Table 2.
Drinking behaviors and AUDIT scores by gender and age group.
| Drinking behavior | Heavy episodic drinking | Age at first alcoholic drink, mean | Age at start of habitual drinking, mean | AUDIT score | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Never drinker, lifetime | Never drinker, in 12 months | Drinker, <2 times /week | Drinker, ≥2 times /week | Mean | ≥8 | ≥15 | ≥20 | ||||
| Women | ||||||||||||
| 20–29 | 2691 | 33.00% | 12.60% | 41.60% | 12.80% | 14.50% | 19.63 | 20.92 | 2.47 | 10.30% | 3.00% | 1.40% |
| 30–39 | 3131 | 41.70% | 18.70% | 26.90% | 12.60% | 12.90% | 19.62 | 22.66 | 1.64 | 6.20% | 1.90% | 0.80% |
| 40–49 | 4113 | 35.80% | 18.00% | 27.00% | 19.20% | 12.10% | 19.59 | 25.00 | 2.14 | 8.30% | 3.10% | 1.40% |
| 50–59 | 3766 | 38.10% | 16.60% | 23.80% | 21.50% | 11.70% | 19.71 | 27.95 | 2.01 | 7.00% | 2.30% | 1.10% |
| 60–69 | 3584 | 46.30% | 14.30% | 19.90% | 19.50% | 5.90% | 20.04 | 31.38 | 1.45 | 3.90% | 1.00% | 0.30% |
| 70–75 | 2061 | 45.70% | 14.60% | 21.60% | 18.10% | 3.40% | 21.06 | 36.74 | 1.20 | 1.60% | 0.30% | 0.10% |
| Total | 19,346 | 39.80% | 16.00% | 26.50% | 17.60% | 10.70% | 19.82 | 26.50 | 1.85 | 6.50% | 2.00% | 0.90% |
| Men | ||||||||||||
| 20–29 | 2777 | 23.80% | 10.40% | 44.30% | 21.50% | 26.70% | 19.78 | 21.09 | 4.27 | 19.80% | 9.00% | 3.70% |
| 30–39 | 3231 | 22.70% | 12.70% | 32.40% | 32.20% | 29.60% | 19.48 | 23.17 | 4.67 | 21.80% | 9.60% | 4.40% |
| 40–49 | 4187 | 20.80% | 13.50% | 28.50% | 37.30% | 28.20% | 19.27 | 24.43 | 4.71 | 22.40% | 9.50% | 4.80% |
| 50–59 | 3797 | 17.80% | 14.20% | 23.30% | 44.70% | 32.00% | 19.01 | 24.94 | 5.25 | 25.80% | 11.00% | 5.00% |
| 60–69 | 3514 | 18.60% | 12.60% | 18.90% | 49.90% | 31.20% | 18.92 | 24.98 | 5.30 | 26.90% | 9.50% | 4.10% |
| 70–75 | 2229 | 20.30% | 13.80% | 17.90% | 48.00% | 21.30% | 19.26 | 25.93 | 4.24 | 20.00% | 4.80% | 1.70% |
| Total | 19,735 | 20.50% | 12.90% | 27.50% | 39.10% | 28.80% | 19.25 | 24.32 | 4.80 | 23.10% | 9.20% | 4.10% |