Table 6 |
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Reported frequency of having a drink containing alcohol across age groups: response to AUDIT Question 1 |
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Base: All respondents |
18-24 years (n=94) |
25-29 years (n=67) |
30-39 years (n=64) |
40-64 years (n=34) |
Total (n=259) |
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% |
(no) |
% |
(no) |
% |
(no) |
% |
(no) |
% |
(no) |
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|
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Drink frequency (allocated scores1) |
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|
Never (0) |
10 |
(9) |
[-] |
(α) |
28 |
(18) |
[-] |
(α) |
15 |
(38) |
|
Monthly or less (0.25) |
29 |
(27) |
[-] |
(α) |
28 |
(18) |
[-] |
(α) |
29 |
(75) |
|
2-4 times a month (0.5) |
14 |
(13) |
15 |
(10) |
13 |
(8) |
18 |
(6) |
14 |
(37) |
|
2-3 times a week (2.5) |
32 |
(30) |
13 |
(9) |
13 |
(8) |
24 |
(8) |
21 |
(55) |
|
4 or more times a week (4) |
16 |
(15) |
19 |
(13) |
19 |
(12) |
41 |
(14) |
21 |
(54) |
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Mean (SD) |
1.6 |
(1.5) |
1.3* |
(1.6) |
1.2* |
(1.6) |
2.4* |
(1.6) |
1.5 |
(1.6) |
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1 Means derived by allocating scores from 0, never, to 4, 4 or more times a week α Indicates values that have been suppressed due to the potential risk of disclosure and to help maintain prisoner confidentiality * The mean difference is significant at P < .05 |
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MacAskill et al. BMC Public Health 2011 11:865 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-11-865 |
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