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Show Table 53 Drinking Prevalence1 (Percentage) Drinking Prevalence 1989 1990 1991 Utah 31.1 30.0 27.4 US Low 30.3 29.9 25.5 US Median 53.2 51.3 51.2 US High 69.9 69.4 68.3 Persons who have had alcoholic beverages during the past month. Source: Utah Department of Health, Bureau of Health Promotion/Risk Reduction, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Unpublished report. Drinking prevalence was included as an indicator to highlight how Utah compares with the U.S. in total drinking. Utah is below the U.S. median in the percentage of persons who report having consumed alcoholic beverages during the past month (Figure 39). Between 1989 and 1991 Utah declined in the prevalence of reported drinking. Serious health problems are not likely to be associated with occasional drinking. Driving after drinking and binge drinking are more likely to impact health adversely. These indicators follow on pages 44 and 45. Figure 39 60-r Drinking Prevalence SUtah ? US Median 1989 1990 1991 Utah's Health: An Annual Review 1993 43 |
