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.