Figure 3.9 is a U.S. map showing percentages reporting perceptions of great risk of having five or more drinks of an alcoholic beverage once or twice a week among persons aged 12 or older, by State, for 1999 and 2000. States listed here in alphabetical order within each group were divided into five groups based on the magnitude of their percentages. States in the highest group (49.07 to 55.86 percent) were Arkansas, District of Columbia, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Utah. States in the next highest group (46.12 to 49.06 percent) were Alabama, California, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, New York, New Mexico, North Carolina, Virginia, and Washington. States in the mid group (43.90 to 46.11 percent) were Alaska, Arizona, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Nevada, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and West Virginia. States in the next lowest group (40.49 to 43.89 percent) were Colorado, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, Ohio, and Oregon. States in the lowest group (36.59 to 40.48 percent) were Iowa, Massachusetts, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Vermont, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.