Average Length of Stay (In Days) For First-Listed Alcohol-Related
Diagnoses by Sex and Age: NHDS, 1979-97
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Chronic liver disease & cirrhosis
--------------------------------- Non-
dependent
Sex, Alcohol abuse
or Age, Alcoholic dependence Other Un- of
and year psychoses syndrome Any Alcoholic specified specified alcohol
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U.S. Total
1997* 5.7 6.3 7.2 7.8 4.1 7.3 4.5
1996* 5.4 6.6 6.1 6.2 4.9 6.1 4.9
1995* 5.3 7.0 6.8 7.5 5.0 6.1 2.7
1994* 5.6 7.7 7.4 7.9 4.9 7.5 3.1
1993* 5.4 8.2 8.5 9.0 5.5 9.0 3.6
1992* 5.5 8.8 9.7 8.7 9.3 11.6 2.6
1991* 6.4 9.1 8.4 8.6 6.7 8.9 4.2
1990* 6.0 9.5 9.9 10.3 6.6 10.9 3.2
1989* 6.1 10.3 10.0 12.0 5.4 9.5 3.8
1988* 5.8 10.7 8.8 9.4 5.0 9.2 6.9
1987 6.7 10.7 8.7 9.3 7.2 8.7 3.2
1986 6.3 10.4 8.0 8.6 6.1 8.1 3.8
1985 7.3 10.4 8.4 8.8 6.0 9.4 4.6
1984 5.9 10.3 10.6 11.1 9.8 10.5 3.6
1983 6.6 11.2 10.2 10.3 7.8 11.5 4.0
1982 7.1 10.9 11.5 12.0 8.3 12.5 3.6
1981 7.1 10.3 12.1 11.8 6.7 15.3 3.4
1980 6.6 9.9 11.8 12.1 7.6 13.7 4.5
1979 7.2 9.1 12.6 12.7 8.4 14.8 2.8
Sex: Male
1997* 5.7 5.9 7.3 7.1 - 8.9 4.4
1996* 5.0 6.4 6.1 6.2 - 6.0 5.1
1995* 5.2 6.8 7.1 7.6 - 5.8 2.9
1994* 5.5 7.3 6.6 7.1 - 6.3 3.2
1993* 5.6 8.0 8.7 8.3 5.9 11.1 2.8
1992* 5.6 8.7 9.2 9.0 4.6 11.6 3.0
1991* 6.1 8.7 8.0 8.4 8.4 6.4 3.5
1990* 6.1 9.5 10.7 10.8 6.5 12.2 2.5
1989* 5.8 10.2 9.2 10.9 4.7 8.4 4.6
1988* 5.8 10.5 8.3 8.9 5.2 7.2 7.2
1987 7.0 10.3 7.7 8.0 5.7 8.1 3.2
1986 6.4 10.2 7.0 7.4 5.3 7.3 3.5
1985 5.6 10.4 8.0 8.1 6.7 8.7 5.0
1984 6.1 10.0 10.6 10.4 11.7 10.4 3.8
1983 6.7 10.9 10.2 9.6 8.9 11.4 4.2
1982 7.2 10.3 10.4 11.0 5.8 11.2 3.9
1981 7.2 10.1 11.4 10.6 6.3 14.8 3.6
1980 6.4 9.8 11.6 11.8 6.6 12.9 4.7
1979 6.6 9.1 11.6 11.3 7.6 13.3 3.0
Sex: Female
1997* 5.5 7.3 7.1 9.6 3.7 6.3 4.7
1996* 7.4 7.2 6.1 6.4 3.6 6.2 4.3
1995* 5.5 7.5 6.3 7.2 4.7 6.3 2.0
1994* 6.1 9.0 9.0 10.2 5.4 9.3 2.9
1993* 4.4 9.0 8.1 11.0 5.1 6.9 5.8
1992* 5.2 9.0 10.4 7.7 11.6 11.7 1.9
1991* 8.4 10.3 8.9 9.1 5.6 10.8 5.5
1990* 5.4 9.6 8.8 8.9 6.6 9.7 5.3
1989* 7.4 10.5 10.8 14.2 6.1 10.3 2.2
1988* 5.5 11.2 9.7 11.2 4.8 10.5 6.6
1987 5.4 11.6 10.3 12.2 8.6 9.3 3.2
1986 5.9 11.0 9.1 10.9 7.1 8.6 4.7
1985 13.3 10.5 9.0 10.1 5.2 10.0 3.5
1984 5.2 10.9 10.7 12.7 8.4 10.6 3.1
1983 6.3 12.1 10.2 11.9 6.9 11.6 3.6
1982 6.9 12.6 13.0 14.0 9.9 14.1 3.0
1981 7.0 11.1 13.0 13.4 7.1 15.9 2.9
1980 7.4 10.4 12.2 12.6 8.1 14.9 4.0
1979 10.7 9.0 13.9 15.6 8.8 16.6 2.5
Age: 15-24 years
1997* - 7.8 - - - - 06.2
1996* - 11.3 - - - - -
1995* - 10.2 - - - - -
1994* - 11.7 - - - - 3.3
1993* - 10.9 - - - - 4.9
1992* - 12.1 - - - - 1.6
1991* - 12.4 - - - - 5.2
1990* - 11.9 - - - - 1.9
1989* - 15.0 - - - - 2.7
1988* - 13.8 - - - - 9.7
1987 - 13.2 - - - - 2.7
1986 - 12.6 - - - - 3.0
1985 - 13.4 - - - - 3.7
1984 - 13.2 - - - - 2.2
1983 - 13.6 - - - - 3.2
1982 - 14.8 - - - - 2.3
1981 - 11.9 - - - - 2.0
1980 - 12.7 - - - - 1.6
