2011 | Greene, Tennessee | Binge drinking
Summary Information
| Range in Tennessee (Min-Max): |
0-15% |
| Overall in Tennessee: | 8% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson | 247 | 9% | 5-17 |
| Bedford | 185 | 8% | 3-18 |
| Benton | 143 | 11% | 5-21 |
| Bledsoe | 84 | 7% | 2-16 |
| Blount | 380 | 8% | 5-13 |
| Bradley | 561 | 6% | 4-10 |
| Campbell | 159 | 0% | 0-2 |
| Cannon | 97 | 9% | 4-18 |
| Carroll | 253 | 5% | 2-12 |
| Carter | 346 | 3% | 2-7 |
| Cheatham | 127 | 6% | 3-11 |
| Chester | 134 | 11% | 6-21 |
| Claiborne | 98 | 4% | 1-13 |
| Clay | 53 | 2% | 0-14 |
| Cocke | 142 | 4% | 1-15 |
| Coffee | 282 | 8% | 5-14 |
| Crockett | 79 | ||
| Cumberland | 351 | 4% | 2-7 |
| Davidson | 2,645 | 11% | 9-13 |
| Decatur | 110 | 9% | 4-20 |
| DeKalb | 117 | 10% | 5-21 |
| Dickson | 154 | 8% | 4-15 |
| Dyer | 253 | 8% | 4-14 |
| Fayette | 212 | 5% | 2-12 |
| Fentress | 114 | 5% | 1-16 |
| Franklin | 245 | 12% | 7-21 |
| Gibson | 327 | 10% | 6-17 |
| Giles | 176 | 12% | 7-20 |
| Grainger | 67 | 1% | 0-8 |
| Greene | 432 | 4% | 3-7 |
| Grundy | 94 | 3% | 1-9 |
| Hamblen | 177 | 9% | 4-17 |
| Hamilton | 2,248 | 7% | 6-9 |
| Hancock | 50 | ||
| Hardeman | 182 | 4% | 2-8 |
| Hardin | 223 | 5% | 2-11 |
| Hawkins | 371 | 6% | 3-10 |
| Haywood | 136 | ||
| Henderson | 229 | 8% | 4-16 |
| Henry | 264 | 10% | 6-15 |
| Hickman | 132 | ||
| Houston | 37 | ||
| Humphreys | 61 | 3% | 1-9 |
| Jackson | 98 | ||
| Jefferson | 183 | 9% | 4-16 |
| Johnson | 136 | 4% | 1-11 |
| Knox | 2,023 | 10% | 8-12 |
| Lake | 45 | ||
| Lauderdale | 214 | 11% | 6-20 |
| Lawrence | 238 | 3% | 2-7 |
| Lewis | 72 | 1% | 0-6 |
| Lincoln | 182 | 6% | 3-14 |
| Loudon | 175 | 10% | 6-19 |
| Macon | 102 | 8% | 3-16 |
| Madison | 1,666 | 7% | 5-10 |
| Marion | 205 | 3% | 1-9 |
| Marshall | 148 | 7% | 3-16 |
| Maury | 394 | 8% | 5-13 |
| McMinn | 308 | 5% | 3-9 |
| McNairy | 207 | 8% | 3-19 |
| Meigs | 85 | 14% | 7-27 |
| Monroe | 156 | 8% | 3-16 |
| Montgomery | 764 | 15% | 9-24 |
| Moore | 39 | ||
| Morgan | 72 | 6% | 2-14 |
| Obion | 276 | 7% | 4-12 |
| Overton | 135 | 6% | 3-14 |
| Perry | 51 | 1% | 0-9 |
| Pickett | 36 | ||
| Polk | 117 | 8% | 4-18 |
| Putnam | 350 | 4% | 2-9 |
| Rhea | 183 | 10% | 4-22 |
| Roane | 193 | 4% | 1-9 |
| Robertson | 172 | 2% | 1-7 |
| Rutherford | 505 | 9% | 6-13 |
| Scott | 63 | ||
| Sequatchie | 75 | 9% | 3-21 |
| Sevier | 294 | 9% | 5-16 |
| Shelby | 2,221 | 10% | 8-12 |
| Smith | 102 | 4% | 1-16 |
| Stewart | 290 | 4% | 1-15 |
| Sullivan | 1,840 | 10% | 8-14 |
| Sumner | 384 | 10% | 6-17 |
| Tipton | 360 | 10% | 5-19 |
| Trousdale | 18 | ||
| Unicoi | 103 | 3% | 1-8 |
| Union | 56 | ||
| Van Buren | 51 | ||
| Warren | 224 | 3% | 1-7 |
| Washington | 785 | 7% | 5-10 |
| Wayne | 98 | 3% | 1-8 |
| Weakley | 243 | 9% | 5-15 |
| White | 161 | 5% | 1-14 |
| Williamson | 420 | 13% | 9-19 |
| Wilson | 278 | 10% | 6-17 |
