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Table 3 Alcohol frequency in Oslo adult population, by country of birth and gender

From: Low level of alcohol drinking among two generations of non-Western immigrants in Oslo: a multi-ethnic comparison

Country of birth

Drinking weekly

Drinking monthly

Drinking seldom

Never drunk alcohol

Total

N

Norway

54

30

14

2

100

12259

 Males

62

26

10

1

100

5071

 Females

48

33

17

2

100

6188

The Islamic Republic of Iran

18

30

38

14

100

604

 Males

24

35

35

6

100

385

 Females

7

21

44

28

100

219

Turkey

12

14

25

48

100

436

 Males

19

22

30

29

100

261

 Females

3

2

18

77

100

175

Pakistan

2

3

12

82

100

607

 Males

4

5

21

70

100

335

 Females

1

0

1

97

100

272

  1. Age groups for ethnic Norwegians 30, 40, 45, 59–60, age groups for immigrants 30–60 years.
  2. Comparing equality of alcohol frequency distributions, all significantly different with p < 0.000: Norwegian vs. Iranian vs. Turkish vs. Pakistani males: Chi2 = 3157 (12 df), Norwegian vs. Iranian vs. Turkish vs. Pakistani females: Chi2 = 4037 (12 df), Norwegian vs. Iranian males: Chi2 = 351 (6 df), Norwegian vs. Iranian females: Chi2 = 667 (6 df), Norwegian vs. Turkish males: Chi2 = 981 (6 df), Norwegian vs. Turkish females: Chi2 = 2481 (6 df), Norwegian vs. Pakistani males: Chi2 = 3081 (6 df), Norwegian vs. Pakistani females: Chi2 = 2481 (6 df), Turkish vs. Iranian males: Chi2 = 65.6 (6 df), Turkish vs. Iranian females: Chi2 = 98,1 (6 df), Pakistani vs. Iranian males: Chi2 = 343 (6 df), Pakistani vs. Iranian females: Chi2 = 259 (6 df), Pakistani vs. Turkish males: Chi2 = 117 (6 df), Pakistani vs. Turkish females: Chi2 = 48.1 (6 df).