Table 3.

Descriptive statistics, overall and by gender and age group

	All (N=179,881)		Male (N=81,253)		Female (N=98,628)		50-64 years (N=87,877)		65 years and older (N=93,768)
Variable	Mean or %	95% CI	Mean or %	95% CI	Mean or %	95% CI	Mean or %	95% CI	Mean or %	95% CI
Drinking status (%)
Heavy	6.02	5.95, 6.09	9.46	9.33, 9.59	3.33	3.27, 3.41	7.89	7.78, 8.01	4.34	4.25, 4.42
Moderate	30.19	30.06, 30.33	39.55	39.34, 39.77	22.86	22.7, 23.03	32.37	32.17, 32.57	28.22	28.04, 28.41
Occasional	15.73	15.63, 15.84	14.39	14.23, 14.54	16.79	16.64, 16.93	17.26	17.10, 17.42	14.36	14.22, 14.50
Current abstainers	20.71	20.59, 20.83	20.96	20.78, 21.14	20.51	20.35, 20.67	17.38	17.22, 17.54	23.71	23.54, 23.88
Lifetime or long-term abstainers	27.35	27.22, 27.48	15.64	15.48, 15.8	36.51	36.32, 36.7	25.10	24.92, 25.28	29.37	29.19, 29.56
Frequency (days per week)	2.57	2.56, 2.58	3.00	2.99, 3.02	2.08	2.06, 2.09	2.41	2.39, 2.42	2.76	2.74, 2.77
Quantity (number of SDUs when drinking)	2.57	2.56, 2.59	3.10	3.08, 3.13	1.96	1.94, 1.98	2.83	2.80, 2.85	2.29	2.27, 2.32
Drinks per day (average N of daily drinks per week)	1.12	1.10, 1.13	1.49	1.47, 1.51	0.69	0.67, 0.70	1.15	1.13, 1.17	1.08	1.06, 1.10

Notes: SDUs are standard drinking units. Frequency, quantity, and drinks per day are reported among drinkers.