Table 1 Mean AUDIT score and numbers of drinkers broken down by drinking risk group
Demographic group | Drinkers N | AUDIT | Low risk (0–7) | AUDIT positive (8–40) | Probably dependent (20+) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Range | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
Males | 1297 | 8.79 | 5.10 | 1–40 | 611 | 47% | 686 | 53% | 43 | 3% |
Females | 1483 | 6.83 | 4.19 | 1–35 | 957 | 65% | 526 | 35% | 26 | 2% |
Significant difference between gender: t = 11.00, p < 0.0005 | ||||||||||
Under 18 | 236 | 7.15 | 5.46 | 1–35 | 159 | 67% | 77 | 33% | 10 | 4% |
18–19 | 411 | 8.46 | 4.43 | 1–36 | 198 | 48% | 213 | 52% | 9 | 2% |
20–24 | 964 | 8.50 | 4.79 | 1–36 | 452 | 47% | 512 | 53% | 28 | 3% |
25–29 | 409 | 7.55 | 4.83 | 1–28 | 252 | 62% | 157 | 38% | 13 | 3% |
30–34 | 237 | 7.20 | 4.64 | 1–30 | 149 | 63% | 88 | 37% | 7 | 3% |
35–39 | 159 | 6.65 | 3.92 | 1–19 | 107 | 67% | 52 | 33% | 0 | 0% |
40+ | 364 | 6.40 | 4.23 | 1–40 | 251 | 69% | 113 | 31% | 2 | 1% |
Significant difference between age groups: F = 13.60, p < 0.0005 | ||||||||||
Non-student | 2064 | 7.61 | 4.89 | 1–40 | 1212 | 59% | 852 | 41% | 57 | 3% |
Student | 716 | 8.14 | 4.26 | 1–27 | 356 | 50% | 360 | 50% | 12 | 2% |
Significant difference between student status: t = −2.74, p = 0.006 | ||||||||||
Heterosexual | 2649 | 7.69 | 4.69 | 1–40 | 1505 | 57% | 1144 | 43% | 63 | 2% |
Other | 131 | 8.82 | 5.47 | 1–35 | 63 | 48% | 68 | 52% | 6 | 5% |
Significant difference between sexual orientation: t = −2.67, p = 0.008 | ||||||||||
White | 2706 | 7.80 | 4.74 | 1–40 | 1517 | 56% | 1189 | 44% | 69 | 3% |
Black/minority/ethnic | 74 | 5.92 | 4.41 | 1–19 | 51 | 69% | 23 | 31% | 0 | 0% |
Significant difference between ethnicity: t = 3.37, p = 0.001 | ||||||||||
Deprivation quintile 1 | 357 | 7.71 | 5.30 | 1–35 | 212 | 59% | 145 | 41% | 13 | 4% |
Deprivation quintile 2 | 553 | 7.69 | 4.91 | 1–32 | 321 | 58% | 232 | 42% | 17 | 3% |
Deprivation quintile 3 | 609 | 7.46 | 4.85 | 1–35 | 369 | 61% | 240 | 39% | 17 | 3% |
Deprivation quintile 4 | 435 | 7.43 | 4.74 | 1–39 | 254 | 58% | 181 | 42% | 11 | 3% |
Deprivation quintile 5 | 789 | 8.16 | 4.23 | 1–30 | 397 | 50% | 392 | 50% | 11 | 1% |
Significant difference between deprivation quintiles (1 = most deprived): F = −2.53, p = 0.039 | ||||||||||
Total | 2780 | 7.75 | 4.74 | 1–40 | 1568 | 56% | 1212 | 44% | 69 | 2% |