Table 4 Reasons for stopping drinking by socio-demographic characteristics and health factors among previous weekly drinkers at resurvey (2013–2014)
Characteristics* | N | Reasons | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Existing illness (%) | Money (%) | Future health^ (%) | Other# (%) | ||
Overall | 1166 | 51.9 | 23.6 | 5.8 | 18.7 |
Socio-demographic characteristics | |||||
Gender | |||||
 Men | 970 | 53.1 | 24.3 | 6.3 | 16.3 |
 Women | 196 | 45.9 | 19.9 | 3.6 | 30.6 |
Birth cohorts | |||||
 < 1940 | 174 | 56.9 | 17.8 | 5.7 | 19.5 |
 1940–1949 | 408 | 57.4 | 21.1 | 5.4 | 16.2 |
 1950–1959 | 381 | 47.2 | 27.3 | 7.1 | 18.4 |
 ≥ 1960 | 203 | 45.3 | 26.6 | 4.4 | 23.6 |
Area | |||||
 Rural | 687 | 60.3 | 21.5 | 6.3 | 11.9 |
 Urban | 479 | 39.9 | 26.5 | 5.2 | 28.4 |
Highest education | |||||
 Primary or below | 589 | 60.1 | 20.4 | 7.0 | 12.6 |
 Middle or above | 577 | 43.5 | 26.9 | 4.7 | 25.0 |
Household income (yuan/year) | |||||
 < 35,000 | 487 | 58.5 | 23.2 | 5.3 | 12.9 |
 35,000+ | 679 | 47.1 | 23.9 | 6.2 | 22.8 |
Health factors | |||||
Self-reported health statusa | |||||
 Good | 408 | 42.9 | 26.0 | 7.1 | 24.0 |
 Poor | 758 | 56.7 | 22.3 | 5.1 | 15.8 |
Prior diseaseb | |||||
 No | 618 | 44.8 | 27.0 | 6.5 | 21.7 |
 Yes | 548 | 59.9 | 19.7 | 5.1 | 15.3 |