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Reduce the proportion of people who had alcohol use disorder in the past year — SU‑13 Data

National Status: Little or no detectable change

  
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Most Recent Data:
10.5 percent (2022)

National Target:
9.9 percent  1

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

National Baseline:
10.6 percent of persons aged 12 years and over had an alcohol use disorder (defined as meeting DSM-IV criteria) in the past 12 months in 2021 2

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Persons with an alcohol use disorder in the past year, 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
Total
10.6
CI 10.1 / 11.1
SE 0.256
10.5
CI 10.1 / 10.9
SE 0.220

Persons with an alcohol use disorder in the past year by Sex, 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
Male
12.1
CI 11.3 / 12.9
SE 0.396
12.6
CI 11.9 / 13.3
SE 0.357
Female
9.2
CI 8.6 / 9.9
SE 0.330
8.5
CI 8.0 / 9.0
SE 0.250

Persons with an alcohol use disorder in the past year by Race/Ethnicity, 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
American Indian or Alaska Native only
14.9
CI 12.0 / 18.4
SE 1.645
10.1
CI 8.4 / 12.1
SE 0.939
Asian only
6.4
CI 5.0 / 8.2
SE 0.822
5.7
CI 4.4 / 7.4
SE 0.777
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
15.9
CI 9.4 / 25.5
SE 4.050
DSU
Black or African American only
9.9
CI 8.7 / 11.2
SE 0.623
10.4
CI 9.4 / 11.6
SE 0.562
White only
10.9
CI 10.3 / 11.5
SE 0.299
10.8
CI 10.3 / 11.4
SE 0.271
2 or more races
13.9
CI 11.0 / 17.5
SE 1.658
11.3
CI 9.3 / 13.8
SE 1.133
Hispanic or Latino
10.2
CI 9.1 / 11.5
SE 0.590
10.8
CI 9.7 / 12.0
SE 0.590
Not Hispanic or Latino
10.7
CI 10.2 / 11.3
SE 0.282
10.4
CI 10.0 / 10.9
SE 0.232
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
15.9
CI 11.3 / 22.0
SE 2.705
10.5
CI 7.7 / 14.2
SE 1.644
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
6.4
CI 4.9 / 8.2
SE 0.825
5.6
CI 4.3 / 7.4
SE 0.787
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
14.6
CI 8.3 / 24.3
SE 4.014
DSU
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
10.0
CI 8.8 / 11.3
SE 0.637
10.5
CI 9.4 / 11.7
SE 0.589
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
11.0
CI 10.4 / 11.7
SE 0.341
10.9
CI 10.3 / 11.4
SE 0.287
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
15.1
CI 11.6 / 19.4
SE 1.968
10.4
CI 8.1 / 13.1
SE 1.255

Persons with an alcohol use disorder in the past year by Age group, 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
12-17 years
3.7
CI 3.2 / 4.4
SE 0.306
2.9
CI 2.5 / 3.4
SE 0.223
18-44 years
15.1
CI 14.3 / 15.9
SE 0.398
15.4
CI 14.7 / 16.0
SE 0.339
18-24 years
14.6
CI 13.6 / 15.8
SE 0.565
16.0
CI 14.9 / 17.2
SE 0.578
25-44 years
15.2
CI 14.3 / 16.1
SE 0.468
15.1
CI 14.3 / 16.0
SE 0.429
45-64 years
10.0
CI 9.0 / 11.1
SE 0.545
10.2
CI 9.3 / 11.1
SE 0.478
45-54 years
10.8
CI 9.4 / 12.4
SE 0.764
11.9
CI 10.6 / 13.4
SE 0.727
55-64 years
9.3
CI 7.9 / 10.9
SE 0.770
8.6
CI 7.4 / 9.9
SE 0.618
65 years and over
5.4
CI 4.5 / 6.5
SE 0.520
4.1
CI 3.4 / 5.0
SE 0.398
65-74 years
6.9
CI 5.6 / 8.5
SE 0.722
4.7
CI 3.8 / 5.8
SE 0.502
75-84 years
3.1
CI 1.9 / 5.0
SE 0.775
3.1
CI 2.1 / 4.7
SE 0.636
85 years and over
1.4
CI 0.5 / 3.6
SE 0.671
3.4
CI 1.4 / 7.8
SE 1.465

Persons with an alcohol use disorder in the past year by Educational attainment (25 years and over), 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
Less than High school
9.5
CI 7.9 / 11.3
SE 0.880
9.2
CI 7.8 / 10.8
SE 0.764
High school
10.6
CI 9.5 / 11.8
SE 0.590
9.5
CI 8.5 / 10.5
SE 0.502
Some college or Associate degree
11.3
CI 10.3 / 12.5
SE 0.548
11.4
CI 10.4 / 12.5
SE 0.535
4-year college degree or more
11.2
CI 10.3 / 12.2
SE 0.485
11.1
CI 10.3 / 11.9
SE 0.406

