Table 2 Alcohol change and Psychological Distress by gender of respondent and their current partner (n = 35,854)
|  | Women partnered with women (n = 747) | Women partnered with men (n = 16,805) | Men partnered with women (n = 16,915) | Men partnered with men (n = 1042) | Non-binary respondents or respondents with a non-binary partner (n = 345) | Sample (n = 35,854) | P value (Chi 2 test) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Composite change in alcohol use - n(%) | Only decreased | 205/714 (28.7) | 4109/16329 (25.2) | 4261/16327 (26.1) | 290/998 (29.1) | 90/323 (27.9) | 8992/34691 (25.8) | p < .001 |
No change | 165/714 (23.1) | 4353/16329 (26.7) | 4301/16327 (26.3) | 212/998 (21.2) | 76/323 (23.5) | 9142/34691 (26.3) | ||
Only increased | 280/714 (39.2) | 6679/16329 (40.9) | 6515/16327 (39.9) | 428/998 (42.9) | 125/323 (38.7) | 14,078/34691 (40.4) | ||
Increased and decreased | 64/714 (9.0) | 1188/16329 (7.3) | 1250/16327 (7.7) | 68/998 (6.8) | 32/323 (9.9) | 2607/34691 (7.5) | ||
Kessler 6 Distress Scale n(%) | Non-case | 476/590 (80.7) | 11,320/13313 (85.0) | 11,807/12845 (91.9) | 682/789 (86.4) | 181/276 (65.6) | 24,564/27813 (88.0) | p < .001 |
Severe psychological distress (≥13) | 114/590 (19.3) | 1993/13313 (15.0) | 1038/12845 (8.1) | 107/789 (13.6) | 95/276 (34.4) | 3355/27813 (12.0) | ||
Kessler 6 total score - median (LQ – UQ) | 7 (4–11) | 7 (3–10) | 4 (2–8) | 6 (3–10) | 10 (6–14) | 5 (3–9) | – | |