
Disparities Details by Marital Status for 2018
SA-14.3 : Binge drinking in past month—Adults (percent, 18+ years)
This chart compares rates by population.
2020 Baseline (year):
26.9 (2015)
2020 Target:
24.2 1, 3
Desired Direction:
↓ Decrease Desired
Data Source: National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), SAMHSA
Error Bar (I) represents the 95% confidence interval.
Additional footnotes may apply to these data. Please refer to footnotes below the data table for further information.
See also Disparities Overview by Marital Status for SA-14.3
Error Bar (I) represents the 95% confidence interval.
Additional footnotes may apply to these data. Please refer to footnotes below the data table for further information.
See also Disparities Overview by Marital Status for SA-14.3
SA-14.3 Reduce the proportion of persons engaging in binge drinking during the past 30 days—adults aged 18 years and older
Binge drinking in past month—Adults (percent, 18+ years)
2020 Baseline (year):
26.9 (2015)
2020 Target:
24.2 1, 3
Desired Direction:
↓ Decrease Desired

Spotlight on Disparities:
Marital Status | 2018 | Disparity |
---|---|---|
Widowed | 12.3 CI 10.4/14.6 SE 1.074 |
÷ 1.000 Best rate |
Married | 22.7 CI 21.9/23.5 SE 0.402 |
÷ 1.843 CI 1.000/ 2.134 |
Divorced or separated | 27.2 CI 25.6/28.9 SE 0.831 |
÷ 2.212 CI 1.000/ 2.575 |
Never married | 35.6 CI 34.7/36.5 SE 0.465 |
÷ 2.892 CI 1.000/ 3.343 |
Average group rate excluding best group rate |
28.5 ... SE 0.731 |
÷ 2.316 CI 1.000/ 2.689 |
Data are subject to revision and may have changed since a previous release. Unless noted otherwise, any age-adjusted data are adjusted using the year 2000 standard population. Data are not available or not collected for populations not shown. CI: 95% confidence interval. |
Summary measures of health disparities by Marital Status — 2018
- The best group rate for this objective, 12.3%, was attained by persons who were widowed.
- The worst group rate for this objective, 35.6%, was attained by persons who were never married.
- The absolute difference (or range) between the best and worst group rates was 23.3 percentage points.
- The worst group rate was 2.892 times the best group rate.
- The average rate for all other marital status groups (excluding the best), 28.5%, was 2.316 times the best group rate.
Detailed measures of health disparities by Marital Status — 2018
Persons who were widowed achieved the best group rate for this objective, 12.3%.
- The rate among persons who were married was 1.843 times the best group rate.
- The rate among persons who were divorced or separated was 2.212 times the best group rate.
- The rate among persons who were never married was 2.892 times the best group rate.