Table 3.
Sociodemographic characteristics in relation to number of self-reported addiction problems in the previous year (N = 6,000)
| None | One | Two | Three or more | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex, N (%) | |||||
| Male | 1,306 (48.6) | 791 (48.1) | 358 (50.6) | 228 (55.3) | χ2 = 8.0, p = .047, Cramer’s V = 0.04 |
| Female | 1,382 (51.4) | 854 (51.9) | 350 (49.4) | 184 (44.7) | |
| Age, M (SD) | 46.7 (15.9) | 44.5 (14.3) | 41.7 (13.2) | 36.9 (12.4) | Kruskal–Wallis χ2 = 195.6, p < .001 |
| Marital status, N (%) | |||||
| Partnered | 1,925 (72.0) | 1,071 (65.4) | 442 (62.6) | 245 (59.5) | χ2 = 60.7, p < .001, Cramer’s V = 0.08 |
| Separated or divorced | 318 (11.9) | 257 (15.7) | 107 (15.2) | 52 (12.6) | |
| Single | 432 (16.1) | 309 (18.9) | 157 (22.2) | 115 (27.9) | |
| Education, N (%) | |||||
| High school or less | 521 (19.4) | 363 (22.1) | 157 (22.2) | 132 (32.0) | χ2 = 34.7, p < .001, Cramer’s V = 0.08 |
| College or more | 2,167 (80.6) | 1,283 (77.9) | 551 (77.8) | 280 (68.0) | |
| Employment, N (%) | |||||
| Full-time or part-time | 1,709 (63.8) | 1,092 (66.6) | 470 (66.6) | 297 (71.9) | χ2 = 12.0, p = .007, Cramer’s V = 0.05 |
| All others | 968 (36.2) | 547 (33.4) | 236 (33.4) | 116 (28.1) | |
| Income, M (SD) | 6.8 (2.9) | 6.5 (3.0) | 6.2 (3.1) | 5.9 (3.2) | Kruskal–Wallis χ2 = 49.1, p < .001 |
| Well-being, M (SD) | 60.8 (11.2) | 55.6 (12.4) | 52.2 (12.7) | 48.0 (14.4) | Kruskal–Wallis χ2 = 623.8, p < .001 |