Table 1 Sample characteristics (weighted) for the total study period (March 2014-June 2022), and before and after March 2020 in England for past-year smokers, and increasing and higher risk drinkers (AUDIT-C score of 4 or higher)
Smoked in past year | Overall N = 31,390 | Pre-March 2020 N = 23,119 | Post March 2020 N = 8,271 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI |
Age | ||||||
 18–24 | 16.8 | 16.3, 17.2 | 16.7 | 16.2, 17.2 | 16.9 | 16.0, 17.9 |
 25–34 | 24.1 | 23.6, 24.7 | 23.2 | 22.6, 23.8 | 26.8 | 25.7, 27.9 |
 35–44 | 18.2 | 17.7, 18.7 | 18.3 | 17.7, 18.8 | 18.0 | 17.1, 19.0 |
 45–54 | 17.4 | 17.0, 17.9 | 18.3 | 17.8, 18.9 | 14.9 | 14.1, 15.8 |
 55–64 | 12.2 | 11.8, 12.6 | 12.6 | 12.3, 13.1 | 11.1 | 10.4, 11.8 |
 65 +  | 11.2 | 10.9, 11.6 | 10.9 | 10.5, 11.3 | 12.2 | 11.5, 12.9 |
Sex | ||||||
 Women | 46.4 | 45.8, 47.0 | 46.6 | 45.9, 47.3 | 45.9 | 44.7, 47.1 |
Social grade | ||||||
 ABC1 | 40.2 | 39.6, 40.8 | 39.1 | 38.4, 39.8 | 43.1 | 41.9, 44.3 |
 C2DE | 59.8 | 59.2, 60.4 | 60.9 | 60.2, 61.6 | 56.9 | 55.7, 58.1 |
Region | ||||||
 London | 14.4 | 14.0, 14.8 | 14.2 | 13.8, 14.7 | 14.9 | 14.0, 15.7 |
 South | 25.0 | 24.5, 25.6 | 24.4 | 23.8, 25.1 | 26.5 | 25.5, 27.6 |
 Central | 29.4 | 28.8, 29.9 | 29.2 | 28.6, 29.8 | 29.9 | 28.8, 31.1 |
 North | 31.2 | 30.7, 31.8 | 32.1 | 31.5, 32.8 | 28.7 | 27.6, 29.8 |
Children in household | 32.7 | 32.1, 33.2 | 33.3 | 32.7, 34.0 | 30.7 | 29.6, 31.9 |
BI for smokinga | 28.7 | 28.2, 29.3 | 30.5 | 29.9, 31.2 | 23.6 | 22.6, 24.7 |
AUDIT 8 or higher | Overall N = 22,386 | Pre March 2020 N = 15,842 | Post March 2020 N = 6,544 | |||
Age | ||||||
 18–24 | 20.9 | 20.4, 21.5 | 23.1 | 22.4, 23.8 | 15.7 | 14.8, 16.7 |
 25–34 | 18.3 | 17.7, 18.9 | 17.8 | 17.1, 18.5 | 19.6 | 18.5, 20.7 |
 35–44 | 17.3 | 16.7, 17.9 | 16.9 | 16.2, 17.6 | 18.3 | 17.2, 19.4 |
 45–54 | 19.7 | 19.1, 20.3 | 19.3 | 18.6, 20.0 | 20.8 | 19.7, 21.8 |
 55–64 | 13.7 | 13.3, 14.2 | 13.5 | 12.9, 14.0 | 14.4 | 13.6, 15.3 |
 65 +  | 10.0 | 9.6, 10.4 | 9.5 | 9.0, 9.9 | 11.2 | 10.5, 12.0 |
Sex | ||||||
 Women | 32.4 | 31.8, 33.1 | 31.8 | 31.0, 32.6 | 33.9 | 32.7, 35.2 |
Social grade | ||||||
 ABC1 | 61.1 | 60.4, 61.8 | 61.2 | 60.4, 62.0 | 60.8 | 59.5, 62.2 |
 C2DE | 38.9 | 38.2, 39.6 | 38.8 | 37.9, 39.6 | 39.2 | 37.8, 40.5 |
Region | ||||||
 London | 12.0 | 11.5, 12.4 | 11.0 | 10.5, 11.5 | 14.3 | 13.4, 15.2 |
 South | 26.8 | 26.1, 27.5 | 27.4 | 26.6, 28.2 | 25.4 | 24.3, 26.6 |
 Central | 23.9 | 23.3, 24.5 | 22.4 | 21.7, 23,1 | 27.5 | 26.3, 28.7 |
 North | 37.3 | 36.7, 38.0 | 39.2 | 38.4, 40.0 | 32.9 | 31.6, 34.1 |
Children in household | 26.4 | 25.8, 27.1 | 25.2 | 24.4, 26.0 | 29.4 | 28.2, 30.7 |
BI for alcohola | 3.9 | 3.6, 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.5, 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.6, 4.6 |