Table 4 Binge drinking (6 or more drinks on one occasion) in the Australian Defence Force sample by demographic characteristics – frequencies, weighted percentages, odds ratios and 95 % confidence intervals
From: Alcohol use in the military: associations with health and wellbeing
| Â | Never | Less than monthly | Monthly | Weekly | Daily or almost daily | Weekly or daily binge drinking | p-value | Monthly or more binge drinking | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Odds ratio 95Â % CIa | Odds ratio 95Â % CIa | ||||||||
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 868 (18.1) | 1931 (39.7) | 892 (19.1) | 830 (18.5) | 182 (4.6) | 1 (Reference) | Â | 1 (Reference) | Â |
Female | 306 (43.2) | 257 (38.7) | 67 (9.3) | 55 (8.0) | 4 (0.8) | 0.30 (0.23, 0.39) | <0.0001 | 0.27 (0.22, 0.32) | <0.0001 |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
20–29 | 84 (12.3) | 255 (35.4) | 184 (27.5) | 141 (22.4) | 13 (2.4) | 1.21 (0.96, 1.51) | 0.10 | 1.65 (1.38, 1.97) | <0.0001 |
30–39 | 455 (18.7) | 1080 (43.7) | 446 (18.3) | 374 (16.0) | 61 (3.3) | 1 (Reference) |  | 1 (Reference) |  |
40–49 | 408 (24.7) | 658 (39.2) | 235 (13.7) | 274 (17.0) | 77 (5.3) | 1.20 (1.04, 1.39) | 0.01 | 0.91 (0.81, 1.03) | 0.15 |
50+ | 227 (34.6) | 195 (29.2) | 94 (14.3) | 96 (15.3) | 35 (6.5) | 1.25 (1.02, 1.52) | 0.03 | 1.00 (0.85, 1.19) | 0.98 |
Marital Status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Single/Other | 83 (13.0) | 222 (39.3) | 119 (20.4) | 129 (23.8) | 15 (3.5) | 1.66 (1.33, 2.05) | <0.0001 | 1.50 (1.25, 1.81) | <0.0001 |
Living with partner | 96 (14.1) | 263 (38.9) | 146 (24.1) | 124 (20.0) | 18 (3.0) | 1.28 (1.05, 1.56) | 0.01 | 1.47 (1.25, 1.72) | <0.0001 |
Married | 667 (20.4) | 1410 (42.6) | 557 (17.0) | 492 (15.6) | 115 (4.4) | 1 (Reference) | Â | 1 (Reference) | Â |
Separated/Divorced | 78 (16.1) | 168 (36.6) | 87 (20.2) | 87 (19.5) | 28 (7.5) | 1.43 (1.16, 1.76) | 0.0007 | 1.52 (1.28, 1.82) | <0.0001 |
Service | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Navy | 192 (17.4) | 480 (43.5) | 210 (19.5) | 176 (16.5) | 31 (3.0) | 0.84 (0.72, 0.98) | 0.03 | 0.99 (0.87, 1.13) | 0.91 |
Army | 867 (21.8) | 1529 (38.3) | 683 (17.4) | 667 (17.9) | 147 (4.6) | 1 (Reference) | Â | 1 (Reference) | Â |
Air Force | 115 (28.2) | 178 (41.4) | 66 (17.1) | 42 (10.5) | 8 (2.8) | 0.58 (0.44, 0.77) | 0.0002 | 0.77 (0.64, 0.92) | 0.004 |
Rank | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Officer | 460 (28.7) | 707 (43.0) | 241 (14.6) | 179 (11.3) | 33 (2.4) | 0.74 (0.58, 0.94) | 0.01 | 0.73 (0.61, 0.89) | 0.0013 |
Non-commissioned Officer | 595 (19.5) | 1230 (38.9) | 574 (18.0) | 582 (19.0) | 128 (4.6) | 1.31 (1.06, 1.62) | 0.01 | 1.18 (0.99, 1.41) | 0.06 |
Other ranks | 117 (17.4) | 247 (37.6) | 139 (21.0) | 123 (19.0) | 25 (4.9) | 1 (Reference) | Â | 1 (Reference) | Â |
Employment status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Full time | 573 (19.1) | 1242 (42.2) | 572 (19.8) | 474 (16.6) | 67 (2.3) | 1 (Reference) | Â | 1 (Reference) | Â |
Reserve | 437 (24.5) | 708 (40.4) | 274 (15.9) | 268 (15.7) | 60 (3.5) | 1.09 (0.96, 1.23) | 0.20 | 0.97 (0.87, 1.07) | 0.51 |
Ex-serving | 164 (21.5) | 238 (34.1) | 113 (16.7) | 143 (19.7) | 59 (8.0) | 1.67 (1.39, 2.00) | <0.0001 | 1.27 (1.09, 1.49) | 0.003 |