Table I.
Participant Characteristics per Alcohol Consumption Category
| Daily (n=167) n (%) | 5–6 days per week (n=137) n (%) | 1–4 days per week (n=315) n (%) | 1–3 days per month (n=317) n (%) | Less than once a month (n=234) n (%) | Does not currently drink (n=3885) n (%) | Total (n=5055) n (%) | χ2 (df) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||||||||
| Male | 140 (83.8) | 111 (81.0) | 268 (85.1) | 244 (77.0) | 148 (6.2) | 1431 (36.8) | 2342 (46.3) | 638.5 (5) | <0.001** |
| Female | 27 (16.2) | 26 (19.0) | 47 (14.9) | 73 (23.0) | 86 (36.8) | 2454 (63.2) | 2713 (53.7) | ||
| Age groups | |||||||||
| 40–49 | 23 (13.8) | 24 (17.5) | 66 (21.0) | 52 (16.4) | 37 (15.8) | 715 (18.4) | 917 (18.1) | 45.8 (20) | <0.001** |
| 50–59 | 44 (26.3) | 34 (24.8) | 84 (26.7) | 77 (24.3) | 57 (24.4) | 1112 (28.6) | 1409 (27.9) | ||
| 60–69 | 62 (37.1) | 39 (28.5) | 83 (26.3) | 80 (25.2) | 52 (22.2) | 998 (25.4) | 1304 (25.8) | ||
| 70–79 | 27 (16.2) | 32 (23.4) | 54 (17.1) | 72 (22.7) | 59 (25.2) | 634 (16.3) | 878 (17.4) | ||
| ≥80 | 11 (6.6) | 8 (5.8) | 28 (8.9) | 36 (11.4) | 29 (12.4) | 436 (11.2) | 548 (10.8) | ||
| Country of birth | |||||||||
| South Africa | 95 (56.9) | 67 (48.9) | 212 (67.3) | 213 (67.2) | 154 (65.8) | 2786 (71.8) | 3527 (69.8) | 54.7 (5) | <0.001** |
| Mozambique or other | 72 (43.1) | 70 (51.1) | 103 (32.7) | 104 (32.8) | 80 (34.2) | 1094 (28.2) | 1523 (30.2) | ||
| Education | |||||||||
| No formal education | 94 (56.3) | 87 (63.5) | 148 (47.0) | 155 (49.2) | 118 (50.4) | 1702 (44.0) | 2304 (45.7) | 46.4 (15) | <0.001** |
| Some primary (1–7 years) | 53 (31.7) | 30 (21.9) | 112 (35.6) | 104 (33.0) | 78 (33.3) | 1339 (34.6) | 1716 (34.1) | ||
| Some secondary (8–11 years) | 13 (7.8) | 13 (9.5) | 34 (10.8) | 34 (10.8) | 28 (12.0) | 451 (11.7) | 573 (11.4) | ||
| Secondary or more (12+ years) | 7 (4.2) | 7 (5.1) | 21 (6.7) | 22 (7.0) | 10 (4.3) | 378 (9.8) | 445 (8.8) | ||
| Marital status | |||||||||
| Never married | 17 (10.2) | 14 (10.2) | 23 (7.3) | 27 (8.5) | 13 (5.6) | 196 (5.1) | 290 (5.7) | 93.9 (15) | <0.001** |
| Separated/ divorced | 29 (17.4) | 25 (18.2) | 52 (16.5) | 37 (11.7) | 32 (13.7) | 474 (12.2) | 649 (12.8) | ||
| Widowed | 33 (19.8) | 28 (20.4) | 53 (16.8) | 71 (22.4) | 54 (23.1) | 1299 (33.5) | 1538 (30.4) | ||
| Currently Married | 88 (52.7) | 70 (51.1) | 187 (59.4) | 182 (57.4) | 135 (57.7) | 1912 (49.3) | 2574 (51.0) | ||
| HIV status | |||||||||
| HIV- | 113 (75.8) | 98 (79.0) | 210 (75.8) | 223 (77.2) | 161 (78.2) | 2703 (77.0) | 3508 (77.0) | 0.7 (5) | 0.98 |
| HIV+ | 36 (24.2) | 26 (21.0) | 67 (24.2) | 66 (22.8) | 46 (22.2) | 807 (23.0) | 1048 (23.0) | ||
| Wealth index status | |||||||||
| Quantile 1 | 75 (44.9) | 50 (36.5) | 93 (29.5) | 76 (24.0) | 55 (23.5) | 694 (17.9) | 1043 (20.6) | 176.5 (20) | <0.001** |
| Quantile 2 | 39 (23.4) | 36 (26.3) | 58 (18.4) | 78 (24.6) | 48 (20.5) | 741 (19.1) | 1000 (19.8) | ||
| Quantile 3 | 27 (16.2) | 19 (13.9) | 65 (20.6) | 58 (18.3) | 48 (20.5) | 774 (19.9) | 991 (19.6) | ||
| Quantile 4 | 10 (6.0) | 19 (13.9) | 61 (19.4) | 51 (16.1) | 55 (23.5) | 811 (20.9) | 1007 (19.9) | ||
| Quantile 5 | 16 (9.6) | 13 (9.5) | 38 (12.1) | 54 (17.0) | 28 (12.0) | 865 (22.3) | 1014 (20.1) | ||
*
p < .05.
**
p < .01, χ2 tests were used to compare proportions