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. 2019 Sep 2;116(35-36):577–584. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2019.0577

eTable 3. A comparison of variables of use according to willingness to participate, n (%)*1.

Participants Non-participants*2
n = 9267 n = 1204
Alcohol use
30-Day prevalence 6859 (74.2) 786 (66.3)*4
Episodic heavy drinking in the preceding 30 days*3 2488 (36.6) 445 (60.4)*4
Tobacco use
30-Day prevalence 1870 (20.2) 256 (21.7)
Average number of cigarettes per day, M (SD)*3 9.5 (9.1) 10.1 (8.5)
Cannabis use
Lifetime prevalence 2850 (30.8) 232 (19.4)*4
12-Month prevalence 909 (9.8) 72 (6.0)*4
Medication use in the preceding 12 months
Analgesics 6341 (69.0) 782 (65.5)*5
Hypnotics 441 (4.8) 75 (6.3)*5

*1Logistic and linear regression model adjusted according to age, sex, federal state, and interview type;

*2individuals that completed the “non-response” questionnaire (12.7% of all non-responders);

*3in relation to 30-day consumers; *4p <0.01 for comparison with “participants”; *5p <0.05 for comparison with “participants”