Table 1. Percentage of adults (19 years and older) who reported alcohol use in the past year, binge drinking, exceeding weekly limits, and heavy drinking by sociodemographic characteristics, Ottawa, 2013–2014.

	Alcohol consumption in the past year		Binge drinking		Heavy drinking		Exceeding weekly limits
	%	p value	%	p value	%	p value	%	p value
Region		0.002		0.077		0.215		0.264
Ottawa (N = 1,724)	82.7		42.2		19.5		22.3
Ontario less Ottawa (N = 33,827)	77.5		38.9		17.6		20.5
Sex		0.002		0.003		0.036		0.001
Men	87.6		47.7		23.2		27.1
Women	78.2		37.1		16.1		17.9
Age		0.158		<0.001		<0.001		0.262
19–24	88.2		67.0		44.1		30.1
25–44	83.1		53.7		21.5		21.9
45–64	83.4		34.4		16.0		20.6
65+	76.6		16.2		5.3*		21.7
Income		<0.001		0.002		0.053		0.001
Lowest	61.3		38.2*		NR		NR
Lower Middle	78.2		37.8*		21.4*		12.3*
Upper Middle	69.7		26.6		10.5*		13.9
Highest	88.9		47.6		21.8		26.6
Mother tongue		<0.001		<0.001		<0.001		<0.001
English	89.2		50.7		24.3		28.2
French	89.6		50.5		24.7		23.7
Other	65.6		20.5		7.5*		10.2*
Immigration status		<0.001		<0.001		0.002		<0.001
Non-immigrant	89.1		51.2		24.4		27.3
Immigrant	68.9		23.5		10.1		11.6*

*Interpret with caution—high sampling variability. Vertical bars represent 95% confidence intervals.

Data source: Canadian Community Health Survey 2013 to 2014, Statistics Canada, Share File, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.