TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Binge drinking among California adults: results from the 2005 California health interview survey
JO  - American journal of drug and alcohol abuse encompassing all addictive disorders
A1  - Banta, Jim E.
A1  - Przekop, Peter
A1  - Haviland, Mark G.
A1  - Pereau, Melissa
SP  - 801
EP  - 809
VL  - 34
IS  - 6
N2  - Objective: To calculate binge drinking rates among California adults and describe the characteristics of female and male binge drinkers. Method: Analyses of 2005 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) data. Results: At least one binge drinking episode over a 30-day period was reported by 1.4 million California women (10.7% of all adult women) and 3.2 million California men (24.7%). For both women and men, factors associated with binge drinking included being 18-44 years of age, smoking, and having mid-range psychological distress scores. There were gender differences in binge drinking risk by race/ethnicity and health status. Method: Given the multi-stage sampling design and non-responses in the 2005 California Health Interview Survey-Specific techniques were employed to ensure that the 43,020 compteted result yeilded reasonable state wide estimates. Conclusion: Binge drinking is a serious public health concern that affects millions of adult Californians.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0095-2990
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00952990802491571
ID  - ref1
ER  -