By age group, among men, prevalence of binge drinking increased between 1997 and 2014, among those ages 60–64, 70–74, and 75–79 on average, between 1.2% and 2.8% per year (AAPC ranges p=0.02 to p=0.0001). While prevalence among men ages 65–69 did not increase between 1997 and 2014, there were in-between trends. Prevalence fell, on average 10.5% per year between 1997 and 2001 (APC p=0.03) and subsequently increased, on average, 3.7% per year between 2001 and 2014 (APC p=0.0003). Among women, prevalence of binge drinking among those ages 60–64, 65–69, and 70–74 increased between 1997 and 2013, on average between 2.9% and 3.9% per year (AAPC ranges p=0.03 to p=0.0001).
