Table 2: Proportion of current drinkers reporting specific alcohol-related harmful consequences* in the 12 months before the survey, according to CAGE status | ||||
Problem area | Group; % of respondents | |||
Overall n = 7441 |
Given CAGE questionnaire n = 5894 |
CAGE negative n = 5554 |
CAGE positive n = 340 |
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Spouse/partner | 2.4 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 53.6 |
Physical health | 6.2 | 7.7 | 5.3 | 47.4 |
Outlook on life | 2.7 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 32.6 |
Friendships | 3.4 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 32.4 |
Finances | 4.0 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 29.3 |
Home life | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 26.2 |
Work/studies/employment | 1.7 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 17.3 |
Children | 1.3 | 1.7 | -- | -- |
One or more areas | 10.5 | 12.9 | 9.5 | 66.8 |
*The categories of harmful consequences are not mutually exclusive.
p < 0.0001. Not reliable owing to high sampling variability. |