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Persons who Binge Drink
| Value: |
20.4 percent |
Measurement
Period: |
2008-2010 |
| Location: |
County : Montgomery |
| Comparison: |
MD State Value |
| Categories: |
Health / Substance Abuse
Health / Teen & Adolescent Health
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What is this Indicator?
This indicator shows the percentage of people aged 12 or older who had five or more drinks of alcohol on the same occasion in the month preceding the survey. |
| Why this is important: Binge drinking is a common pattern of excessive alcohol use in the United States. Binge drinking can be dangerous and may result in vomiting, loss of sensory perception, and blackouts. The prevalence of binge drinking among men is twice that of women. In addition, it was found that binge drinkers are 14 times more likely to report alcohol-impaired driving than non-binge drinkers. Alcohol abuse is associated with a variety of negative health and safety outcomes including alcohol-related traffic accidents and other injuries, employment problems, legal difficulties, financial loss, family disputes and other interpersonal problems. |
| Technical Note: The regional value is compared to the Maryland state value. |
| Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health |
| URL of Source: https://nsduhweb.rti.org/ |
| URL of Data: http://www.samhsa.gov/data/NSDUH/substate2k10/toc.aspx |
| Maintained By: Healthy Communities Institute |
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Time Series Data
percent
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Persons who Binge Drink by Age
percent
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Persons who Binge Drink
| Value: |
20.4 percent |
Measurement
Period: |
2008-2010 |
| Location: |
County : Montgomery |
| Comparison: |
Prior Value |
| Categories: |
Health / Substance Abuse
Health / Teen & Adolescent Health
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|
What is this Indicator?
This indicator shows the percentage of people aged 12 or older who had five or more drinks of alcohol on the same occasion in the month preceding the survey. |
| Why this is important: Binge drinking is a common pattern of excessive alcohol use in the United States. Binge drinking can be dangerous and may result in vomiting, loss of sensory perception, and blackouts. The prevalence of binge drinking among men is twice that of women. In addition, it was found that binge drinkers are 14 times more likely to report alcohol-impaired driving than non-binge drinkers. Alcohol abuse is associated with a variety of negative health and safety outcomes including alcohol-related traffic accidents and other injuries, employment problems, legal difficulties, financial loss, family disputes and other interpersonal problems. |
| Technical Note: The trend is a comparison between the most recent and previous measurement periods. Confidence intervals were not taken into account in determining the direction of the trend. |
| Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health |
| URL of Source: https://nsduhweb.rti.org/ |
| URL of Data: http://www.samhsa.gov/data/NSDUH/substate2k10/toc.aspx |
| Maintained By: Healthy Communities Institute |
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Time Series Data
percent
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Persons who Binge Drink by Age
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