Indicator Report - Percentage of Adults Who Reported Binge Drinking in the Past 30 Days by Race, Utah, 2006-2010
Why Is This Important?
Binge drinking is an indicator of potentially serious alcohol abuse, and is related to driving under the influence of alcohol. It is a problem nationally, especially among males and young adults. Alcohol abuse is strongly associated with injuries and violence, chronic liver disease, fetal alcohol syndrome, and risk of other acute and chronic health conditions. Binge drinking among women of childbearing age is a problem because of the risk for prenatal alcohol exposure. Birth defects associated with prenatal alcohol exposure can occur during the first 6 to 8 weeks of pregnancy before a woman knows she is pregnant.Percentage of Adults Who Reported Binge Drinking in the Past 30 Days by Race, Utah, 2006-2010
Data Notes
A drink of alcohol is 1 can or bottle of beer, 1 glass of wine, 1 can or bottle of wine cooler, 1 cocktail, or 1 shot of liquor.Age-adjusted to U.S. 2000 standard population. These data reflect the new definition of Binge Drinking as defined by the BRFSS. For more information, see "Data Interpretation Issues" section on the main page of this indicator. *Use caution when interpreting; this estimate does not meet the UDOH standards for reliability.Data Sources
Utah Data: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Office of Public Health Assessment, Utah Department of Health.Other Views
- Utah and U.S., 2005-2010
- by Age Group and Sex, Utah, 2010
- by Education, Utah, 2010
- by Ethnicity, Utah, 2010
- by Local Health District, Utah, 2008-2010
- by Utah Small Area, 2009-2010
Definition
Percentage of adults aged 18 years and older who reported binge drinking during the 30 days prior to the survey.How We Calculated the Rates
| Numerator: | Number of survey respondents who reported binge drinking during the 30 days prior to the survey. |
| Denominator: | Number of survey respondents excluding those with missing, "Don't know/Not sure" or "Refused" responses. |
Page Content Updated On 10/24/2011,
Published on 03/08/2012
