Figure 4. Mean Number of Days Consumed Five or More Drinks Among Males Aged 12 or Older Who Were Drinkers in the Past Month, by Time Period and Geographic Region: 2000 and 2001. Chapter 2's Figure 4 is a bar chart showing the mean number of days five or more drinks were consumed by males aged 12 or older who reported past month alcohol use, by time period and geographic region in 2000 and 2001. It shows that there was a small increase during 2001 in the mean number of binge days among past month male drinkers from the NY CMSA (2.1 vs. 2.4 days), which was significantly different from the decline seen during 2000 (2.0 vs. 1.2 days).

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