Table 2.
Prevalence of alcohol user adjusted by age in four Asian HDSS, stratified by sex and education group
| India | Vietnam | Thailand | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage consuming any alcohol in the last 12 months (95%CI) | Vadu | Chililab | Filabavi | Kanchanaburi |
| Men | ||||
| No schooling and not graduated from primary school | 24.4 (19.3–29.4) | 77.7 (66.5–88.9) | 84.5 (76.1–93) | 75.4 (70.4–80.3) |
| Primary education | 20 (12.7–27.2) | 85.2 (79.1–91.3) | 81.4 (75.2–87.7) | 72.4 (68.4–76.4) |
| Secondary education | 15.7 (10.5–20.8) | 87.2 (84–90.3) | 87.3 (84.6–90.1) | 79.8 (72–87.6) |
| Graduated from high school or university | 13 (9.6–16.5) | 85.6 (82.2–89) | 79.5 (73.2–85.8) | 77.7 (71–84.4) |
| Total | 17.3 (14.9–19.7) | 85.8 (83.7–87.9) | 84.7 (82.4–87) | 74.9 (72.2–77.6) |
| Women | ||||
| No schooling and not graduated from primary school | 0 (0–0) | 26.9 (19.7–34.1) | 17.8 (11.6–23.9) | 34.9 (30.2–39.6) |
| Primary education | 0 (0–0) | 25.4 (19.4–31.3) | 13.1 (8.4–17.7) | 24.3 (20.3–28.2) |
| Secondary education | 0 (0–0) | 30.2 (25.8–34.6) | 13.2 (10.2–16.2) | 23.1 (12–34.1) |
| Graduated from high school or university | 0 (0–0) | 31.7 (26.3–37.1) | 18 (11.4–24.7) | 23.9 (15–32.7) |
| Total | 0 (0–0) | 29.4 (26.6–32.1) | 14.4 (12.2–16.6) | 28.3 (25.5–31.1) |