Table 2.
Characteristics of participants in different alcohol use categories among 30 − 55-year-old Finns in the Health 2000 survey. All proportions are weighted
| Lifelong abstainer | Former drinker | Light drinker | Moderate drinker | High-volume drinker | Participants with an alcohol use disorder | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % (95% CI)a | % (95% CI)a | % (95% CI)a | % (95% CI)a | % (95% CI)a | % (95% CI)a | % (95% CI)a | |
| Men | 29.6 (24.6 − 30.6) | 30.1 (28.0 − 32.2) | 38.7 (37.4 − 40.0) | 62.1 (60.6 − 63.6) | 60.8 (58.1 − 63.5) | 79.8 (58.1 − 63.5) | 47.5 (46.7 − 48.3) |
| Age > 45 yrs. | 48.0 (44.7 − 51.3) | 34.7 (32.6 − 36.8) | 37.4 (36.1 − 38.7) | 39.2 (37.7 − 40.7) | 43.8 (41.1 − 46.5) | 30.1 (26.8 − 33.4) | 38.4 (37.6 − 39.2) |
| Educational level ≤ 9 yrs. | 25.3 (22.4 − 28.2) | 20.1 (18.3 − 21.9) | 14.2 (13.3 − 15.1) | 19.6 (18.4 − 20.8) | 19.5 (17.3 − 21.7) | 16.1 (13.5 − 18.7) | 17.7 (17.1 − 18.3) |
| Physically strenuous work; yes | 36.4 (33.2 − 39.6) | 27.7 (25.7 − 29.7) | 22.4 (21.3 − 23.5) | 25.6 (24.2 − 26.9) | 26.4 (24.0 − 28.9) | 30.1 (26.2 − 33.4) | 25.6 (24.9 − 26.3) |
| Occupational active; yes | 88.0 (85.8 − 90.2) | 87.4 (85.9 − 88.9) | 93.7 (93.1 − 94.4) | 95.5 (94.8 − 96.1) | 90.0 (88.3 − 91.7) | 85.0 (82.4 − 87.6) | 92.2 (91.8 − 92.6) |
| Current smoker; yes | 10.7 (8.7 − 12.7) | 27.5 (25.5 − 29.5) | 19.3 (18.2 − 20.3) | 30.8 (29.3 − 32.3) | 46.8 (44.0 − 49.6) | 50.3 (46.7 − 53.9) | 27.2 (26.4 − 27.9) |
aConfidence Interval