Table 1.
Distribution of drinking profiles at wave 0 and attrition rate at wave 5
| Sample size (Wave 0) | % of participants at wave 0 | % Attrition rate at wave 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of participants in Wave 0 | 11,120 | 100 | |
| Number of participants in Wave 5 | 5868 | 47.2 | |
| Non-drinking (never and stopped) | 1222 | 10.9 | |
| Drinking Profile 0-A: “always non-drinker” | 602 | 5.4 | 60.3 |
| Drinking Profile 0-B: “stopped drinking” | 620 | 5.5 | 61 |
| Low risk drinking (below threshold: men <21, women <14 units per week) | 7684 | 69 | |
| Drinking Profile 1: Low risk drinking: Occasional-social (monthly or less) | 2804 | 25.2 | 48.4 |
| Drinking Profile 2: Low risk drinking (less than 4 times per week) | 3763 | 33.8 | 44.8 |
| Drinking Profile 3: Low risk drinking (almost every day) | 1117 | 10 | 46 |
| Focal drinking (above threshold but less than 4 times per week) | 525 | 4.7 | |
| Drinking Profile 4: FOCAL DRINKING- above threshold but less than 4 times per week AND hazardous (Men > 21 units; Women > 14 units) | 486 | 4.3 | 39.9 |
| Drinking Profile 5: FOCAL DRINKING- above threshold but less than 4 times per week AND high risk (Men > 50 units; Women > 35 units | 39 | 0.3 | 51.3 |
| Heavy drinking (above threshold and almost every day) | 1689 | 15.1 | |
| Drinking Profile 6: HEAVY DRINKING- above threshold and almost every day) AND hazardous (Men > 21 units; Women > 14 units] | 1356 | 12.1 | 42.3 |
| Drinking Profile 7: HEAVY DRINKING- above threshold and almost every day) AND high risk (Men > 50 units; Women > 35 units) | 333 | 3 | 49.8 |
86 participants could not be assigned to a drinking profile at Wave 0 due to missing data