The distributions of drinking habits
| Women | Men | |||||||
| n=5301 | % | MCS | PCS | n=1230 | % | MCS | PCS | |
| Weekly average drinking | ||||||||
| 0 | 384 | 7 | 53.4 (52.4 to 54.4) | 46.0 (45.0 to 46.9) | 56 | 5 | 51.3 (48.9 to 53.8) | 47.4 (45.3 to 49.5) |
| 0-4 | 3404 | 64 | 52.6 (52.2 to 52.9) | 47.2 (46.9 to 47.5) | 449 | 37 | 52.5 (51.6 to 53.4) | 49.5 (48.8 to 50.2) |
| 4-16 | 1339 | 25 | 51.5 (50.9 to 52.0) | 48.0 (47.5 to 48.5) | 512 | 42 | 52.3 (51.5 to 53.2) | 49.5 (48.8 to 50.2) |
| 16 or more /16-24 | 151 | 3 | 47.9 (46.3 to 49.5) | 47.8 (46.3 to 49.3) | 131 | 11 | 50.8 (49.1 to 52.4) | 49.2 (47.8 to 50.6) |
| 24 or more | 79 | 6 | 50.4 (48.3 to 52.5) | 49.6 (47.8 to 51.4) | ||||
| Binge drinking | ||||||||
| Non-drinker | 336 | 7 | 53.1 (52.0 to 54.1) | 46.2 (45.2 to 47.2) | 60 | 5 | 51.3 (48.9 to 53.7) | 47.0 (45.0 to 49.0) |
| No | 3942 | 76 | 52.6 (52.2 to 52.9) | 47.5 (47.2 to 47.8) | 634 | 52 | 52.6 (51.9 to 53.4) | 50.0 (49.3 to 50.6) |
| Yes | 918 | 18 | 50.5 (49.8 to 51.2) | 46.9 (46.3 to 47.5) | 522 | 43 | 51.5 (50.7 to 52.3) | 48.9 (48.3 to 49.6) |
| Problem drinking | ||||||||
| No | 4251 | 83 | 52.9 (52.6 to 53.2) | 47.5 (47.2 to 47.8) | 929 | 77 | 52.7 (52.1 to 53.4) | 49.7 (49.2 to 50.3) |
| Yes | 850 | 17 | 48.4 (47.8 to 49.1) | 46.6 (46.0 to 47.2) | 282 | 23 | 49.6 (48.5 to 50.7) | 48.2 (47.3 to 49.1) |
The age-adjusted mean scores and their 95% CIs for mental and physical component summaries
MCS, mental component summary; PCS, physical component summary.