Slightly more than half of Americans aged 12 or older reported being
current drinkers of alcohol in the 2009 survey (51.9 percent). This translates to an estimated 130.6 million people, which
is similar to the 2008 estimate of 129.0 million people (51.6 percent).
Nearly one quarter (23.7 percent) of persons aged 12 or older participated in binge drinking at least once in the
30 days prior to the survey in 2009. This translates to about 59.6 million people. The rate in 2009 is similar to the rate
in 2008 (23.3 percent).
In 2009, heavy drinking was reported
by 6.8 percent of the population aged 12 or older, or 17.1 million people. This percentage is similar to the rate of heavy
drinking in 2008 (6.9 percent).
(National Survey on Drug Use and Health 2009)
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