Table 1.

Characteristics of the sociodemographic variables and selected predictors of the study population

	Change in alcohol consumption since March 1, 2020				Binge drinking
	Increased	Decreased	Stayed the same	Total	Not at all	Occasional	Regular	Total
Age
Mean	64.68	69.78	69.51	68.91	70.28	65.92	65.01	68.91
SD	7.79	9.50	9.29	9.28	9.40	8.15	7.81	9.29
Min	51	51	50	50	50	51	51	50
Max	91	93	96	96	96	95	93	96
Range	40	42	46	46	46	44	42	46
Total	2450	2498	13,901	18,849	13,551	2106	3136	18,793
	13.0	13.3	73.7	100.0	72.1	11.2	16.7	100.0
Sex at baseline
Male	1119	1309	6892	9320	6481	1069	1744	9294
	12.0	14.0	73.9	100.0	69.7	11.5	18.8	100.0
Female	1331	1189	7009	9529	7070	1037	1392	9499
	14.0	12.5	73.6	100.0	74.4	10.9	14.7	100.0
3-level age group at COVID exit
< 65	1275	796	4552	6623	4009	976	1625	6610
	19.3	12.0	68.7	100.0	60.7	14.8	24.6	100.0
65–74	904	949	5264	7117	5143	801	1146	7090
	12.7	13.3	74.0	100.0	72.5	11.3	16.2	100.0
75+	271	753	4085	5109	4399	329	365	5093
	5.3	14.7	80.0	100.0	86.4	6.5	7.2	100.0
Province of residence at COVID
Newfoundland	91	139	840	1070	731	141	194	1066
	8.5	13.0	78.5	100.0	68.6	13.2	18.2	100.0
Prince Edward Island	24	26	237	287	213	31	43	287
	8.4	9.1	82.6	100.0	74.2	10.8	15.0	100.0
Nova Scotia	201	202	1278	1681	1148	203	326	1677
	12.0	12.0	76.0	100.0	68.5	12.1	19.4	100.0
New Brunswick	26	45	287	358	277	28	52	357
	7.3	12.6	80.2	100.0	77.6	7.8	14.6	100.0
Quebec	413	415	2530	3358	2246	413	688	3347
	12.3	12.4	75.3	100.0	67.1	12.3	20.6	100.0
Ontario	645	643	3171	4459	3282	462	702	4446
	14.5	14.4	71.1	100.0	73.8	10.4	15.8	100.0
Manitoba	204	242	1186	1632	1195	174	262	1631
	12.5	14.8	72.7	100.0	73.3	10.7	16.1	100.0
Saskatchewan	27	56	328	411	328	35	46	409
	6.6	13.6	79.8	100.0	80.2	8.6	11.2	100.0
Alberta	235	239	1360	1834	1365	208	252	1825
	12.8	13.0	74.2	100.0	74.8	11.4	13.8	100.0
British Columbia	584	491	2684	3759	2766	411	571	3748
	15.5	13.1	71.4	100.0	73.8	11.0	15.2	100.0
4-level education at baseline
Less than secondary school	31	85	606	722	588	57	73	718
	4.3	11.8	83.9	100.0	81.9	7.9	10.2	100.0
Secondary school graduation	169	234	1334	1737	1238	190	301	1729
	9.7	13.5	76.8	100.0	71.6	11.0	17.4	100.0
Some post-secondary education	142	215	1001	1358	970	141	243	1354
	10.5	15.8	73.7	100.0	71.6	10.4	17.9	100.0
Post-secondary degree/diploma	2108	1964	10960	15032	10755	1718	2519	14992
	14.0	13.1	72.9	100.0	71.7	11.5	16.8	100.0
5-level annual household income at follow-up
Less than $20,000	44	80	496	620	520	44	55	619
	7.1	12.9	80.0	100.0	84.0	7.1	8.9	100.0
$20,000–$49,999	287	521	2890	3698	3017	296	365	3678
	7.8	14.1	78.2	100.0	82.0	8.0	9.9	100.0
$50,000–$99,999	786	968	5383	7137	5255	746	1119	7120
	11.0	13.6	75.4	100.0	73.8	10.5	15.7	100.0
$100,000–$149,999	650	505	2891	4046	2746	513	776	4035
	16.1	12.5	71.5	100.0	68.1	12.7	19.2	100.0
$150,000 or more	683	424	2241	3348	2013	507	821	3341
	20.4	12.7	66.9	100.0	60.3	15.2	24.6	100.0
Number living in household at COVID baseline
One (living alone)	480	658	3296	4434	3430	382	603	4415
	10.8	14.8	74.3	100.0	77.7	8.7	13.7	100.0
Two	1970	1840	10,605	14,415	10,121	1724	2533	14,378
	13.7	12.8	73.6	100.0	70.4	12.0	17.6	100.0
Smoked cannabis 1 month or longer
Never	1853	2081	11,932	15,866	11,909	1670	2241	15,820
	11.7	13.1	75.2	100.0	75.3	10.6	14.2	100.0
Previous	346	254	1300	1900	1152	266	477	1895
	18.2	13.4	68.4	100.0	60.8	14.0	25.2	100.0
Current	251	163	669	1083	490	170	418	1078
	23.2	15.1	61.8	100.0	45.5	15.8	38.8	100.0
CES-D 10: screen for depression result
Negative screen for depression	1633	1906	11,334	14,873	10,815	1660	2357	14,832
	11.0	12.8	76.2	100.0	72.9	11.2	15.9	100.0
Positive screen for depression	817	592	2567	3976	2736	446	779	3961
	20.5	14.9	64.6	100.0	69.1	11.3	19.7	100.0
GAD-7 anxiety severity classification
No/minimal anxiety	1602	1890	11,131	14,623	10679	1600	2299	14,578
	11.0	12.9	76.1	100.0	73.3	11.0	15.8	100.0
Mild anxiety	620	466	2225	3311	2270	407	625	3302
	18.7	14.1	67.2	100.0	68.7	12.3	18.9	100.0
Moderate anxiety	163	103	407	673	440	77	156	673
	24.2	15.3	60.5	100.0	65.4	11.4	23.2	100.0
Severe anxiety	65	39	138	242	162	22	56	240
	26.9	16.1	57.0	100.0	67.5	9.2	23.3	100.0
UCLA loneliness scale—total score
Negative	1769	1911	11,135	14,815	10,600	1700	2471	14771
	11.9	12.9	75.2	100.0	71.8	11.5	16.7	100.0
Positive	681	587	2766	4034	2951	406	665	4022
	16.9	14.6	68.6	100.0	73.4	10.1	16.5	100.0
Consequences of COVID-19 on self and household
Negative	1806	1660	8495	11,961	8600	1354	1978	11,932
	15.1	13.9	71.0	100.0	72.1	11.3	16.6	100.0
No effect	469	648	4538	5655	4086	605	942	5633
	8.3	11.5	80.2	100.0	72.5	10.7	16.7	100.0
Positive	175	190	868	1233	865	147	216	1228
	14.2	15.4	70.4	100.0	70.4	12.0	17.6	100.0