Table 2.
Prevalencea of abstaining and drinking patterns (frequency) and odds ratios (OR)b across time
| Age at participation | Timec | Abstaining (full sample) | Infrequent drinking < 2 times per week (drinkers only) | Frequent drinking ≥2–3 times per week (drinkers only) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % (N) | OR (95% CI) | % (N) | OR (95% CI) | % (N) | OR (95% CI) | ||
| Women | |||||||
| 60–69 | 1 | 31.6 (511/1616) | 1 | 94.8 (1048/1105) | 1 | 5.2 (57/1105) | 1 |
| 2 | 15.5 (321/2076) | 0.42 (0.36–0.50) | 73.9 (1297/1755) | 0.18 (0.13–0.24) | 26.1 (458/1755) | 5.62 (4.16–7.59) | |
| 3 | 9.1 (241/2657) | 0.25 (0.20–0.29) | 65.7 (1587/2416) | 0.13 (0.09–0.17) | 34.3 (829/2416) | 8.02 (5.97–10.79) | |
| 70+ | 1 | 48.2 (779/1616) | 1 | 95.7 (801/837) | 1 | 4.3 (36/837) | 1 |
| 2 | 35.2 (438/1243) | 0.64 (0.54–0.76) | 82.9 (667/805) | 0.26 (0.18–0.39) | 17.1 (138/805) | 3.80 (2.55–5.66) | |
| 3 | 23.0 (398/1734) | 0.36 (0.31–0.43) | 73.1 (976/1336) | 0.17 (0.12–0.25) | 26.9 (360/1336) | 5.87 (4.00–8.63) | |
| Men | |||||||
| 60–69 | 1 | 14.5 (214/1477) | 1 | 85.8 (1084/1263) | 1 | 14.2 (179/1263) | 1 |
| 2 | 6.4 (126/1974) | 0.43 (0.34–0.56) | 69.3 (1280/1848) | 0.38 (0.31–0.46) | 30.7 (568/1848) | 2.62 (2.16–3.19) | |
| 3 | 5.1 (127/2491) | 0.35 (0.27–0.44) | 58.6 (1385/2364) | 0.24 (0.20–0.29) | 41.4 (979/2364) | 4.13 (3.42–4.99) | |
| 70+ | 1 | 25.0 (282/1129) | 1 | 87.7 (743/847) | 1 | 12.3 (104/847) | 1 |
| 2 | 18.8 (190/1008) | 0.75 (0.59–0.95) | 78.5 (642/818) | 0.59 (0.45–0.78) | 21.5 (176/818) | 1.70 (1.29–2.25) | |
| 3 | 10.8 (179/1644) | 0.40 (0.32–0.50) | 66.4 (974/1466) | 0.32 (0.25–0.42) | 33.6 (492/1466) | 3.10 (2.41–3.99) | |
aAll age group by sex prevalence rate changes were statistically significant between 1994 and 95 and 2015–16
bOR from Generalized Equations Models with 1994–95 as reference, stratified by age group and sex, adjusted by educational level and relationship status
cTime: 1 = Baseline, 1994–95, 2 = 2007–08, 3 = 2015–16