Fifty-six percent of interviewed subjects reported alcohol consumption within the past 12 months, and 30% reported abstinence for at least the past 10 years. Eight percent indicated no drinking within the past year but drank within the past 5 years, and 6% indicated no drinking within the past 5 years, but drank within the past 10 years. Time since the last alcoholic drink increased with age (FDR-adjusted p ≤ 0.001; Table 2); over two-thirds of participants aged 50 – 54 reported drinking within the past year, compared with fewer than half of subjects aged 65+. In particular, relative to the youngest (aged 50 – 54) interviewees, odds ratios [and 95% confidence intervals] of being a current drinker (defined as drank within the last 12 months) for 55 – 59, 60 – 64, and 65+ were 1.02 [0.67, 1.57], 1.34 [0.87, 2.06], and 0.55 [0.36, 0.85], respectively.
