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Table 2 Distribution and transitions of social and economic exposure variables for all young adult respondents (N = 1,260; percentages in parentheses for non-missing respondents and data)

From: Do changes in social and economic factors lead to changes in drinking behavior in young adults? Findings from three waves of a population based panel study

Exposure variable/transitiona,b

Wave 3

Wave 3 to 5 transition

Wave 5

Wave 5 to 7 transition

Wave 7

Living arrangement

Family household (in child role)

620 (52.2%)

 

440 (38.1%)

 

350 (30.6%)

Family household (in parent role)

125 (10.6%)

 

190 (16.5%)

 

275 (24.0%)

Couple only or with others

190 (16.1%)

 

250 (21.6%)

 

285 (24.9%)

One person household

120 (10.2%)

 

160 (13.9%)

 

140 (12.2%)

Other multiperson household

125 (10.6%)

 

115 (10.0%)

 

95 (8.3%)

Change in living arrangement

 

370 (34.1%)

 

365 (34.4%)

 

No change in living arrangement

 

715 (65.9%)

 

695 (65.6%)

 

Education/Employment

In education - not employed

235 (18.7%)

 

135 (10.7%)

 

115 (9.1%)

In education - employed

375 (29.8%)

 

315 (24.9%)

 

245 (19.4%)

Not in education – not employed (NEET)

145 (11.5%)

 

145 (11.5%)

 

155 (12.3%)

Not in education-employed

505 (40.1%)

 

670 (53.0%)

 

750 (59.3%)

Change in education/employment

 

595 (47.2%)

 

530 (41.9%)

 

No change in education/employment

 

665 (52.8%)

 

735 (58.1%)

 

Log personal income - CPI adjusted

Mean (s.d.)

9.26 (1.15)

 

9.72 (0.96)

 

9.98 (0.89)

Increase in personal income by > 0.5 s.d .

 

460 (36.5%)

 

330 (26.1%)

 

No change

 

670 (53.2%)

 

785 (62.1%)

 

Decrease in personal income by 0.5 s.d.

 

130 (10.3%)

 

150 (11.7%)

 

Area deprivation

Quintile 1 (least deprived)

230 (18.8%)

 

200 (16.5%)

 

210 (17.2%)

Quintile 2

215 (17.6%)

 

230 (18.9%)

 

225 (18.4%)

Quintile 3

245 (20.0%)

 

265 (21.8%)

 

250 (20.5%)

Quintile 4

295 (24.1%)

 

255 (21.0%)

 

290 (23.8%)

Quintile 5 (most deprived)

240 (19.6%)

 

265 (21.8%)

 

245 (20.1%)

Increase in area deprivation

 

240 (20.3%)

 

235 (20.0%)

 

No change

 

700 (59.3%)

 

710 (60.4%)

 

Decrease in area deprivation

 

240 (20.3%)

 

230 (19.6%)

 

Individual deprivation

Nil deprivation factors (least deprived)

750 (61.0%)

 

735 (60.0%)

 

665 (54.7%)

1 deprivation factor

240 (19.5%)

 

275 (22.5%)

 

270 (22.2%)

2 deprivation factors

115 (9.4%)

 

110 (9.0%)

 

150 (12.3%)

3-4 deprivation factors

95 (7.7%)

 

80 (6.5%)

 

100 (8.2%)

5 or more deprivation factors (most deprived)

30 (2.4%)

 

25 (2.0%)

 

30 (2.5%)

Increase in individual deprivation

 

255 (21.8%)

 

195 (18.6%)

 

No change

 

665 (56.8%)

 

670 (63.8%)

 

Decrease in individual deprivation

 

250 (1.4%)

 

185 (7.6%)

 
  1. aNote that all counts are random rounded to a near multiple of 5 as per Statistics New Zealand requirements; therefore numbers in each column do not sum to N = 1,260.
  2. bNon-respondents or missings on each variable are not shown.