Table 1. Adjusted prevalence ratio estimates of fair/poor health by drinking group (lifetime abstainers as the reference group) 1.
Both genders | Male | Female | |||||||
prevalence | 95% | CI | prevalence | 95% | CI | prevalence | 95% | CI | |
Lifetime abstainer | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||||
Former drinker | 1.21 | 1.18 | 1.24 | 1.25 | 1.19 | 1.30 | 1.18 | 1.14 | 1.22 |
Current Drinker | 0.75 | 0.73 | 0.78 | 0.81 | 0.77 | 0.84 | 0.72 | 0.69 | 0.74 |
All drinkers | 0.91 | 0.89 | 0.93 | 0.96 | 0.92 | 1.00 | 0.87 | 0.84 | 0.89 |
Model controlled for age, gender, year of survey, marital status, highest educational attainment, employment status in the past 1–2 weeks, family income compared to poverty threshold and whether family home owned or rented.