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Reduce the proportion of people aged 21 years and over who engaged in binge drinking in the past month — SU‑10 Data

This objective is a Leading Health Indicator (LHI). Learn about LHIs.

National Status: Little or no detectable change

  
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Most Recent Data:
23.8 percent (2022)

National Target:
22.7 percent  1

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

National Baseline:
23.8 percent of persons aged 21 years and over reported binge drinking in the past 30 days in 2021 2

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Binge drinking in past 30 days, 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
Total
23.8
CI 23.0 / 24.6
SE 0.390
23.8
CI 23.2 / 24.5
SE 0.345

Binge drinking in past 30 days by Sex, 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
Male
26.6
CI 25.4 / 27.8
SE 0.594
27.2
CI 26.1 / 28.3
SE 0.548
Female
21.1
CI 20.2 / 22.1
SE 0.492
20.7
CI 19.9 / 21.5
SE 0.412

Binge drinking in past 30 days by Race/Ethnicity, 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
American Indian or Alaska Native only
23.2
CI 19.2 / 27.7
SE 2.174
29.7
CI 25.7 / 34.1
SE 2.155
Asian only
12.3
CI 9.8 / 15.3
SE 1.407
11.7
CI 9.6 / 14.3
SE 1.186
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
26.6
CI 17.5 / 38.3
SE 5.353
DSU
Black or African American only
24.8
CI 22.8 / 26.8
SE 1.018
23.9
CI 22.1 / 25.7
SE 0.919
White only
24.3
CI 23.4 / 25.2
SE 0.452
24.7
CI 23.9 / 25.5
SE 0.401
2 or more races
30.5
CI 26.0 / 35.4
SE 2.397
25.1
CI 21.7 / 28.9
SE 1.829
Hispanic or Latino
27.0
CI 24.9 / 29.3
SE 1.104
27.1
CI 25.3 / 29.1
SE 0.977
Not Hispanic or Latino
23.1
CI 22.3 / 24.0
SE 0.423
23.2
CI 22.5 / 23.9
SE 0.357
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
20.8
CI 15.4 / 27.5
SE 3.085
29.9
CI 22.6 / 38.3
SE 4.034
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
12.2
CI 9.7 / 15.3
SE 1.413
11.5
CI 9.4 / 14.1
SE 1.190
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
DSU
DSU
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
24.3
CI 22.3 / 26.4
SE 1.039
23.9
CI 22.1 / 25.8
SE 0.949
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
23.7
CI 22.7 / 24.7
SE 0.495
24.1
CI 23.3 / 24.9
SE 0.419
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
32.4
CI 27.2 / 38.1
SE 2.762
23.7
CI 20.0 / 27.8
SE 1.994

Binge drinking in past 30 days by Educational attainment (25 years and over), 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
Less than High school
19.9
CI 17.8 / 22.3
SE 1.147
20.5
CI 18.2 / 23.0
SE 1.220
High school
22.6
CI 21.0 / 24.3
SE 0.828
22.1
CI 20.7 / 23.6
SE 0.745
Some college or Associate degree
24.5
CI 23.1 / 26.0
SE 0.732
23.8
CI 22.5 / 25.2
SE 0.698
4-year college degree or more
22.5
CI 21.2 / 23.8
SE 0.662
23.1
CI 22.1 / 24.2
SE 0.525

Binge drinking in past 30 days by Family income (percent poverty threshold), 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
<100
22.8
CI 20.9 / 24.8
SE 0.978
22.0
CI 20.4 / 23.7
SE 0.843
100-199
22.2
CI 20.5 / 23.9
SE 0.854
22.0
CI 20.6 / 23.4
SE 0.733
200-399
24.1
CI 22.6 / 25.6
SE 0.759
22.2
CI 20.8 / 23.5
SE 0.693
400+
24.8
CI 23.5 / 26.1
SE 0.678
26.6
CI 25.5 / 27.6
SE 0.543

