Between 1997 and 2014, among adults ages 60+, prevalence of current drinking increased among men, on average, 0.7% per year (AAPC p=0.02) and among women, on average, 1.6% per year (AAPC p<0.0001) (Table 2, Figure 1). There were also in-between trends. Among men, starting in 2000, prevalence increased, on average, 1.2% per year through 2014 (APC p<0.0001). Among women, starting in 2006, prevalence increased, on average, 2.8% per year through 2014 (APC p<0.0001). The more pronounced though shorter-duration rise among women narrowed the observed (not statistically tested) gender gap in prevalence of current drinking from 17.7% in 2006 (men, 55.4%, women, 37.7%) to 12.4% in 2014 (men, 59.9%, women, 47.5%).
