title: Binge drinking among California adults: results from the 2005 California Health Interview Survey.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To calculate binge drinking rates among California adults and describe the characteristics of female and male binge drinkers.
  
  
  METHODS
  Analyses of 2005 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) data.
  
  
  RESULTS
  At least one binge drinking episode over a 30-day period was reported by 1.4 million California women (10.7% of all adult women) and 3.2 million California men (24.7%). For both women and men, factors associated with binge drinking included being 18-44 years of age, smoking, and having mid-range psychological distress scores. There were gender differences in binge drinking risk by race/ethnicity and health status.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Binge drinking is a serious public health concern that affects millions of adult Californians [corrected].
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Policy and Managment, Loma Linda University School of Public Health, Loma Linda, California 92354, USA. jbanta@llu.edu
authors.forename: Jim E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Banta
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Przekop
authors.forename: Mark G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Haviland
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pereau
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002140:California; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D044469:Racial Groups; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult