Table 4.

Affect and alcohol patterns at time point 1 by social class (n = 799).

	Working	New worker	Emerging middle	Established middle	New middle	Emerging affluent	Established affluent	p-value
Fearful or anxious								0.031
No	107 (61.1%)	58 (55.8%)	26 (47.3%)	64 (72.7%)	97 (59.5%)	65 (67.0%)	64 (54.7%)
Yes	68 (38.9%)	46 (44.2%)	29 (52.7%)	24 (27.3%)	66 (40.5%)	32 (33.0%)	53 (45.3%)
Depression								0.046
No	144 (82.3%)	79 (76.0%)	38 (69.1%)	76 (86.4%)	118 (72.4%)	75 (77.3%)	84 (71.8%)
Yes	31 (17.7%)	25 (24.0%)	17 (30.9%)	12 (13.6%)	45 (27.6%)	22 (22.7%)	33 (28.2%)
More connected with people								0.15
No	149 (85.1%)	84 (80.8%)	49 (89.1%)	80 (90.9%)	131 (80.4%)	79 (81.4%)	91 (77.8%)
Yes	26 (14.9%)	20 (19.2%)	6 (10.9%)	8 (9.1%)	32 (19.6%)	18 (18.6%)	26 (22.2%)
Isolated/lonely								0.33
No	128 (73.1%)	68 (65.4%)	37 (67.3%)	69 (78.4%)	108 (66.3%)	72 (74.2%)	82 (70.1%)
Yes	47 (26.9%)	36 (34.6%)	18 (32.7%)	19 (21.6%)	55 (33.7%)	25 (25.8%)	35 (29.9%)
Hopeful about the future								0.45
No	135 (77.1%)	80 (76.9%)	47 (85.5%)	67 (76.1%)	136 (83.4%)	76 (78.4%)	98 (83.8%)
Yes	40 (22.9%)	24 (23.1%)	8 (14.5%)	21 (23.9%)	27 (16.6%)	21 (21.6%)	19 (16.2%)
A reduced sense of control								0.007
No	135 (77.1%)	60 (57.7%)	32 (58.2%)	59 (67.0%)	115 (70.6%)	62 (63.9%)	71 (60.7%)
Yes	40 (22.9%)	44 (42.3%)	23 (41.8%)	29 (33.0%)	48 (29.4%)	35 (36.1%)	46 (39.3%)
Pessimism about the future								0.15
No	140 (80.0%)	70 (67.3%)	40 (72.7%)	67 (76.1%)	129 (79.1%)	73 (75.3%)	81 (69.2%)
Yes	35 (20.0%)	34 (32.7%)	15 (27.3%)	21 (23.9%)	34 (20.9%)	24 (24.7%)	36 (30.8%)
Uncertainty								<0.001
No	91 (52.0%)	32 (30.8%)	15 (27.3%)	40 (45.5%)	45 (27.6%)	37 (38.1%)	36 (30.8%)
Yes	84 (48.0%)	72 (69.2%)	40 (72.7%)	48 (54.5%)	118 (72.4%)	60 (61.9%)	81 (69.2%)
Total AUDIT-C score—wave 1, median (IQR)	3 (2, 5)	3 (2, 4)	3 (2, 4)	3 (2, 5)	3 (2, 5)	3 (1, 4)	3.5 (2, 5)	0.18

Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding.