Table 2.

Harms experienced from own drinking by drinker type

Weighted count	n	Total (n = 4338)	Low risk (n = 1345)	Occasional HED (n = 1326)	Monthly HED (n = 1368)	Dependent (n = 299)	p
Harm to finances
Never	3444	80.7%	94.8%	85.2%	73.7%	28.3%	<.0001
Yes once	429	10.1%	3.3%	9.8%	13.6%	25.9%
Yes more than once	395	9.2%	1.9%	5.1%	12.7%	45.8%
Harm to health
Never	3550	84.2%	92.8%	86.3%	83.6%	37.7%	<.0001
Yes once	439	10.4%	5.0%	10.1%	11.5%	32.4%
Yes more than once	226	5.4%	2.3%	3.6%	4.93%	29.9%
Harm to work/study
Never	3839	89.9%	95.4%	93.5%	88.7%	53.8%	<.0001
Yes once	261	6.1%	3.0%	4.4%	6.9%	24.8%
Yes more than once	171	4.0%	1.6%	2.1%	4.4%	21.4%
Been in a physical fight
Never	3906	91.0%	95.9%	93.4%	89.5%	65.5%	<.0001
Yes once	288	6.7%	2.6%	4.6%	8.7%	25.6%
Yes more than once	97	2.3%	1.4%	2.0%	1.9%	8.8%
Harm to friendships/social life
Never	3858	90.4%	95.8%	92.3%	90.3%	58.1%	<.0001
Yes once	280	6.6%	2.7%	5.4%	7.3%	25.6%
Yes more than once	129	3.0%	1.5%	2.2%	2.4%	16.3%
Stopped by the police
Never	4020	93.8%	96.3%	94.6%	93.4%	81.0%	<.0001
Yes once	195	4. 6%	2.3%	3.6%	5.5%	14.7%
Yes more than once	71	1.6%	1.4%	1.8%	1.1%	4.3%
Been in an accident
Never	3997	93.3%	96.3%	94.8%	92.2%	77.4%	<.0001
Yes once	217	5.1%	2.3%	3.7%	6.6%	16.8%
Yes more than once	72	1.7%	1.4%	1.5%	1.2%	5.7%
Harm to home life or marriage
Never	3885	91.1%	95.9%	92.0%	91.1%	65.1%	<.0001
Yes once	253	5.9%	2.6%	5.6%	6.3%	21.3%
Yes more than once	126	3.0%	1.5%	2.4%	2.6%	13.6%

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