Table 1.
Drinking behaviors across age groups (n = 1067).
| Age Group | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 20s | 30s | 40s | 50s | χ2 or F (p) | |
| (n = 1067) | (n = 239) | (n = 225) | (n = 290) | (n = 313) | ||
| % | % | % | % | % | ||
| Drinking Frequency | χ2 = 42.28 (0.001) | |||||
| Drink nothing at all | 21.2 | 19.2 | 16.0 | 18.6 | 28.8 | |
| Less than once per month | 22.4 | 22.2 | 18.7 | 22.8 | 24.9 | |
| Once per month | 12.9 | 12.6 | 12.0 | 16.6 | 10.5 | |
| Two to four times per month | 27.3 | 27.2 | 31.1 | 25.5 | 26.2 | |
| Two or more times per week | 16.2 | 18.8 | 22.2 | 16.6 | 9.6 | |
| Drinking quantity on each occasion (# of standard drinks) |
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|
M (SD) |
4.06 (4.54) |
5.81 (5.46) | 4.87 (5.12) | 3.60 (4.02) | 2.56 (2.95) |
F = 28.38 (<0.001) |
| Monthly drinker | 56.4 | 58.6 | 65.3 | 58.6 | 46.3 | χ2 = 21.26 (<0.001) |
| Monthly binge drinker | 32.6 | 51.3 | 38.1 | 27.3 | 19.4 | χ2 = 68.92 (<0.001) |
| High-risk drinker | 10.0 | 15.9 | 12.4 | 9.3 | 4.5 | χ2 = 21.46 (<0.001) |