State-level Estimates of Alcohol Use Among Women – 2016
- Estimates of alcohol use among women of childbearing age vary from state to state.
- The maps below show estimates of current alcohol use and binge drinking among women of childbearing age (aged 18-44 years).
- Data come from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), a telephone survey that tracks national and state-specific self-reported health risk behaviors of adults, 18 years and older, in the United States.
NOTE: This map does not represent the level of overall alcohol usage or binge drinking. Instead it represents the level of binge drinking ONLY AMONG women who drink any alcohol.
Page last reviewed: April 30, 2020