Table 2. Mean number of days of alcohol consumption past week and percentage of heavy episodic drinking of Optimise participants, Victoria, Australia, N = 688.
| Demographic | Alcohol consumption | Heavy episodic drinking | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Number of surveys* | Yes (%) | Number of surveys* | |
| Total | 1.65 (1.95) Median = 1.00 |
10,870 | 1,659 (15.2%) | 10,846 |
| Year of survey completion | ||||
| 2020 | 1.92 (1.92) | 531 | 135 (25.4%) | 532 |
| 2021 | 1.72 (1.95) | 5,836 | 931 (16.0%) | 5,820 |
| 2022 | 1.54 (1.94) | 4,503 | 588 (13.1%) | 4,494 |
| Age group, years | ||||
| 18–24 | 1.21 (1.48) | 1,598 | 381 (23.8%) | 1,600 |
| 25–34 | 1.28 (1.54) | 2,130 | 397 (18.7%) | 2,128 |
| 35–44 | 1.58 (2.00) | 1,558 | 265 (17.0%) | 1,556 |
| 45–54 | 1.86 (2.05) | 1,717 | 304 (17.7%) | 1,714 |
| 55–64 | 1.81 (1.88) | 2,059 | 140 (6.8%) | 2,051 |
| 65+ | 2.19 (2.45) | 1,775 | 167 (9.5%) | 1,764 |
| Gender | ||||
| Man | 1.95 (2.01) | 2,711 | 605 (22.3%) | 2,709 |
| Woman | 1.55 (1.92) | 8,032 | 1,034 (12.9%) | 8,010 |
| Education | ||||
| High school or lower | 1.51 (1.91) | 1,768 | 322 (18.2%) | 1,765 |
| Tertiary education–TAFE/trade certificate | 1.44 (1.90) | 1,834 | 312 (17.0%) | 1,831 |
| Tertiary education—undergraduate | 1.67 (1.95) | 4,137 | 666 (16.1%) | 4,132 |
| Tertiary education—postgraduate | 1.81 (1.97) | 3,071 | 345 (11.3%) | 3,059 |
| Employment status | ||||
| Full-time/Self-employed | 1.83 (1.99) | 3,791 | 751 (19.9%) | 3,782 |
| Part-time/Casual | 1.51 (1.77) | 3,499 | 525 (15.0%) | 3,499 |
| Not employed | 1.21 (1.66) | 1,317 | 231 (17.6%) | 1,315 |
| Retired | 1.96 (2.29) | 1,880 | 113 (6.1%) | 1,867 |
| Working environment | ||||
| Attend workplace | 1.52 (1.80) | 3,315 | 531 (16.0%) | 3,310 |
| Work from home | 1.86 (1.96) | 2,168 | 401 (18.5%) | 2,163 |
| Both workplace and working from home | 2.06 (1.99) | 1,205 | 254 (21.1%) | 1,205 |
| Not working | 1.65 (2.08) | 3,197 | 344 (10.8%) | 3,182 |
| Place of residence | ||||
| Metro | 1.60 (1.92) | 8,653 | 1,333 (15.4%) | 8,634 |
| Region | 1.87 (2.06) | 2,138 | 307 (14.4%) | 2,133 |
| Chronic condition | ||||
| Yes | 1.73 (2.15) | 3,211 | 300 (9.4%) | 3,202 |
| No | 1.63 (1.86) | 7,519 | 1,343 (17.9%) | 7,506 |
| High-risk workers ** | ||||
| Yes | 1.49 (1.84) | 2,133 | 1,417 (16.3%) | 8,700 |
| No | 1.70 (1.97) | 8,718 | 235 (11.0%) | 2,127 |
*Number of surveys completed during the study period
**High-risk workers: including aged care workers, hotel quarantine or COVID-19 border control workers, and healthcare workers
All demographic variables (including Age, Gender, Education, Employment status, Working environment, Place of residence, Chronic condition and high-risk workers) were measured at baseline.