Sex Differences in State Level Prevalence of Alcohol Use among Black Women and Men in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To investigate the differences in alcohol use among Black adults by sex across U.S. states the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.

Methods

Measured any alcohol use, heavy drinking (8+/15+ for women/men in a 7-day period), and binge drinking (4+/5+ in one session). Weighted prevalence estimates were age-standardized to the 2000 US population.

Results

Binge drinking among Black men in the Midwest was highest ranging from 40% in Minnesota to 45.8% in Iowa. Black women in southern states had 6-10 percentage point higher prevalence of heavy drinking than Black men.

Conclusions

Prevalence in Southern states was higher than expected, especially among Black women.

SUBMITTER: Greene N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12333532 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature