Table 3.
Prevalence estimates and odds ratios (OR) for hazardous alcohol use (≥8 on the AUDIT)
| n | N | Prevalence (95%CI) | p-value‡ | Unadjusted OR (95%CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic Indicators | |||||
| Total sample | 15.7 (13.8-17.6) | ||||
| Gender | |||||
| Female | 120 | 959 | 11.3 (9.2-13.3) | < 0.001 | 0.4 (0.3-0.5)*** |
| Male | 193 | 739 | 24.6 (21.2-27.9) | 1.0 | |
| Ethnic group | |||||
| White British | 261 | 1051 | 20.5 (17.9-23.2) | < 0.001 | 1.0 |
| Black-Caribbean | 6 | 143 | 3.8 (0.8-6.8) | 0.2 (0.1-0.4)*** | |
| Black-African | 9 | 234 | 3.4 (1.2-5.7) | 0.1 (0.1-0.3)*** | |
| Asian | 11 | 63 | 16.3 (6.9-25.6) | 0.8 (0.4-1.5) | |
| Other | 26 | 205 | 11.8 (7.2-16.4) | 0.5 (0.3-0.8)*** | |
| Age (years) | |||||
| 16-24 | 83 | 356 | 22.7 (17.8-27.7) | < 0.001 | 1.0 |
| 25-34 | 98 | 404 | 22.7 (18.3-27.1) | 1.0 (0.7-1.4) | |
| 35-44 | 72 | 336 | 19.5 (15.1-23.9) | 0.8 (0.6-1.2) | |
| 45-54 | 33 | 264 | 11.2 (7.3-15.1) | 0.4 (0.3-0.7)** | |
| 55-64 | 20 | 163 | 10.2 (5.6-14.8) | 0.4 (0.2-0.7)** | |
| 65+ | 7 | 175 | 3.3 (0.8-5.7) | 0.1 (0.1-0.3)*** | |
| Relationship status | |||||
| Never married | 159 | 678 | 21.4 (17.9-24.9) | 0.001 | 1.0 |
| Married/cohabiting | 121 | 786 | 12.9 (10.5-15.3) | 0.5 (0.4-0.7)*** | |
| Divorced/separated | 30 | 181 | 14.1 (9.2-19.0) | 0.6 (0.4-0.9)* | |
| Widowed | 3 | 53 | 4.8 (0.7-10.2) | 0.2 (0.5-0.6)** | |
| Borough | |||||
| Southwark | 150 | 851 | 16.3 (13.6-19.0) | 0.53 | 0.9 (0.7-1.2) |
| Lambeth | 163 | 847 | 15.1 (12.4-17.8) | 1.0 | |
| Socioeconomic Indicators | |||||
| Educational attainment | |||||
| No qualifications | 28 | 228 | 9.9 (5.9-13.9) | < 0.001 | 0.4 (0.2-0.6)*** |
| Up to GCSE level | 38 | 332 | 9.3 (6.4-12.2) | 0.4 (0.3-0.5)*** | |
| Advanced level | 73 | 426 | 15.6 (11.9-19.3) | 0.7 (0.5-0.9)** | |
| Higher degree or above | 172 | 693 | 21.7 (18.5-24.9) | 1.0 | |
| Social class | |||||
| Non-manual | 156 | 703 | 19.5 (16.5-22.6) | 0.001 | 1.0 |
| Manual | 28 | 244 | 9.8 (6.0-13.6) | 0.4 (0.3-0.7)** | |
| No current occupation | 119 | 714 | 13.9 (11.2-16.7) | 0.7 (0.5-0.9)** | |
| Employment status | |||||
| Full time | 157 | 662 | 21.0 (17.7-24.3) | < 0.001 | 1.0 |
| Part time/casual | 25 | 259 | 8.2 (5.0-11.4) | 0.3 (0.2-0.5)*** | |
| Student/student working | 56 | 247 | 22.5 (16.1-28.8) | 1.1 (0.7-1.6) | |
| Unemployed | 36 | 170 | 20.6 (14.2-27.0) | 0.9 (0.6-1.5) | |
| Temporary and permanent sick | 17 | 81 | 16.7 (8.1-25.2) | 0.8 (0.4-1.4) | |
| Retired | 16 | 188 | 6.5 (3.3-9.8) | 0.3 (0.1-0.5)*** | |
| Home looking after children | 5 | 82 | 6.3 (0.9-11.7) | 0.3 (0.1-0.6)** | |
| Yearly household income | |||||
| £0 - £5,475 | 32 | 139 | 18.9 (12.5-25.3) | < 0.001 | 0.8 (0.5-1.2) |
| £5476 - £12,097 | 26 | 212 | 10.4 (6.5-14.4) | 0.4 (0.2-0.6)*** | |
| £12,098 - £20,753 | 16 | 203 | 6.5 (3.2-9.8) | 0.2 (0.1-0.4)*** | |
| £20,754 - £31,494 | 29 | 179 | 14.7 (9.5-19.8) | 0.6 (0.4-0.9)** | |
| £31,495 or more | 182 | 703 | 22.9 (19.6-26.2) | 1.0 | |
| Housing tenure Own/mortgage |
88 | 525 | 13.9 (10.9-16.9) | 0.36 | 1.0 |
| Rented | 203 | 1058 | 16.4 (13.9-18.9) | 1.2 (0.9-1.7) | |
| Rent free | 22 | 112 | 18.3 (10.1-26.5) | 1.4 (0.8-2.5) |
Weighted percentages to account for survey design; frequencies are unweighted and may not add up due to missing values.
‡Pearson's χ2 test with Rao & Scott correction for survey data.
*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001