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Data Dictionary: Health Data 2011 Release
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Data Source: Social Explorer; County Health Rankings & Roadmaps
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Variable Details
T8. Tobacco and Alcohol Usage
Universe:
T008_002Drinking Adults (Persons 18 Years and Over)
Percent base:
None - percentages not computed
Aggregation method:
None -- No totals are displayed for this variable when multiple geographies are aggregated.
Formula used to compute this variable:
#ReturnType oretval = new #ReturnType(); oretval = ORG:HD2011_016_HEALTH_T2_V21; return oretval;
Variables used in the formula:
ORG:HD2011_016_HEALTH_T2_V21
Excessive Drinking - % Excessive Drinking
Relevant Documentation:
Excerpt from: Social Explorer; Health Data 2011: Technical Documentation
  Health Data: Technical Documentation -> Subject Definitions -> T11: Tobacco and Alcohol Usage
T11: Tobacco and Alcohol Usage
Current Smokers (Persons More Than 18 Years)
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Adult Smoking is the percentage of the adult population that currently smokes every day or most days and has smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their lifetime.

Drinking Adults (Persons More Than 18 Years)
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Excessive Drinking is the percentage of adults that report either binge drinking, defined as consuming more than 4 (women) or 5 (men) alcoholic beverages on a single occasion in the past 30 days, or heavy drinking, defined as drinking more than one (women) or 2 (men) drinks per day on average.