Table 3.

Mean level of alcohol consumption (average number standard drinks consumed per day on the last seven days) by sex and education group

	India	Vietnam		Thailand
Average number of standard drink consumed in the last seven days (95%CI)	Vadu	Chililab	Filabavi	Kanchanaburi	Total
Men
No schooling and not graduated from primary school	1.7 (1.4–2)	4.9 (3.3–6.4)	4.6 (3.7–5.6)	3.8 (3.3–4.2)	4 (3.6–4.4)
Primary education	1.5 (1–2)	4.5 (3.7–5.3)	5 (4.4–5.6)	3.9 (3.4–4.5)	4.3 (3.9–4.7)
Secondary education	1.7 (1.3–2.1)	3.3 (3–3.7)	5.3 (4.7–5.8)	5.2 (4.1–6.3)	4.4 (4.1–4.7)
Graduated from high school or university	1.3 (1–1.5)	2.9 (2.6–3.1)	6 (4.9–7.2)	3.9 (3.3–4.5)	3.6 (3.3–3.9)
Total	1.6 (1.4–1.7)	3.4 (3.2–3.6)	5.3 (4.9–5.7)	4 (3.7–4.4)	4.1 (3.9–4.3)
Women
No schooling and not graduated from primary school	–	1.4 (0.9–1.9)	1.2 (0.9–1.4)	2.8 (2.2–3.4)	2.4 (2–2.9)
Primary education	–	1.1 (0.9–1.2)	1.1 (0.9–1.2)	2.1 (1.6–2.7)	1.7 (1.4–2.1)
Secondary education	–	1.5 (0.7–2.3)	2 (1.4–2.6)	2.2 (1.2–3.3)	1.7 (1.1–2.2)
Graduated from high school or university	–	1.3 (0.8–1.9)	1.9 (1–2.8)	3.1 (0.7–5.6)	1.8 (1.1–2.5)
Total	–	1.4 (0.9–1.8)	1.7 (1.4–2.1)	2.5 (2.1–2.9)	1.9 (1.6–2.2)

Note: Respondents were asked about number of standard drinks they consumed on each day (Monday–Sunday) during the last seven days, and we calculated an average number of standard drinks consumed per day by taking arithmetic average of number of drinks on available days. For respondents who drank only on two days during the last week, an average of number of standard drink during these two days was calculated. This average number was used and presented in Table 3.