Table 1 Sample characteristics
From: Conversations about alcohol in healthcare – cross-sectional surveys in the Netherlands and Sweden
Variables | Country | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sweden | Netherlands | ||
Sex | (n = 2996) | (n = 2173) | 0.013 |
Man | 1501 (50.1%) | 1015 (46.7%) | |
Women | 1495 (49.9%) | 1158 (53.3%) | |
Age | (n = 3000) | (n = 2173) | < 0.001 |
Mean age (SD) | 40.6 (13.4%) | 52.6 (17.9) | |
< 29 years | 851 (28.4%) | 316 (14.5%) | |
30–39 years | 604 (20.1%) | 259 (11.9%) | |
40–49 years | 630 (21.0%) | 296 (13.6%) | |
50–59 years | 591 (19.7%) | 390 (17.9%) | |
60+ years | 324 (10.8%) | 912 (42.0%) | |
Education | (n = 3000) | (n = 2173) | < 0.001 |
Basic | 141 (4.7%) | 94 (4.3%) | |
Secondary school | 1392 (46.4%) | 689 (31.7%) | |
Post-secondary education | 1467 (48.9%) | 1311 (60.3%) | |
Other | 0 (0.0%) | 79 (3.6%) | |
Occupation | (n = 2999) | (n = 2173) | < 0.0010 |
Employed | 2227 (74.2%) | 1025 (47.2%) | |
Student | 359 (12.0%) | 179 (8.2%) | |
Unemployed | 98 (3.3%) | 64 (2.9%) | |
Sick-listed | 82 (2.7%) | 72 (3.3%) | |
Retired | 142 (4.7%) | 567 (26.1%) | |
Other | 91 (3.0%) | 266 (12.2%) | |
Marital status | (n = 3000) | (n = 2173) | < 0.001 |
Married/living together | 1897 (63.2%) | 1486 (68.4%) | |
Single or living apart | 1103 (36.8%) | 619 (28.5%) | |
Other | 0 (0.0%) | 68 (3.1%) | |
Healthcare visits in the last 12 months | (n = 3000) | (n = 2171) | < 0.001 |
2 or more visits | 1113 (37.1%) | 1095 (50.4%) | |
1 visit | 930 (31.0%) | 482 (22.2%) | |
No visit | 957 (31.9%) | 594 (27.3%) | |
Conversations about alcohol in healthcare in the last 12 months | (n = 2043) | (n = 1577) | < 0.001 |
2 or more conversations | 120 (5.9%) | 99 (6.3%) | |
1 conversation | 416 (20.4%) | 198 (12.6) | |
No conversation | 1507 (73.8%) | 1280 (81.2%) | |
Conversations about alcohol in healthcare in the last 12 months & reported a positive effect | (n = 423) | (n = 263) | < 0.001 |
1, 2 or more conversations and effect | 322 (76.1%) | 150 (57.0%) | |
1, 2 or more conversations and no effect | 101 (23.9%) | 113 (43.0%) | |
Drinking categories | (n = 2996) | (n = 2172) | < 0.001 |
Abstainers | 284 (9.5%) | 352 (16.2%) | |
Moderate drinkers | 1865 (62.2%) | 1174 (54.0%) | |
Risky drinkers | 847 (28.2%) | 646 (29.7%) | |