Table 6. Patterns of alcohol use among young people reported alcohol use in the last year in northern Tanzania.
Secondary school students 2 | College students 2 | Local industries employees 3 | Casual labourers 3 | ||||||
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Variables | Responses | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male |
Sample | N 1 | 33 | 48 | 64 | 100 | 30 | 61 | 20 | 130 |
All who had a drink in the last year | Median days drinking in a week | 0[0–0] | 1[1–2] | 2[1–2] | 2[1–2] | 1[1–1] | 1[1–2] | 2[1–3] | 2[1–2] |
Drinks per day-median | 2.0[1.0–6.0] | 4.0[3.0–8.0] | 6.0[2.0–6.0] | 9.0[6.0–12.0] | 2.0[1.0–4.0] | 6.0[3.0–9.0] | 3.0[1.0–4.0] | 6.0[2.0–9.0] | |
Usual drink among last year drinkers | Bottled beer | 32.4[0.0–48.5] | 23.7[17.3–27.0] | 46.8[40.2–88.5] | 60.1[20.1–83.9] | 43.3[26.1–66.7] | 47.5[28.0–59.7] | 40.0[0.0–100] | 43.9[29.5–60.8] |
Wine | 22.8[11.8–41.6] | 0.9[0.0–2.6] | 25.3[1.6–31.8] | 1.1[0.2–5.9] | 6.7[0.0–23.5] | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Spirit/liquor | 9.1[1.0–17.3] | 26.3[22.0–28.2] | 0.9[0.0–5.8] | 3.0[0.0–8.0] | 0 | 11.5[2.3–22.5] | 0 | 10.8[6.2–15.1] | |
Local beer/spirit/liquor | 16.7[0.7–69.7] | 24.9[16.3–46.9] | 0 | 0.6[0.0–4.9] | 33.3[0.0–54.8] | 13.1[3.4–22.6] | 35.0[0.0–38.9] | 13.1[2.5–19.6] | |
Other | 1.8[0.0–4.9] | 0 | 1.2[0.6–5.2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
more than one type | 17.3[0.0–32.2] | 24.3[8.2–32.4] | 25.8[1.9–39.7] | 35.1[14.7–69.9] | 16.7[6.1–25.0] | 27.9[18.2–44.2] | 25.0[0.0–27.8] | 32.3[22.7–40.1] | |
Drink alcohol | Monthly or less | 96.4[90.2–100] | 82.1[77.9–90.9] | 69.4[66.3–86.7] | 55.2[49.3–64.8] | 93.3[84.6–100] | 78.7[69.5–89.8] | 75.0[0.0–100.0] | 66.9[57.2–81.4] |
2–4 times a month | 3.6[0.0–9.8] | 13.8[9.1–18.1] | 17.1[4.5–21.2] | 31.9[23.9–36.4] | 3.3[0.0–12.5] | 16.4[5.7–25.7] | 15.0[0.0–16.7] | 23.1[8.9–33.3] | |
2 and more times a week | 0 | 4.1[0.0–6.3] | 13.5[5.6–24.8] | 13.0[9.8–14.3] | 3.3[0.0–8.2] | 4.9[0.0–11.4] | 10.0[0.0–11.1] | 10.0[4.2–13.0] | |
Standard drinks in a typical day | 1 or 2 | 56.4[34.8–97.8] | 25.6[12.7–57.4] | 32.3[7.9–40.2] | 6.2[1.4–14.1] | 53.3[21.6–76.5] | 19.7[10.0–30.4] | 45.0[0.0–50.0] | 27.1[18.1–34.9] |
3 or 4 | 15.4[0.0–24.3] | 31.3[8.0–40.9] | 9.3[2.9–44.7] | 13.7[11.7–26.0] | 26.7[3.6–50.9] | 32.8[21.1–47.9] | 30.0[0.0–100.0] | 16.3[5.7–24.7] | |
5 or 6 | 26.0[0.0–48.2] | 6.4[0.0–8.9] | 37.2[18.0–43.9] | 16.0[9.7–18.6] | 13.3[0.0–23.5] | 23.0[10.8–34.4] | 10.0[0.0–11.1] | 12.4[7.7–18.4] | |
Above 6 4 | 2.3[0.0–6.2] | 36.7[26.8–41.4] | 21.2[9.7–51.7] | 64.1[47.8–69.2] | 6.7[0.0–25.0] | 24.6[12.3–35.1] | 15.0[0.0–100.0] | 44.2[38.5–52.4] | |
Occasions with six or more drinks | Never | 58.8[50.1–72.3] | 36.9[24.4–61.4] | 31.2[16.6–38.6] | 8.7[2.5–20.9] | 56.7[28.6–76.5] | 34.4[21.6–50.0] | 60.0[0.0–100.0] | 39.5[30.0–48.0] |
Less than monthly | 31.9[24.4–49.6] | 52.0[30.3–63.0] | 47.1[42.9–59.3] | 54.1[38.8–56.5] | 40.0[23.4–69.2] | 50.8[32.2–68.6] | 35.0[0.0–100.0] | 38.0[28.3–53.3] | |
Monthly | 7.5[0.0–16.1] | 4.3[0.0–6.4] | 10.4[0.0–12.2] | 25.6[22.7–27.0] | 0 | 4.9[0.0–10.7] | 0 | 8.5[0.0–16.2] | |
Weekly | 1.8[0.0–4.9] | 6.8[5.6–9.9] | 11.3[5.6–14.9] | 11.6[5.8–16.1] | 3.3[0.0–8.2] | 9.8[2.1–16.0] | 5.0[0.0–5.6] | 14.0[7.8–17.7] |
1Actual number of respondents without sampling weights applied.
2Weighted estimates.
3Estimates without sampling weights applied.
4Heavy episodic drinking is defined as average of 6 or more standard drinks in a drinking occasion.