Table 1 Sociodemographic and health variables by drinking and smoking (n = 6576)
From: The relationship of tobacco and alcohol use with ageing self-perceptions in older people in Ireland
| Â | Total population | Drinking behaviour | Smoking | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non drinker | Moderate drinker | Harmful drinker | Never | Former | Current | ||
N (%) | 6576 | 1666 (25.3) | 2948 (44.8) | 1962 (29.8) | 2914 (44.3) | 2550 (38.8) | 1112 (16.9) |
Age, years mean (SD) | 63.18 (8.98) | 66.76 (9.2) | 62.82 (8.6) | 60.69 (8.2) | 62.23 (9.0) | 64.14 (9.0) | 60.87 (8.4) |
Gender % (n)*,^ | |||||||
 Male | 45.7 (3006) | 20.4 (612) | 40.6 (1220) | 39.1 (1174) | 36.0 (1081) | 47.0 (1414) | 17.00 (511) |
 Female | 54.3 (3570) | 29.5 (1054) | 48.4 (1728) | 22.1 (788) | 51.4 (1833) | 31.8 (1136) | 16.8 (601) |
Education % (n)*,^ | |||||||
 Primary | 26.9 (1768) | 37.1 (656) | 37.0 (655) | 25.8 (457) | 37.1 (656) | 41.0 (724) | 22.0 (388) |
 Secondary | 57.6 (3791) | 22.3 (847) | 46.1 (1749) | 31.5 (1195) | 46.0 (1744) | 37.1 (1408) | 16.9 (639) |
 Tertiary | 15.5 (1017) | 16.0 (163) | 53.5 (544) | 30.5 (310) | 50.5 (514) | 41.1 (418) | 8.4 (85) |
Marital Status % (n)*,^ | |||||||
 Married | 71.58 (4707) | 22.8 (1073) | 46.2 (2175) | 31.0 (1459) | 45.7 (2149) | 39.1 (1838) | 15.3 (720) |
 Never married | 9.06 (596) | 29.4 (175) | 41.8 (249) | 28.9 (172) | 40.6 (242) | 39.6 (236) | 19.8 (118) |
 Separated/divorced | 6.34 (417) | 21.3 (89) | 39.8 (166) | 38.9 (162) | 34.5 (144) | 34.3 (143) | 31.2 (130) |
 Widowed | 13.0 (856) | 38.4 (329) | 41.8 (358) | 19.7 (169) | 44.3 (379) | 38.9 (333) | 16.8 (144) |
Socio-economic % (n)*,^ | |||||||
 Social class 1-2 | 23.9 (1574) | 16.4 (258) | 52.1 (820) | 31.5 (496) | 45.6 (718) | 43.2 (680) | 11.2 (176) |
 Social class 3-4 | 21.20 (1394) | 25.8 (359) | 44.1 (615) | 30.1 (420) | 43.8 (610) | 41.0 (571) | 15.3 (213) |
 Social class 5-6 | 12.0 (787) | 28.7 (226) | 37.9 (298) | 33.4 (263) | 34.7 (273) | 42.1 (331) | 23.2 (183) |
 Farmers | 6.0 (398) | 35.9 (143) | 42.5 (169) | 21.6 (86) | 53.0 (211) | 35.9 (143) | 11.1 (44) |
 Unclassified | 36.85 (2423) | 28.1 (680) | 43.2 (1046 | 28.8 (697) | 45.5 (1102) | 34.0 (825) | 20.5 (496) |
Self-Rated Health % (n)*,^ | |||||||
 Excellent/Very good | 46.1 (3029) | 21.4 (649) | 47.7 (1446) | 30.8 (934) | 49.8 (1509) | 36.6 (1108) | 13.6 (412) |
 Good/Fair | 49.5 (3252) | 27.8 (904) | 43.1 (1403) | 29.1 (945) | 40.5 (1316) | 40.6 (1319) | 19.0 (617) |
 Poor | 4.5 (295) | 38.3 (113) | 33.6 (99) | 28.1 (83) | 30.12 (89) | 41.7 (123) | 28.1 (83) |
Depression % (n)^ | |||||||
 None/mild | 73.8 (4778) | 24.6 (1177) | 45.7 (2182) | 29.7 (1419) | 46.0 (2200) | 39.4 (1883) | 14.6 (695) |
 Moderate | 17.4 (1128) | 26.1 (294) | 43.7 (493) | 30.2 (341) | 41.9 (473) | 38.2 (431) | 19.9 (224) |
 Severe | 8.8 (572) | 28.3 (162) | 41.1 (235) | 30.6 (175) | 36.0 (206) | 35.5 (203) | 28.5 (163) |