2011 | La Crosse, Wisconsin | Binge drinking
Summary Information
| Range in Wisconsin (Min-Max): |
12-34% |
| Overall in Wisconsin: | 23% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | 294 | 23% | 17-31 |
| Ashland | 232 | 19% | 13-27 |
| Barron | 345 | 23% | 18-29 |
| Bayfield | 297 | 23% | 16-31 |
| Brown | 1,067 | 26% | 23-30 |
| Buffalo | 248 | ||
| Burnett | 326 | 20% | 13-28 |
| Calumet | 269 | 34% | 26-42 |
| Chippewa | 319 | 19% | 14-25 |
| Clark | 268 | 25% | 18-33 |
| Columbia | 387 | 24% | 19-30 |
| Crawford | 278 | 23% | 17-32 |
| Dane | 1,725 | 23% | 20-26 |
| Dodge | 476 | 27% | 22-33 |
| Door | 371 | 22% | 17-28 |
| Douglas | 300 | 24% | 18-32 |
| Dunn | 274 | 24% | 18-31 |
| Eau Claire | 473 | 31% | 26-37 |
| Florence | 206 | ||
| Fond du Lac | 559 | 25% | 21-31 |
| Forest | 332 | ||
| Grant | 392 | 26% | 21-32 |
| Green | 319 | 22% | 16-30 |
| Green Lake | 264 | 21% | 15-29 |
| Iowa | 312 | 26% | 19-34 |
| Iron | 296 | ||
| Jackson | 257 | 16% | 10-24 |
| Jefferson | 392 | 22% | 18-28 |
| Juneau | 279 | 20% | 14-29 |
| Kenosha | 649 | 20% | 16-25 |
| Kewaunee | 250 | 30% | 22-39 |
| La Crosse | 571 | 22% | 18-27 |
| Lafayette | 227 | 16% | 9-27 |
| Langlade | 328 | 19% | 14-27 |
| Lincoln | 303 | 25% | 19-31 |
| Manitowoc | 496 | 23% | 18-28 |
| Marathon | 721 | 25% | 21-29 |
| Marinette | 341 | 23% | 17-29 |
| Marquette | 260 | 22% | 15-30 |
| Menominee | 228 | ||
| Milwaukee | 6,774 | 22% | 20-24 |
| Monroe | 333 | 26% | 19-34 |
| Oconto | 290 | 31% | 24-39 |
| Oneida | 356 | 20% | 16-26 |
| Outagamie | 834 | 30% | 26-34 |
| Ozaukee | 487 | 20% | 15-25 |
| Pepin | 291 | 19% | 12-28 |
| Pierce | 289 | 26% | 19-34 |
| Polk | 336 | 22% | 16-30 |
| Portage | 382 | 24% | 19-29 |
| Price | 269 | 16% | 11-22 |
| Racine | 1,132 | 23% | 20-27 |
| Richland | 251 | 17% | 11-26 |
| Rock | 791 | 26% | 22-31 |
| Rusk | 216 | 13% | 8-20 |
| Sauk | 334 | 26% | 19-34 |
| Sawyer | 296 | 16% | 11-22 |
| Shawano | 312 | 30% | 23-37 |
| Sheboygan | 648 | 28% | 23-33 |
| St. Croix | 393 | 28% | 22-35 |
| Taylor | 296 | 22% | 16-29 |
| Trempealeau | 269 | 23% | 16-31 |
| Vernon | 315 | 23% | 17-30 |
| Vilas | 307 | 20% | 14-27 |
| Walworth | 491 | 20% | 16-26 |
| Washburn | 240 | 12% | 7-18 |
| Washington | 606 | 23% | 19-28 |
| Waukesha | 1,140 | 19% | 16-23 |
| Waupaca | 336 | 25% | 20-31 |
| Waushara | 274 | 23% | 17-30 |
| Winnebago | 794 | 22% | 18-26 |
| Wood | 463 | 21% | 17-25 |
