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. 2019 Apr 11;47(4):469–473. doi: 10.1177/1403494819840895

Table II.

Proportion (%) of hazardous drinking based on audit.

Population group Design weight Weighted
Basic weights
Random forest
Logistic regression
Estimate Differencea
Estimate Differencea
Estimate
(95% CI)
Differencea
Absolute % Absolute % Absolute %
All 11.4 11.7 0.3 2.6% 11.4 0.0 0.0% 11.8 (10.4, 13.2) 0.4 3.4%
Sex Men 16.9 17.5 0.6 3.4% 17.3 0.4 2.3% 17.5 (15.1, 19.9) 0.6 3.4%
Women 5.9 6.0 0.1 1.7% 5.8 –0.1 –1.7% 6.2 (4.7, 7.6) 0.3 4.8%
Age group (years) 15–24 17.9 18.2 0.3 1.6% 17.7 –0.2 –1.1% 18.7 (15.0, 22.5) 0.8 4.3%
25–39 15.4 15.5 0.1 0.6% 14.5 –0.9 –6.2% 15.6 (12.2, 19.0) 0.2 1.3%
40–54 12.3 12.3 –0.0 –0.0% 12.9 0.6 4.7% 12.3 (9.2, 15.4) 0.0 0.0%
55–79 6.6 6.3 –0.3 –4.8% 6.3 –0.3 –4.8% 6.3 (4.6, 8.1) –0.3 –4.8%
Educational level Low 11.8 12.4 0.6 4.8% 12.4 0.6 4.8% 12.6 (9.7, 15.4) 0.8 6.3%
Middle 13.6 13.8 0.2 1.4% 13.3 –0.3 –2.3% 13.7 (11.4, 16.0) 0.1 0.7%
High 8.3 8.5 0.1 1.2% 7.9 –0.5 –6.3% 8.4 (6.2, 10.6) 0.0 0.0%
a

Difference calculated between design weight and weight in question.

CI: confidence interval.