Table 3.
Gender differences in the prevalence of drinkers and hazardous drinkers in overall and different schools
Variables | Overall (n=89 360) | Primary (n=26 235, 29.4) | Junior high (n=42 683, 47.8) | Senior high (n=20 442, 22.9) | ||||
Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | Boys | Girls | |
Drinker | 22.1* (9846) |
16.0 (7161) |
21.6* (2912) |
15.9 (2023) |
22.0* (4824) |
16.4 (3406) |
22.9* (2110) |
15.4 (1732) |
Hazardous drinker | 2.3* (1047) |
1.8 (801) |
1.4* (188) |
1.1 (142) |
2.4 (520) |
2.3 (479) |
3.7* (339) |
1.6 (180) |
Data are percentage (number).
*There exist significant gender differences in overall and different groups (p<0.05).
AUDIT-C, Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test for Consumption.