2011 | Marion, Oregon | Binge drinking
Summary Information
| Range in Oregon (Min-Max): |
10-20% |
| Overall in Oregon: | 14% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baker | 308 | 13% | 9-18 |
| Benton | 1,022 | 13% | 10-18 |
| Clackamas | 3,700 | 13% | 12-15 |
| Clatsop | 511 | 14% | 11-19 |
| Columbia | 593 | 14% | 10-18 |
| Coos | 852 | 16% | 12-20 |
| Crook | 242 | 13% | 8-22 |
| Curry | 327 | 15% | 10-21 |
| Deschutes | 1,592 | 16% | 13-19 |
| Douglas | 1,354 | 13% | 10-16 |
| Gilliam | 33 | ||
| Grant | 129 | 16% | 9-28 |
| Harney | 116 | 17% | 10-28 |
| Hood River | 225 | 16% | 10-26 |
| Jackson | 2,202 | 13% | 11-15 |
| Jefferson | 240 | 14% | 9-21 |
| Josephine | 1,004 | 13% | 10-18 |
| Klamath | 850 | 12% | 9-16 |
| Lake | 140 | 14% | 8-23 |
| Lane | 3,969 | 16% | 14-17 |
| Lincoln | 616 | 17% | 12-23 |
| Linn | 1,308 | 14% | 11-17 |
| Malheur | 358 | 10% | 6-15 |
| Marion | 2,807 | 12% | 11-14 |
| Morrow | 126 | 17% | 10-27 |
| Multnomah | 6,557 | 18% | 17-19 |
| Polk | 787 | 10% | 7-14 |
| Sherman | 25 | ||
| Tillamook | 352 | 18% | 12-25 |
| Umatilla | 801 | 13% | 10-17 |
| Union | 364 | 11% | 7-16 |
| Wallowa | 149 | 20% | 12-30 |
| Wasco | 321 | 12% | 7-18 |
| Washington | 4,360 | 13% | 11-14 |
| Wheeler | 22 | ||
| Yamhill | 920 | 14% | 11-18 |
