Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of the READI participants at Wave III (N = 995)
| Alcohol consumption | |
| Consume within short-term harm guidelines, n (%) | |
| Don’t drink | 248 (24.9%) |
| Yes (≤4 glasses/drinking occasion) | 617 (62.0%) |
| No (>4 glasses/drinking occasion) | 130 (13.1%) |
| Consume within long-term harm guidelines, n (%) | |
| Don’t drink | 248 (24.9%) |
| Yes (≤2 glasses/drinking occasion) | 456 (45.8%) |
| No (>2 glasses/drinking occasion) | 291 (29.2%) |
| Frequency of long-term harm consumptiona, n (%) | |
| Don’t drink | 248 (24.9%) |
| Infrequent drinker within guidelines (≤2 glasses/drinking occasion less than once/week) | 240 (24.1%) |
| Infrequent drinker above guidelines (>2 glasses/drinking occasion less than once/week) | 79 (7.9%) |
| Frequent drinker within guidelines ≤2 glasses/drinking occasion more than once/week) | 216 (21.7%) |
| Frequent drinker above guidelines >2 glasses/drinking occasion more than once/week) | 121 (12.2%) |
| Missing | 91 (9.2%) |
| Depressive symptoms | |
| CESD-10 score | |
| Median (IQRb) | 7 (3–11) |
| Minimum-Maximum | 0–30 |
| At risk of depression, n (%) | |
| No | 667 (67.0%) |
| Yes | 328 (33.0%) |
| Alcohol outlet access | |
| Number of outlets within 0.4 km | |
| Median (IQR) | 0 (0–0) |
| Minimum-Maximum | 0–38 |
| Number of outlets within 3 km | |
| Median (IQR) | 10 (5–17) |
| Minimum-Maximum | 0–822 |
| Number of off-site outlets within 0.4 km | |
| Median (IQR) | 0 (0–0) |
| Minimum-Maximum | 0–4 |
| Number of off-site outlets within 3 km | |
| Median (IQR) | 5 (1–9) |
| Minimum-Maximum | 0–90 |
| Number of on-site outlets within 0.4 km | |
| Median (IQR) | 0 (0–0) |
| Minimum-Maximum | 0–45 |
| Number of on-site outlets within 3 km | |
| Median (IQR) | 5 (2.5–9) |
| Minimum-Maximum | 0–740 |
| Number of on-site (excl. late night) outlets within 0.4 km | |
| Median (IQR) | 0 (0–0) |
| Minimum-Maximum | 0–19 |
| Number of on-site (excl. late night) outlets within 3 km | |
| Median (IQR) | 4 (2–8.5) |
| Minimum-Maximum | 0–474 |
| Number of late night on-site outlets within 0.4kmc | |
| Median (IQR) | 0 (0–0) |
| Minimum-Maximum | 0–18 |
| Number of late night on-site outlets within 3 km | |
| Median (IQR) | 1 (0–2) |
| Minimum-Maximum | 0–266 |
| Other characteristics | |
| Age (years) | |
| Mean (SD) | 42.2 (7.1) |
| Minimum-Maximum | 23.3–54.4 |
| Relationship status, n (%) | |
| Married/de-facto | 741 (74.5%) |
| Never married | 157 (15.8%) |
| Separated/divorced/widowed | 90 (9.0%) |
| Missing | 7 (0.7%) |
| Children in household, n (%) | |
| No | 338 (34.0%) |
| Yes | 656 (65.9%) |
| Missing | 1 (0.1%) |
| Education, n (%) | |
| Less than high school | 209 (21.0%) |
| High school/trade certificate/diploma | 450 (45.2%) |
| Tertiary | 332 (33.4%) |
| Missing | 4 (0.4%) |
| Employment, n (%) | |
| Full-time | 388 (39.0%) |
| Part-time | 376 (37.8%) |
| Not in employment | 217 (21.8%) |
| Missing | 14 (1.4%) |
| Household income (per week), n (%) | |
| < $500 | 55 (5.5%) |
| $500 to < $700 | 71 (7.1%) |
| $700 to < $1000 | 141 (14.2%) |
| $1000 to < $1500 | 199 (20.0%) |
| ≥ $1500 | 322 (32.4%) |
| Missing | 207 (20.8%) |
| Location, n (%) | |
| Urban | 451 (45.3%) |
| Rural | 544 (54.7%) |
Note: Nine participants had more than 10 outlets (between 17 and 38) accessible within 0.4 km of home. Seventeen participants (including these nine) had more than 200 outlets (between 203 and 822) within 3 km of home. These participants were all located within suburbs located within close proximity to Melbourne Central Business District
aOnly 904 participants provided both frequency and typical amount consumed
bIQR = inter-quartile range
cWithin rural suburbs, only 3 individuals had a late-night licensed outlet within 0.4 km of home