Table 1.
Demographic and drinking characteristics of study participants (drinkers only) in the seven countries (column %, adding up to 100%) (income level)
| Mongolia (L–M) | New Zealanda (H) | Perua (H–M) | South Africaa (H–M) | St Kitts and Nevis (H) | Thailanda (H–M) | Vietnam (L–M) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic variables | |||||||
| Age, years | |||||||
| 16–17 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 0.2 |
| 18–19 | 1.4 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 0.3 |
| 20–24 | 9.8 | 6.2 | 11.8 | 17.7 | 19.2 | 6.1 | 2.9 |
| 25–34 | 26.7 | 15.6 | 23.7 | 28.2 | 27.4 | 15.6 | 14.8 |
| 35–44 | 22.6 | 25.1 | 20.0 | 18.4 | 20.1 | 25.4 | 28.0 |
| 45–54 | 22.3 | 21.4 | 18.4 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 29.5 | 29.8 |
| 55–65 | 15.1 | 21.0 | 17.5 | 11.3 | 11.2 | 17.9 | 24.0 |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 53.7 | 41.8 | 45.6 | 64.7 | 66.1 | 57.2 | 90.8 |
| Female | 46.3 | 58.2 | 54.4 | 35.3 | 33.9 | 42.8 | 9.2 |
| Education b | |||||||
| Low | 10.3 | 9.8 | 56.9 | 30.1 | 39.4 | 57.5 | 64.6 |
| Mid | 31.6 | 45.1 | 19.9 | 57.2 | 50.9 | 21.1 | 15.2 |
| High | 58.2 | 45.1 | 23.2 | 12.7 | 9.7 | 21.4 | 20.3 |
| Drinking characteristics | |||||||
| Drinking frequency c | |||||||
| Low | 40.8 | 8.9 | 64.4 | 32.6 | 15.1 | 43.1 | 13.3 |
| Med | 43.2 | 16.5 | 30.8 | 18.3 | 16.7 | 15.9 | 27.4 |
| High | 16.0 | 74.5 | 4.8 | 49.1 | 68.2 | 41.0 | 59.3 |
| Drinking quantity d | |||||||
| Low | 48.1 | 72.2 | 74.4 | 22.2 | 53.2 | 66.5 | 60.6 |
| Med | 28.1 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 10.3 | 20.4 | 15.9 | 18.7 |
| Med–High | 9.3 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 14.0 | 8.8 | 7.4 | 7.7 |
| High | 14.5 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 53.6 | 17.6 | 10.3 | 13.1 |
| Risk category e | |||||||
| Low | 54.6 | 61.4 | 77.6 | 24.7 | 45.7 | 64.3 | 60.3 |
| Increased | 37.6 | 21.8 | 21.4 | 38.7 | 24.9 | 21.4 | 20.4 |
| Higher | 7.8 | 16.8 | 1.0 | 36.7 | 29.4 | 14.3 | 19.3 |
| Total f | 862 | 2001 | 1886 | 1007 | 1343 | 2377 | 2018 |
Weighted data.
Low: up to 10 years, Mid: 11–13 years, High: more than 13 years.
Low: up to once/month, Med: more than once/month but less than once/week, High: once a week or more (among drinkers).
On typical occasion in past 6 months (among drinkers). Low: >4 drinks, Med: 4–6 drinks, Med–High: 6 to ≤ 8 drinks, High: >8 drinks.
Low risk: up to 4 drinks on an occasion or 4–6 drinks on an occasion less than once/week, increased: 4–6 drinks on an occasion at least once/week or 6+ drinks on an occasion less than once/week, Higher: 6+ drinks on an occasion at least once/week.
Total drinkers in (unweighted) sample. For some variables there was missing data for some countries. Overall N (unweighted samples) was 11 494 over 7 countries. The total for the weighted sample was 11 526. H, high; L, low; M, middle.