Table 1.
Characteristics of web site visitors who reported unhealthy drinking by age group, N (%)
| Characteristics | Total N=78,663 |
Age 21–49 N=60,976 |
Age 50–65 N=15,316 |
Age 66–80 N=2,371 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 46385 (59) | 36092 (59) | 8712 (57) | 1581 (67) |
| Female | 32278 (41) | 24484 (41) | 6604 (43) | 790 (33) |
| Unhealthy drinking (exceed daily or weekly limit) | 78663 (100) | 60976 (100) | 15316 (100) | 2371 (100) |
| Exceeded daily limit (binge) | 73786 (94) | 58409 (96) | 13519 (88) | 1858 (78) |
| Exceeded weekly limit | 61383 (78) | 45953 (75) | 13165 (86) | 2265 (96) |
| Both (binge and exceeding weekly limit) | 56506 (72) | 43386 (71) | 11368 (74) | 1752 (74) |
Number in parentheses are percentages in the selected age group, columns are not mutually exclusive.
P-value <0.001 for all characteristics between all age groups