This is the total number of deaths in a state that were attributable to alcohol divided by the population of that state. Alcohol-attributable deaths include chronic causes (e.g., alcoholic liver disease and fetal alcohol syndrome) and acute causes (e.g., alcohol poisoning, traffic fatalities, aspiration).
Alcohol-Related Deaths per Capita (people under 21 only)
This is the number of deaths of people under age 21 that were attributable to alcohol divided by the population of that state. Alcohol-attributable deaths include chronic causes (e.g., alcoholic liver disease and fetal alcohol syndrome) and acute causes (e.g., alcohol poisoning, traffic fatalities, aspiration).
Alcohol-Related Traffic Fatalities as a Fraction of All Traffic Fatalities
This is the number of alcohol-related traffic fatalities in a state divided by the total number of traffic fatalities in that state. For example, 25% means that one-fourth of all traffic fatalities in the state involved alcohol.
Alcohol-Involved Traffic Fatalities per 100,000 Population
This is the number of alcohol-involved traffic fatalities in a state divided by the population in that state (on a per 100,000 person basis). For example, 7.0 means that 7 out of every 100,000 people living in the state died in an alcohol-involved traffic fatality.
Binge Drinking (% of population 12 and older, 2004-05)
Binge drinking is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days.
Binge Drinking (% of population 12 to 17, 2004-05)
Binge drinking is defined as drinking five or more drinks on the same occasion (i.e., at the same time or within a couple hours of each other) on at least 1 day in the past 30 days.
State government has a monopoly on the retail sales of two or more types of alcohol (beer, wine, liquor), and the wholesale sales of one or more types of alcohol.
Moderate control
State government has a monopoly on the retail sales of one type of alcohol (beer, wine, liquor), and the wholesale sales of one or more types of alcohol.
Light control
Retail sales of all types of alcohol are privatized, and the state government has a monopoly on the wholesale sales of one or more types of alcohol.
License
Retail and wholesale sales of all types of alcohol are privatized.
Heavy control
Moderate control
Light control
License
