Table 3.
Responses to choices related to behavior change, by age range, N (%)
| Responses to “What is not good about your drinking” | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | ALL N=45,952 |
Age 21–49 N =35,198, 77% |
Age 50–65 N =9,448, 21% |
Age 66–80 N =1,306, 3% |
| I get hangovers | 19506 (42) | 16710 (47) | 2617 (28) | 179 (14) |
| I have health problems because of my drinking | 6047 (13) | 4252 (12) | 1595 (17) | 200 (15) |
| I’ve been in a car accident | 2410 (5) | 2050 (6) | 319 (3) | 41 (3) |
| I’ve been injured as a result of my drinking | 6640 (14) | 5625 (16) | 922 (10) | 93 (7) |
| I’ve been stopped by police for a DUI | 5839 (13) | 4815 (14) | 941 (10) | 83 (6) |
| I’ve blacked out | 14798 (32) | 12691 (36) | 1938 (21) | 169 (13) |
| I’ve gained weight | 22036 (48) | 16831 (48) | 4657 (49) | 548 (42) |
| I’ve gotten in trouble at work | 4110 (9) | 3535 (10) | 554 (6) | 21 (2) |
| I’ve gotten in trouble with friends or family | 15117 (33) | 12033 (34) | 2768 (29) | 316 (24) |
| I’ve gotten into a fight | 6672 (15) | 5793 (16) | 815 (9) | 64 (5) |
| It costs a lot | 19975 (43) | 16507 (47) | 3143 (33) | 325 (25) |
| It gives me skin problems | 4225 (9) | 3470 (10) | 694 (7) | 61 (5) |
| It has negatively affected my judgment | 19436 (42) | 15822 (45) | 3280 (35) | 334 (26) |
| It makes me feel guilty | 22764 (50) | 17987 (51) | 4335 (46) | 442 (34) |
| It makes me tired | 21597 (47) | 17039 (48) | 4112 (44) | 446 (34) |
| It negatively affects my personality | 17025 (37) | 13340 (38) | 3295 (35) | 390 (30) |
| It’s affected a relationship | 18048 (39) | 14172 (40) | 3496 (37) | 380 (29) |
| Someone else has been injured as a result of my drinking | 1911 (4) | 1655 (5) | 238 (3) | 18 (1) |
| Responses to “Barriers to changing drinking habits” | ||||
| Characteristics |
ALL N=42,096 |
Age 21–49 N =32,206, 77% |
Age 50–65 N =8,676, 21% |
Age 66–80 N =1,214, 3% |
| Alcohol is part of my culture | 15520 (37) | 12260 (38) | 2821 (33) | 439 (36) |
| I can’t say no | 15116 (36) | 12011 (37) | 2816 (32) | 289 (24) |
| I don’t want to | 20152 (48) | 15238 (47) | 4265 (49) | 649 (53) |
| I have withdrawals when I don’t drink alcohol | 6518 (15) | 5151 (16) | 1226 (14) | 141 (12) |
| I work in the alcohol industry (including bars) | 1961 (5) | 1817 (6) | 136 (2) | 8 (1) |
| My friends and family drinks | 26437 (63) | 21232 (66) | 4654 (54) | 551 (45) |
| Networking for my job often involves alcohol | 6153 (15) | 5325 (17) | 793 (9) | 35 (3) |
P-value <0.001 for all characteristics between all age groups