Binge drinking (percentage of the respondents). Classification: years, region, age, sex, level of education 

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Alcohol consumption, binge drinking (2014/2015)

Consumption of alcohol in adults in Germany: heavy episodic drinking
A consumption of 60 g or more pure alcohol during one drinking occasion at least once a month is termed heavy episodic drinking. This quantity corresponds to the consumption of six standard glasses of alcoholic beverages each containing about 10 g of pure alcohol. In the study "German Health Update" 2014/2015-EHIS (GEDA 2014/2015-EHIS), the instrument from the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS) was used for the collection of frequency and quantity of alcohol consumption. The question concerning heavy episodic drinking was: "How often have you drunk six or more alcoholic beverages at one occasion in the last 12 months? For example during a party, a dinner, going out with friends or alone at home". For the calculation of the indicator, the nine answer options were summarized into four cate-gories: "at least every week" (daily or almost daily; 5 - 6 days a week; 3 - 4 days a week; 1 - 2 days a week); "every month" (2 - 3 days a month; once a month), "less than once a month" (less than once a month) and "never" (not in the last 12 months; never in my life). In addition the category "at least monthly heavy drinking" was created, in which the categories "at least every week" and "every month" are summarized.

 

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Year: 2014/2015, Age: All age-groups, Sex: All sexes, Level of education: All education levels

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Region	Binge drinking
	Never	Less than once a month	Every month	At least every week	At least every month (every monath + at least every week)
Germany	39.4	27.0	23.7	9.8	33.5
Baden-Wurttemberg	46.1	25.1	20.6	8.2	28.9
Bavaria	44.3	24.4	20.7	10.6	31.3
Berlin	43.1	25.6	20.7	10.6	31.3
Brandenburg	37.0	31.2	23.5	8.3	31.8
Bremen	34.5	30.3	24.5	10.7	35.2
Hamburg	38.4	27.8	25.7	8.0	33.7
Hesse	40.2	26.6	22.3	10.9	33.3
Mecklenburg Western Pomerania	34.2	32.8	23.9	9.1	33.0
Lower Saxony	34.6	29.8	26.7	8.8	35.6
North Rhine-Westphalia	35.9	26.6	26.4	11.0	37.4
Rhineland-Palatinate	36.1	28.5	24.5	10.9	35.4
Saarland	39.5	26.0	24.5	10.1	34.5
Saxony	38.6	28.5	23.1	9.7	32.9
Saxony Anhalt	36.3	28.5	27.0	8.2	35.2
Schleswig-Holstein	38.3	29.6	23.7	8.4	32.1
Thuringia	37.1	28.3	25.9	8.7	34.7

Table was compiled on 28. Apr 2025 9:40 under www.gbe-bund.de

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  Data Source:	German Health Update - Telephone Health Survey (GEDA)
  Contact:
  - Contact Person:	Dr. Ronny Kuhnert
  - Department:	Department 2: Unit 21 Epidemiological Data Centre
  - Telephone:	+49 3018 754-3416
  - Fax:	+49 3018 10754-3553
  - E-Mail / Contact:	kuhnertr@rki.de
  Data Owner:	Robert Koch Institute / Robert Koch Institut [RKI (3)]
  - Street:	General-Pape-Straße 62-66
  - Post Code/Town:	12101 Berlin
  - Telephone:	+49 3018 754-0
  - Fax:	+49 3018 754-2328
  - E-Mail / Contact:	zentrale@rki.de
  - Internet:	https://www.rki.de
  Purpose of Data Collection:	Continuous monitoring of the development of diseases, of health and risk behavior as well as the identification of trends as part of the health monitoring of the Robert Koch Institute.
  Legal Base:	Data collection on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health.
  Data Collector:	Robert Koch Institute, Berlin – Germany
  Reporting Stations:	Interviewees – Robert Koch Institute
  Object under Review:	German-speaking population aged 18+ with residence in Germany.
  Interviewees:	German-speaking population aged 18+ with residence in private households in Germany that can be reached via landline. 21,262 interviewees in GEDA 2009. 22,050 interviewees in GEDA 2010. 26,520 interviewees in GEDA 2012.
  Collection:
  - Instruments:	Cross-sectional Computer Telephone Survey (CATI, Computer Assisted Telephone Interview).
  - Periodicity:	Annually
  - First:	2008/2009
  - Last:	2012/2013
  Processing:
  - Periodicity:	Subsequent to data collection.
  Publication:
  - Regular:	Descriptive report: Data and facts: results of the »German Health Update 2009« (also for GEDA 2010 and GEDA 2012) as contribution to Federal Health Reporting (GBE), Public Use File GEDA 2009, GEDA 2010, GEDA 2012.
  - Irregular:	-
  Completeness, Sample Proportion and Representativity:	The results are representative for the resident German-speaking adult population aged 18+ with residence in Germany that can be reached via landline. Representativity is provided for the larger federal states. 21,262 respondents in GEDA 2009. 22,050 respondents in GEDA 2010. 26,520 respondents in GEDA 2012.
  Conceivable Modifications:	-
  Comparable Data Sources:	Telephone-based health surveys carried out by the Robert Koch Institute, German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Adults (DEGS), German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS).
  Remarks:	-
  Last Update:	July 9, 2024

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Refresh period of data

• The table was extended by the period 2014/2015 on 16 Jun 2017.
  Information for a new reporting period will be added as soon as it is available.

The Federal Health Monitoring System 28. Apr 2025