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Table 1 Alcohol Consumption in Wave 1, percentage endorsing Cage and LifetimePsychiatric Problem and Alcohol Consumption in Wave 2. N = 7,434

From: Alcohol use and health outcomes in the oldest old

Daily Alcohol Consumption Group

Daily Alcohol Use Wave 1- % (n) 7,434

% Wave 1 Consumption Group Endorsed Cage Item

% Wave 1 Consumption Group Endorsed Lifetime Psychiatric Problem

Daily Alcohol Use Wave 2 % (n) 6,184

None- Doesn't Drink

55.8 (4,146)

11.8 (491)

11.5 (478)

63.1 (3,903)

Less than once a day

33.8 (2,515)

11.5 (289)

9.8 (246)

27.3 (1,687)

1 to 2 drinks per day

8.3 (620)

22.3 (138)

9.7 (60)

8.0 (494)

3 or more drinks per day

2.1 (153)

49.0 (75)

15.7 (24)

1.6 (100)