Distribution of drinking levels of white non-Hispanics and black non-Hispanics 
by age and sex: NHIS, 1983.  (Numbers in thousands).

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                                         Drinking Levels*
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    Sex                            Light          Moderate         Heavier
  and Age       Abstainer         Drinker          Drinker         Drinker
            ----------------  ---------------  ---------------  --------------
                  N      %         N      %         N      %       N      %
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Both Sexes
18-74 Years
 White          42,080  34.1     39,405  31.9     28,641  23.2   13,345  10.8
 Black           8,763  55.5      3,581  22.7      2,314  14.7    1,133   7.2

18-29 Years
 White           9,468  25.5     12,445  33.5     10,883  29.3    4,357  11.7
 Black           3,141  52.9      1,516  25.5        952  16.0      327   5.5
30-44 Years
 White          10,741  29.4     12,913  35.3      9,126  24.9    3,806  10.4
 Black           2,171  46.7      1,238  26.6        798  17.2      438   9.4
45-64 Years
 White          15,167  40.4     11,160  29.7      7,119  18.9    4,127  11.0
 Black           2,489  62.0        714  17.8        513  12.8      301   7.5
65-74 Years
 White           6,703  55.1      2,887  23.7      1,513  12.4    1,055   8.7
 Black             963  80.7        114   9.6         **    **       66   5.6

Male
18-74 Years
 White          14,174  23.8     17,789  29.9     17,438  29.3   10,135  17.0
 Black           3.012  42.8      1,637  23.3      1,514  21.5      871  12.4

18-29 Years
 White           3,249  17.6      5,335  28.9      6,611  35.9    3,245  17.6
 Black           1,281  46.4        611  22.1        630  22.8      238   8.6
30-44 Years
 White           3,491  19.5      5,838  32.6      5,681  31.7    2,919  16.3
 Black             640  31.4        557  27.4        504  24.8      335  16.5
45-64 Years
 White           5,193  28.9      5,300  29.5      4,290  23.9    3,178  17.7
 Black             745  43.3        388  22.5        341  19.8      246  14.3
65-74 Years
 White           2,241  43.1      1,315  25.3        856  16.4      792  15.2
 Black             346  66.9         81  15.7         **    **       **    **

Female
18-74 Years
 White          27,906  43.6     21,617  33.8     11,203  17.5    3,210   5.0
 Black           5,751  65.7      1,944  22.2        800   9.1      262   3.0

18-29 Years
 White           6,219  33.2      7,110  38.0      4,272  22.8    1,113   5.9
 Black           1,860  58.6        905  28.5        322  10.1       89   2.8
30-44 Years
 White           7,250  38.9      7,075  37.9      3,445  18.5      886   4.8
 Black           1,531  58.7        681  26.1        294  11.3      103   4.0
45-64 Years
 White           9,974  50.9      5,860  29.9      2,829  14.4      949   4.8
 Black           1,743  75.9        326  14.2        172   7.5       54   2.4
65-74 Years

 White           4,462  64.2      1,572  22.6        657   9.4      262   3.8
 Black             617  91.2         **    **         **    **       **    **
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Source: Unpublished data from Alcohol/Health Practices Questionnaire
        of the 1983 National Health Interview Survey, National Center for
        Health Statistics.

* Abstainer defined as a person who drinks less than 12 drinks per year or
  a former drinker who has not had a drink in over a year: light drinker
  drinks up to .21 oz. of ethanol daily (up to 3 drinks per week); moderate
  drinker drinks between .22 and .99 oz. of ethanol daily (4 to 13 drinks
  per week); heavier drinker consumes 1 or more oz. of ethanol daily
  (2 drinks or more a day).

** Estimate not presented, 5 or fewer respondents.