Table 2 The proportion of alcohol consumers aged 77+ years and the frequency of alcohol consumption among consumers by sex, interview characteristics, health, period, birth cohort and age
% Consumers | % among consumers (n = 1163) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Seldom | Monthly | Weekly | ||
Sex | ||||
Women | 58.1 | 46.9 | 28.7 | 24.4 |
Men | 73.1 | 26.9 | 29.7 | 43.4 |
Interview succession %a | ||||
<25 | 67.9 | 34.3 | 28.7 | 37.0 |
25 - <50 | 64.0 | 36.9 | 31.2 | 31.8 |
50–75 | 62.1 | 38.4 | 31.1 | 30.5 |
>75 | 60.0 | 46.5 | 22.6 | 30.9 |
Proxy interview | ||||
Yes | 47.0 | 58.2 | 22.0 | 19.8 |
No | 67.5 | 35.0 | 30.2 | 34.8 |
Telephone interview | ||||
Yes | 52.4 | 51.2 | 23.4 | 25.4 |
No | 66.7 | 35.5 | 30.2 | 34.3 |
Living in an institution (women) | ||||
Yes | 45.2 | 72.9 | 18.5 | 8.6 |
Now | 60.1 | 43.9 | 29.9 | 26.3 |
Living in an institution (men) | ||||
Yes | 40.1 | 42.5 | 28.2 | 29.3 |
No | 77.0 | 25.9 | 29.8 | 44.3 |
ADL limitation | ||||
Yes | 46.9 | 52.3 | 26.6 | 21.1 |
No | 70.4 | 34.4 | 29.8 | 35.9 |
Mobility problem | ||||
Yes | 54.9 | 45.5 | 26.1 | 28.4 |
No | 74.2 | 31.6 | 31.7 | 36.7 |
Period | ||||
1992 | 58.8 | 42.6 | 31.6 | 25.8 |
2002 | 63.6 | 39.7 | 31.4 | 28.9 |
2011 | 69.2 | 32.6 | 25.1 | 42.3 |
Birth cohortsb | ||||
1894–1914 | 58.45 | 39.66 | 35.02 | 25.32 |
1915–1924 | 62.39 | 43.64 | 24.87 | 31.49 |
1925–1934 | 73.23 | 29.78 | 27.78 | 42.44 |
Age groupsb | ||||
77–79 | 71.9 | 34.5 | 31.3 | 34.2 |
80–84 | 66.1 | 35.8 | 30.2 | 34.1 |
85+ | 54.8 | 44.8 | 25.3 | 29.9 |
Total | 64.0 | 37.9 | 29.1 | 32.9 |
Weighted n | 1819 | 441 | 339 | 383 |