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. 2019 May 9;9(5):e021046. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-021046

Table 1.

Prevalence of harm in the previous 12 months, weighted data

Harm type Number of respondents who experienced harm Percentage of respondents who experienced harm 95% CI
Been kept awake due to noise or disruption 390 8.0 7.2 to 8.9
Felt uncomfortable or anxious at a social occasion (eg, a party) 331 6.8 6.0 to 7.6
Had a serious argument that did NOT include physical violence 275 5.7 5.0 to 6.4
Been let down by someone due to them failing to do something that I was counting on them to do because of their drinking 174 3.6 3.0 to 4.2
Been emotionally hurt or neglected 170 3.5 3.0 to 4.1
Felt physically threatened 164 3.4 2.8 to 4.0
Had to stop seeing or being in contact with someone because of their drinking 120 2.5 2.0 to 3.0
Had to contact the police 117 2.4 2.0 to 2.9
Had someone break or damage something that mattered to me 95 1.9 1.5 to 2.5
Been physically hurt due to them assaulting me or acting violently 92 1.9 1.5 to 2.4
Been put at risk in a car when someone was driving after drinking 75 1.5 1.2 to 2.0
Felt genuinely concerned that they may cause harm to my children or someone else’s children 61 1.2 0.9 to 1.6
Had to spend my personal time caring for a person with a long-term health condition or disability that resulted from their current or previous drinking 57 1.2 0.9 to 1.5
Been physically hurt due to them accidentally injuring me (eg, by falling on me) 53 1.1 0.8 to 1.5
Had money that would have improved the quality of my life spent on their alcohol-related purchases 50 1.0 0.8 to 1.4
Drank alcohol myself in order to cope with the problems caused by their drinking 33 0.7 0.5 to 1.0
Felt forced or pressured into sex or something sexual 33 0.7 0.5 to 1.0
Had to move out of my usual place of residence and stay somewhere else 25 0.5 0.3 to 0.8
At least one reported harm 980 20.1 18.9 to 21.4
At least one aggressive harm 225 4.6 4.0 to 5.4

Weighted n=4874.