Alaska Natives and American Indians make up less than 2% of the entire American population.    When looked at through health statistics, a significantly larger percentage of "white" (the word used) people drink than do Native Americans, 74.27 % of white people versus 65.48% of Native Americans.  White men, by a very small margin, at 30.74% of all active white male drinkers, also have the highest rate of  "daily heavy drinking" than any other ethnic group. Native Americans are very close to that number with 29.34% of the males who do drink, drink heavily on a daily basis.    Black men who drink heavily on a daily basis are 25.81% of the total black men who drink.    As percentage, more white people drink, and a higher percentage of white men drink heavily than any other ethnic group.

When it comes heavy weekly alcohol consumption, Native men and white men are again close, with 21.63% of all Native men who drink versus 18.51% of white men.

To be continued . . .