Table 1.
Bivariate associations between socio-demographic characteristics and drinker type
| n | Total (n = 4338; 100.0%) | Low risk (n = 1345; 31.0%) | Occasional HED (n = 1326; 30.6%) | Monthly HED (n = 1368, 31.5%) | Dependent (n = 299, 6.9%) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 2163 | 49.9% | 29.6% | 48.8% | 67.0% | 67.4% | <.0001 |
| Female | 2175 | 50.1% | 70.4% | 51.3% | 33.0% | 32.6% | |
| Age | |||||||
| 18–24 | 598 | 13.8% | 5.4% | 11.6% | 20.7% | 29.5% | <.0001 |
| 25–34 | 1069 | 24.7% | 17.6% | 25.5% | 27.1% | 41.2% | |
| 35–49 | 1411 | 32.5% | 32.7% | 38.8% | 29.8% | 16.8% | |
| 50–64 | 899 | 20.7% | 27.5% | 19.1% | 18.0% | 9.7% | |
| 65–75 | 359 | 8.3% | 16.7% | 5.0% | 4.5% | 2.8% | |
| Marital status | |||||||
| Single/never married | 1282 | 29.6% | 15.8% | 26.6% | 39.9% | 57.5% | <.0001 |
| Married/cohabiting | 2772 | 63.9% | 74.7% | 67.8% | 55.8% | 35.6% | |
| Divorced/separated/ widowed | 283 | 6.5% | 9.6% | 5.6% | 4.3% | 6.9% | |
| Employment status | |||||||
| Employed | 2573 | 59.3% | 51.4% | 63.7% | 63.8% | 54.8% | <.0001 |
| Unemployed | 399 | 9.2% | 6.3% | 8.4% | 11.1% | 17.0% | |
| Economically inactive | 932 | 21.5% | 37.0% | 18.8% | 12.0% | 7.3% | |
| Student | 433 | 10.0% | 5.3% | 9.1% | 13.1% | 20.9% | |
| Income | |||||||
| Under 20,000 | 2152 | 55.3% | 60.9% | 50.7% | 52.8% | 62.0% | <.0001 |
| Above 20,000 | 1742 | 44.7% | 39.1% | 49.3% | 47.2% | 38.0% | |
| Age of first use | |||||||
| 15 or under | 808 | 18.7% | 7.7% | 18.8% | 25.3% | 37.5% | <.0001 |
| 16–17 | 1692 | 39.2% | 27.1% | 43.5% | 45.5% | 45.0% | |
| 18–20 | 1199 | 27.7% | 36.6% | 27.2% | 22.6% | 13.9% | |
| 21+ | 623 | 14.4% | 28.6% | 10.5% | 6.6% | 3.6% | |
HED: Heavy episodic drinking; Occasional HED; engaged in HED 1–11 times in the last year; Monthly HED; engaged in HED at least once a month in last year; Dependent: meets criteria for DSM-IV alcohol dependence