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Table 1-3. Prevalence of any drinking, binge drinking, and heavy drinking in the past 30 days among females ages 15–44, by race/Hispanic origin, 3-year moving annual averages, 2002–2015

Drinking Category and Year Race/Hispanic Origin
Non-Hispanic White Non-Hispanic Black Non-Hispanic Other Hispanic
Percent S.E. Percent S.E. Percent S.E. Percent S.E.
Any drinking
2013–2015  60.5 0.4 50.3 0.8 41.4 1.1 42.2 0.6
2012–2014  61.2 0.4 49.9 0.8 40.7 1.2 42.6 0.8
2011–2013  60.8 0.5 47.4 0.8 40.4 1.5 41.9 1.0
2010–2012  60.4 0.3 46.6 0.8 41.1 1.4 41.8 1.0
2009–2011  59.9 0.3 45.6 0.8 40.1 1.4 41.0 0.9
2008–2010  59.8 0.4 46.2 0.8 39.4 1.1 39.8 0.8
2007–2009  59.6 0.4 44.6 0.8 37.8 1.3 39.0 0.8
2006–2008  59.2 0.3 42.7 0.8 37.6 1.3 38.4 1.0
2005–2007  59.2 0.4 41.4 0.9 36.3 1.4 37.6 0.8
2004–2006  59.4 0.4 40.5 0.9 36.0 1.5 37.6 0.8
2003–2005  58.9 0.4 39.6 0.8 36.6 1.4 37.8 0.9
2002–2004  58.4 0.4 39.7 0.9 37.9 1.5 38.2 1.0
Binge drinking
2013–2015  nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc
2012–2014  25.8 0.4 20.7 0.7 14.8 0.8 20.5 0.6
2011–2013  26.3 0.5 19.0 0.6 14.3 0.9 20.0 0.6
2010–2012  25.4 0.3 18.9 0.6 15.0 1.0 20.3 0.7
2009–2011  25.5 0.2 18.2 0.6 14.3 0.8 19.8 0.7
2008–2010  25.2 0.3 17.8 0.6 14.3 0.8 19.4 0.7
2007–2009  25.4 0.4 17.3 0.6 14.3 0.9 18.3 0.7
2006–2008  25.2 0.3 16.7 0.6 14.6 1.1 17.6 0.6
2005–2007  24.7 0.3 16.9 0.6 14.7 1.0 17.1 0.6
2004–2006  24.7 0.3 16.8 0.6 14.1 0.9 17.1 0.6
2003–2005  23.8 0.3 16.9 0.6 13.8 0.8 17.4 0.6
2002–2004  23.7 0.3 17.3 0.8 13.3 0.8 17.7 0.6
Heavy drinking
2013–2015  nc nc nc nc nc nc nc nc
2012–2014  5.9 0.2 3.5 0.3 2.5 0.3 3.5 0.3
2011–2013  6.0 0.2 3.1 0.3 2.6 0.3 3.3 0.4
2010–2012  6.1 0.2 3.1 0.3 3.0 0.3 3.3 0.4
2009–2011  6.2 0.2 3.0 0.3 2.5 0.3 2.9 0.2
2008–2010  6.4 0.2 3.2 0.3 2.3 0.3 2.9 0.2
2007–2009  6.3 0.2 3.1 0.2 2.3 0.3 2.8 0.2
2006–2008  6.2 0.2 2.9 0.2 2.4 0.3 2.9 0.2
2005–2007  6.0 0.2 2.8 0.3 2.2 0.3 2.9 0.2
2004–2006  6.1 0.2 2.6 0.3 2.4 0.3 2.6 0.2
2003–2005  6.2 0.1 2.5 0.3 2.6 0.3 2.4 0.2
2002–2004  6.1 0.1 2.7 0.3 3.1 0.4 2.5 0.3
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