Which of the following age groups has the highest prevalence of binge drinking and heavy drinking?
a. Adults aged 45 to 65 years
b. Adult business persons, aged 25 to 45 years
c. Both genders of depressed elderly, aged 65 years and up
d. Young adults aged 18 to 25 years
ANS: D
Nearly one quarter (22.6%) of persons aged 12 or older participated in binge drinking (about 58.3 million people). Heavy drinking was reported by 6.2% of the population aged 12 or older, or 15.9 million people. Among young adults aged 18 to 25 in 2011, the rate of binge drinking was 39.8%. The rate of alcohol use among youths aged 12 to 17 was 13.3% in 2011. Youth binge and heavy drinking rates in 2011 were 7.4 and 1.5%, respectively. Binge and heavy drinking is less likely to occur in adults aged 25 to 65 years or the elderly who are 65 years old and older.
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