Table 2

Relationships between drinking behaviours and consumers' demographics, methods of accessing alcohol and income


Drinking behaviours1


Binge drink
 Frequently drink
 Drink in public setting
 Any drinking Risks
 All Drinking Risks


n (Yes)
 %
 P
 n (Yes)
 %
 P
 n (Yes)
 %
 P
 n (Yes)
 %
 P
 n (Yes)
 %
 P
Sex
 Female
 1672
 34.6
1002
 21.2
2339
 50.4
3169
 65.7
348
 7.7

Male
 1755
 41.8
 < 0.001
 1146
 28.1
 < 0.001
 1998
 49.0
 0.191
 2877
 68.5
 < 0.01
 462
 11.7
 < 0.001
Age
 15
 1513
 35.9
892
 21.8
1904
 46.9
2715
 64.4
295
 7.5

16
 1914
 39.8
 < 0.001
 1256
 26.7
 < 0.001
 2433
 52.2
 < 0.001
 3331
 69.2
 < 0.001
 515
 11.3
 < 0.001
Deprivation quintile
 (Least deprived) 1
 873
 36.6
539
 23.0
1047
 45.1
1535
 64.4
194
 8.5

2
 775
 39.2
448
 23.3
925
 48.6
1339
 67.8
154
 8.3

3
 515
 39.1
325
 25.1
639
 50.4
879
 66.7
128
 10.3

4
 767
 38.0
509
 26.0
1046
 53.6
1383
 68.5
201
 10.6

(Most deprived) 5
 497
 37.3
 0.38
 327
 25.3
 0.117
 680
 53.4
 < 0.001
 910
 68.2
 < 0.05
 133
 10.8
 < 0.05
Ethnicity
 White
 3121
 38.6
1877
 23.8
3869
 49.5
5409
 67.0
724
 9.5

Black/Black British
 25
 20.7
19
 16.4
51
 44.0
63
 52.1
2
 1.8

Chinese/Chinese British
 15
 24.2
14
 23.7
21
 35.6
31
 50.0
5
 8.9

Asian/Asian British
 44
 30.1
43
 30.1
64
 49.2
91
 62.3
10
 7.8

Mixed Race
 83
 37.6
58
 26.7
133
 61.9
168
 76.0
26
 12.3

Other
 8
 27.6
 < 0.001
 8
 30.8
 0.143
 17
 63.0
 < 0.005
 22
 75.9
 < 0.001
 2
 8.3
 0.069
Spending money (£/week)
 < = 10
 951
 31.0
454
 15.2
1110
 37.9
1716
 55.9
117
 4.1

11 to 20
 1152
 42.2
670
 25.0
1414
 53.4
1927
 70.5
280
 10.8

21 to 30
 522
 45.0
372
 32.5
661
 58.5
880
 75.9
162
 14.5

> 30
 628
 46.4
 < 0.001
 494
 37.1
 < 0.001
 861
 64.8
 < 0.001
 1105
 81.6
 < 0.001
 212
 16.2
 < 0.001
Ever buy alcohol
 No
 1689
 32.1
831
 16.3
1739
 33.1
2958
 56.2
221
 4.3

Yes
 1737
 50.4
 < 0.001
 1315
 38.8
 < 0.001
 2596
 75.3
 < 0.001
 3086
 89.5
 < 0.001
 588
 17.3
 < 0.001
Member of youth club, group or team
 No
 2070
 36.9
1426
 26.1
2769
 51.0
3796
 67.7
530
 10.0

Yes
 1317
 39.9
 < 0.005
 686
 21.4
 < 0.001
 1512
 47.8
 < 0.005
 2169
 65.8
 0.065
 268
 8.7
 < 0.05
Others buying youths alcohol















Parents
 No
 1948
 41.3
1251
 27.1
2833
 64.0
3550
 75.3
522
 12.1

Yes
 1479
 34.5
 < 0.001
 897
 21.5
 < 0.001
 1504
 35.0
 < 0.001
 2496
 58.2
 < 0.001
 288
 6.9
 < 0.001
Older siblings
 No
 2908
 37.0
1803
 23.5
3695
 48.8
5165
 65.7
675
 9.2

Yes
 519
 45.2
 < 0.001
 345
 30.7
 < 0.001
 642
 56.0
 < 0.001
 881
 76.8
 < 0.001
 135
 12.0
 < 0.005
Friends (over 18)
 No
 2076
 34.3
1258
 21.4
2464
 42.8
3612
 59.8
454
 8.1

Yes
 1351
 45.6
 < 0.001
 890
 30.6
 < 0.001
 1873
 63.2
 < 0.001
 2434
 82.1
 < 0.001
 356
 12.3
 < 0.001
Friends (under 18)
 No
 2662
 36.7
1656
 23.5
3241
 46.6
4647
 64.1
605
 8.9

Yes
 765
 43.5
 < 0.001
 492
 28.4
 < 0.001
 1096
 62.4
 < 0.001
 1399
 79.6
 < 0.001
 205
 11.8
 < 0.001
Adult outside shops
 No
 2998
 37.5
1780
 22.8
3515
 45.6
5123
 64.0
663
 8.8

Yes
 429
 42.6
 < 0.005
 368
 37.2
 < 0.001
 822
 81.7
 < 0.001
 923
 91.7
 < 0.001
 147
 14.9
 < 0.001
Take/steal from parents
 No
 3157
 37.9
1916
 23.6
3959
 49.3
5528
 66.4
728
 9.3

Yes
 270
 39.4
 0.44
 232
 34.8
 < 0.001
 378
 55.2
 < 0.005
 518
 75.6
 < 0.001
 82
 12.3
 < 0.05

1 Drinking behaviours are defined as binge drink (usually having five or more alcoholic drinks per session); frequently drink (usually drinking at least two or more days each week) and drink in public settings (including drinking in streets, parks, pubs and clubs and excluding drinking at home, in friends' houses and on special occasions with family and friends). "Any drinking risks" and "all drinking risks" are composite variables calculated as having any one of the three individual risk factors and having all three risk factors respectively. All analyses utilise chi squared.

Bellis et al. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2007 2:15   doi:10.1186/1747-597X-2-15

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