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Table 6 Distribution (percentage) of preferred alcoholic beverages consumed by current drinkers

From: Alcohol consumption and associated factors among middle-aged and older adults: results from China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study

 

Men

Women

 

Sprit

Beer

Wine

≥ 2 types

χ2

P value

Sprit

Beer

Wine

≥ 2 types

χ2

P value

Age (years)

  45~49

44.67

20.96

0.52

33.85

98.86

<0.001*

29.17

44.44

0

26.39

8.70

0.034*

  50~54

53.56

18.2

0

28.24

  

32.2

38.98

1.69

27.12

  

  55~59

57.92

13.92

0.16

28

  

54.65

22.09

3.49

19.77

  

  60~64

60.56

13.08

0.2

26.16

  

54.93

22.54

2.82

19.72

  

  65~69

68.33

10

0.33

21.33

  

63.16

21.05

0

15.79

  

  70~74

66.26

11.66

1.23

20.86

  

60.71

28.57

0

10.71

  

  ≥75

71.86

8.98

1.8

17.37

  

76.67

13.33

3.33

6.67

  

Rural-urban status

  Rural

57.27

15.54

0.23

26.97

6.051

0.109

49.69

29.81

0.93

19.57

11.91

0.008*

  Urban

57.81

13.62

0.83

27.74

  

46.43

21.43

7.14

25

  

Marital status

  Separated/divorced/widowed/

never been married

68.83

10.39

0

20.78

14.33

0.003*

51.61

22.58

4.84

20.97

4.74

0.192

  Married

56.28

15.54

0.43

27.75

  

49.07

29.81

1.24

19.88

  

Living alone

  No

56.42

15.57

0.4

27.61

7.40

0.060

48.81

29.49

1.69

20

0.55

0.908

  Yes

64.11

11.66

0.31

23.93

  

51.69

25.84

2.25

20.22

  

Education

  Illiteracy

66.03

11.75

0

22.22

28.43

<0.001*

56.89

23.35

2.4

17.37

14.8581

0.095

  Primary or junior high school

59.63

14.34

0.32

25.71

  

45.99

33.58

0.73

19.71

  

  Senior high school

54.45

16.54

0.38

28.63

  

42.86

35.71

0

21.43

  

  Graduate

50

17.09

0.85

32.05

  

36.84

26.32

5.26

31.58

  

Smoking

  No

48.55

23.21

0.39

27.85

36.10

<0.001*

47.25

31.39

1.94

19.42

6.19

0.103

  Yes

59.3

13.29

0.39

27.02

  

58.67

17.33

1.33

22.67

  

Self- Comment of Your Health

  Excellent

54.81

17.04

0

28.15

15.67

0.207

40

40

0

20

16.24

0.180

  Very good

53.22

16.41

0.44

29.93

  

37.74

39.62

0

22.64

  

  Good

56.31

15.99

0.4

27.31

  

58.4

22.4

3.2

16

  

  Fair

58.61

13.29

0.33

27.78

  

48.44

28.13

2.34

21.09

  

  Poor

64.12

14.95

0.66

20.27

  

46.03

30.16

0

23.81

  

Region

  Central

58

11.5

0

30.5

220.76

<0.001*

48.94

25.53

0

25.53

77.88

<0.001*

  East

46.34

21.64

0.79

31.23

  

36.18

38.16

1.97

23.68

  

  North-central

63.71

12.27

0

24.02

  

44.74

36.84

0

18.42

  

  North-east

51.62

20.22

0

28.16

  

28

52

4

16

  

  North-west

47.37

9.65

0

42.98

  

54.55

0

0

45.45

  

  South

53.21

12.84

2.75

31.19

  

58.33

8.33

25

8.33

  

  South-west

79.69

6.19

0

14.12

  

75.76

12.12

0

12.12

  

Depression

  No

55.78

15.89

0.36

27.97

6.97

0.073

46.07

30.37

3.14

20.42

3.98

0.264

  Yes

61.13

13.81

0.13

24.93

  

51.57

27.04

0.63

20.75

  

Working status

  NO

66.73

12.04

1.42

19.82

48.36

<0.001*

59.79

24.74

3.09

12.37

8.45

0.038*

  Yes

54.96

15.89

0.13

29.02

  

45.99

29.97

1.39

22.65

  

Social activities

  No

61.73

13.82

0.15

24.3

22.28

<0.001*

53.01

26.78

1.64

18.58

1.75

0.626

  Yes

53.44

16.25

0.6

29.7

  

46.27

30.35

1.99

21.39

  

Sleep time

  <6.0 h

60.35

14.39

0.35

24.91

9.60

0.142

54.29

25.71

2.86

17.14

3.76

0.709

  6.0~7.9 h

55.03

16.7

0.66

27.61

  

47.66

27.34

1.56

23.44

  

  ≥8.0 h

57.93

14.08

0.17

27.82

  

47.33

32

1.33

19.33

  
  1. *, P<0.05