Table 2.
Patterns of alcohol consumption among firefighters
| Form 90/TLFB | CAGE | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Mean % drank alcohol in past montha | % binge drank in past year | Mean % binge drank ≥3 times in past montha | n | Problem drinking n (%) | |
| Female | ||||||
| Baseline | 32 | 65 | 44 | 9 | 33 | 1 (3) |
| Year 1 | 24 | 62 | 58 | 8 | 24 | 6 (25) |
| Year 2 | 23 | 62 | 74 | 20 | 23 | 3 (13) |
| Year 3 | 17 | 68 | 65 | 18 | 22 | 2 (9) |
| Male | ||||||
| Baseline | 283 | 80 | 72 | 34 | 287 | 41 (14) |
| Year 1 | 190 | 75 | 78 | 26 | 180 | 14 (8) |
| Year 2 | 158 | 75 | 78 | 28 | 153 | 11 (7) |
| Year 3 | 145 | 75 | 79 | 25 | 148 | 6 (4) |
aMean percent for past month presented for each year because past month drinking was assessed for every month over the past year at each annual assessment. Baseline mean percent is the average of the percent per month during the 3 months preceding fire academy.