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Heavy Drinking Heavy Drinking (Gender)

The percentage of adults who reported heavy drinking during the past 30 days.

Role: Consumption

20122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
Adult: Female4.9%5.2%5.2%5.6%4.6%5.9%5.4%6.5%5.9%6.8%8.3%
Adult: Male7.2%6.4%7.3%6.7%7.1%9.2%8.5%6.6%6.7%6.7%7.9%

Note: In 2015 the definition of heavy drinking changed slightly to the percentage of adults who reported consuming on average 14 or more drinks per week for men, or seven or more drinks per week for women. Before that change, heavy drinking was defined as consuming 60+ alcoholic beverages for men and 30+ for women during a single month.

SOURCE: BRFSS-II 2012-2022

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