Table 1 Characteristics of current drinkers overall and by type of alcoholic beverage in the last year
Current drinkers | Beer drinkers | Liquor drinkers | Wine drinkers | Coolers drinkers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Prevalence | 84.4 | 36.3 | 12.3 | 12.8 | |
Age, years (mean ± SD) | 37.5 ± 12.8 | 36.9 ± 12.6 | 35.8 ± 12.9 | 37.1 ± 13.1 | 32.1 ± 11.3 |
Sex | |||||
Male | 5,392 (51.1) | 4,883 (54.8) | 2,073 (54.1) | 901 (49.4) | 692 (51.3) |
Female | 5,160 (48.9) | 4,028 (45.2) | 1,759 (45.9) | 922 (50.6) | 656 (48.7) |
Education | |||||
None | 549 (5.2) | 472 (5.3) | 119 (3.1) | 46 (2.5) | 24 (1.8) |
Elementary | 1,541 (14.6) | 1,310 (14.7) | 406 (10.6) | 129 (7.1) | 127 (9.4) |
Middle-school | 3,651 (34.6) | 3,137 (35.2) | 1,127 (29.4) | 438 (24.0) | 462 (34.3) |
High-school | 3,028 (28.7) | 2,549 (28.6) | 1,314 (34.3) | 594 (32.6) | 495 (36.7) |
Graduate | 1,783 (16.9) | 1,435 (16.1) | 862 (22.5) | 616 (33.8) | 239 (17.7) |
Marital status | |||||
Single | 3,081 (29.2) | 2,647 (29.7) | 1,391 (36.3) | 658 (36.1) | 568 (42.1) |
Cohabitating | 6,257 (59.3) | 5,275 (59.2) | 2,058 (53.7) | 975 (53.5) | 638 (47.3) |
Separated/Divorced | 992 (9.4) | 811 (9.1) | 326 (8.5) | 166 (9.1) | 131 (9.7) |
Widowed | 222 (2.1) | 169 (1.9) | 57 (1.5) | 24 (1.3) | 12 (0.9) |
Socioeconomic status | |||||
Q1 | 1,414 (13.4) | 1,230 (13.8) | 360 (9.4) | 120 (6.6) | 148 (11.0) |
Q2 | 1,889 (17.9) | 1,613 (18.1) | 517 (13.5) | 191 (10.5) | 191 (14.2) |
Q3 | 2,912 (27.6) | 2,495 (28.0) | 985 (25.7) | 396 (21.7) | 357 (26.5) |
Q4 | 4,337 (41.1) | 3,564 (40.0) | 1,970 (51.4) | 1,116 (61.2) | 651 (48.3) |