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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the analytical sample at baseline (n = 853)

From: Effects of a multi-component alcohol prevention program in the workplace on hazardous alcohol use among employees

Variable, n (%)

Control (n = 586)

Intervention

(n = 267)

p

Sex

   

 Male

324 (55.3)

136 (50.9)

0.237

 Female

262 (44.7)

131 (49.1)

Age group

   

 ≤ 34 years

145 (24.7)

64 (24.0)

0.302

 35–44 years

167 (28.5)

92 (34.5)

 45–54 years

161 (27.5)

69 (25.8)

 ≥ 55 years

113 (19.3)

42 (15.7)

Education level a

   

 Primary education

28 (4.8)

12 (4.5)

0.370

 Upper secondary education

297 (51.0)

123 (46.1)

 Tertiary education

258 (44.3)

132 (49.4)

  1. a Missing value due to internal missing values of a few individuals
  2. Differences between the control and the intervention group were calculated using Pearson’s chi-square test