Advance Data from Vital and Health Statistics, Number 378, November 29, 2006. Smoking and Alcohol Behaviors Reported by Adults: United States, 1999-2002. Revised March 27, 2007.

摘要

This report presents prevalence estimates for self-reported adult smoking and alcohol related health risk behaviors in the United States. Data are from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey collected from 1999 to 2002. Tables included in this report present estimates for smoking and alcohol risk behaviors by selected sociodemographic characteristics among adults 20 years of age and older. For alcohol use, more females (19%) were lifetime abstainers than males (7%). Males (36%) had a higher percentage of moderate to heavier drinkers than females (14%), and a similar pattern for males and females that drank five or more drinks in 1 day for all adults (40% and 16%, respectively) and for current drinkers (51% and 23%, respectively). The percentage of current and former smokers was higher for men than women. A higher percentage of women started smoking at 21 years and older than men (26% and 18%, respectively).