Table 1 Characteristics of study participants according to sex
From: Correlates of alcohol consumption in rural western Kenya: A cross-sectional study
Characteristics | Frequency (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Male (n = 198) | Female (n = 280) | Total (n = 478) | |
Age group | |||
18–29 | 50 (25.3) | 73 (26.1) | 123 (25.7) |
30–49 | 70 (35.4) | 116 (41.4) | 186 (38.9) |
50–65 | 78 (39.4) | 91 (32.5) | 169 (35.4) |
Mean (SD) | 42.0 (13.7) | 40.6 (14.2) | 41 (14.0) |
Education | |||
None | 22 (11.1) | 43 (15.4) | 65 (13.6) |
Primary | 91 (46.0) | 146 (52.1) | 237 (49.6) |
Secondary/higher | 85 (42.9) | 91 (32.5) | 176 (36.8) |
Wealth index tertile (470) | |||
Rich | 62 (32.1) | 97 (35.0) | 159 (33.8) |
Middle | 63 (32.6) | 92 (33.2) | 155 (33.0) |
Poor | 68 (35.2) | 88 (31.8) | 156 (33.2) |
Household size | |||
1–3 | 39 (19.7) | 42 (15.0) | 81 (17.0) |
4–6 | 93 (47.0) | 145 (51.8) | 238 (49.8) |
> 6 | 66 (33.3) | 93 (33.2) | 159 (33.3) |
Religion(477) | |||
Catholic | 82 (41.6) | 99 (35.4) | 181 (38.0) |
Protestant | 113 (57.4) | 181 (64.6) | 294 (61.6) |
Muslim | 2 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.4) |
Marital status | |||
Married/living together | 142 (71.7) | 202 (72.1) | 344 (72.0) |
Not married | 56 (28.3) | 78 (27.9) | 134 (28.0) |
Uses tobacco | |||
Yes | 53 (26.8) | 16 (5.7) | 69 (14.4) |
No | 145 (73.2) | 264 (94.3) | 409 (85.6) |
Sell/prepare alcohol at home | |||
Yes | 30 (15.2) | 27 (9.6) | 57 (11.9) |
No | 168 (84.9) | 253 (90.4) | 421 (88.1) |
Number of drinkers in family | |||
0 | 83 (41.9) | 173 (61.8) | 256 (53.6) |
1 | 59 (29.8) | 73 (26.1) | 132 (27.6) |
> 1 | 56 (28.3) | 34 (12.1) | 90 (18.8) |
Number of drinking friends | |||
0 | 47 (23.7) | 165 (58.9) | 212 (44.4) |
≤ 5 | 66 (33.3) | 86 (30.7) | 152 (31.8) |
> 5 | 85 (42.9) | 29 (10.4) | 114 (23.9) |
Attitude score tertile(467) | |||
1 (poor attitude) | 58 (29.9) | 97(35.5) | 155 (33.2) |
2 | 52 (26.8) | 104(38.1) | 156 (33.4) |
3 (good attitude) | 84 (43.3) | 72(26.4) | 156 (33.4) |