2011 | Washington, Maine | Binge drinking
Summary Information
| Range in Maine (Min-Max): |
12-17% |
| Overall in Maine: | 16% |
| Years of Data Used: | 2003-2009 |
The binge drinking measure reflects the percent of the adult population that reports consuming more than 4 (women) or 5 (men) alcoholic beverages on a single occasion in the past 30 days. The definition of binge drinking for women changed from 5 drinks on an occasion to 4 drinks in 2006.
This measure was obtained from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), a random-digit dial survey. BRFSS data are representative of the total non-institutionalized U.S. population over 18 years of age living in households with a land-line telephone. The estimates are based on seven years of data.
| Table ↓ | |
|---|---|
| Sample Size | Number of respondents |
| % Binge Drinking | Percent of adults that report binge drinking |
| Error Margin | 95% confidence interval reported by BRFSS |
| Place | Sample Size | % Binge Drinking | Error Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Androscoggin | 2,252 | 17% | 15-20 |
| Aroostook | 1,846 | 12% | 10-15 |
| Cumberland | 5,750 | 16% | 15-18 |
| Franklin | 1,290 | 15% | 12-18 |
| Hancock | 1,589 | 15% | 13-18 |
| Kennebec | 2,921 | 15% | 13-17 |
| Knox | 1,876 | 15% | 12-18 |
| Lincoln | 1,738 | 12% | 10-14 |
| Oxford | 1,549 | 16% | 13-18 |
| Penobscot | 3,255 | 15% | 13-17 |
| Piscataquis | 937 | 15% | 12-19 |
| Sagadahoc | 1,434 | 15% | 13-18 |
| Somerset | 1,359 | 15% | 12-18 |
| Waldo | 1,710 | 14% | 12-17 |
| Washington | 1,538 | 16% | 13-20 |
| York | 4,048 | 17% | 16-19 |
