[dkpat15.txt, dated 9/87]

Distribution of Mexican-American, Cuban-American, and Puerto Rican drinking 
levels by age and sex: Hispanic HANES, 1982/84.  (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
 Mexican-Am.    2,380   44.1     1,484   27.5     1,007   18.7     525    9.7
 Cuban-Am.        191   56.3        86   25.5        47   13.9      15    4.4
 Puerto Rican     363   53.4       158   23.2       104   15.3      56    8.2

18-29 Years
 Mexican-Am.      914   41.6       644   29.3       421   19.2     217    9.9
 Cuban-Am.         29   39.0        33   44.4        11   14.2      **     **
 Puerto Rican     122   48.0        68   26.9        43   17.1      20    8.0
30-44 Years
 Mexican-Am.      683   38.2       516   28.9       387   21.7     201   11.3
 Cuban-Am.         51   49.0        29   27.6        18   17.6       6    5.9
 Puerto Rican     123   50.6        62   25.4        39   15.9      20    8.1
45-64 Years
 Mexican-Am.      595   52.2       279   24.5       165   14.5     101    8.9
 Cuban-Am.         84   65.4        21   16.2        17   13.0       7    5.4
 Puerto Rican      97   62.3        24   15.3        20   12.9      15    9.5
65-74 Years
 Mexican-Am.      188   69.2        45   16.4        33   12.2      **     **
 Cuban-Am.         27   84.0         3   11.1        **     **       -      -
 Puerto Rican      21   76.2         4   13.3        **     **      **     **

Male
18-74 Years
 Mexican-Am.      621   23.0       778   28.8       816   30.2     485   18.0
 Cuban-Am.         47   30.9        52   34.2        39   25.8      14    9.2
 Puerto Rican      80   30.8        64   24.7        71   27.5      44   17.1

18-29 Years
 Mexican-Am.      259   22.9       342   30.1       333   29.4     199   17.6
 Cuban-Am.          7   17.2        21   55.3         8   22.7      **     **
 Puerto Rican      26   26.2        28   28.4        29   29.0      16   16.4
30-44 Years
 Mexican-Am.      158   17.4       248   27.3       320   35.2     184   20.2
 Cuban-Am.          8   20.2        14   33.2        14   33.1       5   13.5
 Puerto Rican      27   31.8        19   22.5        24   28.4      14   17.2
45-64 Years
 Mexican-Am.      141   26.5       161   30.3       134   25.2      96   18.1
 Cuban-Am.         24   40.0        14   23.7        15   25.5       7   10.8
 Puerto Rican      22   33.7        14   21.8        16   25.5      12   19.1
65-74 Years
 Mexican-Am.       63   40.7        27   21.7        29   22.8      **     **
 Cuban-Am-Am.       8   62.2         3   25.6        **     **       -      -
 Puerto Rican       4   48.9         3   26.5        **     **       **    **

Female
18-74 Years
 Mexican-Am.    1,759   65.3       706   26.2       191    7.1      40    1.5
 Cuban-Am.        144   76.9        34   18.4         8    4.3       1    0.4
 Puerto Rican     283   67.3        94   22.2        33    7.8      12    2.8

18-29 Years
 Mexican-Am.      655   61.6       302   25.8        88    8.3      17    1.6
 Cuban-Am.         23   60.5        13   33.8        **     **       -      -
 Puerto Rican      96   62.1        40   25.9        15    9.4       4    2.7
30-44 Years
 Mexican-Am.      525   59.8       268   30.6        67    7.6      18    2.0
 Cuban-Am.         42   68.0        15   23.9         5    7.3      **     **
 Puerto Rican      95   60.8        43   27.0        14    9.1       5    3.1
45-64 Years
 Mexican-Am.      454   74.7       118   19.4        31    5.1      **     **
 Cuban-Am.         60   88.2         6    9.5        **     **       -      -
 Puerto Rican      76   82.4        10   10.8         4    4.0       3    2.8
65-74 Years
 Mexican-Am.      125   84.9        18   11.9        **     **       -      -
 Cuban-Am.         19   98.3         -      -         -      -       -      -
 Puerto Rican      16   90.2        **     **         -      -       -      -
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Source: Unpublished data from the 1982/84 Hispanic Health and Nutrition
        Examination 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.

- Value is zero.