In this study, the proportion of subjects that report consuming alcohol (drinkers) was greatest for non-Hispanic whites (67.5 %) followed by Hispanic/Latinos (62.1%), African Americans (52.9%), and East Asians (45.5%) (Table 1). Among drinkers, the average number of alcoholic drinks consumed per week during the past year followed a similar pattern, with 7.3 for non-Hispanic whites, 6.1 for Hispanic/Latinos, 5.6 for African Americans, and 4.9 for East Asians. We also observed a lower proportion of drinkers and reduced number of drinks per week in women compared to men in all race/ethnicity groups (Supplementary Figures 1 – 2).
