Ventura County - Alcohol and Drug Programs - State of California

Indicator 1: Prevalence of Past Year Binge Drinking (Continued)Table 1.3Estimated Number of Persons 18 Years and Older Reporting Any Binge Drinking in the Past Year byRace/Ethnicity2007 Ventura County State of CaliforniaAmerican Indian Estimated Number * ‐ 55,000Estimated Population 1,000 170,000Percent of Population ‐ 32.5%Asian/Pacific Islander Estimated Number * 9,000 650,000Estimated Population 32,000 3,507,000Percent of Population 27.5% 18.5%Black Estimated Number * 4,000 301,000Estimated Population 20,000 1,531,000Percent of Population 18.6% 19.6%Hispanic Estimated Number * 46,000 2,745,000Estimated Population 190,000 8,469,000Percent of Population 24.0% 32.4%White Estimated Number * 101,000 4,093,000Estimated Population 348,000 12,797,000Percent of Population 29.1% 32.0%Other Estimated Number * 1,000 129,000Estimated Population 5,000 401,000Percent of Population 12.7% 32.3%* Estimates rounded to the nearest thousand.‐ Estimate not reported due to small sample size.35%CountyCaliforniaFigure 1.3Past Year BingeDrinking inVentura County byRace/Ethnicity30%25%20%15%10%5%0%AmericanIndianAsian/PacificIslanderBlack Hispanic White OtherIndicators of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse • Prevalence of Binge Drinking • Ventura County, California 7