Table 1-2. Prevalence of any drinking, binge drinking, and heavy drinking in the past 30 days among females ages 15–44, by age group, 2002–2015
| Drinking Category and Year | Age | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-44 (Total) | 15-17 | 18-20 | 21-25 | 26-34 | 35-44 | |||||||
| Percent | S.E. | Percent | S.E. | Percent | S.E. | Percent | S.E. | Percent | S.E. | Percent | S.E. | |
| Any drinking | ||||||||||||
| 2015 | 53.1 | 0.5 | 17.1 | 0.9 | 41.8 | 1.3 | 65.7 | 0.8 | 59.7 | 0.9 | 53.9 | 1.0 |
| 2014 | 54.8 | 0.5 | 20.4 | 1.0 | 42.8 | 1.5 | 65.8 | 1.0 | 60.5 | 1.0 | 57.6 | 1.0 |
| 2013 | 53.5 | 0.7 | 19.1 | 0.9 | 43.6 | 1.3 | 65.2 | 1.0 | 59.1 | 1.3 | 54.5 | 1.3 |
| 2012 | 54.5 | 0.6 | 21.4 | 0.9 | 45.0 | 1.3 | 65.4 | 0.7 | 59.7 | 1.1 | 55.6 | 1.4 |
| 2011 | 52.9 | 0.6 | 21.1 | 0.9 | 45.2 | 1.5 | 67.4 | 0.8 | 56.5 | 1.2 | 55.6 | 1.4 |
| 2010 | 53.3 | 0.5 | 21.3 | 0.8 | 44.2 | 0.9 | 65.7 | 0.8 | 58.7 | 1.2 | 54.1 | 1.4 |
| 2009 | 53.2 | 0.6 | 22.2 | 0.7 | 47.2 | 1.1 | 65.4 | 0.8 | 56.7 | 1.1 | 54.2 | 1.4 |
| 2008 | 52.8 | 0.6 | 22.9 | 0.7 | 46.4 | 1.1 | 65.8 | 0.7 | 56.3 | 1.2 | 53.6 | 1.3 |
| 2007 | 51.7 | 0.6 | 25.3 | 0.8 | 49.2 | 1.4 | 61.8 | 1.0 | 53.7 | 1.2 | 53.8 | 1.3 |
| 2006 | 51.6 | 0.6 | 26.1 | 1.0 | 49.3 | 1.2 | 63.6 | 0.9 | 53.7 | 1.3 | 51.1 | 1.2 |
| 2005 | 52.0 | 0.6 | 27.0 | 0.9 | 47.3 | 1.3 | 60.2 | 0.9 | 54.4 | 1.3 | 53.3 | 1.1 |
| 2004 | 52.0 | 0.6 | 28.8 | 0.9 | 48.3 | 1.3 | 60.7 | 0.9 | 53.0 | 1.2 | 54.1 | 1.2 |
| 2003 | 50.8 | 0.6 | 28.2 | 0.7 | 47.9 | 1.4 | 60.9 | 0.9 | 51.0 | 1.2 | 53.1 | 1.5 |
| 2002 | 51.9 | 0.6 | 29.2 | 0.8 | 48.1 | 0.9 | 60.7 | 0.9 | 53.6 | 1.0 | 54.0 | 1.4 |
| Binge drinking | ||||||||||||
| 2015 | nc | nc | nc | nc | nc | nc | nc | nc | nc | nc | nc | nc |
| 2014 | 22.9 | 0.4 | 9.6 | 0.6 | 24.3 | 1.2 | 35.9 | 1.3 | 24.9 | 0.9 | 20.3 | 1.0 |
| 2013 | 23.0 | 0.6 | 9.6 | 0.6 | 25.5 | 1.2 | 34.6 | 0.9 | 26.7 | 1.1 | 19.4 | 1.0 |
| 2012 | 23.4 | 0.5 | 11.4 | 0.6 | 27.1 | 1.1 | 37.0 | 0.8 | 25.9 | 1.1 | 18.5 | 0.9 |
| 2011 | 22.6 | 0.5 | 11.2 | 0.6 | 27.6 | 1.5 | 37.7 | 0.9 | 25.3 | 1.4 | 17.7 | 0.9 |
| 2010 | 22.2 | 0.4 | 11.8 | 0.7 | 26.1 | 0.8 | 37.0 | 0.8 | 24.8 | 1.1 | 18.2 | 0.9 |
| 2009 | 23.0 | 0.5 | 13.1 | 0.6 | 29.0 | 0.9 | 36.8 | 0.8 | 26.0 | 1.1 | 17.9 | 1.0 |
| 2008 | 22.1 | 0.4 | 13.4 | 0.7 | 28.9 | 1.0 | 37.2 | 1.0 | 24.8 | 1.0 | 17.2 | 0.8 |
| 2007 | 21.8 | 0.5 | 14.6 | 0.7 | 30.4 | 1.3 | 35.9 | 0.9 | 23.2 | 1.1 | 17.5 | 1.1 |
| 2006 | 22.2 | 0.5 | 16.1 | 0.9 | 30.5 | 1.2 | 36.2 | 0.9 | 22.4 | 0.9 | 18.1 | 0.9 |
| 2005 | 21.3 | 0.5 | 15.9 | 0.6 | 29.6 | 1.2 | 33.3 | 0.7 | 21.2 | 1.0 | 18.1 | 0.9 |
| 2004 | 21.6 | 0.4 | 18.2 | 0.9 | 30.7 | 1.2 | 33.4 | 0.8 | 20.3 | 1.0 | 19.6 | 0.8 |
| 2003 | 20.8 | 0.5 | 16.2 | 0.7 | 29.3 | 1.2 | 34.1 | 0.9 | 21.4 | 0.9 | 17.4 | 0.9 |
| 2002 | 21.2 | 0.4 | 17.2 | 0.7 | 29.9 | 0.9 | 32.9 | 0.7 | 20.8 | 1.1 | 19.2 | 1.0 |
| Heavy drinking | ||||||||||||
| 2015 | nc | nc | nc | nc | nc | nc | nc | nc | nc | nc | nc | nc |
| 2014 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 8.4 | 0.5 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 4.0 | 0.4 |
| 2013 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 6.0 | 0.6 | 8.0 | 0.5 | 6.0 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 0.3 |
| 2012 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 7.6 | 0.7 | 8.4 | 0.5 | 4.6 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 0.7 |
| 2011 | 4.6 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 7.1 | 1.1 | 8.5 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 0.5 |
| 2010 | 5.0 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 7.6 | 0.6 | 9.6 | 0.4 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 0.4 |
| 2009 | 5.1 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 7.2 | 0.5 | 9.4 | 0.5 | 5.9 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 0.4 |
| 2008 | 5.0 | 0.2 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 8.8 | 0.8 | 9.1 | 0.6 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 0.3 |
| 2007 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 8.7 | 0.6 | 10.2 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 0.4 |
| 2006 | 5.0 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 9.7 | 0.8 | 10.3 | 0.5 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 0.4 |
| 2005 | 4.7 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 8.6 | 0.6 | 8.6 | 0.4 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 0.4 |
| 2004 | 4.9 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 9.0 | 0.8 | 9.0 | 0.5 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 3.9 | 0.4 |
| 2003 | 5.2 | 0.2 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 7.9 | 0.6 | 9.6 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 0.4 |
| 2002 | 4.7 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 8.2 | 0.6 | 9.1 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 0.4 |