1979 - 9.8 - - - - 1.7
Age: 25-44 years
1997* 5.1 5.4 7.7 8.4 - - 4.4
1996* 5.2 6.4 5.9 6.2 - - 4.2
1995* 4.9 6.6 6.2 6.8 - - 2.6
1994* 4.8 7.4 8.1 8.0 - - 3.1
1993* 4.7 7.7 7.9 7.7 - - 3.2
1992* 5.0 8.7 9.3 8.7 - - 2.1
1991* 5.6 9.1 8.5 8.7 - - 3.8
1990* 4.8 9.3 7.3 7.5 - - 4.6
1989* 5.8 10.0 8.9 11.2 4.2 - 4.2
1988* 4.8 11.0 7.1 7.5 4.2 - 6.4
1987 5.3 10.5 8.1 9.4 - - 3.2
1986 5.7 9.8 6.7 7.9 - - 4.2
1985 5.6 10.3 7.5 8.3 - - 4.9
1984 5.6 9.8 8.8 9.0 - - 3.4
1983 6.2 11.0 8.8 8.1 8.5 10.2 4.2
1982 5.8 10.0 10.9 12.8 5.9 12.1 4.3
1981 6.3 9.8 8.4 8.4 5.3 12.0 3.9
1980 6.1 9.1 9.8 10.8 8.7 9.2 4.8
1979 6.1 9.4 10.9 11.7 - 12.9 2.6
Age: 45-64 years
1997* 4.9 7.1 7.1 6.9 - 7.9 3.7
1996* 5.1 5.5 6.0 6.1 - 6.0 4.7
1995* 5.2 6.8 6.9 7.7 - 5.8 3.2
1994* 5.9 7.1 6.8 7.3 - 6.2 2.5
1993* 5.9 8.2 7.8 9.2 3.5 7.9 2.6
1992* 5.7 7.6 9.2 8.5 5.7 12.5 3.8
1991* 7.1 8.2 7.6 8.4 4.9 7.0 4.3
1990* 6.6 9.0 11.5 13.1 6.4 10.9 1.9
1989* 6.0 8.1 11.1 13.4 4.9 10.3 3.1
1988* 6.0 8.7 9.7 10.3 4.1 10.3 4.6
1987 7.3 10.1 9.3 10.2 8.2 8.4 3.9
1986 6.7 10.3 8.0 9.1 - 7.1 3.5
1985 10.7 9.6 9.0 9.5 6.2 9.8 5.4
1984 6.0 9.6 10.9 11.8 - 12.1 5.4
1983 6.3 10.5 9.7 11.0 6.0 10.8 3.5
1982 8.0 10.5 11.2 11.6 6.4 12.4 3.7
1981 7.8 10.2 13.0 12.7 8.7 15.2 3.4
1980 7.1 10.3 12.5 13.0 7.0 14.3 5.8
1979 7.4 8.7 12.9 13.1 7.6 15.3 3.3
Age: 65+ years
1997* 10.5 7.9 7.0 8.9 - 6.7 -
1996* 7.3 8.4 6.4 7.1 - 6.2 -
1995* 6.1 7.3 7.2 8.0 - 6.4 -
1994* 7.8 8.0 7.7 8.6 - 7.6 -
1993* 8.2 9.1 9.8 10.8 - 9.5 -
1992* 8.9 8.8 10.6 9.2 - 10.8 -
1991* 8.3 9.4 9.3 8.9 - 10.1 -
1990* 8.1 9.4 9.9 8.8 - 11.3 -
1989* 8.1 11.8 8.9 9.3 - 9.2 -
1988* 7.1 8.4 9.1 10.0 - 8.5 -
1987 11.8 10.6 8.8 7.5 - 9.6 -
1986 9.4 12.7 9.1 8.1 - 10.3 -
1985 6.8 11.7 8.4 7.5 - 9.0 -
1984 7.7 12.9 12.2 - - 9.0 -
1983 - 12.0 13.0 - - 13.3 -
1982 - 12.0 13.1 11.8 - 12.9 -
1981 11.4 11.9 13.2 13.2 - 15.9 -
1980 - 9.8 12.9 12.0 8.1 14.9 -
1979 - 9.2 13.7 13.2 - 15.3 -
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Note: Data from the National Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS)
of non-Federal U.S. short-stay hospitals conducted by the
National Center for Health Statistics.
- There were fewer than 30 NHDS records for this cell of the table.
Data are not reported because of questionable reliability.
* New sample design was implemented which may affect trend data. Some
of the differences between the 1988-97 statistics and those of earlier
years may be due to sampling error rather than changes in hospital
utilization patterns.
Source: Alcohol Epidemiologic Data System. Whitmore, C.C.; Stinson, F. S.;
and Dufour, M. Surveillance Report #50: Trends in Alcohol-Related
Morbidity Among Short-Stay Community Hospital Discharges, United
States, 1979-97. Rockville, MD: National Institute on Alcohol
Abuse and Alcoholism, Division of Biometry and Epidemiology
(December 1999).
Information furnished by National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
