Table 1 Frequency distribution of study variables
From: Social interactions, trust and risky alcohol consumption
Variable | Mean | Standard deviation | p-values |
|---|---|---|---|
Alcohol consumption (mean volume; grams of pure alcohol per day) | 12.28 | 19.05 | |
Heavy episodic drinking (%) | 0.70 | 0.46 | |
Social interaction with | |||
Colleague | 3.06 | 2.09 | 0.22*** |
Female friend | 2.98 | 1.51 | 0.02 |
Male friend | 2.74 | 1.53 | 0.24*** |
Social support | 3.43 | 0.65 | 0.06** |
General trust | 3.19 | 0.71 | 0.07*** |
Membership in organisation | 0.57 | 0.49 | 0.08*** |
Age group | |||
15–29 | 18.3 % | ||
30–45 | 26.8 % | ||
46–64 | 36.9 % | ||
65+ | 18.1 % | ||
Income | |||
≤100,000 | 15.1 % | ||
100,000–199,999 | 21.6 % | ||
200,000–299,999 | 21.3 % | ||
300,000–399,999 | 20.4 % | ||
≥400,000 | 21.8 % | ||
Education | |||
Low | 22.5 % | ||
Middle | 37.3 % | ||
High | 40.2 % | ||
Employment | |||
Employed | 55.7 % | ||
Student | 10.1 % | ||
Unemployed | 2.3 % | ||
Pensioner | 24.2 % | ||
Other | 7.7 % | ||
Civil status | |||
Married/lived with partner | 73.4 % | ||
Widowed/divorced/separated | 10.5 % | ||
Single | 16.0 % | ||
Lived with under 18 child | 0.32 | 0.47 | 0.05* |