The alcohol harm paradox: using a national survey to explore how alcohol may disproportionately impact health in deprived individuals

Table 1 Variations in typical alcohol consumption status with sample demographics

		All		Alcohol consumption categories^a
		All		Minimal consumer %	Lower risk %	Increased risk %	Higher risk %	Never drank %	Ex-drinker %	P
		n	6015	1275	2429	682	165	344	1120
Age (years)	18–34	703	11.7	18.8	50.5	8.8	3.4	8.7	9.8
	35–54	1711	28.5	18.7	43.8	13.4	2.8	5.7	15.6
	55–74	2668	44.4	21.9	39.3	12.3	3.0	3.7	19.8
	75+	933	15.5	25.5	29.6	6.9	1.4	9.3	27.3	<0.001
Sex	Female	3888	64.6	26.1	35.8	9.9	1.7	6.3	20.3
Sex	Male	2127	35.4	12.2	48.8	14.0	4.8	4.7	15.6	<0.001
Ethnicity^b	White	5601	93.1	21.6	41.7	11.8	2.8	3.6	18.5
	Asian/Chinese	188	3.1	10.1	14.4	1.1	1.1	55.3	18.1
	Black/Other/not stated	226	3.8	19.9	28.8	9.7	2.2	16.4	23.0	<0.001
Deprived	No	4045	67.3	20.6	43.1	12.6	2.6	4.4	16.7
Deprived	Yes	1970	32.8	22.4	34.8	8.8	3.1	8.4	22.5	<0.001

^aMinimal, male & female >0–1 unit; lower risk, male >1–21 units, female >1–14 units; increased risk, male >21–50 units, female >14–35 units; higher risk, male >50 units, female >35 units. One UK unit is approximately 8 g of pure alcohol. ^bWhite includes White British, Irish and other; Asian/Chinese includes Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Asian other or Asian British and Chinese; Black/other/not stated includes; Black or Black British, African, Caribbean, Black African Caribbean, other and not stated

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