Binge drinking in past 30 days by Health insurance status (21-64 years), 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
Insured
27.0
CI 26.0 / 28.0
SE 0.493
28.0
CI 27.1 / 28.9
SE 0.438
Private
27.8
CI 26.6 / 29.0
SE 0.590
29.7
CI 28.7 / 30.7
SE 0.519
Public
24.7
CI 23.2 / 26.3
SE 0.807
23.9
CI 22.5 / 25.4
SE 0.732
Uninsured
30.1
CI 27.7 / 32.6
SE 1.250
29.0
CI 26.7 / 31.3
SE 1.171

Binge drinking in past 30 days by Geographic location, 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
Metropolitan
24.3
CI 23.5 / 25.1
SE 0.430
24.2
CI 23.5 / 24.9
SE 0.370
Non-metropolitan
21.0
CI 19.3 / 22.7
SE 0.866
21.6
CI 19.8 / 23.4
SE 0.919

Binge drinking in past 30 days by Marital status, 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
Married/​Cohabiting partner
22.9
CI 21.9 / 23.9
SE 0.505
23.1
CI 22.3 / 24.0
SE 0.435
Divorced, separated, widowed
19.0
CI 17.3 / 20.8
SE 0.879
17.9
CI 16.3 / 19.5
SE 0.813
Never married
30.8
CI 29.2 / 32.4
SE 0.816
30.8
CI 29.4 / 32.2
SE 0.720

Binge drinking in past 30 days by Country of birth, 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
US
25.1
CI 24.3 / 26.0
SE 0.448
25.0
CI 24.3 / 25.8
SE 0.374
Outside US
17.1
CI 15.4 / 18.9
SE 0.882
17.9
CI 16.2 / 19.7
SE 0.874

Binge drinking in past 30 days by Veteran status, 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
Veteran
19.4
CI 16.9 / 22.1
SE 1.329
22.9
CI 20.4 / 25.7
SE 1.333
Non-veteran
24.2
CI 23.4 / 25.0
SE 0.403
23.9
CI 23.2 / 24.6
SE 0.362

Binge drinking in past 30 days by Disability status, 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
People with disabilities
20.7
CI 18.7 / 22.9
SE 1.093
21.1
CI 19.3 / 23.1
SE 0.956
People without disabilities
24.1
CI 23.3 / 25.0
SE 0.424
24.2
CI 23.5 / 25.0
SE 0.373

Binge drinking in past 30 days by Sexual orientation, 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
Straight
23.0
CI 22.2 / 23.8
SE 0.412
23.1
CI 22.3 / 23.8
SE 0.375
Straight, Male
26.3
CI 25.1 / 27.5
SE 0.620
27.1
CI 26.0 / 28.3
SE 0.588
Straight, Female
19.8
CI 18.8 / 20.8
SE 0.521
19.2
CI 18.3 / 20.0
SE 0.437
Gay/​Lesbian
33.0
CI 28.0 / 38.5
SE 2.688
31.0
CI 26.7 / 35.6
SE 2.277
Gay, Male
34.3
CI 27.9 / 41.2
SE 3.406
30.6
CI 24.9 / 37.0
SE 3.107
Gay/​Lesbian, Female
31.3
CI 23.3 / 40.6
SE 4.426
31.6
CI 25.4 / 38.5
SE 3.345
Bisexual
35.9
CI 33.1 / 38.8
SE 1.453
34.7
CI 32.1 / 37.4
SE 1.347
Bisexual, Male
32.6
CI 26.9 / 38.8
SE 3.028
28.4
CI 23.5 / 33.8
SE 2.641
Bisexual, Female
37.3
CI 34.1 / 40.7
SE 1.681
37.4
CI 34.4 / 40.4
SE 1.528

Binge drinking in past 30 days by Gender identity, 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
Gender identity
DNC
DNC

Disparity