Table 3 Prevalence estimates and odds ratios (OR) for hazardous alcohol use (≥8 on the AUDIT)

Demographic Indicators

Total sample

15.7 (13.8-17.6)

Gender

   Female

120

959

11.3 (9.2-13.3)

< 0.001

0.4 (0.3-0.5)***

   Male

193

739

24.6 (21.2-27.9)

1.0

Ethnic group

   White British

261

1051

20.5 (17.9-23.2)

< 0.001

1.0

   Black-Caribbean

6

143

3.8 (0.8-6.8)

0.2 (0.1-0.4)***

   Black-African

9

234

3.4 (1.2-5.7)

0.1 (0.1-0.3)***

   Asian

11

63

16.3 (6.9-25.6)

0.8 (0.4-1.5)

   Other

26

205

11.8 (7.2-16.4)

0.5 (0.3-0.8)***

Age (years)

   16-24

83

356

22.7 (17.8-27.7)

< 0.001

1.0

   25-34

98

404

22.7 (18.3-27.1)

1.0 (0.7-1.4)

   35-44

72

336

19.5 (15.1-23.9)

0.8 (0.6-1.2)

   45-54

33

264

11.2 (7.3-15.1)

0.4 (0.3-0.7)**

   55-64

20

163

10.2 (5.6-14.8)

0.4 (0.2-0.7)**

   65+

7

175

3.3 (0.8-5.7)

0.1 (0.1-0.3)***

Relationship status

   Never married

159

678

21.4 (17.9-24.9)

0.001

1.0

   Married/cohabiting

121

786

12.9 (10.5-15.3)

0.5 (0.4-0.7)***

   Divorced/separated

30

181

14.1 (9.2-19.0)

0.6 (0.4-0.9)*

   Widowed

3

53

4.8 (0.7-10.2)

0.2 (0.5-0.6)**

Borough

   Southwark

150

851

16.3 (13.6-19.0)

0.53

0.9 (0.7-1.2)

   Lambeth

163

847

15.1 (12.4-17.8)

1.0

Socioeconomic Indicators

Educational attainment

   No qualifications

28

228

9.9 (5.9-13.9)

< 0.001

0.4 (0.2-0.6)***

   Up to GCSE level

38

332

9.3 (6.4-12.2)

0.4 (0.3-0.5)***

   Advanced level

73

426

15.6 (11.9-19.3)

0.7 (0.5-0.9)**

   Higher degree or above

172

693

21.7 (18.5-24.9)

1.0

Social class

   Non-manual

156

703

19.5 (16.5-22.6)

0.001

1.0

   Manual

28

244

9.8 (6.0-13.6)

0.4 (0.3-0.7)**

   No current occupation

119

714

13.9 (11.2-16.7)

0.7 (0.5-0.9)**

Employment status

   Full time

157

662

21.0 (17.7-24.3)

< 0.001

1.0

   Part time/casual

25

259

8.2 (5.0-11.4)

0.3 (0.2-0.5)***

   Student/student working

56

247

22.5 (16.1-28.8)

1.1 (0.7-1.6)

   Unemployed

36

170

20.6 (14.2-27.0)

0.9 (0.6-1.5)

   Temporary and permanent sick

17

81

16.7 (8.1-25.2)

0.8 (0.4-1.4)

   Retired

16

188

6.5 (3.3-9.8)

0.3 (0.1-0.5)***

   Home looking after children

5

82

6.3 (0.9-11.7)

0.3 (0.1-0.6)**

Yearly household income

   £0 - £5,475

32

139

18.9 (12.5-25.3)

< 0.001

0.8 (0.5-1.2)

   £5476 - £12,097

26

212

10.4 (6.5-14.4)

0.4 (0.2-0.6)***

   £12,098 - £20,753

16

203

6.5 (3.2-9.8)

0.2 (0.1-0.4)***

   £20,754 - £31,494

29

179

14.7 (9.5-19.8)

0.6 (0.4-0.9)**

   £31,495 or more

182

703

22.9 (19.6-26.2)

1.0

Housing tenure

Own/mortgage

88

525

13.9 (10.9-16.9)

0.36

1.0

   Rented

203

1058

16.4 (13.9-18.9)

1.2 (0.9-1.7)

   Rent free

22

112

18.3 (10.1-26.5)

1.4 (0.8-2.5)