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Table 2 Sample descriptive statistics for unrecorded alcohol consumers compared to non-consumers (n = 718) (to be presented in page 7)

From: Examining characteristics of recorded and unrecorded alcohol consumers in Kenya

 

Proportion Unrecorded

Proportion Recorded

Sex

 Male

86.42%

85.29%

 Female

13.58%

14.71%

Age in years

 18–29

27.58%

40.15%

 30–44

46.22%

38.24%

 45–59

17.16%

16.28%

 60–69

9.03%

5.34%

Marital Status

 Cohabitating

1.29%

0.70%

 Married

67.47%

62.61%

 Divorced

0.37%

1.01%

 Never Married

14.19%

24.19%

 Separated

6.24%

10.13%

 Widowed

10.44%

1.35%

Education

 No Formal Schooling

10.98%

4.80%

 Primary Incomplete

50.25%

17.25%

 Primary Complete

25.96%

24.20%

 Secondary and above

12.80%

53.76%

Wealth Index

 Poorest

27.01%

12.58%

 Poor

27.18%

12.62%

 Middle

19.62%

14.88%

 Rich

20.82%

16.99%

 Richest

5.37%

42.93%

Residence

 Rural

67.10%

46.95%

 Urban

32.90%

53.05%

Region

 Nairobi

10.97%

13.90%

 Rift Valley

30.75%

23.74%

 Western

20.24%

8.86%

 Eastern

14.21%

12.92%

 Central

1.00%

22.11%

 Nyanza

13.02%

8.13%

 Coast

9.81%

10.33%

Smoker

 No

58.87%

77.68%

 Yes

41.13%

22.32%

Binge Drinking (w/in last month)

 No

27.29%

31.27%

 Yes

72.71%

68.73%

 

Mean

95% CI

Mean

95% CI

Age

38.45

36.57

40.33

35.66

33.80

37.52

# Drinking Occasions (past month)

2.61

2.30

2.92

2.53

2.24

2.81

# Binge Drinking (occasions past month)

5.66

4.12

7.21

3.46

2.32

4.61