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. 2009 Jul 16;6(7):1991–2006. doi: 10.3390/ijerph6071991

Table 3.

Prevalence and odds ratios for hazardous alcohol use by area.

Sample size Number of cases Prevalence (%) Unadjusted odds ratio Adjusted odds ratio
Gender
Male
Female
393
506
34
17
8.7
3.4
1.00
0.37 (0.20–0.67)
1.00
0.51 (0.27–0.98)
Age
16–24
25–34
35+
275
308
316
10
26
15
3.6
8.4
4.7
1.00
2.44 (1.16–5.16)
1.32 (0.58–2.99)
Marital Status
Married/cohabitating
Single
Widowed/divorces/separated
495
327
75
27
22
2
5.5
6.7
2.7
1.00
1.25 (0.70–2.24)
0.47 (0.11–2.04)
Relationship to household head
Head
Spouse/cohabitating
Other
359
290
250
29
10
12
8.1
3.4
4.8
1.00
0.41 (0.19–0.85)
0.57 (0.29–1.15)
Ethnic group
Black African
Other
834
63
51
0
6.1
0.0
Employment status
Working
Unemployed
Economically inactive
300
49
496
30
8
13
10.0
16.3
2.6
1.00
1.76 (0.75–4.09)
0.24 (0.12–0.47)
1.00
1.67 (0.69–4.11)
0.30 (0.15–0.61)
Own/rent accommodation
Owns
Rents
Rent free
403
463
29
22
25
4
5.5
5.4
13.8
1.00
0.99 (0.55–1.78
2.77 (0.89–8.66)
Type of accommodation
Whole house
Rooms/flat/other
386
510
24
27
6.2
5.3
1.00
0.84 (0.48–1.49)
Age left full time education
13 or under/Never went
14–16
17 or 18
19+ yrs
Still at school
52
337
212
208
71
2
17
12
18
2
3.8
5.0
5.7
8.7
2.8
1.00
1.33 (0.30–5.92)
1.50 (0.33–6.92)
2.37 (0.53–10.55)
0.72 (0.10–5.32)
Income
Yes
No
354
476
24
24
6.8
5.0
1.00
0.73 (0.41–1.31)
Perceived social support
Severe lack
Moderate lack
No lack
173
288
341
13
16
18
7.5
5.6
5.3
1.00
0.72 (0.34–1.54)
0.69 (0.33–1.43)
Size of Primary Social support group
0–3
4 to 8
9 or more
130
411
358
4
30
17
3.1
7.3
4.7
1.00
2.48 (0.86–7.18)
1.57 (0.52–4.76)
Number of life events
None
1
2
3+
576
206
76
41
27
13
5
6
4.7
6.3
6.6
14.6
1.00
1.37 (0.69–2.71)
1.43 (0.53–3.84)
3.49 (1.35–9.00)
CIS- R (CMD)
<12
12 +
872
27
46
5
5.3
18.5
1.00
4.08 (1.48–11.27)
1.00
4.34 (1.44–13.10)
Area
Saba Saba
Ilala
418
481
26
25
6.2
5.2
1.00
0.83 (0.47–1.45)