Table 1.
Characteristics of the total sample, and by number of lifetime alcohol use items endorsed.
| Total sample (N = 6959 N (%) | Number of lifetime alcohol use items endorsed |
P (based on chi square test) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 (N=6225) N (%) | 1 (N=314) N (%) | 2+ (N=420) N (%) | |||
| Sociodemographic characteristics | |||||
| Sex: | 0.001 | ||||
| Female | 4592(66.0) | 4457 (97.1) | 78 (1.7) | 57 (1.2) | |
| Male | 2366(34.0) | 1767 (74.7) | 236 (10.0) | 363 (15.3) | |
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| Age: | 0.001 | ||||
| 60–69 | 3951 (56.8) | 3472 (87.9) | 200 (5.1) | 279 (7.1) | |
| 70–79 | 2281 (32.8) | 2071 (90.8) | 94 (4.1) | 116 (5.1) | |
| 80+ | 727 (10.4) | 682 (93.8) | 20 (2.8) | 25 (3.4) | |
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| Education: | 0.001 | ||||
| <4 years | 4592 (66.0) | 4064 (88.5) | 209 (4.6) | 319 (6.9) | |
| ≥4 years | 2344 (34.0) | 2140 (91.3) | 104 (4.4) | 100 (4.3) | |
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| Income: | 0.258 | ||||
| Low income | 4323 (62.1) | 3877 (89.7) | 186 (4.3) | 260 (6.0) | |
| Higher inc. | 2414 (34.7) | 2147 (88.9) | 125 (5.2) | 142 (5.9) | |
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| Race: | 0.001 | ||||
| White | 5860 (84.2) | 5307 (90.6) | 249 (4.2) | 304 (5.2) | |
| Afro-Brazilian | 472 (6.8) | 392 (83.1) | 20 (4.2) | 60 (12.7) | |
| Other | 625 (9.0) | 524 (83.8) | 45 (7.2) | 56 (9.0) | |
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| Religion: | 0.061 | ||||
| Catholic | 5245 (75.3) | 4688 (89.4) | 248 (4.7) | 309 (5.9) | |
| Evangelical | 1077 (15.5) | 978 (90.8) | 40 (3.7) | 59 (5.5) | |
| Other | 609 (8.7) | 533 (87.5) | 25 (4.1) | 51 (8.4) | |
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| Place of birth: | 0.200 | ||||
| Urban | 2363 (33.9) | 2135 (90.4) | 97 (4.1) | 131 (5.5) | |
| Rural | 4526 (65.1) | 4026 (89.0) | 214 (4.7) | 286 (6.3) | |
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| Lifestyle and social arrangements | |||||
| Physical activity: | 0.270 | ||||
| No | 4316 (62.0) | 3859 (89.4) | 185 (4.3) | 272 (6.3) | |
| Yes | 2608 (37.5) | 2331 (89.4) | 129 (4.9) | 148 (5.7) | |
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| Use tobacco: | 0.001 | ||||
| Yes | 1302 (18.7) | 981 (75.3) | 119 (9.1) | 202 (15.5) | |
| No | 5632 (80.9) | 5219 (92.7) | 195 (3.5) | 218 (3.9) | |
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| Marital status: | 0.001 | ||||
| Married | 3159 (45.4) | 2739 (86.7) | 184 (5.8) | 236 (7.5) | |
| Never married | 471 (6.8) | 403 (85.6) | 27 (5.7) | 41 (8.7) | |
| No longer married | 3327 (47.8) | 3081 (92.6) | 103 (3.1) | 143 (4.3) | |
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| Children: | 0.812 | ||||
| Yes | 6492 (93.3) | 5803 (89.4) | 296 (4.6) | 393 (6.1) | |
| No | 445 (6.4) | 402 (90.3) | 18 (4.0) | 25 (5.6) | |
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| Living arrangements: | 0.832 | ||||
| Live with someone | 5893 (84.7) | 5265 (89.3) | 269 (4.6) | 353 (6.1) | |
| Live alone | 1056 (15.2) | 950 (90.0) | 45 (4.3) | 61 (5.8) | |
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| Employed: | 0.001 | ||||
| No | 5992 (86.1) | 5414 (90.4) | 259 (4.3) | 319 (5.3) | |
| Yes | 940 (13.5) | 787 (83.7) | 53 (5.6) | 100 (10.6) | |
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| Participate in social activities: | 0.003 | ||||
| No | 4221 (60.6) | 3735 (88.5) | 202 (4.8) | 284 (6.7) | |
| Yes | 2736 (39.3) | 2488 (90.9) | 112 (4.1) | 136 (5.0) | |
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| Religion-affiliated activities: | 0.001 | ||||
| No | 1977 (28.4) | 1696 (85.8) | 110 (5.6) | 171 (8.6) | |
| Yes | 4964 (71.3) | 4512 (90.9) | 204 (4.1) | 248 (5.0) | |
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| Health conditions | |||||
| ADL problems: | 0.009 | ||||
| 0 | 4238 (60.9) | 3791 (89.5) | 194 (4.6) | 253 (6.0) | |
| 1–2 | 2195(31.5) | 1978 (90.1) | 100 (4.6) | 117 (5.3) | |
| 3+ | 526 (7.6) | 456 (86.7) | 20 (3.8) | 50 (9.5) | |
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| Vascular conditions: | 0.001 | ||||
| Yes | 4390 (63.1) | 4016 (91.5) | 165 (3.8) | 209 (4.8) | |
| No | 2542 (36.5) | 2182 (85.8) | 149 (5.9) | 211 (8.3) | |
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| Respiratory conditions: | 0.001 | ||||
| Yes | 2059 (29.6) | 1767 (85.8) | 115 (5.6) | 117 (8.6) | |
| No | 4898 (70.4) | 4456 (91.0) | 199 (4.1) | 243 (5.0) | |
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| Kidney problems: | 0.001 | ||||
| Yes | 897 (12.9) | 777 (86.6) | 39 (4.3) | 81 (9.0) | |
| No | 6062 (87.1) | 5448 (89.9) | 275 (4.5) | 339 (5.6) | |
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| Osteoporosis: | 0.001 | ||||
| Yes | 1047 (15.0) | 947 (93.0) | 27 (2.6) | 46 (4.4) | |
| No | 5912 (85.0) | 5251 (88.8) | 287 (4.9) | 374 (6.3) | |
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| Psychiatric problem: | 0.001 | ||||
| Yes | 2722 (39.1) | 2378 (87.4) | 133 (4.9) | 211 (7.8) | |
| No | 4237 (60.9) | 3847 (90.8) | 181 (4.3) | 209 (4.9) | |
Values may not total to 6959, and percentages may not sum to 100 because of missing data.
Vascular conditions include any mention of heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, stroke, varicosities; respiratory problems include any mention of bronchitis or pneumonia.