Table 1.
Sex, age and risk of lifetime harm from alcohol consumption by region of residence, night‐time visitor to the entertainment precinct, proximity of residence to entertainment precinct and risk of acute harm from alcohol consumption (P < 0.01) [30, 31]
| Characteristic | Total (n = 694) | Region of residence | Night‐time visitor to entertainment precinct | Proximity of residence to entertainment precinct | Alcohol consumption acute risk | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong sample (n = 318) | ABS Geelong region (n = 167 101) | Newcastle sample (n = 376) | ABS Newcastle region (n = 375 877) | Yes (n = 247) | No (n = 447) | Inner city (n = 91) | Outer city (n = 603) | Non‐risky (n = 398) | Risky (n = 295) | ||||||
| % | % | % | % | % | P | % | % | P | % | % | P | % | % | P | |
| Sex | |||||||||||||||
| Male | 47.9 | 47.6 | 47.8 | 48.0 | 48.0 | 0.92 | 48.2 | 47.7 | 1.00 | 43.3 | 48.7 | 0.33 | 34.1 | 65.2 | < 0.001 |
| Female | 52.1 | 52.4 | 52.2 | 52.0 | 51.7 | — | 51.8 | 52.0 | — | 56.7 | 51.3 | — | — | — | — |
| Age | |||||||||||||||
| 18–30 years | 20.8 | 20.4 | 18.9 | 21.0 | 19.6 | 0.87 | 41.0 | 7.1 | < 0.001 | 28.4 | 19.3 | 0.10 | 9.0 | 34.3 | < 0.001 |
| 31 years and over | 79.2 | 79.6 | 81.1 | 79.0 | 80.4 | — | 59.0 | 92.9 | — | 71.6 | 80.7 | — | 91.0 | 65.7 | — |
| Alcohol consumption lifetime risk | |||||||||||||||
| Risky | 34.9 | 31.2 | — | 36.5 | — | 0.16 | 53.7 | 24.7 | <0.001 | 39.6 | 34.0 | 0.40 | 13.0 | 64.3 | < 0.001 |
| Non‐risky | 65.1 | 68.8 | — | 63.5 | — | 46.3 | 75.3 | 60.4 | 66.0 | — | 87.0 | 35.7 | — | ||
ABS, Australian Bureau of Statistics. Bold indicates significant result.