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. 2015 Oct 7;10(10):e0140041. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0140041

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
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.