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. 2012 Dec 20;37(6):978–983. doi: 10.1111/acer.12046

Table 4.

Risk Factors for Underestimating and Overestimating Wines and Spirits from Multivariate Multinomial Logistic Regression

Wine pouring accuracy (n = 248) Spirit pouring accuracy(n = 192)


RRR 95% CI RRR 95% CI
Within 0.5 units 1.00 (reference) 1.00 (reference)
Underestimated by >0.5 units
Sex (female) 1.68 0.76 to 3.69 2.03 0.72 to 5.71
Age 35 to 54 (vs. 16 to 34) 1.07 0.44 to 2.63 0.59 0.18 to 1.93
Age 55+ (vs. 16 to 34) 2.26 0.60 to 8.53 0.18 0.01 to 2.76
Volume poured (ml) 1.02 1.01 to 1.02** 1.04 1.01 to 1.06*
No degree (vs. degree or equivalent) 0.53 0.20 to 1.37 1.77 0.59 to 5.35
Non-white (vs. white) 3.88 1.65 to 9.16*
Unemployed or retired (vs. employed) 4.30 1.08 to 17.07*
Full-time student (vs. employed) 0.71 0.24 to 2.11
Drank >4/3 on heaviest day in last week 1.00 0.28 to 3.59
Drank >8/6 on heaviest day in last week 0.52 0.14 to 1.95
Overestimated by >0.5 units
Sex (female) 1.08 0.58 to 1.99 0.92 0.44 to 1.92
Age 35 to 54 (vs. 16 to 34) 1.30 0.64 to 2.65 0.74 0.32 to 1.71
Age 55+ (vs. 16 to 34) 1.55 0.51 to 4.72 0.64 0.16 to 2.55
Volume poured (ml) 1.00 1.00 to 1.01 0.99 0.97 to 1.02
No degree (vs. degree or equivalent) 1.89 0.99 to 3.59* 2.78 1.28 to 6.07*
Non-white (vs. white) 1.44 0.68 to 3.02
Unemployed or retired (vs. employed) 2.40 0.70 to 8.20
Full-time student (vs. employed) 1.10 0.50 to 2.44
Drank >4/3 on heaviest day in last week 1.15 0.40 to 3.31
Drank >8/6 on heaviest day in last week 2.52 0.95 to 6.63

RRR, relative risk ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval.

*p > 0.05, **p < 0.001.

Mutually adjusted. Slightly different models were constructed for wine and spirits based on the results of likelihood ratio tests. Covariates not included in the model are designated with dashes.