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Adults who Binge Drink
| Value: |
10.9 percent |
Measurement Period: |
2010 |
| Location: |
County : Dallas Located in: Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA): Dallas-Plano-Irving Substate Region: Region 3a TEA Region: Region 10 State: Texas [ View Every County ] |
| Comparison: |
TX State Value |
| Categories: |
Health / Substance Abuse
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What is this Indicator?
This indicator shows the percentage of adults who reported binge drinking at least once during the 30 days prior to the survey. Male binge drinking is defined as five or more drinks on one occasion, and female binge drinking is four or more drinks on one occasion. |
| 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. The Healthy People 2020 national health target is to reduce the proportion of adults aged 18 years and older engaging in binge drinking during the past 30 days to 24.3%. |
| Technical Note: The regional value is compared to the Texas state value. |
| Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| URL of Source: http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/index.htm |
| URL of Data: http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/BRFSS-SMART/SelMMSAPrevData.asp |
| Maintained By: Healthy Communities Institute |
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Time Series Data
percent
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Adults who Binge Drink
| Value: |
10.9 percent |
Measurement Period: |
2010 |
| Location: |
County : Dallas Located in: Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA): Dallas-Plano-Irving Substate Region: Region 3a TEA Region: Region 10 State: Texas [ View Every County ] |
| Comparison: |
Prior Value |
| Categories: |
Health / Substance Abuse
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What is this Indicator?
This indicator shows the percentage of adults who reported binge drinking at least once during the 30 days prior to the survey. Male binge drinking is defined as five or more drinks on one occasion, and female binge drinking is four or more drinks on one occasion. |
| 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. The Healthy People 2020 national health target is to reduce the proportion of adults aged 18 years and older engaging in binge drinking during the past 30 days to 24.3%. |
| Technical Note: The trend is a comparison between the most recent and previous measurement periods. Confidence intervals were taken into account in determining the direction of the trend. |
| Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| URL of Source: http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/index.htm |
| URL of Data: http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/BRFSS-SMART/SelMMSAPrevData.asp |
| Maintained By: Healthy Communities Institute |
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Time Series Data
percent
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Adults who Binge Drink
| Value: |
10.9 percent |
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Healthy People 2020 Target:
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24.3 percent |
Measurement Period: |
2010 |
| Location: |
County : Dallas Located in: Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA): Dallas-Plano-Irving Substate Region: Region 3a TEA Region: Region 10 State: Texas [ View Every County ] |
| Comparison: |
Healthy People 2020 Target |
| Categories: |
Health / Substance Abuse
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|
What is this Indicator?
This indicator shows the percentage of adults who reported binge drinking at least once during the 30 days prior to the survey. Male binge drinking is defined as five or more drinks on one occasion, and female binge drinking is four or more drinks on one occasion. |
| 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. The Healthy People 2020 national health target is to reduce the proportion of adults aged 18 years and older engaging in binge drinking during the past 30 days to 24.3%. |
| Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System |
| URL of Source: http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/index.htm |
| URL of Data: http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/BRFSS-SMART/SelMMSAPrevData.asp |
| Maintained By: Healthy Communities Institute |
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Time Series Data
percent
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