Table 2.
Analysis at level of each respondent; odds ratios (OR) (95% confidence intervals) for any consumption of zero alcohol beer (ABV = 0.0%) or low alcohol beer (ABV > 0.0% and ≤3.5%) during previous week by respondent socio-demographic characteristics. In bold: 95% confidence interval does not cross 1.0.
| Zero Alcohol Beer | Low Alcohol Beer | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics of Consumers (Please See Methods Section for More Detail) | n | Univariate Analysis | Multivariate Analysis | Univariate Analysis | Multivariate Analysis | |
| Total grams of alcohol consumed during previous week | >350 | 7837 | 2.938 (2.192 to 3.937) | 1.654 (1.210 to 2.260) | 6.220 (5.454 to 7.093) | 3.471 (3.012 to 4.000) |
| >200 to ≤350 | 9851 | 2.296 (1.710 to 3.082) | 1.400 (1.028 to 1.908) | 3.885 (3.377 to 4.469) | 2.312 (1.994 to 2.681) | |
| >100 to ≤200 | 16,534 | 1.670 (1.271 to 2.195) | 1.061 (0.795 to 1.416) | 2.686 (2.353 to 3.067) | 1.657 (1.440 to 1.906) | |
| ≤100 (reference category) |
70,413 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
| Consumed any other beer with ABV > 3.5% | Yes | 35,864 | 3.132 (2.540 to 3.862) | 2.479 (1.940 to 3.167) | 4.633 (4.164 to 5.156) | 3.017 (2.664 to 3.417) |
| No (reference category) | 68,771 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
| Gender | Men | 53,409 | 1.759 (1.422 to 2.175) | 1.542 (1.218 to 1.952) | 1.946 (1.754 to 2.158) | 1.366 (1.216 to 1.535) |
| Women (reference category) | 51,226 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
| Age group, years | 18–34 | 43,426 | 3.845 (2.381 to 6.209) | 3.935 (2.406 to 6.437) | 3.340 (2.655 to 4.201) | 3.713 (2.927 to 4.709) |
| 35–44 | 18,718 | 2.160 (1.274 to 3.663) | 1.866 (1.091 to 3.192) | 2.854 (2.235 to 3.645) | 2.518 (1.960 to 3.236) | |
| 45–64 | 30,134 | 1.223 (0.717 to 2.086) | 1.196 (0.700 to 2.044) | 1.487 (1.160 to 1.907) | 1.398 (1.088 to 1.796) | |
| 65+ (reference category) | 12,357 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
| Social grade group | AB (highest) | 26,202 | 1.894 (1.432 to 2.504) | 1.352 (1.014 to 1.803) | 1.392 (1.214 to 1.597) | 0.961 (0.833 to 1.109) |
| C1 | 22,147 | 1.745 (1.300 to 2.344) | 1.140 (0.839 to 1.551) | 1.530 (1.331 to 1.759) | 1.017 (0.877 to 1.179) | |
| C2 | 24,538 | 1.094 (0.792 to 1.512) | 0.986 (0.710 to 1.369) | 1.281 (1.111 to 1.476) | 1.054 (0.910 to 1.221) | |
| DE (lowest) (reference category) | 31,748 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
| Deprivation group | 4 (least deprived) | 23,325 | 0.713 (0.534 to 0.953) | 0.764 (0.563 to 1.038) | 0.827 (0.723 to 0.946) | 0.903 (0.782 to 1.044) |
| 3 | 23,739 | 0.661 (0.492 to 0.889) | 0.722 (0.531 to 0.981) | 0.742 (0.646 to 0.852) | 0.832 (0.719 to 0.962) | |
| 2 | 27,192 | 0.926 (0.716 to 1.197) | 0.950 (0.728 to 1.238) | 0.812 (0.714 to 0.924) | 0.862 (0.753 to 0.986) | |
| 1 (most deprived) (reference category) | 30,379 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
| Region of Great Britain | North East | 4474 | 0.606 (0.333 to 1.103) | 0.756 (0.410 to 1.393) | 1.220 (0.891 to 1.670) | 1.574 (1.142 to 2.170) |
| North West | 11,292 | 0.783 (0.431 to 1.421) | 0.950 (0.519 to 1.740) | 1.133 (0.818 to 1.570) | 1.465 (1.051 to 2.042) | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 10,185 | 0.698 (0.339 to 1.439) | 0.789 (0.381 to 1.635) | 0.990 (0.675 to 1.453) | 1.086 (0.737 to 1.601) | |
| West Midlands | 9544 | 0.902 (0.516 to 1.575) | 1.071 (0.609 to 1.885) | 1.338 0(0.982 to 1.822) | 1.641 (1.198 to 2.247) | |
| London | 10,207 | 0.669 (0.357 to 1.253) | 0.820 (0.435 to 1.546) | 0.932 (0.663 to 1.312) | 1.170 (0.827 to 1.654) | |
| East Midlands | 8961 | 1.052 (0.590 to 1.874) | 1.135 (0.632 to 2.037) | 1.371 (0.993 to 1.894) | 1.571 (1.132 to 2.181) | |
| South West | 9031 | 2.208 (1.310 to 3.721) | 1.899 (1.122 to 3.214) | 2.370 (1.754 to 3.203) | 2.142 (1.579 to 2.907) | |
| Scotland | 13,383 | 0.911 (0.507 to 1.637) | 0.912 (0.507 to 1.641) | 1.609 (1.175 to 2.203) | 1.708 (1.244 to 2.346) | |
| Wales | 4880 | 0.666 (0.361 to 1.230) | 0.677 (0.366 to 1.251) | 1.337 (0.972 to 1.839) | 1.400 (1.015 to 1.931) | |
| Eastern | 10,077 | 0.836 (0.469 to 1.490) | 0.829 (0.465 to 1.480) | 1.431 (1.047 to 1.956) | 1.465 (1.069 to 2.008) | |
| South East (reference category) | 12,601 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
Analyses adjusted for date of completion of survey.