Table 2.
Factors associated with drinking less than usual, compared with same as usual, over the past week.
| Proportion drinking less than usual, % (n) | Unadjusted | Adjustedb | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95 % CI) | p | ORadj (95% CI) | p | ||
| Age, in years | – | 0.90 (0.86, 0.95) | <.001 | 0.88 (0.83, 0.93) | <.001 |
| Sex: Male | 36.5 (3,249) | ||||
| Female | 32.7 (2,201) | 0.85 (0.77, 0.93) | <.001 | 0.76 (0.68, 0.84) | <.001 |
| Ethnicity: BAME | 41.7 (680) | ||||
| White | 34.0 (4,771) | 0.72 (0.57, 0.91) | .005 | 0.76 (0.61, 0.97) | .028 |
| Post-16 education qualifications: No | 36.5 (1,718) | ||||
| Yes | 34.1 (3,733) | 0.90 (0.79, 1.02) | .101 | 0.90 (0.79, 1.03) | .135 |
| Annual household income: < £30,000 | 38.0 (2,655) | ||||
| > £30,000 | 32.2 (2,796) | 0.78 (0.70, 0.86) | <.001 | 0.74 (0.66, 0.83) | <.001 |
| Diagnosed or suspected COVID-19: No | 33.1 (4,686) | ||||
| Yes | 50.9 (765) | 2.09 (1.76, 2.48) | <.001 | 2.04 (1.72, 2.41) | <.001 |
| Adherence to COVID-19 protective behaviours: No | 28.6 (172) | ||||
| Yes | 35.1 (5,279) | 1.35 (0.94, 1.94) | .103 | 1.58 (1.08, 2.32) | .020 |
| Significant stress about catching COVID-19: No | 34.1 (4,490) | ||||
| Yes | 39.1 (961) | 1.24 (1.07, 1.44) | .004 | 1.01 (0.84, 1.21) | .941 |
| Significant stress about becoming seriously ill from COVID-19: No | 33.4 (4,175) | ||||
| Yes | 40.6 (1,276) | 1.36 (1.20, 1.55) | <.001 | 1.26 (1.08, 1.48) | .004 |
| Significant stress about finances: No | 34.0 (4,468) | ||||
| Yes | 39.5 (984) | 1.27 (1.09, 1.47) | .002 | 1.02 (0.87, 1.19) | .829 |
| Significant stress about boredom: No | 34.4 (5,109) | ||||
| Yes | 43.5 (342) | 1.47 (1.12, 1.92) | .005 | 1.19 (0.91, 1.57) | .206 |
| Recent drop in household income: No | 34.4 (5,076) | ||||
| Yes | 42.0 (375) | 1.38 (1.10, 1.72) | .005 | 1.17 (0.93, 1.48) | .184 |
| Key worker: No | 35.3 (4,255) | ||||
| Yes | 33.2 (1,196) | 0.91 (0.80, 1.03) | .144 | 0.87 (0.76, 0.99) | .030 |
| Physical health conditionsa: No | 34.5 (3,669) | ||||
| Yes | 35.5 (1,782) | 1.04 (0.93, 1.17) | .464 | 1.07 (0.94, 1.21) | .312 |
| Diagnosed anxiety disorder: No | 34.2 (4,864) | ||||
| Yes | 40.7 (587) | 1.32 (1.10, 1.57) | .002 | 1.10 (0.92, 1.32) | .316 |
| Survey date | – | 1.02 (1.00, 1.04) | .051 | 1.01 (0.99, 1.03) | .204 |
Note: All data are weighted to match the UK adult population on sex, age, ethnicity, education, and country of living.
a
Physical health conditions = high blood pressure, diabetes, heart or lung disease, or cancer.
b
Multivariable model fully adjusted for all variables in the table.