Blood Alcohol Content

Your Blood Alcohol Content, or BAC, is the concentration of alcohol in blood, measured, by volume, as a percentage. The following charts show the effects drinking has on your BAC based on how much you weigh. 

What is one drink?

  • One 12 oz. beer at 4% alcohol.
  • One 1.5 oz. shot of hard liquor at 40% alcohol (80 proof).
  • One 5 oz. glass of wine at 12% alcohol.

 

For Men
Body Weight (lbs) 1 Drink 2 Drinks 3 Drinks 4 Drinks 5 Drinks
100 .043 .087 .130 .174 .217
125 .034 .069 .103 .139 .173
150 .029 .058 .087 .116 .145
175 .025 .050 .075 .100 .125
200 .022 .043 .065 .087 .108
225 .019 .039 .058 .078 .097
250 .017 .035 .052 .070 .087
Body Weight (lbs) 6 Drinks 7 Drinks 8 Drinks 9 Drinks 10 Drinks
100 .261 .304 .348 .391 .435
125 .209 .242 .278 .312 .346
150 .174 .203 .232 .261 .290
175 .150 .175 .200 .225 .250
200 .130 .152 .174 .195 .217
225 .117 .136 .156 .175 .198
250 .105 .122 .139 .156 .173

 

For Women
Body Weight (lbs) 1 Drink 2 Drinks 3 Drinks 4 Drinks 5 Drinks
100 .050 .101 .152 .203 .253
125 .040 .080 .120 .162 .202
150 .034 .068 .101 .135 .169
175 .029 .058 .087 .117 .146
200 .026 .050 .078 .101 .126
225 .022 .045 .068 .091 .113
250 .020 .041 .061 .082 .110
Body Weight (lbs) 6 Drinks 7 Drinks 8 Drinks 9 Drinks 10 Drinks
100 .304 .355 .406 .456 .507
125 .244 .282 .324 .364 .404
150 .203 .237 .271 .304 .338
175 .175 .204 .233 .262 .292
200 .152 .177 .203 .277 .253
225 .136 .159 .182 .207 .227
250 .122 .142 .162 .182 .202

 

The Time Factor
Hours since first drink Subtract this from BAC
1 .015
2 .030
3 .045
4 .060
5 .075
6 .090

 

Source: Evans, Glen and Robert O'Brien (1991), The Encyclopedia of Alcoholism.