Table 2

Relationship between harms suffered as a result of others drinking in the past 12 months, and AUDIT score and educational achievement†

Aggressive harms from others’ drinkingOther harms from others’ drinkingAll harms
nPhysically assaultedSexually harassed or assaultedVerbally insultedAny aggressive harmUnintended injuryTraffic incidentKept awakeProperty damagedAny other harm
AUDIT (score)
 Lower risk (0–7)28 0483.806.3331.1234.614.470.5527.157.8332.7451.077
 Increasing risk (8–15)25 6228.398.2743.4748.338.470.8930.5413.1440.6364.437
 Higher risk (16–19)458214.039.9554.4559.7814.491.8833.5721.5450.1174.531
 Dependence (20+)317720.6812.3460.1265.6621.033.1236.0726.5354.6477.432
 χ21690.268214.8621987.7372268.3291516.174254.624190.3371520.1941052.1941940.784
 p Value******************************
Educational attainment
 No high school education653010.056.2339.6343.898.501.3222.5312.4833.2356.769
 High school or higher56 3377.077.8639.4643.747.640.8830.0911.9638.8959.904
 χ276.14621.7340.0740.0516.03512.401161.7291.4879.2723.882
 p Value******NSNSNS******NS******
  • *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.

  • †Some respondents (3.6%) did not answer all AUDIT questions, and therefore, an AUDIT score could not be calculated. For educational attainment 1.4% of respondents did not provide data.

  • AUDIT, Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test; NS, not significant.