Table 1 Descriptive statistics
From: Sociodemographic characteristics associated with alcohol use among low-income Mexican older adults
Wave 1 % or M (SD) | Wave 2 % or M (SD) | Wave 3 % or M (SD) | Response format | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dependent variables | ||||
Alcohol use | ||||
Lifetime use | 54.47 | 60.68 | 66.58 | Ever drank alcohol |
Current use | 11.74 | 10.50 | 9.88 | Currently drinking alcohol |
Days of use per week | 1.15 (1.38) | 0.98 (1.40) | 0.87 (1.32) | Days of use per week during previous month |
Use 2+ days per week | 27.77 | 21.13 | 20.00 | Alcohol use twice or more per week |
Drinks per day | 1.60 (2.12) | 1.58 (2.37) | 1.14 (1.74) | Alcoholic drinks per day of use |
3+ drinks per day | 22.22 | 23.40 | 14.87 | Three or more drinks per day |
Independent variables | ||||
Primary language | ||||
Mayan | 36.70 | 37.71 | 38.02 | Speak Mayan as primary language |
Gender | ||||
Male | 48.06 | 47.52 | 47.15 | Male gender |
Socioeconomic status | ||||
Education | ||||
0–2 years | 64.82 | 67.15 | 67.55 | 0 to 2 years of formal education |
3+ years | 33.56 | 32.62 | 31.17 | 3 or more years of formal education |
Household income | ||||
Monthly income, MXN | 1,322.50 (2,986.69) | 1,760.80 (2,462.66) | 1,509.23 (1,662.57) | Mean monthly household income in constant pesos |
Tertile 1 or 2 (T1 or T2) | 66.18 | 62.70 | 60.97 | Household income tertile 1 or 2 |
Tertile 3 (T3) | 31.26 | 31.21 | 30.06 | Household income tertile 3 |
Control variables | ||||
Age | 77.95 (6.45) | 78.35 (6.36) | 78.81 (6.37) | Age in years |
70–74 | 37.39 | 34.59 | 29.97 | 70 to 74 years old |
75–79 | 28.43 | 30.04 | 31.83 | 75 to 79 years old |
80–84 | 17.29 | 17.16 | 18.33 | 80 to 84 years old |
85+ | 16.90 | 18.21 | 19.87 | 85 years old or older |
Marital status | ||||
Married or partner | 52.19 | 51.93 | 50.03 | Married or living with partner |
Household size | ||||
1 | 13.31 | 12.36 | 11.36 | 1 resident |
2–4 | 60.87 | 59.06 | 58.68 | 2 to 4 residents |
5–7 | 20.54 | 22.31 | 23.90 | 5 to 7 residents |
8+ | 5.27 | 6.27 | 6.05 | 8 or more residents |
Self-reported health | ||||
Good, very good, or excellent | 17.86 | 24.58 | 25.17 | Good, very good, or excellent self-rated health |
Fair | 61.38 | 62.34 | 61.60 | Fair self-rated health |
Poor | 20.50 | 13.04 | 13.06 | Poor self-rated health |
Health indicators | ||||
Depression | 0.84 (2.01) | 0.46 (1.49) | 0.29 (1.19) | CIDI-SF depression score, range = 0–7 |
Lifetime liver or kidney infection | 6.35 | 9.00 | 9.69 | Diagnosed with liver or kidney infection |
Current tobacco use | 3.45 | 3.05 | 2.66 | Currently smoke cigarette |
Health insurance | 72.05 | 76.33 | 79.50 | Public or private health insurance |
Observations | 2,351 | 2,201 | 1,883 | Number of respondents from baseline |