Status: Little or no detectable change
Most Recent Data:
26.0
percent
(2019)
Target:
25.4
percent
Desired Direction:
Decrease desired
Baseline:
26.6 percent of persons aged 21 years and over reported binge drinking in the past 30 days in 2018
Binge drinking can result in harmful behaviors like dangerous driving, risky sexual behaviors, and violence. Over time, binge drinking also raises the risk of serious health problems like cancer, heart disease, and liver failure. There are disparities in binge drinking for various demographic groups, including disparities by sexual orientation. Strategies to discourage binge drinking, along with interventions to improve acceptance and inclusion of gay, lesbian, and bisexual people, can help reduce disparities and mitigate the harmful effects of binge drinking.
In 2019, 26.0 percent of people aged 21 years and over reported binge drinking in the past 30 days.
Disparities in binge drinking rates among people aged 21 years and over by sexual orientation: Highest/lowest rate ‡
Disparities in binge drinking rates among people aged 21 years and over by sexual orientation: All groups ‡
In 2019, straight adults aged 21 years and over had the lowest group rate of binge drinking (25.6 percent).
- The rate of binge drinking among gay or lesbian adults (34.3 percent) was 33.8 percent higher than the lowest group rate.
- The rate of binge drinking among bisexual adults (37.4 percent) was 45.8 percent higher than the lowest group rate.