Table 2 Distribution or prevalence of demographic and lifestyle variables, stratified by age and sex
From: Increases in alcohol consumption in women and elderly groups: evidence from an epidemiological study
| Â | Age 18-25 | Age 25-35 | Age 35-45 | Age 45-55 | Age 55-65 | Age 65 or older | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Men N=1,235 | Women N=2,499 | Men N=839 | Women N=1,769 | Men N= 995 | Women N= 1,891 | Men N=1,192 | Women N= 2,265 | Men N= 1,255 | Women N= 1,507 | Men N= 536 | Women N= 604 |
Educational attainment (N=14,799) | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % |
  Primary/lower vocat. | 19.3 | 20.0 | 8.8 | 7.4 | 12.3 | 16.7 | 22.2 | 28.7 | 30.5 | 50.6 | 35.8 | 57.3 |
  Intermediate vocat./ upper sec. | 70.2 | 66.5 | 30.8 | 32.2 | 35.5 | 40.4 | 29.5 | 34.4 | 24.8 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 18.6 |
  Upper vocat./university | 10.5 | 13.5 | 60.4 | 60.4 | 52.2 | 42.9 | 48.3 | 36.8 | 44.7 | 27.9 | 41.6 | 24.1 |
Work-related stress (N=13,956) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Never | 61.0 | 53.8 | 49.0 | 43.0 | 51.0 | 46.7 | 48.6 | 48.6 | 58.2 | 60.9 | 71.1 | 78.3 |
  Occasionally | 32.7 | 36.8 | 35.6 | 36.8 | 33.1 | 38.0 | 38.8 | 36.1 | 30.9 | 27.7 | 22.1 | 15.8 |
  Regularly | 5.4 | 8.9 | 14.6 | 18.1 | 14.1 | 13.7 | 10.9 | 13.7 | 9.0 | 10.3 | 5.0 | 5.1 |
  Constantly | .9 | .5 | .8 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.8 | .8 |
Financial stress (N=14,985) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  None/little | 73.8 | 64.6 | 71.7 | 65.5 | 71.7 | 66.8 | 71.2 | 67.2 | 78.5 | 77.4 | 84.6 | 84.4 |
  Moderate | 23.3 | 29.3 | 23.5 | 26.3 | 23.8 | 26.9 | 25.5 | 26.1 | 18.1 | 18.4 | 14.2 | 13.4 |
  Severe | 2.9 | 6.1 | 4.8 | 8.2 | 4.5 | 6.3 | 3.3 | 6.7 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 2.2 |
Degree of urbanization (N=16,194) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Urban residential area | 28.7 | 32.4 | 48.4 | 44.1 | 36.1 | 32.0 | 28.3 | 27.6 | 31.9 | 31.6 | 34.2 | 37.3 |
Religiousness (N=16,180) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Not religious | 62.0 | 59.8 | 61.9 | 57.2 | 55.9 | 47.6 | 47.3 | 39.2 | 41.2 | 31.9 | 31.9 | 21.2 |
  Religious, not actively | 26.7 | 28.9 | 26.2 | 29.1 | 29.6 | 37.4 | 35.1 | 41.7 | 40.1 | 44.9 | 39.1 | 37.8 |
  Active church member | 11.3 | 11.3 | 12.0 | 13.7 | 14.4 | 15.1 | 17.7 | 19.1 | 18.7 | 23.2 | 29.0 | 40.9 |
Smoking initiation (N=15,527) | 52.6 | 47.0 | 62.1 | 55.9 | 60.7 | 55.4 | 68.9 | 72.7 | 84.3 | 76.5 | 83.3 | 57.0 |
Cannabis initiation (N=15,122) | 41.6 | 29.5 | 47.9 | 31.2 | 30.6 | 20.6 | 16.6 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 7.3 | 4.0 | 1.3 |
BMI (N=15,889) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Underweight | 7.7 | 8.8 | 2.2 | 4.6 | .2 | 2.0 | .3 | 1.1 | .2 | 1.3 | .2 | 1.1 |
  Normal weight | 81.6 | 79.1 | 65.1 | 71.4 | 51.2 | 63.5 | 41.8 | 55.3 | 37.4 | 49.5 | 44.9 | 48.5 |
  Overweight | 10.7 | 12.1 | 32.7 | 24.0 | 48.6 | 34.5 | 57.8 | 43.5 | 62.4 | 49.2 | 54.9 | 50.4 |