Between 1997 and 2014 (2013 for women), among adults ages 60+, prevalence of binge drinking was stable among men, but increased, on average, 3.7% per year among women (AAPC p<0.0001) (Table 3, Figure 1). However, among men there were in-between trends. Prevalence fell, on average, 3.2% per year between 1997 and 2003 (APC p=0.03), subsequently increased, on average, 5.7% per year between 2003 and 2009 (APC p=0.01), and finally remained stable between 2009 and 2014. The differing trajectories that were observed in men and women resulted in changing gender gaps (not statistically tested). The gap in binge drinking was 15.0% in 1997 (men, 19.9%, women, 4.9%), 11.1% in 2003 (men, 16.1%, women, 5.0%) and 14.9% in 2013 (men, 22.4%, women, 7.5%), our last year of comparable binge drinking data for men and women.
