Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics at baseline of the followed participants by trial group, and the not followed participants
From: A pragmatic randomised trial of two counselling models at the Swedish national alcohol helpline
Brief structured intervention n = 107 | Usual care n = 117 | Total sample n = 224 | Not followed n = 96 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (mean, sd)a | 48.5 ± 13.9 | 49.7 ± 13.8 | 49.1 ± 13.8 | 45.6 ± 13.0 |
Sex, n (%) | ||||
Women | 31 (29.0) | 29 (24.8) | 60 (26.8) | 36 (37.5) |
Men | 76 (71.0) | 88 (75.2) | 164 (73.2) | 60 (62.5) |
Employment status, n (%)a | ||||
Unemployed | 26 (24.5) | 37 (32.2) | 63 (28.5) | 13 (13.7) |
Employed | 80 (75.5) | 78 (67.8) | 158 (71.5) | 82 (86.3) |
Education, n (%)a | ||||
Primary | 12 (11.4) | 9 (7.8) | 21 (9.6) | 9 (9.4) |
Secondary | 33 (31.4) | 50 (43.5) | 83 (37.7) | 45 (46.9) |
Post-secondary | 60 (57.1) | 56 (48.7) | 116 (52.7) | 42 (43.8) |
Living arrangement, n (%) | ||||
Living alone (yes) | 26 (24.3) | 27 (23.1) | 53 (23.7) | 18 (18.8) |
Cohabiting with partner (yes) | 70 (65.4) | 76 (65.0) | 146 (65.2) | 70 (72.9) |
Living with children (yes) | 42 (39.3) | 33 (28.2) | 75 (33.5) | 39 (40.6) |
Social support during crisis, n (%)a | ||||
Always | 3 (2.8) | 7 (6.0) | 10 (4.5) | 9 (9.4) |
Occasionally | 23 (21.7) | 33 (28.4) | 56 (25.2) | 23 (24.0) |
Never | 80 (75.5) | 76 (65.5) | 156 (70.3) | 64 (66.7) |