Persons with an alcohol use disorder in the past year by Family income (percent poverty threshold), 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
<100
10.4
CI 9.3 / 11.6
SE 0.582
10.5
CI 9.5 / 11.7
SE 0.553
100-199
10.1
CI 9.1 / 11.2
SE 0.540
9.4
CI 8.6 / 10.3
SE 0.437
200-399
10.9
CI 9.9 / 11.9
SE 0.494
10.1
CI 9.3 / 11.0
SE 0.434
400+
10.9
CI 10.1 / 11.6
SE 0.391
11.2
CI 10.5 / 12.0
SE 0.360

Persons with an alcohol use disorder in the past year by Health insurance status (12-64 years), 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
Insured
11.7
CI 11.1 / 12.4
SE 0.314
11.9
CI 11.4 / 12.4
SE 0.262
Private
12.0
CI 11.3 / 12.7
SE 0.369
12.3
CI 11.7 / 12.9
SE 0.324
Public
11.2
CI 10.3 / 12.2
SE 0.489
10.9
CI 10.1 / 11.9
SE 0.462
Uninsured
13.1
CI 11.6 / 14.7
SE 0.782
13.3
CI 11.9 / 14.9
SE 0.768

Persons with an alcohol use disorder in the past year by Geographic location, 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
Metropolitan
10.9
CI 10.3 / 11.4
SE 0.285
10.7
CI 10.2 / 11.2
SE 0.242
Non-metropolitan
9.3
CI 8.4 / 10.4
SE 0.514
8.9
CI 7.9 / 9.9
SE 0.511

Persons with an alcohol use disorder in the past year by Marital status (18 years and over), 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
Married/​Cohabiting partner
10.5
CI 9.8 / 11.2
SE 0.368
9.7
CI 9.1 / 10.3
SE 0.300
Divorced, separated, widowed
9.1
CI 7.9 / 10.5
SE 0.670
9.2
CI 8.1 / 10.5
SE 0.600
Never married
14.9
CI 13.9 / 16.0
SE 0.512
16.3
CI 15.3 / 17.3
SE 0.500

Persons with an alcohol use disorder in the past year by Country of birth, 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
US
11.3
CI 10.7 / 11.8
SE 0.288
11.1
CI 10.7 / 11.6
SE 0.240
Outside US
7.1
CI 6.1 / 8.3
SE 0.546
6.9
CI 5.9 / 8.1
SE 0.548

Persons with an alcohol use disorder in the past year by Veteran status (20 years and over), 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
Veteran
9.5
CI 7.9 / 11.5
SE 0.920
12.1
CI 10.2 / 14.2
SE 1.028
Non-veteran
11.6
CI 11.0 / 12.2
SE 0.297
11.2
CI 10.7 / 11.8
SE 0.258

Persons with an alcohol use disorder in the past year by Disability status, 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
People with disabilities
13.8
CI 12.3 / 15.6
SE 0.835
13.2
CI 12.0 / 14.6
SE 0.659
People without disabilities
10.1
CI 9.6 / 10.6
SE 0.262
10.0
CI 9.6 / 10.5
SE 0.238

Persons with an alcohol use disorder in the past year by Sexual orientation (18 years and over), 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
Straight
10.7
CI 10.1 / 11.3
SE 0.292
10.4
CI 9.9 / 10.9
SE 0.263
Straight, Male
12.7
CI 11.9 / 13.6
SE 0.446
13.1
CI 12.3 / 14.0
SE 0.418
Straight, Female
8.7
CI 8.0 / 9.5
SE 0.379
7.7
CI 7.2 / 8.3
SE 0.287
Gay/​Lesbian
17.1
CI 14.0 / 20.7
SE 1.724
18.3
CI 14.9 / 22.2
SE 1.849
Gay, Male
17.4
CI 13.3 / 22.5
SE 2.331
19.9
CI 15.3 / 25.5
SE 2.597
Gay/​Lesbian, Female
16.6
CI 12.0 / 22.5
SE 2.674
15.9
CI 11.7 / 21.3
SE 2.453
Bisexual
18.8
CI 16.8 / 21.1
SE 1.100
19.8
CI 17.9 / 21.8
SE 0.988
Bisexual, Male
18.5
CI 14.4 / 23.5
SE 2.320
17.3
CI 13.8 / 21.5
SE 1.937
Bisexual, Female
19.0
CI 16.7 / 21.5
SE 1.216
20.8
CI 18.7 / 23.1
SE 1.131

Persons with an alcohol use disorder in the past year by Gender identity, 2021-2022 ◊
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2021 2022
Gender identity
DNC
DNC

Disparity