TABLE 2. Drinking behaviors in 2019 and during the COVID-19 pandemic of the participants of the “Alcohol Use during the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America and the Caribbean” survey, 2020 (N = 12 328).
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Total N = 12 328 n (%) or mean±SD |
2019 drinkers n = 9 554 n (%) or mean±SD |
Men b n = 3 563 n (%) or mean±SD |
Women b n = 6 881 n (%) or mean±SD |
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2019 drinkers |
9 554 (77.50) |
9 554 (100.0) |
2 977 (83.55) |
5 292 (76.91) |
COVID-19 pandemic drinkers a |
7 438 (64.98) |
7 296 (82.21) |
2 566 (72.02) |
4 350 (63.22) |
Online socializing drinking |
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% frequency - 2019 |
6.31±16.68 |
7.64±18.22 |
7.42±18.58 |
4.96±14.60 |
% frequency - COVID-19 pandemic |
10.40±22.56 |
12.82±24.44 |
11.52±23.62 |
9.84±21.97 |
Drinking with children present |
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% frequency - 2019 |
9.21±20.12 |
11.56±22.05 |
10.06±20.64 |
9.17±20.35 |
% frequency - COVID-19 pandemic |
8.07±22.38 |
9.97±24.60 |
8.77±22.76 |
7.80±22.39 |
Drinking before 5 p.m. |
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% frequency - 2019 |
11.16±20.59 |
14.04±22.27 |
14.84±23.69 |
9.33±18.25 |
% frequency - COVID-19 pandemic |
11.86±23.54 |
14.76±25.51 |
15.14±26.54 |
10.15±21.50 |
Heavy episodic drinking |
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Frequency - 2019 |
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Never |
6 188 (50.19) |
3 568 (37.35) |
1 328 (37.27) |
3 889 (56.52) |
Once a month |
3 325 (26.97) |
3 205 (33.55) |
1 090 (30.59) |
1 781 (25.88) |
Twice a month |
1 206 (9.78) |
1 188 (12.43) |
436 (12.24) |
578 (8.40) |
3 times a month |
379 (3.07) |
377 (3.95) |
145 (4.07) |
170 (2.47) |
4 times a month |
575 (4.66) |
569 (5.96) |
247 (6.93) |
243 (3.53) |
5 to 12 times a month |
561 (4.55) |
554 (5.80) |
267 (7.49) |
206 (2.99) |
More than 12 times a month |
94 (0.76) |
93 (0.97) |
50 (1.40) |
14 (0.20) |
Frequency - COVID-19 pandemic |
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Never |
7 256 (68.02) |
5 068 (60.19) |
2 039 (57.23) |
5 054 (73.45) |
Once a month |
1 521 (14.26) |
1 491 (17.71) |
628 (17.63) |
865 (12.57) |
Twice a month |
566 (5.31) |
560 (6.65) |
268 (7.52) |
287 (4.17) |
3 times a month |
204 (1.91) |
201 (2.39) |
86 (2.41) |
116 (1.69) |
4 times a month |
480 (4.50) |
473 (5.62) |
213 (5.98) |
256 (3.72) |
5 to 12 times a month |
523 (4.90) |
513 (6.09) |
258 (7.24) |
262 (3.81) |
More than 12 times a month |
118 (1.11) |
114 (1.35) |
71 (1.99) |
41 (0.60) |
There were 882 missing values in COVID-19 pandemic drinkers variable.
All comparisons between men and women (chi-square test or t-test) were statistically significant.