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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2009 Sep 9;33(12):2057–2066. doi: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2009.01045.x

Table 1. Demographics and alcohol use* for Main Survey Male Drinkers (n=743, un-weighted data).

Variable Main survey male
drinkers
(n=743)
Area Rural
Urban
53% (393)
47% (350)
Age 18-20
21-29
30-39
40-49
5% (43)
31% (229)
39% (288)
26% (192)
Current Marital Status Married & living with spouse
Separated/divorced
Widowed
Never Married
60% (444)
0.5% (6)
0.5% (4)
39% (289)
Religion Hindu
Muslim
Christian
80% (597)
5% (35)
15% (111)
Ethnicity Goan
Non-Goan
81%(600)
19% (143)
Education No education
Primary & middle School
Completed high School
College or more
Informal or other Education
4% (27)
25% (185)
58% (430)
10% (77)
3% (24)
Employment Employed (incl seasonal work)
Not employed (incl. Full-time student of homemaker)
91% (676)
9% (67)
Standard of Living Index (SLI)
(Asset based wealth quintiles)
Poor (lowest 40%)
Middle (40%)
Rich (highest 20%)
36% (269)
41% (301)
23% (173)
Hunger in the last 3 months due to lack of money or money problems Yes
No
5% (36)
95% (707)
Usual frequency of alcohol consumption Monthly or Less than Monthly
Two to Four times/Month
Two to Three times/Week
Four or more Times/Week
35.9% (267)
28.3% (210)
14.7% (109)
21.1% (157)

Usual quantity of alcohol consumption
1 or 2 Drinks
3 or 4 Drinks
5 or 6 Drinks
7 or 8 Drinks
9 or more Drinks
20.3% (151)
51.0% (379)
19.4% (144)
3.4% (25)
5.9% (44)

Frequency of heavy drinking
Never
Less than Monthly
Monthly
Weekly
Daily or almost Daily
58.4% (434)
14.1% (105)
7.0% (52)
10.0% (74)
10.5% (78)
*

Alcohol use information is as reported by drinkers on the AUDIT.