
FOUR OR MORE                   1%        
  Race Education Income Health Status
Response W B O <HS HS >HS <10K 10-24 25-49 50K+ Ex, Vgood, Good Fair & Poor
NONE 97% 98% 98% 99% 98% 97% 98% 98% 97% 98% 98% 98%
ONE 2% 1% 2%   1% 2%   2% 2% 1% 2% 1%
TWO             1%   1% 1%    
THREE                        
FOUR OR MORE       1%     1%          


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