Table 2. Life course characteristics of the study population.
| Patterns of problem drinking a | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General population (n = 61 742) | All patterns of problem drinking combined (n = 2600) | Early onset limited course (n = 457) | Early onset persistent course (n = 526) | Late onset (n = 1617) | |
| Men | 31892 | 2084 | 306 | 433 | 1345 |
| Basic education only (%) | 14 (14–15) | 51 (50–52) | 46 (45–48) | 66 (64–68) | 50 (49–51) |
| At the age of 18 (%) | |||||
| Living alone | 4 (3–4) | 11 (10–13) | 11 (7–14) | 19 (13–24) | 10 (8–12) |
| Labour market participation b | |||||
| In education | 67 (66–67) | 42 (39–45) | 46 (40–52) | 33 (26–39) | 43 (39–46) |
| Employed | 22 (22–23) | 25 (23–28) | 23 (18–28) | 24 (18–30) | 27 (24–30) |
| Unemployed | 8 (8–9) | 25 (22–27) | 23 (18–28) | 30 (24–37) | 24 (21–28) |
| Other non-employed | 3 (2–3) | 8 (6–9) | 8 (5–11) | 13 (9–18) | 6 (4–8) |
| NEET c | 11 (11–12) | 33 (30–35) | 31 (26–36) | 43 (37–51) | 30 (27–34) |
| At the age of 24 (%) | |||||
| Living alone | 29 (29–30) | 42 (39–45) | 41 (35–46) | 51 (44–57) | 40 (36–44) |
| Labour market participation b | |||||
| In education | 22 (22–23) | 13 (11–15) | 13 (10–17) | 10 (6–14) | 14 (11–16) |
| Employed | 61 (60–61) | 31 (29–34) | 34 (28–39) | 14 (9–19) | 34 (31–38) |
| Unemployed | 13 (13–14) | 37 (34–39) | 29 (24–34) | 44 (37–51) | 39 (35–42) |
| Other non-employed | 4 (3–4) | 19 (17–21) | 24 (19–29) | 32 (26–39) | 13 (10–15) |
| NEET c | 17 (17–18) | 56 (53–58) | 53 (47–58) | 76 (70–82) | 52 (48–55) |
| Women | 29850 | 516 | 151 | 93 | 272 |
| Basic education only (%) | 10 (9–10) | 47 (46–49) | 43 (41–46) | 62 (58–66) | 47 (44–49) |
| At the age of 18 (%) | |||||
| Living alone | 6 (5–6) | 20 (16–24) | 23 (16–30) | 29 (16–42) | 15 (10–20) |
| Labour market participation b | |||||
| In education | 70 (69–70) | 46 (41–51) | 48 (40–56) | 38 (24–52) | 45 (38–52) |
| Employed | 22 (21–22) | 26 (22–31) | 26 (19–34) | 28 (15–41) | 26 (19–32) |
| Unemployed | 5 (4–5) | 19 (15–23) | 19 (12–25) | 18 (7–29) | 20 (14–26) |
| Other non-employed | 3 (2–3) | 9 (6–12) | 7 (3–11) | 15 (5–26) | 9 (5–14) |
| NEET c | 8 (8–9) | 28 (23–33) | 26 (18–32) | 33 (20–47) | 29 (22–36) |
| At the age of 24 (%) | |||||
| Living alone | 27 (26–27) | 34 (30–39) | 28 (21–36) | 42 (28–56) | 38 (31–45) |
| Labour market participation b | |||||
| In education | 22 (22–23) | 17 (13–21) | 19 (13–25) | 24 (12–37) | 14 (9–19) |
| Employed | 55 (54–55) | 34 (30–39) | 42 (34–50) | 21 (9–32) | 30 (24–38) |
| Unemployed | 12 (12–13) | 23 (19–27) | 13 (7–17) | 29 (16–41) | 32 (25–38) |
| Other non-employed | 11 (10–11) | 25 (21–30) | 26 (19–34) | 26 (14–38) | 24 (17–30) |
| NEET c | 23 (23–24) | 48 (43–53) | 39 (31–47) | 55 (48–63) | 55 (41–69) |
Finnish men and women aged 18–34 years. 95% confidence interval (CI) in the parenthesis.
aDefined retrospectively based on the timing of alcohol-related hospitalizations and/or deaths.
bStatus at the end of year.
cThose not in employment or education, i.e. unemployed and other non-employed combined.