Patterns and trends of alcohol consumption in rural and urban areas of China: findings from the China Kadoorie Biobank

Table 4 Reasons for stopping drinking by socio-demographic characteristics and health factors among previous weekly drinkers at resurvey (2013–2014)

Characteristics*	N	Reasons
Characteristics*	N	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 status^a
Good	408	42.9	26.0	7.1	24.0
Poor	758	56.7	22.3	5.1	15.8
Prior disease^b
No	618	44.8	27.0	6.5	21.7
Yes	548	59.9	19.7	5.1	15.3

*Except for age and regions, characteristics were based on the characteristics of the participants collected at the resurvey
^{^}Included health concerns about future illness and doctor’s advice
^#Included family disapproval and other reasons apart from health and financial concern
^aPoor self-reported health status include those who reported fair or poor self-rated health; Good self-reported health status include those who reported good or excellent self-rated health
^bDiagnosed with one or more of: coronary heart disease, stroke, transient ischaemic attack, diabetes, cancer, tuberculosis, chronic hepatitis/cirrhosis, rheumatoid arthritis, peptic ulcer, chronic respiratory disease, gallstone/gallbladder disease, kidney disease