While we found increasing prevalence of binge drinking among all women ages 60+, White et al. reported no increase in unadjusted binge drinking among women ages 65+. However, criteria to define binge drinking differed in their study which used data from NSDUH (5 or more drinks on the same occasion in the past 30 days) and our study which used data from NHIS (5 or more drinks on any day in the past year) were substantially different. We found no upward trend in binge drinking among all men ages 60+; neither did the study by White et al. However, we did find increases (1997–2014 with an in-between upward trend for those ages 65–69) within all age groups with the exception of the oldest age group. Age group data were not available from White et al.
